It is a battle that has divided East and West for centuries: Are chopsticks superior to the knife and fork? Now the debate may finally be decided, on environmental grounds. 筷子好用还是刀叉好用？这是几个世纪以来东方和西方一直有
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Forget the Federal Reserve. Forget the European Central Bank. The institution whose decisions will matter most to the world economy over the next five years is China's State Council. 忘记美联储(Federal Reserve)，忘记欧洲央行(European Cent
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今年是伊拉克战争爆发十周年，英国一家调查公司对1684名英国成年人进行的在线调查显示，超过半数的人认为英国参与伊拉克战争是错误的，另有超过五分之一的人认为前首相托尼?布莱尔应该
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Recently, I celebrated another birthday. As I look back at how quickly time passes, I am amazed at how much can change in a matter of a year. I think we go through cycles of change -- when the complete unexpected throws you off your equilibrium --giv
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People like lists of things. They're everywhere on the internet. You name any subject matter you can think of, odds are there's a list about it. Nowhere is safe. Even here, on the Guardian Science section, one of the most popular articles in recent m
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Miguel Bloombito has some travel advice for his 75,000-plus Twitter followers: Los subwayo fare hikeros esta too mucho expensivo. Take tu helicoptero to worko insteado! 恶搞纽约市长迈克尔布隆伯格(Michael Bloomberg)的Twitter账户@ElBloo
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Japan said Tuesday it had successfully extracted methane hydrate, known as fire ice, from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country. In what they are claiming as a world first, a consortium is drilling f
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The college search doesn't have to begin and end with the Ivies and the name brand schools. There are many schools out there to choose from some known and some less known, all worthy of your attention. 选学校不必非要在常春藤联合会名牌大
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Love's Witness Slight unpremeditated Words are borne By every common Wind into the Air; Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born， And in one instant give both Hope and Fear： Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind According to the Caprice of t
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A Greek to Remember Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.,who established the philosophy of cynicism.He often walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern,peering around as if he were looking for something.When a
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If I were a Boy Again If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. There
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Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view; 今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路，但是我们的性情却更为急躁，眼光也更加狭隘； We spend more,
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I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you. 我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。 No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is , won't
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A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out. 别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。 Sometimes in life, 有时候在生活中， You find a special friend; 你会找到一个特别的朋友； Someone who changes your life ju
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A small robot sent to solve one of history's mysteries only succeeded in presenting scientists and TV viewers with yet another mystery yesterday. With its camera peering through a hole in a small sealed door in Egypt's Great Pyramid to see what was b
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Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God,They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless? God replied,Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She w
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In October 2002, the Biblical Archaeology Society announced a discovery which could provide historical evidence for the existence of Jesus. An inscription had been found on an ancient bone box (ossuary) that reads James, son of Joseph, brother of Jes
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Unencrypted messages can be hijacked in transit and read or altered．If the mail is not digitally signed，you can't be sure where it came from． 未加密的信息可能在传输中被截获、偷看或窜改。如果邮件不是数字签名的，你
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