Many people regard gossip as idle chatter that can harm people’s reputations, but it may have some benefits, such as reducing stress, discouraging bad behavior and preventing exploitation.
許多人認為八卦是無聊的閒扯，足以損人聲譽，但其實它可能也有些益處，諸如減少壓力、阻擋不良行為和防止被人利用。
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- Mar 21 Wed 2012 14:43
Gossiping Might Be Good for You 講八卦可能有益處
- Feb 22 Wed 2012 09:36
中英對照讀新聞》貓熊便便(panda poo )種出「全球最貴茶」
- Feb 08 Wed 2012 17:31
中英對照>2012奧運會：新生兒也必須持票入場
Even newborns need tickets to attend 2012 Olympics 即使是新生兒也必須持票入場2012奧運會
Parents who want to attend the 2012 London Olympics will have to buy tickets for their babies to bring them into the venues.想出席2012年倫敦奧運會的父母，將必須為寶寶買票，才能帶他們進入會場。
- Jan 18 Wed 2012 10:45
中英對照》Who you calling bird brain? 你說誰沒腦袋？
Who you calling bird brain? Pigeons can count as well as monkeys, claims study
你說誰沒腦袋？研究宣稱鴿子數數能力和猴子一樣好
- Nov 25 Fri 2011 14:04
中英對照讀新聞／雷射手術改變眼睛顏色
中英對照讀新聞／Doctor trials laser treatment to change eye colour 醫師試驗雷射手術改變眼睛顏色
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- Nov 21 Mon 2011 11:19
中英對照讀新聞》iPhone 4S聲控助理siri的挑戰「星國英語」
- Nov 04 Fri 2011 11:22
中英對照>研究指出：愛吃甜食性格也甜
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Does having a sweet tooth make a person more agreeable and friendly? New research suggests there could be a link between taste preferences and disposition. Scientists in the United States found that a liking for sweeter foods is an indication that a person is more agreeable and helpful, but not extroverted or neurotic.
- Nov 01 Tue 2011 10:10
Thai tourism suffers as floods threaten Bangkok 洪水進逼曼谷 泰國觀光業受害
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Thailand’s worst floods in five decades are bearing down on the capital just as the high season for tourism gets under way, putting this year’s official target of 19 million visitors in doubt, government and tourist officials said on Tuesday.
- Oct 14 Fri 2011 11:18
An apple or pear a day keeps strokes at bay 每天一顆蘋果或梨子遠離中風
◎國際新聞中心
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables with white flesh may help to protect against strokes, says a study in the journal Stroke. But Dutch researchers say they do not know why people with a high intake of apples, pears, bananas or cauliflower reduce their risk of stroke by 52％.
- Sep 24 Sat 2011 09:15
’Happy Feet’ penguin vanishes on his way home 企鵝「快樂腳」返家途中失蹤
There are fears that Happy Feet, the most famous but possibly the most unlucky penguin in the world, may have ended up as a predator’s lunch.
全球最知名、但可能也是最不幸的企鵝「快樂腳」，恐怕落得淪為掠食動物午餐的下場。
- Aug 17 Wed 2011 17:23
【中英對照新聞】獅子「在滿月後更有可能吃人」
Lions ’more likely to eat people after a full moon’ 獅子「在滿月後更有可能吃人」
Other predators, such as wolves, may also be at their most dangerous when the moon starts to wane.
- Jul 27 Wed 2011 14:50
Abused Malta Dog "Star" Passes Away 受虐的馬爾他狗狗「星星」去世
Star, the dog found horribly abused and buried alive in Malta last week, has died.
- Jul 08 Fri 2011 10:15
《中英對照》New York’s Central Park gives musicians the boot 紐約中央公園趕走音樂家
Few instruments can be gentler than the harp, but authorities in New York’s Central Park have branded street musicians like harpist Meta Epstein a public disturbance and want them driven out. (- Jul 02 Sat 2011 10:31
《中英對照》McDonald’s chief： Ronald McDonald "going nowhere" 麥當勞老闆：麥當勞叔叔哪兒都不會去
McDonald’s chief executive Jim Skinner has stood by the fast-food chain’s trademark clown Ronald McDonald. On Wednesday, a group of 550 healthcare workers wrote to McDonald’s asking it to stop marketing to children using methods such as toys and the clown. (
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麥當勞執行長史金納對這家速食連鎖店的招牌小丑麥當勞叔叔表示了支持。一個550人組成的健康照顧工作者組織，週三寫信給麥當勞，要求他們停止使用玩具與麥當勞叔叔等方式對孩童行銷。
