短篇小说 | Boule de Suif

2022年2月15日

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."

英语词源(etymology)

词源趣谈 | bandy 来回互致

2022年2月14日

bandy words with someone 指与他人发生争吵。bandy 一词源自法语,最初指(在早期网球运动中)来来回回地击球。