• Bill, Bingo and Bram 3

    11-08-11 Bill would tell us stories of his work, of holidays, of his biggest adventure, which involved travelling across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man in stormy seas. He had been young with men who still lived a few doors from him. He would tell us how, a...

  • Cubicle coma 隔间昏迷症

    11-08-10 Cubicle coma means when you wake up and feel energized but as soon as you enter the work place, a wave of exhaustion runs over you and you have trouble staying awake for the rest of your work day. Amazingly, once you leave the hellish work atmospher...

  • 英国1/3员工请病假是造假

    11-07-24 One in three workers admit to taking time off under false pretences, according to research. 研究显示,英国三分之一的员工承认他们请假是造假。 Good weather, hangovers(宿醉) and romantic trysts(幽会,约会) motivated some staff to lie about absences...

  • 人字拖:夏季上班着装禁忌之首

    11-07-17 调查发现,人字拖被列为夏季上班着装禁忌之首,被列入禁单前三的还有迷你裙和无带露肩装。 Flip-flops are the Number One don't when it comes to summer work attire(服装) , with miniskirts coming in second, and strapless(无带的) tops third, a national U...

  • 善心可依

    11-07-12 When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly(思想上) squirm at the unwanted atten...

  • 美国赌城开挖掘机游乐公园

    11-07-03 美国赌城拉斯维加斯上月开了一家全世界最大的挖土机主题游乐公园,14岁以上的消费者在支付400美元的门票后就可以在专业人员指导下驾驶大型推土机或挖土机进行游艺项目。 Slam dunk: One of the excavator exercises that people can do at the park to get used to the...

  • 奥巴马演讲 投资国内 振兴美国

    11-07-03 Hello, everybody. Earlier this week, I spoke about our way forward in Afghanistan, and I said that because of the extraordinary work of our men and women in uniform, civilians, and our coalition(联合,结合) partners, we will soon begin bringing ou...

  • 欧洲:骑自行车上班可获奖励

    11-06-25 为了推行环保主义和更加健康的生活方式,比利时、荷兰等欧洲国家的很多企业都对骑自行车上班的员工进行奖励,奖金按他们骑自行车的路程计算。 Getting paid for going to work may sound too good to be true, but it's part of an increasingly popular scheme for co...

  • 越来越多的父亲开始顾家

    11-06-18 Many fathers these days want it all -- time with kids, promotions at work and a spouse who shares the parenting duties. 如今许多父亲都想多样兼得有时间陪孩子,工作上获得晋升,妻子可以分担养家的责任。 But some say they would trade in their commute(通...

  • 七成英国人曾被上次刁难

    11-06-18 Brits are among the most bullied workers in the world - with a staggering seven in ten having been picked on by bosses or colleagues, a new study found. 一项新研究发现,英国人在职场上所受的欺凌是全世界最多的,多达七成的英国人曾经被上司或同事刁难。 M...