Studies show names have lifelong impact Parents want names that sound fresh but are still familiar and easy to pronounce. Thats why place names and surnames are more common. Its a good route for parents looking for something unusual that wont sound t

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小短文

AS IT IS 2016-04-05 New Study Shows Best, Worst Pay for Women 男女工资差异最大的工种 American women who work as computer programmers, chefs and dentists earn 28 percent less than men doing the same jobs. Those are the jobs with the biggest

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Unit Two At the Registration Office 对话3 Dialogue Three 护士:早上好! Nurse: Good morning. 病人:你好! Patient: Good morning. 护士:请问哪里不舒服? Nurse: What seems to be the problem? 病人:高烧,感觉糟透了。

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

When he finished, I laid there with a swollen head, thinking, You're pregnant and you have no place to go. You really have gotten yourself into something now. 结束之后,我躺在那里,头肿了起来,心想:你怀孕了,没地方可去。

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 人物杂志

But why would a company even want to discourage salary discussions? 但是为什么公司会反对讨论薪资呢? Why do some people go along with it, while others revolt against it? 为什么一些人服从,而另一些人反对呢? It turns

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲商业篇

怎样来定义自由? Rob: Welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Rob. Finn: And me, Finn. Hello. Rob: In today's programme, we're talking about freedom. It's a big subject and it's something the BBC has been exploring in its Freedom 2014 season. Finn

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 一起听英语

GWEN IFILL: We're bombarded with advertising every day on TV, online, or just walking around the neighborhood. That's no accident. The ad business spends over $160 billion a year on it. But even before the ad reaches your smartphone or whatever, manu

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈商业系列

研究:人的鼻子能嗅出性别 WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The human nose can sniff out gender from body secretions even though people don't think they smell anything, Chinese researchers reported Thursday. Wen Zhou of the Chinese Academy of

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(361) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

上周,韦氏官方正式宣布收录了1000多个网络词汇!看来韦氏词典追又赶了把时代潮流,企图站在年轻酷炫的风尖浪口。现在韦氏词典也被带跑偏了。2017年加入的这批热词里,于是我们看见了

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

As 2014 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the most futuristic breakthroughs and developments of the past year. Here are 15 predictions that came true in 2014. 2014年已经过去,现在来总结过去一年中最具前瞻性和影响力的重

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Two people are walking towards each other along a narrow pavement who gives way? 两个人沿着一条狭窄的人行道相向而行,谁给谁让路? If it is you, you fall into the 25 percent of people who prefer to step aside. 如果是你让路,

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Traditionally, brides hand-pick a group of female bridesmaids and grooms select a handful of male groomsmen to stand by their side on their wedding day. 传统上,大婚之前,新娘总会精心挑几个要好的女性作为自己的伴娘,新郎

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Next time you're looking for a job, it might be worth checking the gender of the chief executive's children. 下次找工作时,还是先查查顶头上司的孩子是男是女吧。 Research has found that having a daughter significantly impacts h

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Time is running out for my friend. While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. We're taking a survey,she says, half-joking. Do you think I should have a baby?It will change your life, I s

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Time is running out for my friend. While we are sitting at lunch she casually mentions she and her husband are thinking of starting a family. We're taking a survey,she says, half-joking. Do you think I should have a baby? It will change your life, I

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

Six months ago, tech entrepreneur Rohan Gilkes tried to rent a cabin in Idaho over the July 4 weekend, using the website Airbnb. 半年前,科技创业者罗恩.吉尔克斯(Rohan Gilkes)尝试通过Airbnb网站预订爱达荷州的一间小屋,在

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Since then, the declaration that arose from that conference has been a guideline to push for gender equality throughout

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A French class was struggling with the problem that nouns in that languagehave gender. Was it 'le' computer or 'la' computer? The teacher dividedthe class by gender and told them to come up with suggestions. The women believed computers should be mas

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(205) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio offer advice on being a smart chick-in-charge in their new book: The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss Without Being a Bitch. Yes, we can say that on morning television

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录

College tuitions are becoming prohibitively expensive for many people, with Harvard University now costing almost $61,000 a year for tuition, room, board and fees. Given the high price tag, is it worth it to graduate from a highly selective school ve

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