20-09-26 Thinking about joining the buy-to-let boom? 想不想买套房来出租？ Most new landlords look to buy their first property in a town they know. Usually that means where they live or perhaps somewhere they went to university or used to reside. 大多数新房东...

15-09-21 I used to be a shopaholic. How many of us can relate to that statement? Yet, when Saturday rolls around, off we go to the nearest boutique or shopping mall to buy more clothes, things, and possessions that we really aren't even sure we need or want....

15-05-21 Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker-function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen. MAN: Hello. WOMAN: Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?...

14-09-02 Fauxsumerism refers to browsing products and engaging with brands without the intention of purchasing anything. The phenomenon refers to browsing for things you wont necessarily buy, which young people consider an endless source of fun. 假消费主义指...

13-02-01 1. 秒杀 seckill instant kill/ instant buy/flash buy/snatch buy/panic buy 2. 裸婚 naked marriage（第一次出现时，后面一定要加解释） simplistic marriage/bare-handed marriage 3. 酒后代驾 designated driver=DD（与酒后有关系) substitute driver（意义更广泛...

11-12-07 One day, there was an elder couple buying fish from me, all of what happened was really very special. The Gentleman carried a basket on his elbow（肘部） , when the couple were near a pond to look at the fish, there was a pure silver long fin Koi（...

09-10-21 Europe's largest carmaker, Volkswagen, has said it is to buy 49.9% of sports car maker Porsche by the end of 2009 for about 3.9bn euros (3.54bn;$5.8bn). 欧洲最大的汽车生产商大众2009年年底以前将要以39亿欧元购买跑车生产商保时捷49.9%的股份。 Porsche fa...

09-09-22 Computer giant Dell is buying IT services provider and fellow Texan firm Perot Systems for $3.9bn (2.4bn). 计算机巨头DELL将要以39亿美元购买IT服务提供商、德克萨斯企业佩罗系统公司。 The two firms say the takeover will boost both companies Dell said th...

09-09-12 Facebook is now the world\'s fourth-most visited website.An Australian online marketing company is selling friends and fans to Facebook members. Who says you can't buy friends? An Australian online marketing company is selling friends and fans to Fa...

09-08-29 Europe is seeking to maintain flight opportunities for its astronauts by buying Soyuz spacecraft from Russia. 欧盟试图通过购买俄罗斯Soyuz号飞船的方式为宇航员创造飞行机会。 A Soyuz craft has three seats versus the shuttle's seven The European Space A...