第4期: hook, vacant, shape, total, change

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 hook He hung his coat on the hook behi

神秘的月球 第3期

The full moon triggers a frenzy of activity. 满月会引发一连串狂乱的事件 It is the time of the highest tides. 海水在此时达到满潮 And in the oceans the full moon's bright light 在海中，满月明亮的胧光 is a mating call fo

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-31

1.It's the first full day on the job for new Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. He was sworn into office last night after the state Senate voted to convict Rod Blagoivich. The former governor will now focus on fighting federal corruption allegations. 2.Th

英语听力精选进阶版 113

'Fertility treatment is seen as low-hanging fruit' SATURDAY Fertility Fairness campaign group said fertility treatment is seen as low-hanging fruit.

经济学人:婴儿的离奇流失 揭开持久生育低谷的谜团(下)

Fertility rates have fallen in countries with woeful economies, such as Greece and Italy. 在经济状况糟糕至极的国家中，如希腊和意大利，它们的生育率已经下跌。 But they have also fallen in countries that sailed through t

经济学人:婴儿的离奇流失 揭开持久生育低谷的谜团(上)

International Demography The strange case of the missing baby 国际 人口统计学 婴儿的离奇流失 As the financial crisis hit, birth rates fell in rich countries, as expected. But a persistent baby bust is a real puzzle 正如人们所预料那

十八届三中全会热词之司法改革（4）

4.人口红利 Demographic dividend 全国人大常委会委员、中国社科院学部委员、人口与劳动经济研究所所长蔡昉表示，中国人口红利消失的拐点已在2012年出现，将对经济增长产生显著影响，我们应当

＂复活节＂的来历

The Easter bunny has arrived, chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops, the daffodils are out, and the weather is getting better! Easter is a great time of year, but what are its origins? Originally Easter was called Pascha after the Hebrew word for Pa

VOA标准英语2009年-US Jobless Total Rises by 651,000 in February

The deep downturn in the US economy gathered strength in February as another 651,000 workers lost their jobs. Crowds wait to apply for jobs outside the New York Department of Labor in the Bronx in New York, 06 Mar 2009 It was the third straight mont

VOA标准英语2011-Asia Experiences Huge Birth-Rate Decline

Approximately 6.6 billion people populate the earth today, with an estimated 3.7 billion living in Asia. But over the past 50 years, economic and social modernization in the region has been accompanied by a remarkable drop in birth rates. Sociologist

Working Shifts Can Harm Women's Fertility

Schools in north China's Shanxi Province have been banned from organizing overseas study tours for profit after a plane crash killed two Chinese girls in San Francisco. The provincial education department announced the ban in a statement issued on Tu

经济学人144:中国计划生育政策

China's family planning 中国计划生育政策 Illegal children will be confiscated 违法生育就没收孩子 The one-child policy is not just a human-rights abomination; it has also worsened a demographic problem 独生子女政策不仅在人权方

经济学人46:中国人口,出乎意料的人口危机

China's population中国人口 The most surprising demographic crisis出乎意料的人口危机 A new census raises questions about the future of Chinas one-child policy 新的人口普查结果对中国独生子女政策的未来提出了质疑 DOE

60秒科学:Antioxidants and Male Fertility

Guys, heres another reason to eat your veggies: they might be good for your sperm. Some studies show that male fertility and whats called seminal quality have declined over the last few decades. So researchers from two fertility clinics in Spain loo

经济金融术语汉英对照表 Y-Z

Y 养老基金 pension fund 一刀切 universal application;non-discretionary implementation 一级市场 primary market 应收未收利息 overdue interest 银行网点 banking outlets 赢利能力 profitability 营业税 business tax 硬贷款（商业

自恋的人桃花运旺 约会中更受欢迎

Narcissists arent just attractive to themselves. They are, at least superficially, attractive to other people. 自恋者不只是对自己有吸引力。至少从表面上看，他们对其他人也有吸引力。 And as a new study of speed dating l

英国脱欧导致免税购物上升 中国游客占主力

A weaker pound in the wake of the Brexit vote has led to a 7% year-on-year increase in tax free shopping in the UK by overseas tourists in July, according to new figures by tourism shopping tax refund company Global Blue. 旅行购物退税公司环球

双语：英国1/4个税来自1%富人

New figures released by HM Revenue and Customs reveal those in the top 1 per cent of earners pay a quarter of all income tax. A quarter of all of Britain's income tax revenues this year will be paid by just one per cent of earners, according to offic

日本政府关注本国孩子出生率

According to the Washington Post of September 26, Japan's government has been paying more attention to the nations fertility rate, which influences the country's economic development。 The coastal region of Fukui has Japan's biggest share of dual-in

英语六级作文常用词组句型

一． 上升增长1．add up to 增加了eg. The total amount of added up to 14 billion pounds（14%） in 1994. 2． to jump to / to soar to 一跃达到/ 猛增到 eg. The total working days lost soared to 10 million in 1979. 3．an increase of ab