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Do carrots really help you see in the dark? What about kiwis or kale? Can eating certain foods improve your eyesight or prevent your eyes degenerating?  胡萝卜真的能帮助你在黑暗中看东西吗？猕猴桃或羽衣甘蓝呢？吃某些食物可以改善视力或防止眼睛退化吗？ Perhaps we should all be taking supplements to benefit our vision? Research in both the US and Ireland has shown that supplementing the diet with...

Most people associate virtual reality with the world of gaming or entertainment.  大多数人将虚拟现实与游戏或娱乐世界联系起来。 What is all the fuss, you may wonder, about a futuristic contraption you wear on your head that makes you look like a creature from Star Wars? 你可能想知道，你头上戴的一个未来派装置让你看起来像星球大战中的生物，这有什么大惊小怪的？  But this emerging technology h...

Should you recycle the box from your takeaway pizza or throw it away?  您应该从外卖披萨中回收盒子还是扔掉它？ Can you recycle aerosol cans? Is all plastic recyclable? How clued up about recycling are you? 你能回收气雾罐吗？所有塑料都可以回收吗？你对回收利用有多了解？ We probably all know that recycling is good for the environment. 我们可能都知道回收对环境有益。  It saves energy and limit...

It seems that these days it's the European nations who have the tallest men and women.  似乎现在是欧洲国家拥有最高的男人和女人。 Research carried out by over 800 scientists measuring height trends for different nationalities since 1914 has found that Dutch men and Latvian women now top the height charts. 自 1914 年以来，由 800 多名科学家测量不同国籍的身高趋势进行的研究发现，荷兰男性和拉脱维亚...

Compared to other large mammals on Earth, we humans have relatively little hair.  与地球上其他大型哺乳动物相比，我们人类的头发相对较少。 This obvious fact is not so strange until we look at our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom – chimpanzees and other great apes.  这个显而易见的事实并不奇怪，直到我们看看我们在动物王国中最亲近的亲戚——黑猩猩和其他类人猿。 Why, might we ask, ha...

Do you consider your bed a safe haven of rest and calm?  你认为你的床是休息和平静的避风港吗？ Do you sink into a mattress after a hard day's work and feel tension and stress drain away as you rest your weary head on a soft pillow?  一天辛苦工作后，您是否沉入床垫，当您将疲倦的头靠在柔软的枕头上时，是否会感到紧张和压力消失？ Well, you might not feel so relaxed if you knew that microscopic...

You might think that to lose weight you need to do strenuous exercise – pedalling furiously on an exercise bike, for example, or doing lengths in your local pool. 您可能会认为要减肥，您需要进行剧烈运动——例如，在健身车上疯狂地踩踏板，或者在当地的游泳池里做长度。  Well, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that lying in a steaming bath can bring the same benefits as exercise, without the ne...

Do you have a business brain? Are you always looking for the next big idea? Maybe, like me, you might feel setting up a new company is something you might do when you're older, when you have more experience. But that's not always the case. 你有商业头脑吗？您是否一直在寻找下一个大创意？也许，像我一样，你可能会觉得当你年纪大了，当你有更多经验时，你可能会做一家新公司。但情况并非总是如此。 While some...

Are you a social media addict? Are you always checking your smartphone to see how many 'likes' you've received for your latest post?  你是社交媒体上瘾者吗？您是否一直在查看您的智能手机以查看您的最新帖子收到了多少“赞”？ Maybe you feel comforted by the notification sound that someone has sent you a message?也许您对有人向您发送消息的通知声音感到安慰？ Don't worry, you're not alone. We check our...

If a species of bee disappears forever or a particular plant is extinct, what does it have to do with us humans? 如果一种蜜蜂永远消失了，或者某种植物灭绝了，它与我们人类有什么关系？  Well, according to a team of international scientists, biodiversity is dropping below levels considered safe for the wellbeing of human societies. 好吧，根据一个国际科学家团队的说法，生物多样性正在下降到对人类社...

Britain is on the go-to list for tourists worldwide but, with the value of the pound reaching historic lows after the Brexit vote, a visit has became more timely. 英国是全球游客的首选名单，但随着英国脱欧公投后英镑的价值达到历史低点，访问变得更加及时。 The summer is a great time to be in Britain. The British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Tate Gallery are all a must-see for everybody who c...

If you live in England and have a mild infection, don't ask your GP to recommend antibiotics. 如果您居住在英格兰并且感染轻微，请不要让您的全科医生推荐抗生素。 He'll probably say 'no' and give you something else.  他可能会说“不”，然后给你一些别的东西。 This is part of an initiative to put a stop to harmful infections becoming resistant to these drugs. 这是阻止有害感染对这些药物产生抗药性的倡议...

So, it's exam time again – have you done the necessary work to get good marks?  所以，又到了考试时间——你是否已经完成了必要的工作以取得好成绩？ Sleeping with the textbook under the pillow in the hope that knowledge will be magically absorbed into your brain as you sleep doesn't work. 把课本放在枕头下睡觉，希望知识会在你睡觉时神奇地吸收到你的大脑中，这是行不通的。   The best strategy is to...

When is it time to slow down? Is it when you reach middle age, when you can draw your pension or even later?  什么时候该放慢脚步？是到中年，可以领取养老金，还是更晚？ Queen Elizabeth II turned 90 this year and there are not many signs that she's taking it easy. 伊丽莎白二世女王今年已经 90 岁了，没有多少迹象表明她在放松。 Last year alone the monarch carried out over 300 engagements. 仅去年一年...

Koh Tachai is a beautiful Thai island. Sandy beaches, blue sea, plenty of sunshine; paradise …  大猜岛是一个美丽的泰国岛屿。沙滩，蔚蓝的大海，充足的阳光；天堂… and that's why you can't go there! It's part of the Similan National Park, which attracts too many holidaymakers and divers and this has been causing problems. 这就是为什么你不能去那里！它是斯米兰国家公园的一部分，吸引了太多的度假者和...

You're learning English, right? You might think you can work out the grammar and have built a vast vocabulary, but then you come across an expression like 'plos'.  你在学英语，对吧？您可能认为您可以掌握语法并建立大量词汇，但随后您会遇到像“plos”这样的表达方式。 According to online urban slang dictionaries, it means 'parents looking over shoulder'. Teenagers are to blame.  根据在线都市俚语...

You might have heard of people who consider suing their former employer for having been bullied or made to work overtime without pay.  您可能听说过有人考虑起诉他们的前雇主，因为他们受到欺凌或被迫无薪加班。 But what about taking your employer to court for having given you work that is too boring? 但是，如果你的雇主因为你的工作太无聊而将你告上法庭呢？ That's exactly what Frederic Desnard, a 44-...

London residents will have to make do without the chimes of Big Ben for a while.  伦敦居民将不得不暂时没有大本钟的钟声。 After 157 years of nearly uninterrupted service, the iconic clock in London has become worn and requires repairs. 经过 157 年几乎不间断的服务，伦敦标志性的时钟已经磨损，需要维修。 Steve Jaggs, Keeper of the Clock, said: "This project will enable us to give one of Britain's...

Do you ever have a task you need to complete but however urgent it may be, you just don't get on and do it? 您是否曾经有一项任务需要完成，但无论它多么紧迫，您就是不去做吗？  From doing the housework to writing an assignment, there's always something I can put off until tomorrow. 从做家务到写作业，总有一些事情我可以推迟到明天。 Being a procrastinator is quite easy.  成为拖延者很容易。 The...

Next time you see a pigeon flying around, look at it with some respect. 下次你看到一只鸽子飞来飞去的时候，带着一些尊重来看待它。 it might be able to help with the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. 它可能有助于人类疾病的诊断和治疗。 A recent study has shown that these birds could be trained to detect breast cancer from images as accurately as humans. 最近的一项研究表明，可以训练这些鸟从图...

Something I enjoy doing most in my leisure time is going to the cinema – the movies – to watch a great film.  我在闲暇时间最喜欢做的事情就是去电影院——看电影——看一部好电影。 It's two hours of relaxation and escapism from real life.  这是两个小时的放松和逃避现实生活。 But when I kick-back in my seat to enjoy the film and tuck into my box of popcorn, I'm often irritated by seeing someone ne...

Do you have too many pairs of shoes or old gadgets lying around your home?  你家有太多双鞋或旧小玩意吗？ I'm sure many of us have too much stuff that we don't really use and when it starts getting out of hand, it really is time to do some spring cleaning to de-clutter our lives. 我敢肯定，我们中的许多人都有太多我们没有真正使用的东西，当它开始失控时，真的是时候做一些春季大扫除来整理我们的生活...

How often do you check your phone? According to a study led by Nottingham Trent University in Britain, the average person looks at their device 85 times a day, browsing the internet or using apps. 你多久查看一次手机？根据英国诺丁汉特伦特大学领导的一项研究，普通人每天使用他们的电子设备 85 次来浏览互联网或使用应用程序。  Updating their status on social media platforms also made people reach for...

Having a newborn can be daunting. What do you need to buy?  生一个新生儿可能会令人生畏。你需要买什么？ How will you get the baby to sleep? And how will you pay for everything? 怎么哄宝宝睡觉？你将如何支付所有费用？ Could the answers to these worries lie in a ‘baby box’? 这些担忧的答案是否存在于“婴儿箱”中？ The baby box has taken the world by storm, but what is it?  婴儿箱风靡全球，但它是...

Our brain is probably the most important organ in our body. 我们的大脑可能是我们身体中最重要的器官。  It's an incredibly complex thing that helps us think, speak, feel and move.  这是一件非常复杂的事情，可以帮助我们思考、说话、感受和行动。 It's no wonder we need to look after it and just like the rest of our body, we need to keep it exercised to keep it healthy. 难怪我们需要照顾它，就像...