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Unit5:Time Difference 询问时差 Y:Excuse me.What's the time difference between Beijing and San Francisco? Y:对不起。北京和旧金山的时差是多少? X:16 hours.Beijing is 16 hours ahead. X:16小时。北京的时间快16个小时。 Y:Are
Mike出差刚回来,被时差折磨得痛苦不堪,向同事Larry咨询缓解时差的好办法。Larry说, Larry: Some people take herbal medicine, but there's really no solid proof that it works. Some people take sleeping pills and try to sle
Not getting enough sleep can affect you in more ways than you might expect, as Yael and Don discuss in this Moment of Science. Y: Today, on a Moment of Science, we're conducting an experiment on sleep deprivation. On my right, we have my friend Bob,
Dear Annie: I am 17 years old and my brother is two years older. When he started dating Kim, everything was fine, but as I got to know her better, it became clear that she is just using my brother. I asked my mom what I should do, and she said I shou
Amoment of crime scene investigation Ya?l: Hi Don, what are you... Don: Shh! I'm watching my favorite TV police drama: Crime Lab! Y: Oh, cool. Hey, what's that guy doing? D: Y'know Ya?l, you do have the right to remain silent... Y: Why is he spraying
Don: I have the weirdest looking mole under my arm. Yael: Hold it. Put that arm back down. I don't want to see your weird mole. Why don't you just tell me what's weird about it? D: Well, it's not a round dot like my other moles, but more like a flesh
Nobody likes being lonely. As it turns out, loneliness can be unhealthy as well. The study was done by psychologist John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago. He had thirty three male college students and twenty one female students spend five nights
Welcome to another Moment of Science. Once again we're going to talk about some everyday scientific wisdom that may or may not be true. For example, here's a common belief about exercise. If you work out in the morning and want to lose more calories,
It takes one to know one, in this Moment of Science. Yael: Don, what are you doing with all that candy? Don: Oh great--now I'm going to have to find someplace else to hide my stash of goodies. You just can't trust anyone these days. Y: Now if that is
Angels are found in various and sundry ways at Christmas-from garishly blinking figures made of plastic to biblically-inspired images dressed in classic garments. Those who opt for such items as gifts or decorations quickly find themselves dealing
In a famous public service announcement aimed at discouraging littering, people were shown littering along US roadways, followed by the image of a tearful Native American chief witnessing this neglect of the environment. According to psychologist Rob
We keep pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the earth keeps warming. Climate scientists have predicted that the consequences of unchecked warming could result in everything from catastrophic flooding to larger and more deadly hurricanes. S
Don: It's time once again to go to the A Moment of Science Mailbag . . . Ya?l: A listener writers in: Dear AMOS: Why does it seem like guys are into video games way more than women? Is there a scientific explanation for this? D: Great question. And i
BMI stands for Body Mass Index, and it's a way to estimate whether or not an adult is over or under weight for his or her height. No equipment is necessary. You can figure out your BMI at home with a calculator. You multiply your weight in pounds by
I'd like to look into your past, and predict the future. I bet that the last time you went to the beach, the wind was blowing in off the water. Maybe it was just a pleasant breeze, maybe something a little stronger. But it was definitely coming in of
Observational selection, on this Moment of Science. D: Grubs, on today's moment of science. Grubs are really cool because if you squish 'em . . . oh, I give up. I can't read this. Y: Why not? D: I'm sorry, Ya?l, I'm just discouraged. You see, for yea
Don: Today on A Moment of Science Yael and I are talking about... lunch. Yael: Actually, we're going to talk about Don's lunch--and just how healthful, or unhealthful, it is. D: Well, I don't think you're gonna see too much unhealthful stuff, Yael. T
At some point in our childhoods it dawns on us how incredibly great it would be to turn invisible. Just imagine all the places you could sneak into! Think of all the things you'd get to see! Well, nobody knows yet how to make a person invisible. But
Mike: Hey Amanda, where are you headed off to in a pink tracksuit? Amanda: Where do you think? I'm going to the nearby track so that I can burn off some of this flab I accumulated during the school year. I think I'll jog for about half an hour to sta
Sit on a swing, let someone push you, and away you go. But what happens if the person who pushed you walks away, and you want to swing faster and higher. If you've ever been in the second grade, you know the solution to that. Just start pumping your