"Melting pot" means a place where people from many different ethnic groups or cultures form a united society. 大熔炉是指这样一个地方，在那里来自不同种族或文化的人们形成了一个和谐统一的社会群体。 The idea comes from heating metals in a contain
The Belly of the Beast 腹中新发现 WHAT dinosaurs ate is, of course,a question as interesting and illuminating as what ate dinosaurs. 恐龙吃什么？当然，这个问题与什么吃恐龙？一样有趣，一样具有启发性。 In the case of one particular dinosaur
Cosmetic Treatment for Men 男性美容 In GEORGES ROMAN'S clinic in London,women queue to see a cosmetic dermatologist renowned for zapping wrinkles and smoothing brows. 伦敦的乔治斯·罗曼的诊所外，女士们排着队来找这位在消除皱纹和眉间除皱方面着
An October Sunrise 十月的日出 I was up the next morning be fore the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. 第二天凌晨，在十月的太阳升起之前，我已经起身并穿过了旷野和丛林。 The rising of the sun was noble in the cold
The part of the brain that is associated with tickling is the cerebellum. It monitors our movements, but ignores movements not perceived as a threat. For example, we do not notice our vocal chords mov
What Is Compulsive Overeating? 何为强迫型过度饮食症? Compulsive overeating is a health problem, which can affect women or men, though it appears twice as often among women. 强迫型过度饮食是一个事关健康的问题，男性和女性都有可能患上，但女性患上几率
When a woman walks into a crowded room, 一位女士走进拥挤的房间， what her eyes do in the first moments may determine， 对于任何一个与她目光相遇的男士来说， how attractive she is to any man meeting her gaze. 她前几秒钟的眼神可能决定了她是否迷人可爱。 If
Compulsive overeating generally has a gradual beginning, often starting in early childhood when eating patterns are formed. 强迫型过度饮食最初基本上都开始于从幼年时期形成的饮食习惯。 It usually starts very subtly, when a child tu
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
The given light 赠予的火光 Once upon a time, a man had heard that in a foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning. 从前，有一个人听说在一个遥远的地方，有一堆圣火在燃烧。 So he got up and left his home to find the holy f
Archaeopteryx 始祖鸟 Scientists have determined that Archaeopteryx,the earliest known bird,was definitely birdbrained,meaning no disrespect. 科学家已经确定，已知最古老的鸟类始祖鸟的确是鸟的脑子，这么说并不是对它不敬。 Indeed, they consider t
Americans celebrate Valentine's Day each year on February fourteenth. 美国人在每年的2月14日庆祝情人节。 It is a holiday for lovers. 这是情人们的节日。 Valentine's Day is a good day for a man to ask his girlfriend to marry hi
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
The wholeness of life 健全的人生 Once a circle missed a wedge. 从前，一只圆圈缺了一块楔子。 The circle wanted to be whole, 它想保持完整， so it went around looking for its missing piece. 便四处寻找那块楔子。 But because it was incomplet
The Optimism Bias 盲目乐观的好处 We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures. 我们喜欢把自己当作理智的生物。 We watch our backs, weigh the odds, pack an umbrella. 我们总会提防背后的危险，权衡胜负的几率，随身携带雨伞以防下雨。 But both neuroscien
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
Baby Names 孩子起名学问大 Few decisions are more personal than the naming of offspring. 给自己的孩子取名完全是个人私事， Yet laws regulating the choice of both first names and surnames are common around the world. 但世界上对孩子取名
If 如果 If you can keep your head when all about you, 如果周围的人都失去理智怪罪于你， Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, 而你仍能镇定自若保持冷静， If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, 如果所有人都对你心存猜忌， But make all
Once More to the Lake 旧湖重游 Summertime, oh summertime, pattern of life indelible, 夏日，哦，夏日，生命中的印记留存不去， the fade proof lake, 那永不消失的湖泊， the woods unshatterable, 永不摧折的林木， the pasture with the sweet fern an
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 t
