摘要: 源于莎翁戏剧的成语 莎士比亚的戏剧在世界文化史上占据着十分重要的地位。它在给人们讲述动人故事的同时,也留下了许多脍炙人口的成语。much ado about nothing 无事生非。 这一成语来自于莎翁的同名剧作。这是一个闹[阅读全文:]
摘要: Mercantilism and Trade of the Colonies重商主义与殖民地贸易 对于远离旧世界追求新生活的先驱者来说,新大陆并非他们期望中的自由乐土。作为英帝国的一个组成部分,北美殖民地所受到的重商主义管制措施种类繁多。《[阅读全文:]
摘要: 哈里·波特的力量The Power of Harry PotterAs if by magic, virtually all British parents have suddenly picked up the habit of reading to their children. A poll commissioned by UK electricity utility Pow[阅读全文:]
摘要: 玩扑克,学英语英语中有不少词组源自扑克牌游戏,学生在阅读英美报刊或文学作品时常常被它们难倒,即使查阅字典,往往也是只知其然,不知其所以然。如果能够了解这些词的来历或出处,一方面可以从中了解西方的民俗文[阅读全文:]
摘要: The Art of Public Speaking ——Outlining The SpeechThink what might happen if you tried to build a house without a floor plan or an architect's blueprint. You build the kitchen next to the driveway t[阅读全文:]
摘要: The Agriculture in Colonial Period殖民地时期的农业生产尽管人口迅速增长,但殖民地的生活水平仍得以维持。其主要原因在于充足的土地资源使殖民地的人们能够在广阔天地里大有作为。当烟草由“肮脏的野草”变成“金[阅读全文:]
摘要: A friend asks me “Why Chinese don't go Dutch?” So I want to regard this question as the topic and write an article. As everyone knows, Occidental will go Dutch while having a meal in the restaurant[阅读全文:]
摘要: <西方世界的中庸思想》我在研究ec开头的单词的时候,发现了一个怪现象,就是eccentric.当我看到两个cc重叠的时候,我断定这是两个偏旁构成,果然我查看centr:中心的象形。c:敞开。e:大写E,里面的一横。是n范围[阅读全文:]
摘要: 1.a tea hound在茶话会、舞会或各种社交场合,总有些喜欢追逐漂亮女子并对她们大献殷勤的家伙。这类花花公子就被称为tea hounds爱交际的男子。 例句:John is much mature now, I think he's no longer a tea hound[阅读全文:]
摘要: At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn't be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to cre[阅读全文:]