英语词源(etymology)

词源趣谈 | buccaneer 海盗

2022年4月13日

buccaneer  指海盗,尤指 17、18世纪下半叶出没于西印度群岛一带、劫掠西班牙船只的海盗。

短篇小说 | The Veteran

2022年4月12日

Out of the low window could be seen three hickory trees placed irregularly in a meadow that was resplendent in spring-time green.

短篇小说 | Eveline

2022年4月11日

SHE sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired.

女生叫 Jada 是什么意思?

2022年4月11日

Jada 这个英文名字的寓意可以有多种解释。在希伯来语中,Jada 意味着“知道”或“明智”,寓意拥有智慧和理解力。

短篇小说 | The Man In The Moon

2022年4月10日

What! Have you never heard the story of the Man in the Moon? Then I must surely tell it, for it is very amusing, and there is not a word of truth in it.