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Put Your Heart at Rest

MarkLee — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:50:08 +0000

People believed for a long time that the heart was the center of a person's emotions. That is why the word heart is used in so many expressions about emotional situations. One such expression is to " lose your heart " to someone. When that happens, you have fallen in love. But if the person w ...

Heart to Heart

MarkLee — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:55:06 +0000

We will try to get to the heart of the matter to better understand the most important things about words and their stories. So take heart. Have no fear about learning new expressions. Besides, popular English words can be fun. There is no need for a heavy heart. Such feelings of sadness would on ...

Golden Rules and Golden Oldies

MarkLee — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:39:53 +0000

Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty and power. Calling something golden means it has great quality and value. For example, the golden rule is possibly the world's most widespread moral rule. It says people should treat others the way they themselves would like to ...

these romantic words

MarkLee — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:21:08 +0000

1. You've given me a reason to live. 2. I'm drawn to you. 3. I'm so happy I met you. 4. You're a knockout. 5. I'm mad about you. 6. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. 7. You fill my life with joy. 8. ...

Dog Talk

MarkLee — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:22:26 +0000

Many people love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an un ...

Words and Their Stories: Green Expressions

MarkLee — Mon, 24 May 2010 00:32:36 +0000

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants. Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. For example, a greenhorn i ...

the absurd advertisement

MarkLee — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:23:30 +0000

　　According to a British media, on May 17, passengers on the London Underground were shocked to see two handsome men and two blondes enter the subway station without clothes. The foursome, who covered their modesty with handbags and briefcases, were stripped to the buff. They look ...

A speech given by a person being formally inducted into office

MarkLee — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:31:33 +0000

Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted. 今吾君以家国天下之大事交托于区区，区区未敢推辞，遂应之。 Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.Compared with a decade ago, this count ...

The fraud(提高警惕，真的！)

MarkLee — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:53:37 +0000

Have you ever received an email from a stranger in Nigeria promising you millions of dollars? - You should just delete it, because it is a pack of lies. However, some people answers them, and they soon find out that they have to pay some fee in order to get the millions. Then comes the sec ...

The lightweight speech bubbles

MarkLee — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:20:24 +0000

It's an age-old dilemma facing pub regulars and clubbers – how to enjoy a quiet conversation over the racket of fellow revellers and blaring music. Now a Scots design student has invented a revolutionary device, shaped like a goldfish bowl, that allows drinkers to enjoy a quiet ...

Money Talks

MarkLee — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:36:25 +0000

People often say that money talks . They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done. But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power. Ask anyone in a business. They will tell you that it is a jungle out there . The expression probably b ...

More Clothing Expressions

MarkLee — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:57:03 +0000

Last week, I explained some English expressions about clothes. Everything I told you was true. I did not talk through my hat or say something without knowing the facts. Everyone knows there are many English expressions about clothes. There is no need to keep it a secret, or keep it under y ...

a rooster in Italy, suddenly became a hen

MarkLee — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:22:01 +0000

　　Jenny, a rooster in Italy, suddenly became a mother capable of laying eggs and hatching little chickens. Its owner said Jenny's "transsexual" situation happened after a foxes' attack and all the hens were eaten。　　From Jenny's looks, it is still a rooster, but the fact that it c ...

FHM’s Sexiest Women Top10

MarkLee — Wed, 05 May 2010 05:15:13 +0000

1. Cheryl Cole ...

men are interested in how they look nowdays

MarkLee — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:16:13 +0000

Do you notice men these days are becoming more and more interested in how they look? Some mans use moisturizers and makeup every day, some of them even wear jewelry! Every time you come near them you get a whiff of their cologne. Men in today's society are definitely starting t ...

Clothing Expressions

MarkLee — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:54:00 +0000

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let's see if I can name a few off the cuff , or without any preparation. People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have ants in th ...

we should go to college or not?

MarkLee — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:24:48 +0000

　　That more people should go to college is usually taken as a given. People with college degrees make a lot more than people without them, and that difference has been growing. But does that mean that we should help more kids go to college--or that we should make it easier ...

'White strawberry' that tastes like pineapple

MarkLee — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:53:54 +0000

　　'White strawberry' that tastes like pineapple to go on sale 　　A new summer berry that looks like a white strawberry but tastes like a pineapple goes on sale tomorrow, a retailer said. 　　The pineberry is white and covered in red pips and has the same genetic mak ...

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.

MarkLee — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:20:14 +0000

Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children. Save water. Shower with your girlfriend. The wise never marry, And when they marry they become otherwise. Love the neighbor. But don't get caught. Behind every successful man, there is a woman ...

How do you repay “debt of gratitude”?

MarkLee — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:23:47 +0000

There is as much debt as gratitude. As for this generation, people get money for marriage, birthday and celebration the birth of baby after one month and put down the accounts so as to follow when we have to return in the future. Maybe someone can’t stand for too much debt of gratitude, which ev ...