日期：2011-12-10 The number of divorces rose for the first time in seven years last year. 去年，英国离婚数量自七年以来首次上升。 The destructive impact of the economic downturn was blamed for the increase, as families struggled to cope with the tensions caused by mo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 The battle against the green-eyed monster is hard enough at the best of times. Now though, jealous women have even more to worry about. A new study has revealed that one in four men regularly dream about their ex-girlfriends. 平日里风平浪静的时候和... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 Parents are creating an 'I want it now' generation by indulging children's every demand at Christmas, say experts. 专家称，父母们总是满足孩子圣诞节的每个要求，从而导致现在就要一代的产生。 In contrast to the generous boy in this year's popular John L... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 With unemployment stubbornly high, more homes in foreclosure and the economic outlook dim, many children who visit Santa are all too aware of the struggle to make ends meet. 伴随失业率持续处于高位、更多家庭面临丧失抵押品赎回权、以及经济前景堪忧，很... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 The morning after pill is to be given out free over the phone for the first time, under a scheme to be announced today. 根据一项将于今日公布的计划，英国将首次通过电话免费提供紧急避孕药。 The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) will encourage w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 It's supposed to be the most important meal of the day. But on average we spend just three minutes and 15 seconds on a weekday breakfast and we're so pressed for time that we often eat it standing up. 这本应是一天中最重要的一餐。英国人平均每个工作日... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 美国公司多数员工更希望得到节日奖金，而不是为他们举办的豪华圣诞派对。 Companies planning to spend thousands of dollars for staff Christmas parties, even with open bars, shouldn't bother because most US employees would prefer money. Nearly three quart... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 从豪宅到专机，享受诸多特权的美国总统们，也有着比常人更多的压力和烦恼。按常理，他们应该衰老的更快。但是美国一项研究表明，总统们老得快但寿命长。 The American presidency comes with perks（特权） , from a very nice house to a handy jet at your disposal,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-10 来自英国南威尔士斯温西市的一位68岁退休老太花费数周时间，用她从世界各地收集的1700个挂件饰品和圣诞彩球装点房间，准备迎接盛大节日圣诞节的到来。 A lot of decorations: Sylvia Pope, 68, has a collection of more than 1,700 baubles from around the world and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-09 Australia's High Court has lifted a ban on the sale of Samsung's Galaxy tablet in the country in time for the Christmas shopping season. 澳大利亚高等法院取消了一项禁止销售三星Galaxy平板电脑的命令，赶上了圣诞购物节。 Apple won a ban on the devices, c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-09 At least 35 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta (Kolkata), officials say. 印度官员称，东部城市加尔各答一座医院发生火灾，至少35人死亡。 Many patients are trapped in the hospital Most o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-07 Belgium has sworn in a new government, ending a record-breaking 541 days of political deadlock. 比利时新政府宣布成立，结束了破记录的长达541天的政治僵局。 The swearing-in ceremony at the royal palace was televised live New Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-07 An Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in prison after being convicted of blasphemy by judges in Saudi Arabia. 一名澳大利亚男子因亵渎神明被沙特阿拉伯法官判处鞭笞500次以及一年监禁。 Officials in Canberra said they had been in t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-06 India has asked social networking sites and internet companies to screen and remove content which is defamatory to religious and political leaders. 印度政府要求社交网站以及因特网公司审查并删除涉及到诽谤宗教和政治领导人的内容。 Communications Ministe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-05 European countries need to act now to tackle measles outbreaks, the World Health Organization warns. 世界卫生组织警告，面对麻疹爆发，欧洲国家需要立即行动起来。 The WHO report says there were over 26,000 measles cases in 36 European countries from Ja... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-05 The US unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6% in November, its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, from 9% the month before, official figures show. 美国官方数据显示，11月份失业率骤降至8.6%，这是近两年半以来的最低值，之前的月份都是9%。 The US ec... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-05 Bomb disposal experts in the German city of Koblenz have successfully defused two bombs from World War II found in the riverbed of the Rhine. 德国城市科布伦茨的拆弹专家成功拆除了两枚在莱茵河河床上发现的二战时期的炸弹。 They were discovered when wate... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-03 Record numbers of young Japanese do not have boyfriends or girlfriends, and many do not want one, according to a survey by the country's government. 根据日本政府的一项调查，没有男友或女友的日本年轻人的数量创下历史新高，而且许多人不想交男女朋友。 Six... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-03 HIV sufferers could soon be able to work as surgeons or dentists. 英国的艾滋病病毒感染者不久后有望从事外科医生或牙医的工作。 The Department of Health wants to lift the current ban because it claims any risk to patients is very low. Health workers wh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-03 While corrupt officials might not be afraid of legal punishment, chief of the Indonesia Constitutional Court Mahfud MD said that they should be humiliated by being held in a special zoo. 印尼宪法法院院长马福称，腐败官员也许不怕法律惩罚，那么他们应该... 阅读全文>>