While many Chinese rush into marriages, foreigners prefer to take their time. 很多国人闪婚,而老外却偏爱享受自己的时光。 The average marriageable age among Chinese was 27 years old in 2015. For those who stay single by 30, many a

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(五月)

On TV, in film, and in Save the Date cards tacked to fridges everywhere, we are steeped in the cultural white noise of wedding voyeurism and schadenfreude. A new study threatens to change the conversation: The number of married Americans is at a reco

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

And so I stumbled, then, on a statistic that really came home to me. 结果我发现了一个震惊的数据。 It was a very interesting academic article in which I found that 67 percent of singles in America today who are living long-term with some

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲科技篇

A small town in North Yorkshire, England, has gained notoriety in Asia after Taiwanese pop star, Jay Chou, held his wedding at Selby's 1,000-year-old abbey. 台湾著名流行音乐歌手周杰伦在英国北约克郡的千年塞尔比教堂举行过婚

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Men are 10 times more scared of marrying the wrong person than of never getting married at all. Bachelor Carl Weisman got fed up of being classified as a playboy, a loser or a commitment-phobe so he set out to find out exactly why he and a growing nu

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Wow, I can't believe it! 哇,我简直不能相信! What can't you believe? 你不相信什么? My sister is getting married. 我的姐姐要结婚了。 Why is that hard to believe? 这有什么不能相信的? Oh, that isn't hard to believe

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 大家说英语

A: Hey Jane. How are you doing these days? B: Hi Martha. Everything is perfect. A: Are you enjoying married life? B: It couldn't be better. My husband is so supportive with my work and he helps around the house so much. A: You're so lucky. I hope to

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 对话类英语听力

婚后生活怎么样?挺好的,我老公很支持我的工作,还帮我分担很多家务!哇哦,好幸福哦! A: Hey Jane. How are you doing these days? B: Hi Martha. Everything is perfect. A: Are you enjoying married life? B: It couldn

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 初级-Basic Listening

HE : Can I buy you a drink? SHE: Actually, I'd rather have the money. HE : I'm a photographer. I've been looking for a face like yours. SHE: I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face like yo

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

An Ohio couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hours apart. 美国俄亥俄州的一对夫妻在结婚70年后依然手牵手用早餐,日前夫妻俩相继离世,中间只相隔15小时。 H

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

想要练好托福口语考试,至少要选一套好的教材。好的教材应该情景分类,告诉你在什么场合说什么样的话,最好能附有文化背景的介绍,因为东西方文化差异大,同样的场景,用中式思想表

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 托福英语

小时候,每当遇到晴天下雨,小伙伴们都会边跑着躲雨,边喊:晴天下雨浇王八。跑得不够快,来不及躲雨的小伙伴就被大家笑称王八。在英语中,晴天下雨有个很有意思的说法,叫monkey's w

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

加拿大移民部长近日表示投资移民加拿大个人资产及直接投资金额要求将会倍增,个人资产从80万增至160万,直接投资金额从40万增至80万。此外,加拿大将严厉打击假结婚移民申请。去年加拿

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

这两天,各国媒体都在热炒克林顿女儿大婚的消息。我们知道在英文里结婚的说法有很多,其中就有walk down the aisle这个短语。今天,我们就由此举一反三,来说说关于walk的四个短语。 1. To w

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

在我们结婚周年纪念日那一天,我丈夫将我们首次约会以来的所有短信整理成文档,作为礼物送给我。为庆祝我们结婚六周年,我准备把他送我的礼物升级。我浏览了自约会以来的所有这些短

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

While most eight-year-olds dream of getting a new bike or maybe a doll for their birthday, little Poppy Burge will be getting something more extravagant - ?8,000 of vouchers to spend on plastic surgery. 大部分8岁孩子的生日梦想还是得到一

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

92-year-old Harriette Thompson completed the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon. She finished the 42.1-kilometer race in 7 hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds. On this course my son was with me

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A student has broken a 19-year silence and revealed she was the iconic sun baby in hit TV show Teletubbies. 一名学生保密了19年,终于爆料她就是在大热电视节目《天线宝宝》标志性的太阳宝宝。 Jess Smith, from Chatham,

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Climbing trees, building dens and flying kites were all once common childhood pleasures. 爬树、建巢穴、放风筝这些室外运动曾是我们每个人童年生活的快乐源泉。 These days, however, the popularity of computer games combine

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(175) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Louis Cha in Cambridge 金庸80岁拜师学艺 Louis Cha, famously known as Jin Yong, went to Cambridge University to study for a non-honorary master's degree after receiving his honorary doctorate from the university in 2005. Aged 81, he became one

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