An Unlikely Superstar? 不被看好的新星？ Less than a few weeks ago Susan Boyle was a virtual unknown. However since auditioning for Britains got Talent, a televised talent competition, she has experienced a stratospheric rise to fame. A YouTub
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A Healthy Glow? 健康的容光吗？ In the UK, a country known for its bad weather and lack of sunshine, there appears to be an ever increasing number of very tanned young people. So just how are they achieving their golden tans? Some are opting fo
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The Year of the Heavyweights 大腕儿云集的一年 The 62nd Cannes Film Festival opened with an animated movie called Up. This light-hearted and popular Disney movie about an elderly global explorer showcases cutting edge animation techniques but
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Swine Flu Prompts Karaoke Boom 猪流感引发卡拉OK热 The global pandemic that is Influenza H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, continues its rapid and virulent spread. The World Health Organisation reported the number of infected people to h
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A Better Way to Beat Back Pain? 腰疼有救吗？ What is the single largest cause of sick leave in the UK? The answer is not the common cold or flu, but back pain. Back pain affects one in three British adults, costs the country over ￡5bn every y
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A Duty of Care 对参赛选手的关心的义务 Susan Boyle is the latest member of the British public to be catapulted into the limelight on the back of a reality TV show. And it is her unstable and emotional state after the TV shows finale which h
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Viable in the Long Term? 是否长期可行？ It has been 10 years since the birth of Napster and the global spread of file-sharing sites. Back in 1999, Shawn Fanning, then a 19-year-old student, could never have predicted the extent to which his si
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Yet Another Millionaire 又是一个百万富翁 The latest winners of the UK National Lottery Euromillions jackpot are Joan and Brian Caswell. The retired and now very wealthy couple from Bolton claim they wont let the ￡25 million (around 275 mill
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Chinese Players Put On a Great Show 中国选手表现出色 Millions of TV viewers were gripped by an epic battle yesterday. The arena: the snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England. The combatants: Chinese players Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo
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What Would You Ask Her? 你会向她提什么问题? One question has intrigued art lovers around the world for generations: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisas enigmatic smile? Well now they have the chance to ask her directly, thanks to a new
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What Makes a Good Speech? 好演讲稿的关键是什么？ The success of a speech is often attributed to the skill of the speaker, with merit being given to speakers who are confident, articulate, knowledgeable and able to deliver a speech with con
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Asia is Plunged into Darkness: 亚洲陷入黑暗 Across Asia many people have just witnessed the natural wonder that is a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that our view of the Sun is
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Experts Say the Pieces Show the Composers Development 专家说作品反映了作曲家的发展 The Mozart Residence Museum in Salzburg, Austria was packed last week for a very special recital. It was a performance that might help bridge a gap in ou
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How Lazy Are You ? 你懒惰吗？ Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What cant you be bothered to do? A study into how lazy British people
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Usain Bolt Makes History Again 博尔特再破世界纪录 It's happened again. The worlds fastest man has destroyed the field to take gold, this time in the mens 100 metres final at the Athletics World Championships in Berlin. Usain Bolt shaved 0.11
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Stumps, Stones and Ashes 三根柱，石头和灰烬杯 When you hear the word cricket, what do you think of first? A small, chirping insect? Or a summer sport between players in white trousers and woollen jerseys who stop for a 20-minute tea break i
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Shamed on the Web 网上受稀落 The illegal copying and distribution of software, or piracy, costs the video game industry billions of dollars each year, and even threatens the future of game production. However, one British-based video game publis
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Can I Come Down Now? 现在我可以下来了吗？ As one of natures top predators, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly than
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An Incredible Opportunity 机不可失 How would you like to go behind the scenes on the set of the next Harry Potter film? What about meeting the stars of the films? And best of all actually appearing in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows itself?
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Wacky Science with a Purpose 稀奇古怪但又有目的的科研项目 The simple bra: something worn discreetly by women around the world, or a powerful, life-saving device? Well, maybe both. A team in Chicago has invented a bra that can be quickly
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