13-11-25 There were once three brothers who had fallen deeper and deeper into poverty, and at last their need was so great that they had to endure hunger, and had nothing to eat or drink. Then said they, We cannot go on thus, we had better go into the world...

13-11-25 Once there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he had to go and speak to the King, and in order to make himself appear important he said to him, I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold. The King s...

13-11-20 North Carolina State University researchers have developed a technique for efficiently producing nanoscale gold rods in large quantities while simultaneously controlling the dimensions of the nanorods and their optical properties. The optical proper...

13-11-18 Hans had served his master for seven years, so he said to him, Master, my time is up; now I should be glad to go back home to my mother; give me my wages. The master answered, You have served me faithfully and honestly; as the service was so shall t...

13-10-24 A poor man had a wooden image of a god, to which he used to pray daily for riches. He did this for a long time, but remained as poor as ever, till one day he caught up the image in disgust and hurled（用力投掷） it with all his strength against the...

13-10-23 Money might not grow on trees, but scientists have confirmed that gold is found in the leaves of some plants. 钱不会长在树上，但是科学家证实从某些树的叶子中可以找到黄金。 The scientists found traces of gold in the leaves of Eucalyptus trees Research...

13-09-11 In summer excavations at the foot of the Temple Mount, Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar made a stunning discovery: two bundles of treasure containing thirty-six gold coins, gold and silver jewelry, and a gold medallion（...

13-09-04 Some 80,000 gold miners in South Africa have gone on a strike to call for higher pay. 南非大约八万名金矿工人举行罢工，要求提高工资水平。 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is now calling for a 10% wage rise, down from earlier demands for increa...

13-08-23 Cells are very good at protecting their precious contents -- and as a result, it's very difficult to penetrate their membrane walls to deliver drugs, nutrients or biosensors without damaging or destroying the cell. One effective way of doing so, dis...

13-08-19 There was once a young fellow who enlisted as a soldier, conducted himself bravely, and was always the foremost（最先的） when it rained bullets. So long as the war lasted, all went well, but when peace was made, he received his dismissal, and the c...