To keep your eyes peeled 保持高度警觉 A pumpkin made into a lantern for Halloween, often called a 'jack-o-lantern'. Photo: BBC 今日小常识 A modern jack-o'-lantern is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with Halloween. The...
Bow to pressure 迫于压力低头让步 A Japanese woman bows in greeting to a monk. Photo by Fred Adler. 今日小常识 In Japan, cash machines frequently feature a video or cartoon of an assistant bowing to greet the customer. Japanese people als...
You're a star! 你真棒！ Lights and decorations such as these in London give a magic feel to Christmas nights 今日小常识 The use of Christmas lights goes back to 18th-century Germany where they decorated Christmas trees in wealthy homes. Chri...
Loan shark 放高利贷者 This shark at the Sydney Aquarium certainly had visitors shaking in their boots 今日小常识 Sharks in general are feared, yet some species are gentle giants that feed harmlessly on plankton. Others have highly developed...
Crabby 脾气暴躁的 Most hermit crabs live in the sea. This one was photographed on a beach in Zanzibar 今日小常识 Hermit crabs have a soft abdomen and they need to protect this with another animals empty shell. As they grow, they have to sea...
Not give a monkey's 毫不在乎 The diet of a Barbary macaque consists of a mixture of plants and insects 今日小常识 Gibraltar, known as The Rock, is a popular tourist destination and famous for being home to a group of Barbary macaque monkeys....
Up to speed 了解最新情况 The UK measures speeds in mph (miles per hour) 今日小常识 The speed limit for cars in the UK is usually 30 mph in built-up areas, 60mph in countryside areas and 70mph on dual carriageways and motorways. 在英国，市...
To the letter 一字不差 Colourful foam letters tumble playfully to the ground 今日小常识 Braille is a system of writing where patterns of raised dots represent letters of the alphabet and punctuation marks, allowing blind people to read by fe...
Turn the page 翻过这一页 Digital books are becoming popular but for some nothing beats the feel of paper 今日小常识 According to the website guinnessworldrecords.com, the largest book ever printed measures 5 m x 8.06 m, weighs about 1500 kg...
Turn the page 翻过这一页 Digital books are becoming popular but for some nothing beats the feel of paper 今日小常识 According to the website guinnessworldrecords.com, the largest book ever printed measures 5 m x 8.06 m, weighs about 1500 kg...
