日期：2021-02-27 Fashion and music are constantly looking back to the past. But would you be interested in retro video games? If so, you are part of a growing trend. Vintage video games are making their way back into living rooms. There is already a large market for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 This time of year many of us resolve to get back into shape. But if you are having trouble fitting into your tight jeans, it may not be your fault. Scientists now believe that willpower alone is not enough lose weight. They say success depends on yo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 It may seem counterintuitive, but on windy days, aircraft should fly closer together. Those are the plans at Heathrow airport anyway. The problem is that Heathrow is running at full capacity. It cannot process more than the 480,000 flights it curren... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 I have a problem. Im trying to grow a beard but Im not sure if it suits me! This hairy attachment to mens faces has been very fashionable in the UK for a while. But now mine is finally sprouting, I wonder if I have missed the boat. Perhaps this is n... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 A team of international scientists has published the complete genome of the woolly mammoth - a creature which became extinct thousands of years ago. The study, published in the Journal Current Biology, will probably cheer up a team of Harvard Univer... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 The Space Telescope Hubble has changed the way we look at the universe. In its 25 years of activity it has captured over a million images of deep space. The Hubble drifts 370 miles above the Earth, in a much better position to observe the cosmos tha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 你喜欢吃甜食吗？你担心糖的摄入量过高吗？你也许听过甜味剂这个东东但对它真的了解吗？甜味剂真的像传说中那样又甜又健康吗？在英国，甜味剂产业估值约为六千万英镑。但甜味剂能有效帮助缓解英国肥胖人数增长的趋势吗？ For many of us, the relationship we have wit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-27 宇航员在空间站里是怎么睡觉的？ Bored with your life? Dreaming of something different? When I feel like that I look up and wonder what life would be like 400km above my head. Thats where the International Space Station orbits the Earth, with six astr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 你是不是狂热地追赶时尚？在我们当中有很多人迷恋最新的手机游戏和玩具，以至于沉浸在这些游戏的虚幻世界中。我们为什么会迷恋虚拟游戏和昙花一现的潮流呢？ Have you got an addictive nature? Are you unable to stop yourself joining in with the latest obsession... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 童年期遗忘的谜团过去一个世纪以来一直困惑着科学家们。为什么在人类的幼儿期，一个充满体验和学习新事物的阶段，却被许多难以理解的事物而笼罩？ What is your earliest memory? For me, I have a hazy recollection of standing in a leafy garden surrounded by sil... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 我们都需要睡眠，我们也很喜欢睡觉，但又好像怎么都睡不够。本期《随身英语》探讨因睡眠不足而引起的各种问题，以及我们应如何保证高质量的睡眠。 Every morning, my alarm goes off, I wake from my slumber and hit the snooze button. Then I crawl back under the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 有人说金钱能推动世界运转。作为交易中不可缺少的一环，钱这一概念将会怎样改变？从以物易物式的古老经济制度到如今使用现金、信用卡、甚至是网络虚拟货币等支付手段，人们对金钱的定义和理解在不断地更新。 How do you pay for things in a shop? Perhaps you like th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 地球已经存在了 46 亿年，在此期间它经受了一些灾难性的事件，比如陨石冲击和气候的巨大改变。那么未来又会是怎样呢？系好安全带，让我们一起探讨那些来自外星际对地球可能会造成的危险。 What is the greatest threat to life on our planet? Is it climate change? S... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 为什么有些人喜欢某些口味，而有些人却受不了？在本期《随身英语》中，我们听名厨赫斯顿（Heston Blumenthal）和神经学家查尔斯朱克（Charles Zucker）对口味的分析。他们说，我们的偏好根植于记忆、基因和用餐的环境中，不过口味也会随着时间而改变。 Whats your favo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 随着新型机械不断地被发明，人们对劳动密集型耕作方式的依赖在逐日减少。然而，以下这一景象会成为现实吗？农民不再需要下地干活，机器人会承包所有的工作。这是英国及世界各地的科学家们正在尝试的一个想法。 Imagine a future where all farming is done by machine,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 你的桌面是乱七八糟还是整洁干净？英国一项心理学研究显示，桌上物品的摆放方式可以揭示人格特征。环境心理学家构思出了五种不同的书桌人格类型。那么你属于哪种呢？是内向极简型、还是惬意杂乱型？ Are you the kind of person whose desk is always spick and span?... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 什么样的汽车不需要司机就可以在道路上驰骋？随着不断发展革新的技术，目前已有越来越多的公司决定接受研发无人驾驶汽车的挑战。驾驶员这一角色在未来会成为过去式吗？ As the relentless pace of technology continues to advance, companies must adapt or get left... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 避免眼神交流、践踏私人空间等等，这些是不是城市居民粗鲁行为的范例？我们生活在钢筋混凝土建成的城市当中，是否已经不知不觉地变得心烦意乱、焦躁不安？ I count myself lucky to live in the relative calm of the countryside, a safe distance away from the chao... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-25 对于大学生和中小学生来说，课堂讲座是学习知识的最佳方式吗？日益更新的科学技术正引领教育人士不断改进并完善教学技巧，但这是否意味着讲座式教学和讲师授课的时代会一去不返？ At some point in our lives, most of us have attended a school or university lectur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2021-02-24 蔬菜对健康有益 这是一个众人皆知的道理。然而，我们有时候会因为偏爱其它食物的口味而对吃青菜感到很不情愿。 As a child, I was always told to eat my greens. These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate. Peas, broccoli and green... 阅读全文>>