英语周刊2期_英语学习_生活趣味英语

说谢谢不用寻常词:cheers,ta,wicked

Cheers, oh and ta for dinner: The traditional 'thank you' is being usurped by snappier ways to show thanks, like 'Wicked', 'You star' and 'Cool'　　现代人咋说“感谢”？一项调查发现，如果你帮了别人一个忙...<全文>

英国成欧洲“fattest”国家肥胖继续蔓延

Britons are the fattest people in Europe, with one of the world's fastest obesity growth rates, according to a leading international think-tank.英国的肥胖率居20个欧盟成员国之首，有四分之一的人口可能会因为过于肥胖而早早进入坟墓。...<全文>

热门事件学英语: 日本发明机器熊替人翻转头部消除打鼾（双语）

A research group from Waseda University has come up a robotic bear that flips over people's heads in their sleep to open their airways.据英国《每日邮报》报道，日本早稻田大学的一个研究小组发明了一种机器熊，可以在人们睡觉时翻转他们的头部，以保证呼吸道畅通无阻 .... <详细>; 时事新闻:世界人口突破70亿大关

A number of "seven billionth" babies are being honored around the world. 界各地都在庆祝几名所谓的“第70亿个”婴儿的降生。The U. N. looks at the 7 billion milestone as a sign of people living longer and of improved birth survival rates.联合国将70亿人口里程碑视为人类寿命延长和出生存活率提高的表现... <详细>