Science and technology: Air pollution: Blown away 科技:空气污染:吹走它 Retired jet engines could help clear the smog that smothered big cities. 退役喷射发动机可以用来驱逐笼罩大城市的雾霾。 To land at Indira Gandhi A

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

State police say the number of people missing after a flash flooding in Arkansas is down to about two dozen. The early Friday floods have killed at least 17 people. NPR's Wade Goodwyn is near the campgrounds in Langley, Arkansas and tells us more tha

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2003年10月,乔治约翰逊成功号召人们用miserable failure(惨败)这个关键词做为链接文字,链接向美国白宫网站布什总统的个人介绍页。两个月后,在Google搜索miserable failure的时候,布什的这个个人

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- For the first time, China has fined overseas companies for price-fixing on the mainland, which is a strong signal that the country will not tolerate foreign cartels any more and is committed to maintaining market disciplin

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(186) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Charter Schools 特许学校 Big, not easy 大,但并不简单 Revolution and innovation in some of America's toughest neighbourhoods 美国的一些老大难街区的改革和创新 AS PUPILS file into their classroom at Kipp Renaissance, a high s

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Don't Let Anxiety Hold You Back From Living Your Dreams 别让焦虑成为你追逐梦想的绊脚石! Does anxiety lead you to hesitate and second-guess yourself? When you think of starting a new project or going into a group situation with people

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

DUI violation 酒后驾车 Late one night a police officer was patrolling a rowdy bar to anticipate possible DUI violations. At closing time, he saw a fellow tumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, and try his keys in five different cars before he f

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

The authorities in Beijing have set up a hotline for residents to report anyone flouting a new smoking ban, it's reported. 据报道,北京政府已开通热线电话,对于任何藐视新禁烟令的人,居民都可以举报。 In June, rules

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Experts say that some of our most innocent habits could induce serious damage to our skin. With these little shifts, you'll outsmart them all and stay smooth and lovely. 专家告诉我们,一些我们平时经常忽视的生活习惯也能减少对皮

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Guangzhou issued an educational action plan to enhance HIV/AIDS prevention on campuses and curb rapidly increasing HIV infections among youths. 广州颁布了一项新的教育计划,即:加强校园艾滋病防御,抑制不断增长的青少年

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Xiongan New Area is a new area of national significance furthering similar efforts beyond the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Shanghai Pudong New Area, according to a circular issued by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and

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HOUSTON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An out-of-control natural gas well ignited a fire on a rig off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and the raging blaze has caused its production platform to collapse, authorities said on Wedne

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Did you get what you wanted? he asked. 买到你要买的东西了吗?他问。 No. 没有。 We walked on in silence, and then came to a place where several streets met. I stopped at the curb. 我们又一声不响地往前走,最后走到一处几

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Researchers from Xian Jiaotong University in Northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province have developed a way to eliminate air pollutants during the coal-burning process, which they hope would significantly address the countrys smog problems. 来自中国西北的

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The housing market 房市 Cool it 该降温了 Property prices are rising swiftly. The Bank of England may intervene 房价一路攀登,英格兰银行可能插手 BRITAIN'S housing market is like food in a microwave, says Spencer Dale, the chief e

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伊朗核谈判进入第三天 GENEVA The latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program moves to a third day Friday, after a spokesman said there were substantive meetings on Thursday. Negotiators are seeking agreement on initial steps to curb pote

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U.S. consumer confidence dropped in January. A private research group, the Conference Board, says its monthly survey of consumer sentiment showed people increasingly think jobs are more difficult to find. The group's closely watched index fell from 6

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A Coke and a SmileI know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the o

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From the moment I decided to publicly leave, my life unspooled as if I were in a suspense novel. 从我决定公开离开的那一刻起,我的生活就变成了一本悬疑小说。 Strange cars idled at the curb by my home at all hours of the day

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 人物杂志

Money in politics 政界金权 Sky's the limit 任君捐 The justices open the door to more campaign contributions 法院为竞选赞助敞开大门 SHAUN McCUTCHEON, a businessman from Alabama, wanted to give a symbolic $1,776 to 28 Republican candi

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