日期：2012-01-29 US President Barack Obama on Thursday offered his best wishes to all those celebrating the Lunar New Year, calling it a time for celebration and hope. 美国总统贝拉克奥巴马本周四发表声明，向世界各地欢度农历龙年新年的人们表达新年祝福，并称这是欢庆和希... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-20 Managers and office busybodies might be keen on a clean desk - but it seems that in terms of productivity, they could have it all wrong. 高管和办公室的好事之人也许对办公桌干不干净很上心，但如果从工作效率来看，似乎他们都错了。 A messy desk can actual... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-20 Gay marriage, and especially gay parenting, has been in the cross hairs in recent days. 同性恋结婚，特别是同性恋双亲，近日颇受关注。 On Jan. 6, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told a New Hampshire audience that children are better off... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-20 一群瑞士考古学家最近在埃及的帝王谷偶然发现一个古墓，古墓的主人是3000年前古埃及的一名歌星。 For researchers in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, finding an untouched（未受影响的） tomb is an exciting prospect, but finding one that became the final resting... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-20 最新研究表明，婴儿不仅仅通过声音来学习语言，读唇也是一种重要的学习方式。这一研究成果有助于自闭症的诊疗。 Infants learn language not only through sound, but also through lip reading, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-16 Before jetting off to Paris, Madrid or Rome, American holidaymakers should consider a trip to Birmingham, according to a new list of places to visit in 2012. 根据新发布的2012年旅游地排行榜，在飞往巴黎、马德里或罗马之前，美国的度假者应该先考虑去伯明... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-16 Couples who do similar jobs find it harder to maintain a proper work-life balance, a study has found. 研究发现，做相近工作的夫妻更难以维持工作和生活的平衡。 Researchers looked at the lives of more than 600 academics, about half of whom had significa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-16 Scientists on Tuesday pushed the hands of the infamous Doomsday Clock forward one minute from last year, signalling their increasing pessimism about the efforts of world leaders to handle global threats. 周二，科学家们把邪恶的末日之钟的指针拨快了一... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-16 Retirees looking to stretch their pensions might consider spending their golden years in Ecuador, Panama or Mexico, where cost of living is low and the weather is warm, according to a new index. 想更好地利用养老金的退休人员可以考虑到厄瓜多尔、巴拿马... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-16 Working less hours each week will help boost the economy by creating more jobs and improving quality of life, according to a think tank. 据某智囊机构称，减少每周工作时间有助于创造更多工作岗位，提升生活质量，推动经济增长。 The New Economics Foundatio... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-14 日本东京当地时间1月5日举办第48届新年书法大赛，吸引了近3000人参加比赛。经历了2011年大地震和海啸的日本民众希望借此机会祈求新的一年会更好。 Participants display their works during a calligraphy contest to celebrate the new year in Tokyo January 5, 2012... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-10 A mini-series based on the life of Nelson Mandela is in the pipeline, with producers including the former South African president's grandson. 关于纳尔逊曼德拉生平的一部迷你短片正在筹备过程中，这位前南非总统的外孙也在制作人队伍中。 Writers attached t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-08 Record numbers of men and women are on the lookout for secret affairs, as experts claim January 4th is the worst day of the year for infidelity. 英国专家近日表示，1月4日是英国全年的出轨日，寻找婚外情的男性和女性人数都创下纪录。 With the stress of Ch... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-01-08 If you are reading this on Friday you cannot be in Samoa. 如果你是周五读到这篇文章，那么你一定不是在萨摩亚。 Friday, December 30, has been cut this year for the tiny South Pacific island nation as it ditched（丢弃） a time-zone alliance with the Uni... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-31 Poor people are quicker than middle-class or rich individuals to recognize the suffering of others and to show compassion, according to a new study. 一项新研究发现，穷人比中产阶级或富人更易察觉到他人受的苦难，表现出同情心。 It included more than 300... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-31 Good-looking people worried about higher education shouldn't worry. Beauty is every bit as good as a BA when it comes to getting on, a new study says. 那些为高等学历发愁的帅哥美女们不用再愁了。一项新研究称，在职场竞争中，美貌和学历一样好使。 Researc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-31 大多数女性在遭遇办公室色狼挑逗性的注视后，会感到不舒服。不仅如此，由于注意力被分散，还会影响她们的工作表现。 Being ogled（抛媚眼） by the office lothario（色狼） probably makes most women feel uncomfortable. Now, it seems, it might also affect their... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-31 美国全球语言研究所近日预测2012年英语热门词汇，英国剑桥公爵夫人凯特米德尔顿凭借时尚、知名度和王室身份轻松当选第一。 In 2012, buzzwords（流行词） will bow to the British royals with Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, forecast as the most-used word in the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-25 When you're fed up with self-obsessed twenty-somethings, try to remember that they'll be 33 one day. 当你对那些以自我为中心的二十多岁的人忍无可忍时，你可以想想有一天他们也会到33岁的。 For that's the age when they lose the 'all about me' attitude, re... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-12-25 A persons surname can influence their choice of career, experts believe. 专家认为，一个人的姓氏会对其职业选择产生影响。 Scientists are exploring the theory that people are drawn to certain trades and professions based on the connotations（内涵） of... 阅读全文>>