美语世界

• APAD: Disagreeing without being disagreeable - 移花接木 - ♂ (11046 bytes) () 05/09/2026  08:13:06

• +10000!! IMHO, personal attack is a big No-No regardless - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  08:30:37

• Facts&reasoning based discussion + agree 2 disagree R best!! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  08:48:14

• It depends. Not every conversation is worth engaging in. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  09:30:13

• Sounds like a tall order. My wife found me disagreeable even - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  10:03:11

• when I totally unconditionally agreed in every way:-( - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  10:05:45

• Poor 7G, but as 清官难断家务事, so no comment, sorry ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  10:16:42

• 看来7G兄的太太多半是貌美如花，才貌双全。所以周瑜黄盖，愿打愿挨吧。真幸福。哈哈 - JoyAnna. - ♀ (167 bytes) () 05/09/2026  10:31:47

• I strongly doubt this “ totally unconditionally”：） - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/09/2026  13:45:40

• APAD: Civility costs nothing - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (5856 bytes) () 05/08/2026  08:09:30

• Civility vs politeness----> internally vs externally - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  09:33:03

• Very good thought (2 chew on... I never thought this way :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  09:47:05

• Guess characters'll b the same, in &/or out. & time'll tell. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  09:51:17

• Second this：） - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  10:40:18

• Hear, Hear! ~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  11:10:04

• It chips away ego and makes me feel small. Costs me dearly:) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  09:56:41

• :-) Very Sorry Bro, but I know U better than that!! ~~ Never - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  10:04:44

• meant 2 bruise any1's ego, on a high horse is a turn off 2Me - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/08/2026  10:09:49

• APAD: Nutty as a fruitcake - 移花接木 - ♂ (1227 bytes) () 05/06/2026  09:06:01

• Hear Hear! :-) know a relative who is nutty as a fruitcake @ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  09:12:05

• times (not the sweet 1 :-) & 胃下垂's very nutty this morning~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  09:15:08

• Some nutty relatives r standard configuration of one's life - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  13:06:24

• Some ideas sound nutty as a fruitcake, - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  09:35:22

• but they just might work. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  09:35:40

• My fruitcakes don't have nut - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  13:06:47

• Fruit 和nut 有时候意思是一样的，都有搞怪怪咖的意味。比如 - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/07/2026  05:19:56

• You are bananas. You’re nuts. 是类似的美式俚语～～ - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/07/2026  05:21:40

• Fruitcakes taste good w/ coffee. I don't mind the nuts:-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  12:49:23

• Hahaha, 4 some reason, I feel that’s what U r going 2 say - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  12:55:28

• But the “fruitcake” here might b bitter than espresso ;-)) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  12:58:38

• poor nuts get caught in the crossfire; unfair - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  13:09:01

• somehow reminds me of APAD: short end of the stick :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/06/2026  14:31:20

• APAD: Take a back seat - 7grizzly - ♂ (13993 bytes) () 05/04/2026  08:59:53

• Being a straight shooter, 1. I think Ur E is very good! 2. I - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:04:29

• like 2 b in a back seat, watching as World goes by&Smiling~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:07:59

• (+shout out "emperor's new clothes" sometimes from there :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:11:01

• Thanks. Learning never stops. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  15:37:21

• Chinese community groups in New York have strong partnership - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:18:55

• with local governments and communities. During the early - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:19:45

• stages of the pandemic, we donated masks to hospitals - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:20:29

• and received coverage from local TV and newspapers.这是新闻媒体报道 - JoyAnna. - ♀ (161 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:22:01

• wow! what an achievement! - zhouqichan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:38:08

• Love NYC! - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  15:37:50

• 7G兄太谦虚. A rising generation of Chinese is showing - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:24:31

• we don’t have to take a back seat！ - JoyAnna. - ♀ (167 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:24:59

• 赞态度 - zhouqichan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:39:29

• Thanks but rising or falling, there's a lot to learn. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  15:38:59

• While car backseat might have different meaning --> for boss - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:36:37

• improper to take back seat while riding with co-workers; - 移花接木 - ♂ (31 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:39:21

• I'd always thought of car backseats before this APAD - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  15:41:15

• at least so in China, I guess - zhouqichan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:40:30

• 学习了，这个系列好，learn catchy English - zhouqichan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:39:08

• & is open for new contributors, regular as well as random - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:41:01

• yep, APAD is a train w/ no backseats :-))) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  09:44:55

• Birds of a feather flock together - zhouqichan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  10:00:05

• That’s Y we r together here ==Each&Everyday== 4 3+ years! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  10:00:53

• (since Feb 18, 2024 4 me :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  10:03:02

• （Pls don't block/拉黑 regular hosts if post APAD. Thx!) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  10:33:17

• Thanks. We like it. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  15:42:09

• Language is not the one that has kept us at the door你的英文已经很好 - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  10:18:17

• + 100! Language’s but a tool, let characters shine through~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  10:19:20

• Thanks. Learning never stops. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/04/2026  15:43:16

• APAD: Queer someone's pitch - 移花接木 - ♂ (1309 bytes) () 05/03/2026  09:28:09

• Learned & am smiling ;-)) Guess troublemakers r those who - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  09:43:34

• like 2 queer others pitch? ~~ Thx 4 sharing! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:00:19

• Nice verb! phrase learned and word relearned. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:23:27

• "to steal someone's thunder" should be in the same basket. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:24:05

• heard people "stealing AI's thunder" more nowadays ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:31:10

• haha. QuitGPT is gathering storm. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:33:37

• didn't know it b4, just checked the site, C some hope now:-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:49:46

• Hear Hear! That's the beauty & magic of idiom & Y we r here! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  10:33:59

• The best way to deal with people like that is to ignore them - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  13:53:42

• Don’t play their game. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  13:54:09

• Focus on your own path. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  13:54:41

• a wise idea - zhouqichan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/03/2026  20:52:35

• APAD: Life is but a vapor - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (4425 bytes) () 05/02/2026  07:56:06

• Added: my reading of 一首要快乐生活的短诗（在下：-） - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (1096 bytes) () 05/02/2026  08:10:39

• and nasty, brutish, and short :-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  11:13:27

• True! But, if there wasn’t night there won’t be day;-) So - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  11:45:43

• suffering & enjoyment R 2 sides of the same coin, IMHO ~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  11:48:02

• 龟虽寿更是从标题到内容直抒其意: 神龟虽寿，犹有竟时。螣蛇乘雾，终为土灰。老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已。 - 移花接木 - ♂ (58 bytes) () 05/02/2026  12:16:08

• “老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已” ，好威武！大赞曹孟德！Think lots of us r above or - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  12:40:51

• getting close 2 a time that we know what happiness means ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  12:44:51

• (of course, each to their own) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  13:15:05

• Life is but a vapor that vaporizes like 白驹过隙Today is present - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  20:28:06

• Yes. ”We can’t have the best, make the best of what we have” - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/02/2026  20:46:33

• What is humanity? #3 （读文城博文有感） - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (4611 bytes) () 05/01/2026  08:56:54

• Haha,I don't even remember saying that,but I am thankful:) - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2026  09:49:05

• The world is departing and deviating from its own humanity:) - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2026  09:52:00

• "all those good old times, only existing in memories -移花接木-" - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/01/2026  11:30:10

• :-) Here it comes: - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (13439 bytes) () 05/01/2026  09:53:55

• APAD: At the drop of a hat - 移花接木 - ♂ (1175 bytes) () 04/30/2026  04:31:39

• Learned &reminds me of my Nortel carrying pager time: needed - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  04:59:05

• 2 go 2 office @ the drop of a hat when it beeped,even @night - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  05:01:32

• 万恶的资本主义 - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  08:27:31

• +1! (It was even worse on weekends: hard 2 find babysitter) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  09:51:26

• sigh! all those good old times, only existing in memories - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  12:35:44

• I'm ready but some hats take time to reach the ground... - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  08:26:30

• let the hat fly for a little while - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  12:36:40

• Short-tempered people tend to lose their tempers at the drop - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  08:26:51

• of a hat. Taking deep breaths and walking away from - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  08:36:45

• the situation will help. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  08:37:27

• dip their head in toilet also help - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  12:50:48

• 还记起个funny but true story: Maowi the cat runs 2 me @ the drop - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  11:29:04

• of a hat each time when I cry "hurt！”, like a firefighter:-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/30/2026  11:30:46