日期：2013-02-24 Sending your child to piano or violin lessons in a bid to boost their academic achievement is a waste of money, according to scientists. 科学家称，为了提高孩子的学习成绩而把孩子送去学弹钢琴或拉小提琴，纯属浪费钱。 Although research has shown that yo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-24 According to a leading expert, having aclutteredenvironment reflects a cluttered mind and the act of tidying up can help you be more successful. 一位权威专家指出，所处环境凌乱反映出大脑的混乱状态，清理一下杂物能帮助你获得更大成功。 The advice comes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-24 A new study shows that regularly eating fast food isn't just bad for your waistline, it can also damage your liver in ways that are surprisingly similar to hepatitis. 最新研究显示，经常食用快餐油炸食品不仅会让人肥胖，还会损害肝脏，而且对肝脏的损伤类... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-24 美国马里兰州大学神经学家和心理学家联合进行的一项研究显示，女性的确比男性话多，其原因是女性大脑中的语言蛋白比较多。 Women do really talk more than men, a study has concluded. American researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-24 一套由英国皇家邮政署发行的简奥斯汀邮票于近日开售，以纪念简奥斯汀的小说《傲慢与偏见》面世200周年。 A set of Jane Austen stamps have gone on sale to mark the 200th anniversary of her novel Pride And Prejudice. A set of Jane Austen stamps have gone on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-18 The bigger a CEO's signature the more likely he or she is to be a narcissist, a new study claims. 一项新研究称，一个首席执行官的签名写得越大，他（她）是自恋狂的可能性越大。 The research which compared the signatures of some 605 CEOs of US firms foun... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-14 Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers. 德国最新调查显示，Facebook上好友发布的度假、爱情生活、工作成就等信息会引发嫉妒心... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-14 A new study from Kansas State University suggests that we spend even more time than previously thought aimlessly browsing the Internet during our office hours. 据堪萨斯州立大学的一项新调查显示，我们在办公时间内花在漫无目的浏览网页上的时间比我们预想... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-14 日本研究者发现，太平洋中一种名为Chromodoris reticulata的海参能够丢弃、再生、重新使用其阴茎。研究者称其阴茎为一次性阴茎。他们认为，它是第一种能使用一次性阴茎交配的已知生物。 All sea slugs have complicated mating behaviour, but Chromodoris reticulata... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-14 今年春节，通过手机移动网络发微博评春晚和拜年的人数明显增加。据新浪微博方面的统计数据显示，除夕零点过后第一秒内，新浪微博用户共发出近2.9万条微博。 The Chinese lunar New Year usually witnesses two records: the world's most watched television gala show... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-14 如何才能让小孩子也能读懂报纸上的新闻？日本《东京新闻》报纸与某广告公司合作推出的一款新闻应用程序可以解决这个问题。 An augmented（增音的，扩张的） -reality app that translates grown-up newspapers for children has been developed in Japan. The Tokyo Sh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-07 最近发表在《英国运动医学杂志》的一份研究报告指出，男人精子数量减少或与其看电视的时间太长相关。该研究针对189名18到22岁的健康男性进行，研究发现，每周看电视20小时以上的男性精子数比不看电视的男性少44%。 Guys may now have another reason to get off the co... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-03 Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while you're there - you reap the health benefits for months, new research shows. 新研究显示，度假不仅让你在当时感觉良好，而且给你的健康带来的益处可维持数月之久。 Jetting off to exotic（异国的） destinat... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-02-03 将于今年3月起实施的新版英国公民考试将不再考查找车站和使用互联网等日常生活知识，而将考查重点放在英国的文化历史成就方面。 The revised Life in the UK test covers topics as sport, music and history. Mundane subjects such as water meters, job interviews... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-25 一项最新研究显示，孤单寂寞的人不但精神状态不佳，其免疫系统也会因此受到破坏。该研究发现，社交活动贫乏的寂寞人群体内的潜藏细菌再生率要高于社交广泛的人群；他们体内产生的炎性化合物也要高于后者，炎性化合物是指向心脏病和其他慢性疾病的指标之一。 Feeling lo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-24 Kenya's president has launched a $14.5bn project to build a new city intended to be an IT business hub and dubbed Africa's Silicon Savannah. 肯尼亚总统发布了一项耗资145亿美元的工程，该工程将建立一座新城市，打造成非洲的IT商业中心与硅谷。 It will take... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-24 Women smoking nowadays are far more likely to die as a result of their habit than they were in the 1960s, according to a new study. 一项新研究显示，现在的女性吸烟比1960年代更容易死亡。 Changing habits such as starting earlier and smoking more cigare... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 A tipple before bedtime may get you off to sleep faster but it can disrupt your night's slumber, say researchers who have reviewed the evidence. 研究人员称，睡前喝一小杯酒有利于快速睡眠但是会影响睡眠质量。 The London Sleep Centre team says studies s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-23 Most parents tells lies to their children as a tactic to change their behaviour, suggests a study of families in the United States and China. 一项基于美国盒中国的家庭研究显示，多数父母向孩子撒谎作为改变其行为的一种手段。 The most frequent example wa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-01-20 A private-sector ovum donation bank has been established in Japan for the first time. The company began accepting egg donations on Tuesday with the intention of creating an ovum bank. 日本首次建立了一家私立卵子捐献银行。该公司已于本周二开始接受卵子... 阅读全文>>