In the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qin launched an attack on the State of Jin. The Qin army was as powerful as a broken bamboo and soon invaded the...

邯郸学步 Foolish Attempt to Imitate Walking 讲的是一个燕国少年前往赵国的邯郸学习走路的故事。这个故事也告诫人们盲目模仿他人，不仅学不到真正的本领，反而会失去自我。 I...

沉鱼落雁 Fish Sink, Goose Drop 意思是鱼见之沉入水底，雁见之降落沙洲，也用来形容女子容貌美丽动人。 It means that fish sink to the bottom of the water when they see i...

在这个快节奏的生活中，偶尔的身体不适，比如“拉肚子”可能会给我们的日常带来不少困扰。虽然这个词在中文里听起来很直接，但在国际交流中，了解并准确表达这一状况就显...

想象一下，当你第一次听到老外对你说“You're a fat cat”，心中或许会闪过一丝疑惑：难道我真的看起来那么像只圆滚滚的猫咪吗？其实不然，这里的“fat cat&rdquo...

现在很多人用词根背单词，想必大家都知道形容词后缀less意为“without”。 表示否定意义的-less是个本族语派生后缀，原意为free from或without。它主要加在名词后面，...

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the famous poet Lu You was dismissed from his official position for offending the powerful. After that, he returned to his hometo...

During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Ai Zi who met Mao Kong, a person who loved to talk big, on the road. 战国时期，有个叫艾子的人，在路上碰到了...

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a rich landlord in Taiyuan City. He was very wealthy but rather dull-witted, so he was often ridiculed. 西汉时期，在太原城...

The pipa is a traditional plucked string instrument in East Asia and has a history of more than 2,000 years in China. The instrument first known as the "pipa"...

On July 29, 1984, it was a memorable day. Xu Haifeng, a shooting athlete from China, won the gold medal in the men's free pistol slow fire event at the Los...

In 154 BC during the Han Dynasty, Dou Ying, the nephew of Empress Dowager Dou, was granted the title of Marquis of Weiqi for his meritorious deeds. 公元前 154...

Autumn begins is the thirteenth solar term of the twenty-four solar terms. Every year on August 7 or 8, when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 135 deg...

In the period of the Three Kingdoms in China, there was a minister in the State of Wei named Lu Yu. He was honest and upright in his official position and was...

The Qixi Festival, also known as the Begging for Skills Festival, the Seventh Sister Festival, Qi Jie Dan, and Qi Niang Sheng, originated in the Western Zhou D...

Once upon a time, there was a poor scholar surnamed Lu. One day, in an inn in Handan, he met Taoist Lu Weng. Lu Sheng sighed to this Taoist about how poor and...

爱美之心人皆有之，我们都喜欢别人夸自己身材好。但是小编想提醒大家，夸别人身材好，千万别说“your body is so good”，一不小心可就擦边了！为什么呢？ body有“身体...

奥运会闭幕式在英语中被称为 "Olympic Closing Ceremony"。 奥运会闭幕式：体育精神的庆祝与传承 Olympic Closing Ceremony: Celebration and Heritage of the Spirit of Spo...

曹操的军队来到长江北岸的赤壁，准备渡过长江攻打孙权。 Cao Cao's army came to Chibi on the north bank of the Yangtze River, preparing to cross the Yangtze Rive...

黔驴技穷 The donkey in Guizhou has exhausted all its skills 常用来形容一个人的手段、技能已经用尽，无法再解决问题或应对局面。 It is often used to describe a person...

A major computer system outage affected a wide range of businesses around the world beginning late last week. But the cause of the outage was quickly identified...

Are there any other parents here who have struggled to get your kids out the door on time? So you know, right? It's like herding kittens. My wife and I woul...

People who grow their own food are familiar with planting tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs, berries and other common fruits and vegetables. 自己种食物的人对种植...

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 现在是美国之音慢速英语《词汇掌故》节目。 Today, we talk about those times when things do not go as...

Summer brings very high temperatures to many parts of the United States. That can be both good news and bad news for gardens and gardeners. 夏季给美国许多地区带...