1. Greece:In a twisted version of Elf on the Shelf, the Greeks tell their children that theKallikantzaroi,a race of evil goblins that live underground,come to the surface to wreak havoc during the twelve days of Christmas. Nice, parenting by terror. What’s more traditional than that? I...
Except for, the return of Titanic in 3d. Heal yes. I’d like to say that I’m over my childhood crush of Leo, but that would be such a bold faced lie that my pants would catch on fire. I would say another moment of note in April was giving a collective “booya” to iPhone use...
The salty seaweed smell of the ocean streams through my car, driving down the Pacific Coast highway on my way to buy groceries.Vintage Marketis new to Malibu, and clerks are giddy about their jobs. They may be aspiring actors or former actors. I walk in and get a phone call that I’...
If you aren’t familiar with the game you drive a semi-truck around Europe, completing jobs and tasks for money which you use to buy different trucks/upgrades/garages and so on. When I talk to people about this game I get a lot of strange looks, like “How is that fun?” or “...
Ten dresses later, Chrysalis settled on an ivory duchess silk and satin dress. But Chrysalis told Wells she couldn’t buy the gown right then and there. Her father was in the hospital, terribly ill. The family needed to hold onto their money. ...
Unsellable Houses is back on HGTV for its fifth season, and the show is a hit with home renovation show fans. Last season brought in 20 million viewers alone. Sibling real estate agents Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis are back to work helping homeowners do the almost impossible: sell their la...
shelf (pl.shelves)n.架子[ʃelf]27.keep v.保存;保持[kiːp]28.mustmodal v.必须[mʌst]29.return v.归还;回来[rɪ'tɜːn]30.on time 准时,按时31.newspaper n.报纸['njuːzˌpeɪpə]32.Lost and Found 失物招领处33.moneyn.钱['mʌni]34.wallet n.钱包[ˈwɒl...
Astride it sat another elf, taller and more imposing than the others (which wasn’t hard). The elf pulled up the reindeer and addressed the invading children. “I am Romulus” the elf squeaked, in a ridiculous little voice. “King of the elves! Return now or be destroyed by my kin!
First, and because I didn't promise not to do this: I TOLD YOU SO, I TOLD YOU SO, I F*CKING TOLD YOU SO. For everyone who came here to lecture me, that the China Coff was going to depopulate the world, and I was being irresponsible for saying it was like
shelfn. [ʃelf] [C] a long flat narrow board attached to a wall orin a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on(固定在墙上、支架或橱柜上的)架子,搁板 supermarket/libraryshelves超市的货架、图书馆的书架 He took a book from theshelf.他从书架上拿了一本书。