【轻松英文阅读】小心扒手

It can happen in the blink of an eye. You turn your back for just a moment and when you turn back around your bag or wallet is gone. Pickpockets 1 The summer travel season is coming soonthe time when pickpockets are most active. The best pickpockets

【轻松英文阅读】迷你手工编织动物

If you have small children in the house you know how stuffed animals can gradually take over. Well, thats not a problem with these incredibly tiny, incredibly cute crocheted animals from a family business based in Vietnam. Most of the items in their

【轻松英文阅读】汽车抛锚

A mother and her small children faced a very tough choice when their car overheated and burst into flames on a visit to a safari park in the UK. Helen Clements and her son and daughter were visiting the Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, England on l

【轻松英文阅读】年长的登山运动爱好者

The family of Yuichiro Miura was gathered around the telephone waiting for news from the highest place on earth. Then finally the phone rang and the news they had been hoping to hear came. Weve done it! they heard over the crackling phone line. At th

【轻松英文阅读】如何惩罚违规司机

Recently, a group of young men in Russia started a campaign. The aim of the campaign is to shame drivers who do not follow traffic rules. The young men wait on a footpath to block motorists who illegally use it as a shortcut. At first, they politely

【轻松英文阅读】美国人演唱的流行乐

On March 9th, the final round of the TV series Nodo Jiman Za! World! was held on Japans NTV. In this program amateur singers from around the world sing their hearts out in Japanese before a nationwide audience. And the winner of this years final roun

【轻松英文阅读】土耳其的投票制

People voted for a new constitution in Turkey last week. As a result, the president of the country gains much more power. The presidents opponents are saying that the election was fake. The President of Turkey is Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has wan

【轻松英文阅读】一只侦探鼠

Derrick is in training with the Dutch police at the moment. But Derrick is not a person or even a police dog; hes a police rat. What is Derricks expertise? He can sniff out substances such as drugs or gunshot residue and he does it with a 98.8 percen

【轻松英文阅读】一个全世界通用的字符

Researchers have discovered an almost universal word. Huh? You say? Even if you are not a native speaker of English, you probably dont need a translation for Huh? It appears that the word, or a very similar form of it, is used in most of the language

【轻松英文阅读】月球上的花园

NASA has plans to plant a garden on the moon. The lunar garden will have basil, sunflowers and turnips. The plants will grow in coffee-can-sized habitats made of aluminum. These habitats will have many sensors and cameras, so researchers on earth can

【轻松英文阅读】有害的发明

You may have never heard of him, but Thomas Midgley was considered one of the great chemists and inventors of his time. But perhaps no single person in history has done more harm to our earth. While working at a subsidiary of General Motors in 1921 h

【轻松英文阅读】无人机的新用途

This could be the future of food delivery . The latest innovation, the domicopter, is taking delivery of pizza to new heights , both literally and figuratively . The unmanned helicopter is designed to get a pizza to your doorstep in minutes no stop s

【轻松英文阅读】你的手机有多耗电

What do you think are the biggest energy users in your home? Your list most likely includes your A.C., fridge, washing machine, etc. But you would be surprised to know that your smart phone is one of the biggest energy hog in your home. Charging the

【轻松英文阅读】最孤独的星球

The earth may feel like a pretty lonely place in the vastness of space. But it would be hard to find a lonelier place than planet PSO J318:5-22. The planet is floating free in space without a star to orbit. It is all-alone in the darkness of space. I

【轻松英文阅读】隐形的塔

When construction is finished in 2014, the 450-meter tall Tower Infinity will be one of the 10 tallest structures in the world. But you may not notice it. Why is that? Unlike most skyscrapers, Tower Infinity has been designed not to stand out. Thanks

【轻松英文阅读】灯光的危害

Without a doubt, artificial light has made our lives more convenient. In fact, our modern civilization would not be possible without Edisons invention. However, scientists are recently discovering that there is a dark side to the artificial light tha

【轻松英文阅读】脑洞足够大的戒烟广告

Some people are calling it the best anti-smoking ad ever. It is certainly very popular. At the time of writing of this article, the video titled Smoking Kid has hit 2 million views. It was created in Thailand by the ad agency, Ogilvy Asia for the Tha

【轻松英文阅读】迪士尼乐园

While Mickey Mouse may look young forever, his cheerful home will celebrate its 58th birthday on July 17th, as Walt Disney built his first theme park on that date in 1955, in Anaheim, California (just outside of Los Angeles of Los Angeles). Since tha

【轻松英文阅读】一个浪漫的故事

In 2012, Andy Collett was flying in a hot air balloon over the countryside in southwestern England when he saw a perfectly heart-shaped meadow in the middle of an oak forest. He had to take a photo. I have my own balloon and am quite a regular flyer

【轻松英文阅读】新型节能自行车

A lot of us would love to go to work by bicycle. There are lots of reasons to switch. Its good for the planet. Its certainly healthier. And who really enjoys sitting in traffic? On the other hand, its no fun starting out your workday all sweaty and t