留学生在中国 第16期 Hobbies 兴趣爱好

Lesson 16 Chinese and American Hobbies 中国人的爱好和美国人的爱好 David：I noticed that your hobbies do not include book reading, painting, poetry, or collecting stamps. Do you think this generation of China is not so interested in trad

趣味青春英语 第138期:Off hand

Idiom: Off hand 目前，现在对事情不了解，目前不能提供信息 Hit the book: Curriculum Vital Bikeability Be capable of Assert Roundabout Core Sedentary

趣味青春英语 第125期:Nothing to write home about

Idiom: Nothing to write home about 人或事没有什么特殊的地方，非常普通 Hit the book: Battle on against Odds Endure Sub-zero Set apart Exceptional Accomplished Solo Sedentary

【英语趣味课堂】怪咖-Freaks

Todd: So, Julia, let's talk about types of people. Julia: OK. Todd: Right, first one, are you a fitness freak? Julia: A fitness freak? I'm fairly fit but I'm not a freak. No, I'm not a fitness freak, no. Todd: So you exercise but it's not like you do

上班族注意! 久坐不动伤身恐会早死!

If you work a desk job, you might make up for all that sitting around by going for a run every day after leaving the office. That exercise cancels out the negative effects of eight hours spent in a chair, right? 如果你在办公室工作，你可以在

Free trade

Free trade 自由贸易 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Abigail:Discussions about free trade are often in the news, and they bring with them talk of summits and conferences, of tariffs ( 关税 ) and subsidies

英语俚语天天说 第40期:电视迷,宅男宅女couch potato

介绍: Today we will be learning a new slang, couch potato. Couch 沙发. Potato, 土豆. 释义: A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies. 沙发上的土豆是指

夏洛的网 第89期:威尔伯说大话(10)

No, said Charlotte. They don't catch anything. 不是，夏洛说，他们不捉任何东西。 They just keep trotting back and forth across the bridge thinking there is something better on the other side. 他们只是在桥上走过来走过去，老

每周锻炼2.5小时可抵消终日久坐的危害

Exercising for as little as two-and-a-half hours a week can undo damage done by sitting down all day, a study has found. 研究发现，每周仅需2.5小时的锻炼，就可抵消终日久坐带来的危害。 The study by the University of Leicest

Nearly third of children globally are couch potatoes

Nearly third of children globally are couch potatoes American children aren't the only couch potatoes with nearly one third of children globally spending three hours a day or more watching TV or on computers, according to study of over 70,000 teens i

Eurozone trade falls into deficit in November

BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone trade balance with the rest of the world fell into deficit in November last year as imports rose more than exports, the European Union (EU)'s statistics（统计学） office Eurostat said on Friday. In Nove

Is Your Sedentary Life Driving You Crazy?

Probably! I personally can???t imagine having to sit still for long periods of time. Of course, I slack off just like anyone else every now and then. For the most part, I really make an effort to get exercise every day. In fact, I wish I could do mor

ICBC pledges to boost off-shore RMB trade in Europe

LONDON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (London) plc said on Monday it would work on boosting off-shore trading of Chinese currency RMB, also known as yuan, here in Europe. Xu Jinlei, general manager of ICBC Lo

NE China province reports nearly 20% rise in trade with Russia

HARBIN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The trade volume between northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and Russia from January to July totaled 12.3 billion U.S. dollars, up 19.5 percent year on year, the provincial Bureau of Commerce announced Saturday. The vo

China faces serious trade disputes: vice minister

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China remained a major victim of trade protectionism（保护主义） during the past year, witnessing 64 trade disputes in this period, covering some 7 billion U.S. dollars in value, China's Vice Commerce Minister, Zhon

US Trade Deficit Grows

The U.S. trade deficit got nearly 4 percent worse in December as a reviving economy boosted demand for imported goods. Both imports and exports hit record highs, but imports grew even more than the flow of goods exported from the United States. Frida

Sudden Exercise Poses Heart Risk for Sedentary People

If you don't exercise regularly（有规律的）, a sudden bout of energetic activity can trigger a heart attack, and may even kill you, according to a new study published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. It sounds like the

India Signs Trade Agreements With Malaysia, Japan

India has signed free trade agreements with Japan and Malaysia(马来西亚). The pacts are part of India's effort to deepen economic engagement with Asian countries. Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma signed the economic partnership agreement wit

US Trade Mission Visits India

A trade mission from the United States is in India to explore the potential of a market where a buoyant（轻快的） economy and a growing middle class have American companies looking to take advantage of a huge business opportunity. Representative

More US trade friction predicted

BEIJING, Apr. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- China and the United States will experience more trade friction in the high-end manufacturing sector, as Washington protects its domestic industries, officials said on Sunday. Friction will surely increase as China and