A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: our guest is linguist Geoff Nunberg. He's been listening to how Americans debate issues, and there's a particular word he often finds they invoke: sensitivities. GEOFF NUNBERG: It'

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Gene Therapy Halts Vision Loss in Dogs Researchers have stopped vision decline in dogs with an inherited disease that causes blindness. The gene therapy technique they used may someday stop vision loss in humans. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye d

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apparently 明显地 be busy with 忙于做某事 be out of the way 不碍事,不挡路 be sensitive to 对敏感 be unaware of 不知道,没有觉察 bow 鞠躬 break into cheers 突然喝起彩来 bull 公牛 bullfight 斗牛 catch sight of 突然

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Sometimes it is hard to see the light, especially it lies in the invisible spectrum, like ultrared, ultraviolet radiation. But if you long to see the unseeable, you might interested to hear that under certain conditions people can catch a glimpse of

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A crocodiles thick, rough skin looks like an impenetrable suit of armor. But the crocs skin actually confers a delicate sense of touch thats among the most acute in the animal kingdom. Thats according to a study in The Journal of Experimental Biology

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Wolves Need More Room to Roam狼群需要更多生存空间 Wolves are vital players in various ecosystems. So we humans need to develop a better tolerance for wolves. And the wolves need more space. Thats according to a new study in the journal Natu

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地点:莫妮卡公寓客厅 人物:瑞秋,莫妮卡,钱德勒,罗斯,菲比 事件:大家都以为皮特很快要向莫妮卡求婚了,便怂恿她接受。 Rachel: Mon, you definitely have to make it a theme wedding,and the theme co

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Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Britain on a brief tour. Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts. Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall. He enjoyed si

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Human vision like that of other primates has evolved in an arboreal environment. In the dense complex world of a tropical forest, it is more important to see well that to develop an acute sense of smell. In the course of evolution members of the prim

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Night Vision And Humans: Why Cant We See Color? When we are in a fairly dark room, or outside at night away from lights, we can still see, but we cant see the colors of things very well. Why is that? There are two kinds of light-sensitive organs loca

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神奇女子与鲨鱼和谐共游 Woman Swims With Sharks in Perfect Harmony The woman can hold her breath for six minutes while swimming with the predators.

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By David McAlary Washington 10 March 2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Another U.S. spacecraft has begun orbiting Mars to study the red planet in unprecedented detail. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter w

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2005年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及答案 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANS

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Leading the news this morning. Police believe they've found the body of the missing Melbourne woman following the arrest of her son. 59-year-old Penelope Bailey was last seen at her Mont Albert home north on Monday. Police found the body in bushland

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今天我们要学的词是scrutiny。 Scrutiny是名词,意思是详细审查。美国百年老店通用汽车公司星期一申请破产,进入重组。General Motors' reorganization will come under intensive scrutiny from the U.S. Treasury, 通用

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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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Todd: OK, hey, Marion, how are you feeling today? Marion: I'm realy tired. Kind of, I don't know, my throat's really scratchy, so maybe I'm coming down with something. Todd: Oh, no. That's terrible. Are you taking anything for it? Marion: Actually, I

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During the interview, Yang Jiechi addressed the question of whether Asia-Pacific countries need to take sides between the two Pacific powers. I do believe that no country needs to take sides between China and the United States because President Xi sa

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今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan, 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 The source declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of

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Yael: You know how they say you should never go grocery shopping when you're hungry? Don: Everything looks delicious. Y: Yes, well, doesn't it seem to you that food is indeed more delicious when you're hungry? I don't normally care for potato chips,

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