 Roses for My Wife |
Roses for My Wife
On the way home one night, I spotted some fresh-cut roses outside a florist's shop. After selecting a dozen and entering the shop, I was greeted by a young saleswoman.
"Are these for your wife, sir?" she asked.
"Yes," I
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| This new plan was all washed up |
This new plan was all washed up.
这个新计划彻底完蛋了。all washed up 彻底完蛋
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今天我们要讲的一个短语是：all washed up。大家都知道，wash就是“清洗”的意思。但是，all washed up的意思是彻底完蛋，和干净不干净毫无关系。下面这位女士在和她妹妹说一个他们都
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| Why is a crow the bravest bird in the world? |
Why is a crow the bravest bird in the world?
The answer of yesterday's riddle is ：
A bed.
foot指（床上）人们放脚的一头．
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| I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea |
I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea.
进退维谷
成语典故: 无论是进还是退，都
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| There are two motives for reading a book |
There are two motives for reading a book: one that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
——Bertrand Russell
读书有两种动机：一是从中获得乐趣；另一种则是可以向人夸耀。
——罗素
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| ♡情人节的由来 |
版本一：约在公元三世纪的罗马，那时恺撒已经死去快三百年了，暴君克劳多斯（Claudius）当政。当时，罗马内外战争频仍，民不聊生。为了补足兵员，将战争进行到底，Claudius下令，凡是一定年龄范围内的男子，都必须进入罗马军队，以生命为国家效劳。自此，丈夫离开妻子，少年离开恋人。于是整个罗马便被笼罩在绵长的相思中。对此，暴君大为恼火。为了达到自己的目的，他竟然下令禁止国人举行结婚典礼，甚至要求已经结婚的毁掉婚约。
然而，暴政禁止不了爱情。就在暴君的国都里，居住着一位德高望重的修士，
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| lifetime warranty |
lifetime warranty
终身保修
After burying his mother nine months earlier, a client of the local mortuary finally had enough money to purchase the expensive coffin he'd originally wanted. So we exhumed the body and transferred his deceased moth
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| He immediately becomes a psychological basket case |
He immediately becomes a psychological basket case
他立刻就完全绝望了。
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今天我们要给大家介绍一个表示毫无希望的用语：basket case。Basket的意思就是"篮子"。比如说，要是一个人在一次事故中失去了四肢，他就变得毫无能力来料理自己的生活，只能让人家把他放在一只篮子里
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| What am I? |
I am something that has four legs and only one foot,What am I? The answer of yesterday's riddle is ：
Don't give him anything to eat for a while.
fast在谜题里不是＂快＂的
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| Hunger finds no fault with the cookery |
Hunger finds no fault with the cookery.
Hunger will relish the plainest fare.
饥不择食
成语典故: 不管什么都吃。比喻需要急迫，顾不得选择。
成语出处: 宋·释普济《五灯会元》卷三十：“问：‘如何是和尚家风？’师曰：‘饥不择食。’”
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| Natural abilities are like natural plants |
Natural abilities are like natural plants ，that need pruning by study, and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large ，except they be bounded In by experience．
Bacon ，Of Studies ，Essays
天生的能力好像天然生成的植物，必须通过
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| 名家名画：The Arnolfini Portrait |
Full title: 'Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife ('The Arnolfini Portrait')'
全称：乔凡尼.阿尔诺菲尼夫妇肖像画(1434年)/现藏伦敦国家美术馆
This work is a portrait of Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife, but is not intended as
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| Good Points and Bad Points |
Good Points and Bad Points 优缺点
"This house," said the real-estate salesman, "has both its good points and bad points. To show you I'm honest, I'm goint to tell you about the disadvantage - there is a chemical plant one block s
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| The new employee always drags his feet |
The new employee always drags his feet.
那个新员工做事总是拖拖拉拉的。
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好多人在做一些事的时候会表现出拖拖拉拉，很不愿意的样子。美国人把这种现象称为：to drag one's feet。下面的例子是一个百货公司的雇员正在罢工，要求增加工资。这个公司的经理说：The union is d
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| How can you make a slow horse fast? |
How can you make a slow horse fast?
The answer of yesterday's riddle is (昨天的谜底是)：
besause they have calves.
calves:小牛；小腿; calf有小腿，小牛的意思，calves是calf的复数形式，当然就是your legs are like cows。
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