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人的大脑的结构会影响人的政治立场吗？ Alice: Hello, I'm Alice. Rob: And I'm Rob. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! Weve had a special request from our listeners in Lugano, Switzerland for a more complicated topic this week. Were t

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: reduced forms in spoken American English. RS: We're talking about forms like whaddaya -- meaning what do you, as in whaddaya say? Whaddaya Say? is also the title of a popular teac

Brains and politics

Alice: Hello, I'm Alice. Rob: And I'm Rob. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! Weve had a special request from our listeners inLugano, Switzerland for a more complicated topic this week. Were talkingabout the structure of the brain, and how it could

乔布斯传 第465期:蒂姆·库克(6)

At a meeting early in his tenure, Cook was told of a problem with one of Apple's Chinese suppliers. 在任职初期的一次会议上，库克听说苹果公司的某一家中国供应商出了问题。 This is really bad, he said. Someone should be

英语听力：自然百科 虫虫兄弟—13

She spun her snell with silkglands on the underside of her abdomen. The threads harden on contact with air. The trap's set, but she's treading carefully. The web's only sticky in places. She can move around, but others can't. The first bite of the da

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Reduced Forms

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: January 16, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on Wordmaster, English teacher Lida Baker explains some of the shortcuts that work their way into conversational American speech. RS: They're called

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爱情确实是盲目的

科学家们证明，那句古老的格言爱是盲目的有一定的道理。 They have found that feelings of love lead to a suppression of activity in the areas of the brain controlling critical thought. 他们发现爱的感觉会抑制大脑控制

OPEC Says World Oil Demand Is Slowing

The oil-producing OPEC cartel has for the fourth straight month trimmed its estimate of world demand for oil for the rest of this year and in 2012. The 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday that the demand for oil w

如何拒绝对方做独家代理的要求

Dear Mr. Jones: Thank you for your letter of 15th September. As we are now only at the get-acquainted stage, we feel it is too early to take into consideration the matter of sole agency. In our opinion, it would be better for both of us to try out a

Coffee may protect against endometrial cancer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Long-term coffee consumption may be associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, according to a study published online Tuesday in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers Prevention, a journal of the American Associat

事实：达芬奇眼中的树-Da Vinci’s Rule of the Trees

Pre-Listening Vocabulary observation: something that you see cross section: a view of the inside of something after a cut has been made across it hold true: remain a fact or truth even in other situations ideal: suitable sap: fluid (sugar and mineral

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China promises to promote sustainable development

China promises to promote sustainable development SAN JOSE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese official Thursday expressed here China's willingness and determination to work with the international community to promote sustainable development. Speaking at

第95期:微笑的力量

The Power Of Smile 微笑的力量 Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Victor Borge 笑是两个人之间最短的距离。维克托.伯盖 1.They have reduced stress. 他们压力较小。 2.They have lower chances of heart disease

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Mankind, says a Chinese manuscript, which my friend M. was obliging enough to read and explain to me, 我的朋友老麦，曾经好心地为我朗读一本中国古代手抄书，并辅以解释， for the first seventy thousand ages ate their meat

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Jeff went online. He looked at $99 printers. Canon had a Pixma MX410. It was an All-in-One printer. He read the reviews. They were good. Plus, the Pixma was reduced to $79. That would save him $20. It was 9 p.m. Saturday. He had just spent five hours

万物简史 第360期:进入对流层(1)

17 Into the Troposphere 第十七章 进入对流层 Thank goodness for the atmosphere. It keeps us warm. 谢天谢地，我们有了大气。它使我们有了个温暖的环境。 Without it, Earth would be a lifeless ball of ice with an average te

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permit vt. vz.准许，允许 n.许可证 We are not permitted to smoke here. 我们不得在此地抽烟。 I'll contact you after the meeting if time permits. 如果时间许可的话，开完会后我会跟你联络。 You need a permit to go fish

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For / f?:(r)/ Reduce to /f?(r)/ Is that for me? It's for my friend. I'll wait for you for 2 minutes. A table for four, please. To /tu:/ Reduce to /t?/ I have to go now. See you later. He went to work. Reduced to /d?/ I go to work. I told you to leave