2009-04-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.

The

2009-04-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

Claims Coke will not make children fat or rot their teeth have landed Coca-Cola in trouble with Australia's consumer watchdog, which Thursday ordered the soft drink company to correct its advertising

2009-04-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

The Eiffel Tower is to get a fresh coat of brown paint for its 120th birthday, but will stay open to the public throughout the 18-month makeover, operators said on Tuesday.Two dozen mountaineer-painte

2009-04-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

On her first visit to Britain since husband Barack became US president, Michelle Obama dazzled London with her signature classic style yesterday, leading one newspaper to dub her "Mighty Michelle".The

2009-04-02 所属栏目:双语新闻

Singapore has launched campaigns to promote everything from more romance to better English. Now, the city-state wants its citizens to just be... nicer."Kindness. Bring It On!" -- to be launched this w

2009-04-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

Job flexibility is the key to keeping workers happy, productive and loyal to the company, a new study shows.
一项最新研究显示，弹性工作制对于保持员工心情愉快、高效工作以及对公司忠诚不二是至关重要的。

2009-04-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

Getting into Harvard University got tougher this year as a record number of students applied to the school's undergraduate program, many drawn by attractive financial aid offers during the recession.

2009-03-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

Whether you're a g-string girl or prefer granny-style knickers, a Japanese lingerie maker is inviting women to liberate themselves from conventional, body-hugging underwear and don loincloths instead

2009-03-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

Women approaching 30 might once have modelled themselves on the feisty, ambitious heroine of the film Working Girl - willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead in business.But it seems today's 30-y

2009-03-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

Lights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event designed to highlight the threat from climate change.From the Sydney Opera House and Har

2009-03-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

The global economic crisis wears on, but the Museum of American Finance is already documenting its history in an exhibit that opened on Wednesday.Tracking the Credit Crisis provides a timeline of the

2009-03-28 所属栏目:双语新闻

A skydiving, mountain-climbing interpreter from Taiwan has scored herself a shot at what's been dubbed the "Best Job in the World" - getting paid to serve as the caretaker of a tropical Australian pa

2009-03-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

Just think back to a recent uncomfortable conversation you had with someone -- a friend, family member or total stranger. Things were going well until the other person just laid it all out there: an u

2009-03-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

The crown of the Statue of Liberty, the US monument symbolizing freedom and democracy, may reopen to visitors by the July 4th holiday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesday.One of the first s

2009-03-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

A world record in the length of a queue to a toilet was set on Sunday when 756 people lined up to a latrine in central Brussels to raise awareness for the need for clean water on World Water Day.The e

2009-03-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

Smart or thin? Rich or ugly?Women still have a complex and contradictory relationship with their own image according to a poll released on Tuesday that found 25 percent of those questioned would rathe

2009-03-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

A small political party angry at bonuses paid to staff of bailed out insurance giant American International Group is organizing a bus tour to the Connecticut homes of several AIG executives."We're al

2009-03-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

JAMIE OLIVER has been invited by Gordon Brown to cook a banquet at No 10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect recessionary times.Downing Street

2009-03-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

A kind-hearted homeowner kept a baby elephant in her back yard for months during the Second World War because zookeepers feared the animal would be killed in a bombing raid, it has been revealed.Sheil

2009-03-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports program for people with intellectual disabilities.O

2009-03-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

With someone to polish his shoes, make his bed and stoke the fire in his spacious rooms, Charles Darwin enjoyed the sort of pampered university life that today's debt-laden British students can only

2009-03-23 所属栏目:双语新闻

Having a supportive social network enhances the health benefits of having a few drinks, new research from Japan suggests.The study of Japanese men years found that moderate to light alcohol consumptio

2009-03-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

Prince William dreamed of becoming a policeman when he was younger, the heir to the British throne has admitted - while also revealing how he came to get a "Harry Potter scar" on his forehead.The 26-y

2009-03-21 所属栏目:双语新闻

Bob Dylan has sung about wind many times -- winds of change, the "Idiot Wind," and the winds that hit heavy on the borderline.But some of his California neighbors Tuesday were singing a new tune about

2009-03-20 所属栏目:双语新闻

6. Public UniversitiesThe recession may be hurting public colleges' budgets, but it's boosting their appeal to students. The Connecticut State University System expects an 11 percent rise in applica