日期:2021-04-07 生活在英格兰的人们很快就需要为饮料瓶、罐支付更多钱,从而帮助提高回收率,同时减少浪费。这一决定意味着消费者需要为部分饮品的包装瓶、罐额外付款,但如果把容器送还到店铺回收,他们就能得到相应的退款。 Our drinks in future are going to be a bit more expens... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 研究人员分析了来自五大洲、讲八种不同语言的当地居民之间的互动后发现,英国人说谢谢的频率高过所有人。但这种表达感激的方式有多重要呢? Around the world there are a variety of ways to express gratitude in thousands of different languages. Here in England... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 英国学校的校长和老师们纷纷呼吁,英国大学应停止使用预测成绩录取学生。一项来自英国大学学院工会的研究称,没有任何一个发达国家会根据学生自己的估分情况来进行录取工作。 The lecturers union says people should know their final exam results before applying f... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 一项调查拓宽大学生入学渠道问题的报告称,以学院制闻名的牛津大学及剑桥大学应新建一批学院,从而给生活条件贫困的青少年创造更多的入学名额。 Young people from rich families are still much more likely to get top places at top universities, says this report... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 在英国,已有40多家公司报名加入了一个旨在未来七年里减少塑料污染的协定。这些公司做出了一系列承诺,包括保证将通过更优化的产品设计来严守杜绝使用一次性塑料包装。 The companies range from consumer giants like Proctor and Gamble and Coca-Cola to supermarke... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 新学期开始之后,很多刚刚度过暑假的学生会带着智能手机重返校园。研究显示,现在有很多小学生都有自己的手机,但说到底,这种新时代的产物究竟是帮助学习和交流的绝佳工具,还是会大大分散孩子们的注意力? According to Internet Matters, around 72 per cent of chi... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 研究人员认为,通勤者们经常在上下班路途中查看工作邮件,因此这段旅程也应算入他们一天的工作总时长。此外,火车上无线网络服务和手机的广泛普及也延长了人们的日常工作时间。 The study of 5,000 commuters travelling by train into London each day raises the que... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 有一种亮蓝色的葡萄酒目前已在法国出售,其制造商称,它是百分之百的天然产品。该酒在酿造过程中会经特殊方法过滤,使其呈现出碧绿清澈的颜色。但这种酒受人欢迎吗? Vindigo is made with Chardonnay, that is white wine grapes - and it gets its translucent blue... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 流行玩具 鬼口水 含有能导致呕吐和损害生育能力的化学物质。据一个消费者团体称,在部分厂商出售的玩具中,这类化学物质可能超出了安全水平。英国消费者维权机构 Which? 调查了十一种在市面上流行的黏胶类玩具产品,并发现其中八种产品的化学物质硼含量都超出了欧盟建... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 英国政府展开了一项公众调查,目的是查明在七、八十年代,英国国民医疗服务体系(NHS)为何给数以万计的人提供了含有艾滋病病毒及肝炎病毒的血液制品。被感染的患者们多年来生活拮据,他们要求政府给提供经济上的支持和补偿。政府对这些呼声都已经记入在内,调查预计将... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-04-02 彭博公司位于伦敦的欧洲总部大楼获得了由英国皇家建筑师学会(RIBA)颁发的斯特林奖。英国皇家建筑师学会每年会把奖项颁发给英国最好的新建筑。彭博公司的这幢大楼是世界上最环保节能的办公楼,也是伦敦金融城内最大的石头建筑。 The Bloomberg building has been desc... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 Sir Ranulph Fiennes prepares for his latest adventure. What would you pack for a six-month trek on the coldest continent in the world? Bear in mind that therell be no shops around and no help from home. Thats the challenge the British explorer Sir R... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 What lessons can other countries learn from South Korea and Finland? Whenever anyone measures educational success, East Asian countries are always top scorers. But in a recent league table, a European country, Finland, was top of the class. South Ko... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 Butter, bacon, sugar, tea and meat were rationed in Britain during World War ll We expect companies selling products to make them as available as possible. But now some of them are bringing back rationing. As you might expect, its all part of a plan... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson recommended goose fat. In the UK, we throw away more than 7 million tonnes of food and drink from our homes every year. At least half of that food is perfectly edible. One reason for this is a problem with portions we k... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 How can this charity help homeless people regain their confidence? Do you know the open-air art gallery in Londons Blackall Street? Not many Londoners know it either, but Henri does and he is willing to show it to you. Henri used to sleep rough unti... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 Is it possible to know what the opponents next move will be? Do you think of yourself as a bit of an expert at board games like chess or Go? Maybe youre not quite as good as you think. New research from the University of Manchester and the Universit... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 How can you tell if someones lying? The answer is, theyre probably not. Traditional economics says that people are rational beings who will lie if its to their advantage. A recent university study has shown that, actually, were pretty honest - espec... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-30 Do you think an iguana could have rights? Cookie is a hero! This pet parrots courage was celebrated in a news article after he saved his teenage owner when a fire broke out in their home in Wales. The bird flapped its wings and squawked to alert Ben... 阅读全文>> 日期:2021-03-25 It began as a mystery who was the nighttime intruder breaking into the Henderson family home? Fortunately, CCTV caught him in the act and they soon got the answer nose to nose. 起初,这是一个谜:谁是夜晚闯入亨德森家中的不速之客?好在视频监控系统把它... 阅读全文>> |
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