22-08-18 carrot and stick 胡萝卜加大棒；软硬两手 骡子通常被认为是极其顽固的动物，可即使是骡子，只要在它前面吊上胡萝卜（carrot），同时在后面用棍棒（stick）抽打，骡子也一定会往前走。因此carrot and stick常被用来比喻软硬两手，有时也作the carrot and the stick。丘...

22-08-04 1. full of beans 指所讲内容毫无意义，not know beans表示无知或缺乏常识。 2.not worth a hill of beans 指毫无价值，微不足道。 3.spill the beans 指泄露秘密。 4.dangle a carrot before someone 在某人面前吊一个胡萝卜指刺激、鼓励某人，吊某人胃口。 5.carrot...

15-05-20 The stick really is better than the carrot when it comes to motivating people, a study has found. 一项研究表明，大棒比胡萝卜更能激励人。 Although modern management and schooling techniques favor praising workers or students, the new research suggest...

14-07-21 A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a n...

13-05-29 Within the memory of the youngest child there was a family of rabbits who lived near a pack of wolves. The wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living. (The wolves were crazy about the way they themselves were living, bec...

12-11-25 Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds of lean beef 3 pints cold water 2 tablespoons fine barley 1/2 cup of diced carrot 1 cup finely cut celery 1 cup boiling water 2 tablespoons of flour 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon ketchup salt and pepper to t...

11-09-16 A certain daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and she wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that just as one proble...