Americans love pets. And it's not just puppy love, either. Many pet owners treat theirfurry friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice up their pets' lives with entertaining videos and amusing toys. If they have an eye for fashion, pet owner...
The palm-forward V sign, formed by raising and spreading the first two fingers, has three different meanings in American culture. 手势 V掌 心向外, 竖起食指和中指, 并向两边展开, 这样就构成了一个V 形手势。V形手势在美国...
你知道今年4月4日是International Pillow Fight Day(国际枕头大战日)吗?没去你就out了! pillow fight顾名思义就是枕头+大战，其最原始的版本就是小朋友们在家里床上互相用枕头打闹，就像那次在小树屋的...
Hi. If you replied hi back, then youre already well on your way to becoming a naturalizedCanadian citizen. 在加拿大，如果有人对你说Hi，你也自然地回了句Hi，好了!你可正奔驰在成为当地公民的康庄大道上呢! Im not...
Which species would take over the world if humans went extinct? 如果人类灭绝了，哪类物种会统治世界? 来自Quora的网友总结： Well it won't be fecking dolphins, that's for sure. Because: 当然，那TM肯定不可能是海豚。因...
The Herdwick Shepherd, James Rebanks, is the latest of several generations to have tended flocks in the Lake District, but he now has a book and 45,000 Twitter followers entranced by the starkly beautiful scenes he photographs every day. Here he expl...
1. How does the election work? 1. 大选是怎样运作的? Britain's parliament has 650 members. Any party that wins an outright majority of 326 or more seats can form a government. 英国国会有650名成员.任何党派只要获得不少于326个席...
The Princess of Cambridge has finally been revealed to the world as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - in a touching nod to her grandfather, her grandmother and her great-grandmother. 剑桥公主终于对外宣布她取名为夏洛特伊丽莎白戴安娜名...
1) HOW THE BRITS GREET 1) 英伦任性日常之搂搂抱抱 Hugging is a societal norm in the UK as a way of greeting people: for family, friends and even acquaintances. It is a common sight to see people of all ages wrapping their arms around each o...
薯条，是最常见的快餐食品之一，从美国及欧洲等地渐渐流行开来，现在可谓是风靡世界各地。 很多人都知道薯条的英文是Chips，美国人称之为French Fries，直译过来就是法国油炸马铃薯，那为...
1.Wedding announcements: The Catholic tradition of posting the banns required a couple to announce their wedding in print; this helped ensure they were not related. 宣布婚礼：根据规定的天主教传统要求夫妇宣布他们的婚姻并打印...
1. The Empire City 帝国城市 David Stravitz first printed this name in his photographic book titled New York, Empire City: 1920-1945. It represents New York City's wealth and resources. First president George Washington saw New York as the seat of...
Ser Waymar Royce was the youngest son of an ancient house with too many heirs. He was a handsome youth of eighteen, grey-eyed and graceful and slender as a knife.Mounted on his huge black destrier, the knight towered above Will and Gared on their sma...
1.Giving away your freshman status: 1. 长得一张新生脸 Every school has freshmen, and these new faces are generally tolerated if not outright welcomed. Then they go ahead and do something that flaunts the fact that they have no idea whats reall...
Each country in Britain has its own floral emblem. 英国的每个地区都有其代表性的花。 England - rose 英格兰玫瑰 The national flower of England is the rose. The flower has been adopted as England's emblem since the time of the Wars...
