21-12-02 Wagon 的意思常指四轮马车，bandwagon 可指浪潮，时尚。Jump on the bandwagon 这个表达的意思是跟风，随大流。这个比喻据说源于十九世纪的美国，当时马戏团每到一个城市，都会组织热闹非凡的游行队伍来吸引当地的观众。这个表达中 jump 一词可以用 climb 或 get 来替...

21-02-24 More than once during the next ten minutes Buck cursed himself inwardly for not having brought along the small but powerful pair of field-glasses that were tucked away in his bag. He had picked them up at the Divisional Headquarters only a week or t...

14-06-12 It seems a farm boy accidentally overturned his wagon load of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise. Hey Willis!! the farmer yelled, Forget your troubles. Come in with us. Then I'll help you get the wagon up. That's mighty nice of you, W...