【英语时差8，16】锻炼减少乳癌

If you're not already convinced that regular exercise is important to stay healthy, now there is yet another reason to break a sweat, especially if you're a woman: breast cancer. Several studies have linked exercise to lowering the risk of developing

【英语时差8，16】谈谈求职面试

Mike: Hey, Amanda! How come you're wearing a suit? I've never seen you dressed so formally! Amanda: It's because I have a job interview this afternoon at the department store. I responded to a newspaper advertisement for a summer job by sending my re

【英语时差8，16】为人师表行比言更有力

Public reaction to a recent proposal at Soochow University to rein in the number of appearances faculty members may make on talk shows was swift and negative. Various voices argued in favor of reasonable involvement by university instructors in polit

【英语时差8，16】半瓶水危险

Don: You know, Yael, wouldn't you say we do a pretty good job here at A Moment of Science? Yael: Of course I would, Don. D: Okay, but what if I told you that studies show that in general Americans do a pretty lousy job of estimating their skills, kno

【英语时差8，16】充满未来感的快速车手准备大显神威

Speed Racer is an adaptation of the beloved 1960s Japanese anime classic. The movie visibly pushes the boundaries that separate animation and live action by creating moments of surprising beauty, often to striking effect. Speed Racer begins with a fa

【英语时差8，16】钢铁人会成为今夏超级英雄吗？

He speeds into battle in a fiery flash, laying waste to all challengers. That's not just Iron Man but the film's likely box-office outcome, too, as the summer's top hit. Movie studios and exhibitors are desperate for a hit, with 2008 attendance down

【英语时差8，16】谈谈偶像

Mike: Hi, Amanda. What's that magazine you're reading? That's a humongous picture of Leehom Wang on the cover! Amanda: Oh, this is just one of the celebrity gossip rags I like to read. How else am I supposed to get the latest dirt on Taiwan's pop sta

【英语时差8，16】恋爱中的大脑

Don: I'm trying to write a poem to my sweetheart. Can you think of a good metaphor for love? Yael: How about hunger or thirst? D: I don't know about that. I was thinking something like love is a rose, except less clich. Y: You must be talking about a

【英语时差8，16】世贸大厦

Amid the shocking events that occurred on September 11th, one of the most startling was the sight of the collapse of the Twin Towers soon after hijacked planes hit them. In this Moment of Science we explain how and why the collapse occurred. Designed

【英语时差8，16】天天都是地球日

The world on April 22 observed Earth Day, an annual event meant to inspire awareness and appreciation for our planet's environment. But this yearly reminder has come under fire from some environmentalists, who say the excessive promotion of a one-day

【英语时差8，16】男孩变声时

For adolescent boys, a changing voice that cracks in the middle of a sentence can be a great embarrass-ment. Though embarrassing, a cracking voice is a natural part of adolescent development. As a boy goes through adolescence, his secondary sex chara

【英语时差8，16】邦德显示各代007风采

Before James Bond became a screen icon, he was a paperback hero. A new exhibition of 007 book covers charts the changing image of the suave British spy and his world of fast cars, luxury casinos and alluring women. Ranging from the 1950s to the prese

【英语时差8，16】追风筝的小孩，两个小主角表现抢眼

The Kite Runner is an adaptation of the Khaled Hosseini novel, which told the story of how childhood friendship and betrayal played out when its characters became adults. The film starts in contemporary San Francisco, where an adult Amir looks on mor

【英语时差8，16】谈谈机场

Amanda: Mike, I'm so excited about our trip to Hong Kong! It's the first time I'm traveling overseas with you. I'm glad we arrived at the airport three hours early－there was such a long line at the check-in counter. Mike: Yeah, but we'd have been d

【英语时差8，16】适应气候变化

With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, Why don't species just adapt? Don takes the devil's advocate position and discusses this with Yael. D: Yael, we know global warming is bad, right? I mean, the t

【英语时差8，16】男性生物钟

Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases going up with a mother's age. But the biological c

【英语时差8，16】谈谈发型

Amanda: Mike, you've had the same hairstyle for as long as I can remember! Don't you think a change is long overdue? I think you should experiment with your look－I'm bored of your usual spiked-up hair. Mike: Yeah, you may be right, Amanda. I've act

【英语时差8，16】心冷手热

Does drinking an alcoholic beverage make you warmer? That's the question Yael and Don discuss on this Moment of Science. Yael: Hey Don, what're you reading? Don: A travel brochure. Listen to this. When the weather turns cold, some people dream about

【英语时差8，16】假日里的死亡

Yael: They're months away, and I'm already stressed out about the holidays. Two different relatives of mine have died of natural causes on Christmas Day. You think my family's cursed? Don: If your family's cursed, Yael, then a heck of a lot of other

【英语时差8，16】对生日期待太多

Dear Annie: I will be 40 this year and really want to celebrate this milestone in my life. In the past, my husband has told me he needs plenty of notice to plan something special for my birthday, but we've never done much. Six months before my birthd