2008-03-19 所属栏目:双语新闻

Gentlemen do not just prefer blondes, but lighter-skinned women in general, a study has suggested.Scientists looking into attractiveness in men and women suggest that men from all races find fairer-sk

2008-03-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

Far from being heavy, lumbering and clumsy, pregnant women are often fascinating, beautiful and serene, according to the artistic director of one British ballet company.And to prove it, Balletlorent i

2008-03-18 所属栏目:双语新闻

An unhealthy obsession with celebrity culture is damaging the academic success of British students, a survey of teachers found on Friday, with celebrity couple the Beckhams the favorite inspiration.Ma

2008-03-15 所属栏目:双语新闻

London is the dirtiest and most expensive city in Europe, while Brussels is the most boring, according to a British survey published on Wednesday.London edged out Paris for the unwanted accolade of di

2008-03-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

Short people should pray for a return to the Seventies fashion of stack heels, for the power of jealousy depends on how tall you are, the British weekly New Scientist says.Researchers at the Universit

2008-03-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

The United Nations is seeking photographers to 'capture the spirit of the spud' as part of a competition aimed at raising the profile of the humble tuber for International Year of the Potato.Photogr

2008-03-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact, it seems that a little more courtesy could save businesses £5billion every year.Frequently hearing the phrase "thank you" or &q

2008-03-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

A Finnish library-goer apparently thought 'better late than never' and quietly returned a book on loan for more than 100 years to a library in Vantaa, in southern Finland.The library had long since

2008-03-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

If South Korea's bureaucrats are playing golf, chances are they are not working hard enough, President Lee Myung-bak's spokesman quoted him as saying on Monday.Lee, a former construction boss, is a

2008-03-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

US President George W. Bush donned a cowboy hat and sang an early goodbye to Washington on Saturday night with a performance.Bush surprised cabinet secretaries, diplomatic officials and journalists at

2008-03-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

You can't buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit it, British and Australian researchers said.A study of nearly 1000 pairs of identical and non-identical twins found genes control ha

2008-03-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

German Chancellor Angela Merkel put President Vladimir Putin on the spot on Saturday, asking if the former KGB spy had cooked breakfast for his wife Lyudmila to celebrate International Women's Day.Th

2008-03-10 所属栏目:双语新闻

American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. The average dad has gradually been getting better abo

2008-03-09 所属栏目:双语新闻

荷兰女子“高跟鞋赛跑”吸引眼球
Women dash for cash in stiletto heels
Like a herd of antelope, jockeying and shoving for position, 150 young women raced down Amsterdam's most famed fashion street in s

2008-03-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

Warren Buffett, the famed US investor who heads Berkshire Hathaway Inc, replaced his friend and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.The

2008-03-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

Already Britain's oldest employee, 101-year-old Buster Martin now aims to become the world's oldest marathon runner by completing the London Marathon and celebrating with a pint of beer and a cigare

2008-03-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

Thousands of British nurses think it is fine to have an affair with one of their patients, according to research.Almost one in 10 nurses think breaking the age-old taboo of starting a relationship wit

2008-03-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

Boozing into the night might inhibit coherent speech, but a Japanese company bets it will make workers communicate better. And it's even willing to pay for it.Japan General Estate Co said Tuesday it

2008-03-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

Scientists discover why flu strikes in winterIt is a mystery that has baffled doctors for decades.But experts believe they have now finally solved the tricky question of why winter is notoriously know

2008-03-05 所属栏目:双语新闻

An Iranian court has ordered a man to buy his wife 124,000 roses after she filed a complaint against her "stingy" husband to claim her dowry.After 10 years of marriage Hengameh had decided t

2008-03-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

美国：三分之一员工上班打瞌睡
Long workweeks keeping Americans up late
Rieko Saitoh, a publicist for Matsushita Electric Works, demonstrates the company's 'Sleep Room,' in Tokyo in this June 10, 200

2008-03-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

德国作曲家巴赫“旧貌换新颜”
Experts create new image of Bach
Eating yogurt and other foods laden with lactic acid may keep your gums from receding and teeth from falling out, Japanese researchers rep

2008-03-03 所属栏目:双语新闻

研究：喝酸奶有益于牙齿健康
Report: yogurt may keep teeth from falling out

Eating yogurt and other foods laden with lactic acid may keep your gums from receding and teeth from falling out, Japanese r

2008-03-02 所属栏目:双语新闻

日本推出机器人手机 “人味”十足
Japanese cellphones to turn into 'robot' buddies

For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns in

2008-03-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

加州“麦当劳”也讲“风水”Calif. McDonald's tries feng shui theme

Water appears as a waterfall inside special wall panels at this zen-influenced McDonald's in Hacienda Heights, Calif.The only famil