【轻松英文阅读】透明的鱼

The Barreleye fish lives at depths of 400 to 2,000 meters and is perhaps one of the strangest creatures in the sea. The fish are very rare. A dead specimen was first discovered in 1939. A live specimen was not seen until 2004. The one in the video be

【轻松英文阅读】地震的预兆

You may have already seen reports of giant sea serpents washing ashore in California. They are a deep-sea fish known as oarfish and can grow as long as 50 feet long. In fact, they are the largest bony fish in the world. Two oarfish, one 18 feet long

【轻松英文阅读】世界上最昂贵的休息时间

Do you own an iPad, iPhone, or any other Apple product? If you do, how would you like to give Apple CEO Tim Cook a piece of your mind, over a nice hot cup of coffee? But whether you come to flatter or flatten Cook, that meeting will not come cheap. T

【轻松英文阅读】世界上最坚硬的材料

Its the material at the tip of a pencil and it has the potential to revolutionize our lives. A study from Columbia University has shown that graphene is the strongest material in the world. In fact , it is much tougher than diamonds and 300 times str

【轻松英文阅读】机器人技术的突破

A small step for a man, but a really big one for tiny robots. Meet Kirobo , the Japanese robot astronaut. Kirobo was created in a joint effort by the University of Tokyo and the Japanese Robotics Company, RoboGarage. The little humanoid robot was des

【轻松英文阅读】机器人与学校

Chris Colaluca of Mohawk Junior High School in Pennsylvania is not your typical student. Chris suffers from spina bifida and is not able to attend class in person. But this does not stop him. He is able to take classes thanks to his robot. The robot

【轻松英文阅读】登山者引起的环境污染

It has been more than 60 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed to the summit of Everest. The summit was a lonely and pristine place in those days. These days, however, the summit is a busy place. Almost 4, 000 people have climbed to t

【轻松英文阅读】你的手机省电吗

What do you think are the biggest energy users in your home? Your list most likely includes your A.C., fridge, washing machine, etc. But you would be surprised to know that your smart phone is one of the biggest energy hog in your home. Charging the

【轻松英文阅读】禁止无人机

One town in Colorado may never be getting delivery by Amazon drones, if one man has his way. You may have heard about Amazons Jeff Bezoss plans to create a drone delivery service called Air Prime. With Air Prime, products would be delivered to your h

【轻松英文阅读】小小歌唱家

A Texas tyke named Kai Langer is just like any other four year old except that he has become famous across America , thanks to some YouTube videos of him that went viral . Kai is a big fan of Grammy-winning singer Bruno Mars, so in his first YouTube

【轻松英文阅读】雪中送炭

A recent heavy snowfall in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan left many motorists stranded on highways and at highway rest stops. Fortunately for the motorists in one area, there was a kind-hearted truck driver from the Yamazaki Bread Company to help out. T

【轻松英文阅读】下一个泰勒？

Grace VanderWaal was just like any other New York 12-year old until she and her mother decided to let her try out for the NBC television competition, Americas Got Talent. Grace had written songs since she was three years old, so unlike most child per

【轻松英文阅读】母亲节的由来

What did you do on May 12th of this year? If you are like most people in Japan and America, chances are you spent the day with your mother. (In Korea they celebrate Parents Day on May 8, in Norway Mothers Day is in February, and many other countries

【轻松英文阅读】被人遗忘的小岛

There is an island in the Bay of Bengal between Myanmar and Indonesia. It is called North Sentinel Island but the inhabitants of the island dont know that. In fact, the Sentinelese people know almost nothing of the outside world. They have never seen

【轻松英文阅读】如何学好英文

Often readers ask me what the best way to study the material in this site is. As you may realize, there are many approaches and what works for some may not work for others. However, here is one way that many people have found to be effective. 1. Care

【轻松英文阅读】禁止早恋

Several Chinese middle schools have decided to snip young romances in the bud with the establishment of new rules for their students. In some cases, the rules can be quite vague. For instance, one school rule simply states that there can be no close

【轻松英文阅读】去上学的机器人

Chris Colaluca of Mohawk Junior High School in Pennsylvania is not your typical student. Chris suffers from spina bifida and is not able to attend class in person. But this does not stop him. He is able to take classes thanks to his robot. The robot

【轻松英文阅读】拉面汉堡

First, there was the sushi boom. And these days, ramen is the hot thing. But could this be the next food craze from Japan? It's called the ramen burger and it made its American debut at a food festival in New York this August. Its a burger wrapped in

【轻松英文阅读】不要一直给你的平板充电

If you are like most people, you leave your laptop plugged in when you are near a plug. But according to the battery experts at Cadex Electronics (www.cadex.com) you shouldnt be doing that. They suggest unplugging it when it gets to an 80% charge and

【轻松英文阅读】英国人对于三明治的热爱

Many people around the world know about the unique aspects of British culture, like drinking tea every afternoon. However, very few people know about the countrys love for sandwiches! Over one billion sandwiches were bought on the go in Englandand th