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About Alzheimer's Disease 关于阿尔茨海默氏病 Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. 痴呆是一种大脑功能性失调，严重时会影响一个人的日常生活能力。 The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer's disease (AD),which involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and langu...
Another man would come to Houston, bigger than the last, but just as great in spirit. 另一个人会来休斯顿，他是出色的篮球明星，和奥拉朱旺一样有伟大的精神。 Yao Ming comes from Shanghai, China, a world as distant to most Houstonians as the other side of the moon. 姚明来自中国上海，中国与休斯顿的距离好比是月球的两侧间的距离。 However, what Yao Ming is teaching us is a lesson th...
The reusability of this next wave of spacecraft will help develop commercial markets, which is believed to be space tourism. 下一波宇宙飞船的可重用性将用于商业市场，也就是太空旅行。 The competition itself is actually modeled on the Orteig International Prize of 1927, which promoted Charles Lindbergh's famous non-stop flight from New York to Paris 71 years ago on the Spir...
Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto, and Masumi Wakita (Ig Nobel Psychology Prize, 1995) made their achievement in training pigeons to distinguish between the paintings of Picasso and those of Monet… 受渡·边茂，坂本纯子和伊藤·千寻（1995年诺贝尔物理学奖获得者）成就地训练鸽子区分出毕加索和莫奈的画。 I raise this matter of good or bad, because the world in general seems to e...
Lying to a Loved One 情人的谎言 What are the benefits of lying to a loved one? Whether we like it or not, our relationships are held together, not only by telling the truth, but also by knowing how and when to lie. And if the truth be told, our close relationships could not work without some degree of deception. No one want to hear everything, and telling the right lie at th...
"I think it's a bit too violent for young people. When people are coming at you to shoot, you stab them and all that and run over people." “我认为这对年轻人来说有点过于暴力。当人们朝你开枪，你刺伤他们，然后撞倒他们。” Ryan McLaughlin, 15 from Derry, disagreed and felt young people could distinguish between and felt young people could distinguish between violent...
Retinoids go deep into skin where they stimulate cell division. 类维生素A可以深入皮肤，促进细胞分裂。 This has two effect: repairing the top layer of skin and promoting the production of collagen, a protein that makes skin supple. 这有双重效果：修复最表面的皮肤，促进胶原和让皮肤柔软的蛋白质的产生， Botox: Botox type A is becoming a top choice in Asia. There is little wonder:...
What's In a Game? 游戏有什么好玩的？ Computer games are a $60 billion industry globally and playing games is a big part of many children's daily lives. 电脑游戏在全球范围内是一个价值600亿美元的产业，它们占据儿童日常生活的大部分时间。 Parents are often concerned about the violent content of some computer games. 父母经常担心一些电脑游戏中有暴力的内容。 Games like Grand...
If one can afford to treat the other to a meal at an expensive restaurant and the other does not have enough money to do the same, it will cause problems in the relationship. 如果一个人能够支付起请朋友去昂贵餐厅吃饭的费用，而另一个人却没有足够的钱回请，那么这样的友谊会产生问题。 Westerns expect friends to be independent. 西方人希望朋友间是相互独立的。 Western people prefer p...
Beauty Tips from Supermodel Cindy Crawford 超级名模的靓丽诀窍 When I met supermodel Cindy Crawford, I was amazed that her skin was so perfectly smooth that she appeared not to have pores. 当我见到超模辛迪·克劳馥时，我被她完美光滑的肌肤震惊了，看上去几乎没有小毛孔。 She sits in one of the Hilton's best rooms and there are no light tricks used to make a photographic subjec...
We have been conditioned to believe that IQ is the best measure of human potential. 我们总认为IQ是衡量个人潜力的最佳方式。 In the past 10 years, however, researchers have found that this isn't necessarily the case – 在过去十年里，研究者发现，事实并非如此。 that in fact, your emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) might be a greater predictor of success. 实际上，情感...
I Won't Let Our Boy Go to University 我不会让儿子上大学 I've refused to allow my stepson Jim to go to university because it will be too expensive and a waste of time. 我不会让我的继子上大学，因为上大学是件既浪费金钱又浪费时间的事情。 People think I'm selfish or uncaring. But I think more parents will come to accept my way of thinking. 人们认为我自私，对继子不够关...
What's Wrong with American Idol? 美国偶像怎么了？ American Idol is no doubt one of the most popular TV shows of recent years, drawing millions of viewers. 《美国偶像》无疑是近年来最受欢迎的电视节目之一，吸引了数以百万计的观众。 But the show is misleading about what it takes to succeed as a musical artist in the modern world as it has created five myths. 尽管这个节目曾创...
In 3 years at school Nkosi had only one accident. He fell in the playground and cut his mouth. 纳考西能在学校待三年纯属一个意外。他曾在操场上摔倒，弄破了自己的嘴。 The bleeding was handled with care. His school performance was satisfactory. 流出的血被小心地处理了。他在学校表现良好。 Nkosi's progress was tracked in the media. 纳考西的进步引起了媒体的注意。 Gail took advan...
"After my second child, my belly is flat. But if I bend over to pick something up, I've got extra skin here." She bends over to demonstrate, but there is nothing to see. “生完第二个孩子，我的肚子就平了。但是当我弯腰捡东西的时候，能感觉到有多余的赘肉。”说完她弯腰示范，但是并没有看见。 "I'm lucky to be successful. You work with good photographers, and ma...
You should be able to listen to others, communicate well, establish trust, ask questions to stimulate thinking, and develop a sense of teamwork. 你应该能够倾听他人，与他人沟通，建立信任，提出能够激发他人思考的问题，树立团队合作精神。 To demonstrate your interpersonal skills, you should go around your campus and meet new people. 为了验证自己的人际交往能力，你可以在校园里多结...
America—Home to Workaholics 美国——工作狂之乡 It is pretty likely that you—or someone you know—is a workaholic. 很可能你是，或者你认识的人是个工作狂。 Workaholics live for their work, often spending many extra ours at work, and often taking work home to complete. Americans—live in a work-hard culture, but when work becomes the sole reason for a person's existence above mo...
Look 10 Years Younger without Surgery 不靠整容术年轻十岁 We all want do it: defy ageing, look younger, find the fountain of youth. But how many of us actually take the plunge and do something about? 我们希望可以这样：掩盖住真实年龄，看上去很年轻，找到永葆青春的办法。但是有多少人敢于冒险尝试，努力达成所愿呢？ The numbers are surprisingly high. In Japan, age-erasing procedures...
AD begins slowly. At first, the only symptom may be mild forgetfulness. 阿尔茨海默氏病病情开始进展缓慢。最初的病症是轻度的健忘。 In this stage, people may have trouble remembering recent events, activities, or the names of familiar people or things. 在这一阶段，患者可能难以记忆最近发生的事，参加的活动，或者熟悉人、事的名字。 They may not be able to solve simple math problems...
Shopaholics of Our Times 我们这个时代的购物狂 In trying to keep up with the Jones, many people buy more than they can really afford. 人们都试图跟随琼斯，许多人购物超过了他们的承受能力。 For some who purchase many items they neither need or use, however, there is more than merely trying to keep up with the Jones going on. 然而，那些购买很多既不需要也不使用的东西的人，不仅仅是...