?糊口 make a living， 饭碗 livelihood ， 混饭 to get by， 吃老本 rest on one's laurels， 吃得开 make one's mark， 吃豆腐 take advantage of a woman， 吃香 to be popular， 吃小灶 enjoy privilege， 吃独食 to not share bene...
(1)等值翻译 a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟 within a stone's throw 一步之遥 kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕 (2)不等值翻译 at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟 on second thoughts 再三考虑 by ones and twos 两两地，零零落落...
What came first, the chicken or the egg? 先有鸡还是先有蛋？ The egg. Final answer. As the geneticist Haldane remarked, The most frequently asked question is: 'Which came first, the chicken or the egg?' The fact that it is still asked proves...
A woman named Emily renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. What I mean is, explained the recorder, do you have a job, or ar...
The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr.Kent M.Keith似是而非的戒律?肯特.基思 1.People are illogical,unreasonable,and self-centered.Love them anyway. 戒律一：人们往往会毫无逻辑，不可理喻，唯我独尊。但是不管怎样，还是...
I'll box your ears! Angry mother kangaroo pictured telling off her naughty joey打你耳光！生气的袋鼠妈妈被拍到教训淘气幼崽This cheeky young kangaroo won't be misbehaving again after what looked like a stern telling off from his lo...
A woman named Emily renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. What I mean is, explained the recorder, do you have a job, or ar...
On the day of Chongyang Festival, one traditional activity is to climb mountains. However, mountains are not everywhere for people to climb. Therefore, for those people who live in flat regions far from any mountain, the problem is solved by going fo...
《国际贸易术语解释通则》(International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms)。这是由国际商会制定并进行过多次修订。在进入2l世纪之际，国际商会广泛征求世界各国从事国际贸易的各方面人士和...
说起风格，也许有一种看不见、摸不着、虚无缥缈的感觉。风格究竟是什么呢？《现代汉语词典》的解释是：一个时代、一个民族、一个流派或一个人的文艺作品所表现的主要的思想特点和艺...
