23-01-28 Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms that were the worst of neighbors. So vast was the discord between them that it was said only a great hero or a terrible villain might bring them together. In one kingdom lived folk like you and me, with a va...

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10-06-18 歇后语名称的翻译 目前，对歇后语一词的翻译难以统一。有人翻译为Chinese enigmatic folk similes，这一译法的缺点是歇后语中不全是比喻，也有谐音或双关式歇后语。有人翻译为quiz-cracks(隐语或谜语)，同样也不全面。于是有人提议直接翻译为xiehouyu in Chinese，这倒...

09-10-29 African-American folk artist Harriet Powers, now nationally recognized for her quilts, was born in rural Georgia on October 29, 1837. Using traditional applique（嵌花的，贴花的） technique, Powers recorded local legends, Bible stories, and astronomi...

09-09-18 Mary Travers, one third of the hugely popular 1960s US folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died after a battle with leukaemia aged 72. Mary Traverse，美国20世纪60年代流行民乐组合三成员之一（Peter、Paul和Mary），因患白血病辞世，享年72岁。 The group...