Hollywood comedy “The Producers” tells the story of Max and Leo, who take hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors to stage a Broadway musical, then choose the worst script, the worst director and the worst cast they can find so the show will flop and they can keep the money.Continue reading Ponzi Scheme
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
Platypus
Platypus comes from the Greek platupous, meaning flat-footed.Continue reading Platypus
Budgerigar or budgie
Discovered in 1770 by James Cook and his crew, and described in the journal as “beautiful birds of the parrot kind, such as lorryquets”, the budgerigar or budgie became famous in England when the naturalist and one of the greatest bird painters of all time John Gould brought the first live specimens to England, referring … Continue reading Budgerigar or budgie
Darwinism
Darwinism, summarized in a phrase as natural selection, originates from Charles Darwin, perhaps the most famous of all British scientists.Continue reading Darwinism
Dinosaur
As a renowned expert in matters of natural history, Richard Owen was the driving force behind the establishment of the Natural History department at the British Museum.Continue reading Dinosaur