12-10-27 Can heterosexual men and women ever be just friends? Daily experience suggests that non-romantic friendships between males and females are not only possible, but common. However, a new study suggests that men, relative to women, have a particularly...

12-10-18 Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religiou...

12-10-09 A man will always remember his enemies, but he will sometimes forget his friends. 人不要牢记敌人，忘记朋友。 Refuse to share personal and financial information unless you feel it is absolutely essential. 除非最基本的，不要告诉他人有关你自己的个人和...

12-09-28 Last night, I was coming home from dinner with friends, and I got into a heated discussion with the taxi driver. We weren't arguing, there was a lot of laughter and in fact, some agreement on issues from both sides. Our topic was the perennial（常年...

12-09-26 There was this guy who believed very much in true love and decided to take his time to wait for his right girl to appear. He believed that there would definitely be someone special out there for him, but none came. Every year at Christmas, his ex-gi...

12-09-10 When I first read this line by England's Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it. Finally,...

12-07-27 Text messaging may offer tweens a quick way to send notes to friends and family, but it could lead to declining language and grammar skills, according to researchers. Tweens who frequently use language adaptations -- techspeak -- when they text perf...

12-07-26 A cheapskate is a stingy person who buys cheap instead of higher quality or better stuff, even though they might be able to afford the better. Perhaps they are ungenerously trying not to spend much on their friends. Not particularly offensive, and o...

12-07-26 Talking to a colleague sitting next to you through instant messaging instead of vocal communication, mass texting friends and relatives with downloaded festival greetings instead of calling them in person, e-mailing work reports to your boss without...

12-07-11 A Loyola study of high school students provides new evidence that a person's circle of friends may influence his or her weight. Students were more likely to gain weight if they had friends who were heavier than they were. Conversely（相反地） , stud...