单词双拼 | knockout 竟然还是个大美女
I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's okay.
小词详解 | plaque
Sweat, tears, saliva and even dental plaque will do.
汗液、泪水、唾液，甚至牙菌斑都可以。
区别辨析 abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract
abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract 这些单词都有“放弃”的意思。
纽约时报文摘 | 摆脱耻感、迷思和恐惧：女性的更年期“受难”该结束了
摆脱耻感、迷思和恐惧：女性的更年期“受难”该结束了
Women Have Been Misled About Menopause
英语热词 | “中国（新疆）自由贸易试验区”英语怎么说？
中国（新疆）自由贸易试验区
Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ)
伊索寓言 | The Eagle and the Beetle
Even the weakest may find means to avenge a wrong.
短篇小说 | After-Dinner Speech
MR. CHAIRMAN AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I thank you for the compliment which has just been tendered me, and to show my appreciation of it I will not afflict you with many words.
区别辨析ability、aptitude、capacity、capability、genius、talent、competence、faculty与gift
ability、aptitude、capacity、capability、genius、talent、competence、faculty与gift这些名词均可表示人的“能力、才能”之意。
女生叫 Somatra 是什么意思？
"Soma"在梵文中意为"身体、本质"，而"tra"则可能来源于拉丁语，有"超越、传递"的意思。
小词详解 | haven
To be sure, one might have doubted, after the wayward and impatient existence she had led, whether she merited a haven of peace at last.
的确，有人可以怀疑，在她度过了任性的、急躁的一生后，到末了她配不配得到和平的安息之处。
