经济学人284:种族歧视 着装要求
Religious discrimination 种族歧视 Dress codes 着装要求 Can a Muslim woman be denied a job because of her headscarf? 穆斯林妇女就该因为头巾而遭遇求职被拒吗？ SAMANTHA ELAUF, a young Muslim woman, did well in her interview f
经济学人285:学习语言 再大声一点
Britain 英国 Studying languages 学习语言 Shout louder 再大声一点 A woeful approach to language education continues 苟延残喘的语言教育 THE last time she was recruiting for her export-sales team, Sarah Grain hired a Lithuanian who s
经济学人286:男性自杀 趋势令人堪忧
Male suicide 男性自杀 A worrying trend 趋势令人堪忧 Official suicide statistics released on February 19th contain disturbing news: suicide rates rose by 4% between 2012 and 2013, and the rise was due mainly to one group: men over 30. Rates
经济学人287:离婚 依法力争
Divorce 离婚 Work to rule 依法力争 England becomes a slightly worse place for idle ex-wives 英格兰不再是那些懒散前妻们的理想之地 ENGLAND has long been the jurisdiction of choice for wives who have the luxury of being able to c
经济学人288:结婚 独生子女政策如何改变了中式婚礼
Marriage 结婚 Wedding wows 哇，婚礼！ How the one-child policy changed Chinese nuptials 独生子女政策如何改变了中式婚礼 Falling in love 陷入爱河 OVERSIZE cupids in pink, furry outfits hand out heart-shaped balloons with I Do
经济学人289:威斯敏斯特宫 纸牌屋
The Palace of Westminster 威斯敏斯特宫 House of Cards 纸牌屋 The mounting case for MPs to abandon Westminster 议员们正被要求撤离威斯敏斯特宫 OBSERVE the Palace of Westminster on a rainy night, and you may see lights strangely
经济学人290:苏格兰的工程 从轮船到卫星的发展
Scottish engineering 苏格兰的工程 From ships to satellites 从轮船到卫星的发展 How high-end engineering escaped industrial meltdown 高端工程如何在崩溃的产业中逃过一劫 Box me up Scotty 把我组装成箱，苏格兰人 S
经济学人291:美国拉美裔族群 如何调动美国的活力
Latinos in the United States 美国拉美裔族群 How to fire up America 如何调动美国的活力 The rise of Latinos is a huge opportunity. The United States must not squander it 拉美裔族群的增大带来无限机遇，美国可别错过了
经济学人292:宗教与自由言论 粗鲁的权利
Religion and free speech 宗教与自由言论 The right to be rude 粗鲁的权利 An offensive preacher acquires some unlikely allies 一名无礼牧师获得一些意想不到的盟友 MICHAEL OVERD is an evangelical Christian with strong views on
经济学人293:梦中的吊车 中世纪以来最大的建造活动
Oxford 牛津 Dreaming cranes 梦中的吊车 It is the biggest construction boom since the Middle Ages 这是中世纪以来最大的建造活动 IN HIS book Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson, an American author, took exception to some of Oxfor
经济学人294:城市土地 空间和都市
Urban land 城市土地 Space and the city 空间和都市 Poor land use in the world's greatest cities carries a huge cost 糟糕的土地利用方式已经成为世界大都市不能承受之重 BUY land, advised Mark Twain; they're not making it a
经济学人295:高科技环卫 抄底竞价
High-tech sanitation 高科技环卫 Race to the bottom 抄底竞价 A rush to buy Japanese toilet-seats prompts soul-searching in China 赶着趟购买日本马桶盖引出中国的自我反省 JAPAN is often viewed with antipathy in China, but incr
经济学人296:年轻人与失业 年轻人就业
Young and workless 年轻人与失业 Youth employment 年轻人就业 Recent figures confirmed that government labour-market policies, such as the age discrimination act of 2006 and the equality act of 2010, have enabled older workers to stay in the
经济学人297:同性恋投票 公之于众
The gay vote 同性恋投票 Coming out 公之于众 The Conservative Party is winning over some gay voters 保守党争取到一些同性恋的投票 True pink 纯粉色 WHEN the Conservative prime minister, David Cameron, decided to champion same-s
经济学人298:美国种族问题 弗格森市的暴怒
Race in America 美国种族问题 The fury of Ferguson 弗格森市的暴怒 Race is America's deepest problem, but multiple small changes can mitigate it 种族问题是美国最根深蒂固的问题，但各种细微的改变可以使之缓解。
