日期：2014-02-21 The popular US drama series House of Cards, which has already started its second season, features Chinese elements in its storyline. 流行美剧《纸牌屋》第二季已经开播，中国元素出现在故事情节中。 Traditional heroes are no longer sought after anymore.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-21 Eight in 10 Americans eat fast food at least once a month and half eat it every week according, to a Gallup Poll. Yet most people who eat fast foodknow it's bad for them. So why do they keep eating it? 根据盖洛普民意测验，10个美国人里面有8个至少每个... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-21 新的研究发现，第一印象很难被改变。但好消息是，人们的快速判断往往是准确的。 First impressions are hard to dislodge（驱逐） , new research finds. The good news is that people's snap judgments about others tend to be accurate. Two new studies presented... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-20 Not so long ago, the weary tourist would head off on holiday for the simple pleasures of recharging their batteries, topping up their tan and relaxing on a sun-lounger. 以前，疲惫的游客还会为了享受自我充电、把皮肤晒成棕褐色和徜徉在日光浴浴床的乐趣而... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-20 After a conspicuous and pride-busting absence from the three biggest European film festivals, Chinese movies staged a surprise comeback at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, known as Berlinale, which runs from Feb 6 to 16. 中国电影缺席欧洲... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-20 Spanish archeologists have unearthed a 3,600-year-old mummy in the ancient city of Luxor, Egypt's Antiquities Minister said Thursday. Prosecutors accused nine people including three Germans of smuggling stone samples from pyramids. 埃及文物部长穆罕... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-20 According to Wikipedia, Valentine's Day didn't become associated with romantic love until the High Middle Ages when the tradition of courtly love flourished. Ever since, the day has been fraught with symbolism tinged with traces of anxiety. 根据维基... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-20 The Lantern Festival has been part of Chinese New Year celebrations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC- 221 AD). Usually held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, it marks the end of New Year festivities. 自汉朝（公元前206年公元221年... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-16 Despite the fact that we've just had Christmas and New Year, the world decided that some of us needed yet another reminder of how sad and alone we are. Enter Valentine's Day, a faux semi-holiday that was invented to stimulate the sales of the floral... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-16 Wait, so my life may not have disappeared down a black hole after all? 等等，你刚才是说，我不会被黑洞所吞噬？ There is a chance for it to emerge and bloom like the career of David Hasselhoff? It's charming when a phrase enters the language and we th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-16 Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of human footprints outside of Africa, on the Norfolk Coast in the East of England. 科学家在英格兰东部黑斯堡海岸上发现80多万年前的人类脚印遗迹，这是非洲之外最古老的人类脚印遗迹，直接证明欧洲北部早期人... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-16 一项美国研究揭示，幸福婚姻的秘诀就是每周亲吻10次，每周说10次我爱你，每个月至少约会三次。有三个共同的兴趣爱好、每年出去度假两次也是幸福婚姻的必备要素。 The secret to a happy marriage is kissing and saying 'I love you' 10 times a week and going on thr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-14 Facebook has announced that it will allow users to customise their gender, after consulting on the subject with gay and transgender advocacy groups. Facebook宣布，在向同性恋与变性人组织咨询之后，决定允许用户自己定制性别信息。 The 50-odd options, whi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-07 While on vacation in distant locales, people often find that time moves quite differently than in the places theyre used to. In the tropics, we settle into the grooves of island time and relax thanks to a more leisurely rhythm. A trip to a big city... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-02-07 梦想也许不会照进现实，但梦境真的会照进现实。科学家发现，晚上做梦梦见和伴侣吵架或伴侣出轨，第二天吵架次数会增多，两人亲密度也会降低。分析称，这是因为梦中的情绪会被带到现实生活中，从而影响夫妇的真实感情关系。 For anyone who has woken in the morning to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-28 Can't wait for the opening of the Shanghai Disney Resort in 2015? Meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse and all their friends at the city's largest Disney exhibition at the Shanghai Super Brand Mall. 上海迪斯尼乐园将于2015年开业，您是否已经迫不及待了呢？那么... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-27 The World Economic Forum on Thursday released its Global Risks 2014 report. 世界经济论坛在周四发布了《2014全球危机报告》。 Taking a 10-year outlook, the report assesses 31 risks that are global in nature and have the potential to cause significant n... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-26 Michelle Obama entered the White House as a chimera（虚构的怪物，妄想） . To some, she was emblematic（象征的） of fully realized African American womanhood and an incomparable fashion icon. To others, she was the voice of racial grievance, the nann... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-26 The Netherlands nudged past France and Switzerland as the country with the most nutritious, plentiful and healthy food, while the United States and Japan failed to make it into the top 20, a new ranking released by Oxfam on Tuesday showed. 牛津饥荒... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-01-26 Why is Japan in trouble? The Japanese now have one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, and at the same time, one of the highest longevity（长寿） rates. As a result, the population is dropping rapidly, and becoming increasingly weighted towa... 阅读全文>>