- Industry: Translation & localization
- Number of terms: 396
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Epping Forest has a rich history full of stories of battles, murders and witchcraft. Due to its location near London, it's also known as burial area for murder victims. Among others, the ghost of the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin is said to haunt the forest. Poltergeist activity is also a regular occurrence, with people reporting being pushed or touched by unseen hands. Headless apparition of a biker and a horse-drawn coach has been seen in the dead of night. A troubled spirit is said to run out in front of vehicles, staring into the drivers eyes before disappearing right before them. The ghost of a young girl who reportedly drowned near the Kings Oak Pub has been seen, as well as a headless horseman.
There is even a spot called Hangman's Hill. Legend has it that if you park on the hill the car will roll up it instead of down as you reach the top. And when you look straight ahead you will see the tree where a man was hung. It is believed to be pulled up the hill by the hangman.
Industry:Natural environment
San Zhi Resort is located on the outskirts of Taipei in northern part of Taiwan. It was originally constructed for wealthy urban families to be able to escape the city on weekends. Construction of this site began in 1978, but was abandoned just two years later. There are no records which would explain why but rumor has it that there was a series of fatal accidents.
Some believe that this site is haunted (stating that they have seen apparitions, heard voices in empty rooms etc., while others claim that even if there isn't any single report of a ghost sighting that doesn't mean that this place is not cursed and still prefer to avoid it from far.
Industry:Resorts & casinos
Hypermnesia is the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory. Hypermnesia can also be described as "photographic memory".
Industry:Psychology
This idiom literally means to walk or step on solid ground. Basically, it's a way of saying 'focus on the fundamentals, keep working hard, and don't stop'. This is a great saying for bosses to reiterate and might be thought to be equivalent to "keep your eye on the ball".
Industry:Culture
Zì yoú zì zaì is that old free and easy feeling. It can be said of a person's (or animal's, I suppose) attitude, personality, or behavior, or can describe the a feeling, whether given by a place or a person.
Industry:Culture
Literally this phrase means to "throw out a brick to attract jade" and means to toss an idea out there. Perhaps you know the idea isn't great but you're hoping just throwing it out there in the hopes that it may spur others to have better ideas.
Industry:Culture
There's a very similar expression to this idiom in English: easier said than done. But the Chinese version of this saying is slightly more combative, literally meaning "talking of what is easy"?
Industry:Culture
The meaning of this idiom is relatively straightforward - "self-contradictory" - but the story behind it is fascinating. It comes from an ancient tale of a salesman who claimed that he sold a spear (矛) so powerful it could pierce anything while also saying his shield (盾) could not be pierced.
Industry:Culture
Literally, this idiom means to draw a snake but add a foot. The meaning behind it is that something has been ruined by trying to add something unnecessary. We have a similar expression in English, though it's fallen into disuse - "to gild the lily".
Industry:Culture
Similar to the English expression - "to cast pearls before swine" - this idiom means to "play the qin (an ancient Chinese wind instrument) for a cow." It is usually used to indicate that someone is speaking to the wrong person about the wrong thing.
Industry:Culture
