1. If we call someone a chip off the old block, we mean they are: a) good at making furniture b) police officers c) similar to their parents 2. What was the 'block' made of in the origin of this expression? 3. Which very well-known international fig

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 语言小点心

How many Silicon Valleys can the world hold? In all likelihood, there will be one in China, namely Shanghai and its surrounding area. 世界能有多少个硅谷?几乎可以肯定,中国会有一个,那就是上海及其周边地区。 This is

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By the 1950s, Hewlett-Packard was a fast-growing company making technical instruments. 到20世纪50年代,惠普已经成为一家制造技术仪器的快速成长的公司。 Fortunately there was a place nearby for entrepreneurs who had outgrown

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 乔布斯传

steve jobs was a genius of the modern age. Steve Jobs 绝对称得上是一位天才 He gave us tools to change our lives 他带来的工具彻底改变了我们的生活 And the way we communicate. 和我们与他人联系的方式. Here comes a dev

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 名人传记

It was New Years Day. He lived in Las Vegas. He drove over to a casino. He walked over to a roulette table. He bought one chip for $100. He flipped a coin. He caught the coin. It was heads. He put the $100 chip on red. The dealer spun the roulette wh

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 超级简单英语阅读

It is also true, as any good negotiator knows, that having a better understanding of the other side leads to a superior outcome. 的确,任何一个优秀的谈判者都知道,更好地理解对方可以促成较好的谈判结果。 So at the ve

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Imagine a world where sunlight can be captured to produce electricity anywhere, on any surface. The makers of thin-film flexible solar cells imagine that world too. But a big problem has been the amount of silicon needed to harvest a little sunshine.

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(二)月

Cameras were once big and bulky. Today,really good cameras fit in your pocket. And now, researchers at Cornell havedeveloped a camera thats just a half-millimeter on each side and a hundredthof a millimeter thick. The lens-less device is called a Pla

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Secondly: a lot of writers talk about Uber and Airbnb and TaskRabbit and Lyft and so on as part of the sharing economy. 第二点:很多写手谈论起Uber,Airbnb,TaskRabbit,Lyft等企业时,把他们当做了共享经济的一部分。 Thi

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲商业篇

A: I dont like this girl. She is always toying with the idea of asking other people to cut her a break in everything. 我不喜欢这个姑娘,她总是盘算着让别人事事照顾她。 B: She should have another thought. And she does not have t

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a track from the original Broadway cast recording of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. RS: The show is a musical satire of spelling competitions and the pressure to go t

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recover 追讨;复原 recoverable 可收回;可追收 recoverable advance 可追收的垫款;可收回的垫款 recoverable rent 可追收的租金 recovery 回稳;复苏;追偿 recovery act

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sideways ad./a. 向旁边(的),斜着(的) sight n. 视力,视觉 sightseeing n. 观光,游览;景色 同义词:scenery n.景色 sign n. 标记,符号;征兆 signal n. 信号,暗示 signature n. 签字

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

The One With The Cat 本集简介: Joey and Chandler agree to sell their oversized entertainment center; they have a hard time selling it but and easy time being robbed by a prospective buyer, thanks to Joey. Monica goes out with Chip, Rachel's high

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 老友记(六人行)

Beijings Zhongguancun district is considered Chinas Silicon Valley. Just about anything to do with computers can be bought there, but it has also been a crib for the countrys IT elites, who have gone on to influence the growth of Chinas internet and

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2014年04月

Michael 和李华好几天没见了,今天刚好在校园里碰到,两个人就聊起来了。李华 会学到两个常用语:to chip in 和snail mail。 L: 嗨,Michael,Bob 明天开生日pa

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 美国之音《流行美语》

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Thursday said it plans to cut its global workforce by about 10 percent in a move to reduce operational costs. The layoff will occur across all functions globall

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

本期内容: Couldchipfathelpdirtyshippingcleanupitsact? Theglobalshippingindustryisasbigacontributortogreenhousegasemissionsasaviation, andtheheavyfueloilthatpowersitsgiantvesselsisexceptionallydirty-packedwithsoot, blackcarbonandsulphur.InSeptem

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大热天,最适合吃冰淇淋!你知道各类冰淇淋英语怎么说吗?今天Jenny和Adam就要跟大家分享! 口味是flavor,不是taste 英语中说到不同口味的东西,都要用flavor。 上图的gelato是意大利式冰淇淋,

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Stars may not align in my favour Truth won't be good enough I try to make them smile But I'm not able It's just too far for me to touch So please if you find it in your heart To make me braver in the dark I know I'll prove them wrong And take the sca

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