日期：2011-06-04 诺亚方舟的故事大概很多人都听过，如今，现实版的诺亚方舟正在修建中，并有望在2012年驶往伦敦。 The vessel is 450ft long and 75ft wide and will be stuffed with pairs of model animals, while an aviary with free-flying live birds will take up most of the e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-06-04 澳大利亚第二大州维多利亚将于本周通过一项最新法令，规定执法警务人员可以对那些在公共场所爆粗口的人当场实施罚款，最高可罚240澳元。 Australians may have a love of plain speaking but new laws are set to curtail（缩减） some of their more colourful langua... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-06-03 Brazil has launched a welfare scheme to lift millions out of extreme poverty by 2014, which President Dilma Rousseff calls her government's key priority. 巴西开启一项福利计划，在2014年前使数百万人脱离极短贫穷的状态，总统迪尔玛罗塞夫称这是她的政府的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-06-01 More investment is needed to find a cure for HIV, the new head of the International Aids Society has said. 国际艾滋病协会新会长称，想要找到艾滋病的至于良方需要更多的投资。 HIV finds ways to elude the body's immune system Bertrand Audoin admits this... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-29 If you are reading this on your way to work, then your marriage may already be in trouble. Long commutes to work make it more likely a marriage will fail, a study has found. 如果你是在上班途中阅读这篇文章的，那么你的婚姻可能已经有麻烦了。一项研究发... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-28 Guys, want to look sexy and get the girl? Don't smile too much. Look brooding or show a bit of shame instead. Women, ignore that advice. 想要做个性感男人，俘获女人的心吗？那就不要笑得太多，你应该看起来深沉些或露出一点害羞的神色。如果你是女人，以上的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-28 More people have ventured into the potentially hazardous waters of online dating than would care to admit - and some of their adventures have been truly hair-raising. 很多人会大胆尝试网上约会这一存在潜在危险的事情而不愿承认，而且其中一些人的网上约会... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-28 Oprah Winfrey wiped away tears as celebrity after celebrity surprised her during a farewell double-episode taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show that will precede her finale. 奥普拉近日录制了告别秀特别节目《奥普拉惊喜巨献》，分为两期，将在最后一期脱口秀... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-28 People who are too happy die younger than their more downbeat peers, claims new research. 新研究称，太快乐的人比悲观的同龄人死得早。 A study which followed children from the 1920s to old age showed that people who were rated 'highly cheerful' by tea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-28 研究人员发现，巴西亚马逊丛林中有一个名叫阿莫达瓦的部落，那里的人没有时间概念。在他们的语言中没有时间、星期、月和年等词语，只区分白天、黑夜、旱季和雨季。 An Amazonian tribe has been discovered that has no concept of time or dates, scientists have sai... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-28 新西兰惠灵顿机场方面上周六宣布，他们将在惠灵顿的一座山上竖起一块长30米宽8米的标志牌，上面写上Wellywood（惠莱坞）这几个字，希望以这种方式促进当地电影业的发展。美国好莱坞方面则表示，好莱坞这个名称是注册商标，惠莱坞标志属于侵权行为。 Wellington Airport... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-25 Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt. 在对埃及进行的一项新卫星勘测时，发现了17座隐蔽的金字塔。 An infra-red satellite image shows a buried pyramid, located in the centre of the highlight box.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-24 Getting along with your work colleagues could actually help you live longer, new research has shown. 新研究显示，和同事和睦相处有助于延长你的寿命。 A study of 820 men and women showed those with good peer-to-peer relationships had a lower risk of mo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-24 Modern men spend more on impulse buys than women do, research has revealed. 调查显示，现代男性冲动购物比女性花费更多。 A study found that men regularly shell out an average of 25-a-week on items they bought on a whim（奇想，一时的兴致） , while wome... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-24 Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview published on Monday. 英国著名理论物理学家史蒂芬霍金在本周一刊登的一次采访中称，天堂是为害怕黑暗的人编造的童话。 Haw... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-24 Celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique, according to a survey. 根据一项调查，频繁更新Twitter、让粉丝随时知道动态的名人有可能比那些保持神秘感的名人的艺术生涯短... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-23 A planetary alignment is a rare spectacular event that has always been a topic of great interest and speculations. Some predict the end of the world, others see the start of a new golden era. This May the world will witness the alignment of six plan... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-21 Married women are increasingly likely to be older than their husbands, figures reveal. 数据显示，越来越多步入婚姻的女性年龄比丈夫大。 They show 26 per cent of brides have a younger groom, compared with 15 per cent in 1963. The trend is seen in the 2... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-21 近日，一份遭泄露的丹麦官方文件显示，丹麦政府正计划对北极点及北极圈多处地区提出主权要求，丹麦科技部已经开始收集数据，并将于2014年前向联合国大陆架界限委员会提交申请。 Denmark plans to lay claim to the North Pole and other areas in the Arctic. Denmark... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-19 Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has increased almost sixfold, new data suggests. 新数据显示，巴西亚马逊雨林的采伐速度几乎增长了六倍。 New satellite images show deforestation has increased from 103 sq km in March and April 2010 to 59... 阅读全文>>