To turn over a new leaf 改过自新 图片1 A meerkat plays amongst the fallen leaves at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling, Scotland. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA 今日小常识 Meerkats are sociable animals, which often live in large family gr...
Wearing different hats 身兼多职 图片1 People wear different coloured hats at a celebration in Taiwan. Photo: Pichi Chuang/Reuters 今日小常识 In English, there are many different types of hat, which have appeared in popular fiction or telev...
In someone's good books 得到某人的好感 A woman sorts books at a book fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters 今日小常识 The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world, with over 7,000 exhibitors and 3,000...
A hive of activity 一片繁忙的景象 图片1 A blue-coloured honeycomb from a beehive in Ribeauville, France. Photo: Vincent Kessler/Reuters. 今日小常识 Beekeepers in northern France were surprised to find their bees producing honey in unnat...
Inside out 里面翻到外面了 图片1 A plastinated goat. Photo: Miro Kuzmanovic/Reuters 今日小常识 Plastination is a technique used to preserve bodies after death. It was developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977, and replaces water and fat in...
To see red 大怒 People visit a red, echo-free chamber in Valetta. Photo: Darrin Zammit/Reuters 今日小常识 The colour red is associated with many different emotions, including anger and danger, probably because it is the colour of blood. Many r...
All that glitters is not gold 闪闪发亮的并不都是金子 图片1 A model wears a gold outfit by British designer Sarah Burton during Paris fashion week. Photo: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters 今日小常识 Beekeeping inspired the collection by fashi...
To bubble over 充满喜悦的感情 Ukrainian children in Kiev take part in a world record attempt for the most people in a bubble. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters 今日小常识 Soap bubble artists give entertaining performances, creating all sorts o...
To teach an old dog new tricks 因循守旧者很难接受新事物 A dog wipes out during the Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach. Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters 今日小常识 The Surf City Surf Dog competition is held annually on Huntin...
Nerves of steel 有胆量 图片1 Martin Kaymer makes the match-winning putt for Team Europe in the 2012 Ryder Cup in Illinois. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty 今日小常识 The Ryder Cup is a golf competition between teams from Europe and the Unit...