词源趣谈 | minion 奴才；部属
minion 指从事微不足道的工作的人，或指卑躬屈膝的助手或下属。
伊索寓言 | The Wolf and the House Dog
There is nothing worth so much as liberty.
英语演讲 | Malcolm X: Message to the Grass Roots
We want to have just an off-the-cuff chat between you and me — us. We want to talk right down to earth in a language that everybody here can easily understand.
短篇小说 | The Battler
Nick stood up. He was all right. He looked up the track at the lights of the caboose going out of sight around a curve. There was water on both sides of the track, then tamarack swamp.
区别辨析same、identical、very、equal与equivalent
same、identical、very、equal与equivalent这些形容词均含“相同的”之意。
女生叫 May 是什么意思？
May 这个英文名的寓意是“五月”，象征着春天和新生。此外，May 也可以解释为“可以”，有着积极、乐观的意思。
英语后缀 | -ial 【形容词后缀】 表示属于…的、具有…的、有…性质的
presidential ［ˌprezi'denʃəl ］adj. 总统的
词源趣谈 | miniature 微小模型，小型物
miniature 意为“小型物”。它并非如人们所想的那样源自 minimum 或 mini。
伊索寓言 | The Wolf and the Horse
There is no virtue in giving to others what is useless to oneself.
英语演讲 | Jimmy Carter: Energy and the National Goals - A Crisis of Confidence
This a special night for me. Exactly three years ago, on July 15, 1976, I accepted the nomination of my party to run for President of the United States.
短篇小说 | Soldier's Home
Krebs went to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of them wearing exactly the same height and style collar.
女生叫 Maxine 是什么意思？
Maxine 这个名字的含义是“最伟大的”或“女王”，它源自拉丁语名字 Maximus 和 Maxima 。
