短篇小说 | A Predicament

2020年1月2日

IT was a quiet and still afternoon when I strolled forth in the goodly city of Edina. The confusion and bustle in the streets were terrible.

短篇小说 | A Dresden Lady in Dixie

2020年1月2日

MADAME Valtour had been in the sitting- room some time before she noticed the absence of the Dresden china figure from the corner of the mantel-piece, where it had stood for years.

容易误译的英语 | bet your boots

2020年1月2日

[例句] You can bet your boots that Benny will be admitted to a university.
[误译] 你可以拿出你的一对长靴来打赌,本尼会考上大学。

短篇小说 | A Bird of Bagdad

2020年1月1日

Without a doubt much of the spirit and genius of the Caliph Harun Al Rashid descended to the Margrave August Michael von Paulsen Quigg.