日期：2012-12-29 The number of murders in New York City is expected to hit a record low this year, as officials credited police efforts in reducing crime. 纽约市今年发生的凶杀案有望达到历史最低点，有关官员对警察打击犯罪的努力做出了肯定。 So far, there have been 414... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-29 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans. 俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔普京签署一项法案，禁止美国人收养俄罗斯孤儿。 The law is a reaction to the US Magnitsky Act, which blacklists Russian officials accu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-26 China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou. 中国正式开通世界上最长的高铁线路，该线路连接首都北京与南方商业中心广州。 China's high-speed railway has... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-25 Freezing weather in eastern Europe has claimed at least 220 lives this month. 东欧的严寒天气在本月已使220多人死亡。 Temperatures in Russia have been 10 to 15 degrees below average, with -50C (-58F) recorded in Siberia. At least 88 deaths have been r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-25 Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear mini-skirts or tops which expose part of their stomach, a police spokeswoman has said. 斯威士兰一名女警察发言人称，穿超短裙或暴露腹部上衣的女性将面临被逮捕危险。 Wendy Hleta said police would enforce an 18... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-25 Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. 来自世界各地成千上万的天主教朝圣者会聚伯利恒庆祝耶稣的诞生。 The day culminated with Christmas Eve Mass at the 1,700-year-old Church of the Nativi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-25 Two US volunteer firefighters have been shot dead and two injured while responding to an emergency call in the town of Webster in New York state. 美国纽约州韦伯斯特城消防部门接到报警电话后，两名志愿消防员被枪杀、另有二人受伤。 Police said the four w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-24 Venus, the minimalist high-tech yacht commissioned by the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, has become embroiled in a row over a disputed bill. 维纳斯号，苹果前创始人史蒂夫乔布斯委托制造的极简抽象艺术派高科技游艇，卷入一场票据纷争。 Steve Jobs' luxury... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-24 Chile has raised the alert level for the Copahue volcano to red, the highest possible. 智利政府将德科帕韦火山的境界程度提升至红色最大可能性。 The lakes, mountains and thermal spas in the area are popular with tourists from around the world The 3,000... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 A Cold War-era bunker designed to save Soviet leaders from a nuclear attack will host a 24-hour party for Russians willing to pay $1,000 for a ticket to escape the apocalypse, which, according to New Age prophesies, could come on Friday. 冷战时期修... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 With parents as high-profile and successful as David and Victoria Beckham, it's no surprise that Romeo is already on the road to world domination. 有大卫贝克汉姆与维多利亚贝克汉姆这样众人瞩目且事业飞黄腾达的父母，罗密欧踏上征服世界的道路也便不足为奇... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 Over three million people will do their Christmas shopping entirely online this year without once visiting an actual shop, a poll has found. 一项民调发现，今年圣诞，超过300万英国人将在网上采购所有过节物品，一家实体店都不会去。 Overcrowding and long... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 After being saved from kidnapping, you discover you're the daughter of the prime minister and your life is in imminent danger. You are introduced to a handful of handsome bodyguards, and must decide who you want to protect you 24 hours a day. 在被从... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 The lone survivor of one of the two Sandy Hook Elementary School first-grade classrooms where Adam Lanza allegedly shot and killed 20 children tricked the gunman by playing dead, the girl's pastor said. 在近日美国校园枪击惨案中，凶手亚当兰扎在桑迪胡... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 Silvio Berlusconi has sought to draw a line under his bunga bunga parties when he announced he was engaged to his girlfriend 50 years his junior, who makes him feel less lonely. 西尔维奥贝卢斯科尼决心和他的bunga bunga性爱派对说再见，日前他宣布他已经... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-23 上周五美国校园枪击案发生以后，针对儿童的防弹衣背包开始热销。据犹他州一家防弹装备公司总裁介绍，枪击案发生后的一周内，该公司防弹衣背包的销量是平时一个月销量的三倍。 The Newtown, Conn., mass shooting of schoolchildren seems to have had an impact in one... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-18 A US judge has rejected Apple's plea to ban sales of Samsung's smartphones that violate its patents. 美国一位法官驳回了苹果提出的禁售侵犯其专利的三星智能手机的请求。 Apple had requested the ban after a jury ruled earlier this year that some Samsung... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-17 At least 10 young girls have been killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. 阿富汗东部地区，一颗地雷发生爆炸，至少10名少女死亡、另有两人受伤。 The girls were collecting firewood（柴火） when one of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-14 Nearly four in 10 US residents say the severity of recent natural disasters such as Superstorm Sandy is evidence the world is coming to an end, as predicted by the Bible, while more than six in 10 blame it on climate change, according to a poll rele... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-14 As part of the end of year windup, Japans Asahi Shimbun newspaper has created a Facebook page where readers can discuss solutions to various issues facing Japan. The current topic of debate is the declining birthrate. 作为年终盘点的一部分，日本《朝... 阅读全文>>