References in periodicals archive? He even favored us with the most witless and fatalistic of the recentnaysayings, to the effect that if we kill Osama bin Laden then others will rise to take his place. Images in a Rearview Mirror
You may ask an unhappy friend why he’s “feeling blue”. If you’ve done only a small part of a big job, you might call it “a drop(滴) in the bucket(桶)”. These sayings don’t mean exactly what the words say. But it’s easy to understand why we use them. Blue is a ...
"The Lord of Misrule - December 17th.This is the first day of the Roman festival Saturnalia. It was a period of great feasting and festivity, with a lot of drinking and eating. Slaves would become masters for the festival, and everything was turned upside down. This part of the Roman ...
But then why "blue" blood? Because they were fair-skinned and it is only natural that their blood vessels (血管) stood out appearing blue. 1. Yellow is concerned with anger in ___. A. India B. BritainC. China D. Italy 2. Both Britain and America would probably agree that ___. ...
Time has dealt kindly with that stout officer, as it does ordinarily with men who have good stomachs and good tempers, and are not perplexed over much by fatigue of the brain. —William Makepeace Thackeray,"Vanity Fair" >>More William Makepeace Thackeray Quotations... ...
"And hate the bright stillness of the noon without wind, without motion. the only other living thing a hawk, hungry for prey, suspended in the blinding, sunlit blue. And yet how gentle it seems to someone raised in a landscape short of rain— ...
For a few minutes we kiss, deep in the chasm, with the roar of water all around us. And we rise, hand in hand, I realize that if we had both chosen differently, we might have ended up doing the same thing, in a safer place, in gray clothes instead of black ones. ...
Some people say it comes along once in a blue moon(罕见). Some people say opportunity only knocks once. So-called “once in a lifetime” opportunities do exist but some say they only favour those lucky dogs.All these sayings or ways of thinking seem to leave one powerless. They suggest...
“In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all of your preconceived fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is so useful? Because it is empty.” “The more we understand, the greater and deeper will be our contact with all that...
As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her. ~ Kristin Hannah Daughter:...