2017-09-19 所属栏目:随身英语

Finding a Job is No Joke
Most people feel miserable when they are made redundant from their job.
Not Jason Schneider. After struggling to find a new post, this 26-year-old Americ

2017-09-19 所属栏目:随身英语

Web Words Hit Dictionaries
The web-savvy amongst you will know that just as a mouse is no longer only a rodent, a tweet isn't necessarily a noise made by a bird.
Nearly a q

2017-09-19 所属栏目:随身英语

Citizen Seven Billion
It is official: there are now seven billion of us! This week baby Danica had hardly been brought to life in a Manila hospital's delivery room when she

2017-09-19 所属栏目:随身英语

Chin Up!
Ever won the lottery? No? But did that stop you buying another lottery ticket?
If the answer is another 'no', you might call yourself an optimist.
But then, a

2017-09-19 所属栏目:随身英语

The Silver Smokescreen!
Lights, camera, action! When we go to the cinema we sometimes experience scenes that reflect reality.
But does the imagery affect our behaviour?
A new

2017-09-18 所属栏目:随身英语

What Makes People Loot?
People in the UK are in shock after days of brazen thefts and wanton damage during riots in London and other cities in England. Across the media, there h

2017-09-18 所属栏目:随身英语

I'm Not a Name, I'm a Number
Is it a name or is it a number? David and Victoria Beckham have continued the tradition of naming their children with words not normally con

2017-09-18 所属栏目:随身英语

Harry Potter Goes Digital
With the final Harry Potter movie premiering next week, fans of the wizard may be wondering where to go next.
Well, on 31 July – Harry Potter's b

2017-09-18 所属栏目:随身英语

E.coli Outbreak
Europe has been in the grip of an outbreak of E.coli, which has so far infected 2,400 people and killed 24.
Most cases have been caused by contaminated food pro

2017-09-18 所属栏目:随身英语

A Fat Tax for America?
If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity could suffer financially too.
The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight c

2017-09-17 所属栏目:随身英语

The Happiness Survey
How do you gauge a country's well-being?
The usual approach is to look at economic indicators like GDP or employment figures, or social ones like liter

2017-09-17 所属栏目:随身英语

Royal Memorabilia
Britain is sometimes called a nation of collectors. This is never more true than when a royal wedding is about to take place.
Plates, T-shirts, a comic book,

2017-09-17 所属栏目:随身英语

Olympic Tickets Go on Sale
Will Usain Bolt set another Olympic record? And will 2012 be Liu Xiang's year again? Now you can make sure you will be in a perfect position to an

2017-09-17 所属栏目:随身英语

Your Royal Message
bbcukchina is offering you the chance to send your congratulations to Wills and Kate.
It's the wedding of the year and everybody is invited!
Well, that&

2017-09-17 所属栏目:随身英语

Is 3D Food Printing the Future of Cooking?
Lunchtime in the office. Perhaps you've brought some of last night's leftover stir-fry from home, or some takeaway dumplings from a st

2017-09-16 所属栏目:随身英语

Does a Tea Break Make You More Efficient?
According to tradition, China has been drinking tea since the time of Shennong, 5,000 years ago.
Britain's relationship with the invigo

2017-09-16 所属栏目:随身英语

X Factor: A Music Industry Perspective
Britain's newest singing star is a 27-year-old former painter-decorator called Matt Cardle.
The winner of this year's X Factor has alread

2017-09-16 所属栏目:随身英语

Royal Wedding Memorabilia
Fans of the British Royal family around the world are making plans for April 29th 2011. That's the date that Prince William and Kate Middleton are

2017-09-16 所属栏目:随身英语

Chilean Miners Rescued
The eyes of the world are glued to the Atacama Desert in Chile as 33 trapped miners are finally being brought to the surface one by one.
Florencio Avalos

2017-09-16 所属栏目:随身英语

Limbless man swims from England to France
To cross the English Channel – the stretch of water between England and France - is no mean feat. At its narrowest point, it is 34km w

2017-09-15 所属栏目:随身英语

Economic Crisis Fosters New Defence Deal for France and Britain
France and Britain are standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a new defence alliance.
The British Prime Minister David

2017-09-15 所属栏目:随身英语

Chilean Miners Rescued
The eyes of the world are glued to the Atacama Desert in Chile as 33 trapped miners are finally being brought to the surface one by one.
Florencio Avalos w

2017-09-15 所属栏目:随身英语

Teen Organisation Prepares to Celebrate 100 years
They can put up a tent, give first aid and cook on a campfire – these are the Girl Guides, a very British institution that for

2017-09-15 所属栏目:随身英语

A Degree in Luxury is Being Launched
In a so-called age of austerity you might not expect a university to be offering a degree in luxury.
However, this autumn the International U

2017-09-14 所属栏目:随身英语

University Students May Have to Pay Graduate Tax
The UK government are proposing a graduate tax for students in the future.
Currently, students are lent money from the government