15-02-27 What is it like to be old in the United States? What will our own lives be like when we are old? Americans find it difficult to think about old age until they are propelled into the midst of it by their own aging and that of relatives and friends. A...

15-02-27 What is it like to be old in the United States? What will our own lives be like when we are old? Americans find it difficult to think about old age until they are propelled into the midst of it by their own aging and that of relatives and friends. A...

15-01-24 How much do you hate waiting for another beer in a crowded bar? It irked Josh Goodman enough to invent a pretty obvious solution -- self-service beer taps. 你有多讨厌在拥挤的酒吧中等待啤酒？乔希古德曼就非常厌烦这个，还因此发明了显而易见的解决之道：...

15-01-12 A new generation of men who see cooking more as a hobby than a household chore, and use their cooking skills to impress friends and potential partners. They are gastrosexuals . 某些新一代的男性，他们热衷于烹饪胜过做家庭琐事，他们用高超的烹饪技巧震惊...

15-01-10 Teenagers have fewer friends than 20 years ago, research has shown - despite the increasing popularity of social media. 研究表明，与20年前相比较，尽管社交媒体越来越受人们的欢迎，但是青少年的朋友却日益减少。 A study carried out by experts at The Univ...

15-01-05 Robert was a clever young man and got on well with his classmates. They all liked him and played with him though he often boasted. He was strong and often had sports. He hoped to join the army when he left the middle school. Bad luck! His leg was hu...

15-01-05 Mr Smith worked in a post office and three years ago, when he was sixty, he retired. Now he and his wife stay at home and his children work in another city. The old woman does all housework and he has nothing to do at home. He likes neither reading...

14-12-30 A drunk was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends late one night. He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet. What's with that big brass gong? one of the guests asked. Its not a gong. Its a...

14-12-22 Prime Minister Aleksandar Vui, Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to meet so many friends, old and new, in the city of Belgrade for the Third Meeting of Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). The New Year is just...

14-12-19 The average man can stand just six minutes of his woman's witterings about her lunch, her stars and her feelings, it is claimed. 据说，男人听女人唠叨她的午餐、偶像明星和心情时只能坚持6分钟。 By contrast, he can pay attention for an entire fifteen mi...