Purse-string

purse [pɝs]

n. 钱包，钱袋;财力，财源;和包或钱袋相似的东西;女用小提包; vt. 使皱起，噘起;

string [strɪŋ]

n. 绳子，带子;线丝，植物纤维;串;[计算机科学]字符串; vt. 上弦，调弦;使排成一行或一系列;绑，系或用线挂起;延伸或扩展;

string(draw tight)→带；细绳；一串；弦；收紧；上弦；成串

A little special country music.

一点特殊的乡村音乐。

Ellen liked to smell her mother's cooking, when she came home.

艾伦回到家来，喜欢闻一闻母亲做的菜。

The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could wri

他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。