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American Stores In the United States you will find yourself being urged from every page of every newspaper and on practically every television station to buy all kinds of goods that you are actually quite happy without. Not only is there a wide range
爱到最高点,心中无国界 Although people of different ethnicities have been mixing for centuries, the subject of interracial relationships is still controversial. Even now, mixed couples face many obstacles, including laws restricting interr
Bad Things Come in Small Packages 拆信小心! While most armies in the world shun their use, and military authorities exclude them from warfare, the technology to produce biological and chemical weapons is widely available. Moreover, these weapon
All That Jazz 爵代风华 You may have heard of Kenny G, but what do you really know about jazz? Jazz is a genuinely American art form that has blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. It is certainly much more than mere background music. Jazz comes i
Pair Skating and Ice Dancing 双人花样滑冰与冰上舞蹈 At this month's Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, U.S.A., some of the most spectacular action will take place on the indoor ice rink. Sports fans who are turned off by the sometimes brut
The Rough,Tough World Of Rugby 敢冲敢抢橄榄球 To the uninitiated, rugby is a game in which a bunch of powerfully built men throw themselves at one another in pursuit of an oval ball. In fact, this ancestor of modern American and Canadian footb
Do as the Romans Did? 巨蛋始祖:罗马竞技场 Inaugurated1 in A.D. 80 by the emperor Titus, the Roman Colosseum is the earliest prototype of the modern superdome. With a perimeter of 527 meters, 80 entrances, and the capacity to hold between 5
Perusing the Parthenon 走访帕得嫩神庙 An immense, columned temple built almost entirely of marble, Athens's ancient Parthenon is the consummate example of classical Greek architecture. Its legendary balance was achieved through a number of dev
I Think, Therefore I Am Here 冥想 ── 迈向身心合一的空灵境界 Perhaps you have a big test coming up and you are feeling nervous. These days, it is pass or perish, so you know you have got to do well. The pressure is on, so you may be l
Rich Dad, Poor Dad 富爸爸,穷爸爸 Most parents would probably be extremely grateful to be shown an easy way to instill into their children an appreciation of the value of money and a better understanding of how to make it. According to some cr
Rainforests are being cut and burned form Brazil to Indonesia at such a rate that they could well disappear from the earth's surface before the year 2050. They are being cleared for valuable timber and other resources to speed up the economic growth
If anyone asked you what were the main means of communication between people, what would you say? That isn't catch question. The answer is simple and obvious. It would almost certainly refer to means of communication that involve the use of words. Sp
How TV violence Affects Kids For more than a quarter of a century, evidence has been increasing that children's exposure to violence on television has long-lasting effects on their behavior. Between 1982 and 1986, the amount of television time alloca
Helicopter Crashes On Roof 直升飞机坠落屋顶 Police are investigating the cause of the crash 警方正在调查坠机事件的原因 A family and three aircrew escaped unhurt after a police helicopter spun out of the sky and crashed through th
Eastern Atlantic fishing 'unsustainable' 大西洋东部捕渔过度 Overfishing is a greater threat to the area than pollution 对这一海区,过度捕捞的威胁大于污染的威胁 Two-thirds of the main commercial fish species caught in the
Credit card companies in dock 信用卡公司上了被告席 The two companies control more than 75% of the market 两家公司控制着美国75%的市场 A court in the United States has begun hearing the US Government case against the credit card c
Red tides increase off China coast 中国沿海赤潮增多 The number of red tides increasing 赤潮光临次数增多 Untreated sewage being pumped into the sea off the east coast of China is causing potentially dangerous red tides in the waters ar
Fuel from human waste 人类排泄物可转化为燃料 Windpower: One form of renewable energy 风能:一种可再生能源 A new process which turns human excrement into valuable fuel has been developed by scientists in Thailand. They have produc
Skinny mice defy obesity 瘦老鼠挑战肥胖 Lean mouse: Hope for the clinically obese 精瘦的老鼠:肥胖症的希望 Genetically engineered mice which never put on weight could hold the key to a fat- free future for humans, say scientists. R
Iraq Defies No-Fly Zones 伊拉克挑战禁飞区 Iraq sent domestic passenger flights carrying 154 people into skies patrolled by U.S. and British warplanes today, the first challenge of its kind to the no-fly zones that Iraq considers infringements