The Android tablets out on the market have been weak in the face of the iPad. But after testing out Motorola's Xoom, it's clear the first Android Honeycomb tablet has what it takes to compete head to head. ...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Rescuers(搜救人员) used their bare hands, dogs, and heavy machines Wednesday in an urgent search for survivors still trapped(被困住) in crumbled(崩塌的) buildings more than 24 hours after an earthquake devast...
How to improve your communication skills by speaking better English? Practice makes perfect, especially when you want to improve your communication skills. You can find help to polish(润色) your English in a host of(一大群) environments, and a wide a...
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...
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...
Imagine seeing the world through an infant's eyes. How do they navigate(导航) their new surroundings? Researchers at New York University led by Karen Adolph may have discovered a way to find out. Our project is about natural vision and ...
In a back-to-school speech in Philadelphia a few days ago, President Barack Obama urged(敦促) students to study hard, even at subjects in which they don't think they can excel(擅长). \\\\\"But just because you are not the best at something toda...
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...
updated 10:30 p.m. ET June 3, 2010 TOKYO - Former Finance Minister Naoto Kan, an outspoken(直言、坦率的) politician with activist(活动家，积极分子) roots, appeared poised(准备行动的) to become Japan's next prime minister Friday as ruling par...
updated 7:03 p.m. ET March 4, 2010 BERKELEY, Calif. - Students carried out raucous(乱哄哄的) rallies(集会) on college campuses nationwide Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches(拳...
Guessing Game Once I'd finished reviewing(检查) my daughter's homework, I gave her an impromptu(即兴的) quiz. \\\\\"What is a group of whales called?\\\\\" I asked. \\\\\"I'll give you a hint—it sounds like something you use to listen...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates how the iPad can be used to view and purchase books. Apple on Wednesday unveiled(揭开...的面纱) its highly anticipated(被期待的) iPad tablet(平板) reader....
It was around midnight in Washington, D.C., and early afternoon in Shanghai when the President began an historic town hall in China. Taking tough and straightforward questions from Chinese students, the President discussed everything from Taiwan to t...
The article reports that a new ocean in Africa could be carved by the largest tear in the crust of the Earth(地壳). According to geologists, the 60 kilometers rift sparked by an earthquake in September 2005 may eventually reach the Red Sea, isolating...
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Mariah Carey is not without flaws, as evidenced by the title of her new album(专辑) “Confessions of an Imperfect Angel,” but her behavior on her current publicity tour is calling into question the veracity(真实性) of the angelic c...
Flint, Mich., and Lincoln, Neb., have something in common: They are the two cities in the U.S. with the greatest difference between how many of their employers expect to add workers in the next quarter and how many expect to let them go. But ...
updated 8:33 p.m. ET Sept. 6, 2009 NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal(拉斐尔·纳达尔) encountered(遭遇) as much trouble from his own body as his opponent(对手) in a third-round victory at the U.S. Open. The third-seeded(三号种子的) Nadal, who missed...
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