清明(Tomb Sweeping Day )禁忌: 懷孕婦女要避開(kāi)清明拜山活動(dòng)。 謹(jǐn)慎在先人墓地照相,更忌諱照相時(shí)將其他墳?zāi)古倪M(jìn)鏡頭。 不要清明節(jié)當(dāng)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(diǎn)評(píng):在愚人節(jié)這一天,作怪是天經(jīng)地義的事情,整人和被整都不奇怪。在英語(yǔ)中,愚人節(jié)里被耍的人叫做“April Fish”,為什么會(huì)和“魚(yú)”有關(guān)呢?這背后可是有故事的哦。 ... [查看全文]
相關(guān)專(zhuān)題: 愚人節(jié)專(zhuān)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)榱松娑裕皇菫榱顺远?。同中?guó)一樣,英美國(guó)家也習(xí)慣一日三餐。早餐的時(shí)間因人而異,一般是... [查看全文]
一個(gè)外賓想上廁所,便對(duì)翻譯說(shuō):“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(guān)專(zhuān)題: 愚人節(jié)專(zhuān)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(diǎn)評(píng):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(guó)物候變化、時(shí)令順序的標(biāo)志,而節(jié)日則包含著一定的風(fēng)俗活動(dòng)和某種紀(jì)念意義 Qingming Festival(清明節(jié)英語(yǔ)介紹) The Qingm [查看全文]