词源趣谈 | not hold a candle to 不能望其项背
someone or something can’t hold a candle to another person or thing 指前者无法与后者相提并论。
短篇小说 | Two Friends
Besieged Paris was in the throes of famine. Even the sparrows on the roofs and the rats in the sewers were growing scarce. People were eating anything they could get.
女生叫 Jessica 是什么意思？
Jessica 这个英文名字的寓意是“上帝的恩赐”或“看见耶和华”。
词源趣谈 | candidate 候选人
candidate 指正在谋求工作岗位或在选举中获得提名之人。
短篇小说 | How the Leopard Got His Spots
So they went away and lived happily ever afterward, Best Beloved. That is all.
女生叫 Jerrica 是什么意思？
Jerrica 是一个源自美式英语的女性名字，它的意思是“上帝是仁慈的”。
词源趣谈 | calculate 计算
在拉丁语中，鹅卵石写作 calculus ，后来演变成现代英语的calculate。
短篇小说 | The Interlopers
But the game for whose presence he kept so keen an outlook was none that figured in the sportsman's calendar as lawful and proper for the chase; Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy.
女生叫 Jennifer 是什么意思？
Jennifer 这个英文名源自威尔士语，意思是“纯洁的”或者“白色的 Wave”。
词源趣谈 | take the cake 坏到极点
take the cake 或 take the biscuit 指愚蠢、无礼、自私的行“为非常过分、极其讨厌”。
短篇小说 | A Lickpenny Lover
There, were 3,000 girls in the Biggest Store. Masie was one of them. She was eighteen and a selleslady in the gents' gloves.
女生叫 Jendayi 是什么意思？
Jendayi 是一个斯瓦希里语名字，意为“星期一出生的”。
