11-06-09 MR. BENNET'S property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs（继承人） male, on a distant relation; and their mother's fortune, though ample for her si...

11-06-08 This is a chance of a life time, I declared to my friend Stacy as I locked the door of my office and left the restaurant I managed. It's every twenty-seven-year-old woman's dream to live in New York City, and in a few months I'll know if I get the t...

11-06-01 Growing up at a distance geographical and emotional from her chilly father meant Katherine Burdett always doubted his feelings for her. Until his final few days By Katherine Burdett I grew up bereft of（失去） hugs. Neither of my parents was the cud...

11-05-25 For many movie stars, their age is a well-kept secret. In space, the same is true of the actual stars. Like our Sun, most stars look almost the same for most of their lives. So how can we tell if a star is one billion or 10 billion years old? Astron...

11-05-25 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple（柔软的） knees. It is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep spring of li...

11-05-25 When life pushes you down, push back! That's what you're here for. You're capable, you're creative, you're full of life and energy. You have what it takes to move yourself forward around any obstacle（障碍，干扰） . Don't let anything stop you. Take...

11-05-24 Men who visit art galleries, museums, and the theatre regularly tend to enjoy better health and are more satisfied with life, reveals a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study found that both men and wom...

11-04-23 Forget witty chat-up lines and splashing on the aftershave. It appears the secret of a mans attractiveness to the opposite sex lies in his hands. 忘了那些风趣的搭讪和须后水吧，看来男人对异性吸引力的秘诀在于他的手中。 Men whose ring fingers are longe...

11-04-23 She may be pretty, wealthy and about to marry a prince, but an overwhelming majority of British women do not envy Kate Middleton, a survey showed on Wednesday. 凯特米德尔顿也许很美丽、很富有、而且即将嫁给威廉王子，但本周三公布的调查显示，绝大多数英...

11-04-23 Happiness follows a U-shaped curve during a person's lifetime, according to research showing that middle-aged people are the unhappiest. 研究显示，人一生中的快乐感是条U曲线，中年人是最不快乐的。 Satisfaction with life starts to drop as early as a pe...