都邑华夏Dū yì huà xià,都邑華夏东西二京dōng xī èr jīng.東西二京The ancient capitals were splendid and glorious; both Eastern and Western capital cities.背邙面洛Bèi Máng miàn Luò,背邙面洛浮渭据泾fú Wèi jù Jīng.浮渭據涇The first of these is backed by Mount Mang and fronted by the River Luo; around the other is the swift Wei river and the meandering Jing river.宫殿盘郁Gōng diàn pán yù,宮殿盤鬱楼观飞惊lóu guān fēi jīng.樓觀飛驚Th
川流不息Chuān liú bù xī,川流不息渊澄取映yuān chéng qǔ yìng.淵澄取映The river flows without ceasing; deep, unruffled waters allow reflection.容止若思Róng zhǐ ruò sī,容止若思言辞安定yán cí ān dìng.言辭安定Let your manner by thoughtful; may what you say be calm and disciplined.笃初诚美Dǔ chū chéng měi,篤初誠美慎终宜令shèn zhōng yí lìng.慎終宜令To begin earnestly is truly excellent; but carefulness to see it through is equally h
天地玄黄,宇宙洪荒Heaven is dark, earth golden; the cosmos is vast and diffuse.日月盈昃,辰宿列张Sun and moon wax and wane; the stars are fixed in their constellations.寒来暑往,秋收冬藏Cold follows warmth in due cycle; in autumn, food is gathered for winter.闰余成岁,律吕调阳Extra days complete the year; Tuning harmonizes the yin and yang.云腾致雨,露结为霜Clouds ascend to cause rain to fall; morning dew transforms to white frost.金生丽水,
The longest and last of the three language primers for schoolchildren to learn by heart was the thousand character classic. It consists of 1,000 unique characters (except for one see below) chosen as much for calligraphy practice as for common usage of characters. It is a great achievement to not reuse the same character in such a long piece but it makes the meaning go through many contortions. It was intended to be read aloud (just like the other classics for schoolchildren) in t
Finally, make passionate love to him every day. 再着,每天都对他倾注炽热的爱。Many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love. 很多人以为浪漫之爱和激情之爱是一回事。They are very, very passionate love letters. 那是非常非常热情的情书。It tells a passionate love story. 它讲述
Fort Knox,固若金汤,坚不可破to be strongly built, often with many locks, strong doors, guards, etc., so that it is difficult for people to enter and the things kept there are safeThis home of yours is like Fort Knox. 你这所房子可以说是固若金汤。It is the Fort Knox of fried chicken. 它就是炸鸡界的诺克斯堡(Fort Knox,美国国家金库所在地。——译注)。Our ne
flying fish noodles,飞鱼面,剪刀面,剪刀面是山西省的面食小吃。因制面工具用剪刀而名,又因剪出的面条呈鱼形,亦叫剪鱼子,其制法起源于隋末。民间相传,太原公子李世民读书练武、聚才谋义,武士彟慕名拜访,时值晌午,李世民私留书房用餐。正在裁衣的长孙氏来不及备饭,急和面团用剪刀细细剪下,煮后呈食。后来李世民父子起兵大唐故地晋阳,以“剪面”之势攻取
Chinese food is often served with Sliced noodles, hand-pulled noodles, dumplings, fried dumplings, steamed buns, meat pies, fried noodles, fried rice, and wonton. 中餐常有刀削面、拉面、水饺、锅贴、小笼包、肉饼、炒面、炒饭,还有馄饨。
Speak of the devil,真不经念叨,说曹操曹操就到,说啥来啥嗬,说曹操,曹操就到——瞧,艾丽斯这不来啦!Well, speak of the devil ─ here's Alice now! 说到安琪儿你会听到他的飞声。(说到曹操,曹操就到。)Talk of an angel and you'll hear his wings. Speak of the devil 也可以说是talk of the devil,含义是 someone you have just been talking about walks into the room where you are.即:一个你刚刚谈论过的
Helen of Troy(特洛伊的海伦),;femme fatale(蛇蝎美人); Dangerous Beauty(红颜祸水)It is not proper that people always attribute the fall of a country to Helen of Troy. 人们总把国家覆灭的原因归结为红颜祸水,这太不合适了。After more dangerous beauty is often seen before. 往往美景多是在经过危险后才看到的。