The FT doesnt usually publish total nonsense, but theres a story today which made me choke on my cup of tea. According to a new study by the British Council, China is supposed to have more English speakers than India. David Graddol, the aut

据英国《泰晤士报》报道，在全球1000名翻译人员的协助下，英国伦敦今日翻译公司近日评选出当今世上最难翻译的词语，其中，班图人的希鲁巴语ilunga一词位居榜首，它的意思是：世人

送给英语学习者的十句经典名言： Married South Korean women are the least happy with their sex lives, Japanese men are the most likely to try and dodge a certain sex problem and French men are the most fond of their frolicking,

Firefighters, the clergy and others with professional jobs that involve helping or serving people are more satisfied with their work and overall are happier than those in other professions, according to results from a national survey. The m

Taller women are more likely to have twins, according to a US study. Gary Steinman, an obstetrician at New York's Long Island Jewish Medical Center, compared the heights of 129 women who gave birth to twins or triplets with the average heig

Tokyo's reputed oldest woman has been missing for decades, Japanese officials have discovered as they made checks after the city's supposed oldest man was found to have died years ago. 东京年龄最大的男子在数年前已经死亡，日

8月12日，针对申请英国计分制第四层级(普通)类以学习本科以下课程的成年学生，将实行强制性安全英语语言测试系统。近日，英国大使馆签证处发布针对第四层级学生(普通)类申请的安

这两天，各国媒体都在热炒克林顿女儿大婚的消息。我们知道在英文里结婚的说法有很多，其中就有walk down the aiskle这个短语。今天，我们就由此举一反三，来说说关于walk的四个短语。

美国教育考试服务中心近日宣布，从明年8月份开始，GRE考试将全面进行改革，原来的笔考改成机考，从题型设置到考查方向上都将呈现较大变化，这被称为GRE诞生60年来最大变革。 作为

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just concluded a productive discussion with the leaders of both parties in Congress. This was one of a series of regular meetings that I called for in the State of the Union because I think its im