日期：2016-07-27 A new research shows that there is a glass floor that inhibits social mobility as much as the glass ceiling. 一项新的研究发现，我们的社会还存在一个玻璃地板，和玻璃屋顶一样阻止着社会流动性。 The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission said bette... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-07-27 As global stock markets tumbled and the value of the pound plummeted to a 30-year low following the United Kingdoms vote to leave the European Union, it appears that some people are now having serious regrets. 英国公投离开欧盟的结果出炉后，全球股市... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-07-27 Smartphone blindness happens when people lie on their side at night, with one eye against the pillow and the other staring at the smartphone screen. While one eye adjusts to the dark, the other eye gets used to the bright light of the high-resolutio... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-07-27 Cubicle etiquette (or cubiquette) is a set of unwritten rules that exist in the workplace. Cubicle etiquette guidelines should be adhered to by both workers in the cubicle and people in adjoining work spaces. One of the main factors in cubicle etiqu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-07-27 Decision fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual, after a long session of decision making. 决策疲劳指一个人在做了一长串的决策之后决策质量开始下降的状态。 It is now understood as one of the causes of irrational... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-07-05 LOL theory is the theory that the internet phrase lol can be placed at any part of a sentence and make the sentence lose all credibilty and seriousness all at once. LOL理论指的是，在随便一个句子的任何地方加上一个LOL，便会让这个句子的可信度和严肃性瞬... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-07-05 Low Battery Anxiety describes the condition where people get panicked and annoyed when your phones battery is dangerously close to the 20 percent mark. 低电量焦虑指手机电量接近20%报警值时人们会变得恐慌和焦躁的状况。 When faced with only a few minute... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-28 The central government on Thursday issued a guideline on taking better care of children who live in difficulties due to poverty, disabilities or lack of custody. 国务院周四（6月16日）发布了加强困境儿童的保障意见，这些儿童多由于贫困、残疾或者监护缺失... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-28 A man armed with an assault rifle killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday in the worst mass shooting in US history, which President Barack Obama described as an act of terror and hate. 一名携带突击步枪的男子12日在佛... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-28 The Euro 2016 game between Russia and England ended with scenes of mayhem on Saturday as scores of Russian fans charged into a section full of rival supporters, throwing missiles, tearing down flags and fighting with anyone who remained in their way... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-28 各个国家因为文化和传统的不同，管教孩子的风格也不尽相同，大体上基本都可以分为惩罚（punishment）和奖励（reward）这两种。 惩罚（punishment）又分为身体惩罚（physical punishment）和非身体惩罚（ non-physical punishment ）。身体惩罚就是我们常说的体罚，具体... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-28 Microsoft Corp. and Xiaomi Inc. have expanded their global partnership to provide innovative user experiences on mobile devices. As part of the agreement, Xiaomi will ship Microsoft Office and Skype on Xiaomi Android smartphones and tablets. 微软与... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-28 China has issued a new regulation to blacklist tourists and tourism service providers with inappropriate public manners. 我国出台新规，将游客和旅游从业人员的不文明行为列入黑名单。 新《办法》中列出的旅游不文明行为（ inappropriate tourism behavior ）... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 Desk staging is the practice of covering your desk with papers, completed work, and other important-looking papers to give the appearance that you are really busy when really youre surfing the net, watching videos and doing other non-work things. De... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 Anti-social networking means using a social networking site or service to connect to other people but never communicating with those people once they have been established as a connection. 反社交网络指会通过社交网络的账号与他人建立联系，但是从来不在... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 There are two areas in which runners are prime consumers: footwear and events. In addition, runners often spend on other areas, such as apparel, accessories, books, magazines, coaching, specialty food and drink, and so on. The number of runners is i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 Percussive maintenance refers the use of physical concussion, a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work instead of asking for professional help. 敲打式维护指设备有故障的时候，不找专门的维护人员，而是用敲打的方式让其恢复运... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 Drum driving describes the situation when a person is driving while listening to music, and rhythmically tapping on the steering wheel, as if playing the drums to the beat of the music. 打鼓式驾驶（drum driving）指开车时听着音乐，一边用手有节奏地敲... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 Silver surfer refers to the population of individuals over the age of 50 who utilize the internet on a consistent basis. 银发上网族指的是经常上网的50岁以上的网络使用者。 The number of older users has increased dramatically over the past several year... 阅读全文>>

日期：2016-06-23 When one kid copies answers from a smart kid in class, then another kid copies from him/her, and then someone copies off the kid who copied off the kid who copied from the smart kid, etc. 班里一个孩子抄了好学生的作业，然后，另一个孩子又抄了这个孩子... 阅读全文>>