• pedestrian face-off 迎面相撞

    16-03-30 Pedestrian face-off is an awkward situation in which two pedestrians, who are on a collision course with each other, are repeatedly unsuccessful in averting one another. As one person moves to their right, the other person moves to their left and vi...

  • 异性相吸的理论纯属子虚乌有

    16-03-04 In a finding hailed as a 'paradigm shift' for the understanding of relationships, researchers found that like-minded people will be drawn together but keep their distance from those who do not adhere to their beliefs. 研究人员发现志同道合者往往会聚...

  • People in your life

    16-02-24 People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have co...

  • 科学家或已知道抹除记忆的方法

    16-02-20 Are there any memories you'd like to permanently remove from your head? 是不是有些记忆你想从头脑中永久删除? Or what if you could alter unpleasant memories so they're no longer upsetting? Or create entirely new memories of events that never occurred...

  • roadgeek 道路迷

    16-02-16 Roadgeek refers to a person who is passionate about roads, including road maps, road construction, the history of roads, and road travel. 道路迷是指一个人非常酷爱道路,对道路图、道路建设、道路历史和道路旅行等都钟爱有加。 Roadgeeks go by many other n...

  • talkaholic 话唠

    16-02-16 Talkaholic is a person who takes great pleasure in talking. A talkaholic has trouble keeping quiet and listening when other people are around. Talkaholic指很喜欢讲话并且乐在其中的人,也就是我们所说的话唠。一般有别人在场的时候,话唠就很难做到不发言听...

  • 西藏的制度

    16-02-04 三等九级 three classes and nine ranks 大贵族、大活佛和高级官员 nobles, Living Buddhas and senior officials 上等人命价为与尸体等重的黄金 The value of the life of a person of the upper class was measured in gold according to his weight. 下等人命价仅值...

  • death stare 死亡瞪

    15-12-28 Death stare is a hostile or contemptuous look directed at a particular person, also known as a 'death glare'. 死亡瞪(death stare)指用满怀敌意或轻蔑的目光直视某个人的眼神,也叫death glare。 The term got popular after the release of Mario Kart 8 in...

  • 默克尔当选《时代》2015年度人物

    15-12-20 Time magazine on Wednesday named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its person of the year for 2015, hailing her leadership during debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart. 当地时间12月9日,德国总理安格拉默克尔当...

  • stealth shopper 隐形消费者

    15-12-08 Stealth shopper is a person who shops secretly to avoid flaunting wealth or to hide expenses from a spouse; a person who purchases expensive items that do not look expensive. 隐形消费者指用隐秘的方式购物,以避免炫富或者被伴侣发现的消费者;或者经常购...