22-03-23 春节期间，走亲串友难免餐桌应酬，合适的酒桌礼仪（Chinese drinking etiquette）能让你给人留下好的印象。 酒桌文化在世界各国都有，但在中国尤其重要。它不仅是一种社交文化，更是礼仪的象征。 从倒酒到喝酒，每一个环节都有讲究，尤其是敬酒（propose a toast）。汉...

21-08-11 ladies who lunch指的是花大量时间用来社交的人，通常是指有钱又闲的人。在过去有钱人家的太太们会在吃精致又贵的午餐时侃侃而谈，进行社交。 这个短语来自美国作曲作词家史蒂芬桑德海姆（Stephen Sondheim）上世纪70年代的一首歌： A toast to that invincible bunchL...

21-08-09 今日短语 非正式表达 youre toast 的意思是你完了，多用来表达警告之意。这个表达也可以用来表示某物被毁灭了 something is toast。 例句 If you make a mistake in your monthly report again, youre toast! You really have to be more careful. He crashed his car...

21-06-16 外国人说的do breakfast通常是指吃早餐，而不是做早餐。这里的do表示的是经常性、习惯性的动作。 例句： I often do breakfast at half past seven. 我通常七点半吃早餐。 除此之外，我们经常也可以用have breakfast以及eat breakfast来表示吃早餐。 例句： - What do...

15-03-08 Continuing its 167-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Selfie Toaster, which indelibly brands its owner's image onto slices of bread. 美国零售商马赫尔施莱默公司167年来一直秉承着只提供最...

15-02-02 A stylish Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with a large social media following has landed her first major fashion campaign. 近日，那头在社交媒体上粉丝无数的查理士王小猎犬完成了她的时尚大片首拍。 Toast, a toothless dog with a drooping tongue and more th...

12-11-26 Beans on toast(serves one) Preparation time: seconds Cooking time: 58minutes Two slices of bread(any type) Small can baked beans in tomato sauce(150g) Put the bread in the toaster or under the grill. Open can of beans and empty into a pan. Heat in l...

12-04-27 A young couple was becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists, but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted, Mom, the toast is burned....

10-12-08 A young couple were becoming anxious about their four-year-old son, who had not yet talked. They took him to specialists, but the doctors found nothing wrong with him. Then one morning at breakfast the boy suddenly blurted（突然说出） , Mom, the toa...