11-07-07 I HOPE my dear,'' said Mr. Bennet to his wife as they were at breakfast the next morning, that you have ordered a good dinner to-day, because I have reason to expect an addition to our family party.'' Who do you mean, my dear? I know of nobody that...

11-07-03 花旗集团预测的数据显示，澳洲首富富婆吉娜莱恩哈特有望取代身家460亿美元的墨西哥大亨卡洛斯斯利姆成为全球首富。 Gina Rinehart, chairman of Hancock Prospecting Gina Rinehart, an Australian woman who inherited a debt-ridden mining company from her father...

11-06-30 Bringing the real world into the brain scanner, researchers at The University of Western Ontario from The Centre for Brain and Mind (http://www.uwo.ca/its/brain/) can now determine the action a person was planning, mere（仅仅的） moments before that...

11-06-21 In the Warring States Period, Duke Wei of Qi neglected state affairs, for the first three years of his reign, giving himself over to dissipation（浪费，损耗） . One of his ministers, Chun Yukun who had a good sense of humour, said to him: 'There is...

11-06-21 In the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), the king of the Wei, Cao Rui, wanted to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: 'When choosing a talented person, always beware of（小心，谨防） one with a false reputation. A fals...

11-06-19 A person with six children or a person with $6 million? Why? The person with six children of course. Because the one with $6 million wants more. 一个有六个孩子的人和一个有600万美元的人，谁更满足？为什么？ 当然是有六个孩子的那个，因为有600万美元那个...

11-06-14 Cellular faux refers to a social phenomenon wherein which a person acts as though he is on his cell phone in order to shield himself from uncomfortable situations. 手机掩护法（cellular faux）指有人为了避免使自己陷入尴尬境地而假装在打电话的情形。 For...

11-06-14 Chat gravity refers to the degree of familiarity with another person, which, if you chance to encounter them on the street, will determine if you merely greet them in passing or stop to talk. 聊天重力指你跟另一个人的熟悉程度决定了你们在街头偶遇的时...

11-04-15 The sign of Gemini, light as the air that gives it character, is the sign of the dual personality. The average Gemini person is not the extreme case of split personality, where the subject dramatically changes from good Dr. Jekyll, to evil Mr. Hyde....

11-03-17 精彩对白 Father: All I'm saying is you two are sisters. You have got to work this out. Jane: I'm telling you, she doesn't want to talk. Father: No, no. She loves you. Everything is gonna be fine. Okay. If you just- Tess: Dad? What the hell is she do...