The HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) test is done using the sample of cells taken during a screen test. So if you book a cervical screening appointment from your doctor, you can get HPV tested at the same time. Since the samples need to be tested in a... (read more)

HPV stands for Human Papilloma Virus and is a very common infection. It is not as scared as it sounds, as most women get HPV at some times in their life. In most cases, the body will clear it on its own and does not require any treatment. There... (read more)

Venus Williams won the first Wimbledon title of her career in 2000. This was also her first career Grand Slam she had won. From then through the 2001 US Open, Venus won four (2 Wimbledon, 2 US Open) of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held. ... (read more)

Venus Williams is the first black woman to achieve world No. 1 rank in the era of tennis. On February 25, 2002, at the age of only 21, Venus became the World No. 1 for the first time. (read more)

In 1968, the prize money for the men's singles winner was £2000, while for women's singles winner received £750 pounds, less than half of the... (read more)

Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career in 2008. This was his second career Grand Slam he had won, the other being the French Open. He was 22 at the time he defeated the then five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final... (read more)

Roger Federer won his first Wimbledon singles title at the age of 21 in 2003, beating the Australian Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3) in the final. (read more)

Roger Federer grew up in suburbanMünchenstein, a town close to the French-German borders. Federer considers German as his first language. He is not only talented in tennis, but in languages. Federe speaks German, Swiss, French and English. (read more)

As long as you can count one to seven, you can say Monday to Sunday easily in Chinese. 一yī , first tone, means one 二èr, fourth tone, means two 三sān, first tone, means three 四sì , fourth tone, means four 五wǔ , third tone, means... (read more)

Everyone loves free stuff, so why not master the magic word in Chinese. It might help you to get a free tea in a Chinese restaurant. Is it free? -- 是不是免费的 (shì bú shì miǎn fèi de)? 是不是 (shì bú shì ), meaning is it? 是(shì),... (read more)

When you want to say sorry in Chinese, you use the phrase '对不起'. It is pronounced as duì bú qǐ . 对 (duì), fourth tone, can also mean right or correct 不 (bú), second tone, meaning no, or not 起 (qǐ), third tone, is a verb, meaning get... (read more)

When you want to know how much it is, you can say '多少钱' duō shǎo qián in Chinse. 钱 (qián), second tone, means money 多少 (duō shǎo), first tone and second tone, means how much or how many. 多(duō), means many, 少(shǎo), means... (read more)

Tennis is translated as '网球' in Chinese. It is pronounced as 'wǎng qiú ' in mandarin. 网 (wǎng), the third tone, means net, 球 (qiú), the second tone, means ball. Play tennis is 打网球 (dǎ wǎng qiú ) 打(dǎ), the third tone,... (read more)

The width of the Sun is 1,391,980 kilometres, which is 864,938 miles. It is over 100 times longer than the width of the Earth (12,756 kilometres, i.e. 7,926 miles) Yes, the Sun is huge comparing to the Earth. However, it is tiny in comparison to some... (read more)

If you have more concepts about square meters, square yards or square feet, the following equation may help you. 1 acre = 4047 square meters 1 acre = 4840 square yards 1 acre = 43560 square feet If the number makes you dizzy, you can use the size... (read more)

'I love you' is not a phrase that most Chinese use in their daily life. It's a phrase used when you feel in love with some one and think about... (read more)

Well, I believe most Chinese understand OK as more and more young people are using the word in the daily life. But it is still good to know how to say it in case someone may say it to you. The equivalent word for OK in Chinese is 行. It is prounced... (read more)

Yes, you need to make it clear when you agree with something. And its simple in Chinese too. It can be translated as ''对", which is pronounced as 'duì '. When you say the word 'duì' , you need to stress the fourth tone, loud and proud :) Once... (read more)

When you want something from other people, 'I'd like' is a very useful phrase, such as I'd like a beer, I'd like a cup tea, I'd like like a glass of wine, ...etc. 'I'd like' can be translated as '我想要' in Chinese. It is pronounced as 'wǒ xiǎng... (read more)

There are total color blindness and partial color blindness. Partial color blindness, i.e. Can see some color, is much more common than total color blindness, i.e. See all colors in black and white. Among partial color blindness, there are two types:... (read more)