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  双语盘点：那些你不知道的元宵习俗

  元宵节 　　“真是闲处光阴易过，倏忽又是元宵佳节。”四大名著《红楼梦》中对于元宵节的表述详尽其致：团圆饭（reunion dinner）、猜灯谜（guess lantern riddles）、观花灯（watch lantern）、放烟花（set off fireworks）……可惜的是很多古人有趣的习俗，都随着时间的推移渐渐被人遗忘了，这些被人遗忘的元宵传统，你想知道吗？ 　　根据道教所言，农历正月的第15天又称“上元””，英文为“Official of Heaven”，所以元宵节（Lantern Festival）又称“上元节”。 　　约会 Finding love ...

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  哈利波特系列第8本书即将面世 你还看吗(双语)

  哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子 　　A hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts I & II will be released on 31 July, the day after the play has debuted on stage. 　　精装版《哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子》第一和第二部分将于7月31日发行，即舞台剧首映的次日。 　　It sees Harry as a father and an overworked Ministry of Magic employee. 　　这部作品中，哈利波 ...

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  美女人体绘画cos超级英雄：逼真哭了(双语)

  　　They look like vibrant figures from a comic book, but these pictures are in fact stunning photographs of a female body painter. 　　这些看起来就像漫画书里的真实形象，实际上，这些图片是一位女性人体画家的照片。 　　Kay Pike, a designer and model from Calgary, Canada, spends up to 15 hours recreating superheroes and comic book villains on he ...

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  不花钱就能学会四门外语的秘诀(双语)

  　　If you’ve always wanted to speak another language, or just want to understand your Spanish boyfriend, then you’re in luck. 　　如果你想学会说一门外语，又或者仅仅是想听懂你西班牙男朋友说的话，那么恭喜你了。 　　Thanks to the internet, it’s become easier and easier to learn a new language – and you don’t even have to pay a penny. 　　有了 ...

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  145年前由热气球从巴黎寄出的信件现身(双语)

  145年前由热气球从巴黎寄出的信件现身 　　A letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege in 1870 has turned up in Australia’s National Archives， which said Tuesday it was keen to discover the family’s fate。 　　一封在1870年用热气球从法国寄出的书信现身澳大利亚国家档案馆，这封书信是由一名法国男子在巴黎被包围时寄给自己母亲的。据 ...

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  麻省理工高材生研究自己的肿瘤(双语)

  史蒂夫-基廷 　　Steven Keating was just a typical student when he volunteered to have his brain scanned in 2007. 　　2007年，史蒂夫-基廷还只是名普通的大学生。那一年，基廷自愿接受大脑扫描手术。 　　As a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Mr Keating spent his days learning how things work – and had always been curio ...

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  春节回家时妈妈常说的话：说中了几条？(双语)

  　　1.我还不是为你好？ 　　I’m doing this for your own good. 　　2.在外面要注意身体。 　　Take care of yourself when you’re not at home. 　　3.多穿点衣服。 　　Wrap up warm. 　　4.压岁钱我先帮你存着。 　　I’ll keep your new year’s gift money for you. 　　5.到了给我打电话啊！ 　　Call me when you get there, just so I know you’re o ...

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  奇葩年终奖：发一头猪是种什么样的体验(双语)

  一个员工将年终奖——一头猪装在SUV的后备箱里。 　　With the new year around corner, many employees have received goods from their bosses for Chinese New Year. But have you ever heard that anyone got a live pig as the new year bonus? 　　随着春节的临近，很多公司纷纷给辛苦了一年的员工发年货。但你有没有听说过年终奖发一头猪的？ 　　On the evening of Jan. 31, a truck loaded ...

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  双语：一次性筷子的正确用法你知道吗

  一次性筷子怎么用 　　An Australian woman has accidentally become a viral online sensation after sharing an image of a ’life hack’ which has shown people worldwide they’ve been using chopsticks wrong all their lives. 　　一名澳大利亚女性意外成为了网络红人，只因她在网上分享了一个生活小窍门的图片，这个图片告诉全世界：一直以来，人们使用一次性筷子的方法都是错的。 　　The nifty trick is ...

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  清晨不再被音乐叫醒 气味闹钟每天香醒你(双语)

  带香味的闹钟 　　Nobody likes waking up in the morning to the nagging, electronic bleep of regular alarm clocks or smartphones, but the smell of just-baked croissants and freshly roasted coffee? Now you’re talking. 　　谁都不喜欢一大早被闹钟或手机的电子噪音吵醒。但如果唤醒你的是刚出炉的可颂面包与新烤好的咖啡的香气呢？这还差不多！ 　　The Sensorwake, currently ...

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  现实版鲁宾逊漂流记：日本女生孤岛求生(双语)

  日本妹子孤岛求生 　　Despite having no previous Robinson Crusoe experience, one student decided to maroon herself on a remote island for 19 days. 　　尽管没有经历过像鲁宾逊那样的荒岛冒险，一个学生妹子却决定在一个孤岛上独自生存19天。 　　Reikko Hori, a 22-year-old from Japan, was dropped off on the Indonesian island of Amparo, 4,200 miles northwest of A ...

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  双语研究：多吃西兰花有助减缓乳癌细胞生长

  西兰花 　　SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua)——A compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables has been found to slow the growth of breast cancer cells, especially at early stages. 　　新华社旧金山2月13日电——研究发现，含有西兰花及其它十字花科蔬菜的混合制剂，有助于减缓乳腺癌细胞的生长，尤其是在发病早期。 　　While sulforaphane has long shown evidence of ...

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