【轻松英文阅读】商务航班

How do you like to fly, first class, business, or economy? Unfortunately, it is not a choice the majority of us have. If you are like me, the only time you get to see business or first class is on your way to the economy section. Well, on the new sta

【轻松英文阅读】我们为什么会打哈欠

First, let's start by busting one myth about yawning. A lot of people have the misconception that we yawn because our brains need more oxygen. However, several studies have shown that no matter how little oxygen is around a person, they won't yawn mo

【轻松英文阅读】迪拜的巡逻车

The police department of the United Arab Emirates city, Dubai, has begun to use supercars (Lamborghini Aventadors) as patrol cars. An Aventadors price is around 400,000 dollars, has a 700hp (horsepower) engine and and a top speed of 350km/hr (kilomet

【轻松英文阅读】为什么树袋熊喜欢抱树

Almost any picture you see of a koala, they are hugging a tree. Its their classic pose. But did you know there was a reason for it? Well, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have discovered why they do it. According to the scienti

【轻松英文阅读】聪明的鹦鹉

We all know that parrots are very clever animals. They are said to have the same level of intelligence as chimpanzees and dolphins. But what this parrot in Agra, India did, will blow your mind. The parrot was able to assist police there in solving a

【轻松英文阅读】多伦多发现的凯门鳄

A man was enjoying his day with friends at Torontos High Park the other day when one of them noticed something strange swimming in the water. No one is quite sure how the 80cm alligator-like creature found its way to the pond, but its figured that pe

【轻松英文阅读】世界上最昂贵的树

They say that money doesnt grow on trees but theres a tree in the middle of Honolulu that is making over 400,000 dollars a year for its owners by just being a treea very beautiful tree. Hitachi Tree 2 If you live in Japan, then theres no doubt you ar

【轻松英文阅读】寻找热带雨林

SUMMARY: After their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion Katniss and Peeta become targets of the government. DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence WRITER: Suzanne Collins (book) Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt (screenplay) STARRING: Jennifer Law

【轻松英文阅读】被发现的洞穴

It is the worlds largest cave and no one even knew it existed until recently. Son Doong Cave was discovered in 1991 in the rugged mountains of central Vietnam (map). A local man by the name of Ho Khanh discovered an entrance to the cave but did not h

【轻松英文阅读】郭亮隧道

Here is another scenic drive to put on your bucket list. It is known as the Guoliang Tunnel and you can find it in the Taihang Mountains of the Henan Province of China. Usually, tunnels are not very scenic, but the Guoliang Tunnel is an exception. It

【轻松英文阅读】下一个泰勒？

Grace VanderWaal was just like any other New York 12-year old until she and her mother decided to let her try out for the NBC television competition, Americas Got Talent. Grace had written songs since she was three years old, so unlike most child per

【轻松英文阅读】母亲节的由来

What did you do on May 12th of this year? If you are like most people in Japan and America, chances are you spent the day with your mother. (In Korea they celebrate Parents Day on May 8, in Norway Mothers Day is in February, and many other countries

【轻松英文阅读】被人遗忘的小岛

There is an island in the Bay of Bengal between Myanmar and Indonesia. It is called North Sentinel Island but the inhabitants of the island dont know that. In fact, the Sentinelese people know almost nothing of the outside world. They have never seen

【轻松英文阅读】如何学好英文

Often readers ask me what the best way to study the material in this site is. As you may realize, there are many approaches and what works for some may not work for others. However, here is one way that many people have found to be effective. 1. Care

【轻松英文阅读】禁止早恋

Several Chinese middle schools have decided to snip young romances in the bud with the establishment of new rules for their students. In some cases, the rules can be quite vague. For instance, one school rule simply states that there can be no close

【轻松英文阅读】去上学的机器人

Chris Colaluca of Mohawk Junior High School in Pennsylvania is not your typical student. Chris suffers from spina bifida and is not able to attend class in person. But this does not stop him. He is able to take classes thanks to his robot. The robot

【轻松英文阅读】拉面汉堡

First, there was the sushi boom. And these days, ramen is the hot thing. But could this be the next food craze from Japan? It's called the ramen burger and it made its American debut at a food festival in New York this August. Its a burger wrapped in

【轻松英文阅读】不要一直给你的平板充电

If you are like most people, you leave your laptop plugged in when you are near a plug. But according to the battery experts at Cadex Electronics (www.cadex.com) you shouldnt be doing that. They suggest unplugging it when it gets to an 80% charge and

【轻松英文阅读】英国人对于三明治的热爱

Many people around the world know about the unique aspects of British culture, like drinking tea every afternoon. However, very few people know about the countrys love for sandwiches! Over one billion sandwiches were bought on the go in Englandand th

【轻松英文阅读】学习英语的新方式

The way people study a language has changed a lot over the past 20 years. Thanks to the Internet learning a language has become much easier. For example, people can talk directly to native speakers online. They can have their writing checked by nativ