Second wind 再次振作起来 图片1 Thousands of pieces of confetti float in the wind around US President Barack Obama. Photo: Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images 今日小常识 Many long-distance runners experience a phenomenon also known as the se...
To be up against it 赶时间 Traders at a Stock Exchange in Brazil. Photo: Inacio Texeira / AP 今日小常识 According to figures issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2011 people in Greece, Hungary and Poland wor...
Step out of line 你知道这个词的意思吗? An officer shouts orders as members of the 1st Battalion and No. 7 Company the Coldstream Guards line up for inspection by Queen Elizabeth II. Photo by Andrew Winning. 今日小常识 Her Majesty's Col...
To give a leg up 助人一臂之力 图片1 Cheerleaders perform before the NFL football game between the St Louis Rams and the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London. Photo: Darren Staples/Reuters 今日小常识 According to some authors...
Whatever floats your boat 随心所欲 图片1 The ferry Napoleon Bonaparte broke its moorings due to gusts of wind blowing across the South of France. It ran aground against a dock, causing a breach in the hull and flooding the ship. This caused it...
To keep your eyes peeled 保持高度警觉 图片1 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 Hallowe...
One sandwich short of a picnic 脑子少根筋 A group of youngsters, dressed up as a sandwich, in a fancy dress march during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Photo: Itsuo Inouye 今日小常识 Halloween marks the end of the Celtic year an...
In the eye of the storm 暴风之眼 图片1 Hurricane Sandy, dubbed Frankenstorm, is expected to bring a life-threatening surge flood to the mid-Atlantic coast, including Long Island Sound and New York Harbour. Photo: Nasa 今日小常识 Although t...
To fall on your sword 承担责任 图片1 今日小常识 The honour of a Knighthood in the United Kingdom comes from the days of medieval chivalry. The King or Queen touches the person who is going to be knighted on the shoulders with a sword. 在英...
To sit on the fence 中立/观望不表态 图片1 A horse named Silver Birch jumps a fence on a race course. Photo: Andrew Parsons/ PA Wire 今日小常识 Frankel, a prize-winning race horse who was retired in 2012, ran 100 metres in 5.2 seconds. T...