日期：2017-05-12 Batch tasking is the simple process of combining similar tasks into batches and then performing all the tasks in a batch in one sitting. 分批处理指的是将类似的工作任务分批结合，之后统一处理同一类型任务的简便方式。 Batch tasking involves dividing you... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-12 Fleshmeet refers to an in-person meeting, particularly between people whose regular communication is exclusively or primarily online. 面对面的会晤指的是现实生活中的会面，尤指主要或仅在网上交流的网友之间的会面。 The worlds geeks and technophiles have... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-12 Prankvertising refers to using hoaxes or mischievous acts as part of a marketing campaign. 恶作剧广告指的是在营销活动中使用恶作剧或者恶搞行为。 Prankvertising, an advertising strategy that makes its point by tricking, scaring, or pranking an unsuspe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-12 Rug-rat race refers to the intense pressure put on children to achieve early educational success, particularly as a prerequisite for eventually getting into an elite university. 幼儿竞赛指的是为了实现早期教育的成功而给孩子带来的紧张压力，特别是将这... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Netflix cheating is when a couple agrees to watch a show together, but one watches it without the other. 看剧欺骗指的是伴侣两人原本打算一起观看一个电视节目，但其中一人却先看了。 A new study has found that streaming infidelity is on the rise. 一项最... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Juvenoia is an exaggerated fear of the effects of social change on youth. 青少年成长恐惧症指的是过分担心社会的变化对青少年的影响。 Juvenoia refers to the baseless and exaggerated fear that the Internet and current social trends are having negative e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Pro-ana sites often feature thinspiration (or thinspo): images or video montages of slim women, often celebrities, who may be anything from naturally slim to emaciated with visibly protruding bones. 赞成厌食的网站上经常有励瘦的图片和视频，这些图片和... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Vacation deprivation refers to the foregoing vacation days because of busyness at work. 假期剥夺指的是由于工作繁忙，放弃了一些此前应有的休假。 Workers are expected to give back 574 million vacation days in 2006, depriving themselves of much-needed b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Youve just finished a big meal, and youre stuffed. Youre thinking of taking a walk or even a stretch before clearing the table, but the thought of just getting out of your chair seems like a challenge. 刚吃了一顿大餐，肚里饱饱的，正想着收拾桌子前散... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Dry January is a custom of abstaining from alcohol for the month of January, particularly practised in the United Kingdom. 一月戒酒指的是在一月戒掉酒精的一种习惯，这种习俗一般指在英国。 In Britain, its bottoms up from the week before Christmas till... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Infosnacking describes time spent on the computer at work doing things that arent work-related. 信息零食描述的是工作时花时间在网上处理其他事务。 Editors at Websters New World College dictionary define infosnacking as those stolen moments at work at... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-10 Christmas tight refers to the period of time after Christmas and New Years where the clothes you wore prior to the holidays that fit well, all of a sudden are a little tighter than they should be. 圣诞节和新年之后，你发现你节前穿正好的衣服，居然有些... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 Sharable chargers are available at 37 sites in Xian, including restaurants and shopping malls. Users can scan a QR code on a machine to rent a convenient power source to provide a jump-start. They need to make a deposit of 100 yuan, or waive the dep... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 The Beijing authorities have vowed to take action on the floating fluffy tree seeds that irritate capital residents every spring, ending the problem by 2020. 北京市有关部门表示要采取行动治理每年春天都困扰首都居民的飞絮，到2020年彻底解决该问题。 Beij... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 Didi Chuxing has launched a time-of-use pricing system in Beijing to encourage people to shift their travel from peak to off-peak periods. 滴滴出行在北京推出分时计价系统，鼓励人们错峰出行。 滴滴出行提供常规的出租车叫车服务（taxi-hailing service），... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 New Retail is a term that roughly indicates a combination of the best in physical and online retail. In the words of Jack Ma, founder and chairman of e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, New Retail is making the distinction between physic... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 The Plan on Revitalizing Chinas Traditional Crafts aims to inject momentum into the protection of Chinese culture and heritage. 《中国传统工艺振兴计划》旨在为保护中国文化和遗产注入动力。 It calls for better management of the industry and increased m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 Cemeteries in Shanghai are running trials on pre-plan funeral arrangement contracts . 上海一些墓园试行推出生前契约。 The service allows people to decide their own funeral arrangements. They sign contracts with funeral service providers and tailor th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 HarperCollins Publishers will translate mathematics textbooks from Chinese schools and publish them in Britain, according to its agreement with Shanghai Century Publishing Group. 哈珀柯林斯出版集团与上海世纪出版集团签订协议，将翻译中国的数学教材并在... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 China should not be absent from talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership this week, since its participation will not only add value to the trade deal but also facilitate domestic reforms and opening-up, experts said on Sunday. 专家表示，中国不应该缺席... 阅读全文>>