【英语时差8，16】水上运动

In 1993, water aerobics was only for senior citizens or patients in rehab. Nowadays, it encompasses a variety of trendy underwater sports, all of which are healthy. The body has 90 percent support when under water. That means the joints only have to

【英语时差8，16】假设思维

Imagine that you hit a deer with your car. You don't suffer any physical harm whatsoever. Your car suffers cosmetic damage, but you have insurance. So the question is this: are you the type to feel lucky to be alive? If you had been driving faster or

【英语时差8，16】男孩女孩？

Boy or girl? That's the first question we ask about new babies, new puppies and newly-found fossils. Fossils? Yep. Experts can tell if an ancient Egyptian mummy or a prehistoric human was a boy or a girl just by looking at the skeleton. Here's how th

【英语时差8，16】细菌能

Ya?l: Welcome to another episode of Lunch with Don and Ya?l. So, Don, what are you eating today? Don: Nothing. Y: Nothing!?! Are you on a diet or something? D: Not by choice. To be honest, I'm trying to save money by buying less food. Y: Why? D: Beca

【英语时差8，16】深处睡眠1

Almost every animal ever studied spends a large part of each day sleeping. Sleep is thought to play an essential role in the health of almost all animals. Because of this, scientists have long wondered how cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins, get

【英语时差8，16】母亲担心游泳池的安全

Dear Annie: I have four daughters under the age of 10. We live on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac, which we value as a safe place to raise our family. Last year, a new family moved in and we've become friends with the entire family. My children love to p

【英语时差8，16】机构奖

Our bodies are amazing. Although things go wrong at times, it's remarkable they work at all when one considers the complexities of their operation. Don and Ya?l present some awards to a few of the outstanding components. [APPLAUSE] D: Good evening, Y

【英语时差8，16】热瑜伽，夏季大流行

It's one of the most oppressively hot and humid days of the year, and Joan Fessler is in a room where the heat is cranked up to 36.5 degrees. On purpose. While everyone else is searching for ways to cool off, devotees of hot yoga spend class sweating

【英语时差8，16】谈谈去海边

Mike: We're going to the beach, not on an expedition to the Antarctic. Come on. Let's get going. Amanda: Just hang on a sec! I've got to make sure we have all the essential items needed for a good time. Mike: Judging by the pile of stuff by the door,

【英语时差8,16】谈谈杀价

Mike: Hi, Amanda. What do you think of my new sneakers? I just bought them at Wufenpu a few days ago. Amanda: They look pretty snazzy, Mike. I especially like that color-what a striking shade of blue! How much did you end up paying for them? Mike: We

【英语时差8,16】冬青树和常春藤

Holly and Ivy At the approach of the holiday season, early American colonists decorated their homes with greenery in the English tradition. They found that the winter foliage in their new land was somewhat different, so they added mountain laurel and

【英语时差8，16】直谈茶

Which has more caffeine, coffee or tea? Ask this at a party and then watch the sparks fly. Everybody, it seems, has a definitive answer that is a little different from someone else's. What's the truth? Well, the real answer is a little more complex t

【英语时差8，16】鱿鱼之嘴

Ya?l: I've got a good trivia question for you, Don. Don: OK, Ya?l. Y: What animal's beak is one of the hardest known organic substances? D: Umm . . . I don't know. The bald eagle? Y: Nope. It's the giant squid. A squid beak can reportedly snap throug

【英语时差8，16】谈谈买鞋子

Mike: I like the look of that pair over there. What do you think? Amanda: The leather pair? Good choice. Leather shoes allow your feet to breathe, so they won't get all sweaty and smelly. Mike: They even have special insoles to support the arches of

【英语时差8，16】地洞

Did you ever dream of digging a hole so deep it came out the other side of the earth? Let's play that game again, using a little physics. First we have to imagine that our tunnel is lined with super-heat-resistant material so we can pass through laye

【英语时差8，16】十五岁天才少女入学宾夕法尼亚大学

Brittney Exline is too young to vote, drive a car or go to an R-rated movie, but at the age of just 15 she began her Ivy League career when classes started at the University of Pennsylvania earlier this month. Exline said she does not really notice t

【英语时差8,16】大脑与手

A surprising phenomenon sometimes occurs to people who have lost a hand. Soon after the hand is lost, they report that they can feel it again this time when something touches the side of their face. A neurologist can lightly touch different areas on

【英语时差8,16】抗生素

Antibiotics, as the name implies, work against life, or more specifically against living cells. Since our bodies are also made up of living cells, the antibiotics have to distinguish between the cells in our bodies and the cells of the bacteria causi

【英语时差8,16】生病了也可以运动？

D: I guess it make sense. It's just I've heard that regular physical activity can strengthen your immune system and help prevent catching cold and other illnesses. So I figured that even if youre already sick, doing something physical may help. Y: We

【英语时差8,16】钱能买到一切?

or example, spending money on things, like a new car or big flat screen TV, may give you a happiness bump at first. But its only temporary. Because we very quickly get used to even our coolest, most expensive possessions and soon barely notice them.