经济学人327:沙特女司机 沙特的女性能否获得开车权
Saudi Arabia's women drivers 沙特女司机 Ovarian issue 卵巢问题？ Will Saudi women ever be allowed behind the wheel of a car? 沙特的女性能获得开车权吗？ WHEN a group of Saudi women first took to the kingdom's roads to flout its
经济学人328:测谎仪 谎话连篇
Polygraphs 测谎仪 Lies, damn lies 谎话连篇 Scientifically dodgy lie-detector tests may prove surprisingly useful 科学的测谎仪可能惊人的有用 POLYGRAPHS, or lie detectors, make frequent appearances on The Jeremy Kyle Show, a televis
经济学人329:意大利非法移民 地中海发生耸人听闻的惨案
Italy's illegal immigrants 意大利非法移民 Tidal wave 海啸 More horrific deaths in the Mediterranean 地中海发生耸人听闻的惨案 FEW images of immigrant traffic across the Mediterranean have been as harrowing. Italian TV viewers this
经济学人330:禁毒 东非的兴奋剂禁令
Britain Dug prohibition 英国 禁毒 Banning the east African stimulant may backfire 东非的兴奋剂禁令可能会适得其反 OUTSIDE a newsagent's shop in the Clapham Road, a south London thoroughfare, a man sucks on a rolled-up cigarette and
经济学人331:德国幽默 闻所未闻的幽默培训
German humour 德国幽默 Get thee to an Institute 闻所未闻的幽默培训 Germans concede that in humour they need professional help 德国人认为幽默需要专门的训练 EVA ULLMANN took her master's degree in 2002 on the part that humour
经济学人332:土耳其采矿进行时 地下墓地
Mining in Turkey 土耳其采矿进行时 Death underground 地下墓地 The tragedy in Soma will also be felt in politics 在索玛镇发生的悲剧将在政治斗争中再次上演 TURKEY'S prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, faces public fury a
经济学人333:乡村宽带 埋入地下
Rural broadband 乡村宽带 Going underground 埋入地下 Frustrated country-dwellers build their own internet connections 无奈的乡下居民自行建立网络连接 Hold onI'll try you on Skype 别挂，我再试试Skype FUSION splicing is a te
经济学人:政客与宗教 造神风波
Politicians and religion 政客与宗教 Doing God 造神风波 David Cameron's frank Christian talk is more astute than the reaction to it suggests 卡梅伦坦率的复活节讲话与其说是对民众的反应有所企图， 不如说是诡计多端
经济学人:鱼类的价格 不同种类有不同情况
The price of fish 鱼类的价格 Different scales 不同种类有不同情况 Fish are getting more expensive, but they do not all move at the same speed 鱼类的价格一路走高，然而上升的幅度却各不相同。 Upwardly mobile 上浮的鱼
经济学人:乌克兰的文化战争 历史的教训
Culture wars in Ukraine 乌克兰的文化战争 History lessons 历史的教训 The conflict in Ukraine spreads to its museums 发生在乌克兰的冲突波及至其博物馆 HE WHO controls the past controls the future. Orwell's dictum now faces a
经济学人:百货商店 中式快餐
Department stores 百货商店 Chinese takeaway 中式快餐 Old British brands get a lift in Asia 老牌英国品牌搭上亚洲顺风车 CLARKS shoes have more cachet with Chinese shoppers than with British ones. DAKS, an upmarket British clothing
经济学人:房市 该降温了
The housing market 房市 Cool it 该降温了 Property prices are rising swiftly. The Bank of England may intervene 房价一路攀登，英格兰银行可能插手 BRITAIN'S housing market is like food in a microwave, says Spencer Dale, the chief e
经济学人:乡村饲蜜 城市居民培养出乡村嗜好
Urban beekeeping 乡村饲蜜 Honey monsters 蜜怪 City dwellers cultivate a taste of the country 城市居民培养出乡村嗜好 A new kind of pinstripe 新型细条纹 WHEN Camilla Goddard first started to keep bees in London, it was difficult t
经济学人:英国政治 时钟停摆
Politics 英国政治 Winding down 时钟停摆 Over a year before the general election, Parliament is already clocking off 大选后一年多，议会已像时钟一样停摆 PARLIAMENT feels different from usual. The lobbies and corridors are quiet
经济学人:紧缩的办公室 都是管理学惹的祸
Ever-smaller offices 紧缩的办公室 Pressed suits 正如缩水套装 Feeling a bit cramped? Blame management theory 挤？都是管理学惹的祸 PROJECT gold and Project Nexus sound like plans for bank heists or military assaults. In reality, t
