1)剧情 plot the plot of the story 故事情节 The plot of the story is ingeniously conceived. 故事情节的构思相当巧妙。 The apparent simplicity of his plot is deceptive. 他的故事情节貌似简单，其实不然。 The plot is good but the characterization lets me down. 故事情节不错，但是人物塑造却 ...

The graceful giraffe is an inescapable image of Africa, but the animal has suffered a disturbing decline over the past three decades. Populations have plummeted in many parts due to a combination of factors, but humans are largely responsible. Increas ...

Vocabulary: learning 词汇：学习 At some point in our lives, most of us have attended a school or university lecture. These learning sessions give us some insightful nugget of knowledge or can be something we yawn through, trying to keep awake. Whatever our experience, lectures h ...

Brexit may mean Brexit to Theresa May, but the Oxford English Dictionary has come to the aid of those who wish for a less opaque definition. The word is among 1,500 new words added to the dictionary this week. Brexit一词也许只有在特里莎·梅眼里是“脱欧”的意思，对于许多人来说，该词的定义仍然模糊 ...

In a discovery that will give nutritionists the shivers, a Japanese scientist has discovered that consuming ice cream for breakfast improves a person's alertness and mental performance. 一位日本科学家发现早餐食用冰激凌可以改善人的机敏度和精神状态。这个发现一定会让营养师都颤抖了…… Yoshihi ...

万众期待的《神奇动物在哪里》(Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)终于上映了!小伙伴们去看了吗? 如果看过了的话，大家应该就知道为啥这两天社交媒体上纷纷都在转发一只名叫“嗅嗅”的小动物了。 在哈迷们埋头寻找罗琳阿姨在片中留给他们的彩蛋的时候，小编却在一遍遍回味那些神奇小动物出现的场景。 今天 ...

今日短语 “Good things come in small packages 好东西不在个大”是一个常用表达。人们常用这个说法来表示不能光从外表来判断一样东西的好坏或价值的高低，就像大盒子里可以装满便宜的毛巾，可是一个小小的盒子里却能放价值连城的金银珠宝。这句话也可以用来称赞身材娇小的人，虽然个不高，但是依然可以很有内涵或非 ...

今日短语 “Christmas comes but once a year”是一个在圣诞期间人们常用到的表达，意思是“一年才有一个圣诞节，机会难得”。人们常用这个表达来劝说其他人做一些平时不会做的事情。比如，一个人平时对饮食很谨慎，在参加圣诞聚会的时候，其他人会劝他放松一些，敞开怀大吃大喝一番，因为是圣诞节，机会难得。有时候 ...

为什么外国人过圣诞节都要吃火鸡、布丁、肉馅饼，玩圣诞拉炮，寄圣诞贺卡，挂起长筒袜，唱圣诞颂歌呢?一起了解下这些圣诞传统的起源。 Discover the fascinating stories behind these festive traditions, from Christmas food and carols to greetings cards and crackers. (1)Christmas cards 圣诞贺卡 Having ...

著名社交网站Reddit的网友Aerrix可能是这个圣诞假期最开心的人：她在神秘礼物传递网上偶遇的神秘圣诞老人居然是比尔·盖茨!而且，还从盖茨那里收到了一大堆礼物!Aerrix和网友分享了收到礼物的经历。 Be prepared. Your Secret Santa will probably disappoint you this year, cause your Secret Santa isn't Bill Ga ...