正由于这个“身死国王”的典故，the finger on the wall（墙上的手指）或the writing on the wall（墙上的文字）常和动词see或read连用，用来形容“不祥之兆”。 所以，刚才的例句——The official saw the writing on the wall and fled the ...

一道墙、一条街，如何成了全球资本的神经中枢。

NIAMEY, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Niger have signed an agreement on a 222-million-U.S.-dollar grant for stronger resilience of Africa's ...