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I have sat for the CATTI (China Aptitude Test for Translators and Interpreters) three times.
In explaining the word "alignment" to a friend the other day, I used her own dieting experience. She has for years tried to lose weight but, so far, in vain.
Nanking, an documentary film about the Nanjing Massacre in which some 300,000 Chinese were murdered made the...
Despite his prattle about cutting the deficit, a grudging nod to global climate change, and yet another plea...
Data recently compiled by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University...
Reader question: "What does this - Life is what happens to us when we're making other plans - mean?"
What does the term "leverage advantage" mean? Would you please complement the question with examples on its usage?
In your last column (Gazza is 'showing her up'), in the sentence - Gazza called her 'his "rock"' - does 'rock' mean cocaine? Just a guess.
In this quote - 'The man took a position today to show me up on national television. Everyone could see that' - what does 'show me up' mean?
In the news, the NBA started the New Year with leather balls, replacing synthetic balls introduced just two months ago at the beginning of the 2006-07 season.
"Stay the course", a favorite tagline of US President George Bush, was named top catch phrase of 2006...
Continuing with our discussion of the phrase "turn something on its head", let me give a few examples culled from news reports.
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