短篇小说 | The Portrait
It was at Mrs. Mellish's, one Sunday afternoon last spring. We were talking over George Lillo's portraits--a collection of them was being shown at Durand-Ruel's--and a pretty woman had emphatically declared:--
女生叫 Helga 是什么意思？
Helga 的意思是“神圣的”或“受保护的”，寓意吉祥和平安。
词源趣谈 | asparagus 芦笋
管该词源自希腊语asparagos，但它后来衍变出了方言形式 sparrow-grass，就好像麻雀爱吃这种植物似的。
与测量相关的英语习语
A Hundred and Ten Percent
More than what seems to be the maximum
努力做超过自己能力的事，即超过自己能力的100%，常在体育运动中用作鼓劲
短篇小说 | The Pelican
She was very pretty when I first knew her, with the sweet straight nose and short upper lip of the cameo-brooch divinity, humanized by a dimple that flowered in her cheek whenever anything was said possessing the outward attributes of humor without its intrinsic quality.
女生叫 Helen 是什么意思？
Helen 这个英文名的寓意是“光明”，源自希腊神话中的人物海伦。在希腊神话中，海伦是一位美丽的女子，她的美貌引发了一场特洛伊战争。
词源趣谈 | the Ashes “灰烬杯”
如今，英格兰和澳大利亚之间的板球系列对抗赛被称作“灰烬杯”（The Ashes）。即便澳大利亚赢得了系列对抗赛，“灰烬杯”也仍然留在英格兰。
与母亲相关的英语习语
A face only a mother could love
A very ugly face
长得非常丑，一张只有母亲能爱的脸
短篇小说 | The Other Two
Waythorn, on the drawing-room hearth, waited for his wife to come down to dinner.
女生叫 Heidi 是什么意思？
Heidi 是一个源自德国的女性用英文名，其寓意为“尊贵的，有权势的”。
词源趣谈 | artesian well 自流井
artesian well 指由于受到自然压力，井中之水流向地面的一种井。
与爱情相关的英语习语
Hook, line, and sinker
To be completely deceived
完全相信（某人的谎言）
