Cases of the flu peak in winter in the U.S., but why? A new study suggests it's not the heat, but huminity. Or lack thereof. Because in temperate regions, the influenza virus fares best when the weather's dry. That's according to work published in th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十二)月

[00:26.34]Great Grandma's Strange Story [00:34.72]曾祖母的奇怪故事 [00:54.78]Well the moon came back out, [00:57.32]and the man and Great grandma [00:59.07]just stared at each other for the longest time. [01:03.95]Then slowly the man started walking

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[00:25.58]Great Grandma's Strange Story [00:36.86]曾祖母的奇怪故事 [00:50.83]I love listening to my great-grandma's stories, [00:54.27]so I didn't object when she started to tell me a story [00:57.78]about one of her strange experiences [01:00.14]ove

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[00:26.24]Great Grandma's Strange Story [00:34.76]曾祖母的奇怪故事 [00:56.50]Unfortunately, for the longest time [00:59.21]my great-great grandma would find dead animals, [01:02.38]like rabbits and squirrels, [01:04.39]on the step to the back door, [

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's hear about a national anthem protest that is playing out on the other side of the world. China passed a law last month. It says those who protest its national anthem can be criminally charged and sentenced up to three years

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Humanize robots may once have been a figment of the imagination, but 2008 saw several robots bringing the concept a step closer to reality. In July, London Science Museum was the venue for the debut of some futuristic robots. figment:虚构的东西

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

滑稽的查尔斯弗莱舍发表了一次堪称史诗的演讲,演讲以戏虐的风格模仿了TED由来已久的几个主题:图示、几何学、数字、图表以及邮票,把它们放在一起编了一套独特的理论:万物皆属莫利

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 May 2008 African countries like Senegal, where journalists regularly get sentenced to jail for what they say and write, or where the quality of reporting is not good, comedians are playing an expanding role as government wa

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Meet the latest Internet sensation, Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. The embattled leader is the source of numerous spoofs that have gone viral. One video shows him having a phone conversation with Hitler, while another shows him performing a rendition of Ge

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2011年

AS IT IS 2016-11-17 Have You Seen the Mannequin Challenge? 外国社交媒体兴起模仿塑料模特挑战 This is Whats Trending Today. 这是今天的新闻。 A mannequin is a plastic model used in clothing stores. 人体模型是服装店用来展

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密室逃脱 团队合作力的展现 The timer is running. These people have 60 minutes to escape from a room they paid to belocked inside of. It is a game with clues that are spread throughout the room. And there is nostarting point. You start wher

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Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 26 This is the Top Five Countdown! Were taking a look at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending July 26, 2014. Youve no doubt heard the old expression Good thin

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主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

A coral reef during the day is a very different place from a coral reef at night. The atmosphere changes completely. The day shift has logged off, and the night shift has gone to work. It's mean and moody, and the animals here mean business. Just as

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The Siren Song of the Spotted Katydid A lonely male cicada scrambles through the top of a tree in eastern Australia. He chirps and then pauseslistening. Hes hunting for a mate. He chirps again and he hears itthe tell-tale click of a receptive female.

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

You've never heard of worm grunting? Well,it's a practice of driving a wooden stake into the ground and vibrating it with a flat piece of iron. The vibrations run through the soil and cause nearby earthworms to burrow up to the surface, where they ca

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Echoes of the Past 过去重现 The British actress Keira Knightley has rejected claims that her latest film The Duchess, a historical drama set in the 18th Century, parallels the life of Princess Diana. The film tells the true life story of Georgian

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

Dialogue: Jingjing: Hey, Xiao Gao. I didn't know you played Go. 京晶:嘿,小高,我不知道你还下围棋呢。 Xiaogao: I don't, but I really wanna learn. Did you hear about the amazing achievement of Google's AI robot, AlphaGo? 小高:我

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As HM Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee fast approaches, one group of people are really making the most of the opportunity. These people are unique in their 'royal duties', but they don't work for the Queen; they impersonate her. This month the Qu

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