清明(Tomb Sweeping Day )禁忌: 懷孕婦女要避開清明拜山活動。 謹慎在先人墓地照相,更忌諱照相時將其他墳墓拍進鏡頭。 不要清明節(jié)當天去探... [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]
編輯點評:在愚人節(jié)這一天,作怪是天經地義的事情,整人和被整都不奇怪。在英語中,愚人節(jié)里被耍的人叫做“April Fish”,為什么會和“魚”有關呢?這背后可是有故事的哦。 ... [查看全文]
相關專題: 愚人節(jié)專題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:我們?yōu)榱松娑?,不是為了吃而生存。同中國一樣,英美國家也習慣一日三餐。早餐的時間因人而異,一般是... [查看全文]
一個外賓想上廁所,便對翻譯說:“I wonder if I can go somewhere?”(我可以方便一下嗎?)而翻譯卻把somewhere誤解為“某處”,因而回答道“Yes, you can ... [查看全文]
相關專題: 愚人節(jié)專題 1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest 1957: The respected BBC news announced that thanks to a very mild winter and... [查看全文]
編輯點評:清明作為節(jié)日,與純粹的節(jié)氣又有所不同。節(jié)氣是我國物候變化、時令順序的標志,而節(jié)日則包含著一定的風俗活動和某種紀念意義 Qingming Festival(清明節(jié)英語介紹) The Qingm [查看全文]