日期：2009-06-06 Britain is famous around the world for its rainy weather, but many parts of the country this June are experiencing much more rain than they have ever seen before. Torrential downpour shave caused rivers to burst their banks, roads have been closed a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Father's Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother's Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time. Theoriginsof the celebration are American and it wasinspired byth... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 While fans of the fictional adventures of an English boy wizard are counting the days until the publication of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, atheme park inspired by Harry's adventures is to open in the United States. The Wizarding World o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 As summertime begins in Britain, people startto feel the urge togo outside to eat. People love to havea picnicwhenever the weather is good enough, especially people with children. Its a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. Even in the centre of Lon... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 A youngBritish Formula One racing driverhas made history bybreaking recordsfor the best everdebutfor anewcomerto the F1 drivers championship. Lewis Hamilton is just 22 years old and has competed in only five F1Grand Prixraces, but is the only driver... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Most students in the UK leave school orsixth-form collegeat the age of 18 and go to study for three years in a University, but in recent years many students have chosen to take a one-year break between finishing school and starting university. This... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 This years Eurovision Song Contest has been won by a singer from Serbia with a powerfulballadabout anestranged lover. But it was a disappointing night for the UK, whose teamtied withFrance in joint second-last place. The Eurovision Song Contest is a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 September is traditionally the end of summer and the beginning of autumn in the UK. It is also the month when children go back to school after their long summer holidays, but what do you actually know about British schools? There are two types of sc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Two Chinese students, who are studying at British Universities, have been awarded prizes for being the best international students in their respectivehost countries. Psychology student Yusi Liu wascrowned Welshinternational student of the year while... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Even though she lived more than 200 years ago, the famous EnglishnovelistJane Austen has been in the news a lot recently. The only knownportraitof Jane Austen is to be sold byauctionin New York this week, and is expected to fetch between ￡200,000 a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines helpdisabled peoplelead more independent lives, but can they also help changedisruptiveteenagers' behaviour? A unique TV experiment, Dog House, follows fiveunrulyyoungsters as they're... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Its Easter in the UK and the shops are full ofEaster eggs,hot-cross buns and Easter bunnies. Although Easter is widely seen as a Christian festival which celebrates theresurrectionof Jesus, its origins pre-date Christianity and many of itssymbolscom... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily gettrickedby someone. Its April Fools Day, a day when people traditionally like to tryto make a fool ofsomeone else and laugh at them. There are lots oftheoriessurrounding theoriginsof the day, b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 When you meet someone for the first time, do you ask for their ASL? Do you LOL if theycome out withsomething funny, and say CU L8er when you finish the conversation? If you know what Imtalking about, then you are probably already a user of Instant M... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Universities in Britain are amagnetforoverseasstudents. There are currently over 200 000 from outside Britain studying at British universities. The largest single group is Chinese students. There are currently 50 000 in the UK. The British governmen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 When many people in the west think of China, the animal that they think of is thedragon. For them, the dragon is anaggressive monsterthat breathes fire. Many popularlegendstell of how dragons killed braveknightsand ate beautifulmaidens. For Chinese... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 China has changed enormously over the last 20 years. Itseconomyhas been growing at 10% a year, and it'son trackto be the worlds largest economy soon. Today, 80% of the worlds electronicgoodsare made in China. As a result, more and more western compa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 I'm a pig, my son is a rabbit, I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about our Chinesezodiacsigns. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 The story of King Arthur is one that has been told for hundreds of years. There have been poems, books and even films made of his life, all of them telling the story a little differently. The basic story is this. There was aswordstuck in a stone. Th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-06 Can you play amusical instrument? Where did you learn to play it? If you were apupilin a British school, you would most probably learn at school. Approximately 25% of British pupils learn an instrument. What's more, of the 75% that don't, 40% would... 阅读全文>>