• The Godfather 教父 Chapter 4

    22-09-14 When Michael Corleone arrived at his fathers house in Long Beach he found the narrow entrance mouth of the mall blocked off with a link chain. The mall itself was bright with the floodlights of all eight houses, outlining at least ten cars parked al...

  • 麦田里的守望者 Chapter 11

    22-09-14 All of a sudden, on my way out to the lobby, I got old Jane Gallagher on the brain again. I got her on, and I couldnt get her off. I sat down in this vomity-looking chair in the lobby and thought about her and Stradlater sitting in that goddam Ed Ba...

  • 《头脑特工队》第4章

    22-09-02 Chapter 4 The first night in the new house was uncomfor-table and creepy. Without furniture or a bed, Riley had to sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor. All the sounds of the city outside her window were loud and strange. Listening to the noises, Ri...

  • 《头脑特工队》第2章

    22-09-02 Chapter 2 Rileys dad started a new business. Then her parents sold their home in Minnesota, and the family moved to San Francisco. Just like that, Rileys life was turned upside down. The car ride across the country was long, and Rileys Emotions star...

  • on fire 着火;热情高涨、高水平发挥

    22-08-31 老师对同学说:Wow, you are on fire!,同学吓一跳,以为自己身上着火了。 on fire的确有着火的意思,比如: The house is on fire. 房子起火了! 但是on fire可不仅仅有着火的意思,它还可以表示情绪饱满、热情高涨、高水平发挥,比如: Man, you are on fire! 哥们儿...

  • 《唐顿庄园》英式俚语:趾高气扬

    22-08-29 1. 趾高气扬 管家Carson的旧交前来勒索他,Bates拦着他不让进门,但他硬闯了进来: Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, dont go all high and mighty with me. 别跟我神气活现的,拿腔拿调。 2. 手脚不干净 Carson指出前来勒索他的这位旧交曾经偷盗。 Until you couldnt keep your h...

  • Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 27

    22-07-18 Weeks had two little rooms at the back of Frau Erlins house, and one of them, arranged as a parlour, was comfortable enough for him to invite people to sit in. After supper, urged perhaps by the impish humour which was the despair of his friends in...

  • Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 26

    22-07-18 Philip had spent three months in Heidelberg when one morning the Frau Professor told him that an Englishman named Hayward was coming to stay in the house, and the same evening at supper he saw a new face. For some days the family had lived in a stat...

  • 日本房地产开发商推出“抗洪屋”

    22-07-15 日本房地产开发商Ichijo Komuten最近推出了一款抗洪屋,当洪水来袭时它不仅防水,还能浮起来。抗洪屋与许多伸出地面的粗铁棒相连,铁棒上带有粗缆绳,以确保洪水泛滥时房屋保持在原位。当洪水退去时,漂浮的房子会回到原来的位置。抗洪屋还具有特殊的通风口,在发生洪...

  • Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 16

    22-07-13 A year passed, and when Philip came to the school the old masters were all in their places; but a good many changes had taken place notwithstanding their stubborn resistance, none the less formidable because it was concealed under an apparent desire...