They have their own beaches. Their own parks. They can come with you to dinner and even to the spa. You can pay a little extra for some of them to sit with you on an airplane. 它们有自己的沙滩,有自己的公园,可与你共进晚餐
As technology has evolved, so too have the stars it creates. Forget Hollywood glitz and glam—the hottest celebs today have fur, feathers, scales, or claws. Pet influencers are taking over social media
The pet industry is a highly lucrative1 market full of opportunities for animal lovers to find their calling. From veterinary2 services to pet-centered retail operations, there are various jobs availa
In recent years, technological advances have touched nearly every human industry. Now the pet industry is starting to benefit, with artificial intelligence (AI) at the heart of new technologies design
One of the real pleasures of exotic pets is quite simply how many different species there are available. From the common to the rare, from the cheap to the expensive, and from the easy to care for to
He Qi, an English teacher from Guangzhou city, divorced last month. He and his ex-wife split their properties quickly and amicably, but could not escape a big quarrel over their two dearest possession
Decades ago as a young boy, Zhao Bo loved travelling with his tailor father on visits to ancient towns and villages across China collecting traditional clothes once worn by their Han Chinese ancestors
A dying boy finds his answer to peace. 男孩临终寻得安眠。 “What if Death forgets to come for your soul? What happens then?” “要是死神忘记来带走一个人的灵魂怎么办?会出什么事吗?” “Death always finds you. He is not forgetful...” “死
I think often, since I started working here, about the appetite for life. For three years I’ve been coming to play in the unit two or three days a month. Each time with someone different. Sometimes a
To the people who know me best, I am a bizarre mix of discipline and ineffectuality. I rearrange my fridge daily with the efficiency of a professional Tetris player, but I once vanquished a snake plan
St. Patrick’s Day is filled with its own unique traditions. If you don’t wear something green, you can expect to be pinched. You might take part in a traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner by eating cor
Although Albert Einstein wasn’t an entrepreneur, he was such an out-of-the-box1 thinker that his wisdom can also apply to business. Einstein’s quotes are particularly insightful on matters such as wor
On December 22, 2022, popular password manager LastPass delivered a hunk of coal1 to its 30 million users: their sensitive information had been compromised2 in a security breach. 2022年12月22日,广受欢迎的密码管
The hero of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is trapped in a wheelchair, and we’re trapped, too—trapped inside his point of view, inside his lack of freedom and his limited options. When he passes his l
Elisabeth Bachofen-Echt was the daughter of August and Serena Lederer, Gustav Klimt’s most important patrons. The family’s collection eventually grew to include some fifteen canvases by the artist, am
Next time you’re irritated that ants have gotten into your kitchen, you might take a moment to consider their extraordinary powers of perception. 当你下次再为厨房里进入蚂蚁而苦恼时,不妨静下来想一想它们那超强的感知能力。 These tiny an
Located right between Victoria and Għajnsielem, Xewkija is the oldest settlement in Malta’s sister island, Gozo. The village’s name is derived from the term “xewk” which denotes “thorns” or “thistles”
Julius Caesar’s bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since. 公元前44年3月15日,裘力斯·恺撒被血腥暗
“排名”是我们日常生活中经常见到和使用的一个词,也是学术英语写作、英语四六级、研究生英语入学考试、雅思等图表作文经常要用到的表达。但很多同学往往苦于词汇贫乏,要么一筹莫展,不知如何表述,要么只会反复使用单一的rank。其实,英语中有关“排名”的表达非常丰富,掌握得好,不仅可以使语言表达多样化,而且可以为表述添彩。笔者根据日常积累在此归纳如下: 1. “排名第X”一般可以表达为“rank / pl
“水利”一词,在汉语语境里是一个使用频率较高、语义也比较明确的常用词,但在译为英语时却出现了多种不同的译法,如water resources、hydraulic engineering、water、hydraulic、water conservancy、water conservation、hydro-、water economy等,均可见于国内网站、出版物或英语新闻报道中。这在其他专业学科或行业
根据语境判断词的意思及词汇使用的适当性,是每一位译员应有的能力和习惯。但是要建立这种能力、培养这种习惯,则需要找出语言的规律,同时进行大量的实践。这一期我们继续讨论中文一些常用词在翻译中的处理方法。 1. 内容 “内容”这个词使用频率极高。《现代汉语词典(第7版)》对它的释义是:事物内部所含的实质或存在的情况。与“内容”相对应的英文词是content,在翻译中使用频率也很高。在很多情况下,用c
Thank Heaven! I have caught it… I am in a corner seat, the compartment is not crowded, the train is about to start, and for an hour and a half, while we rattle towards that haven of solitude2 on the h
五行学说是中国古人根据事物的不同形态、性质和作用所进行的分类,将其归属为木、火、土、金、水“五行”之中,用以解释人体生理、病理、病因的理论,构成了中医的学术基础。 The Five Elements are a classification by the ancient Chinese who categorized the world’s substances into wood, fire,
“马上”“立刻”,包括口语中常说的“立马”,我知道的英语说法有at once、immediately、right away、on the spot等等。我在The Rose Code这本书里又学到了一个新的表达方法:in a jiff。这是我第一次见到jiff这个英语单词。查阅了《新时代英汉大词典》才知道,jiff = jiffy,意思是“一会儿,瞬间”。但是这本词典没有收录in a jiff这个
考研英语大作文(即看图作文)中,经常出现人物之间的对话或人物的心理活动。比如:2022年考研英语看图作文是两个学生讨论是否应该去听校园讲座,其中一个学生说“不是我们专业的,听了也没多大用”,另一个说“听听总会有好处”;2021年考研英语看图作文是父子俩关于传统戏曲的对话,其中儿子说“爸爸,好多同学说唱戏不好玩”,但爸爸却说“你不是喜欢吗?那就够了”;2020年的考题涉及两个人物关于工作任务的心理活
四 级 Directions: Suppose your university is conducting a survey to collect students’ opinions of online classes. You are to write a response to the survey about their advantages and disadvantag
Love begins... on the Internet If you ask your parents how they met, they might say ‘at school’ or ‘at work’, or possibly ‘in a bar’. If you ask the same question to couples these days, it is very li
Lack of food The population of the Earth is still going up and scientists are worried that there will not be enough food for everybody in the middle of this century. One unusual plant from Madagascar