保持缄默 Hold your tongue A young woman with a pierced tongue 今日短语 今日小常识 There is a history of ritual tongue piercing in both Aztec and Mayan cultures. There are illustrations of priests piercing their tongues and then either dr...
黑白分明的 Black and white An adult panda can weigh up to 150kg 今日短语 若说某个局面是 black and white, 那意思就黑白分明，很容易判别错与对。 今日小常识 Giant pandas are famous for their love of bamboo, and it f...
受到怀疑 Under a cloud Clouds dramatically hang over the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in the UK 今日短语 今日小常识 A prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone is called a henge. Stonehenge is probably the most famou...
湿透了 Soaked to the skin The British weather is famously unpredicatable, an umbrella is essential 今日短语 短语 soaked to the skin 的意思是全身湿透了，像落汤鸡一样。 今日小常识 Wearing wet clothes in cold weather for l...
晕头转向 In a spin A dancer spins as he performs a tanoura - an Egyptian folk dance 今日短语 今日小常识 Tanoura dance is a form of folk dancing and comes from Egypt. It is usually performed by Sufi men, who spin continuously like the Whi...
梗概 The bare bones The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of the main attractions at the American Museum of Natural History in New York 今日短语 今日小常识 The Tyrannosaurus Rex was one of the greatest carnivores - though not the larg...
祸不单行 It never rains but it pours The umbrellas are up as rain stops a tennis match at Wimbledon, London 今日短语 今日小常识 The Wimbledon Championships, held since 1877, is one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world....
陷入困境 In deep water Too much rain can be a real headache for some people In deep water 陷入困境 如果说某人 in deep water 那就是说此人陷入困境或处于水深火热之中。 今日小常识 Although Florida is known as the Sun...
社会栋梁 A pillar of society Looking through stone pillars at London's St. Paul's Cathedral. Photo: BBC/ Laurence Coss. 今日短语 今日小常识 Pillars, posts and columns all support buildings or bridges. A pillar is a strong pole that suppo...
瞎忙活 Chasing your tail The tail of a southern right whale, off the coast of South Africa 今日短语 今日小常识 A southern right whale's head measures one third of its total length. It is easy to identify, as the enormous head is covered i...
