GuoLuke22005-08-19 10:23:37回复悄悄话
The rational for having it automatically included is that more often than not you will need it, so it is more convenient to have it provided. I'm here to illustrate the usage of "more often than not".
GuoLuke22005-08-15 08:47:44回复悄悄话
"I guess my point is, for us to say that the Iranians can do whatever they want to do, and we won't, under any circumstances, exercise a military option, would be for them to have a license to do whatever they want to do," Senator McCain said.
GuoLuke22005-08-01 15:16:33回复悄悄话
说某人吓得腿都软了, 可以用'His knees were putty', which is used in John Grisham's novel 'The Client'.
GuoLuke22005-06-22 14:22:00回复悄悄话
In a VOA news script about the summit between Sharon and Abbas, the author commented: "Listening to comments from the two sides one might be tempted to wonder if they are talking about the same meeting."
GuoLuke22005-06-13 09:44:17回复悄悄话
"Now what I've got to tell you has to be kept within the confines of this room." Colonel Potter said when he's gonna to tell a top secret.
GuoLuke22005-06-13 09:42:03回复悄悄话
In Chinese, we say "人有多大胆,地有多大产“. In comparison, Colonel Potter said "the body can do remarkable things if the mind will let it" when the doctors were trying to use placebos to relieve the pains of the wounds.
GuoLuke22005-06-13 09:27:46回复悄悄话
In Chinese, we say "赖蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉“. In MASH 6, Hawkeye said to Charles when he didn't believe Charles dated Audrey Hepburn, "Quasimodo would have a better chance of dating Audrey Hepburn than you".
GuoLuke22005-06-09 09:19:35回复悄悄话
"Give you people an inch, you take a mile" Colonel Potter said to his fellows when they're preparing the Derby Day Kentucky Party.
GuoLuke22005-05-24 11:52:50回复悄悄话
"He is on the rocks." means he drunk too much alcohol.
GuoLuke22005-05-20 08:38:17回复悄悄话
"You sure this is just between us?" "Nobody else is gonna know. Only the one who knows everything." "Colonel Potter?" "I'm speaking of the Lord."
GuoLuke22005-05-20 08:30:49回复悄悄话
It won't cost you a farthing. (Farthing is like a "fen" in RMB).