To fly off the handle 大发脾气 Is this BMX rider really flying? Photo: David Ramos 今日小常识 BMX is an abbreviation for bicycle motocross - the X is used as a symbol for 'cross'. BMX bikes are especially tough for use on dirt tracks and jum...
A load of rubbish 低质量或不真实的东西 People near a rubbish dump in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Photo: Getty Images/ Noel Celis 今日小常识 The capital of the Philippines, Manila, has banned disposable plastic shopping bags because rub...
Culture vulture 文化秃鹰 A King Vulture at a zoo in Panama City. Photo: AFP / Rodrigo Arangua 今日小常识 There are 16 different types of vulture. Many kinds have bald heads, without normal feathers, so they can feed on dead animals without g...
To make a beeline for 直奔过去 A bee collects nectar from a sunflower on a field in Switzerland. Photo: Reuters/ Arnd Wiegmann 今日小常识 Bees perform an essential role by moving pollen and nectar from one flower to another. They pollinate t...
All the colours of the rainbow 五颜六色 A Buddhist hangs colourful lanterns in preparation for the birthday of Buddha. Photo by Getty Images/Chung Sung-Jun. 今日小常识 The colours of a rainbow seen by a human eye are red, orange, yellow, gre...
A sharp tongue 言语尖刻 Ouch! Don't try this at home. Photo: AFP/ Sam Panthakysam 今日小常识 The photo shows an Indian man pushing a sword across his tongue in a ritual for Qudri Rafai Junoon Ali Sai, a local Sufi saint who died in 1971. 照片...
To have a big mouth 大嘴巴 图片1 A man is covered in coloured corn flour powder at the Holi One festival in Cape Town. Photo: Mark Wessels/Reuters 今日小常识 Inspired by the original Holi Festival in India, Holi One Festivals have travelled...
A big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 图片1 A whale shark - the world's largest fish. Photo: Reuters/ David Loh 今日小常识 Whale sharks are the world's largest fish; the longest ever recorded was over 13 metres. They are harmless fi...
A yellow streak 胆小如鼠 图片1 A dancer has his body painted to look like a yellow tiger as part of an awareness campaign in Kolkata, India. Photo: AP/ Bikas Das 今日小常识 Tigers are the largest species of cat in the world. Although there...
Duck!低头! 图片1 Thousands of plastic ducks float down the River Thames in the Great British Duck Race. Photo: Anthony Devlin/ PA Wire. 今日小常识 The yellow duck in the photograph was among around 250,000 other blue plastic ducks floating...