A Great Ship Asks Deep Waters When someone is told \'a great ship\',it means he or she has much power. The \'deep waters\' can extened as \'a very good position\'. So the whole sen...

美文欣赏：一切只是刚开始 We\'re Just Beginning 一切刚开始 \'We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…” “我们正在读一本书的第一章第...

海的女儿8 Very soon it was said that the prince must marry, and that the beautiful daughter of a neighboring king would be his wife, for a fine ship was being fitted out. Although ...

Battle It Out ( fight to decide how it will be done ... ) Battling it out is it fighting about the thing you want. Example: \'I really don\'t mind where we go. I\'ll let you two ba...

三令五申 三令五申 中文 三令五申 春秋时期，著名的军事家孙武（即孙子）带着他的著作《孙子兵法》去见吴王。他提出要帮助吴国训练一支强大的军队，使吴国成为一个更加强大的国家。 吴王并不是...

All Systems Are Go ( everything is working correctly and we are ready to begin ... ) We are ready to begin this complicated activity. Example: \'Are you ready?\' Reply: \'All syste...

大五个月 Five Months Older The Second World War had begun, and John wanted to join the army, but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. ...

An Axe To Grind You have \'an axe to grind\' with someone when you are angry with that person and you plan to confront them. Example: \'Tell your brother that I have an axe to grin...

Add salt to the wound 火上浇油 【说明】若将salt撒在你的wound上，是什么滋味？更为直接的说法：Pour oil on fire. 【例句】Jimmy is already very upset now he knows that he has failed th...

A Piercing Scream ( a scream so loud and high-pitched that it hurts to hear it ... ) A piercing scream is the sound made when a person yells very loud and high-pitched. Example: \'...