2009-12-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

A year after a scandal broke out over stray cats being shipped to dinner tables in south China, the taste for cat meat apparently persists, and along with it, the trade in abandoned cats.
一年前，中国

2009-12-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

当拳王阿里点燃亚特兰大奥运会的火炬时，他知道自己并没有被帕金森症打败。一直照顾他的妻子朗尼•阿里说：“谁能想到他是一个与病魔战斗的人呢？现在人们可以了解到他最真实的一面了。即使不开口讲话，他仍然拥

2009-11-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

Customers and staff at the Tastee Diner in Bethesda, Md., say "sailboat sandwiches" are the way to go.三明治为什么是三角形的？可能很多人都不知道。You've got a lot of decisions to make as you build th

2009-11-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

Here are 10 tips to help you create a productive and memorable college experience.
下面是关于如何建立一个有成效的、值得回忆的大学生活的十条小建议。1. Answer the question, "Why am I going to college?"

2009-11-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

Amid the economy's many ailments, some good news has remained mostly off the radar: The at-home work force is growing, and it is encompassing new occupations ranging from radiology and nursing to aud

2009-11-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

F•司各特•菲茨杰拉德(F. Scott Fitzgerald)曾经说过：“美国人的生命中没有第二幕。”为数众多的企业家、投资者和高管肯定希望他是在胡说。在过去的18个月中，许多人身败名裂，涌现了许多轰动一时的解雇

2009-11-29 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

在纽约约会，就像无数电影、电视剧、杂志和博文中所说，并不是件简单的事情。照惯例，约会的晚餐必须达到某种标准：一家好餐厅（不一定要昂贵，但至少要环境优雅），有洁净的桌布，浪漫的蜡烛和亲切细心的服务。
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2009-11-29 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

Everyone understands the nature of war, we also understand that victory depends on the cards that we have been dealt. Some when faced with a bloody battle simply give in, but for some surrender is un

2009-11-27 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

It takes anywhere from three to 15 months to find the right job -- yet just days or weeks to lose it. Here are 10 traits that are career poison:找到一个合适的工作可能需要3到15个月不等的时间——然而丢掉

2009-11-27 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

昨天是Thanksgiving Day感恩节。提到Thanksgiving Day，美国人就会想到Black Friday（黑色星期五），也就是感恩节过后的星期五。这一天，不仅是感恩节后的血拼日，也是圣诞购物季的开始。美国人纷纷上街抢购圣诞礼物

2009-11-27 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

感恩节临近了，有位一年级老师给班上的学生布置了一项有趣的作业——画出他们想感谢的东西。当孩子们接着做其它作业时，老师在道格拉斯的桌旁停下来，弯下腰问他那是谁的手。小男孩眼望别处怯怯地说：“老师，那是你

2009-11-26 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

President Obama’s visit to China inevitably invites comparisons between the world’s two leading powers. You know what they say: Britain owned the 19th century, America owned the 20th century, and, i

2009-11-26 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

Edward Winslow's account details that "they went out and killed five deer" and mentions that "our governor sent four men on fowling" and that "they four, in one day, killed as much fowl as, with a li

2009-11-26 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

前一阵子，英国《金融时报》刊登了世界排名前50位的女首席执行官名单。我向来对此类名单兴趣浓厚，于是便在用早餐时仔细研究了一番。首先，我欣赏了雅芳首席执行官(CEO)佩戴的双排珍珠项链，莎莉公司(Sara Lee) CEO的

2009-11-26 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

You share a lot with your coworkers over time: Projects. Lunches, Office space. Cocktails. Family photos.Birthday cake. But, even after many years of working together, should you share the details of

2009-11-26 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

France's first lady said she has accepted a proposal from U.S. film director Woody Allen to act in his next movie.
法国第一夫人说，她已经接受美国电影导演伍迪•艾伦(Woody Allen)的邀请，将出演他执

2009-11-25 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

According to a new survey of nearly 500 human-resources professionals released by the U.S. Department of Labor, there are plenty of ways to derail a job interview and some of them may surprise you.

2009-11-25 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

1. Hang in there.　　撑下去。　　想像有人快要从悬崖上掉下去， 只剩下一只手抓著仅剩的一点的石块， 这时候他最需要的一句话就是 "Hang in there." 在这里 hang in 就是抓住不要让自己掉下去的意思。用在实际的生

2009-11-25 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

全球金融家们开始做功课。在买卖自己不完全了解的资产、承担自己不理解的风险的时代过后，金融行家们正在学着了解这些资产和风险。市场一直上涨、利润轻松可得、所有资产都在增值的时代已经过去。如今，交易员、投资

2009-11-24 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

当代十大发明民调结果：1. X-ray machine X光机2. Penicillin 盘尼西林(青霉素)3. DNA double helix DNA 双螺旋结构4. Apollo 10 capsule 阿波罗10号登月舱5. V2 rocket engine V2 火箭发动机6. Stephenson's Roc

2009-11-23 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

印度正在迅速失去其相对中国的一项明显经济优势：中国能说英语的人数已与其邻国加竞争对手不相上下。英国文化协会(British Council)公布的一份新研究报告称，中国说英语的人数可能已经超过了印度。鉴于英国在南亚殖民

2009-11-23 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

And while parents' dating advice may seem about as welcomed by teens as the swine flu, the research suggests the opposite--that young people not only value parental input, but tend to have healthier

2009-11-23 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

With so much competition for every job listing out there there are more than 6.1 job seekers for every job opening, according to the latest job-opening and turnover data from the U.S. Department of La

2009-11-23 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

That's No Vestigial Organ, That's My Appendix
阑尾并非可有可无
Two years ago, Duke University Medical Center researchers said that the supposedly useless appendix is actually where good gut bacter

2009-11-23 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

听闻父母要离婚的消息，我泪如雨下。我的家庭曾经那样美满和睦，而如今，支撑我理想和信念的家庭支柱却轰然崩塌……去年，我结婚了，但这样的故事仍在不停重演，那么当爱我们的父母要离婚时，我们应该如何面对呢？My