Hot Waitress Economic Index | 漂亮服务员经济指数
The Hot Waitress Economic Index suggests that an increase in attractive waitstaff signals a weak ...
Chief table pounder | 首席拍桌官
A chief table pounder is a forceful advocate for new ideas, using emphatic hand gestures on table...
Idioms Related to Book | 与book有关的习语
This article explains ten common English idioms that use the word 'book', providing their meaning...
Down Aging | 找回童真
Futurist Faith Popcorn identifies "Down Aging" as a trend where midlifers seek to reconnect with ...
The Idol Seller | 卖神像的人
A man tries to sell an idol he claims brings fortune, but his desire for instant cash over its pr...
The Crow and the Hen | 乌鸦与母鸡
A crow, overconfident in its safety, chooses to stay in Moscow as the populace flees an invading ...
Whatever Love Means | 爱为何物
The article recounts the unlikely beginnings of the relationship between Prince Charles and Lady ...
Give It a Second Thought | 再思之
An eaglet raised among prairie chickens lives and dies believing it is one of them, never realizi...
Aphrodite | 爱与美之神阿佛洛狄特
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, emerged mysteriously from the sea. Renowned for ...
The Wolf and the Man | 狼与人
A boastful wolf, underestimating human strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking a well-armed ...
The Grateful Crane | 感恩的仙鹤
A kind woodcutter rescues an injured crane, which later returns in human form as his wife. To hel...
Could You Give Up a Favorite? | 你会放弃一个最爱吗？
The narrator observes children's fondness for both live fish and fish and chips at a garden cente...
Few True Confucians in Lu | 鲁国少儒
Zhuang Zi challenges the King of Lu's claim that his state has many Confucian scholars by arguing...
Uncle Sam and the Farmer | 山姆大叔与农夫
Uncle Sam looks down on farmers as foolish. When a farmer asks for directions, Sam gives a rude a...
Buying the Casket and Returning the Pearl | 买椟还珠
A Chu merchant's overly elaborate pearl casket so captivated a Zheng buyer that he purchased only...
The Frog in the Shallow Well | 井底之蛙
A frog living in a shallow well boasts of its perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by...
Baby Mall | 婴儿商场
A father introduces his three young children to their newborn brother in the maternity ward. The ...
The Twelve Brothers | 十二兄弟
A king vows to kill his twelve sons if his next child is a daughter. The brothers flee, swear ven...
The Brick | 当头一砖
A furious executive confronts a boy who threw a brick at his car, only to learn the act was a des...
The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A cunning fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her cheese, then offers the moral: "Do ...