在西方国家,万圣节前夜孩子们会把自己打扮得很夸张,然后挨家挨户地去要糖果,并大叫不给糖就捣蛋(trick-or-treat)”。不过你大概不知道,玩这种游戏还有年龄限制,不是你想玩就能玩的。How old is too old to go trick-or-treating? As Ha...
1. Ask for a helping hand1.寻求帮助Helping questions are great conversation starters because when a person helps you it forms natural bonds. When you help...
国庆节过完了,老实讲,你胖了几斤?最显著的变化,是不是那个肉呼呼圆滚滚的小肚子?Big belly, double chin, thick neck these are images coming into your mind when people talk about obesity.大肚子、双...
我们先不说那些极度沉迷于偶像的人,先来说说我们自己吧。你有没有曾经对你熟悉的名人感到好奇、想知道他们在屏幕以外的地方会做些什么?当你发现一些自己喜欢的名人并且经常在媒体上观看他们的时候,会不会觉得自己和他们很亲近?(虽然你和他们从来没有进行真正意义上的互动)其实这种现象和追爱豆的现象在心理学上属于同...
Kneading is a weird cat quirk. They look like they’re in a trance as they lift one paw, then the other, again and again on a soft surface. But w...
想要入读全球顶尖学府,你不光要有漂亮的成绩单,还要有广博的知识面和离奇的脑洞,比如,你得想好自己是愿意当吸血鬼还是僵尸?如何测量自己的脑袋有多重?看完这些奇葩面试题,整个人都不好了Oxford University, one of the world's oldest and most so...
美丽的圣托里尼岛长年游人如织。要遍览岛上风光,必然要爬上高高的石阶路,很多游客都会用驴子来代步,这也是岛上的一项传统。然而近年来肥胖游客数量暴增,导致驴子脊椎受伤,皮开肉绽。在动物保护组织的呼吁下,驴子的困境受到了全世界的关注,迫使希腊当局发布新规,禁止超过200斤的肥胖游客在圣托里尼岛骑驴。Gre...
你能说出几种空气污染的名字?光化学烟雾(smog)、煤烟(soot)、臭氧(ozone),绝大部分人都知道这些东西会伤害我们的肺,但很少有人知道这些东西也在让人变蠢。根据一项前不久新发布的研究,研究者们发现长期暴露在空气污染中会让人的认知能力退化,而且这种效果会随着时间推移更加严重,甚至会增加你患痴...
In recent days, the weather in most regions is no longer hot, and people can relax and enjoy the cool autumn. However, there is a big gap in temperatu...
As a practicing physician and professor of medicine, people ask me about the benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar all the time. I enjoy those mome...