This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Some people pay big bucks for a designer handbag or a luxury carand the distinctive logo that goes along with them. Now scientists have learned that other

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(七)月

Let's Go and See Star Wars 1--What would you like to do tonight? 2--I don't know. What do you suggest? 1--Let's have a look in the paper and see what's on. 2--I'd like to go to the cinema. 1--Have you seen 'Star Wars'? 2--No, I haven't. And I'd real

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Let's Go and See Star Wars 1--What would you like to do tonight? 2--I don't know. What do you suggest? 1--Let's have a look in the paper and see what's on. 2--I'd like to go to the cinema. 1--Have you seen 'Star Wars'? 2--No, I haven't. And I'd real

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明显的:obvious=apparent=evident=manifest 优秀的:excellent=eminent=top=outstanding 惊人的:surprising=amazing=extraordinary=miraculous 消极的,不良的:bad=detrimental=baneful=undesirable 美丽的:beautiful=attractive=gorgeous=

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Chinas soaring appetite for avocados, driven by demand from its burgeoning health-conscious middle class, has made the butter fruit unheard of a few years ago the countrys star performer in the imported fruit market. 受中国注重健康的中产阶层

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The CEOs of the Big Three domestic automakers were back on Capitol Hill today, pushing for a financial aid package. The Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee indicated he is favoring a federal bailout for Detroit's Big Three. NPR's Giles Snyder r

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VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Economics is a field based on mathematics. Yet it cannot provide answers to every problem. Some people question whether economics is a science

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There are two conflicting stereotypes when it comes to the activity levels of the wealthy. 在富人爱不爱睡觉这个问题上,人们心目中存在着两种相互冲突的答案。 There is the populist version: the fat cat sitting lazily on h

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In Oxford in the 1950s, there was a fantastic doctor, who was very unusual, named Alice Stewart. 在20世纪50年代的牛津,有一位相当优秀而又极不寻常的医生,她叫Alice Stewart。 And Alice was unusual partly because, of course,

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Hugh John Mungo Grant, born in London on the 9th September, 1960, is a famous British actor and film producer. 休约翰曼格格兰特于1960年9月9日出生在伦敦,是英国著名的演员兼电影制片人. He has received a Golden Globe Awar

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IN THE NEWS - Galbraith and Jacobs: Remembering Two Voices of the 20th CenturyBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, May 06, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two influent

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富二代 rich second generation or affluent second generation 例句:The rapidly expanding affluent 2nd generation is seeking todefine their identity and quality of life via luxuries。 rich second generation就是现在的富二代,而poor seco

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The Swiss have voted decisively against state-provided unconditional basic incomes in a setback for a growing international lobby that argues such radical schemes are needed to overhaul inefficient welfare systems. 瑞士人在全民公投中高票否决

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President Obama on Thursday presided over the first meeting of his new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. During a more than hour long session(会议,开庭), Mr. Obama told its members they have an important mission to help build American's co

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To the average Joe, the luxury-watch business might seem completely upside down. The most expensive, in-demand watches these days are solid black, ultrathin timepieces with little or no identifying brand markers. They are designed not to be noticed.

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Fashion 时尚生活 The Reputation of Dogs 狗的名声 Dialogue A: Many Westerners dont understand why Chinese people eat dogs. After some of them have studied Chinese, they realized that the word dog is used in many derogatory expressions. Some of

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Some British families decide not to buy televisions because they influence the development of the creativity of children. What do you think? As science and technology accelerates, television, as a powerful invention in the 20th century is becoming un

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a new religious statue in the town of Davidson, N.C., that's unlike anything you might see in a church. It depicts Jesus as a vagrant sleeping on a park bench. A few residents have complained, but most find the statue spi

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The dynamism of the mostly-private consumer sector comes not from stimulus, argues Andy Rothman of Matthews Asia, an investment firm, but from strong income growth and low household debt. (Chinese household debt stands at about 40% of GDP, roughly ha

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Cycling in London 骑行在伦敦 Wheel ambition 车轮上的野心 Gradually, the capital is becoming a better place for cyclists 渐渐地,首都变成了一个更适宜骑行的地方 TWO things are commonly seen atop the head of Boris Johnson,

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