Parents of East Asian, East African and Native American descent are not usually surprised when their babies are born with distinctive blueish-gray or blueish-green birthmarks on their backside. Eighty to ninety-five percent of infants from these ethn

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Beneath the Glory》作为《木兰情》的英文版,是由李偲菘作曲,林家宇作词。整支MV以闪回开始,随着凄美胡琴的前奏将影片情节慢慢引出,其间穿插VITAS演唱的画面以及大量战争场面、拍摄花絮

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(八月)

When I was a child of seven years old , my friends , on a holiday ,filled my pocket with coppers . I went at once to a shop where they sold toys for children . Being charmed with the sound of a whistle that I had seen by the way , in the hands of ano

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. More than twenty chief clerks told him in diff

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The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer. The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith everyday and for hours

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There was once a shepherd who had a daughter whose greatbeautyattracted a lot of young men from all over the country. Oneday,the shepherd asked his daughter, My dear daughter, tell me,whatkind of man do you want to be your husband? 从前,有个牧羊

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说一口流利的英语,从简单的单词开始。 听听,读读,背背,今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 abase [ E5beis ] A man who betrays a

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 每日攻克5词

玛格丽特威特海姆领导的项目致力于利用编织技术由一位数学家发明来重现珊瑚礁的生物,在赞颂珊瑚礁惊艳之美的同时,也让人理解了珊瑚礁生物背后所蕴含的双曲线几何之美。

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:百字不如一数字

墨西哥湾原油泄漏的原因错综复杂,但是我们至少知道:这件事很糟糕。Carl Safina通过热血沸腾的严密质询挖掘真相,主张事件的后果影响的远不止墨西哥湾而且那么多所谓的解决方案正在将事

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Michael Shermer 说,人类倾向相信奇怪的事 - 从外星人绑票案到探矿杖 - 这行为模式来自脑内的两组最基本、最古老的求生技巧。他解释它们是什么,以及它们如何为我们惹上麻烦。

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But our brains' primate subdivision will see the contrasting colors without blending. 但视觉皮质中演化的分支会区辨颜色对比而不会将他们混合。 With these two interpretations happening at once, 当两种视觉处理方式同时发

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

One of the most remarkable aspects of the human brain is its ability to recognize patterns and describe them. 人的大脑有一个惊人的特性,就是能认出事物运作的模式并描述它。 Among the hardest patterns we've tried to underst

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There's a story about the California gold rush that tells of two brothers who sold all they had and went with the hope of hunting for gold. They discovered a vein of the shining mine, staked a claim, and got down to the serious business of getting th

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英文励志文摘精选

Once upon a time, there was a poor fisherman who always dreamed of becoming rich. He wished to become a millionaire, and so did his wife. 很久以前,有个贫穷的渔夫,他总是梦想着能够发大财,希望自己能够成为百万富翁,

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JEFFREY BROWN:Finally tonight: How much for that surgery or this ventilator? The government today released data showing some of these costs for the first time, targeting what hospitals bill Medicare for the 100 most common procedures. And it turns ou

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈健康系列

Finance and economics: Free exchange: Hard bargains 财经:自由交换:艰苦的讨价还价 Two economists win the Nobel prize for their work on the theory of contracts. 两位经济学家因其对于契约理论的研究获得诺奖。 Economi

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Belief is everything 信仰至上 Being comfortable in pressure situations is about believing that you're gonna succeed based on the time that you put into prepare 能够在高压情况下依旧泰然自若的方法就是,相信你长期以来的准备

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 篮球英文堂

重点词汇: binge-watch:刷剧 binge: n.狂欢,狂闹;放纵 vt.放纵 binge drinking:酗酒 例句: Since when has binge drinking been the answer to anything? 酗酒什么时候变得理所当然了? Binge-watching an entire series is

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 卡卡课堂早餐英语

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: As you start to lose weight you start to get smaller and you burn less energy and you start to metabolically adapt to your new diet. And so you are never going to lose weight at one constant rate

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Topic1-40% of Listed Companies Can't Afford an Apartment in First-tier Cities According to Securities Times, a newspaper, nearly 40 percent of A-share listed companies in China have an annual profit margin that's barely enough to cover the cost of a

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