22-06-10 1. waiting in the wings Wings原本是指剧院里演员等候上台的地方，字面意思是等待上台表演，如今引申为做好准备等待机遇的到来，翘首以待（to be ready to be used or employed） 例句： They say Bob will be fired and Im waiting in the wings to take over. 据说...

21-06-29 当你站在暗恋的人面前时，有没有感到过双腿发软？英语表达 to go weak at the knees 的字面意思是膝盖发软，站不稳。而在日常会话中，我们可以用这个说法来形容人因受到强烈的感情影响而动容的样子，尤指当看到或提到自己喜欢的人时，双腿发软。 除此之外，我们也可以...

21-02-24 A few hundred yards away from the fence strung along the western side of middle pasture, Mary Thorne pulled her horse down to a walk and straightened her hat mechanically. Her cheeks were flushed becomingly and her eyes shone, but at the end of that...

17-01-23 1. be the bees knees 非常出色，顶尖 Have you tried this ice-cream? Its the bees knees, it really is. 你吃过这种冰激凌吗？这是最好的，真的。 2. live (from) hand to mouth 仅够糊口，勉强度日 My father earned very little and there were four kids, so we...

15-05-20 I should indeed have liked to have been able to comfort her that first night, but, obliged to spend it with Severino, it may well have been I on the contrary who stood in the greater need of help, for I had the misfortune, no, not to please, the wor...

14-11-20 Why is Jamaica, with a population smaller than that of Los Angeles, home to so many of the world's elite sprinters -- runners who compete in the 100, 200, 400 and 800-meter races? Robert Trivers, an evolutionary biologist and professor of anthropolo...

13-12-23 Li: Oh, 今天天气这么好，户外野餐，没治了！Finn. Thank you for inviting me. Finn: Yes, Li. I thought we could enjoy this rare sunny day in London and I wanted you to try some of my new recipes. Li: 品尝你的新菜谱总是令我很开心啊，你可谓是一个真正的英...

10-01-05 Knee osteoarthritis骨关节炎 (OA) accounts for more disability in the elderly than any other disease. Running, although it has proven cardiovascular心血管的 and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg. In a study publish...