聚焦极客 | What Does It Mean to Be a Geek?何谓极客？
geek极客Noun. Slang. A person whose interests ALWAYS take precedence over popularity or conformity. A
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《英语世界》创刊于1981年，由中国出版集团主管，商务印书馆主办，《英语世界》杂志社编辑出版。首任主编为陈羽纶先生。该刊是一本面向大学师生及英语爱好者的阅读学习类刊物。
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聚焦极客 | Why Being a Geek Is Awesome?极客为何了不起？
Geeks are a subculture which is growing more and more prevalent in contemporary society： previously
聚焦极客 | 7 Tell-Tale Signs You’re a Geek七个迹象表明你是个极客
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a geek？ Are geeks highly intellectual individuals who are
聚焦极客 | 9 Famous Geeks Who Changed the World 改变世界的九位著名极客
Much like a “guru”1 is a spiritual leader and teacher， a geek is a technology leader and teacher. Ge
聚焦极客 | 10 Best Geek Characters in Mainstream Movies主流电影中的十大极客角色
It’s easy to find geeky characters in geeky movies. Here， then， is our list of the ten best characte
中国故事 | The World’s Most Amazing Pedicure全世界最棒的足部护理
As I sit down for a Shanghai-style pedicure at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong， I quickly realize it
文苑 | The Photograph照片
I was ten years old. My grandmother sat on the string bed， under the mango tree. It was late summer
文苑 | The One-Eyed Cat独眼猫
“There’s Peggy with that horrid cat again—that one-eyed cat from over the fence.” I looked out as I
环球万象 | How Cultures Around the World Think About Parenting不同文化育儿面面观
The crisis of American parenting is that nobody knows what the hell they’re doing. Many American par
经济视野 | How to Find the Perfect Business Name如何取个理想的企业名称
A business name is more than just words—it is a representation of your company and brand. The proces
科技天地 | Robot Dogs Join the New York Fire Department机器狗加入纽约市消防局
Inside a dimly1 lit tunnel along a stretch of simulated subway track， one of the New York Fire Depar
网络时代 | Are Personalized Ads a Waste of Money?个性化广告是浪费钱吗？
Several major tech companies have recently built platforms that claim to educate companies about how
艺坛 | The Music Lesson《音乐课》
The Music Lesson is an oil painting by Frederic Leighton， first exhibited in 1877.《音乐课》是弗雷德里克·莱顿的油画作
人物 | How Charlie Chaplin Survived His Hungry Childhood卓别林如何捱过饥饿童年
The extreme poverty endured by Charlie Chaplin while growing up in the slums1 of Victorian London re
演讲词 | A More Beautiful World一个更美好的世界
Eleven years ago—to the day—I was in your shoes at my own commencement. It’s not so long ago， so I c
读书 | The ‘Wood Wide Web’ of Plant Communication“树联网”：植物的社交网络
Imagine being a world-class scientist whose work was immortalized in James Cameron’s movie Avatar， a
行走天下 | A Chinese Food and Culture Tour Through London伦敦的中华美食文化之旅
I miss China. It’s been three long years since I was last there and the itch for street noodles， spe
心境 | Why You Want to Squeeze Adorable Babies and Puppies人为什么爱捏萌宝萌犬
When my youngest sister was a baby， I recall telling my mom through gritted1 teeth： “Ugh， she’s so c
词林漫步 | character、letter和word
经常听到这种说法：汉语的“汉字”用character表示，因为汉语由方块字构成；英语的“字母”用letter表示，因为英语是字母文字。但实际情况并不完全如此。美国的罗斯百货（Ross Stores）让
词林漫步 | 藏在英文里的希腊词根（十五）
entomo-（昆虫）、ichthyo-（鱼）、ornitho-（鸟），虫鱼鸟兽三缺一。上一期的内容留了个尾巴，介绍了虫、鱼、鸟，唯独缺了兽，却以18个动物形容词作为结束，说是为了这一期预作准备。此举
谭译录 | Global Translation
我们提倡global approach to translation。这里的global义为“全方位的”（不是“全球的”）。首先要明确，要翻译的是句子和整篇文章的意思，而不是各个单词意义的组合，也不是
谭译录 | 中译英策略与方法（十三）
汉语中有一些常见且颇有特点的结构。因为有特点，所以在翻译过程中的引导性，或者是干扰性较强，容易造成定式思维，一看到某种结构，就会采用较为固定的译法。这一篇我们谈谈中文的“的”字结构。“的”在汉语中属于
谭译录 | Charlie’s Raven (Excerpt IV)《查理的渡鸦》（节选四）
A knock sounded at his door.门口传来敲门声。“It’s me， Singing Bird. Let’s go fishing.”“是我，歌唱鸟。我们去钓鱼吧。”Charli
谭译录 | Smile笑
The rain finally petered out. A ray of light quietly made its way through the curtain into my room.
应试点津 | 2022年6月大学英语四、六级作文试题评析（一）
四      级Directions： Suppose you are writing a proposal to your school library for improv
应试点津 | 第十四届“四川外国语大学-《英语世界》杯”翻译大赛启事及原文
“《英语世界》杯”翻译大赛肇始于2010年，由商务印书馆《英语世界》杂志社主办。短短数载，大赛参赛人数屡创新高，目前已经成为国内最有影响力的翻译赛事之一。为推动翻译学科进一步发展，促进中外文化交流，我
英伦学堂 | It’s Proper English, Innit?
You can study the English language for years and still not understand a native speaker of English wh
