Take Away English 随身英语 26 July 2012 Couch-potatoes have short lives 久坐不动势必短命 图片1 Vocabulary: physical activity 词汇:身体运动 Lack of exercise could be causing as many deaths around the world as smoking, according t...
Class of 2020 预测:2020中印毕业生人数将位居榜首 According to a forecast from the OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 40% of the world's young graduates will be from China and India by the year 2020. This...
Computers vs composers 电脑将取代作曲家吗? Can a computer create music as good as Mozart's? Armand Leroi from Imperial College, London, believes fantastic music can be made without a composer. Dr Bob MacCallum has been working on Darwin Tu...
Take Away English 随身英语 16 July 2012 The devices that cant be stolen 防盗装置 Vocabulary: technology 技术 The market for smartphones and tablet computers has boomed over the last few years, with over a quarter of adults and nearly half o...
Ring the divorce lawyer! 没戒指:婚姻失败? Does the removal of a wedding ring mean that marital bliss has gone or even that divorce is looming? That seems to be the message people are sending when they take off their wedding band. Actress K...
Murray's hopes dashed 穆雷梦再次破灭 Britain had its fingers crossed this weekend as tennis star Andy Murray prepared to battle it out against Roger Federer to become the UK's first Wimbledon Men's Singles champion since 1936. The weight of ex...
The Shard stands tall over London 欧洲最高建筑碎片大厦高耸伦敦 How high is too high? This week the tallest building in Europe was completed in London. The 95-storey, 310m Shard now soars over the citys skyline. The lofty building has be...
Take Away English 随身英语 2 July 2012 Spain reign at Euro 2012 西班牙2012欧洲杯夺冠 Vocabulary: football success and excellence 足球胜利与优秀 The pundits are running out of superlatives to describe the Spanish football team after...
Lonesome George dies 巨龟孤独乔治死了 What age would you like to live to? Many people often live to a ripe old age, but 'Lonesome George', a giant tortoise, was estimated to have been over 100 years old. This week his keeper of 40 years, Faus...
Take Away English 随身英语 25 June 2012 England footballers crash out 欧锦赛英格兰被淘汰 Vocabulary: defeat and loss 有关失败的词语 Oh no, not again! Englands football team have crashed out of the Euro 2012 football tournament aft...