短篇小说 | The Man in the Brown Coat
I am writing a history of the things men do. I have written three such histories and I am but a young man. Already I have written three hundred, four hundred thousand words.
单词双拼 | stereotype 是一种怎样的印象？
There’s a difference between being yourself and being your stereotype.
女生叫 Idonia 是什么意思？
据一些来源称，Idonia 可能源于希腊语，意为“属于宙斯的”，因为宙斯在希腊神话中是众神之王。
区别辨析shock、impact、collision与clash
shock、impact、collision与clash这些名词均含“冲击、碰撞”之意。
词源趣谈 | beggar 乞丐
也许你会以为，beggar 一词不过源自动词 beg 罢了。但真实情况很可能并非如此。
短篇小说 | Hermann The Irascible
It was in the second decade of the Twentieth Century, after the Great Plague had devastated England, that Hermann the Irascible, nicknamed also the Wise, sat on the British throne.
女生叫 Idola 是什么意思？
Idola 这个英文名字并没有特定的寓意或者含义，它可能是一个创新的名字或者是从其他语言中衍生出来的。
区别辨析shorten、abbreviate、abridge与cut
shorten、abbreviate、abridge与cut这些动词均含有“缩短”之意。
词源趣谈 | Beefeater 伦敦塔看守；英国皇家禁卫军仪仗卫士
在口语中，我们用beefeaters 称呼伦敦塔（the Tower of London）的御用侍从卫士（yeoman warder）。
短篇小说 | The Aged Mother
Also known as The Story of the Aged Mother, this Japanese folktale tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including one demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die. Basho tells a poignant story about a mother and her son and their love for one another.
女生叫 Ida 是什么意思？
Ida 是一个英文名，源自古日耳曼语，意思是“勤劳的，努力的”。
区别辨析show、exhibit、display、manifest与demonstrate
show、exhibit、display、manifest与demonstrate这些动词均含“显示、显露、展现”之意。
