Do you recognise any of these names - Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Cambell, Kate Moss? In the UK they are household names . Why? Because they are supermodels . Over the last two decades models have gone from the catwalk to the front pages of glossy magaz

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 Take Away English

The latest trend sweeping the fashion world, banning super-skinny models from the runway, officials from Spain have done it. Is England gonna follow suit? Here is ABC's Gloria Viara in London. They ar

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

New York City's Grand Central Station hosted a mouth-watering fashion show Friday. (Yeah).Hosted by exercise guru Richard Simmons, Putting on the Spritz , promoted the new line of wishbone low calorie

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In an earthquake, the ground beneath you gives way. Its no longer the one thing you can count on to be solid and stable. Instead, it swerves, dips and

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

Obituary;Steve Schneider; 讣闻;史蒂夫施奈德; Stephen Schneider, climate scientist, died on July 19th, aged 65. 气象学家史蒂夫施奈德,于2010年7月19日去世,享年65岁。 Mark twain had it backwards, Steve Schneider joked, in

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人人物系列

How thin is too thin? Yang Li: 大家好,欢迎收听BBC 的地道英语, 我是Yang Li。 Diarmuid: And Im Diarmuid. In Real English we look at words and expressions you might not find in your dictionary. Todays expression is size zero. Yang Li: 这个表达是用来

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 地道英语在线听

A warmer planet is helping to fuel more wildfires in the United States, according to a new study. Environmental scientists at Harvard University predict that by 2050, wildfire seasons will be three weeks longer, up to twice as smoky, and will burn a

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. Al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq who led a campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings is dead. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an air strike last night along with 7 aides. 2. The USS Cole is sailing

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

Men find averagely shaped women more attractive than fashion models and Playboy centrefolds, claim scientists. Researchers found that men preferred the shape of ordinary women, equivalent to dress size 14, than so-called super-attractive models, acco

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

For many models, slipping on a pair of Angel wings is the ultimate dream. Becoming a Victorias Secret Angel means youll be joining the ranks of superstars like Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Helena Christensen, Stephanie Seymour, Gisele Bundchen, and Adrian

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Among seven tested car models, three were graded five-star including Mazda's Atenza, Ruiteng from SAIC Motor and Great Wall Motor's Haval, while three others were rated four star and one three star. This is said to be the strictest assessment imposed

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

科学家估计,如果不减少二氧化碳排放,2100年地球平均气温将至少上升4摄氏度,到2200年会上升8摄氏度,无疑是地球灾难性的噩梦。 此前有科学家用气候模型分析称,全球气温将受二氧化碳排

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

(1) A: We can offer you this in different levels of quality. B: Is there much of a difference in price ? A: Yes,the economy model is about 30% less. B: We'll take that one . A:这产品我们有三种不同等级的品质。 B:价钱也有很大的

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

He can get a sense of the sweep of the whole company, the iPhone and iPad, the iMac and laptop and everything we're considering. 他能够把握公司的全局,包括iPhone、iPad、iMac和笔记本电脑,以及其他我们正在考虑的产品。

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 乔布斯传

Inside the Studio 工作室探奇 The design studio where Jony Ive reigns, on the ground floor of Two Infinite Loop on the Apple campus, 乔尼艾弗所在的设计工作室位于苹果公司园区无限循环路2号楼的一层, is shielded by tin

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Science and technology 科学技术 Climate and the solar cycle 气候与太阳周期 Chilling out in the winter sun 冬日下的冷噤 Stratospheric changes can lead to nasty cold snaps 平流层变化引起讨厌的严寒 THOSE unconvincedand those

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

Business 商业报道 German carmakers 德国汽车生产商 Stuck in third 稳居第三 Daimler is set to keep chugging down the Autobahn behind BMW and Audi 奔驰意欲一举赶超宝马奥迪 AS A corporate motto, The best or nothing has a timele

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

Sales of new vehicles jumped markedly in the U.S. in February, with sales by the world's two biggest automakers(汽车制造商) up the most. Japan's Toyota, the global leader, said it sold nearly 142,000 vehicles last month, a 42 percent increase ov

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Climate and the solar cycle 气候和太阳圈 Chilling out in the winter sun 在冬日的阳光中发冷 Stratospheric changes can lead to nasty cold snaps 平流层的变化能引发讨人厌的寒流 THOSE unconvincedand those seeking to unconvinc

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Now if all this is true, then why are we getting it so wrong? 如果这一切都是真的,我们为何错的一塌糊涂? Why are we setting up our schools this way, and our workplaces? 我们为何把学校跟职场架设成这样? And why are

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(161) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇