The Federal Reserve slashed its target interest rate to a range just above zero and promised to march ahead with unconventional measures to combat a recession that has deepened in the past few weeks. The Fed said it would keep its target i...

1/10 巴基斯坦, 白沙瓦: 一名男子正在查看即将被送往阿富汗的报废汽车. A man surveyed gutted vehicles that had been bound for Afghanistan on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. Photo: Mohammad Iqbal/Associated Press 2/10 希腊, 雅...

新闻 英语 的标题专题之一：简短小词(1) 英语新闻标题总是力求用有限的字数来表达新闻的内容，为此，在措词上尤其要狠下功夫，选词尽可能经济达意、简短明了，偏爱选用那些短小精悍或字母最少的动词。这是因为短小易懂、形象生动的措词不仅能增强新闻的简洁性...

Gamers can pretend to be President Obama A computer game set to hit US stores the day Barack Obama is sworn in as president challenges players to see whether they can do a better job running the country than he can. Interactive Gami...

Women find happiness is not about the economy Men are happier with money, while women find greater joy in friendships and relationships with their children, co-workers and bosses, a new global survey reveals. The online survey of 28,153...

研究人员于上周四发布研究报告称，快乐也会传染。 该研究小组发现，你周围的人越快乐，你也会越快乐。此前该研究小组发现肥胖和吸烟会传染。 研究人员在《英国医学期刊》上发表的研究报告中称，与快乐的人在一起，你自己也会更快乐。 位于波士顿的哈佛医...

一项科学研究表明，狗也会产生嫉妒和骄傲等复杂的情感。该研究进一步揭示了狗与人之间的关系。 研究发现，狗不愿意看到自己的主人对其它动物，尤其是其它的狗表现出关注。当主人把新男友或女友带回家时，它们也会表现出抵触情绪。 此前，心理学家认为大多数动...

近来业务大增的英国Relate婚姻咨询机构称，眼下的经济危机导致很多夫妇之间发生矛盾，他们既担心家庭经济问题，又面临着被裁员的风险。 Relate机构于上周六发布报告称，今年10月和11月，向该机构寻求婚姻顾问帮助的夫妇数量比去年同期增长了近60%。 Relate机...