• 美国新房销售再次下滑

    09-10-29 The annual rate of US new home sales fell unexpectedly in September, raising doubts about the strength of the housing sector's recovery. 九月份美国新房年度销售率意外下降,人们对房地产市场的恢复顾虑重重。 Home sales have been boosted by tax credits T...

  • 'Balloon boy' found alive at home “气球男孩”安全藏于家中

    09-10-16 A six-year-old boy thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon in Colorado was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home, an official has said. 美国一位官员称,科罗拉多州一个被认为被氦气球带走的六岁男童实际上是藏在家中阁楼的一个柜子中。...

  • 私房菜 private home cuisine

    09-09-27 私房菜的历史,可以追溯到清末光绪年间。据说祖籍广东的世家子弟谭瑑青,祖父辈都当官并好饮好食,其父谭宗浚把家乡粤菜混合京菜成谭家菜声震北京。后来家道中落,谭瑑青坐食山空,便由家厨或妻妾做拿手的谭家私房菜帮补家计,宴设家中,每晚三席,须提前三天预订,最...

  • Want to live next door to the Obamas? 奥巴马芝加哥邻宅待售

    09-09-21 The colonial mansion next to Obama's Chicago home. Want to live next door to US President Barack Obama? The colonial mansion next to his Chicago home is now available - for the right price. Want to live next door to US President Barack Obama? The co...

  • 在家教育 home schooling

    09-09-12 在人口众多的中国,教育资源相对有限,很多家长都为孩子进不了好学校而感到发愁,但是如今中国却有一部分人反而选择让孩子离开学校,采取在家教育的方式来培养孩子。 请看《中国日报》的报道: With a crimped economy tightening belts, a growing number of expatria...

  • People would rather lose wallet than cellphone 手机依赖症全

    09-09-12 A file photo shows a man is talking on a mobile phone.A global survey has found that most people can't live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet. Cellphone feels like a part of y...

  • Japan's next PM a softie at home, says wife 鸠山夫人:丈夫爱

    09-09-12 Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki. Japan's next prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, likes to wash dishes, enjoys animal movies and is secretly addicted to shrimp crackers, according to his wife Miyuki, a newspaper said on Monday. Japan's next prime min...

  • Home fibre plans survive downturn 欧洲光纤到家计划走出低迷时

    09-09-09 More than two million people in Europe now have fibre broadband direct to their home, suggests a survey. 一项调查显示,欧洲超过两百万人家庭使用光纤宽带上网。 The benefits of fibre to the home go beyond speed The latest figures on superfast broadband...

  • Police investigate Lohan break-in 洛杉矶警方调查Lohan住宅遭

    09-08-25 Los Angeles police are investigating after Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan's home was broken into for the second time in three months. 洛杉矶警方着手调查Mean Girls影星Lindsay Lohan住宅三个月内两次遭窃案件。 Lohan was not at the house when the burglary...

  • Surprise dip in US home building 美国新房建设骤降

    09-08-19 Construction of new US homes posted a surprise fall in July, ending three straight months of increases, Commerce Department figures have shown. 美国商业部统计数据显示,七月份新房子建设突然降低,结束了连续三个月的增长。 The fall in new home building...