四六級必讀美文系列:新加坡賭場
【中英雙語文本】 Singapore's first casino won regulatory approval to open, paving the way for the debut of gambling in the squeaky clean city-state as early as next week's Lunar New Year holiday. 新加坡監管當局批準該國首個賭場開
四六級必讀美文系列:世界最大的紙杯蛋糕
【中英雙語文本】 A 4 feet cupcake weighing a hefty 1,224 pounds has been officially recognized as the world's largest by the Guinness Book of Records. 一個身高4英尺、體重達1224磅的杯蛋糕日前被《吉尼斯世界記錄》正式認
四六級必讀美文系列:領導靠幽默與魅力發跡
Humour and charm are a surprisingly powerful combination as a means of ascent in life. 作為人生發跡的手段之一，幽默和魅力是一對效力驚人的組合。 I have met a number of entrepreneurs who have built fortunes on the back of th
四六級必讀美文系列:孩子最愛的玩具是手機
Yesterday, my toddler broke another toy. But this wasn't an inexpensive, plastic doo-dad. It was my husband's iPhone. 昨天，我家寶寶又弄壞了一個玩具。但這可不是便宜的塑料小玩意兒。那是我丈夫的iPhone手機。 Like
四六級必讀美文系列:如何查看國際航班安全
You can check fares, fees and flight schedules for just about any airline in the world with a few keystrokes or a single phone call. But checking the safety of an international airline is a much more complicated task. 如果你想查看世界上任何航
四六級必讀美文系列:省錢健身新趨勢
Money or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010. 有錢或者沒錢能夠改變一切，這其中包括在2010年人們鍛煉身體的方式。 (1) In these belt-tightening times, cost-conscious w
四六級必讀美文系列:為錢結婚明智嗎?
(1) Over at our fellow WSJ blog, The Wallet, there's a provocative Q A with the authors of a new book called smart Girl Marry Money, a satirical self-help book which has a serious mission: to get women and men to talk more about marriage and finances
四六級必讀美文系列:裝窮族
Brooks dubbed them BoBos, the bourgeois bohemians who created a new anti-establishment establishment. (1) They were the specialty-cheese-eating, sport-utility vehicle-driving environmentalists who railed against the elite even as they became one of t
四六級必讀美文系列:女性幸福感為何下降?
Why aren't women happier these days? 現在女性的幸福感為什么下降了？ That's the question raised by a thought-provoking study, The Paradox 01 Declining Female Happiness, released last month. (1) The research showed that over the past 35
四六級必讀美文系列:選擇的正確時刻
If you're gay or lesbian and you're closeted at your office, you're not alone. Despite major strides in acceptance over the last 15 years, many still struggle with the decision to come out at work. 如果你是個同性戀，又在辦公室掩飾自己
四六級必讀美文系列:不當工作狂就難攀職業高峰嗎?
(1) It's clear, from Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearings，that she has a warm relationship with her family and friends, including her beloved mother and brother. ( 1 )顯然，從最高法院大法官提名人索托馬約爾
四六級必讀美文系列:男人就是喜歡比老婆掙得多
(1) According to a new study, this means I likely have significantly higher career satisfaction than if my wife earned the same or more than me. Pamela Tolbert，the co-author of The Impact of Relative Earnings Among Dual-Earner Couples on Career Sat
四六級必讀美文系列:女性低估自身工作表現
What do your co-workers think of your performance on the job? 你的同事認為你的工作表現如何? If you're a woman, you're three times more likely than a man to answer that question wrong. 如果你是女性，那你答錯這個問題的機率
四六級必讀美文系列:別叫我“親愛的”
Life's daily challenges are tough enough without having to deal with the little annoyances that chip away at our fragile well being. For me, one of them is being addressed as sweetie or hon' by complete strangers. 即使不必應付那些讓我們脆弱
四六級必讀美文系列:多久跳一下槽比較合適
With unemployment at a 26-year high as the grinding downturn wears on, many people are being forced into Job changes-if they're lucky enough to find new jobs. But for those still employed and managing their careers, there's a perennial question: How
