双语趣听精彩世界 第181期:在家上大学?
Washington post: Some 3,100 students accepted as freshman by the University of Florida for the fall got a big surprise along with their congratulations notices. 在家上大学 They were told that the acceptance was contingent on their agreement to s
双语趣听精彩世界 第182期:英国人不能在地图上找出主要城市
七成半英国人不能在地图上准确找出本国主要城市. 英国人不能在地图上找出主要城市 Mail Online: a study has found more than three quarters of Britons cannot pinpoint major UK cities on a map. An astonishing 85 per cent
双语趣听精彩世界 第183期:你会更爱英国的鸡爪子吗?
Ft.com: China's appetite for British milk, pork, Yorkshire tea and salmon led to a 12 per cent jump in food exports to the country last year but the industry says it needs more government support to exploit rising overseas demand. Steve Barnes, econo
双语趣听精彩世界 第184期:要吻过多少癞蛤蟆才能找到真爱?
New Zealand Herald: On the quest to find true love, it is a well-used adage that one must kiss a few frogs before meeting a prince. 要吻过多少癞蛤蟆才能找到真爱? And it would appear this theory is accurate, after a mathematician came up
双语趣听精彩世界 第185期:手机一分钟充满电不是梦
The Age: Smartphones could be charged in less than one minute after scientists at Stanford University invented an aluminium battery so powerful it could revolutionize the industry. 手机一分钟充满电不是梦 The new rechargeable battery can go
双语趣听精彩世界 第186期:游客不文明行为"黑名单"
The Telegraph: Chinese authorities will keep records of uncivilised behaviour by its tourists, that's what the country's tourism bureau announced on Tuesday. That comes in the latest measure aimed at reigning in the unruly behaviour of citizens trave
双语趣听精彩世界 第187期:外国人眼中的岳父丈母娘
Daily Mail: The overbearing and interfering mother-in-law is often jokingly portrayed as most people's least favourite family member. And now a new poll on modern families reveals this is a reality for almost a quarter of Britons who said their pet d
双语趣听精彩世界 第188期:成功和健康哪个更重要?
Mail Online: Research has revealed one in five parents believes it is more important for their child to be successful and wealthy than happy and healthy when they reach adulthood. A study of 2,000 parents of children aged between four and 18 found 20
双语趣听精彩世界 第189期:可食用的密码!
Florida News Time: PayPal is developing a new generation of edible passwords which stay lodged in your stomach to let you log in. Jonathan Leblanc, the company's top developer, said that the devices would be powered by stomach acid and include mini c
双语趣听精彩世界 第190期:社交网络成为离婚推手?
The Guardian: Lawyers say facebook and Twitter have become a significant threat to marriage with social media now a factor in an increasing number of divorce cases. According to research, one in seven married individuals have considered divorce becau
双语趣听精彩世界 第191期:智能减肥小药片来啦!
Real Time UK News: An electronic pill that tricks the brain into thinking the stomach is full could help tackle obesity. The revolutionary device looks like an ordinary tablet, but it is packed with cutting-edge technology. The experimental pill work
双语趣听精彩世界 第192期:各国人民住酒店都爱"顺"啥?
The Sydney Morning Herald carries a story revealing all kinds of weird things taken away by hotel guests, and who they are. 各国人民住酒店都爱顺啥? It says Argentinian travellers are the most likely to indulge in hotel misappropriation, a
双语趣听精彩世界 第193期:我们离"健康"长寿有多远?
From the Indian Times, while people across the globe are living longer, they are spending more time recovering from sickness. The latest study by a consortium of international researchers says the reasons are non-fatal illnesses and injuries such as
双语趣听精彩世界 第194期:低头族,请抬起头颅!
A man in his twenties was killed by a car when he was riding a bicycle in Beijing on the night on April 4th. Witnesses told the police that the car escaped after the crash. Deng was the driver. According to him, he was sending a wechat message via hi
双语趣听精彩世界 第195期:超萌机器人在天津展出
The second Chinese Robotics conference recently held in Tianjin is posing the ever pressing question of will robots eventually be a household necessity. Are robots going to be a must have for homes in the future? Sam Duckett brings us the answers. 23
