• breastsleeping 母乳安眠

    15-11-11 Breastsleeping refers to the practice of sharing a bed with an infant as an aid to breastfeeding. 母乳安眠是指和婴儿睡一张床以帮助母乳喂养的行为。 这个词是由breastfeeding(母乳喂养)和co-sleeping(共眠)演化而来的,看了词源基本就能理解它的意思,非常...

  • P-hacking P值黑客

    15-09-25 P-hacking refers to the practice of manipulating scientific data so that the results appear to be statistically significant. P值黑客是指操作科学数据,从而使结果看上去具有统计学意义的行为。 这个词最早由宾夕法尼亚大学的西蒙松教授提出,一起来看看他是怎...

  • Manage your time

    15-04-14 Most of us would like to accomplish more than what we are able to in a day. How many times have you felt that it would be so much easier if you only had a few more extra hours in a day to complete the various tasks that you have on your plate? And h...

  • The lord is my Shepherd

    15-01-14 A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible; Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the verse. Little Rick was excited about the task -- but, he just couldn't remember the...

  • 孰能生巧

    14-10-17 Although Chen Yaozi was a civil official in Song Dynasty, he loved archery very much, and was pretty good at it. One day he was practicing in his own field, and eight or nine times out of ten he hit the target. He became quite complacent. Looking ar...

  • A stoop old man captured cicadas 痀偻承蜩

    14-04-29 Once when Confucius was in the state of Chu, he saw a stooped(弯腰) old man glue cicadas(蝉) with a pole. He did this as easily as pick up things on the ground. Confucius asked him what the secret was. The old man said, Five six months after I b...

  • He Never Missed a Game

    13-01-18 Bob Richards, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of the other boys, he got absolut...

  • 熟能生巧

    12-11-01 During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day he drew a big crowd while he was practicing on the drill ground(操场,练兵场) . He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with excitement. He became very proud of his sk...

  • scapegoating practice 替罪羊政策

    12-06-20 More importantly, the escalation of the Occupy Wall Street protests, with more support from union workers and college students in the United States, has signaled a clear, unwavering message to Washington's politicians that it is time to abandon the...

  • 为什么会熟能生巧

    10-07-13 Struggling with your chip shot(打高球,削球) ? Constant drills with your wedge(楔子) may not help much, but mixing in longer drives will, and a new study shows why. Previous studies have shown that variable practice improves the brain's memory o...