A 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loud speaker, "Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a r esult."
Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captain's voice again, "Guess what, folks. We just lost our third engine, but please be assured we can fly with only one. We will now arrive in London three hours late."
At this point, one passenger became furious. "For Pete's sake," he shouted, "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all night!"
What is language for? Some people seem to think it is for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words--the longer the words the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.
YELLOW: Yellow and black is the most unignorable colour combination in nature - tigers, stingingbees - it’s the colour that says: you’d better pay attention to me.
黄色：黄色和黑色是自然界最让人过目难忘的组合——老虎，蜜蜂都是这样一身装扮。这样的颜色是在宣告：你最好注意着点。
BROWN: Rustic, durable, wholesomeand deliciously rich are just some of the traits of the colour that’s often associated with earth and home, substance and stability.