22-08-17 动词cut在中文里是切割的意思，mustard是芥末的意思。直译显然说不通。其实啊，cut the mustard在英语里的意思就是符合标准、符合要求。 我刚买的那个咖啡壶，显然不符合我的要求。It simply does not cut the mustard. 下面这个例子里的消费者，对新买的手机很不满意...

11-03-18 Plants are continually exposed to herbivore（食草动物） attack. To defend themselves, they have developed sophisticated chemical defense mechanisms. Plants of the mustard family, such as thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), produce glucosinolates (mu...