薯条，是最常见的快餐食品之一。它从美国及欧洲等地渐渐流行开来，但是英文名却是French fries。这是为什么呢？薯条又和法国有什么关系呢？关于French Fries的起源，有不同版本的解释，但没有一种显示薯条和法国有直接关联。以制作法式菜肴著名的托马斯·杰弗逊主张，薯条之所以被叫做French...
12月份和1月份是讨人欢喜的月份，仿佛从头到尾都笼罩着节庆的热闹。挑选礼物、收寄礼物、去信问候、聚会嬉闹…我们热衷且擅长着去做这些表达爱意的事情，连带心底也柔软异常。每年此时，最适合看一些很甜很腻的电影：还有什么比happy ending更适合新年，还有什么比爱更暖心。Love Actually真爱...
Compare with or compare to?使用compare with 还是compare to呢？In general terms, either preposition is correct, but the choice depends partly on meaning and ...
如果现在问你可口可乐是什么，你肯定答得出来。不就是那种乌漆嘛黑的、红色包装的、甜中带酸的、特别刺激的、加冰之后更好喝的、喝了之后体重暴增的碳酸饮料吗？Coca-Cola is acarbonatedsoft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company.The dr...
In some cases, it's not easy to know the difference between words that are spelled very similarly. In this post, I will explain the difference bet...
本周的新闻热词有：1.中央定调2018'货币政策'2.'生态环境损害赔偿'试行3.2017汉语'年度字词'揭晓4.京首发'自动驾驶车'细则5.美国国会通过'税改'法案1. 货币政策monetary policy请看例句：...
Winter Solstice comes. Let's make dumplings.冬至来了，我们来包水饺吧。发音要点：Winter Solstice：冬至谚云：“十月一，冬至到，家家户户吃水饺。”...
There are many proverbs and sayings in English that involve money. Here are some of the most popular.英语中有许多涉及金钱的谚语和名言。下面是一些最流行的。1. A fool and his mone...
9. Aloud or AllowedAloud 还是 AllowedWhen you hear something, it is aloud, that is you can listen to it. Think of this word as the opposite of silent.当你...
Readycan function as an adjective, noun or verb.Ready可以充当形容词、名词或动词。Readyis most often used as an adjective to describe someone or something that is fu...