• Building the third storey without the first two

    14-08-13 A long time ago, there was a rich man whose foolishness knew no bounds(无限) . The fool visited another rich man's house and saw a magnificent three-storeyed building which was tall, spacious and bright. He was extremely envious and said to himsel...

  • Fool Eating Salt 愚人食盐

    14-08-05 There was once a fool visited his friend. The host offered him some food which he found tasteless. When the master of the house heard him complain, he added some salt to the dish. The fool found the food now quite delicious. He thought, The food is...

  • 以梨打头破喻

    14-07-30 Once there was a fool who was bald. Some came along and hit his head with pears several times. Although the assaults caused the fool to bleed, he quietly tolerated it and made no attempt to protect himself. Someone who witnessed the incident asked,...

  • 认人为兄

    14-07-21 There was a rich man who was both good-looking and wise. For this he won everybody's admiration. A fool learnt about this and whenever he met the rich man, he would call him My big brother. He reasoned that since the man had a lot of money, as young...

  • 怎么翻“瞒天过海”

    13-04-17 Fool the Emperor to Cross the Sea 瞒天过海 探源 Origin 英文:In 643 AD, Emperor Taizong of Tang baulked from crossing the sea to a campaign against Koguryo. His general Xue Rengui thought of a stratagem to get the emperor across and allay his fear o...

  • 《小屁孩日记2》一

    12-07-31 影片对白 Greg: Rowley, don't just pulling me down. Who is that? Chirag: Her name is Holly Hills. She just moved here. Greg: What grade she is? Chirag: Seven. She is an All-star soccer player, has done professional modelling and was a sixth grade cla...

  • 愚人节恶作剧日渐消亡

    12-04-07 No joke: Researchers say we are moving away from personal, real-world pranks and into a world of media-driven jokes and Internet tomfoolery. Does this spell the end of April Fools' Day as we know it? 绝非儿戏:研究人员表示,我们与切身的、现实生活的...

  • 18种英语国家常用手势

    10-12-06 1. anger and anxiousness(愤怒、急躁):两手臂在身体两侧张开,双手握拳,怒目而视。也常常头一扬,嘴里咂咂有声,同时还可能眨眨眼睛或者眼珠向上和向一侧转动,也表示愤怒、厌烦、急躁。 2. use your brain/being clever(动脑筋、机敏一点):用手指点点自己的太...

  • Goethe's Tolerance 歌德的容忍

    10-06-29 Goethe's Tolerance Goethe was once strolling on a narrow path in a park in Weimar. As luck would have it, he met with a critic who was hostile to him. Both of them stopped, staring at each other. Then the critic said, I'll never make way for a fool....

  • How flesh bug fools immune system 科学家展示食肉寄生虫如何骗

    09-08-26 Scientists have shown how flesh-eating parasites responsible for the disfiguring tropical disease leishmaniasis dupe the immune system. 科学家展示了可以导致热带地区疾病黑热病的食肉寄生虫如何骗过免疫系统。 The parasites are carried by the Sand fly Th...