Once again, science supports what your grandmother told you: A good night's sleep helps your body fight a cold. People who averaged fewer than seven hours of sleep per night in the weeks before being exposed to the cold virus were nearly three times as li...

健康 双语 感冒 睡眠

元宵节的起源 元宵节的传说 The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. “灯节”或者叫做“元宵节”是中国的传统佳节，...

元宵节 双语 灯节 元宵 正月十五

Valentine's Day: Does Love Only Exists on That Day? Some thoughts on the upcoming Valentine's day. So Valentine's day is coming. Millions of couples are going to celebrate this day. I won't. It isn't because I am single. It's because I celebrate my love e...

爱情 恋爱 情人节 双语

When I walk through the streets of New York, I pass strange rooms where people are doing strange things. Some folks are attached to madly spinning wheels. Others are straining to keep metal bars from crushing them. Still others jump around in unison as so...

健康 双语 健身房 花钱

要让孩子有创造力、有活力，就要放手让孩子做一些危险的事情，温室里的小花总是经不起风雨的。什么事情虽然危险却值得让孩子尝试呢？ 1.Play with fire 玩火 学会控制一种自然元素是每个孩子都会经历的一个过程，他们会学会关于火的一些事情。他们会从中学会一些你无法想象的东西，这要比智力玩具好的...

孩子 双语 危险 日常英语 尝试

美语中有些字眼在中文里面似乎找不到可代换的字, 其中感情方面的字好象就占了不少。 1. have a crush on 迷恋某人 A: I'm having this huge crush on Ted. I'm going to try and see if I can ask him out this weekend. A: 我最近好喜欢 Ted 喔! 我想看看能不能约他这个周末出来。 B: Well...But I h...

爱情 短语 恋爱 双语

At the airport bookstore, there are only about a dozen freestanding shelves of books. It's Darwinian selection at its most brutal: only the most popular authors, the newest novels, and the most recognizable classics survive. You won't find the lesser know...

心情 快乐 双语 秘诀 文摘

A few days ago, I observed that it's often easier for me to do something every day than to do it some days. I post to my blog six days a week. I take notes every day. I write in my one-sentence journal every day. Many people have told me that they find it...

生活 坚持 每天 双语 日常英语

One of the major principles of happiness – and this comes as a shock to no one – is that perception shapes reality. The way we view something determines our experience. I saw this during the Inauguration. A person could say, "It's fantastic to be here amo...

表达 双语 描述 日常英语 艺术

This week I got some really sad news, my friend's wife died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. One day she was here and vibrant and in an instant there was a different story to tell. This made me remember how my mother reacted to the news of someone's death. S...

双语 英语文摘 日常英语 活在当下