Boys may delay their sisters from becoming women and from having sex, new findings from Australia suggest. The presence of older brothers seemed to delay the onset of menstruation of girls by nearly a year on average, and having younger brothers seemed to...

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With the growing number of the Chinese post-1980s marrying and having children, more and more of their parents are entering into old age. The practical problem of “two supporting four” (a couple from a one-child families supporting four parents) is arisin...

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CBS电视台宣布把大热美剧《生活大爆炸》新季播出从周一改到了周四晚八点。此举将为CBS开启周四的喜剧之夜。CBS打算用这部剧和NBC的情景喜剧单元展开正面对抗。小编我去查了一下，NBC秋季档周四晚上的剧集有《废柴联盟》（Community）、《办公室》（The Office）、《我为喜剧狂》（30 Rock）等，还真都...

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Angelina Jolie is to star as Marilyn Monroe in a new film about the Hollywood bombshell, it has been revealed. The 35-year-old actress is set to play Monroe in an adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's The Life And Opinions Of Maf The Dog, And Of His Friend Maril...

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British institutions have made a dismal showing in a Chinese list of the world's top universities, prompting fears that the rankings could increase financial woes at British universities. Although Cambridge and Oxford made the top ten, in fifth and tenth ...

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Muggle magic: Emma Watson unveiled the latest Harry Potter poster in a daring see-through black lace hotpant suit. 麻瓜(不会魔法的人)：电影哈利波特作者罗琳笔下将“麻瓜”比喻成不会使用魔法的人，而照片中的女主角艾玛·沃特森似乎将魔法演绎在现实生活中，她一头性感短发让人眼前一亮。 E...

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According to the Daily Telegraph of August 13, Maria Baldescu, 68, peeled off the shell of a hard-boiled egg to find another egg inside in Iasi，Romania. A local vet warned her it could have been caused by a nuclear fallout from the nearby Chernobyl reacto...

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To most thoughtful people, unemployment benefit embodies a painful trade-off. It's the mark of a civilised society, clubbing together to provide assistance to those in need. It is also, regrettably, an incentive to remain unemployed. At its worst, unemplo...

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The weakness question represents the most common and most stressful one posed during interviews. Yet in today's weak job market, the wrong answer weakens your chances of winning employment. “缺点”问题是求职面试中最常见也最让人头痛的一个问题。而在眼下就业市场疲软的情况下，不恰...

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An explosion at a fireworks factory injured at least ten people in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Monday, local authorities said. 当地官方消息，中国北方黑龙江省一家烟花厂发生了爆炸，至少十人受伤。 The explosion occurred at 9:40 a.m. at the factory in Wumahe District, Yi...

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