Two weeks ago, we reported about developments with electric planes and flying cars. That technology could bring change to commercial and personal travel. Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to rea

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Half of Americans now view China favorably, the highest rating since 1989, found a Gallup released last Thursday. 据盖洛普公司上周四发布的一份报告显示,有一半的美国人目前对中国抱有好感,这一数字达到了自1989年

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A heartfelt birthday message from Johnny Cash to his beloved wife June has been voted the greatest love letter of all time. 美国乡村音乐歌手约翰尼?卡什在爱妻生日时写下的一封情书被评选为史上最伟大的情书。 In the

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Americans Split On US Role Overseas 美国人对美国在国际上的角色持不同看法 Americans are divided about how involved the United States should be in the problems of other countries. They also do not agree whether U.S

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AS IT IS 2015-10-31 Slow and Gassy Balloon is Social Media Fave Who knew a huge blimp basically a 73-meter-long balloon could become the social media star of the week? When the blimp broke free of its tether Wednesday, it quickly captured the attenti

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AS IT IS 2016-03-26 Report Says Americans Less Happy 报告称美国人并不快乐

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今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Food 食物 The saucier's apprentices 烹饪学徒 Humanity's relationship with cookery is uniqueand shouldn't be lost By Michael Pollan. 生活与烹饪的独特关系不应被舍弃 Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation. 烹饪,转变的自然

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They say friends are forever, but as it turns out, that old adage is actually not quite true. 人们都说友谊地久天长,科学家却证明,这条老格言未必十分可信。 More than two thirds of Americans say they have lost at least 90

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今天我们要学的词是spotlight。 Spotlight, 是聚光灯的意思,引伸为注意的焦点。Seek the spotlight, 意思是喜欢出风头。Pop star Britney Spears repeatedly found herself in the unflattering glare of the spotlight in 2007, 歌

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WASHINGTON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Though lagging behind Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton by over 200 pledged delegates, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has never been daunted. As the divisive primary season is about to wind up, howeve

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Sherlock has come out on top again - this time in a worldwide poll of most popular BBC television characters. 《神探夏洛克》再登榜首!这次是在一个全球民意调查中荣获BBC最受欢迎的电视角色。 Actor Benedict Cumberbatc

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In I Don't Know How She Does It, Sarah Jessica Parker just about manages to juggle a job in a financial market firm with being the mother of two children. But she does it with a lot of help from a nanny。 Many modern working mothers can't afford per

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Romney gets moderate boost from GOP Convention: poll WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gained a moderate boost from the GOP National Convention last week, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Foll

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You'd think the carefree days of childhood would rank as most people's happiest. 你可能还一直觉得无忧无虑的童年时代是大多数人的人生中最快乐的光阴。 But in fact men are happiest at 40 while women are most content at 38

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Lucy has a new pet. Do you know what kind of bird it is? 露西养了一只新宠物。你知道这是一只什么鸟吗? Lucy calls her Polly. 露西叫它波利。 Polly can say, Poor Poll! Poor Poll! Polly wants a cracker; 波利会说:可怜的

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A woman may not always gets what she wants... but she may stand more chance if she waits until 6 pm to ask for it. This is the time when a man is likely to grant a loved ones wishes, according to a poll(调查投票). Anything from taking out the

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WASHINGTON, June 18 (Xinhua) -- As the U.S. presidential election season unfolds, a new poll released Monday found that many of the country's adults want the candidates to address childhood obesity and bullying as top priorities. Researchers from the

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What does this mean? The books means the budget or the money that we earn and spend. If we balance the books we have enough money coming in to pay for what we spend. The same happens with our government. However, at the moment New Zealand has a very

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A poll indicates that most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's health care reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions. The Reuters-Ipsos poll was conducted last week. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its ruling on

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