伊索寓言 | The Mole and His Mother
Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a few other things as well.
主题词汇 | 与违背违抗相关的英语单词
defiance
英 [dɪˈfaɪəns] 美 [dɪˈfaɪəns]
违抗、反抗、拒绝服从
英语演讲 | Woodrow Wilson: The Fourteen Points
It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind.
小词详解 | hype
I had a feeling she was all hype.
我有种感觉她被神话了。
短篇小说 | How to Tell a Story
I do not claim that I can tell a story as it ought to be told. I only claim to know how a story ought to be told, for I have been almost daily in the company of the most expert story-tellers for many years.
英译汉常见错误 | How goes the world with you? 近况如何？日子过得怎样？
How goes the world with you?是口语，意为“近况如何？”“日子过得怎样？”它与How goes it? How goes it with you?同义。
英语词根 | vac, vacu = empty （空）
vacuum
英 /ˈvækjuːm/ 美 /ˈvækjuːm/
真空；真空状态、空白、空虚；（用真空吸尘器所做的）清洁、清扫
区别辨析admire、honour、respect、regard与esteem
admire、honour、respect、regard与esteem这些单词均含“尊重、钦佩”之意。
英语笑话 | 你刚刚把自己锁在屋子里了
Leaving my four-year-old son in the house, I ran out to throw something in the trash.
我把四岁的儿子留在家里，跑出去把东西扔进垃圾桶。
伊索寓言 | The Miser
A possession is worth no more than the use we make of it.
主题词汇 | 与顺从效忠相关的英语单词
allegiance（反义词：sedition）
英 [əˈliːdʒəns] 美 [əˈliːdʒəns]
（对政党、宗教、统治者的）忠诚，效忠，拥戴
英语演讲 | Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Address to the Nation
This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office, where so many decisions have been made that shape the history of this nation.
