清明(Tomb Sweeping Day )禁忌: 怀孕妇女要避开清明拜山活动。 谨慎在先人墓地照相,更忌讳照相时将其他坟墓拍进镜头。 不要清明节当天去探... [查看全文]
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after vernal equinox (春分) every year. It comes between March 22 and April 25. this year it falls on 4th, April. The word Easter is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. Chris [查看全文]
编辑点评:在愚人节这一天,作怪是天经地义的事情,整人和被整都不奇怪。在英语中,愚人节里被耍的人叫做“April Fish”,为什么会和“鱼”有关呢?这背后可是有故事的哦。 ... [查看全文]
相关专题: 愚人节专题The first of April is commonly known as April Fools' Day, and it is customarily on this... [查看全文]
Cultural practices, cultural differences, local manners, and mores: traveling the globe can be a behavioral minefield, even when you ha... [查看全文]
Because it makes them seem powerful. In Western culture, we read from left to right, and we watch theater and television that way, ... [查看全文]
有句格言:We eat to live,not live to eat.意思是:我们为了生存而吃,不是为了吃而生存。同中国一样,英美国家也习惯一日三餐。早餐的时间因人而异,一般是... [查看全文]
一个外宾想上厕所,便对翻译说:“I wonder if I can go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下吗?)而翻译却把somewhere误解为“某处”,因而回答道“Yes, you can ... [查看全文]
相关专题: 愚人节专题 1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest 1957: The respected BBC news announced that thanks to a very mild winter and... [查看全文]
编辑点评:清明作为节日,与纯粹的节气又有所不同。节气是我国物候变化、时令顺序的标志,而节日则包含着一定的风俗活动和某种纪念意义 Qingming Festival(清明节英语介绍) The Qingm [查看全文]