#DifferentKindsofWind

In last week’s test, we learned about the idiom “喝西北风(hē xīběifēng)”, which means getting nothing to eat or having to live on air. Now in this issue we will get to know about two other kinds of “风(fēng)”: “东风(dōngfēng)” and “耳边风(ěrbiānfēng).”

“东风(dōngfēng)” comes from the idiom “万事俱备, 只欠东风(wànshì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng),” which means that all preparations are finished, except for the last essential one.…