Finn: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Im Finn and with me is Rob. Hi Rob. Rob: Hi Finn. Finn: Rob, I have a question for you. Are you good at reading maps? Rob: I have to say, I am, I really enjoy reading maps and I u

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 六分钟英语

男性心目中完美女人的标准 Gentlemen DON'T prefer blondes: What men REALLY want is a brown-haired, blue-eyed size 14 woman The popular saying would have us believe that gentlemen prefer blondes. But while the old adage may trip off the tong

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英语

职场晋升真的男女平等吗 A study shows a large gap in perceptions among the sexes in who has more opportunities for advancement -- men or women. 职场中男性与女性谁有更多的晋升机会?一项针对该话题的调研显示,男士

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

致毕业生祝词 Thank you, President Spar. Members of the board of trustees, esteemed members of the faculty, proud parents, squirming siblings, devoted friends: congratulations to all of you. But especially, congratulations to the magnificent Bar

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Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases

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Science and technology 科学与技术 Sexual selection 性选择 Hunkier than thou 强于汝 Scientists are finally succeeding where so many men have failed: in understanding why women find some guys handsome and others hideous. 科学家终于发现女

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Not only can young Japanese women look forward to a longer life than their male peers, now they also make more money. Income for single women under 30 hit an average of 218,156 yen ($2,680) a month in 2009, edging above the 215,515 yen ($2,640) of th

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Women have made much progress in gaining equality in work and life over the past half century. In many developed countries such as the US and the UK, women now earn more college and graduate degrees than men do. Women make up half the workforce and a

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The introduction of a women-only bus in one Chinese city has riled some local men and sparked an online debate. 中国某城市引入女性专用公交。此举令当地部分男性不满的同时,也在网络上引发热议。 The new summer servi

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10) Spain (Overall life expectancy: 82 years) 10)西班牙(总体平均寿命:82岁) Women live longer than men in Spain. The nation ranks fifteenth in life expectancy for males (79 years) and fourth in female life expectancy (85 years). The

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Looking for love: Research suggests women are find it more and more difficult to find men of a similar social status. Women are overtaking men in education and in the workplace, a senior Government minister said yesterday creating a new generation of

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted in 16 countries by Canadian romance publisher H

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

Peeing at work has traditionally been a segregated business. 传统上,在工作场所如厕存在着一种隔离。 In the old days, directors relieved themselves in different, swishier places from the rank and file. 过去,董事们有自己单独

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Women are more likely to be bisexual than men, a study has found. 研究表明,女性比男性更容易成为双性恋。 The poll of more than 9,000 young adults found that females were also more likely to choose the label 'mostly heterosexual'. T

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They are often accused of being poor navigators because they can't read maps as well as their male counterparts. But women are actually less likely than men to get lost because they are better at recalling routes, new research has shown. 人们经常说

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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

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Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough. Scientists have discovered the Beauty Bounce does exist and that for female candidates having a pre

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After decades of glacial change in gender roles, a new generation of working women is proving to be as ambitious as their male counterparts, as measured by their eagerness to move up the career ladder。 Based on a unique long-term study of attitudes

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Science and technology 科学技术 Male attractiveness 男性魅力 Abs-olutely fabulous 腹肌,绝对是极好的! Women's expectations of the opposite sex are at least as unrealistic as men's 男女对异性抱有的期望都不切实际,但女

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Social change 社会的改变 The weaker sex 弱男子 Blue-collar men in rich countries are in trouble. They must learn to adapt 在发达国家的蓝领男性群体正处于困境中,他们必须学会适应。 AT FIRST glance the patriarchy appe

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列