12-06-03 Schoolchildren across the UK are being invited to come up with ideas for food to be served at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. 英国女王登基60周年庆典即将到来之际，来自英国各地的小学生受邀为白金汉宫举行的宴会设计菜单。 The Duche...

12-06-03 Never has a Queen had a better reason to say Let them eat cake. Four engineering teams are preparing to do battle in a contest to make the tallest cake to mark the Diamond Jubilee. 从没有一位女王能有更好的理由说：大家吃蛋糕吧。已有四家工程队准备开展...

12-06-03 In 60 years, the Queen has never put a foot wrong in public. 60年来，英国女王在公众场合从来没有走错过一步路。 Who's been sitting in my throne? Miss Slack rehearsing for the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen taking part in the real thing And...

12-05-17 Queen Sofia of Spain has cancelled a visit to the UK to mark Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee because of disputes over Gibraltar. 因直布罗陀海峡争端，西班牙王后苏菲亚取消前往英国参加伊丽莎白女王钻石婚纪念。 A Spanish government statement said it wa...

12-02-06 The Queen has said she is dedicating herself anew to your service, as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. 英国女王登基60周年之际，她表示将致力于重新为大众服务。 In a message, she also said she felt deeply moved by the supp...

11-11-05 英国广播公司（BBC）的员工近日正就如何恰当报道英女王伊丽莎白二世去世的消息接受培训。此前，该公司资深主持人彼得西松斯因在报道女王母亲去世消息时服饰不宜而遭批，BBC希望通过演练避免此类尴尬再次出现。 Sissons was later criticised for not wearing a black t...

11-10-03 Leptothorax acervorum ants live all over the Northern hemisphere, but their reproductive strategy depends on habitat. Colonies are polygynous（一夫多妻的） (more than one queen) in the forest of Siberia and central Europe, but functionally monogynou...

11-09-25 Inspiring, chic and effortlessly elegant -- that's what designers at London Fashion Week have hailed Kate Middleton's style, as her sartorial choices could prove a potential stimulus to Britain's clothing industry. 让人心动、时髦、轻松、优雅，这是伦...

11-09-21 Drama queen refers to people (mostly girls - but boys play their part) who turn something unimportant into a major deal, or who blow things way out of proportion whenever the chance is given because they either: a) want to seek attention; b) have so...

11-06-24 精彩对白 dormouse: Watch what you're doing! Hatter: It's you! dormouse: No it's not. The Twisp brought us the wrong Alice. Hare: It's the wrong Alice? Hatter: It's Absolutely Alice. You're Absolutely Alice. I'd know you anywhere. I'd know her anywhe...