日期：2012-07-09 Plan-overs refer to an excess of food cooked so that there are leftovers that can be used for future meals. Plan-over指做饭时多做一些，这样下次做饭的时候把这次剩下的加工一下就可以了，译为预谋剩饭。 Left-overs will not represent waste and planned-ove... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-09 Coca-colonization is a term that refers to globalization or cultural colonization. It is a portmanteau of the name of the multinational soft drink maker Coca-Cola and the word colonization. 可口可乐化（Coca-colonization）一词是跨国软饮制造商Coca-Col... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-09 A walking bus is a large group of kids who walk to and from school, supervised by two or more adults and considered as a healthy and environmentally-friendly option. A group of volunteer parents organize themselves to take their turn in chaperoning... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-03 Spoiler is a piece of information about a film, book or electronic game which can spoil the enjoyment of someone experiencing it for the first time. Spoiler指与电影、书籍或者游戏内容有关的信息，即我们所说的剧透，这类信息会大大减少初看者了解剧情或者... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-03 Pay as you throw (also PAYT) is a system in which households are charged for collection of non-recyclable rubbish, and that the amount they pay is based on the quantity and weight of the rubbish they want collected. The system usually operates with... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-03 Awareness band is a bracelet made of rubber or fabric which has a slogan written on it, sold to raise awareness of particular charitable causes. Awareness band（公益腕带）就是由橡皮或纤维制成，上面印有某种口号的腕带，其上市销售的目的主要是为了宣传某... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-03 Precycling is the practice of reducing waste by attempting to avoid bringing into the home, business items which will generate waste. Precycling（预循环或提前循环）指通过避免购入会产生垃圾的家庭或商业物品来减少垃圾数量的行为。 The original three-pro... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-03 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... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 The factory's 1,178 employees complained that the factory has deducted 40 minutes from their time cards every day since 2005 to account for time the employees spend taking washroom breaks. The workers also claimed that the factory has failed to issu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 These so-called tribute projects are intended to show the outside world what the particular region, or country in general, are capable of achieving. They have also been publicity ornaments used by local officials to boost their standing. 建设这些所... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 I need to have one because I see the potential of its cloud computing service and artificial intelligence application . That's currently a wide open area in China. 某用户说：我需要买一部，因为我看到了云服务以及人工智能应用的潜在价值。目前这在中国有... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 A leading Chinese producer for quick-frozen snacks Thursday apologized for the production and sale of bacteria-contaminated dumplings and said that a recall was underway. 中国一家速冻食品大生产商周四为生产和销售含有细菌的水饺致歉，并称正在进行产品召... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 Gadhafi's another son, heir-apparent Saif al-Islam, was variously reported to be surrounded, captured or killed. 有媒体报道称卡扎菲的另一个儿子、赛义夫伊斯兰卡扎菲被包围，也有报道称他被捕，或被击毙，塞义夫被视为卡扎菲的接班人。 文中的heir-apparent就... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 The new themed, or cosplay, restaurant had striking purple decor and waitresses in French maid outfits who greeted customers by calling them master. 这家以角色扮演为特色的新主题餐厅采用亮紫色为装修主色调，女招待都穿着法国女仆的服装，并称呼顾客为主人... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 Some may cite the social psychological phenomenon of bystander effect . Others, especially those in China familiar with the case of Peng Yu, may consider the fear of repercussions as a result of offering aid to be a more likely root cause. 有些人可... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 Li Yantao, 7, a pupil in the first experimental primary school of Weiyang district, Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, was perplexed when he was told he had to wear a green scarf . 7岁的李彦涛（音）是陕西省西安市未央区第一实验小学的一名小学生。当他... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 Many people in China are hesitant to help people who appear to be in distress for fear that they will be blamed. High-profile law suits have ended with good Samaritans ordered to pay hefty fines to individuals they sought to help. 面对遭遇不幸需要帮... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-02 Analysts long speculated that Medvedev was merely a seat warmer while Putin served as Prime Minister due to constitutional restrictions. 分析人士早就猜测梅德韦杰夫只是普京受宪法限制不得不屈就总理期间的过渡人物。 Seat warmer一般是指坐椅加温器，在这里... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-20 The civility monitor group , unlike law enforcement officials, will try to stop uncivilized behavior through reasoning and gentle words. 与执法人员不同的是，文明监督队（即市民劝导队）将用善意规劝引导的方式阻止不文明行为。 这里的civility monitor grou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-06-20 Taobao Mall Co, China's largest business-to-consumer (B2C) online marketplace by transaction value, has experienced two successive waves of online rioting since it significantly increased fees on online vendors on Tuesday. 自本周二大幅提高对商户的收... 阅读全文>>