If a 20-minute nap, a cup of joe, and more shuteye at night were in a cage match, who would win for reducing that classic afternoon "dip"? The answer is: (in order of effectiveness) 二十分钟的小睡，一杯咖啡，晚上多睡一会，这三样哪种能更有效地减轻下午的瞌睡？答案如下（根据有效度...

双语 咖啡 职场 瞌睡 日常英语 午睡 提神

Metal Strengthens Silk's Mettle A study in the journal Science shows that adding a bit of metal to silk makes the gossamer but strong-as-steel natural fiber even stronger. When you think about silk, you probably think of gossamer fibers woven into lustrou...

双语 日常英语 丝绸 钢铁 坚韧

Feeling a little blue? Here are ten fast and easy ways to smile。 感觉有些郁闷吗？以下十种方法快速简单，让你马上露出微笑。 1. Play outside外出游玩 Leave your apartment and go outside. Sun and fresh air are good for you。 2. Exercise运动 When you exercise, your brain releases a c...

鼓励 日常英语 打气 鼓励自己

中式早点 烧饼 Clay oven rolls 油条 Fried bread stick 韭菜饺 Fried leek dumplings 水饺 Boiled dumplings 蒸饺 Steamed dumplings 馒头 Steamed buns 割包 Steamed sandwich 饭团 Rice and vegetable roll 蛋饼 Egg cakes 皮蛋 100-year egg 咸鸭蛋 Salted duck egg 豆浆 Soybean milk 饭 类 稀饭...

英文 双语 日常英语 小吃

1.Pull 拉 2.Push 推 3.Shut 此门不通 4.Knock 敲门 5.No smoking 禁止吸烟 6.No admittance 闲人免进 7.Keep to the right 靠右行 8.No right／left turn 禁止右／左转 9.No parking 不准停车 10.Drive slowly 车辆慢行 11.Danger 危险 12.Look out 小心；注意 13.No overtaking 禁止超车 14.Post no...

日常英语 日常用语 英文标志 公共英语

One of my longest-running battles with my kids is about manners specifically, about whether it's necessary to send hand-written thank-you notes for gifts. I say yes, and my children have continued throughout their teens to write the notes. But they grumbl...

孩子 双语 日常英语 礼节

It's been a busy week for the superstitious. Today is Friday the 13th. There was also a full moon on Wednesday. I'm not a very superstitious person, but I've taken a few precautions to help prevent jinxing future events. For instance, many Jews, including...

双语 日常英语 迷信 黑色星期五

Where Is God? One of the popular criticisms of fMRI brain imaging is the tendency for studies to plant flags in the brain. For instance claiming that one area is responsible for religion, and that the so-called “God spot” exists. Critics say there is more...

双语 日常英语 上帝 大脑

Times like this—jobs lost, stock prices tanking and the value of your house somewhere south of your purchase price—lead to problems in relationships. Couples who once had the money to paper over the fissures in their personal lives suddenly feel poorer, a...

家庭 双语 日常英语 财务

What is the greatest reward of being alive? Is it chocolate, sex, ice cream, tropical vacations, hugs from children, a perfect night’s sleep, or the satisfaction of a job well done? A thousand people, a thousand different answers. But one supreme pl...

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