The cormorant gives up for now. The bird has been foiled by the clarity of the water, the very thing that enables the manatee to thrive. The light through these waters helps plants flourish, and manatees are strict vegetarians. They can eat a hundred

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

Inflation is hitting U.S. consumers hard. The last era of severe inflation was in the 1970s, when prices and wages spiraled upward. This time, while the official inflation rate is still relatively moderate, wages are stagnating and prices for essenti

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In Taylors parents backyard Yi-jun: Boy, it looks like everyone in your family is here, from young to old. Taylor: Easter's a good day for reunions. The family goes to church together. Yi-jun: And after church they come here for lunch? Taylor: Yup, a

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本单元是关于同教授谈话的对话 Prof. Lewis: Come in Helen, sit down. Now how are you? Helen: Fine really. Honestly, I'm fine. Prof. Lewis:Are you? That's not what your marks are saying to me. They tell a very different story. You failed this mid-term

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After spending a year or so as larvae under water, they transform into winged adults and take to the skies. The millions of tiny flies attract far bigger animals. As they hold a mass mating orgy along the banks of the lake, brown bears come to feed o

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I'm gonna go sit with Hilary. Oh, yeah, nothing's changed. Alright, Shawn wants to be with a girl? To complete that game, first stop, research. Minkus, let's talk Perky. Ah, your telegram has finally arrived. No, this isn't romance. It's revenge. Two

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 听美剧学英语-《淘小子看世界》

It was a warm, sunny day. She put a hat on to keep the sun out of her eyes. She needed to visit her bank. She walked down to the corner. There were four buildings at the intersection. One was her bank. Opposite the bank was a fast food restaurant. Th

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

A: Would you like to order now? B: This all looks good! I think we know what we want. A: Please let me point out the chef's special, which is blackened catfish. B: I am dieting, so could the chef prepare the food with no extra sauce? A: We are always

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-餐厅

A: Have you had enough time to look over the menu? B: Yes, we are almost ready to order. A: Let me remind you of the specials of the day, which are posted on the board. B: Oh, that all sounds so good! Can we get the sauce on the side? A: Yes, we woul

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A: Are you ready to order? B: I think that we have a pretty good idea of what we would like to order. A: Let me tell you about the specials of the day, which are chicken in a wine sauce with capers, and grilled garlic shrimp. B: I was wondering if th

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Half of all fish people eat worldwide now come from fish farms. So farms need to do more to keep up with demand. 现在全世界一半供人类食用的鱼来自养鱼场。因此,养鱼场需要采取更多办法以满足需求。 If we look to th

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年Scientific American(八)月

公关部主任Janet Liu召集下属开会,询问中东代表团的活动安排。上次说到,不同宗教有不同的饮食习惯:穆斯林吃Halal, 犹太人吃 Kosher。让我们听听Janet还有什么建议。 Janet Liu: And you might also

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Dialogue 1 Jingjing:Mark, have you heard about the new cellular meat? 京晶:马克,你听说过最新研制的细胞肉吗? Mark:Huh? Is that some kind of mobile phone? 马克:什么? 那是某种新手机吗? Jingjing:No, it's a technology used t

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populated by millions of odor receptors. Complicated, crazy-straw, tortuous nasal passageway that went from the nostrils, made several loops through the snout before it went down into the throat. Ankylosaurus supersensitive nose can pick up a carnivo

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Easter Sunday, a day of family, celebration, and fun. Today, after church, my family and I got together with my in-laws in the East Wenatchee Country Club for lunch. The club is actually for golf, but even if you don't golf, you can go to the restaur

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

Successful businesses adopt the philosophy that the customer is always right and McDonald's, famous for serving hamburgers, hasn't ignored that. So much so that it is opening, next year, its first totally vegetarian restaurant in India. About 40% of

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

介绍: dish n. 就餐用过的餐具 all the plates, glasses, knives, forks, etc. that have been used during a meal do the dishes 饭后清洗盘子、碗筷等 I don't like to do the dishes after dinner. 我不喜欢在晚饭后洗盘子。 dish n.

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Natalie Portman 娜塔莉波特曼 She is the graduate from the department of psychology in Harvard University. 她是哈佛大学心理学学士。 She starred in the film of the Professional. 她曾以《这个杀手不太冷》红遍全球。 She

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 名人认知系列 Who Was

When Anothai Kongwattana decided to open a healthful vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok she ran into one minor problem: She couldn't find any organic vegetables on the market. Her solution was to launch her own organic farm. With the help of her husban

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

今天我们要学的词是 vegetarian. Vegetarian 做为名词,意思是素食者。Two percent of American adults are current vegetarians or vegans. 在美国,一般吃素的人和更为严格的素食主义者占成年人人口比例的2%。A

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