轻松英语之旅11:Horrads Department Store-2

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英女王聘请回信助理 年薪2.1万英镑

She gets around 60,000 letters a year. But now The Queen is looking for somebody to help write the replies. 英国女王每年会收到60000封左右的信。现在女王正在寻觅可以帮她回信的人。 The successful applicant must be capable

The Story of an Hour

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death. It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in hal

个性化时代还没有到来

As 2014 drew to a close, I became one of the last baby boomers to turn 50. Or possibly, I became one of the first Generation Xers to reach that milestone. Depending where you draw the line, either I am about to enjoy the fruits of half a century of i

英国开首家狗狗“游击餐厅”

A new restaurant is offering a five-course drink-paired menu stuffed with all the fashionable, nutritional foods you can think of. 一家新开的餐厅为顾客提供了一个五道菜的套餐，还配有饮料。这一套餐富含你能想到的时下

Vogue百年纪念竟请这样1位模特

Bo Gilbert in Vogue at 100 proves age is just a number. She really enjoyed her photoshoot and the gorgeous clothes. Bo Gilbert上Vogue百年庆证明年龄只是个数字。她是在真正爱着她那些摄影和华美的衣裳。 You hear it said of

总被蚊子叮？这得怪父母

If you frequently find yourself covered in mosquito bites, while others escape without so much as an itch, you can blame your genes. 如果你发现蚊子特别喜欢叮你，而其他人都安然无恙，这其实与你的基因有关。 For British

《谍影重重4 伯恩的遗产》当杰森•伯恩遇到007

One is the suave servant of Her Majestys government. The other is a brute assassin, the rogue employee of a now defunct agency of the FBI. 一个是女王陛下政府倜傥的忠臣，另一个是冷酷杀手，联邦调查局(FBI)已经解散的一个

奢侈手机公司Vertu被中国投资者收购

Vertu, the UK-based maker of handcrafted luxury smartphones that feature precious metals, leather casings and sapphire screens, has been sold by Swedish private equity group EQT to Chinese investors, in the latest sign of the popularity of upmarket b

你所努力的每一分钟都将是你的梦想实现一分

Whether you decide to work for a non-profit organization or become the next Brian Tracy, well-renowned self-made millionaire, the bottom line is, success is a matter of choice. You have the option to go after any career field imaginable, but with eac

整个衣橱只有两款灰色衣服 扎克伯格是天才还是疯子？

It isn't often we get the opportunity to peer inside a billionaire's wardrobe, so when Mark Zuckerberg posted a photograph of his online yesterday, the world scrutinised deeply. Will there be bespoke, fat cat-style pinstripe suits, we wondered? A row

夏洛特，原来你是这样的小公主

Princess Charlotte celebrates her first birthday on Monday, what do we know about her so far? 夏洛特公主周一（5月2日）迎来了她的一周岁生日，到目前为止我们对她的了解都有多少呢？ 1. She's a very easy, sweet baby,

英国好老板：给员工放假看《权力的游戏》

You can forget Monday morning blues if you work for Dan Rice - the king of Britain's most laid-back company. 如果你为丹赖斯工作的话，就再也不用担心周一综合症啦！因为他是英国工作最悠闲的公司的老板。 Business

这个残疾小伙有条酷毙的机械手臂

Four years ago, James Young's life changed for ever in a freak accident when he fell under a train. 四年前一场诡异的意外事故中，詹姆斯杨摔到了列车下，人生因而彻底改变。 As well as sustaining multiple injuries - inclu

全球首艘女性豪华游艇问世

You may have thought all superyachts were created equal. But according to one designer, there is a gap in the market for vessels targeted at the fairer sex. 也许你会觉得超级游艇的建造不分性别，但据一位设计师表示，市场上针

经济学人224:定制宠物 只需按一下打印键

Science and technology 科学技术 Bespoke pets 定制宠物 Just press print 只需按一下打印键 It will soon be possible to design and build household animals to order 按需定制宠物很快将成为现实 I could have sworn I ordered this

经济学人:经营BBC 姨妈的困境

Running the BBC 经营BBC Auntie's dilemma 姨妈的困境 Lord Patten's successor will be transient 彭定康爵士的继任者的位子肯定坐不久 A BBC comedy, W1A, sends up blame-shifting managers and corporate gobbledygook at the nation's br

英语美文：一个小时的故事

The story of an hour 大家都知道马兰德夫人的心脏有毛病，所以在把她丈夫的死讯告诉她时都是小心翼翼的，尽可能地温和委婉。坏消息是她的姐姐约瑟芬告诉她的，她连话都没说成句，只是遮遮

经济学人287:离婚 依法力争

Divorce 离婚 Work to rule 依法力争 England becomes a slightly worse place for idle ex-wives 英格兰不再是那些懒散前妻们的理想之地 ENGLAND has long been the jurisdiction of choice for wives who have the luxury of being able to c

经济学人:风险管控 伦敦的穿城铁路(2)

In fact, big surprises were rare. 实际上，大惊喜不是天天都有。 For a project this complex, a lot of preparation ( de-risking in the jargon) is needed before private contractors can be confident they won't encounter big obstacles, and ca