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Minister: We are gathered here today in the sight of God, and in the face of this company, to join together (Groom’s Name) and (Bride’s Name) in holy ...

手掌朝前的 “ V “ 形手势，在美国文化中有三种截然不同的意义。The palm-forward “ V “ sign, formed by raising and spreading the first two fingers, has had three distinct connotatio...

在美国租车 在美国租车旅行既节省开支，又方便舒适，更是浪漫刺激。驾车旅行必须严格遵守交通规则：系上安全带；按交通灯指示行驶；如遇校车（一律为黄色）停下接送学生，双向行驶的所有车辆必须停止；按规定车速驾驶，车在高速公路上行驶时，其最低时速为40英里，最高时速只能在65英里左右，市内时速一般在25至35...

Hotel workers depend on tips to augment their usually small salaries.Rather than being annoyed at having to tip the doorman who greets you, consider i...

　英语姓名的一般结构为：教名+自取名+姓。如 William Jafferson Clinton。但在很多场合中间名往往略去不写，如 George Bush，而且许多人更喜欢用昵称取代正式教名，如 Bill Clinton。上述教名和中间名又称个人名。 现将英语民族的个人名、昵称和姓氏介绍如下： I...

British women are becoming increasingly wealthier than men, according to research from an investment bank published on Monday. Researchers for Investe...

Michael Mastronardi--Wednesday, March 09, 2005 At the end of last November, I enjoyed the singularly pleasurable experience of visiting The Heavenly L...

　1、付帐(cash)：右手拇指、的食指和中指在空中捏在一起或在另一只手上作出写字的样子，这是表示在饭馆要付帐的手势。 2、“动脑筋”(use your brain)“机敏一点”(being clever)：用手指点点自己的太阳穴。 3、“傻瓜”(fool)：用拇指按住鼻尖摇动其四指，或十指分开。也...

Do Americans have any morals?That's a good question.Many people insist that ideas about right and wrong are merely personal opinions.Some voices,t...

继昨天之后，网友Steve Lin今天又给我发来一篇英语文章，介绍美国官场上的官话(bureaucratese)，作者是加州大学San Diego分校的一位教授。我看了看，觉得很有意思，所以我决定再写一个小帖子，简单介绍一下什么是官话，以及官话对英语表达方式的不良影响。所谓官话，就是在英语中，故意用...