摘要:When one great thing happens, then another great thing happens on top of it, the second thing is the icing on the cake. Example: "Today I was promoted to head of the department! And they decided to r[阅读全文]

摘要:When you have been having a bad day all day, you got up on the wrong side of the bed. Example: "What's wrong with her today?" Reply: "Oh, she just got up on the wrong side of the bed." Sometimes[阅读全文]

摘要: Someone's Watching Over Me 有人总是守候著我  Found myself today 我找到自我 今天  Oh I found myself and ran [阅读全文]

摘要:To "put all your eggs in one basket" is to risk losing everything all at one time. Example: "My father is a very careful investor; he never puts all of his eggs in one basket." If you had a certai[阅读全文]

摘要:"Don't count your chickens until they're hatched" means that you can hope certain things happen in the future, but you cannot know for sure that they will happen until they actually do happen. Exa[阅读全文]

摘要:You "bite your tongue" to keep yourself quiet and not say what you want to say. Example: "I wanted to tell her what I really thought of her dress, but I just bit my tongue." It is not always right[阅读全文]

摘要:When you are looking for something that is not where you are looking, you are "barking up the wrong tree." Example: "I know you think I stole your umbrella. But really, I don't have it. You are ba[阅读全文]

摘要:Only 14 of the world's 1,011 billionaires are women who made their own money rather than inherited all or part of it. It is a small but impressive group that includes Oprah Winfrey, J.K. Rowling and[阅读全文]

摘要:"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" means that the time you spend away from one you love makes you love that person even more. Example: "Does it bother you that your husband goes away on long bus[阅读全文]

摘要:"Actions speak louder than words" means that your actions (what you do) communicate more clearly than your words (what you say). It is as if they were louder than words. "Actions speak louder than[阅读全文]

摘要:Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, thoug[阅读全文]

摘要:In the June 2010 "Inquiring Writer" column, two readers wanted to know if they could use song lyrics or titles, or quotes from famous people in their writing, whether they'd need permission and if[阅读全文]

摘要:When someone's behavior is called "one sheep follows another", it means what does he do is just follow the other people's. It is used to criticised a person has no creative ability. Example: He[阅读全文]

摘要:A slap on the wrist is a punishment that is very mild. Example: "He should be in jail for what he did, but he got off with just a slap on the wrist." When the punishment turns out to be less than wa[阅读全文]

摘要:When you say something by accident - something which you did not mean to say - you have made a slip of the tongue. Example: "I didn't mean to say that! It was just a slip of the tongue." When you a[阅读全文]

摘要:A "fool" is a person who is always joking and doing stupid things. "A fool and his money are easily parted" means that it is easy for a foolish person to lose his money. In this idiom it is "a"[阅读全文]

摘要:A person who has "a chip on his shoulder" is angry because of some thing that happened in the past. Example: "He lost his game this morning, and now he has a chip on his shoulder." It is easy for[阅读全文]

摘要:国家地理频道（National Geographic Channel，简称NGC）是由美国国家地理学会于1997年成立的一个制作与播放以自然、科学、文化与历史纪录片的付费电视频道。在亚洲地区则与星空传媒合资，于台湾、香港等地皆有播出。[阅读全文]

摘要:  Preliminary search Filing application Maintaining an application Requesting examination Corresponding with the Patent Office Receiving patent processing of patent application Prelimin[阅读全文]

摘要:Francis Bacon was most famous for his essays which advocated his philosophical and scientific ideas although he did not win a good fame for his political career. He was the most outstanding representa[阅读全文]