Donkey work单调乏味的工作 今日小常识 Taking a 'donkey ride' at the seaside is a popular activity in Britain. But it can hard work for donkeys. A set of guidelines by The Donkey Sanctuary and the British Equine Veterinary Association says...
Stick your neck out冒风险 今日小常识 Giraffes are the tallest living land animals. They can grow to a height of 5.3 metres. A group of giraffes is called a tower. They are mainly found in Africa and can reach a running speed of up to 60 km/h....
Play your cards right办事得当 The jack, queen and king are often the best cards to have in a card game 今日小常识 According to Guinness World Records, Antonio Esfandiari from the USA won the highest ever money prize in a poker tournament. He...
On the right track在正确的道路上 Are you on the right track? 今日小常识 A velodrome is a special building made for cycle racing. The 'sprint' is a short, fast race. An 'endurance' race is held over a longer distance and involves more laps...
Busy bee 大忙人 Very busy bees 今日小常识 Bees' wings move very fast. They move them up and down around 200 times a second. 蜜蜂的翅膀的上下煽动速度极快，可达每秒钟两百次。 今日短语 蜜蜂看上去繁忙不停，所以...
Two-faced 两面派 Masks used in 'mime', a kind of performance art 今日小常识 The masks in the image are used in mime, a kind of theatrical performance which uses no words. Instead, actors use facial expressions and movements of their hands and...
Spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Coffee 'beans' are actually seeds from a coffee bush 今日小常识 Coffee is the world's most popular drug that affects the way the brain works, according to the New Scientist magazine. Researchers say that over 90% of...
To clam up 沉默不语 A giant clam on the seabed near Zanzibar 今日小常识 A clam found off the coast of Iceland in 2006 is thought to have been the longest-lived mollusc ever discovered. Scientists, who named it Ming, believe it was over 500 y...
A piece of cake易如反掌 Eating all of this is a piece of cake 今日小常识 According to the Guinness World Records, the world's largest wedding cake weighed 6.818 tonnes and was made by chefs at a hotel in Connecticut in the USA. 根据吉尼斯...
The lion's share 最大份额 This lion is a piece of art called 'Lion tamer tamed', by the British artist Banksy 今日小常识 Female lions do most of the hunting. They hunt animals like antelope, zebra and wildebeest. Related female lions live to...
