【英语时差8，16】如何处理小姑的不合理要求

Dear Annie: My husband and I are expecting a baby soon. One of his sisters has asked if she and her husband could be the godparents. She is not who I would have picked because of her difficult attitude, but my husband says we should agree because she

【英语时差8，16】人到中年

Let's say you're an eighteen-year-old male who runs every other day, logging 12 miles a week. Now fast-forward to your late 40s. Your eating habits are the same. To maintain your high school weight, how many miles a week would you need to run? Believ

【英语时差8，16】男朋友缺乏餐桌礼仪

Dear Annie: I have been dating a wonderful man who is very special but has absolutely no table etiquette. I know I should try to overlook it, but I can't. Jed talks with his mouth full, chows down as if he hasn't eaten in a month, uses his fingers to

【英语时差8，16】谈谈饭店

Amanda: Guess what, Mike? My parents bought me a digital camera for my birthday! It's the newest model and has all the latest functions. I'm not too sure how to operate it though. Can you please help me, Mike? Mike: It's about time you got a new digi

【英语时差8，16】吃还是锻炼？

Welcome to another Moment of Science. Once again we're going to talk about some everyday scientific wisdom that may or may not be true. For example, here's a common belief about exercise. If you work out in the morning and want to lose more calories,

【英语时差8，16】她的脸

Imagine not being able to recognize faces. You could see faces, but you'd be entirely unable to distinguish one face from another. All faces would look more or less the same--an amorphous assemblage of eyes, ears, noses, lips, and chins. To put it mi

【英语时差8，16】女人的心

Don and Yael discuss a problem with the medical system that needs to be corrected. D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready? Y: Yep. D: Heart disease

【英语时差8，16】毕业生宣言善尽社会责任

With commencement exercises happening these days all over the world, today is a good time to write again about the Graduation Pledge Alliance. Nearly 150 colleges and universities and some high schools in North America and Asia have in recent years m

【英语时差8，16】Don的午饭热量

Ever wonder how they determine how many calories are in food? Yael and Don explain it in this Moment of Science. Y: All right, Don. What are you doing? D: I'm using a bomb calorimeter to figure out how many calories are in my lunch. See, I put my san

【英语时差8，16】欲望城市搬上荧幕

It's impossible to talk about the new Sex and the City movie without first mentioning Sex and the City, the HBO series; or the rabid fan devotion it enjoyed; or the equally fervent antipathy (female and male) it inspired－but we will try. The movie

【英语时差8，16】野生动物救援

What should you do when a wild animal or bird needs help? First, be careful! Mammals can carry diseases transmissible to humans, including rabies. That's why you shouldn't handle skunks, bats, coyotes, foxes or raccoons, but call animal control for h

【英语时差8，16】成见的威胁

Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can never hurt you? Not so. In fact, science has shown that negative stereotypes can cause a very specific type of harm, even to people who do not believe the stereotypes; they can significantly affect

【英语时差8，16】无敌浩客，将敌人消灭殆尽

The angry green giant is back! Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) has exiled himself to Portugal after his experiment with gamma radiation went awry, turning him into a superhuman rageaholic whose growth spurts and pigment change signal impending destr

【英语时差8，16】痛苦的长高之路

It's no secret that China's economy is growing at a rapid pace. But it may surprise you to learn that some Chinese citizens are growing, too...taller, that is, thanks to the popularity of leg-lengthening surgery. That's right: we're talking about a t

【英语时差8，16】笑是个社会信号？

Don is anticipating a career in comedy, but Yael pretty well quashes his ambition. D: Ya?l, I've been thinking lately that maybe I should go into stand-up comedy. Y: What on earth gave you that idea? D: I've noticed that I seem to make a lot of peopl

【英语时差8，16】为自私的母亲背债

Dear Annie: I am 24 years old and in considerable debt due to my mother. I didn't want to press charges, so I'm struggling to pay it off. I am planning to be married next year, and my fianc is helping me financially. Despite the situation, my mother

【英语时差8，16】谈谈用餐礼仪

Mike: You've got to try these sausages, Amanda. They're delicious! Amanda: I'd love to eat a sausage, Mike, but didn't your mother ever teach you any table manners? You shouldn't talk with your mouth full! No one wants to see what your food looks lik

【英语时差8，16】谈谈游乐园

Mike: Hey Amanda! Happy Friday! What are your plans for the weekend? Amanda: Oh, a bunch of my friends and I are going to check out the new amusement park that just opened up. Want to come? Mike: Sure, that sounds like fun. I love amusement parks. Wh

【英语时差8，16】日本俳句风靡德国

The ladies who meet regularly in a museum cafe in Cologne skip the gossip and get straight down to haiku, an ultra-brief poetry style that has spread from Japan around the globe. Cologne's haiku workshop, held at the Museum of East Asian Art, often h

【英语时差8，16】您的孩子健忘吗

You've told your kids to put away their toys, put on their pajamas, and brush their teeth, but when you check on them later, they still haven't done all of these things. When you ask them why, they tell you they forgot. In fact, they use this excuse