14-03-24 A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to find him playing chess with his dog. He watched the game in astonishment for a while. I can hardly believe my eyes! he exclaimed. That's the smartest dog I've ever seen. Nah, he's not so smart, the frie...

13-12-13 It's referred to by some as the stupid line , the line one crosses from taking a smart risk to taking a stupid risk. It's the difference between, say, learning to mountain climb with the proper gear or just setting out on your own. Or maybe choosing...

13-05-27 The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong b...

13-01-16 The Smart Defense notion was first broached by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in February 2011 in response to the financial constraints facing the transatlantic community and the yawning gap in defense capabilities between Washington a...

12-07-13 Dumbphone is the opposite of a smart phone. It generally has lower specs than a smart phone in terms of screen size, wireless connectivity, storage space etc. However the critical differentiator is that there is no development environment that allow...

12-05-11 With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the smart phone is challenging t...

12-04-23 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that the country is taking a smart power approach to dealing with Libya and Syria. 美国国务卿希拉里克林顿周二表示，美国正以巧实力策略解决利比亚和叙利亚问题。 报道中的smart power即巧实力，简言之，...

12-02-21 精彩对白 Boy: Excuse me, Miss Gilbert. You have a phone call. David: How's the Guru Gita treating you? Liz: Fine. You'd like her. Did you get my e-mail? David: Yeah. I'm sorry I didn't call sooner. Liz: Why didn't you? David: Because if I didn't res...

11-10-15 近期在荷兰鹿特丹举行的M2M交流大会上，葡萄牙科技公司Living Plan IT展示了高智能化的城市操作系统。据悉，城市操作系统是第一个能够应对和管理城市500亿个设备所产生的庞大数据的智能系统。其操作原理类似苹果公司产品的操作系统，是一个可以迅速安装和运行各种应用...

09-09-29 A smart housewife was told that there was a kind of stove which would only consume half of the coal she was burning. She was very excited, and said: That'll be terrific! Since one stove can save half of the coal, if I buy two, no coal will be needed...