new (37) ___ changed the weekend. ● People used electric streetcars to travel in cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to parks. Young people liked roller coasters (过山车). ● The first...
It's the bee's knees The phrase dates back to the 1920s, and refers to an extraordinary person, thing, idea, and so on. For example, "Try this chocolate. It's the bee's knees." To feel a bit under the weather I use this expression in many different situations but most use it ...
in all respects 无论从哪方面来看 in respect of 关于;就...来说 pay one's respects 拜访 without respect to 不管;不考虑 with respect to 谈到 11.e-mail my family for free 免费给家人发电子邮件 free the students from the heavy homework 把学生从繁重的家庭作业中解放出来 be free of /from… ...
One old explanation, that it originated in England in the 1500s, when houses had thatched roofs, is probably false. Let's recount it for old time's sake, though! A thatch roof consisted of straw piled high, with no wood underneath. In cold, foggy England, this was sometimes the only...
In any case, what is known about this expression is that it goes back to the early 20th century. Interestingly, I could not find it in print until the 1920s. Near the start of that decade it appears in theWindsor And Richmond Gazettenewspaper, July 1921: ...
The phrase dates back to the 1920s, and refers to an extraordinary person, thing, idea, and so on. For example, “Try this chocolate. It’s the bee’s knees.” To feel a bit under the weather I use this expression in many different situations but most use it to refer to feeling ...
the 1920s not...any more Teaching Difficult Points Master the sentence structures: 1. Recently, I had my first ride on a long distance train. 2. We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs, night in the middle of Australia, more than...away ...
watching the other backs heading him off toward the sidelines, the whole picture, men closing in on him(1), the blockers fighting for position(2), the ground he had to cross, all suddenly clear in his head, for the first time in his life not a meaningless confusion of men, sounds, ...
‘Taghairm, … In the Scottish Highlands, divination; esp. inspiration sought by lying in a bullock’s hide behind a waterfall. (Gael.)’. Single words can not only convey pieces of recondite information like this; they can tell us a lot about the thoughts and way of life of our ...
“No, I don't think McDonald's will do; he's much too much of a Feinschmecker.” flagrante delicto (fla-grahn'tee di-lik'toh) [Lat.]: in the act. “The detective realized that without hard evidence he had no case; he would have to catch the culprit flagrante delicto.” ...