日期：2014-11-28 Using frogmen, fishing nets, floating objects and hundreds of boat rammings , Vietnam escalated its harassment of China over Beijings legal oil drilling in the South China Sea, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. 外交部周日发表的一... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 Supervision of China's military enterprises is increasing, as is evident from recent investigations of several senior managers on suspicion of corruption, analysts said. 分析人士称，中国对军工企业的监管在加强，从近日对几个军工企业高管涉嫌腐败的调查... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 Prayuth, who is also the army chief, will act as acting prime minister for administrative purposes, said an announcement by the National Peace and Order Maintaining Council set up following Thursday's military coup . 周四的军事政变之后，国家维持和平... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 The first group of 13 female members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Honor Guard made their debut on Monday. 我国首批13名人民解放军仪仗队女兵周一首次亮相。 仪仗队（Honor Guard），也叫Ceremonial Guard，是军队中执行礼仪任务的分队，由陆、海、空三... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 The new regulation, to be enacted on June 1, states that government personnel traveling on official business must choose low-price tickets whenever possible. Full-price tickets are in principle banned, which means that if there are no special circum... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 There is no official explanation for moral corruption , but an official from the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said the term means that an official has at least three mistresses, the Henan Business News reported. 据《河南商报》报... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 Prince George, son of Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has caught the attention of the world and led a trend of diaper diplomacy during his first foreign visit to New Zealand and Australia. The trip also reminds... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-28 The European Union is proposing to simplify visa rules in an aim to stimulate the economy by wooing global tourists, especially from China, a top EU official has said. 欧盟一位高级官员表示，欧盟将提案简化签证法规，通过吸引世界各地、尤其是中国的游客... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Sigother is significant other; a person's romantic partner or spouse. 另一半即你那位重要的ta，指恋人或配偶。 Example： My sigother and I have been together for four years. 我和我的另一半在一起四年了。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Slacktivism is a kind of activism (such as signing an online petition) that requires very little commitment or action. 懒人行动主义是指只需要很少承诺或行动的一种行动主义，比如在线签署请愿等。 Example: I had eventually come to the realization that we... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Cold turkey describes the actions of a person who abruptly gives up a habit or addiction rather than gradually easing the process through gradual reduction or by using replacement medication. Cold turkey指一个人短时间内很快戒除了某个习惯或者成瘾的嗜... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Eat what you kill is the business philosophy that a person who accomplishes something should get the full financial benefit that results from that accomplishment. 论功行赏是指，完成某项任务的个人应该得到该任务带来的所有经济利益这样一种商业哲学。 Exa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Ebolaphobia is a strong and irrational fear of the Ebola virus. 埃博拉恐慌指对埃博拉病毒的一种强烈的非理性恐惧。 这个词由Ebola（埃博拉）和phobia（恐惧）两个词组成，也写作Ebola-phobia或Ebola phobia. Example： We are not unhinged by Ebolaphobia. 我们... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Je ne sais quoi is something that cannot be adequately described or expressed. 不可言说指无法用语言充分表达的某物。 Je ne sais quoi是法语我不知道是什么的意思，这个词表达的不可言说之物多为褒义。 Example： Although the sculpture had flaws, it also had... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 A soap opera , sometimes called soap for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Celebrities have been taking to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in their droves to take part in the new Wake Up Call campaign , which is being dubbed the new Ice Bucket challenge. 明星们都在Twitter、Facebook和Instagram上呼吁参加新冰桶挑战起床照挑战... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Lifestreaming is an online record of a person's daily activities, either via direct video feed or via aggregating the person's online content such as blog posts, social network updates, and online photos. 生活直播是指一个人日常生活的在线纪录，可以通... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-20 Receiving a salary may seem sweet, but the word originates with a different flavor. 领到薪水或许是件挺开心的事情，不过薪水（salary）这个词的来源却另有故事。 In ancient times, because salt wasn't always easy to come by (and because it was a leading w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-20 Daughter track is a career path where a woman reduces her chances of advancement by working flextime or fewer hours to look after her elderly parents. 女儿职业道路是指女性为照顾年老的父母，利用弹性时间工作或减少工作时长，从而减少了自己职业晋升机会的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-20 One might say the standard umbrella is already perfectly designed -- compact, resistant to all but very strong winds, and it generally keeps your top half dry. A new umbrella design by Je Sung Park and Woo Jung Kwon aims to not only change the umbre... 阅读全文>>