Sound dies quickly in the cold, thin air of Mars. Researchers have modeled a sound wave traveling through the Martian atmosphere and report that it doesn't go far--even a lawn mower's roar dies after a hundred meters or so. The model presents an unusually detailed picture of how sound travels in an alien atmosphere and hints at what it would tak

那些日子真是惨透了，你觉得心里乱糟糟的、怨气丛生、寂寞、整个人彻底的精疲力竭。
These are miserable days when you feel lousy, grumpy, lonely, and utterly exhausted.
那些日子总会让你感到自己的渺小和微不足道，
Days when you feel small and insignificant,
每件事情似乎都够不着边。
when everything seems just out of reach.
你根本无法振作起来。
You can’t rise to the occasion.
根本没有力气

A Boy and His Tree
　　A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
　　Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played ar

France's Zinedine Zidane celebrates his goal against Portugal during their World Cup 2006 semi-final soccer match in Munich July 5, 2006. [Reuters]

在外国人的眼中，中国人的礼节有时是很令人费解的。让我们来看看外国人眼中的中国礼节：
Chinese courtesies have always been formal to follow strict rules, although sometimes Chinese people seem to be impolite according to Western norms in public places. To well understand Chinese, some concepts should not be ignored:
尽管在西式标准的公共场合下，中国人有时似乎显得不够礼貌。但中国式的礼貌，却有它自己的严格规则。要更好的了解中

  It is Chinese film director Feng Xiaogang's latest movie called, Cellphone.
  喜剧贺岁片应该带来笑声和快乐，但是这却是一部让很多夫妻走出电影院后笑不起来的片子。他们甚至准备没收配偶的手机了。
  这就是中国电影导演冯小刚的新作《手机》。
  Some say it is actually "a horror movie,"because it can make those who've had love affairs feel uneasy and ignite famil

American artist Rowena Morrill - known for fantasy-styled, brightly coloured works - has told the BBC of her shock at the discovery of her paintings in Saddam Hussein's private collection. Morrill's sister first spotted the works during television coverage of the war on Iraq.
美国艺术家Rowena Morrill以作品充满幻想色彩，用色明艳著称。当她发现萨达姆.侯赛因的私人收藏中有她的作

WHEN: 1998
PHOTOGRAPHER: Richard T. Nowitz
"Dedicated[供奉] to the Egyptian god Amun, the mortuary[陵墓的] temple of Ramses III, Madinet Habu, towers on the west bank of the Nile[尼罗河]. Its elaborate[详尽的] hieroglyphs[象形文字] describe battles with Libyans[利比亚人] and invaders[侵略者] called Sea Peoples."

"A pubgoer downs a pint at London's Lamb Tavern, founded in 1780 and frequented by city workers ever since."
图为一个酒徒在伦敦的Lamb Tavern酒馆吞咽着一品脱酒。这个酒馆成立于1780年，是城市工人们的老去处。

The growing of rice and of grain
Think on whenever you dine;
Remember how silk is obtained
Which keeps you warm and looks fine.
（2）宜未雨而绸缪，勿临渴而掘井。
In periods of drought
Wise birds mend their nest
So when the clouds burst
They snugly may rest;
Never be the fool
Who starts to dig a well in the ground
When he w

Rich Dad,Poor Dad

　　You understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, damaged or even broken into pieces. They will never be the same. You must understand the an strive for balance in your life. How?
　　Don’t und