Life & Culture
French offered English lessons on board trains
2014-01-06
French commuters travelling to and from Paris are now able to take an English course as they whizz through the French countryside. The scheme, which was launched ...
难度: 四级 词数: 359
Why do we behave so oddly in lifts?
2014-01-04
Many of us use them several times a day without really noticing. And yet the way we are in lifts, or elevators as they are known in the US, reveals a hidden anxiety. ...
难度: 高二 词数: 300
Pregnant Nurse Fired After Refusing Flu Shot
2013-12-31
Dreonna Breton has an 18-month-old son and another child on the way. But the 29-year-old Pennsylvania woman has also suffered three miscarriages. And so when her ...
难度: 四级 词数: 202
Healthy Tips To Stay Energized And Warm During The Winter
2013-12-29
Cold weather and dark skies can make just about everyone feel lethargic at times. The feelings known as "winter blues," are more than just your imagination. It's a ...
难度: 六级 词数: 274
Horrible Exam
2013-12-29
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with his students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear, ...
难度: 高一 词数: 245
How to Organize a Bag in 5 Steps
2013-12-18
At some point, everyone has been that person holding up the line searching for money or a subway ticket at the bottom of a ridiculously cluttered purse. Here are ...
难度: 托福 词数: 698
Micro films fragment time
2013-12-18
We are living in a "micro" era. After the great popularity of micro blogs and micro novels, online micro films are growing bigger now. A competition between micro ...
难度: 高三 词数: 367
