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Consumption of natural resources rises dramatically every year as the human population increases and standards of living ris [00:08.65]Between 1950 and 1990 the world population doubled to 5.3 billio [00:16.09]with nearly 80 percent living in develop

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奇闻!成都一名71岁老人抽出的血竟是白色的!

The blood of a 71-year-old man in Chengdu, Sichuan province was recently found to be white in appearance. 近日，四川省成都市一位71岁男子的血液被发现是白色的。 The phenomenon was determined to be caused by the man's long-term

SSS 2011-11-09

Food is the body's fuel. Now a study finds that the amount of energy in that fuel can depend not just on its calorie contentbut on how it's prepared. And the research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could explain an

SSS 2012-02-07

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. American is still far short of the recommend daily portions of food and vegetables, and kids are no ...veggies at school cafateria. So researches tested whether visual cuse at hopeful foods could incre

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Every year the environmental research group Worldwatch Institute in Washington releases a study called State of the World. This year, the study focuses on the need to change the global culture from consumption to sustainability. Many economies around

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1. People are absorbed into a culture of consumption launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. 【分析】复合句。句子主干为People are absorbed into a culture of consumption。

TED演讲:小国家的大想法--摒弃化石燃料(2)

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看重爱侣外表会让降低恋爱快感

It turns out that concentrating on their partners' physical attractiveness may make people less happy in relationships, new research suggests。 最新研究表明，过度关注伴侣的外表会让人们从爱情中收获的快感降低。 Partner-

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Energy drinks unfit for children

LOS ANGELES, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warned on Monday that children should keep away from energy drinks which may be dangerous for minors. The AAP urged young children and teens to avoid energy drinks entirely, say

英文原版对话1000个:887 The Economy

Fanny: Hey, Brian, you know, recently I heard that the Canadian dollar is very strong. Brian: It is. It's been amazingly strong in the last few months. Fanny: What happened? I mean, how come? Brian: It went up. The reasons behind why the Canadian dol

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China's post-1990 consumers posted the highest consumer confidence in the second quarter ofthe year, due to their optimism on job prospects, personal finance and willingness to spend, the latest survey from consultancy The Nielsen Co showed last Frid

China to boost construction of green buildings

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Rural Consumption Boosts Indian Economy

New Delhi -- As growing wealth fuels spending in thousands of villages across India, rural communities are emerging as new commercial frontiers, raising hopes that the nation's vast countryside will become an engine of future economic growth. For Aru

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Walnuts are the healthiest of all the nuts and should be eaten more as part of a healthy diet, US scientists say. 美国科学家称核桃是所有坚果中最为健康的一种，应该作为健康饮食的一部分多吃。 Scientists from Pennsylv

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Information about environments of invesment 投资环境信息 How do you do. 你好。 I need your help in selecting a foreign market to invest. 我需要你帮助我选一个外国市场来投资。 Fine. 很好。 I have your letter and I've made

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Alcohol consumption 酒类消费 The spirit level 烈酒级别 The Chinese are drinking more 中国人越喝越多了 Boosting their CVs 改进履历 LI JUN, a construction worker from Shandong, sips a large bottle of Yanjing beer as he squats on the

经济学人:商品:全球形势紧张(3)

Progress in talks on the North American Free-Trade Agreement would also be good news. 北美自由贸易协定谈话中所取得的进展也是好消息。 But BHP, the world's biggest miner, issued a blunt assessment of the longer-term dangers to it