In the red处于危险边缘 The Welsh Guards, in their red uniforms, practise for the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London 今日小常识 The soldiers shown in the photo are from the Welsh Guards. Together with other regiments of the British armi...
Push the boat out讲排场摆阔气 This boat isn't going anywhere unless someone gives it a push 今日小常识 Boats come in all shapes and sizes. Skiffs are very small boats for one person. Yachts are larger boats with sails. Cruise ships are muc...
Just the ticket 正合我意 Old tickets at the London Transport Museum 今日小常识 The most expensive ticket ever sold for an Olympic event was for the London 2012 Games. The ￡2,012 ticket was for the Opening Ceremony, according to Guinness Wo...
Say cheese! 笑一笑，说cheese! Cheese can be made from different types of milk, such as cows' milk, sheep's milk and goats' milk 今日小常识 Cheddar cheese making in in the English region of Somerset goes back more than 800 years. Records fro...
Feeling blue 心情压抑 The mandarin fish, native to the Pacific, is very popular in the saltwater aquarium trade 今日小常识 Despite their popularity in the aquarium trade, mandarin fish are considered difficult to keep, as their feeding habit...
The cat's whiskers 了不起的人物 This cream long-haired cat at the National Cat Show in London looks rather grumpy 今日小常识 Cats are a common cause of pet allergies. Proteins in cat saliva, urine and dried flakes of skin can cause allergi...
Crack on 赶快继续吧 Dry, cracked earth in the US 今日小常识 During long periods of dry weather, earth which contains lots of clay can crack, as in the picture above. Clay gets bigger when wet and smaller when dry. 在长时间的干旱季节，...
Keyed up 激动万分 What is the key to success when learning English? 今日小常识 In English we talk about a 'bunch of keys', meaning a group of keys which are attached together. The group noun 'bunch' is also used for things like bananas and f...
Scraping the barrel 滥竽充数，勉强凑合 When all the good wine is gone you have to scrape the barrel 今日小常识 A person who makes barrels is called a cooper. They also make other containers such as casks, buckets and tubs. 在英语里，...
Junk mail 垃圾邮件 Do you get a lot of junk mail? 今日小常识 In 2010 the British postal service, Royal Mail, delivered 1.7bn items of junk mail to homes around the country. That's 26 items for each person in one year. 2010年英国邮局送达...
