NO. EN CN 1 all or nothing 全力以赴 2 now or never 机不可失 3 make or break 成王败寇 4 do or die 生死关头 5 old money 富二代 6 new money 暴发户 7 funny money 假钞 8 easy money 不义之财 9 dear money 高利贷 10 January and May 忘年恋 11 at the drop of a hat […]
Category: Material
off a rocky start
NO. EN CN 1 that’s more like it 这才像话嘛 2 I feel the same way 完全同意 3 here’s the thing 事情是这样的 4 don’t walk all over me 不要利用我 5 what’s your beef 你在不满什么 6 you stood me up 你放我鸽子 7 you had me at “hello” 你征服了我 8 bite me 要你管 9 once upon a time […]
A flash in the pan
NO. EN CN 1 a flash in the pan 昙花一现 2 get off your high horse 别那些趾高气扬 3 poppycock 废话 4 apples and oranges 两码事 5 cool as a cucumber 稳如泰山 6 lend me your ears 听我说 7 don’t dawdle 别磨蹭了 8 that’s lame 弱爆了 9 just a hunch (肉峰, ～ back 驼背) 只是凭直觉 10 what’s […]
Take the cake
NO. EN CN 1 take the cake 拔得头筹 2 steal the thunder 抢风头 3 raise the bar 提高标准 4 clear the air 消除误会 5 promise the moon 画大饼 6 free and easy 无拘无束 7 no guts, no glory 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 8 talk the talk, walk the walk 言出必行 9 smoke and mirrors 障眼法 10 heart and […]
About Whale’s Melody
People maybe are familiar with Whale’s voice but they may not be familiar with the science behind their eerie (/ˈɪəri $ ˈɪri/) songs, because even if the scientists do not have the opportunities to figure it out unless they are blessed by the God. The key problem is that the tissues of whales are so […]
Travel
This city is famous for its wide variety of tourist attraction, several of which are recognized as World Heritage Sites. In some fans’s hearts, this city occupies an unshakable position. Some tourists are quite into its picturesque scenery, however, the others are big fans of all kinds of brilliant ancient constructions. Each year the local […]
Threats of Volcano
It’s reported that enormous ( /ɪˈnɔːrməs/ 巨大的,极大的,庞大的) magma (/’mæɡmə/ 岩浆,糊剂) intrusion (/ɪnˈtruːʒn/ 入侵) under a peninsula (/pəˈnɪnsələ/ 半岛) is causing earthquake swarms and forcing evacuations (/ɪ,vækjʊ’eʃən/ 撤离,疏散). After several tense days of earthquake swarms, people living on the peninsula are in limbo ( /ˈlɪmboʊ/ 监狱 ) as they wait to see whether a surging blob […]
Punctuations
NO. Punctuation Spelling Pronunciation Notes 1 , comma /ˈkɑːmə/ 2 . period /’pɪrɪəd/ 3 : colon /ˈkoʊlən/ 4 ; semicolon /’sɛmɪkolən/ 5 ! exclamation mark /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃn/ /mɑːrk/ 6 ? question mark /’kwɛstʃən/ /mɑːrk/ 7 ‘ ‘ single quotation marks /kwoʊˈteɪʃn/ 8 ” “ double quotation marks /kwoʊˈteɪʃn/ […]
Idiom 5
NO. Sentence Translation 1 I am tickled pink that I passed my exam. 非常开心 2 I am not into volleyball, it’s not my cup of tea. 我的菜/我的专长 3 I’m a big fan of Tom, I love him to bits. 非常喜爱 4 I’m fed up to the back teeth of his behaviors. 受够了/气极了。 5 I am […]
Dominate and evolution
In the competitive world of electric vehicles (EVs), several companies vie for the dominance. However, one company, Tesla, truly dominates the industry. Its cutting-edge (领先的/先进的; top-notch 拔尖的) innovations (改革、创新; evolution 进化; involution 内卷; revolution 革命 ) predominate in terms of market share, and its influence is predominant across various tech sectors. Elon Mush, as the CEO of […]