Part 1 传奇人物
I Admit It. I’m in Love with Fear //002
我承认,我爱上了恐惧
Hubert de Givenchy, Couturier to Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy //008
纪梵希:奥黛丽·赫本和杰奎琳·肯尼迪的服装设计师
Why Taylor Swift Is Person of the Year //015
为何泰勒·斯威夫特成为年度风云人物?
The One Without Matthew Perry //022
没有马修·派瑞的一集
How Hayao Miyazaki’s Films Continue to Take Us to the Skies //028
在宫崎骏的世界里飞翔
Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 //035
世界足球的门脸人物贝利去世,享年 82 岁
Part2? 语言魅力
Don’t Lose Your Accent! //044
不要丢掉你的口音!
English Is Picking Up Brilliant New Words from Around the World—and That’s
a Gift //051
英语的天赋——吃“百家饭”Across the World, the Term for “Mother” Usually Contains an M-Sound //059
全世界“母亲”这个词往往含有 m 的发音
The Everyday Miracle of Writing //065
文字看似日常 , 却是奇迹
Some Words Have Two Opposite Meanings. Why //071
一个单词,两幅面孔?
Part3? 文化艺术
What’s Inside Leonardo Da Vinci’s Notebooks //078
达·芬奇手稿里的秘密
Angkor Wat, the World’s Biggest Religious Complex, Is Sacred to Two Faiths //084
吴哥窟——集两种信仰于一体的圣殿
Adult Halloween Is Stupid, Embarrassing and Very Important //090
成人世界的万圣节:愚蠢尴尬但至关重要
Go Inside China’s Forbidden City—Domain of the Emperor and His Court for Nearly
500 Years //097
走进中国紫禁城——近 500 年来帝王的宫廷和领地
Twenty-Five Years On, Titanic Feels Like a Prophecy //104
25 年过去了,《泰坦尼克号》给予我们的启示
Where Did the “Mona Lisa” Smile //111
蒙娜丽莎在哪里微笑
Part4? 健康生活
Living to 120 Is Becoming an Imaginable Prospect //118
活到 120 岁不是梦
The Path to Happiness Is Narrow But Easy //125
幸福之路虽窄,但不难踏上
What Really Makes Us Beautiful //131
什么使我们真正美丽
Chinese Food Is More Diverse Than Western Eaters Might Think //137
中餐:超乎想象的多样化
When Fighting Anxiety Is Fighting Yourself //143
对抗焦虑就是对抗自己
Lucky New-Year Foods Embody a Benign View of Good Fortune //149
吉祥的新年美食:对美好未来的憧憬
Short-Sightedness Has Become an Epidemic //155
近视已成为国际流行病
A $3bn Bet on Finding the Fountain of Youth //161
押注 30 亿美元寻找青春之泉
How to Get Things Done—Eventually //167
如何最终把事情做完
Why We’re All Forgetting Things Right Now //173
为何我们的记忆力在变差
Marriage Is a Team Sport //178
婚姻是一项团队运动
Part5? 工作娱乐
The Best Bosses Know How to Subtract Work //186
知道如何给工作做减法的老板才是好老板
Work, the Wasted Years //193
在工作中浪费的那些年
Forget About Perfection //199
丢掉完美主义
What Gen-Z Graduates Want From Their Employers //205
Z 世代毕业生对雇主抱有怎样的期望?
The Deadly Sins and the Workplace //212
七宗罪与职场
Your Creativity Won’t Save Your Job From AI //218
与人工智能抢饭碗,创造力也略逊一筹
What the Next World Cup Winners Can Teach Managers //224
下届世界杯冠军给管理者带来的启示
Why Working From Anywhere Isn’t Realistic //230
为何“随处工作”无法实现
The Woolliest Words in Business //236
职场中的“废话文学”