The number of obese people in the world now outnumber the underweight people, according to analysis of the trends of adult body-mass index in 200 countries over the last 40 years. The major study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, shows th

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

English number words are pretty logical after a point. From twenty-one to ninety-nine, the same principle applies: the tens place followed by the units place. But the teens are different. 英文数字从某个数开始就相当符合逻辑。从21到

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A new study conducted by relationship researchers from Wellesley and the University of Kansas says that opposites don't attract. In reality, people are attracted to others who have the same views and values as themselves. 韦尔斯利学院和勘萨斯

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Its a question that has kept people awake at night for centuries: Which way should you lean when youre going in for a kiss? 几个世纪以来让人夜不能寐的问题就是:接吻的时候以什么样的姿势倚靠? One study found that 80% o

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Best friends maybe priceless but the cost of keeping the relationship alive is ?23,870. 最好的朋友也许是无价的,但使友谊长存的成本是2万3870英镑。 According to a study, a BFF (best friends forever) does not come cheap with de

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Breaking up is hard to do. Whether youre doing the dumping or getting dumped, chances are you feel pretty upset. And theres a scientific explanation for this. 分手确实是件难事。无论是你甩了对方,还是对方甩了你,你都可能感

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A conversion chart, supposedly showing the modern-day worth of Jane Austen characters' fortunes, has surfaced on Twitter. At first glance, it seems to show that Mr Darcy's supposedly vast 1803 fortune in Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, worth $331

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(174) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

If you pluck someone off the street, whether in New York or Seattle or Sacramento, and ask them how many steps people should aim for per day in order to get enough physical activity, theyll probably tell you 10,000. 无论在纽约或西雅图亦或是

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

When a bad mood strikes, it's tempting to lean into the emotions and just ride it out. But there are ways to take a more proactive approach -- even with what you eat.Emerging research suggests that the bacteria living in your gut may be impacting you

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

When theyre not making sweet love in the zoo or dodging poachers in the wild, giant pandas sit around and munch on bamboo. Their metabolic ability to take it easy has long baffled scientists. 除了在动物园里交配以及在野外躲避偷猎者,

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A new study suggests the longer you wait to walk down the aisle, the MORE likely you are to end up divorced. 一项新的研究表明步入婚姻殿堂前等待时间越长,最终越有可能离婚。 Nicholas Wolfinger a sociologist at the Univers

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A study of 400 people found that those who were mindful, which means they pay attention to their present thoughts and feelings, were less likely to be obese. They also had lessbelly fat than less mindful people. But it does not prove that higher mind

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Paying over the odds for a ticket to see a film in 3D is the bane of many a cinema-goer's life. 为了一张3D电影票而节衣缩食,省吃俭用,这是许多电影爱好者生活中的一大痛楚。 But there may be a benefit to doing so, as

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Handsome men and women often appear to be blessed with lucky lives. Now research has shown they are cleverer than most people as well. 老天常常赐予俊男美女幸运的人生。如今,研究显示他们其实也比多数人聪慧。 Studies i

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

世人皆知乔布斯创造了世界上最为成功的公司之一,同样为人熟知的是他喜欢咒骂员工。然而, 最新一项研究称高傲自大、坚决主张的性格帮他走向了成功。 Researchers from Pen States College of Li

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Men find thinner women attractive because they associate their body shape with youth, fertility and a lower risk of disease. 男人们总觉得纤瘦的女性迷人,这是因为男性把体型和年轻、生育能力还有患病风险低联系在一起

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Britain may not be the best place to live, but it is the best place to die. 英国可能不是最适宜居住的地方,但却是最适合死的地方。 The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the country first in its latest quality-of-death i

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Generally one thinks the way to a mans heart is through his stomach. Well, the same can be said for women, according to a study. It found that they were much more interested in romance on a full stomach than when they hadnt eaten. 通常人们认为要

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Women are more likely to be bisexual than men, a study has found. 一项研究发现,相较于男性,女性更有可能成为双性恋者。 The poll of more than 9,000 young adults found that females were also more likely to choose the label mos

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Being cold helps you lose weight, a new study found. 一项新研究发现,寒冷的感觉有助于减肥。 Exercise or being exposed to low temperatures creates more 'good' brown and beige types of body fat which burns calories in the body. 体育锻

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间