One economist has good news for bargain hunters: According to his data, you dont have to sacrifice a good nights sleep in order to get a cheap airplane ticket. Thats because tickets purchased on weekends are actually about 5 percent cheaper than thos

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语阅读理解

AS IT IS 2016-10-13 Nobel Prize Winners Studied Agreements Affecting Everyone 诺贝尔经济学奖得主研究人们如何花钱 Two professors at American universities have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. They were honored for their work

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研究显示巴基斯坦童婚比例女性明显高于男性 Raeena was 14-years-old when she was married to a man 21 years her senior. She moved in with her husband's family with little idea of what a marriage means or what was expected of her. 蕾亚

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Americans seem very afraid of cancer, with good reason. Unlike other things that kill us, it often seems to come out of nowhere. 美国人似乎非常惧怕癌症,而且有着充分的理由。跟其他那些杀死我们的东西不一样,癌症仿

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity. 上班时上Twitter或Facebook网被撞见?这会让你成

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有一个名词是专门用来指代负责研究稀有鸟类的人....... BIRDS SINGING Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Rob, and a very beautiful sound Jen: Ahhh, the sound of birdsong. Hello, Im Jennifer and thats what were talki

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People born in the winter are more likely to suffer mental health disorders, according to a recent study carried out by researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee。 Researchers raised baby mice from birth to weaning in either summer light cyc

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BERLIN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A study recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology opens up new avenues in biohydrogen research, the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) said on Friday. Scientists at the TU Berlin succeeded in expla

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Science and technology 科学技术 The genetics of politics 政治遗传学 Body politic 人体政治 Slowly, and in some quarters grudgingly, the influence of genes in shaping political outlook and behaviour is being recognized 在某些方面,塑造

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

Most women will agonise over making sure their CV is up to scratch - but the secret to securing a job interview may be as simple as wearing a low-cut dress, a study found. 大多数女性会烦恼如何确保自己的简历达到标准。而一项研究

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How did you find this wreck? 你是如何发现残骸的 Saw the beamer get hit and fly off, figured it was trying to regroup with its forces, 眼看激光飞船被击中后飞速逃离,我猜他们一定是想重组兵力 so I followed the course

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女人离婚后更易变胖 Apart from the death of a loved one, it is probably the most stressful experience life can throw at you. But research suggests that divorce can be good for men at least in terms of making them fitter. Women, on the other h

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

People who consume alcohol earn significantly more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted social capital gained from drinking. 美国一项以饮酒积聚社会资本为主题的研究表明,饮酒人士挣的钱要

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

The scent of a new car can be enticing in showrooms, and even intoxicating in its appeal. Theres a good reason for that. That new car smell comes from an assortment of chemicals, some of which can be highly toxic. 展厅中的新车会散发出迷人的

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Regularly staying late at the office significantly increases the risk of having a stroke or heart attack, researchers have found. 研究人员发现,经常在办公室里加班会使患中风或心脏病的风险显著增加。 Working just an hour

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个人陈述写作的重点在于: 表达自己的理想、展示自己的优秀、解释自己的弱点(如GPA不高); 申请者应该合理地说明自己为什么要选择这个专业、这所学校,令人信服地表明自己符合其录取

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今天我们要学的词是lag behind。 Lag behind是落在别人后面的意思。虽然南亚国家的经济发展步伐很快,但是亚洲开发银行警告说,The region lags far behind in education and healthcare, 意思是这个地区在教育

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WASHINGTON, April 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers said Monday that muscle weakness from long-term alcoholism may be due to an inability of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to self- repair. In research conducted with rats, the researchers found

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hey are regularly accused of being too confident even cocky but the highest achievers are more often than not those who over-rate their ability。 Now researchers believe they have discovered, for the first time, why humans have a false sense of opti

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Tall people lead happier lives than their more vertically challenged peers, according to a new study which found that most miserable men are almost an inch shorter than average. 一项最新研究显示,与矮个子的人相比,高个子的人生活

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