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spotlight effect 焦点效应
10-06-25 你是不是曾经因为在某一次派对上把饮料撒了一身而懊恼很久？你有没有曾经在公共场合摔倒，然后在5秒钟内迅速起身，还要装作若无其事？回答都是是？恭喜你，你也是 spotlight effect 组的一员了。 Spotlight effect, also called the social spotlight effect, is the t...
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英国大选临近 领导人做最终竞选致辞
10-05-06 Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have made their final appeal to the public before voting in Thursday's general election gets under way. 英国大选将于当地时间周四进行，戈登布朗、大卫喀麦隆和尼克克莱格分别向公众做最终竞选致辞。 Gordon Brown,...
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哈勃望远镜已服役20周年
10-04-25 Hubble's unprecedented（空前的，无前例的） capabilities have made it one of the most powerful science instruments ever conceived（构思，设想） by humans, and certainly the one most embraced by the public. Hubble's discoveries have revolutionised nea...
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调查：英国人已不再羞于当众流露感情
10-04-04 The famous British stiff upper lip has become a thing of the past, according to a survey on Thursday which found Britons are no longer embarrassed to shed a tear or be affectionate in public. 上周四公布的一项调查称，英国人不苟言笑的著名形象如今已成...
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英医师呼吁禁止在一切车辆内吸烟
10-03-25 Smoking should be banned in all cars as well as in public places where young people congregate, doctors are urging. 英国医师呼吁，禁止在一切汽车内、以及年轻人聚集的公共场所吸烟。 Whether there is a child on board or not, the RCP wants this banned Th...
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中国将实行领导干部个人财产报告制
10-03-11 BEIJING - A senior Chinese lawmaker said on Wednesday that legislation requiring public officials to declare their personal assets is under consideration and seen as a move to prevent corruption and improve government transparency. 新华社消息，本周...
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马拉维一对被捕的男同性恋者被拒绝保释
10-01-05 A Malawian judge has rejected a bail application by two gay men charged with public indecency after getting engaged. 一位马拉维法官拒绝了一对男同性恋者的保释申请，据悉此二人订婚后因为公开猥亵罪而遭指控。 Steven Monjeza (L) and Tiwonge Chimbalanga (R...
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Government's £16bn sale of assets 英国政府将出售160亿
09-10-12 Gordon Brown is to announce the sale of 16bn worth of assets by the government in a bid to shore up public finances. 戈登布朗将要宣布价值160亿英镑的政府财产销售计划，该计划旨在为公众财政提供支持。 One of the assets the government will sell is the To...
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Smoking ban heart gains 'massive' 公共场所禁烟“好处多”
09-09-22 Bans on smoking in public places have had a bigger impact on preventing heart attacks than ever expected, data shows. 数据显示，禁止在公共场所吸烟对防止心脏病有未曾想到的影响。 Passive smoke raises heart risk Smoking bans cut the number of heart att...
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Public warned about health MOTs 公众健康检查警告
09-07-23 Private health checks offer poor value for money and can lead to painful and often possibly dangerous tests, a consumer group says. 一个消费团体表示，私人健康检查钱花的不值，可能会导致痛苦的甚至经常危险的检查。 An estimated 100m is spent on health M...
