More Bad News 全球粮食危机 by Matthew Brown Another global concern comes into view: a food shortage. 粮食短缺引起全球关注。 As if global financial and environmental crisis were not enough, another alarming problem has been developing...
Planet Mechanics 环保达人 A dynamic duo travel around and come up with some bright ideas. 精力充沛的两人到处旅行,绝妙点子一箩筐。 by Matthew Brown It's good to keep in mind that people are working hard on exciting possibiliti...
Chicago: An American City 兼容并蓄的芝加哥 by Kevin Lustig If you want to see the US, don't overlook Chicago and its Millennium Park. 如果你想了解美国,千万别错过芝加哥和千禧公园。 People all over the world are familiar...
From the Belly of a Beast 抹香鲸与龙涎香 There she blows!there she blows! A hump like a snow-hill! It is Moby Dick! From Moby Dick, by Herman Melville 牠喷气了!牠喷气了!身体浮出水面的部分看起来像被白雪覆盖的山丘,...
Wigs 再见,三千烦恼丝 Picture yourself in the 17th century, looking sharp with a bundle of horsehair on your head. 想象自己身处 17 世纪,头上戴着马毛假发,一副精神抖擞的模样。 by Rebecca A. Fratzke Though we might...
Naturalism, and Jean-Franois Millet 自然主义与米勒 Take a look at a style of art that tries to show things as they are. 看看自然主义如何呈现事物的自然风华。 by Matthew Brown 6/23 If you were setting out to create a painting o...
The Spirit of Spain 热情洋溢西班牙 Spain looks pretty small on a world map, but this country has produced an extraordinary culture. 在世界地图上看似渺小,西班牙这个国家却创造出璀璨的文化。 by Luke Dodds and Matthew...
Parkour 飞檐走壁的跑酷 The art of running up walls 飞檐走壁的极限艺术 by David Archdall To the untrained eye, parkour (跑酷) looks as absurd as it does dangerous. Participants, known as traceurs (练习者), throw themselves around...
Mysterious, Magical Moldavite 神秘的魔法石-捷克陨石 by Luke Dodds This little-known and otherworldly stone is full of beauty and mystery. 这种鲜为人知的石头来自『另一个世界』,美丽且神秘。 With its strangewrinkled...
The Beijing Water Cube 北京水立方 by Lars Berry The Water Cube is set to make a splash for the 2008 Olympics. 北京水立方势必在 2008 年奥运会引起轰动。 China is no doubt one the most remarkable places in the world today, particul...