与狗相关的英语习语
Dog and pony show
A flashy presentation, often in a marketing context
盛大表演，这些表演常通过较多的炒作抓住别人的兴趣
短篇小说 | The Pretext
MRS. RANSOM, when the front door had closed on her visitor, passed with a spring from the drawing-room to the narrow hall, and thence up the narrow stairs to her bedroom.
女生叫 Helki 是什么意思？
Helki 这个名字并没有特定的英文含义，它可能是一个独特的名字或者是一个在某些文化或语言中使用的名称。
词源趣谈 | atlas 地图册
在古希腊神话中，阿特拉斯（Atlas）是泰坦神族（Titans）的巨神之一。
与脚相关的英语习语
find your feet
to adjust to a new place or situation
习惯于新环境；（在新的形势下）立足，站稳脚跟
短篇小说 | The Pot-Boiler
The studio faced north, looking out over a dismal reach of roofs and chimneys, and rusty fire-escapes hung with heterogeneous garments. A crust of dirty snow covered the level surfaces, and a December sky with more snow in it lowered over them.
女生叫 Heli 是什么意思？
Heli 是一个源自芬兰的女性用英文名字，它的意思是“太阳”。
词源趣谈 | assassin 行刺者
assassin 指刺客，尤指出于政治目的而刺杀名人的刺客。它曾指 11、12世纪在波斯和叙利亚出没的一个秘密而狂热的宗教团体的成员。
与房子房屋相关的英语习语
Skeleton in the closet
An embarrassing or shameful secret
丑事，隐情
短篇小说 | The Portrait
It was at Mrs. Mellish's, one Sunday afternoon last spring. We were talking over George Lillo's portraits--a collection of them was being shown at Durand-Ruel's--and a pretty woman had emphatically declared:--
女生叫 Helga 是什么意思？
Helga 的意思是“神圣的”或“受保护的”，寓意吉祥和平安。
词源趣谈 | asparagus 芦笋
管该词源自希腊语asparagos，但它后来衍变出了方言形式 sparrow-grass，就好像麻雀爱吃这种植物似的。
