Virtue is its own reward. 施恩无他图,有德便是报。美德本身就是报偿。 Man’s dearest possession is life. 人生最宝贵的是生命。 Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界,无奇不有。 Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。 I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. 我能奉...
Reports on the economic projections in Minnesota. Management of the state budget deficit according to Governor Tim Pawlenty; Limit on the increases of healthcare spending by eliminating childless adults from state health assistance rolls; Credit rating of the general obligation debt....
Meanwhile, Neptune and the princes, who are in a clearing, spot the Noah ship moving on its own. Fukaboshi ask Neptune why he is getting upset over seeing it move which Neptune answers that it cannot be moved until "The Day That Must Come."[34] Noah...
styles of lion dance. In a southern lion dance, the dancers base their performance on a lion’s behavior. Their lion may scratch or shake its body. The dance can even be funny. The other style is the northern lion dance. This style is closely related to the martial art form kung fu....
96. any portion of a military flight during which the aircraft flies directly toward the target in order to begin its attack: a strafing run. 97. the rapid movement, under its own power, of an aircraft on a runway, water, or another surface. 98. a period of continuous operation of ...
THE EVENTS that would deal Macon-do its fatal blow were just showing themselves when they brought Meme Buendía's son home. The public situation was so uncertain then that no one had sufficient spirit to become involved with private scandals, so that Fernanda was able to count on an ...
To refuse to see or recognize something: turned a blind eye to tax fraud. turn a deaf ear To refuse to listen to or hear something: turned a deaf ear to the protests. turn a hair To become afraid or upset: didn't turn a hair during the crisis. turn (one's) back on 1. To den...
close out the day. First to make sure he was being diligent with the work he needed to do but also to make sure he wasn’t doing too much. One hour on Latin means one hour. If you don’t finish that last exercise, its ok. Close the book and move on. Your brain needs the ...
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house. The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to...
"I seen her give Slim the eye. Slim's a jerkline skinner. Hell of a nice fella. Slim don't need to wear no high-heeled boots on a grain team. I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An' I seen her give Carlson the eye." George pretended a lack of interest. "...