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Apple launched its new iPhone 7 last week. 苹果公司上个星期发布了新款的苹果7。 This time, the company is using the slogan This is 7. 这次,苹果公司用的标语是:这就是7。 It's quite dull. But over in Hong Kong, where C

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Used to be if spies wanted to eavesdrop, they planted a bug. These days, it's much easier. Because we all carry potential bugs in our pocketssmartphones. One t

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

The K-T boundary marks the end of the age of dinosaurs, and the beginning of the age of mammals. KT界限层标志着恐龙时代的终点和哺乳动物时代的开端。 But does the K-T boundary really signify the absolute end of all dinosaurs? 不过

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Robots have at least one unfair advantage over human workers: they do not pay income tax. 与人类劳动者相比,机器人至少有一个不公平的优势:不用缴所得税。 Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the worlds richest man, th

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Imagine climbing diamond mountains, or hiking around the graphite shores of a lake of tar. Sound a little sci-fi? Well a new discovery suggests planets like that

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Lucky talismans and charms provide a welcome boost in confidence during the search for The One, match.com has found. 婚恋交友网站默契网(match.com)发现,那些能给人带来幸运的护身符和幸运符能让人在寻找另一半的过

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Take a look out your window, put on your glasses if you wear them. 向窗外张望一下,有必要的话,戴上眼镜。 You might want to grab a pair of binoculars, too, or a magnifying lens. 也许你还想拿副望远镜或是放大镜。 Now,

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

紧凑型荧光灯 Compact Fluorescent Lamp 金卤灯 metal halide/halogen lamp 溴钨灯 Bromine tungsten lamp 汞灯 mercury lamp 钠灯 Sodium lamp 卤钨灯 Halogen tungsten lamp 碘钨灯 iodine tungsten lamp 氖灯/霓虹灯 neon lamp 石英灯

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JUDY WOODRUFF: And now to a second tech story, this about the public launch of Twitter.The social media giant announced late yesterday that it plans to raise $1 billion by offering shares soon through what's called an IPO. Started just seven years ag

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What? No, don't put me on hold. on hold:等着通电话 什么? 别啊,别让我再等了。 -Howard:Do you believe him? 能相信吗? Normally around women, he has the personality of a boiled potato. Normally:通常 personality:个性 bo

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It didnt take long for the Brazilians to rewrite the norms of Olympic fandom. 巴西人没用几天就改写了奥运会观赛规则。 The list of Olympic participants targeted by Brazilian boos is long and varied: Russians, due to its doping scanda

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

The goods are available in different qualities. 此货有多种不同的质量可供。 Nothing wrong will happen, so long as the quality of your article is good. 只要商品质量可靠,就不会发

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Fashion trends keep changing. Every season designers seem to enjoy surprising people with something new. 时尚潮流千变万化。每到新的一季,设计师们似乎都热衷于用新鲜事物惊艳我们的眼球。 This spring is no exception

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Theres a zillion characters in Game of Thrones, even after a bunch of them have been brutally bumped off. But among the likes of Tyrion, Bran, Dany, and pals, whos really the main character? A team of mathematicians used a power far beyond Melisandre

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Aquamarine 海蓝宝,兰玉 Garden Crystal 绿幽灵 Azurite 兰铜矿 Aventurine 砂金水晶 Amethyst 紫水晶 Ametrine 紫黄晶 Amber 琥珀 Emerald 翠玉 Onyx 黑玛瑙 Opal 蛋白石 Obsidian 黑耀石 Carnelian 红玉髓 Calcite 方解石

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I have noted that the healthy release of emotion is frequently very unhealthy for those closest to you. Mr. Spock 我已经注意到,对自身有益的情感宣泄常常会伤及周围的亲人。斯波克 Ignoring the often sage advice of the grea

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At 3,000 feet, their little porthole was subjected to nineteen tons of pressure per square inch. 到了900米,小舷窗受到的压力高达每平方厘米2.95吨。 Death at such a depth would have been instantaneous, as Beebe never failed to obse

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Topaz Topaz is a hard, transparent mineral. It is a compound of aluminum, silica, and fluorine. Gem topaz is valuable. Jewelers call this variety of the stone precious topaz. The best-known precious topaz gems range in color from rich yellow to light

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Swiss watches and the Apple Watch 瑞士手表与苹果手表 It's not about time 这和看时间没有关系 Traditional watchmakers are confident they can see off Apple's new bauble 传统手表制造商有信心看到苹果华而不实的新玩意儿

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

George Daniels 手握乾坤:制表大师乔治丹尼尔斯 George Daniels, master watchmaker, died on October 21st, aged 85 近250年来最伟大的制表师乔治丹尼尔斯(George Daniels)于10月21日去世,享年85岁。 A SCHOOLBOY once

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