• Gap year 空档年

    12-07-03 Gap year is an English expression (also known as drop year, deferred year, bridging year, etc) referring to a period of time - not necessarily a year in which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work. The...

  • 劳埃德保险社2011年亏损惨重

    12-03-28 The insurance market Lloyd's of London has announced a loss for 2011, saying it was its worst year for catastrophe claims. 伦敦劳埃德保险社宣布2011年亏损,因为灾难原因,去年成为其经营最差的一年。 It lost 516m in 2011, compared with a pre-tax profit...

  • 皇马连续七年位居最富有的足球俱乐部

    12-02-09 Real Madrid's revenues of 480m euros (401m) topped the Deloitte league table of the world's richest football clubs for the seventh straight year. 皇家马德里队4.8亿欧元的年收入连续七年位居德勒最富有的足球俱乐部排行榜榜首。 Deloitte's Football Money L...

  • 一月成英国情侣分手高峰月

    12-01-29 Average Brits argue rise to an average of eight minutes a day during the month - and two thirds have broken up with a lover at the start of the year, research has revealed. 研究显示,一月份普通英国人平均每天吵架的时间为8分钟,三分之二的英国人在年初...

  • summer solstice 夏至

    12-01-18 Thousands of yoga enthusiasts participate in an all-day yoga session to greet the summer solstice , the longest day of the year, at Times Square in New York. 数千名瑜伽爱好者聚集在美国时报广场,参加瑜伽日盛会,庆祝全年最长的一天夏至的到来。 文中的su...

  • 萨摩亚跳过12.30直接迎新年

    12-01-08 If you are reading this on Friday you cannot be in Samoa. 如果你是周五读到这篇文章,那么你一定不是在萨摩亚。 Friday, December 30, has been cut this year for the tiny South Pacific island nation as it ditched(丢弃) a time-zone alliance with the Uni...

  • 62%美国民众认为2012会更好

    12-01-07 美联社与捷孚凯营销研究顾问公司(Associated Press-GFK)近日进行的最新民调显示,62%的美国民众认为2012年美国会更好,更有78%的美国民众认为,2012年自已家庭会变更好。 Americans are hopeful for what 2012 will bring for their families and the country, accordi...

  • Birthday 生日

    11-06-28 Professor: When is your birthday? Kid: May 30. Professor: Which year? Kid: Every year. 教授:你的生日是什么时候? 孩子:5月30日。 教授:哪一年? 孩子:每年都是。...

  • Spring

    11-03-25 Sound the Flute! Now it's mute. Birds delight Day and Night. Nightingale In the dale, Lark in Sky Merrily Merrily Merrily to welcome in the Year. Little Boy Full of joy. Little Girl Sweet and small. Cock does crow, So do you. Merry voice, Infant noi...

  • Elvis year 猫王年

    10-05-21 在这个新人辈出、新产品充斥市场的年代,如果能够在某个较长时间段内被大部分人所熟知,那就是很大的胜利了。就算以后销声匿迹,曾经拥有过属于自己的Elvis year也是个不错的肯定呢。这样一说,你大概也就猜出来Elvis year是什么意思了吧。 Elvis year refers to the y...