| Don't buy your wife the wrong gift |
別給妻子買錯禮物 |
| If men value their marriages, then they should read Daily Mail columnist Liz Jones' ultimate gift guide to ensure they won't meet a divorce lawyer on the New Year. The don't-buy list includes anything edible. "I have a friend who is a size 18 whose boyfriend gave her a heart-shaped cookie on Valentine's Day -- that's a definite no," Jones writes. Also guys don't assume you possess any fashion prowess. "Clothes: you will get it wrong, as your taste is bound to be dodgy," Jones states. She also advises against anything with the words "anti-aging." On the approved list are romantic excursions, novels, lingerie, jewelry, something fragrant, such as rose bath oil, and something soft and snuggly, like cashmere. |
如果男人珍惜他們的婚姻，他們應(yīng)該讀讀英國《每日郵報》專欄作家莉斯·瓊斯的終極版買禮物指南以確保新年的時候不因買錯禮物而離婚。不要買的東西包括任何吃的。“我有一個朋友非常胖，她的男朋友卻在情人節(jié)那天給她買了一個心形的甜點，這是絕對不可以的。”瓊斯寫道，男人不要以為你懂時尚，不要買的東西還包括衣服，“你一定會買錯，因為你的品味肯定是有問題的”。瓊斯還建議不要買任何上面寫著“抗衰老”的東西。可以送的東西包括一個浪漫的假期、一本小說、內(nèi)衣、珠寶、香香的東西比如說浴油，或者軟軟的舒服的東西，像開司米。 |
| N. Korea 're-engages with IAEA' |
朝鮮同意重新接受核查 |
| North Korea offered to readmit the International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to monitor its facilities in Yongbyon during New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's private mission to Pyongyang, Yonhap reports. Pyongyang reportedly also offered to negotiate the sale of 12,000 nuclear fuel rods. The return of IAEA inspectors is one of the preconditions set by Seoul and Washington for the resumption of the six-party talks. North Korea expelled IAEA monitors early last year following the imposition of UN sanctions for a rocket launch that was seen as a long-range missile test. |
據(jù)韓國聯(lián)合通訊社報道，在美國新墨西哥州州長理查德森對朝鮮進行私人訪問之際，朝鮮同意接受國際原子能機構(gòu)人員重返該國，檢查寧邊核設(shè)施。據(jù)報道，朝鮮還同意就出售1.2萬根核燃料棒展開談判。國際原子能機構(gòu)人員重返朝鮮是首爾和華盛頓方面就重啟六方會談設(shè)定的前提條件之一。朝鮮去年早些時候發(fā)射火箭，外界認為是遠程導(dǎo)彈測試，聯(lián)合國因此對朝鮮進行了制裁。朝鮮隨后將國際原子能核查人員驅(qū)逐出境。 |
| New phone shuts off as class begins |
兒童手機上課自動鎖機 |
| Teachers may express gratitude to Shenzhen's B&B Company for its launch of a specially designed mobile phone for kids, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. A preloaded program locks the phone when class begins. In addition, parents can get their children's precise location by simply sending a text message. If a child holds down the SOS button, the phone will automatically text the parents with their child's location. |
《南方都市報》消息，貝安貝公司一款專門為兒童設(shè)計的手機近日在深圳市場亮相。這款手機的預(yù)設(shè)程序可以讓手機在上課時自動鎖機，這一點應(yīng)該會讓老師們深感欣慰。家長們只要發(fā)一個短信，就可以收到孩子具體的位置信息。如果孩子長按SOS按鍵，手機還會自動向父母發(fā)送孩子的位置信息。 |
| Bishop offers a 'real Christmas' |
主教對暴雪不以為然 |
| English Bishop Jonathan Gledhill has downplayed the successive snowfalls in Europe this month, explaining that there have been worse, the Daily Telegraph reports. Offering comfort to stranded passengers and frustrated shoppers, the bishop said all churches will still be open "for all who want a real Christmas." |
據(jù)英國《每日電訊報》消息，英格蘭地區(qū)紅衣主教喬納森·格萊德希爾對本月肆虐歐洲的暴風(fēng)雪不以為然，并稱曾經(jīng)還有過更加惡劣的情況。大主教安慰了因天氣原因被困的旅行者和無法出門購物的人們，他表示所有的教堂都會“為想過一個真正意義上的圣誕節(jié)的人們開放”。 |
| Kobe's endorsement angers Armenians |
代言土航科比再遭抗議 |
| LA Lakers guard Kobe Bryant's recent contract with Turkish Airlines has caused anger within Armenian groups of North America due to the two countries' tension over historical issues, CNN reports. Armenian groups and many scholars state that beginning in 1915, Turks committed genocide when more than a million ethnic Armenians were massacred in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey officially denies the killing was genocide. The debate is a source of tension between the two NATO allies. In May, the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee narrowly passed a nonbinding resolution that recognized the 1915 massacres of Armenians as genocide, but both the White House and State Department objected. |
據(jù)美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)消息，因美國和土耳其兩國在歷史問題方面的分歧，洛杉磯湖人隊當(dāng)家球星科比·布萊恩特與土耳其航空公司近日簽訂的代言合同，激怒了北美的亞美尼亞人。亞美尼亞團體和許多學(xué)者堅稱，自1915年奧斯曼帝國的末日開始，土耳其殘殺了一百多萬亞美尼亞人，但土耳其政府正式否認這一說法。關(guān)于種族屠殺的辯論每年都會使土耳其和美國這兩個北約盟國陷入緊張關(guān)系。今年5月，美國眾議院外事委員會以微弱優(yōu)勢通過了一項沒有約束作用力的決議，認定1915年的屠殺事件為“種族清洗”，不過遭到了白宮和美國國務(wù)院的共同反對。 |
| Breastfeeding makes boys brighter |
母乳喂養(yǎng)使男孩更聰明 |
| Researchers have found that children who are breastfed for six months do better in mathematics, reading, writing and spelling, the Telegraph reports. The effect was strongest in boys. Boys are more responsive to maternal attention when learning, which could explain why breastfeeding had a greater effect on them. The researchers, from the University of Western Australia, also suggested that there may be substances in breast milk that help the brain develop. This effect may be more pronounced in boys because they lack some female hormones that are known to protect the brain. |
據(jù)英國《每日電訊報》報道，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)連續(xù)接受母乳喂養(yǎng)六個月以上的孩子在數(shù)學(xué)、閱讀、寫作以及拼寫方面更加出色。這一效應(yīng)在男孩身上尤其明顯。造成這一現(xiàn)象的原因是男孩在學(xué)習(xí)時對于母親對他的關(guān)心更加敏感。提出這一研究結(jié)論的西澳大學(xué)的研究者還發(fā)現(xiàn)母乳中可能含有促進大腦發(fā)育的物質(zhì)。由于男孩缺乏保護大腦的女性荷爾蒙，所以母乳的作用在男孩身上更加明顯。 |
