容易误译的英语 | idle 空闲的，闲散的
idle意为“空闲的”、“闲散的”。指一时闲着无事可做，有时指不愿意干事，强调“闲着”、“无事可做”。容易与之相混的是lazy，后者意为“懒惰的”，指不喜欢做事的天生状态，一般含贬义。
英语笑话 | 什么时候才能离开这里？
“Give me a dime for a cup of coffee?” asked the hobo the plainclothesman.
“给我一角硬币买杯咖啡好吗？”流浪汉向便衣警察讨要。
小词详解 | hubris
Come on. Show some hubris. Come on, impress me.
来吧，炫一下。快点儿，秀一下。
伊索寓言 | The Mother and the Wolf
Do not believe everything you hear.
英语演讲 | William Jennings Bryan: Imperialism (Flag of an Empire)
I shall, at an early day, and in a more formal manner, accept the nomination which you tender, and shall at that time discuss the various questions covered by the Democratic platform.
容易误译的英语 | husband 节省[约]
例句中的husbanded是及物动词husband的过去分词，意为“节省[约]”。he's = he has。
短篇小说 | Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"
In this world of uncertainties, there is, at any rate, one thing which may be pretty confidently set down as a certainty: and that is, that this celebrated little phrase-book will never die while the English language lasts.
区别辨析advantage、benefit、interest、favour、profit与gain
advantage、benefit、interest、favour、profit与gain这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。
英语热词 | “国家算力网”英语怎么说？
国家算力网
national computing power network
英语笑话 | 我哥哥有一份重要的工作
Jim: My brother has an important job. He works with 50 000 people under him.
吉姆：我哥哥有一份重要的工作。他手下有5万名员工。
小词详解 | dismal
What right have you to be so dismal? You're rich enough.
你有什么资格这么不高兴？你够有钱的了。
伊索寓言 | The Monkey and the Dolphin
One falsehood leads to another.
