Dear Annie: 亲爱的安妮： My friend Marianna won't give me breathing room and cannot stop talking. She is constantly hanging on my arm, literally and figuratively. She is very emotionally clingy, calling as many as three times a day after spendi...
The chills, the sweatsfevers not only feel terrible; they also make the body work hard! For every two degrees Fahrenheit your temperature goes up, your heart rate increases ten percent. Why does the body go through such laborious misery when we're si...
Dear Annie: 亲爱的安妮： In the past month, I have received three e-mails from different people asking me to send a deposit, after which they will forward a winning lottery ticket to me. In exchange for cashing it for them, I will get a portion...
Most everyone knows that alcohol impairs mental and physiological functions, but what actually goes on at the cellular level when you drink a beer? 大多数人都知道啤酒会削弱人的心理和生理功能，但当你喝酒时，在细胞层次上...
Don: So, Yael, how did the blind date go? 唐：那么，雅艾尔，你的相亲怎么样了？ Yael: Not so well. He was one of those anxious attachment types. 雅艾尔：不太好。他是那种焦虑依附类型的人。 Don: Anxious attachment...
Yeal: What would you say your attitude is toward celebrities, Don? 雅艾尔：你对明星持什么态度呢，唐? Don: Do you mean whether I like them? 唐：你的意思是我是否喜欢他们？ Yeal: I mean are you obsessed? Do you spend hours...
In the United States, the government is acting to ban the sale of ephedra as a product to help people lose weight. Ephedra is a plant that contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. These substances can increase a person's energy level and cause weight...
In the United States, the government is acting to ban the sale of ephedra as a product to help people lose weight. Ephedra is a plant that contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. These substances can increase a person's energy level and cause weight...
People who work with chemicals make sure they know the flash point of each substance in their labs. A flash point is the temperature at which the fumes from a liquid can be ignited with a spark. 与化学药品打交道的人，总会确保自己知道...
Given the current economic climate, is it still worthwhile to go to university or not? Does this mean a degree is no longer as valuable as it used to be? Higher education used to be free, but not any more. It's been estimated that when a graduate fin...
Fat is fat, right? There's belly fat, leg fat, even neck fat. But when all is said and done, fat is fat. And the less of it you have the better. Exceptfor brown fat. Unlike white fat cells that store energy, brown fat burns energy. It's typically fou...
If you're too busy to remember to eat, your stomach will remind you it's time to refuel by growling. We'll look at what happens in your gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract, when you're hungry and when you're full. 如果你太忙了而忘记了吃饭，...
Dear Annie: I have a pretty, petite 24-year-old daughter who is quite immature for her age. She still lives at home, occasionally helps around the house and attends the local community college. But she can't keep a job for long. 亲爱的安妮：我有...
A gene is a gene is a gene. But a single gene often has more than one job in the cell. Scientists working with corn genes know that first hand. In the beginning, they thought the Glossy 15 gene only gave corn seedlings a waxy coat. Much to their surp...
Mike: Hi, Amanda. Why don't you sit down and watch this movie with me? It only started about 15 minutes ago. 迈克：嗨，阿曼达。为什么你不坐下来，和我一起看这部电影呢？刚放了15分钟。 Amanda: I don't knowthis movie lo...
