Skate on thin ice 情况危急，如履薄冰 图片1 Skaters enjoy the ice rink on its opening night at Somerset House in London.Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters 今日小常识 The oldest pair of ice skates known have been dated to about 3000 BC. They...
Big mouth 大嘴巴 图片1 A man opens a camel's mouth wide at a camel fair in Pushkar in India. Photo: Roberto Schmidt / AFP 今日小常识 Thousands of camels are traded each November at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan in India. Buyers always...
Down the pan 泡汤了 图片1 A second-hand toilet seller takes a break in the Philippines. Photo: Romeo Ranoco / Reuters 今日小常识 In British English, the word 'toilet' can refer to the fixture itself or the room where it is installed, for wh...
Glass half full 乐观性格 图片1 Is this glass half empty or half full? Photo: Francois Lenoir/Reuters 今日小常识 Some of the earliest known glass objects are from ancient Egypt and date back to 1350BC. The ancient Romans first developed tra...
A sign of the times 时代的标志 图片1 A boy stands in front of a display of various signs and car number plates at a car market in Gurgaon, India. Photo: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters 今日小常识 Road signs in India are similar to those seen in...
Up to your neck 忙得不可开交 Flooding in Venice gives this man the chance for a swim in St Marks Square. Photo: Luigi Costantini / AP 今日小常识 The lagoon city of Venice is famous for its canals, but it is also regularly swamped by floods...
To get to grips with 认真处理（难题） Pakistan won the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match against India. Players try to tag opponents while holding their breath in the traditional sport. Photo: BBC 今日小常识 Kabaddi is a field sport originati...
Walk tall 昂首挺胸 图片1 The city of Cartagena celebrates its independence with a parade and beauty pageants. 今日小常识 Today, walking on stilts, or stilt walking, tends to be for entertainment for children. But in the past stilts were of...
See the point (of something) 理解要点 In Moscows Red Square, Russian servicemen prepare for an event to mark the anniversary of a parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched through the square towards battle in World War II. Photo: Sergei Karpukh...
Bend over backwards 竭尽全力 Adam Rippon of the United States performs during the men's short program at ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of China in Shanghai. Photo Eugene Hoshiko. 今日小常识 A contortionist is someone who performs by m...
