词源趣谈 | be-all and end-all 根本，主要因素
the be-all and end-all of something指某物最重要的元素或目的。
短篇小说 | One Summer Night
The fact that Henry Armstrong was buried did not seem to him to prove that he was dead: he had always been a hard man to convince.
女生叫 Hope 是什么意思？
"Hope"这个英文名字的寓意是“希望”。
词源趣谈 | batty 疯疯癫癫的
batty 形容某人言行古怪或有点疯疯癫癫。
短篇小说 | The Night Came Slowly
I am losing my interest in human beings; in the significance of their lives and their actions.
女生叫 Honora 是什么意思？
"Honora"是一个英文名字，源自拉丁语，意思是“荣誉”或“尊重”。
词源趣谈 | barnacle 附着甲壳动物
barnacle 指一种海洋生物，它有着硬硬的壳，依附在岩石、船体等上面。
女生叫 Honey 是什么意思？
"Honey"这个英文名字的寓意是“甜蜜的、亲爱的”。
词源趣谈 | bark up the wrong tree 找错目标
someone is barking up the wrong tree指某人找错对象。
短篇小说 | Boule de Suif
First published in April 1880, "Boule de Suif" is one of Guy de Maupassant's most famous and important short stories. The term "Boule de Suif" is most often translated to English as "Dumpling" but also sees the forms; "Butterball", "Ball of Lard", and "Ball of Fat."
女生叫 Holly 是什么意思？
Holly 这个英文名的寓意是“冬青树”，象征着生命、希望和保护。
词源趣谈 | bankrupt 破产者
后来，bankrupt的意思就逐渐变成“经法庭宣判，无力偿还债务的破产者”。
