【英语时差8,16】船锚与弱扣环-上

What happens if you throw your anchor overboard and there isnt enough chain to reach the bottom? Does the anchor haul you down with it? This sounds a little bit like something that would happen in a cartoon. But for sailors its no laughing matter. It

【英语时差8,16】麦克和亚曼达正在聊家人

Mike: Hi Amanda, what have you been doing lately? Amanda: As you can see, I'm still wearing a cast, so I have been helping out my mom by watching my little sister on the weekends. She has been able to run a lot of errands she never had time to do bef

【英语时差8,16】鱼的性格-下

One would assume that a shy fish is always shy, but research has found this isnt always the case. Scientists working with two species of damselfish on Australias Great Barrier Reef have discovered that when water temperatures increase by as little as

【英语时差8,16】火山灰与飞机-下

The obvious risk of this happening to crowded passenger planes in British airspace was enough for the UK's Civil Aviation Authority to enforce a total ban on flights a move which was mirrored by other northern European countries. The dangers of flyin

【英语时差8,16】猜测別人的年纪是不礼貌的行为

Guessing somebody's age is impolite Dear Annie: May I say something about people who make assumptions about someone's age? My 18-year-old daughter is on the petite side. She is 4-foot-11 and weighs 95 pounds. On several occasions, we have been invite

【英语时差8,16】海浪的形成原理

Those waves hitting the sand actually begin far out at sea. And it doesnt take much to get them going. A little wind will do the trick. First the wind blows over the surface of the water, generating the little ripples you can see just by blowing acro

【英语时差8,16】书店街-中

Diarmuid: How about the different categories of books? Kate: We have got a large mixture of general trade books and more academic books; we've got a large history section with lots of military history, politics; we've got a big archaeology section wh

【英语时差8,16】芦笋-下

But thats what comes out after we eat asparagus, which is not necessarily the same was what went in. Our digestive systems do some pretty complex chemistry, you know. Plus, the act of cooking the asparagus probably changes the chemistry around a bit,

【英语时差8,16】芦笋-上

Hey Don, do you like asparagus? Yep, I love it Yael, can't get enough. But don't you notice there's a certain problem after you've eaten it? Problem? Yeah, everybody knows that eating asparagus can cause a rather unpleasant smell in your urine. I did

【英语时差8,16】喋喋不休-上

Diarmuid: Hello everybody and welcome to Authentic Real English from the BBC. I'm Diarmuid. Jean: And I'm Jean. Jean: Diarmuid! Diarmuid: I'm so sorry Jean! Let me just take this. Hello?... Oh, hi mum. I'm a little bit busy at the mom- Can I call you

【英语时差8,16】防臭袜子-下

There are several kinds of odor preventing and odor destroying treatments for textiles. For the most part, they work by killing or inhibiting the bacteria and fungi that cause odors. For example, these socks contain Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, or

【英语时差8,16】秋季落叶的奥秘-上

Every autumn, citizens of the North American Midwest and Northeast enjoy a spectacularly colorful display as leaves turn various shades of red, orange, yellow, purple, and brown. But autumn also entails the backbreaking work of raking all those beaut

【英语时差8,16】皇室疾病-上

Its good to be king, as the saying goes. But sometimes having a royal lineage isnt so great. Take the male descendants of Queen Victoria, who was the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom during most of the 19th century. Victorias son, Leopold, died

【英语时差8,16】利用太阳能-上

Did you know that enough sunlight falls on the earths surface every minute to provide energy for the entire world? The trick, though, is turning sunlight into power we can use for things like heating water and making electricity. And there are two ty

【英语时差8,16】晚上出去玩-饮酒篇-下

The last time I did get really drunk it did involve me falling about 6 foot off a wall, so I try not to get that drunk these days. Andrea: Oh my goodness. She got so drunk she fell off a wall. For most people its just another way to entertain themsel

【英语时差8,16】晚上出去玩-饮酒篇-上

Andrea: Hello, Im Andrea. Were finding out what young people in Britain like to do at night. And first we asked people what they liked to drink. GT and beer sometimes. Wine maybe. I start off very sensibly on maybe a Bloody Mary or maybe one or two v

【英语时差8,16】蓝莓提升记忆？-上

You probably already know that blueberries are delicious. And you may have heard that theyre healthful, too.But did you know that blueberries boost memory in older people at risk for memory loss? A study looked at how drinking wild blueberry juice af

【英语时差8,16】热到底是什么？-上

At one time it was believed that heat was a liquid. Sure, that sounds kind of crazy, but if you think for a second, you might see why. Suppose you have an object thats very hot say a metal spoon thats been sitting in hot coffee. Pick it up and you ca

【英语时差8,16】智利地震如何使白天变短-上

Powerful earthquakes-like the ones in Haiti and Chile in 2010-leave destruction in their wake. Buildings collapse, many people are injured and killed. But the chaos created by massive quakes isnt limited to the regions where they happen. The Chilean

【英语时差8,16】晚上出去玩-看戏篇-上

Its such a pleasurable experience. I dont really go to (the) theatre but that was really impressive. We came for a special treat. I just love (the) theatre. Andrea: Going to the theatre is just another way many people in Britain like to spend a night