万物简史 第471期:生命在前进(13)

Sprigg submitted a paper to Nature, but it was turned down. 斯普里格给《自然》杂志写了一篇论文，但是没有被采用。 He read it instead at the next annual meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement

万物简史 第472期:生命在前进(14)

Today some of Sprigg's original Ediacaran specimens, along with many of the other fifteen hundred specimens that have been found throughout the Flinders Range since that time, 今天，斯普里格的埃迪亚卡拉标本原件，与自那以后在整个

美丽新世界Brave New World 第18章(5)

The woods, the open stretches of heather and yellow gorse, the clumps of Scotch firs, 这森林，这大片大片的石南丛和黄色的金雀花，还有那一片片苏格兰枞树 the shining ponds with their overhanging birch trees, their water l

走进牛津大学 第34期:25万人现场观战

Finally, the tradition continues to the present day with the loser challenging the winner to a re-match annually. 最终，这个传统一直延续到了今天，每年由输的一方向赢的一方提出挑战。 The most recent race was on Saturday

走进牛津大学 第32期:一座拥有100多个图书馆的大学

Oxford University has more than 100 libraries, which are divided into college libraries, subject-based libraries and research libraries. 牛津大学有100多个图书馆，被分为学院图书馆、专业图书馆和学术研究图书馆。 Almost

诗翁彼豆故事集 第17期:兔子巴比蒂和她的呱呱树桩(1)

4. Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump 4. 兔子巴比蒂和她的呱呱树桩 A long time ago, in a far-off land, there lived a foolish king who decided that he alone should have the power of magic. 很久很久以前，在一个遥远的地方，

诗翁彼豆故事集 第18期:兔子巴比蒂和她的呱呱树桩(2)

One morning, as the charlatan and the foolish King were twirling their twigs, and hopping in circles, and chanting meaningless rhymes, a loud cackling reached the King's ears. 一天早晨，当江湖骗子和愚蠢的国王正在挥舞他们的树枝，

诗翁彼豆故事集 第19期:兔子巴比蒂和她的呱呱树桩(3)

The following morning all the lords and ladies of the kingdom assembled in the palace grounds. 第二天早晨，王国里所有的王公贵族都聚集在宫殿的庭院里。 The King climbed on to a stage in front of them, with the charlatan by hi

诗翁彼豆故事集 第20期:兔子巴比蒂和她的呱呱树桩(4)

An axe was brought at once, and the old tree was felled to loud cheers from the courtiers and the charlatan. 斧头立刻就被拿来了，老树被砍倒了，江湖骗子和朝臣们大声欢呼。 However, as they were making ready to return to th

诗翁彼豆故事集 第16期:男巫的毛心脏(6)

The resemblance of this action to the creation of a Horcrux has been noted by many writers. 许多作家都注意到这种行为跟制造魂器有类似之处。 Although Beedle's hero is not seeking to avoid death, he is dividing what was clearly no

英国学生科学读本 第62期:吃苦耐劳的驴子(2)

There is a clear space in the jaws between the front and the back teeth, and into this space we put the steel bit to which the reins are fastened when we drive or ride the donkey. 在驴子前后牙齿之间的腭部有一片空白区域，我们将铁

英国学生科学读本 第64期:红色金属--铜(2)

Copper can be rolled or hammered out into thin sheets, and so we say that it is malleable. It can also be easily drawn out into wire, and for this reason we call it ductile. Sheet copper is much used for covering the bottoms of ships, and for making

英国学生科学读本 第64期:红色金属--铜(1)

Lesson 64 The Red Metal Called Copper 第64课 红色金属铜 There is only one metal which is red in colour. Its name is copper. On the shores of Lake Superior in North America, lumps of pure copper are found in the rocks; but in Cornwall , and in

英国学生科学读本 第63期:有用的椰子(2)

This soft black mark is the place through which the young palm-tree would force its way out, if the cocoanut were planted in the soil of its native land. 如果种植在原生地的土壤之中，年幼的椰子树就会通过这个柔软的黑色斑点

英国学生科学读本 第63期:有用的椰子(1)

Lesson 63 The Useful Cocoa-nut 第63课 有用的椰子 Cocoa-nuts grow in clusters at the top of a palm-tree which is found in most hot countries. This palm has a slender brown stem, sometimes from sixty to ninety feet high, without branches, but be

英国学生科学读本 第62期:吃苦耐劳的驴子(1)

Lesson 62 The Patient Donkey 第62课 吃苦耐劳的驴子 Have you ever heard a donkey bray? What a noise he makes! Even if you have not heard one, I am sure that you have all seen a donkey, and perhaps some of you have ridden one at the seaside on

英国学生科学读本 第61期:雪花莲(2)

If you cut this seed-vessel across with a pen-knife, you will find inside it some tiny young green seeds. 用一把小刀将这个种皮切开，就能看到里面尚未成熟的绿色小种。 Within the flower of the snow-drop you can see some gree

英国学生科学读本 第61期:雪花莲(1)

Lesson 61 The Snow-drop 第61课 雪花莲 When the new year comes, the snow-drop is the first of all the flowers to put forth its lovely white blossoms. We call it the snow-drop, not only because its flowers are white as snow, but also because they

英国学生科学读本 第60期:卷心菜(1)

Lesson 60 The Cabbage 第60课 卷心菜 In some sandy places near the sea the cabbage plant grows wild. We should not care to eat wild cabbages; but by growing these plants in good ground, and sowing their seeds year after year, we should get after

英国学生科学读本 第60期:卷心菜(2)

Instead of cutting all our cabbage plants, we shall leave a few in the ground until the end of the summer. Soon the heart of each plant will open, and long stems will grow up from its centre. Small yellow flowers then appear on these stems. Each flow