10-12-18 阿联酋首都阿布扎比的一家七星级酒店于本周三推出了史上最贵的一棵圣诞树，树枝上挂满珠宝，总价值超过1100万美元。据悉，这棵圣诞树高13米，本身价值约1万美元，树枝上悬挂的钻石、珍珠、翡翠以及蓝宝石等贵重珠宝总计有181件。 The 13-metre (40-foot) faux evergree...

10-12-17 There was a man. He had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things to go and look at a pear tree that was far away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring the third in summer, the youngest son in fall. When they h...

10-06-02 For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together. But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising t...

10-02-03 Speed is not a word typically associated with trees; they can take centuries to grow. However, a new study to be published the week of Feb. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found evidence that forests in the Eastern Unite...

09-12-26 据澳大利亚国家零售商协会最近的一项调查显示，曾经被视为缺少心意的代金券正卷土重来，成为圣诞树下最热门的礼物。该协会的执行官表示，原来送代金券，人们都会觉得太没情调，不够浪漫；但是现在却成了很受欢迎的礼物，因为人们可以拿它去买他们真正需要的东西。在热...

09-12-21 圣诞树一致是庆祝圣诞节不可少的装饰物，如果家中没有圣诞树，就大大减少了过节气氛。关于圣诞树的来源有多种不同的传说。 Legend suggests that, in the late 16th century, Martin Luther (the founder of the Protestant religion) was the first to decorate an in...

09-12-05 Surrounded by celebrity performers and characters from the North Pole, the Obama family on Thursday led a countdown and lighted the National Christmas Tree. 本周四，奥巴马一家在著名艺人和北极来客的陪同下，一起喊着倒计时，点亮了国家圣诞树。 President...

09-12-05 Going green has never been so festive as in westernmost Canada where two start-ups are offering an eco-friendly Christmas tree rental service for the holiday period. 环保也可以这么有节日气氛。日前，加拿大最西部地区的两家新兴企业推出一项生态环保型圣...

09-11-04 Tommy was eleven and Sabrina soon would be. Every morning they would meet beside the big oak tree. In the summer, they would play together in the sun And sit beneath the big oak tree when the day was done. One time when they were talking of growing u...

09-08-27 Engineers say a forest of 100,000 artificial trees could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions. 工程师称一块有10万棵人造树木的森林将来未来10至20年内部署完毕以帮助解决世界上碳排放问题。 Algae units could be de...