The tail end 末端 图片1 Animal rescuers failed to save a whale stranded on an island in the Netherlands. Photo: Salko de Wolf/ AFP 今日小常识 Whale tails have a distinct pattern on their underside, much like our fingerprints. At 30 metres lo...
Break the ice 打破僵局 图片1 A swimmer braves the ice in Beijing's Houhai Lake. Photo: Jason Lee/ Reuters 今日小常识 Hot water freezes faster than cold water. Ice can appear in nature as snowflakes, icicles, hail, frost, glaciers, pack ice...
Chasing rainbows 追求幻想 图片1 Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa in action in Spain. Photo: Mark Thompson/ Getty Images 今日小常识 Every second counts in Formula 1 racing and one of the most important things that decides which drive...
To steal someone's thunder 窃为己有 A thunderbolt lights up the sky above the city of Munich, Germany. Photo: Peter Kneffel/AFP/Getty 今日小常识 The spark of lightning can reach over five miles in length and can raise the temperature of the...
To pop your head out 探头出去 图片1 Crocus flowers pop their heads out through a layer of fresh snow. Photo: AP/ Matthias Hiekel 今日小常识 The British Autumn crocus flower was once used as a herbal treatment for inflammation. This is beca...
At full stretch 全力以赴 A flash of lighting is seen in Piraeus, near Athens during a rainstorm. Photo: Elina Liberta/ AP 今日小常识 According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, evidence of skiing dates back thousands of years. Hundreds of ski...
A flash of inspiration 突然一阵灵感 A flash of lighting is seen in Piraeus, near Athens during a rainstorm. Photo: Elina Liberta/ AP 今日小常识 Lightning is a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm. Lightning kills and inju...
Put on a brave face 装做若无其事的样子 Nature-inspired costumes are popular with children in a parade for the Caracol festival in Makati city in the Philippines. Photo: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters 今日小常识 The Philippines - a Spanish colony...
On a slippery slope 急剧下滑 图片1 Tina Weirather from Liechtenstein on her way to winning an alpine skiing event, the Women's World Cup super-G, in Germany. (Photo: AP/ Pier Marco Tacca) 今日小常识 This photo shows skier Tina Weirather of...
Crowd pleaser 受公众所爱的人或物 图片1 Crowds gather in St. Peter's Square to hear Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: Getty Images 今日小常识 On February 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation. The 85-year-old Benedict is the fi...