Prince Harry is sticking to a commitment he made earlier this year, after he and Meghan Markle announced they would be stepping down as senior members of the royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex agreed to stop “actively” using their HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) titles after their transition away from working royal duties,…
Interesting question, I have traveled extensively for business and frequently have found myself needing to dine alone. I do find it somewhat uncomfortable to occupy a table alone at a “nice” restaurant, partly because I feel a bit awkward sitting there with nothing to do before the food arrives. I also know that, many times,…
I was about to shave this morning 今天早上，我正准备刮胡子的时候 when I caught my reflection in the mirror. 忽然注意到镜子里自己的影像 There was no doubt about it. 再也没有任何疑问 My body was growing older. 我的身体在慢慢变老 My formerly thick hair 从前浓密的头发 which used to be brown with a touch of gray 曾经是棕色，其中掺杂着一点灰色 was now gray with a touch of brown. 如今已经全然灰白，只剩下一点棕色…
All the Difference in The World 整个世界因你而改变 Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s edge with a small metal cage sitting…
What are the study habits of top students at Oxford University? 牛津大学学霸有什么学习习惯？ 获得44.7k好评的回答@Benjamin McEvoy： Study Habit #1 – Go to your lectures. 学习习惯#1——去听讲座。 For the first 2 years of Oxford, I went to maybe 4 lectures out of hundreds available. I was arrogant, foolish, lazy, and severely disadvantaging myself. 在牛津的前两年，有数百场讲座，而我大概只去了4场。我很自负、愚蠢、懒惰，严重地害了自己。 In my third year, I…
The South Pole has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet in the last 30 years due to warmer tropical ocean temperatures, new research showed Monday. 周一，有新研究表明，由于热带海洋温度升高，南极在过去30年内的变暖速度是地球其他地方的3倍。 Antarctica’s temperature varies widely according to season and region, and for years it had been thought that the South Pole had stayed cool even as…
Amazon is giving out more than $500 million as a “Thank You bonus” to front-line workers who were with the company throughout the month of June, a move that comes after the e-commerce giant eliminated a $2 hourly wage bump and double overtime pay for frontline workers at the end of May. 亚马逊要给六月份坚守在公司的一线员工发放“感谢奖金”，总额超过5亿美元。这家电商巨头公司在采取这一措施之前，在五月末取消了一线工人每小时2美元的加薪和双倍加班费。 “Our front-line…
Kate Middleton is overseeing a photography project called Hold Still, where people across the United Kingdom are posting photos from their time in isolation. And Kate has taken to hitting up the comments of amateur photographers who are submitting their pics, signing her notes with a simple “C” for Catherine. 凯特·米德尔顿正在负责名为《Hold Still》的摄影项目，全英国的民众都要上传居家隔离期间的照片。凯特会对上传照片的业余摄影人士做出评论，署名只写 “C”，代表凯瑟琳。 Let’s see,…
Don’t save what is left after spending. But spend what is left after savings. 不要把花剩下的钱拿来存，而是把存剩下的钱拿来花。 Wanting to save money is not enough. Anyway, there are a lot of things which didn’t come true although you wanted them to. 想存钱是远远不够的，毕竟你希望发生的事情并不一定就能发生。 Saving is a technique . It’s simple. It’s just not easy. 存钱是一门技术，这门技术很简单，只是不容易实现。 If you only come…
Oh yes, but to be fair it was two against one. 是的，但公平点说，是被两个动物打败的，不是一个。 I was lying down on the couch enjoying a lovely piece of cheesecake when Marmalade the cat, who was not an overly friendly cat, jumped on my stomach and began demanding pets with the hand that held the last and most delicious piece…