• A Thanksgiving Forecast

    17-02-28 Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or cold shoulder. During the late afternoon and evening, the cold f...

  • 厨房常用词

    16-02-14 microwave 微波炉 toaster 烤面包机 kitchen knife 菜刀 kettle 水壶 wok 锅 oven 烤箱 cleaver 切肉刀 frying pan 煎锅 range hood 抽油烟机 cutting board 砧板 sink 水槽 stove(range) 炉灶 blender 搅拌机 coffeemaker 咖啡机 refrigerator(fridge) 冰箱...

  • 工具箱常用词

    16-02-14 screws 螺丝 tape measure 卷尺 screwdriver 螺丝刀 bolts 螺栓 saw 锯子 washers 垫圈 nuts 螺母 hammer 锤子 wrench 扳手 nails 钉子 utility knife 工具刀 toolbox 工具箱 level 水平 sledgehammer 大锤 drill 钻孔机 tape 胶带 c-clamp C形夹...

  • 便当常用词

    16-02-14 lunch box 便当盒 thermos 热水瓶 straw 吸管 fork 叉 knife 刀 spoon 勺 sugar packet 糖包 lid 盖子 salad 沙拉 latch 闩 yogurt 乳酪 hinge 脚链 sandwich 三明治 pepper 胡椒 napkin 餐巾 Ziploc bag 密封塑料袋 Pepper 胡椒 salt packet 盐包...

  • 庖丁解牛

    15-12-11 King Hui of Liang watched the cook dissecting an ox. Up went his hand, down went the knife, cutting it just right with dexterous movements. The King praised: Your skill is excellent! The cook answered: I can do it so dexterously because I am familia...

  • 棘刺母猴

    14-06-10 A person of the state of Wei claimed that he could carve a figure of a rhesus monkey on a sour jujube(枣子) thorn. The King of the state of Yan believed what he said and gave him a good salary. A blacksmith heard all this and called on the king an...

  • Talking about the Wind

    13-10-11 Talking about the Wind Katie Peterson I hate to invoke the seasons. They dismantle(拆除,取消) us. We do the same to them. I hate to say the spring. It's become bone-deep routine. Nice going, May, permission or bluster, even the little leaves that...

  • All We like Sheep

    13-10-11 All We like Sheep David R. Slavitt No sheep would ever say, or, all right, think The shepherd is our Lord. They are not good with metaphors but, stupid as they may be, they know that the shepherd sooner or later will come with his curved knife and t...

  • Knife and Drum 刀和鼓

    12-02-03 Ma: Pa, I don't think the neighbors like the new drum we got Johnny for Christmas. Pa: Why not? Ma: They gave him a knife and asked him if he knew what was in the drum. 妈:他爸,我怎么觉得邻居非常不喜欢咱们圣诞节时给约翰尼买的新鼓呢。 爸:为什么?...

  • 日本发生歹徒持刀行凶事件

    10-12-17 Japanese police have arrested a man after a knife attack outside a train station that left at least 13 people injured. 日本警方逮捕一名男子,该男子在某火车站外侧持刀行凶,造成至少1人受伤。 The man boarded two buses and attacked passengers - who were...