American Men Dont Cry

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Wind is the characteristic of spring.

本讲为2005年下半年新的教学内容，请对照教材听录音！ Wind is the characteristic of spring. Women _being_ (be) the weaker and dependent sex , it is only natural that they should cr

SSS 2010-02-19

When youre looking for a table in a crowded cafeteria, you probably give wide berth to the family that sounds like its sharing a big dish of whooping cough. Well, not if youre a house finch, particularly a male. Because a study in the journal Biology

【一起听英语】男女比例会失衡吗

今天文章讲的是男性基因染色体的问题，如果男性染色体正发生着变化，会造成地球上男女比例失衡吗？ Neil: Hello and welcome to Six-Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil and with me today is Rosie. R

考研英语长难句讲解 第93期

2. Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. 【分析】多重复合句。主句主

The extinction of men

Neil: Hello and welcome to Six-Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil and with me today is Rosie. Rosie: Hi there. Neil: Well, today we're talking about men. Rosie: That sounds interesting. Neil: It is very interesting especially if you'r

SSS 2008-03-19

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I am Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Ants are known for working together, operating as a unit for the good of the colony. But not so fast, say researchers from the Universities of Leeds an

SSS 2010-03-02

When an ocean liner starts taking on water, what governs whether its women and children first or every man for himself? According to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, mens altruistic versus self-serving behavior depends

SSS 2011-10-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Sophie Bushwick. Got a minute? Jiminy Cricket may not actually hold the door open for his lady friends, but he can still be chivalrous: researchers from the University of Exeter discovered that whe

脸部较宽的人更具侵略性?

Aggressive people are easy to spot because they have instantly recognizable wide faces, researchers claim. Just a quick glance at someone's facial structure may be enough to predict their tendency towards aggression, according to a study published in

研究：女性话多因脑部语言蛋白多

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2006年VOA标准英语-New Vaccine May Help Curb Obesity

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 23 August 2006 watch Diesel report Drivers looking for alternatives to high gasoline prices are increasingly turning their attention to hybrids and so-called smart cars. But as VOA's Mil Arcega reports some are taking

Coming-of-Age Day （日本成人节）

The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant members of society. The holiday used to be on January 15, but in 2000 it was moved to the second Monday o

Besties, Buds, BFFs ... Friends!

Besties, Buds, BFFs ... Friends! Now, the VOA Learning program Words and Their Stories. Language changes over time. Many words and expressions have changed over the centuries. But the word friend has stayed the same. It is a rare example in the Engli

VOA英语2010年-A Century Later, Twain's Final Work Hits Bes

One of the most popular books in the United States right now is by an author who has been dead for a century. The Autobiography of Mark Twain is the first of three volumes which make up writer Samuel Clemens' final work. On hold for 100 years This is

2007年VOA标准英语-Burkinabes Debate 'American Dream' with New Fiv

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 April 2007 A change in U.S. visa policy is giving citizens in the West African nation of Burkina Faso a chance to make more frequent trips to the United States. Businessmen and others who travel often to the United States can

经济学人71:动物行为 欲壑难填

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研究：人的鼻子能嗅出性别

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妇女节散发“她力量”了吗？

不容忽视的她力量 She-power 今天是三八国际妇女节，女同胞们是不是都放假出去庆祝啦？如果你还坚守在工作岗位，也请你不要沮丧，因为这说明女性的力量越来越强大，没有了女性，男同胞们

研究表明美国女性的饮酒量直追男性

Women are getting close to drinking the same amount of alcohol as men in the United States, according to a new study. 最新的一项研究表明，美国女性的饮酒量直追男性。 Writing in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental R