短篇小说 | The Undertaker's Chat

2024年3月18日

"Now that corpse," said the undertaker, patting the folded hands of deceased approvingly, was a brick-every way you took him he was a brick.

望文生义 | listless 是没有 list 吗?

望文生义 | listless 是没有 list 吗?

2024年3月18日

受到 homeless (无家可归的)、sleepless (不眠的、失眠的)、useless (无用的)等单词的影响,很容易将 listless 想当然地理解成“没有名单、清单、目录、一览表等的”。

短篇小说 | The True Story

2024年3月17日

It was summer-time, and twilight. We were sitting on the porch of the farmhouse, on the summit of the hill, and "Aunt Rachel" was sitting respectfully below our level, on the steps-for she was our Servant, and colored.