日期：2014-12-27 An orangutan held in an Argentine zoo can be freed and transferred to a sanctuary after a court recognized the ape as a non-human person unlawfully deprived of its freedom, local media reported on Sunday. 阿根廷当地媒体周日报道，阿根廷一家法院认为当... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-27 几个月以来，在美国和欧盟的经济制裁下，俄罗斯货币卢布贬值近一半。除富豪资产缩水外，女性连一支口红也买不起。 A Russian politician has offered some sage advice to women struggling to afford imported beauty products: use beetroot instead of lipstick. Si... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-26 Iceland's government is moving to try to lure more tourists from China. 冰岛政府试图吸引更多来自中国的游客到该国旅游。 The number of Chinese tourists vising Iceland so far this year has hit over 23-thousand. That's annualized increase of nearly 50-p... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-26 Sierra Leone has declared a five-day lockdown in the northern region starting from Wednesday, the eve of Christmas, local media said Thursday. 塞拉利昂当地媒体周四报道，周三平安夜开始将对北部地区进行一场为期五天的一级防范禁闭。 Resident minister for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-26 British Queen Elizabeth II called for reconciliation in her annual Christmas broadcast delivered on Thursday afternoon. 英国女王伊丽莎白二世在周四下午的年度圣诞文告中呼吁和解。 She cited Scottish referendum, Northern Ireland, as well as the Christma... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-22 She graces several magazine covers a month, has her own reality show clothing and make-up brand, and has millions in the bank 话题女星金卡戴珊是时尚杂志封面的宠儿。她拥有自己的真人秀节目和化妆品品牌，也因此赚得盆体满钵。 So perhaps it's no surprise... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-22 Christmas jumpers, diet books and plastic surgery vouchers are among the least wanted festive gifts -- but four in ten will fake joy when receiving them, a survey has found. 调查发现，圣诞毛衣、减肥书和整形手术券是最不招人待见的圣诞礼物但是五分之二... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-19 Tourists have always taken selfies of themselves at Sydney's most iconic landmarks, but on a day that has horrified the city many people are taking macabre snapshots for old times' sake as well. 游客们经常会在悉尼的标志性建筑前自拍，但在悉尼咖啡馆遭... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-19 A restaurant in Tokyo has announced that it will refuse to serve couples on Christmas Eve because their happiness would serve to remind single members of staff of their loneliness. 因担心情侣共度平安夜的场景会让店内单身员工更感孤独，日本东京一家餐厅... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-19 Royal fans around the world got an early Christmas present Saturday when new photos of Prince George of Cambridge were released by his doting parents. 12月13日，全世界的皇家粉丝提前收到了来自英国剑桥公爵夫妇的圣诞礼物：乔治王子的新照片。 Prince Will... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-19 This is one of the ugliest Christmas seasons in recent memories -- and that's the way some clothing retailers want it. 今年的圣诞季将会是近年来最丑的一次，但这正中许多服装零售商的下怀。 Sales of Christmas sweaters purposely designed to be ugly are l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-19 英国一位名叫路克的男子从去年年底开始写一个做善事博客，计划在1年内做满365件善事，并逐一贴上网，虽然他的举止让许多人推崇，但仍然有人讨厌他。 When Luke Cameron decided to do a good deed every day for a year, he could never have anticipated how much it... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-18 BMW is recalling over 800 cars in China due to manufacturing defects. 因制造缺陷，宝马将在中国召回800多辆汽车。 The recall will involve certain vehicles manufactured by BMW China and BMW Brilliance Automotive between September and December this year... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-17 Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi can continue to sell some of its handsets in India until January 8, 2015, as the Delhi High Court on Tuesday partially lifted a ban it ordered a week earlier. 印度德里高等法院周二部分解除了一周前发布的禁令，允许中国智... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-17 A northern white rhino has died at a zoo in San Diego, leaving only five such kind of species worldwide. 一头北方白犀牛近日死于圣地亚哥一座动物园中，致使全世界存活的该物种仅剩下五头。 San Diego Zoo Safari Park announces that Angalifu, one of six rem... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-16 Workers in online retailer Amazon's warehouses in Germany have started a three-day strike, asking for higher pay and better working conditions. 网络零售商亚马逊德国仓库的员工开始为期三天的罢工，要求提供更高的薪水与更好的工作环境。 More than two thou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-14 While most Americans will be feasting on traditional roast dinners and sipping egg nog come Christmas, other countries around the world will be enjoying their own - very different - culinary customs. 大多数美国人在圣诞期间会吃烤肉、喝蛋酒，而其他国... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-14 Some women crave pickles when pregnant, but that's when Jade Sylvester developed a taste for toilet paper. 一些女性在怀孕期间想吃泡菜，但是杰德西尔维斯特在怀孕期间却想吃厕纸。 The 25-year-old mother from Gainsborough, UK, has five children, but deve... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-14 A new dress code for the Montana House of Representatives that bans jeans and warns women to watch skirt lengths and necklines has drawn the ire of female lawmakers, who say it suggests they cannot independently decide what attire is appropriate. 美... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-14 2014 has been the year of the beard - everywhere you look these days, men aged 18-40 are wearing their facial hair like a badge of honour. 装饰圣诞树已经落伍啦，2014年是胡须年！圣诞节来临之际，你会看到18岁到40岁男士的胡须上都挂着装饰小物，是一种荣誉... 阅读全文>>