New York responders spend hours getting 700-pound man to hospital 紐約市處理人員費勁數小時送700磅男子就醫
New York City firefighters used a rope-and-pulley system in an hours-long struggle to move an ill 700-pound (317.5 kg) man from his sixth-floor apartment into an ambulance, the New York affiliate of CBS TV reported.
More than 50 years after Tsuyako Matsumoto sent a set of traditional "hina" dolls to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, she was thanked by Caroline Kennedy, his daughter and current U.S. ambassador to Japan.
在松本豔子將一組日本傳統「女兒節」人偶，寄給美國已故前總統約翰．甘迺迪50多年後，她獲得甘迺迪的女兒、現任美國駐日本大使卡洛琳．甘迺迪的感謝。
We all know that getting too little sleep is bad. You feel tired, you may be irritable, and it can contribute to obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease, doctors say. But too much sleep? You don’t often hear people complaining about it.
我們都知道睡太少不好。醫生說，你會覺得累，可能易怒，還可能導致過胖、高血壓、糖尿病和心臟病。但要是睡太多呢？你不常聽到有人這樣抱怨。
A Maine woman’s unusual method of finding a kidney donor has paid off.
一名（美國）緬因州婦女尋找腎臟捐贈的獨特方法奏效。
McDonald’s will test all-day breakfast in San Diego 麥當勞將在聖地牙哥試賣全天供應的早餐
Egg McMuffin lovers, take note： 24-hour access to McDonald’s breakfast could be a thing of the （near） future.
Qantas dress code： Singlets and flip-flops out of the club 澳洲航空公司服裝規定：穿汗衫和夾腳拖鞋不得進入貴賓室
The right to be casual and the veneration of a laid-back approach to life are prized in few cultures as much as they are in Australia.
The Russian parliament will consider barring athletes from competing in more than two Olympics in a bid to keep older, injury-prone athletes from denying places to younger competitors.
為了不讓較老、容易受傷的運動員阻斷年輕競爭者參加比賽的機會，俄羅斯國會將考慮禁止運動員參賽奧運超過兩次。
Plane leaves Seattle with napping airport worker stuck in cargo 飛機帶著打盹被卡在貨艙的機場員工離開西雅圖
A Los Angeles-bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at a Seattle-area airport on Monday afternoon after it took off with a worker trapped in a cargo area under the cabin where he had fallen asleep.
Ooowl, that hurt! Rogue bird sows terror in Dutch city 啊，痛啊！壞鳥在荷蘭城市散播恐懼
The northern Dutch town of Purmerend has advised residents to arm themselves with an umbrella when going out at night after a mysterious spate of bloody rogue owl attacks.
French tourists arrested for nude photos at Cambodia’s Angkor 法國觀光客在柬埔寨的吳哥拍裸照被捕
Three French tourists in their early twenties have been arrested by Cambodian authorities for taking nude photos of each other inside the country’s famed Angkor temple complex, officials said Friday.
Jessica and her boyfriend Tyler were sitting on the sofa watching TV in the living room when suddenly they noticed a big cockroach crawling on the wall. Upon seeing that creepy insect, Jessica couldn't help but scream out loud. However, at the same time, Tyler screamed even louder and Jessica was stunned to see that Tyler had already jumped onto the sofa and was shaking like a leaf.
Jessica didn't know whether to laugh or to cry in this situation. She told Tyler that if he was a man, he would kill the roach. Tyler said he was a man but was afraid to get near the insect. Jessica then hit the cockroach with a slipper and broke up with Tyler as well.
HG Wells was a writer known as the father of science fiction. He was born Herbert George Wells in Bromley, England, in 1866. He grew up in a fairly ordinary English household with two brothers. Wells was in poor health as a child, and he nearly died when he was seven. As he recovered in bed, Wells discovered a love for reading. He wanted to be a writer more than anything else.
Wells did not begin his career as a writer, however. His family had run out of money, and he had to work as an assistant to a goods vendor. He hated the job, and eventually he quit. He became a teacher instead, and then studied at the Normal School of Science. He published his first short story when he was at university. This story was about time travel, which would also be his first big success.
German woman pregnant with quadruplets at 65： reports 報導：65歲德國婦女懷4胞胎
A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, German media reported Sunday.
New Map Knows Noise 新地圖知道哪裡有噪音
National Park Service researchers recorded ambient sound from all over the country to find out where there’s still stillness.
RMS Titanic 鐵達尼號
On April 12, 1912, the RMS Titanic left Southhampton, England for New York City carrying 2,224 passengers and crew. At the time, the Titanic was the biggest ship to ever set sail. People around the world were amazed at the ship’s size and the engineering feat it took to get 52,310 tons of steel to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
Russian model Alisa Krylova canceled her order for the latest Mercedes, spent New Year in Moscow rather than skiing in the Alps and now employs Russian staff rather than foreigners.
俄羅斯模特兒愛莉莎．克里洛娃取消她訂購的最新款賓士車，在莫斯科過新年而非到阿爾卑斯山滑雪，而且現在也不僱用外國人，改聘俄羅斯人。
Argentina is a large South American country with a lot of variety regarding its history, people, culture, and geography. The Spanish first landed there in 1502, with Spain taking control of it and sending people there about a decade later. Later, Argentinians fought a war against Spain between 1810 and 1818, resulting in Argentina’s independence. However, not long after that, the country went through a long civil war that lasted until 1861. This was followed by a period of rapid population and economic growth. In fact, Argentina was one of the 15 richest countries in the world at one time.
Today, Argentina is a democratic country known for its cultural attractions. An example of this is the tango, which is both a style of music and a type of dance. In addition, the capital, Buenos Aires, is famous as a center for theater. The country has some amazing places to visit as well, including Iguazu National Park and Patagonia.
Opened in 2014, an attraction called Bounce Below offers amusement for visitors, who can bounce around on three levels of trampolines. For a little more than NT$1,000, people are allowed to spend an hour jumping around on the trampolines. They can also travel down tubes that connect the trampolines in a manner somewhat similar to using the slides at a water park. The tallest trampoline is 55 meters above the bottom of a cavern. Flashing LED lights add to the enjoyment and decorate the old slate mine in a variety of colors. Visitors who have tried it describe Bounce Below as a great, but tiring experience. It is interesting to wonder what those who worked in the mine in Victorian England would have thought of Bounce Below.
