When my great-grandparents were growing up, jeans were only worn by poor people and labourers. It was cheap and highly valued as work wear because of its durability. The term “jeans” has been in use since the early 1600s, where it was used as a catch-all term to describe the “rough clothing worn by working…
Tesla is scrapping plans for a bargain Model Y SUV because of its short range on a single charge, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet over the weekend. 特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克周末在推特上说，特斯拉要取消推出廉价Model Y SUV车型的计划，因为单次充电的续航短。 Earlier this year, the electric car maker began producing its pricier, dual-motor all-wheel drive version of the Model Y, which starts at $49,000.…
You can never do a kindness too soon, 想要做出善举，永远不会为时过早 for you never know how soon it will be too late. 因为你永远不会知道，何时你将错失行善的机会 How many times have we said, 多少次我们会这样说 “Oh I’ll do that tomorrow.” 哦，明天我会做这件事的 Sometimes tomorrow never comes 有时这样的明天遥遥无期 and we find ourselves saying, 到最后我们只能说 “Boy, I wish I hadn’t put that off.” “天呐，真希望自己没有拖延” Our…
A McDonald’s customer was arrested after he allegedly bit a seagull after it tried to steal his meal. The suspect reportedly attacked the bird in front of the authorities. 一位在麦当劳用餐的顾客被逮捕了，据说是因为海鸥想要偷吃他的食物，他把海鸥咬了。据说该嫌疑人在警方面前袭击了那只鸟。 Officers from a local unit were on patrol when they witnessed the incident in the city of Plymouth, England, Cornwall Live reports. The man reportedly…
The first of three international missions to Mars gets underway Tuesday when a Japanese H-2A rocket boosts a United Arab Emirates spacecraft known as “Hope” into space for a seven-month voyage to the red planet. It will be the first interplanetary mission ever attempted by an Arab nation. 三个登陆火星的国际任务中的首个任务于周二准备就绪，由日本的H-2A火箭搭载阿联酋的“希望号”宇宙飞船进入太空，开始为期七个月的通往这颗红色星球的航行。这将是阿联酋国家第一个星际任务。 A little more than a week…
Last month I went back to my parent’s home in Britain on a vacation. 上个月，我放假的时候回了一趟我爸妈在英国的家。 On the flight back, I couldn’t help but thinking about the egg tarts from the little backery across the street. 在回去的飞机上，我忍不住想起街对面那家小面包房的蛋挞。 It’s my childhood favorite. 那是我小时候最喜欢的。 Sure, you can get egg tarts these days in almost every corner of the…
I went to a local San Francisco bar to hang out with one of my best friends. My friend was talking to this girl with a body shaped like an hourglass and long black hair peacocked with a purple stripe. 我和一个最好的朋友相约去旧金山当地的一家酒吧。我朋友和一个女孩聊天，她身姿曼妙，长长的黑发焗着扎眼的紫色条纹。 She was sitting next to a guy who wore baggy clothes and didn’t bother…
I was in college 那是我还在读大学 and was sleeping deeply in my dorm room bed 有一天，我正在寝室里沉睡 after a rough day of classes. 这一天的课程非常煎熬 Suddenly, 忽然 I heard the door open 我听到门开了 and light from the hallway streamed in. 走廊上的灯光射进来 My best friend and roommate 我最好的朋友兼室友 was standing there unsteadily. 神情不安的站在那里 His girlfriend had broken up with…
Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. 意大利的科学家正在调查阿尔卑斯山中出现粉红色冰川的神秘现象。这是由藻类所引起的，而这种藻类可以加剧气候变暖所带来的影响。 There is debate about where the algae come from, but Biagio Di Mauro of Italy’s National Research Council said the pink snow observed on parts of the Presena glacier…
Terry Evanshen was one of Canadian football’s greatest receivers——a little man in a big man’s game who carried the ball for more than 10,000 yards in 14 bone-jarring seasons. 特里•伊文森是加拿大橄榄球史上最伟大的接球手之一。在这项大个子的运动里，小个子的他每逢比赛，要抱着球狂奔10000码（约9144米）以上。 He played every down as if it was his last. And in all his years in the pros a career that put him in the…