【英语时差8,16】利兹城堡

Leeds Castle Chen Li:Helen, Im very excited about this place were going today. Helen: Me too. Today were taking you to Leeds Castle, set in the stunning countryside of Kent, about one hour from London. Taking us on a tour of the castle is Victoria Wa

【英语时差8,16】布伦海姆宫

Blenheim Palace Helen: Today were taking you to a huge and stunning palace about two hours north-west of London. Its called Blenheim Palace. First John told us why the house was built. It was due to a battle that happened over 300 years ago. The huge

【英语时差8,16】下雨天，跑还是走？这是个问题。

Getting Out Of The Rain Have you ever dashed across a parking lot in a sudden rainstorm? You might think that youll stay drier by running as fast as you can-but wait-the faster you run, the more drops youll run into horizontally, soaking your front.

【英语时差8,16】断层线

Scientists say the surface of the Earth is cracked like a giant eggshell. They call the pieces tectonic plates. As many as twenty of them cover the Earth. The plates float about slowly, sometimes crashing into each other, and sometimes moving away fr

【英语时差8,16】全球减肥行动

The World Health Organization is moving forward with a proposal to fight obesity around the world. The United States and other members of the W-H-O Executive Board voted last month to send the plan for final approval. However, the United States and s

【英语时差8,16】帮助艾滋病人融入社会

People living with AIDS and the virus that causes it can face rejection in their community and their jobs. Experts have created special programs to increase the acceptance of people with AIDS. One group, called the Change Project, has developed teach

【英语时差8,16】用酒精预防感染

Health officials say one of the most important ways people can stop the spread of infection is to wash their hands well and often. Most people use soap and water. But others increasingly use products that let them clean their hands without water. Suc

【英语时差8,16】皇家瘟疫

The Royal Plague 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 s

【英语时差8,16】如何降低你的电费？

How To Lower Your Electricity Bill At the end of the day, just before going to bed, you go through the house to do an energy check. You make sure all the lights are off, the oven is cold, the iron is unplugged. So now youve done your duty as a good e

【英语时差8,16】血浓于水

Blood Is Thicker Than Water In the 1960s, biologist William Hamilton became interested in the caterpillars of the cinnabar moth. Most caterpillars are heavily camouflaged to protect them from hungry birds. The cinnabar is an exception. Its covered wi

【英语时差8,16】咖啡因的作用

Coffee And Caffeine: How Caffeine Makes You Feel More Awake Some people aren't able to function without that first cup of coffee in the morning. We'll look at how caffeine in coffee makes you feel more awake and alert. Soon after you drink a cup of c

【英语时差8,16】大角公羊怎样取得成功？

Sheep With Personality To boldly go where no man has gone before, are famous words from the science fiction series Star Trek. Being bold does tend to help people be successful in life, but what about bighorn sheep? Well, it seems Canadian scientists

【英语时差8,16】先冷静一下；先放轻松

At times, we do an action based not upon logic and calm reasoning, but upon a feeling of strong emotion, such as anger, panic or fear. Later, we may regret what we did, and wish we had remained cool-headed long enough to have thought more clearly and

【英语时差8,16】小狗躺下前为什么要转圈圈？

Why Dogs Turn In Circles Before Lying Down Ever wonder why dogs turn around in circles before lying down? Almost all domestic and wild dogs show this behavior as they prepare to curl up and lie down. There are many legends that claim to explain this

【英语时差8,16】伦敦的公交系统

London Transport John: Hi, Im John. Today were going to find out all about public transport in London. Vicki has done some special reports for us about the different types of transport in London. For example, the Underground. The London Underground,

【英语时差8,16】吃三文鱼有风险？

A study has found that salmon raised in sea farms contain higher levels of pollutants than wild salmon. But the levels are still well within legal limits. The study took two years. It found higher levels of P-C-B's, dioxin and other chemicals in farm

【英语时差8,16】雷雨天的避难所

Cars And Lightning You may have heard that your car is a safe place to be in a thunder storm, and this is true. You might not know the reason for this, however.Well learn exactly what would happen if lightning struck your car. At first you might thin

【英语时差8,16】替代能源-生物能

Alternative Energy? Bugs And Biofuel One day, probably sooner than we like to think, oil production will peak. Then, gasoline prices will go not merely through the roof but up and away into unimagined heights. Before that happens, though, we could ha

【英语时差8,16】时间之谜--世界通用的时区划分

So, we have devices to mark the passing of time. But what time is it now. Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time. This is because time on Earth is set by the sun's position in the sky above. We all have a tw

【英语时差8,16】爆炸树

Exploding Trees In a scene from Mary Shelleys famous novel Frankenstein, one of the characters watches as a lightning bolt strikes a large oak tree. The tree is utterly destroyed in a gigantic explosion. This might be good story-telling, but could su