14-10-22 Three blondes were all applying for the last available position on the Texas Highway Patrol. The detective conducting the interview looked at the three of them and said, So y'all want to be cops, huh? The blondes all nodded. The detective got up, op...

14-09-10 In the typical textbook picture, volcanoes, such as those that are forming the Hawaiian islands, erupt when magma gushes out as narrow jets from deep inside Earth. But that picture is wrong, according to a new study from researchers at Caltech and t...

14-09-03 One day, a thief broke into Picasso's home. The housekeeper caught sight of the thief the moment he ran away. She picked up the pencil and paper to scrabble（乱涂） a portrait of him. At the same time, Picasso who was sitting at the balcony saw the...

14-05-29 A middle-aged couple went to the gallery. The wife who was nearsighted, stood in front of a mirror at the entrance, which she thought that it was a picture, and she saw a woman's image and cried out, Dear me, how could a woman be so ugly? Don't be s...

14-02-13 In the torso of a great windstorm Claire Kelly Odds and Ends, 1939 The wind makes everything alive. Without movement a subject is dead. Just look! -- Emily Carr Put your hand over a flashlight, watch it glow faerie（仙境） pink. Picture -- lit from...

14-01-16 The Oscar nominations will be announced later, with 12 Years a Slave, Gravity and American Hustle all expected to be in the running for best picture. 奥斯卡提名稍后将公布于众，《为奴十二年》、《地心引力》和《美国骗局》将有望角逐最佳影片奖。 From lef...

13-07-22 精彩对白 Hallie: Ah, oh man. Annie: Oh, here's your... Hallie: Cuppy. Annie: Any of your pictures ruined? Hallie: Only the beautiful Leo DiCaprio. Annie: Who? Hallie: You've never heard of Leonardo DiCaprio? How far away is London anyway? Annie: Wel...

13-01-20 Steven Spielberg-directed political biopic Lincoln is leading the Oscar race this year with 12 nominations, while the Ang Lee-helmed Indian drama Life of Pi bagged 11 nods on Thursday, including the best picture and director categories. 本周四，斯蒂...

12-11-15 There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures, and there were only two he really liked, so he had to choose between them. One picture was a...

12-09-03 A painter hangs his or her finished picture on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly depende...