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2010-05-31盘点加拿大90后的显著特征

A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax... [查看全文]

2010-05-29“你有权保持沉默”的由来

编者按:在警匪罪案片的美剧或者电影中,你常常可以听到“你有权保持沉默,但你所说……”有时在香港电影或者港剧中也能听到这样的对白,让这段话的由来是什么呢? Y... [查看全文]

2010-05-28美国五大最搞怪的传统节日

Ostrich Festival   Chandler, Arizona   At this annual bash celebrating the southern Arizona tradition of ostrich ranching, revelers ca... [查看全文]

2010-05-27金酸梅奖的由来及英文含义

提到奥斯卡,另有一个年度奖项不容错过,那就是早一天颁发的金酸梅奖。这评判年度最差电影的金酸梅奖到底有什么来历?为什么偏偏是金酸梅不是金葡萄咧?原来还有一个... [查看全文]

2010-05-26美国人的仪容整洁与个人卫生

Grooming and personal hygiene Grooming and personal hygiene have been around for ages. It's hard to imagine a time when people weren't conc... [查看全文]

2010-05-25美式名字与称谓

"What's in a name?" According to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, not too much. "That which we call a rose by any other name would sm... [查看全文]

2010-05-19撒娇的艺术

导读:众所周知,跨国恋人间存在许多无法忽视的文化差异。而“撒娇(play the woman)”就是其中之一,老外不知其为何物,中国人又对其乐此不疲。下面,让我们随China Daily... [查看全文]

2010-05-06全球最流行的十大男性英文名

吴彦祖Daniel   Andrew 安德鲁[英语男子名]源出希腊语:有男子气概的。圣经中耶稣的12门徒之一。本名入选2006美国十大最流行男子英文名。   Anthony 安东尼[英、法... [查看全文]

2010-04-27美国饮食文化:吃什么就是什么

"You are what you eat."Nutrition experts often use this saying to promote better eating habits.What we put in our mouths does become a part... [查看全文]

2010-04-27十二生肖在英语中的喻义

生肖是代替十二地支、用来表示人们出生的12种动物,即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪。如寅年出生的人属虎,卯年出生的人... [查看全文]