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Do you have a hobby that helps you relax and unwind?  你有什么爱好可以帮助你放松和放松吗？ For some people, there is no better way to switch off than spending time in the garden.  对于某些人来说，没有比花时间在花园里更好的关闭方式了。 This small private area of green space can be their oasis of calm. 这片小小的私人绿地可以成为他们平静的绿洲。 It's no wonder some of us turn to gardening a...

Every morning, my alarm goes off, I wake from my slumber and hit the snooze button.  每天早上，我的闹钟响起，我从睡梦中醒来，按下贪睡按钮。 Then I crawl back under the duvet to grab a few more minutes of shut-eye.  然后我爬回羽绒被下，再睡几分钟。 “Tonight I’ll go to bed early,” I tell myself.“ 今晚我要早点睡觉，”我告诉自己。  But, evening comes and I get a second wind, completely f...

Have you ever fancied sailing around the world in your own yacht or buying a holiday home in the Caribbean?  您有没有想过乘坐自己的游艇环游世界或在加勒比海购买度假屋？ Well, before you get too excited, it may help to find out if you have what it takes to become a billionaire. 好吧，在你太兴奋之前，看看你是否具备成为亿万富翁的条件可能会有所帮助。 We've all heard stories of school drop-outs who...

We hear a lot about team building these days.  这些天我们听到了很多关于团队建设的消息。 Team-building gurus are hired by some corporations to lecture us on how to work more effectively with each other.  一些公司聘请了团队建设大师来教我们如何更有效地合作。 And they organise awaydays - a time employees spend together away from their usual workplace. 他们还组织休假日——员工们在远离日常工作场...

We've landed on the moon and sent spacecraft to Mars.  我们已经登陆月球并将宇宙飞船送往火星。 But how would you like to take a stroll around the red planet itself, having a closer look at the rocky Martian surface from all angles? 但是，您想如何在这颗红色星球上漫步，从各个角度仔细观察火星岩石表面？ Well, for those of us who can't afford our own rocket ship, experiences like this are now a 'vi...

Are you addicted to computer games? Do you stay up all night playing them?  你沉迷于电脑游戏吗？你熬夜玩它们吗？ There's no doubt that the excitement and sophistication of games these days makes them hard to put down. 毫无疑问，如今游戏的刺激性和复杂性使它们难以放下。  But should we worry about their effects on our health? 但是我们应该担心它们对我们健康的影响吗？ We are spoilt for choice...

There is nothing worse than fumbling around in your pocket trying to find some small change to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. 没有什么比在口袋里摸索找零钱买报纸或喝咖啡更糟糕的了。  So it's good to know that new technology is making cash - banknotes and coins - a thing of the past, turning us into a cashless society. 所以很高兴知道新技术正在使现金——纸币和硬币——成为过去，把我们变成一个无现金...

"I have nothing to wear!" You might have said to yourself, feeling slightly distressed, wardrobe door wide open, hours before going to a party or important event.  “我没穿的了！”在参加派对或重要活动的几个小时前，你可能会对自己说，感到有点苦恼，衣柜门大开。 Casual or formal? Is this too flamboyant? Should I look more demure? 休闲还是正式？这也太浮夸了吧？我应该看起来更端庄吗？ How strictly sho...

The daily journey to and from home and work is one of those things that many of us have to endure.  每天往返家庭和工作的旅程是我们许多人必须忍受的事情之一。 Whether by train, bus, bike or on foot, it's a routine that some people could rather do without but if we have to work, the daily grind is all part of the job! 无论是乘坐火车、公共汽车、自行车还是步行，这是一些人宁愿没有的例行公事，但如果...

What is it about reunions that make some people reluctant to go to? 什么是聚会让一些人不愿意去？  Is it that they're afraid of being judged by people who they met in their heyday?  是怕全盛时期遇到的人评头论足吗？ Is it a fear of having betrayed high expectations? Or is it the risk of realising that the sparkle that held the group together is no longer there? 是害怕背叛了很高的期望吗？还...

We all hear about foreign actors making it big in Hollywood.  我们都听说过外国演员在好莱坞大放异彩。 But many acknowledge that they were shaking in their boots the first time they were waiting for the director to shout: 'Action!'Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, star of Zoolander-2 and Vanilla Sky, is a respected actress with a Hollywood career.  但许多人承认，当他们第一次等待导演大喊：“行...

How do you pay for your coffee? Is it with change? I use my tap-and-go card.  你如何支付咖啡的费用？是变化吗？我使用我的即插即用卡。 I don't even need to enter my PIN number or a signature to authorise payment.  我什至不需要输入我的 PIN 码或签名来授权付款。 It's quicker and everybody in the queue is happy. 它更快，队列中的每个人都很高兴。 Contactless payments are gaining popularity.&nbsp...

"Does my bum look big in this?" That's what I asked myself when I tried on the designer jeans I bought in the Christmas sales and the mirror… “我的屁股在这看起来很大吗？”当我试穿我在圣诞节销售时买的名牌牛仔裤和镜子时，我就是这么问自己的…… well, the mirror didn't actually say anything but I got the message: It's time to go on a diet! 好吧，镜子实际上并没有说什么，但我得到了信息：是时候节食了！ Some...

Bored with your life? Dreaming of something different? When I feel like that I look up and wonder what life would be like 400km above my head. 厌倦了你的生活？梦见不一样的东西？当我有这种感觉时，我会抬起头，想知道在我头顶 400 公里处的生活会是什么样子。 That's where the International Space Station orbits the Earth, with six astronauts living and working on board, for months at a time.那是国际空间站...

I'll be working this Christmas. My job? Santa Claus! White beard and red clothes are optional. 今年圣诞节我要工作。我的工作？圣诞老人！白胡子和红衣服是可选的。 I'll be joining thousands of volunteers in Britain who go and help homeless and elderly people as well as poor children.我将加入英国成千上万的志愿者，他们去帮助无家可归者、老年人以及贫困儿童。 Solidarity comes to life at this time of the ye...

Chat shows are the staple of late-night entertainment TV in many countries. 聊天节目是许多国家深夜娱乐电视的主要内容。 The US has some of the most famous hosts and the shows are syndicated worldwide.美国有一些最著名的主持人，这些节目在全球范围内联合举办。 Jon Stewart does comedy; Oprah Winfrey goes for heartfelt conversation. 乔恩·斯图尔特演喜剧；奥普拉·温弗瑞 (Oprah Winfrey) 进行了真诚的交谈。 Bu...

Do you usually go dutch when you take someone out to dinner? 当你带人出去吃饭时，你通常会AA制吗？ Do you expect your date to pay for the whole meal?你希望你的约会对象支付整顿饭的费用吗？ Many people say that as long as there's love, money doesn't matter much. 很多人说，只要有爱，钱就无所谓了。 But this might change when the relationship gets serious and it can involve mortgages, joint current acco...

For many of us, the relationship we have with sugar is love at first taste, and that love usually lasts a lifetime. 对于我们中的许多人来说，我们与糖的关系是一见钟情，而这种爱通常会持续一生。 But what price do we have to pay for this truly addictive, sugary love? Rotten teeth? Heavier bodies? Raised blood sugar levels? Or even type 2 diabetes?但是，我们必须为这种真正令人上瘾的甜蜜爱情付出什么代价？...

University - the best days of my life! I made lots of friends in my student dorm, went to great parties, joined the debating society… and, well, I did some work too 大学——我生命中最美好的时光！我在学生宿舍结交了很多朋友，参加了盛大的聚会，加入了辩论社……而且，我也做了一些工作 but I must confess my lecturers were very patient with my tardiness.但我必须承认，我的讲师对我的迟到很有耐心。 It's easy to...

Exam day - what do you do? I take a ring my grandfather gave me to the exam. 考试日——你做什么？我拿了一枚祖父给我的考试戒指。 It's a reminder of his affection and gives me a sense of security and calms my nerves. 这是对他的爱的提醒，给了我安全感，让我的神经平静下来。 My brother makes a fuss about wearing his green underwear.我哥哥对穿他的绿色内衣大惊小怪。 He's not alone in placing his hopes in a...

Go home and shut all the windows because Abigail is coming! In this case, Abigail is not a very angry lady, but the name of a storm chosen by the public in an initiative by the UK weather service, the Met Office, and its Irish counterpart Met Eireann.回家关上所有的窗户，因为阿比盖尔要来了！在这种情况下，阿比盖尔不是一位非常愤怒的女士，而是公众在英国气象局、英国气象局及其爱尔兰同行 Met Eireann 的一...

Do you like somewhere a little bit different to the usual types of places you find on the high street? 您喜欢与大街上常见的地方稍有不同的地方吗？  I do, so I'm glad to see new ones popping up everywhere in London. The so called pop-up shop is a temporary arrangement. 我会，所以我很高兴看到伦敦到处出现新的。所谓的快闪店是一种临时安排。 In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, many bus...

On 17 November 2007, a man was jailed for producing works of art. 2007 年 11 月 17 日，一名男子因制作艺术品被判入狱。  Why? Because the sculptures and artifacts Shaun Greenhalgh made were fakes: fakes that had conned museums and galleries out of over £500,000. 为什么？因为肖恩·格林哈尔制作的雕塑和手工艺品都是赝品：赝品让博物馆和画廊损失了超过 50 万英镑。 Shaun had left school with no qualific...

Brazilians certainly know how to  throw a party  – but will Rio be ready to welcome over 10,000 athletes and all the international visitors to the 2016 Olympics? At the moment, some natives of Rio (known locally as 'Cariocas') aren't too enthusiastic about the Games. They know they'll be putting up with a lot more roadworks and  infrastructure  building before the Olympic torch...

What do you read when you are travelling by train or bus?  What are other passengers reading? Perhaps a woman sitting near you is reading a  trashy   romantic novel . A man is reading a  serious   biography  about a politician. And there's a student reading an English  textbook . What do their  choices   say about them ? Do you  judge &nb...