短篇小说 | Two Gallants

2023年4月23日

THE grey warm evening of August had descended upon the city and a mild warm air, a memory of summer, circulated in the streets.

英语词源(etymology)

词源趣谈 | play possum 假装睡着,装死

2023年4月23日

play possum 指为了欺骗某人而装睡、装死或装傻。这一表达与美洲负鼠的习性有关,它们为了免于受到其他动物的威胁或攻击而装死或假装失去知觉。

短篇小说 | The Enchanted Bluff

2023年4月22日

We had our swim before sundown, and while we were cooking our supper the oblique rays of light made a dazzling glare on the white sand about us.