To get a handle on something 掌握某事 图片1 Antique walking sticks are displayed at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. Photo: Dan Kitwood/ Getty Images. 今日小常识 These ornate walking sticks are on display as part of an exhibition o...
To make a comeback 复出 图片1 Mourinho won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2005 and 2006. Photo: Shaun Botterill/ Getty Images 今日小常识 When Mourinho arrived at Chelsea for the first time in 2004 he told the media: Please don't call me...
Drive someone round the bend 逼得人发疯 图片1 Stock cars racing. Jamie Squire/Getty Images 今日小常识 NASCAR stands for the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. A stock car is a normal car which has been made faster and stronger...
The big cheese 大人物 图片1 A man celebrates winning the first race of the annual cheese-rolling competition in Gloucestershire, England. Photo: Matt Cardy/ Getty Images 今日小常识 The Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling event takes place every ye...
In the palm of my hand 一切尽在掌握中 图片1 Stunt expert Leigh-Anne Vizer sits on a 'King Kong' hand above the Australian city of Melbourne during a production photocall. Photo: Getty Images/Scott Barbour 今日小常识 King Kong has appear...
Money doesn't grow on trees 挣钱不容易 图片1 Buddhists attach Thai baht banknotes on an artificial tree with golden leaves during a ceremony in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj. 今日小常识 You can often see Buddhist 'money trees' in T...
The spitting image 一模一样 图片1 How lifelike are these dolls of the British prime minister and Prince Harry? Photo: Getty Images / Bruce Adams 今日小常识 There are many types of puppets, such as finger puppets, glove puppets and shadow p...
Bring someone back down to earth 回归现实 图片1 The Russian Soyuz space capsule lands in Kazakhstan. Photo: AP/Sergei Remezov 今日小常识 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, whose space capsule is pictured above returning to Earth, spent fiv...
The hairdryer treatment 电吹风管理 图片1 Sir Alex Ferguson had something to say to player Wayne Rooney at an English Premier League football match against Aston Villa. Photo: AP/Jon Super 今日小常识 'Fergie time' is the popular belief by...
A splash of colour 一道绚丽色彩 图片1 Men covered in pink powder during the festival of Lath mar Holi in Northern India Photo: Reuters/Vivek Prakash 今日小常识 The photo shows men in the Northern Indian village of Barsana celebrating the...