日期:2013-10-24 The female head of the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) has been named the most powerful figure in the art world. 卡塔尔博物馆管理女女局长被提名为艺术界最具权力的人物。 Sheikha Al-Mayassa is the sister of Qatar\s emir Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-23 Money might not grow on trees, but scientists have confirmed that gold is found in the leaves of some plants. 钱不会长在树上,但是科学家证实从某些树的叶子中可以找到黄金。 The scientists found traces of gold in the leaves of Eucalyptus trees Research... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-15 Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens' health and the environment, latest figures show. 最新数据显示,空气污染仍然在持续损害欧洲居民的健康与环境。 The European Environment Agency (EEA) listed tiny airborne particles and ozone... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-11 Canadian author Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature. 加拿大作家爱丽丝门罗获得2013年度诺贝尔文学奖。 Making the announcement, Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, called her a master of the contemporary short... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-11 The Nobel Peace Prize winner is due to be announced amid reports it will go to the group overseeing the dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons. 本年度诺贝尔和平奖即将公布,有报道称该将向将花落监督摧毁叙利亚化学武器的组织。 Norway's public broadcast... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-09 British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for the world's first malaria vaccine after trial data showed that it had cut the number of cases in African children. 英国制药公司葛兰素史克正在寻求管理机构批准生产世界上首款疟疾疫苗... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-09 The risks of stroke, heart and circulatory disease are higher in areas with a lot of aircraft noise, researchers say. 研究人员称,在有大量飞机噪音的区域居住的人,患中风、心血管疾病的几率较高。 Their study of 3.6 million residents near Heathrow Airpo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-10-06 It has long been hailed as the ultimate way to let off steam by some members of the fairer sex. Now, U.S. scientists have discovered that not only does retail therapy exist, but that it could be caused by an individual's fear of sudden death. 女性喜... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-29 由英国文化协会、英国工业联合会、英国科学院以及多家大使馆和语言教学机构共同发起的与未来对话活动向全体英国人发起号召,希望每个人至少掌握1000个外语单词,以免在未来的国际贸易往来和就业市场中被淘汰。 Everyone in the UK should learn at least 1,000 words o... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-26 Some of Europe's key animals have made a comeback over the past 50 years, a report suggests. 报告显示,欧洲一些动物的数量在过去50年间有所上升。 Conservationists say species such as bears, wolves, lynx(猞猁,山猫) , eagles and vultures(秃鹰) have... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-23 The Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra has taken the top honours at this year's Emmy awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday. 上周日在洛杉矶举办的本年度艾美奖颁奖典礼上,列勃拉斯传记电影《烛台背后》摘得桂冠。 The film, shown on the cable network HB... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-21 U.S. News World Report has named Princeton University the best college in the United States, with the University of California-Berkeley the top public school, at No. 20 overall. 综合外国媒体报道,美国《美国新闻与世界报道》杂志2014年全美最佳大学排行... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-18 The recent economic crisis could be to blame for an increase in suicide rates in Europe and America, say experts. 专家称,近期欧美国家自杀率上升可能与经济危机有关。 Their analysis in the British Medical Journal looked at data from 54 countries to as... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-16 Ethiopia has more than halved its mortality rates for children under the age of five years during the last two decades, new UN statistics show. 联合国一项新的统计数据显示,过去20年间,埃塞俄比亚低于五岁的儿童的死亡率下降了一半多。 The report says Et... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-13 华纳兄弟公司宣布,哈利波特系列小说的作者JK罗琳将执笔创作该系列电影的外传剧本,外传系列名为神奇动物在哪里,与哈利在魔法学校时使用的课本同名。新片的背景定在哈利波特诞生70年前的纽约,故事将围绕着魔法动物学家纽特斯卡曼德展开。罗琳表示,新系列电影不是哈... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-13 在911恐怖袭击满十二周年之际,美国国家职业安全与健康研究所发布了一组数据,称当年恐怖袭击后参与急救和居住在世贸中心周边的人当中已有1140人被诊断出患有癌症,而且实际数字可能会更高。报告称,这个患癌比例比普通人群高出了15%。 With the 12th anniversary of t... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-13 在最新出炉的QS世界大学排名中,英国有6所大学进了前20名,其中,剑桥大学(第三)、伦敦大学学院(第四)、帝国理工学院(第五)以及牛津大学(第六)跻身前十名。美国的大学仍然在前20名中占多数位置,其中,麻省理工学院和哈佛大学占据了前两位。 The UK now boasts... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-11 Researchers have found evidence to suggest that climate change, rather than humans, was the main factor that drove the woolly mammoth to extinction. 研究人员发现导致猛犸象灭绝的证据,不是人类活动,而是气候变化。 The traditional view of the woolly ma... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-08 英国眼科专家却表示,大眼睛的人更容易得近视眼。专家指出,近视眼是由于外界光线焦点没有正确落在视网膜上而造成的,大眼睛的人因为眼球太大而导致外界光线焦点没有落在视网膜上,而是落在视网膜前方,因而无法在视网膜上形成清晰的图像。与此相反,眼睛小的人更容易... 阅读全文>> 日期:2013-09-05 Tiny fish that live in temporary puddles in Africa reach sexual maturity faster than any other animal with a backbone, say scientists. 科学家称,生活在非洲短暂存在的水洼中的小鱼达到性成熟比任何一种脊椎动物都要快。 Male Nothobranchius kadleci can go... 阅读全文>> |
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