The selfie stick has become one of the most popular tools of the year, but not everyone is willing to fork out for one. 自拍杆已成为本年度最流行的设备之一了，但是并不是每个人都愿意花钱买一个。 Resourceful photo fan...
Chinese vice-premier Liu Yandong said China will work hard for the 2022 Winter Games. Successfully winning the bid is a new beginning for us. We will work hard to build our nation, to become an especially good country, so we can present a great, spec...
Vladimir Putin's 'secret' daughter is an acrobatic rock 'n' roll-dancing businesswoman and scientist, according to a Moscow journalist. 据莫斯科记者披露，弗拉基米尔普京（Vladimir Putin）的神秘女儿是一位杂技摇滚舞蹈家，...
The world's richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages. 世界首富比尔盖茨看上去似乎是坐拥万千，但是他有一个遗憾。这...
Thanks to a mix of different cultures and advancing technology, American slang has been rapidly evolving over the past years, with new expressions popping up and fading out regularly. The ease of communication in our digital age has allowed local coi...
It's easy to think back on past relationships and remember only the negatives. You catalog your mistakes and dwell on the time you wasted with someone who left you with emotional baggage, a broken heart and little else. 想起过往的恋情，人们通...
U.S. President Barack Obama wants to invest $215 million into a new health initiative that would help tailor medical treatment to an individual's genetic make-up. 奥巴马总统提议向美国一项新的基因研究计划投资2亿一千五百万美元...
Known for their remarkable feats of strength, this tiny ant has proven it's no weakling by effortlessly picking up a caterpillar using its jaws.蚂蚁以超凡的力量而闻名，图中这只小小的蚂蚁用它的下颌不费吹灰之力地举起了...
Online avatars visual representations of human beings are everywhere these days. From mainstream examples, like the photos or other images Gmail users use to represent themselves, to extravagant armor-clad monsters in role-playing games, its becoming...
No textbook can prepare you for being in charge of people for the first time. All the plans you made in the glow of promotion to manager collapse in those early days with the realisation that people do not always do what you tell them to do. 没有哪本...
Hollywood studios spend exorbitant sums of money promoting their Oscar-nominated films to voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But exactly how much is spent, and where all that money goes, is something of an industry secret. 好莱...
I'm just here so I don't get fined, Katy Perry quipped when asked if she has romantic eyes on anyone during Super Bowl week, mocking Seattle Seahawks player Marshawn Lynch's recent go-to reply to media. 我就在这，所以我不会被罚款。凯蒂佩...
A new app promises to save travellers money by pinpointing the cheapest days of the year to take a flight. 一款新的手机应用能确切指出一年中乘坐航班最划算的时间，从而为旅客省钱。 Hopper, available in the App Store si...
A Western Australian company has made a hot chip vending machine that deep fries frozen chips while you wait. 澳大利亚西部一家公司设计出一款热薯条自动贩卖机，在顾客等候期间能自动将冷冻薯条烤制成热腾腾的薯条...
A Swedish company has implanted microchips in its staff which allows them to use the photocopier, open security doors and even pay for their lunch. 瑞典一家公司将微型芯片植入员工体内。通过这些芯片，员工们可以使用打印机...
