22-12-21 Alice entered the Ascot greenhouse. She sighed as she sat down, then pulled out her fathers pocket watch. Sign over the Wonder to become a clerk ... and just give up on the impossible? she said to herself. She shook her head fiercely. The thought wa...

22-09-14 I walked all the way back to the hotel. Forty-one gorgeous blocks. I didnt do it because I felt like walking or anything. It was more because I didnt feel like getting in and out of another taxicab. Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the...

22-01-21 Jess drove faster than the Chief, so we made it to Port Angeles by four. It had been a while since Id had a girls night out, and the estrogenrush was invigorating. We listened to whiny rock songs while Jessicajabbered on about the boys we hung out w...

21-12-06 衣服的口袋 pocket 可以装钱包和现金等财物。我们用 to have deep pockets 深口袋来形容个人或组织机构享有雄厚的财力资源，就好比装满钱的口袋一样，资金充裕。 例句 My company had a good year. Theyve got deep pockets so we always have a great New Year party....

21-12-06 可以想象如果我们的衣服口袋里有一件东西发烫像要烧起来似的，那我们的第一反应肯定是要马上把它掏出来扔掉。表达money burns a hole in someones pocket 钱在某人的口袋里烧了一个洞的意思是钱在某个人的口袋里留不住，此人一有钱就想花，存不了钱。它也可被用来形容...

21-04-21 也许你有过这种经历：在商店里试穿一件牛仔裤，想伸进兜里，却发现这是一个假口袋。为什么衣服会有这种看似无用的欺骗性设计？这要从17世纪说起。 Clip-on ties. Fake button holes. Clothing can sometimes be a source of optical illusions. None may be more pecul...

16-08-10 Physiotherapists have coined the term wallet-neuropathy for the lower back pain caused by men sitting down (such as when driving or in the office) on wallets always carried in their back trouser pocket. 理疗专家发明了钱包神经病变这个词，用来指人们的...