But most significant of all, the jaguar has a tell-tale trademark. Instead of going for the neck or snout like most cats do, it kills with a crushing bite through the skull into the brain. This makes the jaguar prime suspect in this case. Even the gl

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

But how did one man and a spear produce the huge force behind this blow? The answer lies with small bits of ivory like this. They were once part of an atlatl, or spear thrower. An atlatl acts as a sort of catapult, magnifying the strength of a hunter

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I just sank 18 in a row. You and mom are Goofy Golf has-beens. I think we'll just keep our trophy on the shelf, the tournament has been canceled. What? Remember that 5% pay cut at the market? Dad's pay got cut, too. He says we can't afford to go away

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American Chris Spear has been cooking food for others since he was 16 years old. Spear has worked for a chef at large restaurants, and even had almost 100 employees reporting to him. But there came a time when he grew tired of this job and wanted to

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Oh, yeah. Of course, whispered Jack. He'dforgotten all about Teddy and Kathleen's book ofmagic rhymes! Jack pulled the book out of his backpack. He andAnnie studied the table of contents. Stand on Water,said Annie. Make a Stone Come Alive. Make Metal

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( CHAPTER TWELVE - Continued ) There was a long, breathless silence. Ralph found that he had bark in his mouth from the gnawed spear. He stood and peered upwards to the Castle Rock. As he did so, he heard Jack's voice from the top. Heave! Heave! Heav

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CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters Ralph lay in a covert, wondering about his wounds. The bruised flesh was inches in diameter over his right ribs, with a swollen and bloody scar where the spear had hit him. His hair was full of dirt and tapped like t

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By Paul Sisco Washington 09 May 2008 The Discovery Channel and NASA have restored 50 years of history for the U.S. space agency's archives. Discovery has used the material to produce a documentary series called, When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

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"A Princess of Mars," by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Two 《火星公主》by 埃德加赖斯巴勒斯 Ⅱ Editor's Note: Last week we brought you the first of four programs called A Princess of Mars. Our story is from a series of books by America

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sneak around 偷偷摸摸,鬼鬼祟祟 When I want to smoke, I have to sneak around because my boyfriend doesnt like it. 我想抽烟的时候必须偷偷摸摸的,因为我男朋友不喜欢。 He is sneaking around behind your back. 他在你背后

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One porter was so afraid of the bicycles that he wouldn't touch them. 一个搬运工非常害怕自行车,不敢碰它们。 He thought it was magic that made them go. 他认为是魔法让它们行走得。 When he was told to carry one, he lay d

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And the U.S. territory of Guam is in the spotlight after North Korea said it's studying whether to launch a missile toward the island. President Trump responded this way. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Le

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negative number (does not exist) 负数 ● His fashion IQ is so low, it's a negative number. 他对时装的智商是那么低,可说是负数。(他对时装的鉴赏力根本不存在。) ●

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今天我们要学的词是back down。 Back down, 指退缩,放弃原来的主张。The county government eventually backed down from its plan to increase taxes, 意思是县政府最终放弃了提高税收的打算。 哥伦比亚大学邀请伊朗

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Todd: So, greg you were saying you had brothers and they always picked on you like all older brothers do. Do you have any stories about your brothers used to do to you? Greg: Ah, yes, you know I think back on some of the crazy fights we had and it is

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wall当然是墙壁,up the wall字面意思是上墙。上墙可不是件轻而易举的事儿。这也许就是这个习惯用语的出典。当然作为习惯用语up the wall是作比喻了。 我们通过例子来体会它的意思吧。这位先

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1. President Barack Obama has taken the world stage at the G20 summit, calming jitters over the US economy and jump-starting arms negotiations with Russia. It was also a day of protests in central London where demonstrators clashed with riot police

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