经济学人:沙特阿拉伯的女人们(下)

In Riyadh and in Jeddah, though not in a few more liberal places such as Qatif, the clericswho always opposed female participation in the electionshave stopped the new female local councillors from sitting in the council chambers with men. 在利雅得

保姆日记 1-Track03

The following Monday on my way to meet Mrs. X, I make a quick stop at my favorite stationery store to stock up on Post-its. Today my Filofax only has two Post-its: a tiny pink one imploring me to BUY MORE POST-ITS and a green one reminding me that I

英语听书《白鲸记》第48期

In the midst of this consternation, Queequeg dropped deftly to his knees, and crawling under the path of the boom, whipped hold of a rope, 魁魁格灵巧地匍匐到帆杠的下面，一伸手拽过一条绳子来， secured one end to the bulwarks,

英语语法：68 The Lord Is Come?

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is subversive Christmas carols. And now, on to our question. There's a listener named Kat whose holiday joy is crushed every time she hears the Christmas carol Joy to the World. She asks: Why do we sing 'Joy to the wo

英语听书《白鲸记》第905期

Now, when this strange circumstance was made known aft, the carpenter was at once commanded to do Queequeg's bidding, whatever it might include. 且说这件怪事传到船尾去时，那个木匠就立刻受命按照魁魁格的吩咐行事，把他所

【荆棘鸟】第六章 30

she would continue. It seemed she had a lot to say, for her words were cramped, her lines very close together, and still she required a second sheet. At the end she read what she had put down, placed all the sheets together, folded them and slid them

英语语法：16 The Lord Is Come?

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is subversive Christmas carols. And now, on to our question. There's a listener named Kat whose holiday joy is crushed every time she hears the Christmas carol Joy to the World. She asks: Why do we sing 'Joy to the wo

幸福相对论

幸福相对论 攀比会让我们丧失幸福感，同样的，比下有余也会产生幸福感。幸福，就是一种你能左右的相对论。 Maybe money can't buy happiness. But it can buy status, and status can indeed make us a bit happier. 金

清明节英语讲解

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chines

比下有余才是幸福之源

Maybe money can't buy happiness. But it can buy status, and status can indeed make us a bit happier。 金钱或许买不到幸福，但能买到地位，而身份地位的确能让我们更幸福一些。 An article in Time describes new research fr

月亮和六便士 第二十五章(5)

Oh, Dirk, I've never since we met asked you to do anything for me. 噢，戴尔克，自从咱们认识以后我还没有求你做过什么事呢。 You know there's nothing in the world that I wouldn't do for you. 你自己也知道，只要你说一句

PBS高端访谈:美国韩国展开新一次联合军演

Defense Secretary James Mattis said today that a reduction in U.S. troops participating in joint military exercises with South Korea this week is not related to increased tensions with North Korea. More than 17,000 U.S. troops are expected to be a pa

研究表明:比下有余让人更幸福

Maybe money can't buy happiness. But it can buy status, and status can indeed make us a bit happier. 金钱或许买不到幸福，但能买到地位，而身份地位的确能让我们更幸福一些。 An article in Time describes new research from

调查：癌症纯属现代人为制造吗？

s the common nature of cancer worldwide purely a man-made phenomenon? That is what some researchers now suggest。 有研究人员称，放眼世界，所有癌症的共同本质在于：它们都是人造疾病。 Cancer is a leading cause of death

中英双语新闻 布鲁塞尔恐袭2名嫌疑人被捕

Belgian police have arrested six people in Brussels as a major investigation continues into Tuesday's suicide attacks. The US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to travel to Brussels today to discuss security and express his condolences amid report

万物简史 第340期:孤独的行星(5)

If the pressure is changed too rapidlyas with a too-quick ascent by a diver, 要是压力变化太大比如潜水员上升太快， the bubbles trapped within the body will begin to fizz in exactly the manner of a freshly opened bottle of champagne, 体

英语听书《白鲸记》第268期

The poor fellow whom Queequeg had handled so roughly, was swept overboard; 可怜那个吃了魁魁格的苦头的小子已给刮到海里去了; all hands were in a panic; and to attempt snatching at the boom to stay it, seemed madness. 大家都象发

英语听书《白鲸记》第802期

It came to pass, that in the ambergris affair Stubb's after-oarsman chanced so to sprain his hand, as for a time to become quite maimed; and, temporarily, Pip was put into his place. 原来在龙涎香事件中，斯塔布的后桨手偶然给扭伤了

英语听书《白鲸记》第756期

then, the harpooneers seemed more to grieve that the swift whales had been gaining upon the ship, 这时，标枪手们对于那些疾奔的大鲸之迫近船边所感到的忧伤， than to rejoice that the ship had so victoriously gained upon the M

英语听书《白鲸记》第689期

my God! poor Tashtegolike the twin reciprocating bucket in a veritable well, dropped head-foremost down into this great Tun of Heidelburgh, 天呀！可怜的塔斯蒂哥象只竖井的往复轮替的吊桶一般，头一冲，直掉进了那只海德堡