After four tries, Harvard returned to the top ranking of American universities by Internet Media Buzz, edging out a strong challenge by Northwestern. The University of California, Berkeley, Columbia, Caltech, and MIT all finishing within 1% of each o...
An Important tip! ''Tipping', gratuity or 'service' is handled very differently in the UK and America. It's important to get this right when you visit each place as it can affect whether the staff in bars, cafe, restaurant, hotels, hairdressers, and...
tend to, Oliver: 当英国人用 tend to 的时候，表示通常是什么样子或者通常做什么事情。 British people tend to be 他们本来的样子。 Jo: To blow your own trumpet. Oliver: 这可是一个非常有用的成语。字面上讲是...
tend to, Oliver: 当英国人用 tend to 的时候，表示通常是什么样子或者通常做什么事情。 British people tend to be 他们本来的样子。 Jo: To blow your own trumpet. Oliver: 这可是一个非常有用的成语。字面上讲是...
作为当代大学生，尤其是外语系的学生，了解其他国家的文化是非常必要的。电影鉴赏能够帮助我们在短时间内了解到更多、更有价值、更实用的英美文化和风俗。 与其他传播形式相比，电影...
1. Jobs comforter 约伯的慰问者 含义 增加对方痛苦的安慰者。 原文：So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his grief was very great. Thus, one who fa...
Why Do British Love Tea So Much? 英国人为什么这么喜欢茶? 获得101好评的回答@Stefan Trifonov Well, to put it simply- they started to drink tea because they didn't have much coffee. 简单来说，欧洲人开始喝茶是因为他们并没...
Did you know that many of the world's most popular sports originated in the United Kingdom? Since the middle of the 19th century, more than 10 official sports have been created in the UK! 你知道吗?很多世界最受欢迎的体育项目都起源于...
Girls in Britain are becoming more miserable， suggests the Childrens Societys annual report。 儿童社会年报的调查显示，英国的女孩们正在变得越来越忧伤。 Among 10 to 15-year-old girls， the charitys report says 14% are un...
Instant ramen has always been prized among college studentsbut a new study reveals that its also popular among U.S. inmates. 方便面在大学生中经常被当做珍贵的东西但是一项最新研究显示，在美国的犯人中它同样很受欢迎...
English has morphed into several other languages all over the world. 英语已经演变成世界各地好几门其它语言。 Languages are ever changing, mixing and mutating, and sometimes they give birth to new ones.Three important factors linguis...
In sociolinguistics and conversation analysis (CA), politeness strategies are speech acts that express concern for others and minimize threats to self-esteem (face) in particular social contexts. 在社会语言学角度与会话分析角度下，礼貌...
The chaotic 2016 presidential election has highlighted the defects in the US election system and the dysfunction of democracy. The email-gate uncovered by the release of the Democratic National Committee emails stunned the world, and showed that the...
掐指一算，还有不到一周就万圣节啦万圣节可以说是英语君最喜欢的西方节日了，除了party，还有吃不完的糖果!这几年国内不少朋友都开始纷纷参加各种万圣节变装晚会，也有朋友互相赠送糖...
加利福尼亚州桑尼维尔市有名的李艾维`李在论坛上发布了一个问题：哪些方面英国人比美国人做得好呢?她总共列举了23个例子来赞扬英国，这些例子涵盖食物，音乐，10英镑纸币和插头插座各...
