SSS 2009-01-30

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. You probably remember exactly what you were doing when you first heard the news on 9/11. Thats because the brain has ways to file information so that thi

SSS 2009-02-27

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? February 28th is International Sword Swallowers Awareness Day, according to practitioner Dan Meyer, who recently demonstrated the technique at the AAAS meeting in Chic

SSS 2009-11-26

Roughly 1,000 years ago, Europe enjoyed several centuries of balmier average temperatures. Dubbed the Medieval Warm Period, it was the last time before the present that agriculture could flourish in Greenland. This era also provided fodder for countl

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What Are Reflexes? If youve ever blinked at a sudden light, jerked your hand away from something hot, or jumped at a loud noise, then you know that these are not actions we consciously plan. Rather, they happen involuntarily. Such sudden, unconscious

TED演讲:我们为何哭泣(2)

The gas stings Iris, and suddenly, she can't help it, she starts weeping uncontrollably. 这种气体刺激着虹膜，来势汹汹，她无力阻止，于是她开始控制不住地大哭。 These reflex tears are different from the basal tears that

XDF考研词汇辨析文本二十三

schedule n.时间表, 进度表v.确定时间 解析：ahead of schedule先于预定时间 tight schedule排得紧紧的时间表 tension n.紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力, 张力, 牵力, 电压

一封对报纸上的招聘广告的回信

说明：这是一封对报纸上的招聘广告的回信。 Attn: Robin Boyd, Human Resources Re: Director for Patient Financial Services Dear Mrs. Boyd: I was very interested to see your advertisement for a Director of Patient Financial Services in

英国伊朗重开各自驻对方大使馆

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran and Britain agreed on Sunday to enhance cooperation as their embassies reopened in each other's capital after nearly four years of closure. The embassies in Tehran and London are reopened at the level of charge de aff

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医学病症词典十一

ganglioglioneuroma Chinese神经节胶质神经瘤 gangliolysis Chinese神经节阻滞 ganglion Chinese神经节 ganglioside Chinese神经节苷脂 gangliosidoses Chinese神经节苷脂沉积症 gangreneChinese 坏疽 ganimalon Chinese r-氨酪酸 Ganser's commissure Chinese甘塞氏连

英语听力文摘 English Digest 429、睡觉时为何不打喷嚏

Sleep On, Sneeze Not 睡觉的时候不会打喷嚏 The signs are unmistakabl e : the eyes water, the chest heave s , the nose twitch es , the body tenses, suspense builds until finally a sneeze blasts forth, concluding the drama. It's a momentarily

全球首款柔性屏ReFlex手机亮相:让人惊讶!

A new flexible smartphone design could change the way users interact with their devices. ReFlex, developed by researchers at Queen's University, uses 'bend sensors' to control app interactions, and simulates physical forces through detailed vibration

科学家告诉你：为什么接吻时会闭眼

The real reason people close their eyes when they kiss is because the brain can't deal with more than two things at once. 接吻时闭眼的真正原因是大脑无法同时处理两件以上的事。 That is the finding of academics who have explore

研究表明:男人单独约会美女有害健康

Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found.The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is out of their league. 科研人员日前发现，与美女会面可能有害健康。尤其是当男性

音乐咖啡厅:Lights - Muscle Memory

After having spent a fast year Waiting for the next time I can get you close I grew used to being back here Like a chorus synth line soldier at his post You call and I respond The sparrow and the song I miss you when you're gone When I am alone I See

【英语时差8，16】睡觉不打喷嚏

The signs are unmistakable: the eyes water, the chest heaves, the nose twitches, the body tenses, suspense builds... until finally a sneeze blasts forth, concluding the drama. It's a momentarily paralyzing experience that can seize one at almost any

【趣谈英语】打哈欠是一种交流形式-Yawning Is A Form Of Communication

Pre-Listening Vocabulary involuntary: occurs without ones control (e.g. a reflex) contagious: spreads from one person to another empathy: the understanding or acknowledgment of another persons feelings phenomenon: an observance in nature (often causi

听播客学英语 281 一天没有你

Here is another one of Margarets poems. It is called A Day Without You. A day without you is like a garden with no rain, having no air to breathe, no nourishment. A day without you is like having no friends, being imprisoned, and trapped inside mysel

医学病症词典十四

illogical attitude Chinese不自然姿势(癔症性癫痫) illusion Chinese错觉 imbecility Chinese痴愚 imipramine Chinese丙咪嗪 impinge Chinese侵犯 impotence Chinese阳萎 incisura Chinese切迹 incitogram Chinese冲动发放 inclusion body encephalitis Chinese包涵体