As our knowledge of health and fitness increases, people are becoming more and more interested in not only taking care of themselves physically, but mentally and spiritually as well. As a result, many are turning to more complete approaches to health, inc...

健康 双语 瑜伽 身材

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

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that antioxidant vitamins can interfere with exercise's anti-diabetes effect. 发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》（Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences）上的一项研究表明，抗氧化维生素可能干扰锻炼所带来的...

健康 锻炼 双语 维生素

Fear of swine flu is fading, but there are still plenty of reasons to wash your hands frequently. The list of infections that can spread via unwashed hands reads like the Biblical plagues, including staph, strep, salmonella, E. coli, hepatitis, MRSA (meth...

健康 双语 洗手 HIN1流感 肥皂

白羊座 金牛座 双子座 巨蟹座 狮子座 处女座 天秤座 蝎子座 射手座 摩羯座 水瓶座 双鱼座 白羊座 3.21-4.19 Put financial speculation with family members or friends on the back burner for now. Don't let your emotions interfere with your efficiency. Help with your aspirations is likely,...

星座 双语 运气 运程

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

每年的6月1日是国际六一儿童节，这一天是全世界小朋友们的节日。那你知道这个节日的由来吗？常见的有2种说法，我们一起来了解下吧！ 第一种说法： The International Children's Day had its origin in Turkey in 1920 (April 23, 1920) and later in the World Conference in Geneva, Switzerland,wh...

来历 双语 儿童节 六一

Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum's storytelling to Dad's, researchers said。 研究人员称，近三分之二的孩子睡前想让家长花更多时间给他们讲故事，并且大部分孩子喜欢让妈妈而不是爸爸来讲故事。 They condu...

节日 礼物 双语 儿童节 六一

Recently I wrote about parental 'do-overs'—what you would do differently with another child. Several readers wrote that one thing they would change is waiting so long to have children. As one commenter wrote: 'The only regret I have is not starting sooner...

健康 双语 年龄 生孩子

What's your time worth? $20 an hour? Maybe $100? When it comes to finances, people usually know the value of their savings and investments. And, after checking Zillow three times a week, they have an idea of the value of their homes. But all too often, th...

时间 金钱 双语 时间就是金钱