You cant deny that the selfie has become very popular. In fact, it was the Oxford Dictionarys word of the year for 2013. In the same year, we saw the Obamas and even the Pope join the fad. Selfies are easy to take when it is just yourself or maybe a

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【轻松英文阅读】宇宙中的灾难

While you were going about your day on February 24th of this year, the sun was ejecting a massive jet of particles into space. This phenomenon is known as a CME, a coronal mass ejection and they often come after a solar flare. Luckily for us on earth

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【轻松英文阅读】再也不会丢东西了

Do you have trouble keeping up with your things? Are you constantly misplacing items and wasting your precious time hunting for them? Then the Lapa may be what you need. Lapas communicating The Lapa is a device that you attach to something you don't

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【轻松英文阅读】火山喷发

Mount Etna is a volcano located in southern Italy. It is on the island of Sicily. Now, Mount Etna is spewing out red hot rocks and ash. However, experts say that there is no danger for people. Mount Etna has often erupted in the past. The last erupti

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【轻松英文阅读】一种新型的食物

What do you get when you combine a croissant with a doughnut? The answer is the new treat from New York City, the cronut. The owner of Dominque Anzel Bakery is responsible for this new creation. The cronut is shaped like a regular doughnut but it is

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【轻松英文阅读】无人机

The other day, someone sent me a link to an awesome aerial video of Takeda Castle in Japan. (See video below.) At first, I assumed that it had been shot using a helicopter, but as I was watching the video I realized that it had been made with a drone

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【轻松英文阅读】一只侦探鼠

Derrick is in training with the Dutch police at the moment. But Derrick is not a person or even a police dog; hes a police rat. What is Derricks expertise? He can sniff out substances such as drugs or gunshot residue and he does it with a 98.8 percen

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【轻松英文阅读】郭亮隧道

Here is another scenic drive to put on your bucket list. It is known as the Guoliang Tunnel and you can find it in the Taihang Mountains of the Henan Province of China. Usually, tunnels are not very scenic, but the Guoliang Tunnel is an exception. It

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【轻松英文阅读】拔河也是一项危险的运动

It has been around for over 4,000 years, is played in every corner of the globe and is a main staple of community and school events. The sport has long been praised as a game for building teamwork and cooperation. Tug of war has a long list of merits

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【轻松英文阅读】土耳其的投票制

People voted for a new constitution in Turkey last week. As a result, the president of the country gains much more power. The presidents opponents are saying that the election was fake. The President of Turkey is Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has wan

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【轻松英文阅读】被发现的洞穴

It is the worlds largest cave and no one even knew it existed until recently. Son Doong Cave was discovered in 1991 in the rugged mountains of central Vietnam (map). A local man by the name of Ho Khanh discovered an entrance to the cave but did not h

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【轻松英文阅读】寻找热带雨林

SUMMARY: After their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion Katniss and Peeta become targets of the government. DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence WRITER: Suzanne Collins (book) Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt (screenplay) STARRING: Jennifer Law

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【轻松英文阅读】英文电影预告片

TITLE: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty SUMMARY: Walter Mitty is a day-dreamer who escapes his monotonous life through his fantasies. When his job and his coworkers jobs are threatened Walter goes on an adventure in the real world greater than anythin

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【轻松英文阅读】美国人演唱的流行乐

On March 9th, the final round of the TV series Nodo Jiman Za! World! was held on Japans NTV. In this program amateur singers from around the world sing their hearts out in Japanese before a nationwide audience. And the winner of this years final roun

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【轻松英文阅读】龙卷风

Tornados are one of the most frightening weather phenomena on our planet. Not only are they unique in how they form, but also in how they are measured . A tornados intensity is defined by the Enhanced Fujita Scale. On this scale, the intensity of the

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【轻松英文阅读】麦当劳炸薯条

How much do you love McDonalds fries? Do you love them so much that you would order a side order of fries to go with your fries? Well, that is no longer necessary at a McDonalds in Japan since they added this new item to their menu, the mega potato.

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【轻松英文阅读】拯救潜水员

Five Japanese scuba divers have miraculously been found alive three days after they went missing off the coast of Bali. Local fishermen discovered the divers clinging to a coral reef. The five women divers were almost 20 kilometers from where they an

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【轻松英文阅读】世界上最昂贵的树

They say that money doesnt grow on trees but theres a tree in the middle of Honolulu that is making over 400,000 dollars a year for its owners by just being a treea very beautiful tree. Hitachi Tree 2 If you live in Japan, then theres no doubt you ar

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【轻松英文阅读】如何惩罚违规司机

Recently, a group of young men in Russia started a campaign. The aim of the campaign is to shame drivers who do not follow traffic rules. The young men wait on a footpath to block motorists who illegally use it as a shortcut. At first, they politely

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【轻松英文阅读】怎样避免狗熊袭击？

Most of us have no clue what to do, if we run into a 300-pound bear . But luckily a local TV station in Rhode Island has put together a few tips from the experts on how to protect yourself, should you come across a wild bear . First, you should avoid

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