英语听力文摘 English Digest 48、失控的圣诞派对

Dear Annie: Each year, the company my wife works for hosts a Christmas dinner party at a local restaurant. What used to be an enjoyable meal with a handful of employees has become a large, drunken event lasting late into the night. One year, two empl

英语听力文摘 English Digest 47、音乐有助于幼儿脑部发育

Not only does it soothe the savage beast, but music also makes unruly children calmer while at the same time honing their facilities for cognitive skills and physical coordination, according to a leading expert. A mother's soft lullaby, granddad's wh

英语听力文摘 English Digest 56、买不起订婚戒指

Dear Annie: My girlfriend and I have been together for three years. When we first started dating, Mary unexpectedly became pregnant and we now have a beautiful child who is our life's joy. I would like to ask Mary to become my wife. Here's the proble

英语听力文摘 English Digest 24、暴力

One thing we're proud of here at A Moment of Science is that there isn't a lot of sex and violence on our program. Although, did you ever stop to wonder why sex and violence so often go hand in hand? How come nobody complains about violence and garde

英语听力文摘 English Digest 31、早班,锻炼上瘾

Yael: Hey Don, you're in pretty good shape, right? Don: I guess. Y: So you probably work out . . . D: Well, I swim and go to the gym pretty much every day . . . Why? Y: It's just that some people can become addicted to exercise to the point where it

英语听力文摘 English Digest 30、伊索寓言

The Ant and the Dove An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning. A dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the strea

英语听力文摘 English Digest 29、长江七号

Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow has been a major player in the area's film industry for almost two decades, but it wasn't until 2001's Shaolin Soccer followed by 2004's Kung Fu Hustle that Chow really rocketed to the stratosphere, where he currently

英语听力文摘 English Digest 28、甜蜜的复仇

Yael: You must be a having a good day. The smile on your face is a mile wide. Don: I'm finally going to get revenge on my neighbor. Y: For what? D: He has the loudest lawnmower you've ever heard. And as if that isn't enough, he mows his lawn every Sa

英语听力文摘 English Digest 27、狗和狼

Don: Who's the smartest dog in the whole wide world? DOG BARKING Yael: Please. Even if Ralph is the smartest dog in the world, that's not saying much. Any animal that will do exactly what you tell it to do isn't very smart. I'm not saying dogs weren'

英语听力文摘 English Digest 26、为什么会有男人和女人？

Why are there males and females? Why are there two sexes instead of three, or twelve, or one? On todayss Moment of Science we'll learn why two is the magic number. Let's start with why there is sex at all. When two organisms reproduce sexually, sperm

英语听力文摘 English Digest 23、1500年以前,丝绸的生产是中国的国家机密

1500年以前，丝绸的生产是中国的国家机密 Fifteen hundred years ago in China, silk production was a state secret. The silk trade was so valuable that anyone who tried to take silkworm eggs or mulberry seeds out of China was put to death

英语听力文摘 English Digest 25、婚姻的创伤

婚姻的创伤 Anyone who's been married knows that arguing with your spouse comes with the territory. Those heady, romantic days of courtship have given way to arguing about doing the dishes and taking out the garbage. But, as any marriage counselo

英语听力文摘 English Digest 21、可以吃的花

Yael: Don, are you eating my tulips? Don: Just having myself a little snack. Y: Of MY tulips? I brought those in here to brighten the place up, not for you to eat! And who eats flowers anyway? D: Have you seen that movie, Monsoon Wedding? There's a c

英语听力文摘 English Digest 20、女人和烟

More and more women have began smoking in the last few decades. One of the reasons is savvy marketing as Don explains to Yael in this Moment of Science. D: Yael, what's that in your hand? Y: Come on, Don. Haven't you seen a cigarette before? Every da

英语听力文摘 English Digest 19、千金难买老来瘦

Think back to your college days, the good old days when life was easy. Stay up all night partying or even studying? No problem. Eat pizza every night and plow through entire bags of potato chips at one sitting. Hey, no sweat. You were a lean, mean, a

英语听力文摘 English Digest 18、蛇的第六感

Picture this: A foraging squirrel comes into range of a hungry, coiled rattlesnake. The squirrel realizes the danger too late--the rattlesnake strikes out and bites, fangs pumping venom deep into the squirrel's small body. The poison doesn't kill imm

英语听力文摘 English Digest 37、如何对付缺乏公德心的邻居

Dear Annie: I live next door to people who leave their windows open and have the television blaring most of the night, while their children play loud video games. They also run some sort of compressor all day long that's right next to our patio. This

英语听力文摘 English Digest 39、父母控制软件让恶意网站无法趁虚而入

The Internet has become an indispensable part of life for many children and young people nowadays. Yet risks abound. Children must be protected from dangerous content, whether it's pornography or depictions of violence, says Axel Kossel of c't magazi

英语听力文摘 English Digest 40、如何帮助陷入麻烦的好朋友

Dear Annie: I have known Celia for five years and love her like a sister. A few months ago, I found out that Celia's husband is having an affair with a former employee. I know he meets this woman at variousout-of-the-way places and that he leaves wor

英语听力文摘 English Digest 41、婴儿语

Ya?l: [In a baby talk cooing voice] Ready for a moment of science? D: Sure, Ya?l, but why are you talking to me like I'm a baby? Y: [Regular voice] Just making a point Don. Why did you think I was talking as if you were a baby? D: Hmmm. Because of th