众所周知，交通信号灯（traffic lights/ traffic signals）有“红灯停，绿灯行（The green light allows traffic to proceed. The red signal prohibits any traffic from proceeding.）”之说...

和大家分享的口语表达是：show someone the ropes。rope 是绳子的意思，show someone the ropes 这个口语表达可不是“给某人看绳子”哦，而是to teach someone how to do a job or activity，也...

Dario: Why do you catch taxis everywhere you go Brian? Brian: I hate walking and I am lazy so I just catch cabs. Dario: Have you ever thought about riding a bike instead? Bri...

如果你对某人说 bear with me 你的意思是要对方耐心点儿或耐心等一等。 Please bear with me while I make this phone call. I‘ll be with you shortly. I went to the hospital and the queu...

  Do something (about it) ! / Don't just sit there! 想想办法吧！(别闲坐着！) 举例： A: Honey, the garbage needs to be taken out. 亲爱的，垃圾该拿出去了。 B: So...

  I almost agree What Americans Think It Means: I almost have him/her convinced. 美国人：我肯定说服他／她了。 What British Think It Means: I completely disagree. 英...

“没关系”是日常生活中使用频率很高的一句话，但你知道“没关系”用英语怎么说吗？以及不同地道表示方式之间的细微区别吗？本文就来看看“没关系”具体用英语怎么说。 “没关系”用英语怎么说...

  Who? Pope Francis is TIME's 2013 Person of the Year 方济各教皇是《Time》（时代周刊）“2013年年度人物” Why? Rarely has a new player on the world stag...

逢年过节、亲朋相聚，餐桌上自然免不了酒。如果您不胜酒力，倒真不如干脆一点，直接来句—— “我向来滴酒不沾”。这句搪塞之辞，其相应的英文表达是：“I am a teetotaler”。关于teetotaler的...

  In store: 在商店里 × 即将发生什么 √ 例句： There were also surprises in store for me. 也有一些令人吃惊的事在等着我。