Many people believe the full moon affects how we feel and act. They say people do crazy things, get into more accidents, and even can't sleep. These ideas come from folklore and are found in many cultures. More crimes, deaths, and births are also sup

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[00:01.68]you know,I've been thinking about time travel again. 我最近一直在想着时光旅行 [00:06.36]Why,did you hit a roadblock with invisibility? 为什么 你又撞上看不见的路障了? [00:08.40]Put it on the back burner. 暂时先不说

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Strikes Hit South Africa 罢工伤及南非 South Africa's gold miners and municipal workers are out on strike following a deadlock with their employers on wage talks. The strike in the gold mining in

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(下)--全球经济要闻

Along the rails, there is kind of an empty feeling. But in the stations, the atmosphere is more one of confusion and frustration. An estimated 20 million passengers ride French public transportation each day, and while some trains, buses and subways

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

AS IT IS 2015-09-29 Kenyan Court Orders Teachers Back to School 肯尼亚法院命令老师结束罢工返回学校 A court in Kenya ruled Friday that the country's public school teachers must return to the classroom this week. 周五,肯尼亚一座

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

国内西式快餐的价格一直受大众瞩目。在我国,西式快餐巨头们以强大广告效应以及庞大连锁经营维持着连外国人都惊讶的价格体系。最近,不少以低价作为核心竞争力的西式快餐连锁店纷纷

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

分集介绍:这堂课主要讲述了多普勒频移效应以及它的测量和运用。多普勒频移效应分为红移和蓝移,红移用于短波,蓝移用于长波。然后教授举了两个多普勒频移的例子,一是黑洞双星的发

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 麻省理工学院公开课:振动与波

Lufthansa has canceled 876 flights scheduled for last Wednesday because of a planned strike by the German airline's pilots. 日前,德国汉莎航空公司因飞行员计划罢工而取消了原定上周三起降的876趟航班。 The airline said

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你身处一场热闹的派对,音乐声、说笑声不绝于耳。你和同伴聊天都得喊着说话。可是,一旦周围有人提到你的名字,你立马就能听到,似乎周围的喧闹都被神秘地屏蔽了。这种情况就叫cock

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(308) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英语

The James Bond Effect (also called 007 Effect) is a theory inpropaganda and political circles, whereby the first detailedopinion/summary that someone hears or reads on a particulartopic, is the one they are most likely to adopt. 詹姆斯邦德效应

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

今年7月,14岁的美国华裔少年刘继打破老虎伍兹的纪录,成为美国青少年高尔夫锦标赛史上最年轻的冠军,同时刷新老虎伍兹保持了19年的纪录。刘继出生在纽约州一个只有11万人口的小城市史

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有人说,宜家就像是成年人的巨大玩具城堡。为什么我们喜欢买需要自己动手组装的宜家家具呢?因为人们自己制作产品时,会产生对这一产品的依恋感和自豪感,这就是宜家效应。 The Ikea

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

今天我们要学的词是domino effect。 Domino effect, 多米诺股票效应,也就是我们常说的连锁反应。美国第四大投资银行雷曼兄弟控股公司申请破产后, Some market analysts think it could spur a domino effect, 有

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

LIMA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Air traffic controllers in Peru started Wednesday a 72-hour strike demanding wage increase, better working conditions and a reduction of work hours. The strike in air traffic control and related services is partially affecti

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Subway workers in London are planning to stage five days of strike in late April and early May against ticket office closures and job losses, Britain's National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announce

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环卫工人罢工导致里约热内卢垃圾危机 RIO DE JANEIRO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Rio, Brazil's second-largest city, has been facing a trash crisis following days of sanitation workers' strike. The city-wide strike, which began last Saturday am

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是walk out。 To walk out, 有退场和罢工的意思。In Copenhagen, representatives from some developing countries walked out on climate negotiations on Monday, 一些发展中国家的谈判代表星期一退出了哥本哈

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今天我们要学的词是come into play。 To come into play, 意思是发挥效应,产生影响。在即将举行的世界杯中,美国队第一轮三场比赛赛场海拔都在四千英尺以上。他们为此提前两周赶往南非适应环境

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Thousands of Teachers Strike in Los Angeles Tens of thousands of teachers went on strike Monday in Los Angeles, California. 加州洛杉矶市数万名教师周一继续罢工。 The teachers acted after contract negotiations failed. 这些教师在合

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年VOA慢速英语(一)月

本期内容: Doctors in the National Health Service in England voted to strike over a new contract which will cut overtime payments for unsocial hours.The 37,000 junior doctors (many of them experienced) may now offer emergency care only on Decemb

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