英语听力文摘 English Digest 101、无聊能害死人吗？

Weve all been bored from time to time. Sometimes, when were really at loose ends, we might even say were bored to death or so bored I could die! We dont really mean it, of course. But according to one study, it may be true. That is, it seems possible

英语听力文摘 English Digest 102、英国报春花

Benjamin Disraeli was Prime Minister of England from 1874 to 1880 and the primrose was his favorite flower. He gave bouquets of them to his monarch, Queen Victoria, who probably not coincidentally, found him quite charming. Buckner Hollingsworth wrot

英语听力文摘 English Digest 145、公立学校和私立学校

Helen: Whats the difference between state schools and private schools in the UK? First, Mr. Lenon explains, the main difference between private and state schools is money. Yes, there are two differences between a private school and a state school. Th

英语听力文摘 English Digest 138、BBC儿童新闻

Hi there, I'm Ore with the BBC World News for Children. Coming up: Japan's mission to super hot planet. A new survey says kids care more about computers than animals. And Inter Milan face Bayern Munich in the Champion's League final. First up, after

英语听力文摘 English Digest 140、儿童新闻

Hi there, I'm Ricky with the BBC World News for Children. It's Monday the 24th of May. Coming up: South Korea freezes trade with North Boy becomes youngest person to climb Everest and Inter Milan are crowned European champions But first - South Korea

英语听力文摘 English Digest 311、宇宙生命奥秘

The Habitable Zone 宇宙生命奥秘 适居带(HZ)是天文学上给一种空间的名称，指的是那里的情况有利于生物的存在，或许可以发现像地球这样的生命体。有两种区域是有可能的，一个是在行星系内，

英语听力文摘 English Digest 308、音乐疗伤

Musical Healing 音乐疗伤 曾经在心理专栏里，一篇文章至今仍然记忆犹新，说的是失恋必听歌曲，其中一首便是梁静茹的《分手快乐》，据说有科学依据在这种心情时听这样的歌曲有助于恢复常态

英语听力文摘 English Digest 313、朝露能预测天气？

Is Dew In The Morning A Good Way To Predict The Weather? 朝露能预测天气？ When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass; When grass is dry at morning light, look for rain before the night. Whats the science behind this old aphori

英语听力文摘 English Digest 315、脑白金到底是什么？

脑白金到底是什么？ 褪黑素，又名黑素细胞凝集素，俗称为脑白金，是存在于从藻类到人类等众多生物中的一种荷尔蒙，它在生物中的含量水平随每天的时间变化而变化。 Melatonin, sometimes ca

英语听力文摘 English Digest 326、洋葱是宠物杀手？

Onions Are Toxic to Your Pets 洋葱是宠物杀手？ You may already know that chocolate can be lethal to your pet, but did you know that onions can be toxic to your cats and dogs too? And Im not just talking about their breath. You see all forms o

英语听力文摘 English Digest 334、千差万别的鸟蛋

How Eggs Get Their Color 鸟蛋颜色的形成 Depending on the species, bird eggs can be any color rang ing from chickens plain white to a robins blue, streaked , spotted, bright, pale, and anything in between. We take a look at some of the reasons

英语听力文摘 English Digest 337、狗比猫更懦弱？

Is Your Dog Wimpier than Your Cat? 狗比猫更懦弱？ Have you ever noticed that while its pretty easy to tell your dog is sick, its much harder to know how your cat or bird are feeling? Well, before you start asking your dog why it cant be more s

英语听力文摘 English Digest 338、老年痴呆的预防

The Prefrontal Cortex with Age 年老的 前额皮质 The prefrontal cortex is the region of the brain located just behind the forehead, where higher-level cognition occurs, such as recalling whether a word was heard aloud or read. Most people show e

英语听力文摘 English Digest 342、无辜的嘴唇

Why lips go dry？ 为什么嘴唇会干呢？ Lets start by reviewing the ways in which the surface of our lips is different from the surface of the skin on the rest of our bodies. Basically, our lips are made of the same mucus membrane that coats t

英语听力文摘 English Digest 345、你家有“鼻涕虫”吗？

Runny Nose 流鼻涕 As anyone whos had a toddler knows, theyre incredibly demanding creatures. Armed with an insatiable desire to eat and/or destroy just about everything in their path, these walking embodiment s of unchecked ego can be a handful. E

英语听力文摘 English Digest 353、骨质疏松症

Osteoporosis 骨质疏松症 Todays word is: osteoporosis ! Yep, osteoporosis . Now, youve heard this word before, and you know it has something to do with bones. But can you actually explain what it is? The answer is straight-forward. It comes down

英语听力文摘 English Digest 360、你崇拜明星吗？

Celebrity Worshiper s 你崇拜明星吗？ Are you a celebrity worshiper ? If so, that might say something about the kind of person you are. Psychologists have found that people who believe in a just world are more likely to worship celebrities, whe

英语听力文摘 English Digest 361、小小灶神星

Vesta 灶神星 You can see the planet Jupiter on a clear night, but Jupiter is humongous. Mars and Mercury are smaller than that, and you can see them, too. Wait a minute, our moon is even smaller, and you can see that. Could anything smaller than t

英语听力文摘 English Digest 349、球型屋顶的奥妙

Buckminster Fuller and His Geodesic Dome 巴克敏斯特福乐和他的球型屋顶 Ever heard of a man named Buckminster Fuller, or Bucky, as his friends called him? R. Buckminster Fuller was a twentieth century scientist, philosopher , inventor, an

英语听力文摘 English Digest 347、做个乐观主义者

It Pays to Be an Optimist 做个乐观主义者 Research shows that whether a person is an optimist or a pessimist is related to their quality of life, including their physical health. The subjects involved first took personality tests in the 1960s a