How to follow proper funeral etiquette(礼仪)? Funerals allow family and friends to mourn(悼念) their loved ones, provide closure, and enable the living to move forward. Observing the etiquette of this important ritual(仪式) will help you feel more co...
How to complain without sounding like a jerk(性格古怪之人)? Sometimes you just have to complain, but there are ways to get your point across without throwing a hissy fit(大发脾气). You will need: notes, directness(直截了当), someone to complain to, q...
The Acer 10.10 Android touchscreen tablet. Acer is launching a range of tablet computers to help it compete with Apple's iPad. When Steve Jobs in January described the new iPad tablet computer as "magical", PC manufacturers perhaps ...
How to answer hard interview questions? Increase your confidence and land your dream job by learning how to answer hard interview questions. You will need: preparation, communication skills, goals, a positive attitude, enthusiasm(热情), work samples,...
Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kin...
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be(有意要,打算) there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know ...
Almost all the English names of the solar system come from the names of gods in either Greek or Roman mythology(神话). Mercury(水星) is named after the Roman god of travel, because it appears to move so quickly across the sky. Venus(金星)...
Have an open mindset The most important thing to becoming rich is for you to have a mindset(精神状态) to want to become rich. The reason I say that is, I wanted to become rich when I played Monopoly(大富翁游戏), that was w...
How'd You Get So Rich is the name of a cable TV(有线电视) program, starring comedienne Joan Rivers, that shows how some Americans got their wealth and what they have done with it. There are no programs, however, called, \\"How'd You Get So Poo...
Working it Out One friend complained to another, "All my husband and I do anymore is fight. I've been so upset, I've lost 20 pounds." "If it's that bad, why don't you just leave him?" asked the second friend. "I...
If you're reading this post(公告,帖子) at work, chances are that your computer is running Windows XP. But Microsoft really, really wishes that wasn't the case — and it's taking an incremental(增加的) step to make its wish come true. ...
You know the economy has become truly screwy(古怪的,疯癫的) when it pays more to collect jobless benefits(失业补助金) than to get an actual job. The economy is so weak and jobs are so scarce that some people are finding that it isn’t...
Joris Kivits from the Netherlands(荷兰) contributed "Puzzled" to the competition. Brit Paul Hoggard sculpted this elephant using a technique called "soft pack," which means he didn't use any forms when packing the sa...
You want to be happy. I’m going to make this assumption(臆断), and I think I’m in pretty smart company(in company意为“一起”) to do so. Socrates(苏格拉底) once asked his students, \\"Do not all men desire happiness?\\" A stude...
Let's hear it for curves! OneStopPlus.com celebrated a variety of shapes by producing the first-ever plus-size-only runway show during New York Fashion Week Spring 2011. Designers sent 36 spring trend looks down the runway, from lace and den...
The biggest event in New York opened with the sound of bagpipes(风笛) and drums commemorating(纪念) the attack when two planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke about the impact of the attack ...
边阅读边听写,自己来完成最新资讯。互动的新闻复述练习,有助于提高你的口语能力。London's tube workers went on a 24-hour strike starting Monday evening that left commuters struggling to make it to work Tuesday morning. Buses were diverted from cent...
1. Why do we say that someone who is fired gets the sack(麻袋)? The ancient Romans didn't believe in mollycoddling(娇纵) convicted felons(重罪犯人). Rehabilitation(复原,昭雪) wasn't their style. Those convicted of parricide(杀近亲或长辈) or ot...
BlackBerry ____1____ (有……瘾的人) may not be able to get their fixthe next time they visit the United Arab Emirates(阿拉伯联合酋长国). Telecom(电信) regulators(委员) in the emirates(酋长国) say they will shut...
You don’t have to spend your ____1____ (实习期) at the copy machine praying for the day to end. Jump in with both feet to make it more than just a line on your ____2____ (简历). You will need: an interest in the company, goals, and ini...