Have you ever accidentally sent an email with something similar to “Dear Mr. Taylor Smith…” only to discover afterward that the recipient was female? We certainly have. Ambiguous names always mess us up. In English, it’s usually pretty easy to differentiate boy names from girl names. Of course, you have the occasional unisex name (we’re…
To the couple that was playing Rock, Paper, Scissors in the subway 致那对在地铁上玩剪刀，石头，布的情侣 I am the guy in the white shirt that played the game against you. 我是那个跟你们一起玩游戏的穿白色长袖衫的男人 You won!! 你们太厉害啦 I am on my way to the hospital 其实我正在去医院的路上 for the birth of my first child, my daughter. 准备去迎接我的第一个孩子，我的女儿的出生 Thank you for the random…
“Depression” is a word we hear often because it can be used in different ways. The word “depression” has three major definitions. “沮丧”是我们经常听到的一个词，因为它可以用不同的方式。“沮丧”一词有三个主要的含义。 1. Depression 1.抑郁 A feeling of extreme unhappiness or discouragement. 极度不快乐或沮丧的感觉。 My mother went through a depression after my father’s death. 我父亲去世后，我母亲患上了抑郁症。 2. Depression 2.萧条 A severe economic recession; when an economy…
What is more important to you: the money or the work? 对你而言，工资和工作哪个更重要？ Money is always important, but the work you perform is the most important. Every employee who has quit a job in frustration knows the importance of enjoying their line of work. Let’s face it, there are a few positions that you wouldn’t do…
influx [‘ɪnflʌks] n. 注入；流感（简写flu） A massive influx of international tourists will arrive in Japan next July for the Tokyo Olympics. Most will be unaware another foreign visitor was specifically imported in preparation for their arrival: Ebola. 明年7月大批国际游客将因东京奥运会而涌入日本。大多数人都不知道，为了迎接他们的到来，另一名外国游客被专门引入日本，它就是埃博拉病毒。 Strains of the infectious virus along with four other dangerous pathogens were brought into the country last month…
This ‘Tesla hoverboard’ is what dreams are made of—but it’s just that. 这款“特斯拉单轮电动滑板车”是所有人的梦想，但也仅此而已。 If you see people on the internet freaking out over a Tesla hoverboard today, we hate to break it to you, but it’s fake. 如果你现在看见网上有人站在特斯拉单轮电动滑板车上吓坏了，我们不忍心告诉你，但其实都是假的。 A video of Tesla’s alleged newest product was posted to YouTube, and it seems to have generated…