They are designed to allow you to sit but not get too cozy. And that is intentional. The concept stems from a school of thought that goes by many names, but today we'll use defensive design. 这些椅子是设计成能让你坐,但坐起来又不太舒...
There's a really popular story that the first time a guy wore a top hat in London, it caused such a stir that a woman fainted, dogs yelped, and a kid broke his arm in a mob. 有个非常广为人知的故事是:伦敦首次有男子戴着高礼帽出...
Every time one of my siblings insulted another sibling, or told them to shut up, we would have to pay them 50 cents. 每当我和兄弟姐妹互相对呛,或叫对方闭嘴,我们都必须付对方五十美分。 学习重点: 1.sibling 兄弟姊...
It takes time to really get to know someone. But first impressions often determine whether someone is willing to spend more time learning about you. In fact, people's first impressions are made within seven seconds of meeting someone new. 要能真正了...
That was sarcasm. Sarcasm is where people say the opposite of what they mean, and they use it to talk about things they don't like - it can be confusing. 那是种讽刺。讽刺就是指人们在说反话,他们用这些话来谈论自己不喜欢的...
The result is a small glass bottle with a narrow neck -- a shape reminiscent of traditional Japanese sake flasks. 最终的设计是一个有着细颈的小玻璃瓶,这款式会让人想起日本传统的清酒瓶。 学习重点: 1.narrow 狭窄的...
Secondly, many jobs are relatively meaningless because it's very possible, in the current economy, to generate profits from selling people things that aren't really helping them in any way, but are more hoodwinking them, or preying on their lack of s...
I'm gonna make a part 2 and it's just gonna be stories about annoying customers that I had to deal with. And if anyone I used to work with is watching, and I didn't mention you, It's because I hate you. 我要来制作第二部,内容会是有关我曾...
But the key thing here is to remember that sometimes we keep things because there is an emotional tie to it, and you want to decrease, whenever possible, your emotional tie to material objects. 但必须记得的是,有时候我们因为情感上的连...
As a tourist, we can sometimes break those rules unknowingly and find ourselves embarrassed or even in serious legal trouble. So it is usually best to read up on the cultural norms, and if in doubt, look around and observe how the locals behave, and...