22-11-25 What better way to cool off than going for a dip? 还有什么比游个泳更好的解暑方法呢？ But what if you combine it with playing chess? 如果把游泳和下棋结合起来，会怎么样？ As the UK sweltered in a heatwave, ten players took part in the Dive Chess World...

22-08-25 我妹妹的公司最近业绩不佳，于是公司请了个特别有销售经验的经理，希望能靠着这位高人扭转公司的销售状况。让我想到一个习惯用语，那就是: Great white hope. Great white hope指身负众望的人或事。The new hire at my sisters company is expected to vastly expand s...

22-07-27 赞美同事的万能句：你真棒！ 经典表达： You are looking sharp! 你看上去真棒/真精神/真漂亮！（sharp的意义很多，根据不同情况解释不同） 举一反三： You look great! You look nice in that color. You are really talented. You have a good sense of humor. You d...

22-01-22 水到渠成，汉语成语，字面意思是水流到的地方自然形成一条水道（A canal is formed when water comes ）。比喻条件成熟，事情自然会成功（When conditions are ripe, success will come；What happens is without extra effort）。 例句： 如果他们采取目的明确的行动...

22-01-21 伴随着疫情，我们又跨入了新的一年。许久没有机会放飞心情的人们，难免感到烦躁和抑郁，这些负面情绪和心理压力要如何排解呢？专家给出了5个建议。 1. Practice the STOP skill. 学会叫停 This is a savvy strategy shared by Dr. Sabrina Romanoff, clinical psycholo...

21-09-16 我们在用英语写作议论文时，表示 最后 是用 last、at last、lastly、finally 都可以吗？有没有细微的差别呢？ 在英语学术写作中，为了使文章的结构和逻辑看起来更清晰，经常需要用不同的说法来引出多个要点。比如：firstly（首先，第一）、secondly（第二）、finally...

21-07-20 在英语里，我们可以用 no-brainer 来形容生活中极其简单的事情。这个说法还可以用来强调、说明一个决定很容易做出，根本不需要伤脑筋去想。这是一个非正式表达，一般以单数形式出现：a no-brainer。 例句 When George had to choose between either sitting at home al...

20-12-29 Do you enjoy playing computer games? They can be thrilling, especially when youre competing against others. They involve lots of skill, and offer a chance to switch off from the pressures of real life. But imagine if your gaming talents could actual...

20-12-12 中华人民共和国第一届职业技能大赛12月10日在广东省广州市开幕。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平发来贺信，向大赛的举办表示热烈的祝贺，向参赛选手和广大技能人才致以诚挚的问候。习近平在贺信中指出，职业技能竞赛为广大技能人才提供了展示精湛技能、...

20-09-30 A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size of some regions, or to functional changes, such as activating the areas responsible for attention or visual-spatial ski...