Why Can We Hear the Sound of the Ocean in a Shell? 贝壳传来海洋之音？ Most children have probably wondered at the noise of roaring ocean waves magically captured inside seashells held up to their ears. According to popular belief, anyone luc
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Golf: There's nothing like it! 高尔夫 没有比它更好的运动了！ When most people think of golf, they probably think of Tiger Woods jet-setting to golf courses around the world winning prestigious tournaments and making a lot of money. It s
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Don't Be an April Fool! 整人有理，只在愚人节！ If it is the morning of April 1 and you see some money on the ground, perhaps you should think twice before you pick it up. It might have been glued there by someone keen to turn you into an A
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Why Stay in Bed? 早起的虫儿被鸟吃？ Some people are night owls; some are early birds. You probably know which one you are, but did you know that there may be a biological reason why some people are out of bed at dawn while others prefer to b
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The Gentleman Thief 怪盗亚森罗苹 He is handsome, charming, highly intelligent, and a master of disguise. He steals, but only from the rich, and marries four times. He travels the world using a number of names and his adventures are the talk of
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Keeping up With Science 喝咖啡打击瞌睡虫？落伍了！ To make the most of your time, you should go to bed late and rise early. But that is conventional wisdom. The future may be different because scientists are doing what they can to elimin
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Love is All We Need 爱情大补帖 Many songs, poems, and books have been written on loves strong effect on people. The state of being in love has even been compared to being sick or insane. A study by Professor Semir Zeki of University College Lond
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Love or Money? 钱可以买到幸福吗？ There is a Web site called the World Database of Happiness. It combines and analyzes the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life satisfaction. Most of the findin
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Is Cloning the Future? 克隆一个你？ Saving lives has always been an important mission of science. Now science, and indeed all society, is facing a new dilemma:whether or not to try and save more lives through human cloning. The first cloning ex
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Acing the Computer Business 宏鹄之志 There is little doubt todaywhether or not Acer can compete in the global marketplace. The computer giant has flourished under the vision of its founder Stan Shih with revenues of US$9.9 billion last year. As r
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Understanding Anxiety Disorders 躁化弄人 Anxiety disorders are the most widespread of emotional disorders. They affect millions of people every year, and cause their victims to suffer from tremendous worry and nervousness for no apparent reason.
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Ichiro: Shining out of Japan 引郎入室，一棒定江山 Baseball may be known as America's favorite pastime, but the truth is Americans do not have a monopoly on the game. The popularity of baseball has spread with the American empire and is now
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad 富爸爸，穷爸爸 Most parents would probably be extremely grateful to be shown an easy way to instill into their children an appreciation of the value of money and a better understanding of how to make it. According to some cr
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Welcome to the Bottom of the World 南极大陆 ── 世界最后的净土 Antarctica is the highest, driest, and coldest place on Earth. It is also the remotest, a fact which accounts for its unspoiled environment. It is difficult for people to ge
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The Man on the Moon? 带我去月球？ In July 1969, people around the world witnessed Americas greatest achievement: NASA succeeded in landing a man on the moon, and in the effort, won its space race against the USSR. Millions of people were breath
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I Think, Therefore I Am Here 冥想 ── 迈向身心合一的空灵境界 Perhaps you have a big test coming up and you are feeling nervous. These days, it is pass or perish, so you know you have got to do well. The pressure is on, so you may be l
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A Treasure Ship Captain 郑和下西洋 ── 三保太监的不朽航程 Early in the 15th century, a huge fleet of ships set sail from Nanjing. It was the first of a series of voyages that would, for a brief period, establish China as the leading
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Basking in the Land of Smiles 泰好玩！ What do you look for when choosing a travel destination? We all have our own ideas about what makes a great vacation, but no matter what you are looking for, there is a good chance that you will find it in T
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Stars, Bulbs, and Light Pollution 都是光害的！ Our ancestors enjoyed a cleaner world. The water and air were cleaner, and when people went out at night, they could look at the stars above and ask questions about our place in the universe. Nowad
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Can Your Belly Tell You If It Is a Boy or Girl? 生男生女 ── 肚皮露玄机？ \Many myths surround the mysteries of pregnancy. For example, people have developed a lot of folk wisdom about predicting a baby's sex. One old wives' tale that ha
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