A teetotaler is someone who drinks tea, coffee and other liquids but not alcohol. Teatotaler, on the other hand, is a misspelling. What it supposedly stands for is “tea totaler”, presumably someone ...

Here, “rich” does not mean “wealthy” as in: Trump is a billionaire and, hence, a very rich man. Here, instead, “rich” means ...

Anyways, all joking aside, “having nothing to show for it” is an expression that means exactly what it says: You’ve done ...

Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

Dawn and sunrise are two different things in English. Dawn begins when it starts to get light, before the sun appears. Sunrise starts when the first part of the sun can be seen at the horizon. 在英语中黎明 ...

学几个与“wait”、“sick”等相对应的习语表达 习语表达“hold your horses”可以表达相同的含义，但听起来更地道。“Sick”、“stay positive”、“take a nap” 相对应的习语表达是什么？

Got it? Yes. To be “rich by default” is to be rich without having to work for it. Now, that’s because a royal family, such as the royal family in England, has been rich for a long time. That means ...

“In the saddle” is similar to “in the driver’s seat”, the latter referring to the seat on which a driver of an automobile sits. Needless to say, “in the saddle” were more popular before the advent of ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...

近日，中共中央、国务院印发《关于实施自由贸易试验区提升战略的意见》。 China has released a guideline for improving the country's pilot free trade zones (FTZs). The guideline was issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee ...

2025年4月16日，国家主席习近平同马来西亚总理安瓦尔在布特拉加亚总理官邸举行会谈。习近平就建设高水平战略性中马命运共同体提出三点意见。 Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the prime minister ...

2025年4月14日，中共中央总书记、国家主席习近平在越共中央驻地同越共中央总书记苏林举行会谈。习近平强调，今年是中越建交75周年暨“中越人文交流年”。 Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks with To ...