Nothing in this world is certain, mused Benjamin Franklin, except death and taxes. 世界上没有什么是确定的，本杰明富兰克林沉思地说到，除了死亡和税收。 He never had to contend with the European Union's unanimity rule. 他...
The world this week 世界国际要闻 Business 经济 American banks had a mixed start to the second-quarter earnings season, as loan-loss provisions dented earnings. JPMorgan Chase reported net income of $4.7bn, around half what it made in the same...
Cinema-goers sensed how he melded thinking and feeling, that he played with sounds that spoke to his romantic nature and was able to conjure up, in music, heroic figures who resonated with audiences around the world, however different they might be....
Among many correlations detected, the researchers found that high levels of B vitamins 在检测到的很多相关性中，研究人员发现高浓度的B族维生素 (abundant in red meat, whole grains and dark leafy greens), （在红肉、全谷物和...
In 2017 only 55% of firms of all sizes conducted cyber-security risk assessments, compared with 81% in America and 66% in Europe, according to a government agency tasked with promoting IT. Another study last year revealed that whereas nearly 90% of A...
You are what you eat, the saying goes. It therefore follows that what you excrete gives away a lot about you. 俗话说，你吃什么就是什么。所以，你的排泄物泄露了很多关于你的信息。 Writ large, that information might yield...
Business 商业版块 Cyber-security 网络安全 The other virus threat 另一种病毒威胁 Japan Incs IT needs a security patch 日本公司的信息技术需要安全补丁 Japan has a reputation for technophilia. Robots have even been enlisted...
Much of Ylviss comic appeal lies in the way they treat everyday, even banal, themes with deadpan gravity. They wrote a song about animal noises, asking What does the fox say? and parodying European electronic pop, because they wanted to make a very g...
The talks cover two proposals, or pillars, in OECD-speak. 谈判涵盖两项提议，或用OECD的话来说是两个支柱。 The first is meant to direct more of the global-tax take towards places where the customers of digital firms live. 第一个的...
Books arts 文艺版块 home entertainment 家庭娱乐专栏 Musical high jinks 音乐狂人 Played for laughs 笑料百出 A Norwegian comedy duo find inspiration in banality 一对挪威喜剧组合在平淡中找到灵感 The song begins in typic...
When G20 finance ministers meet on July 18th and 19th, avoiding a new trade war will be high on the agenda. 当G20财政部长于7月18日和19日会面时，避免一场新的贸易战争将成为议程上的重要议题。 Cash-strapped governments...
He composed for the stage and the radio, but quit the national radio broadcaster, rai, when they wouldnt let him freelance on the side. Branching out on his own, he refused to let himself be distracted, one reason why he continued living in Trastever...
The Redskins are not the only team wrestling with nomenclature. The Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves, both baseball teams, also face pressure to change their names, as have the Kansas City Chiefs, a football team. The Indians seem to be consideri...
United States 美国版块 Nomenclature 命名 Skin in the name 名字的表皮 An American-football team finally sheds its moniker 一支美国足球队终于改名了 Since he bought the Redskins in 1999, Daniel Snyders position on his teams long-c...
The upshot is that biochar is good at pulling pollutants like lead out of water. 结果生物炭非常善于将铅等污染物从水中抽走。 And once a filter was saturated with the stuff, it would be a simple matter to replace it, 一旦过滤器被...
