日期：2013-12-10 Obligation trips are the trips that people make to witness other people's milestones like weddings, college graduations, or various kinds of reunions. They are not supposed to say no to these invitations and these trips are filling up their travel c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Cockroach problem is a problem that is bigger than it initially appears. 蟑螂问题指的是比原先看起来还要严重的问题。 You've got one little piece of bad news, and there is always more, just like those little bugs. 你先是收到一条坏新闻，然后坏新闻源源... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Parents who continue to cook for children who have grown up or left home have been blamed for fuelling Britain's food waste crisis. 孩子成年或离家后，父母在做饭时仍然做孩子的那份儿，这一行为被指是引发英国食物浪费危机的原因。 Dubbed ' hotel parents '... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Shopping boyfriend , a new career, refers to a man who is hired to accompany a woman on a shopping trip. 陪购男友是个新职业，是指那些被女人雇用、陪伴女人购物的临时男伴。 A shopping boyfriend is always happy to take his female client around, helps he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Just-in-time lifestyle is a modern lifestyle in which people expend only the minimum effort to complete a task and rush from one appointment to another. Just-in-time lifestyle是一种现代生活方式，指人们花最少的精力完成一项任务，然后匆匆忙忙从一个约会... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Physical abuse toward family members is known as domestic violence, but there is another kind of abuse which leaves no scars on body and would not be punished by law but still hurts very much. This is called soft domestic violence , also known as em... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Jigsaw family is a household that includes two or more sets of children from the parents previous relationships, in addition to any children they have together. Jigsaw family指夫妻双方带着各自之前婚姻中的孩子，以及他们自己的孩子共同组成的新家庭，即... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Dessert personality refers to the finding that people who like dessert are more likely to be kind and warmhearted. This word comes from an American research report, which revealed that people's dessert preferences have something to do with their dis... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 A Mary Sue is a character in a work of fiction who exists primarily for the purpose of wish-fulfillment on the part of the author. She plays a prominent role in the work, but she is notably devoid of flaws or a complex personality, and she usually r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 The term sweet lemon comes from the saying, When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. It means making the best of a bad situation, even if it involves mixing lemons with cuploads of sugar until they actually taste sweet. It is the equal opposite of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Vertical sprawl refers to the unplanned addition of a large number of high-rise buildings in a relatively small area, leading to problems with traffic, parking, and infrastructure, as well as lessening culture and quality of life. Vertical sprawl指... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Bits - the electronic data that flows in and out of our e-mail inboxes, cell phones, Web browsers, and so on - place a weight on anyone who uses them. Appearing in large numbers as they often do, bits weigh people down, mentally and emotionally, wit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Gayriage refers to marriage to a person of the same sex. When two men get 'married', it is a gayriage, while marriage between a woman and a woman is a lesriage. Gayriage指的是两个性别相同的人结成的婚姻。两个男人结婚，这种婚姻就叫gayriage，而两个女人... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-12-10 Forget Gareth Bale and Real Madrid, the biggest unveiling in football this year is Becksistentialism , a new philosophy inspired by David Beckham's move to Paris. 加雷斯贝尔和皇家马德里都不算什么，今年足球界最引人瞩目的事件是贝克汉姆存在主义，这是小... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Push present is a present a new father gives a new mother when she gives birth to their child. In practice the present may be given before or after the birth, or even in the delivery room. 新妈妈礼物是新爸爸在新妈妈生下孩子时送给她的礼物。在实际生活... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Eye broccoli refers to an unattractive person. It is the exact opposite of eye candy. Eye broccoli指的是长得不好看的人。它和eye candy（外表悦目的人）正相反。 Examples: You wanted eye candy? Too bad. You get eye broccoli. 你喜欢漂亮人儿？糟糕的是，你... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Deshopper is a person who buys something with the specific intention of using it and later returning it to the shop for a full refund. Deshopper指的就是那种打算使用后就全款退货的购物者。 Typical deshopping activities include the purchase, copying an... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Positive procrastination is the technique of getting things done by working on one task as a way to procrastinate and avoid doing another task. 故意拖拉是一种执行任务的技巧，为了拖延时间，以避免做下一个任务。 If you want to stop procrastinating, sta... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Hear some bad news? Call a ladybro . Have something great to celebrate? Share that celebration with a ladybro. Want to feel prettier, be less stressed, be healthier and happier? Spend some time with your ladybros. 遇到倒霉事啦？给闺蜜打电话吧。有什... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Housewife's Hand Dermatitis is a hand skin disease with the symptom of rough, red, swollen, itching hand, sometimes even skin peeling or cracking. This skin condition is mostly the result of great exposure to chemical detergents while doing housewor... 阅读全文>>