3. (of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement. a sleepy town.tranquiloˈsleepily adverb con sueño, soñolientamenteˈsleepiness noun somnolenciaˈsleeping-bag noun a kind of large warm bag for sleeping in, used by campers etc. saco de dormirˈ...
In some places,gestures meaning hellos and goodbyes and touches indicating friendship and love are all the same.But the problem arises because some gestures have vastly different meanings in different cultures.For example,the "OK" symbol is used as a superb symbol in India,but in Turkey,this ...
So Rick became Dick.This nickname became so popular that it included in an idiom. "Every Tom,Dick and Harry" means everybody! (5) England has had eight king Henrys.Yet most of them preferred to be called Harry.It is a tradition that continues today.The British Prince Harry's real name...
Playing with friends, going to a party, having a meal in a restaurant or receiving a birthday gift—as a teenager, you go to different places and meet different kinds of people. Everything you do leaves an impression (印象). So manners are very important.Arriving 30 minutes late for a ...
In these places, destiny’s role is more important in human life. In Mexico, there is a history of hard life, fighting over land, and loss of homes. Mexicans are more likely to see struggles as part of their life and unavoidable. Their passive attitude is expressed in their way of ...
On the surface the two languages seem in agreement, However, over the years, Danish has used the word “institution” to refer largely to places where you get “institutionalized” , such as orphanages or mental wards at hospitals. This may therefore explain why a bank, a “financial ...
(as touched on in this post); contemporary ideas of gender and the early Victorian undermining of female social and sexual agency; how Rebecca’s image became a national ‘idiom of defiance’ – basically, a meme – and wider issues hopefully relevant to today, eg “rough” versus “...