On Christmas Eve, a girl stands in front of her bedroom window, watching children from the choir come and go. In a window across the street, a boy plays the flute, echoing the choirs songs. 平安夜里，一位少女站在卧室的窗前，看着唱诗...
You spend the first three months on strenuous training, confined within a campsite. 刚开始，你会被关在一处营地里进行三个月的艰苦训练。 You have to run five kilometers every morning, carrying a heavy rucksack and rifle. You mu...
A new film about the adventures of Tintin, the Belgian boy reporter, opens across Europe this week. 上周，一部讲述比利时少年记者丁丁历险故事的新电影在欧洲地区上映。 The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, faithfully d...
Energy beverages, vitamin pills, beauty drinks. We have swallowed bucketloads of antioxidant-rich products in a belief that the antioxidants they contain could improve our health and turn back the aging clock. 能量饮料，维生素药片，美容饮...
Liz Parle, 24, a Birmingham-born caf owner, cannot drive. I did try to learn, but I failed my test a few times, Parle told the Guardian. 24岁的丽兹?帕尔乐是土生土长的伯明翰人，经营着一家咖啡馆，不会开车的她告诉《卫报...
On 21st-century campuses, is there room still for traditional literature such as Shakespeare? 在21世纪的大学校园里，还有莎士比亚此类传统文学的空间吗？ A declining number of students think so in the USa trend that worries le...
Mural explores the fine line between heaven and hell, when a small false step in love may lead you to a different world. 电影《画壁》很好地找到了天堂与地狱之间的区别，情爱中哪怕只是走错一小步，都会有一念天堂，...
Rucksack packed to bursting point? Check. Trusty guidebook? Check. No family, friend, loved one or passing acquaintance to board the plane with? Check. 帆布背包中的东西塞到爆？想要靠谱的旅游指南？没有家人、朋友、爱人甚至...
Breakups in relationships can be ugly. There can be tears, screaming and thrown things. 恋情的决裂可能会令人十分难堪。会伴随着眼泪，哭喊以及乱扔东西。 But while most people draw the line at text messaging the bad news,...
Rucksack packed to bursting point? Check. Trusty guidebook? Check. No family, friend, loved one or passing acquaintance to board the plane with? Check. 帆布背包中的东西塞到爆？想要靠谱的旅游指南？没有家人、朋友、爱人甚至...
In the West, the late-night talk show is a specific kind of comedy-oriented talk and variety show. It includes topical monologues in which the host makes fun of the days news, comedy sketches and celebrity interviews. 在西方国家，深夜脱口秀是...
Sun Xiang, 24, a video editor for Hong Kong Satellite TV in Shenzhen, moved into a new one-bedroom apartment at the end of last year. She pays only 600 yuan per month for the 30-square-meter flat in downtown Shenzhen. At a time of rent rising in Chin...
When Gabriel Stoian roamed his Beijing university campus 10 years ago, people stared at him. Passersby even whispered about his odd appearance and accent. 十年前当加百利?斯托安在自己就读的北京大学里漫步时，人们都盯着他看...
Remember when a judge appeared on a talent show? We were happy. Their expertise and professional advice made the show seem credible. 还记得某位评委亮相某档选秀节目时的情景吗？我们都很开心。他们的专家点评使得整个选...
When Steve Jobs stepped down as Apples chief executive last Wednesday the world knew that it was the end of an era. 上周三，乔布斯辞去苹果公司首席执行官一职，全世界都意识到一个时代终结了。 Since then, discussion of...
