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SSS 2011-04-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Are your car bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn't it be great if t

SSS 2010-03-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because

SSS 2010-01-19

Most of us blink without thinking. But people whove sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink. Which is important for lubricating and cleaning the eye. Surgery is an optiona small piece of muscle transplanted from the leg c

纯正英语一分钟-Property

Property is one of the best investments you can make. Of course it depends on which country you live in. Buying property usually guarantees your investment will rise in value. If you have a lot of extra cash, you can play the world property market. P

60秒科学:冬暖夏凉的屋顶

Lowering the Ceiling on Roof Energy Losses Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because traditional black asphalt roofs heat up in summer and s

每日一词【1031】headline：头条新闻

今天我们要学的词是headline。 Headline, 意思是头条新闻。今年六月的全球气温打破了最高记录。 Heat warnings have been topping weather headlines in the United States for more than two weeks, 过去两个多星期以来，高

SSS 2008-09-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?. [Spray sound.] Killing bugs? No. [Spray sound.] Deodorizing the bathroom? No. [Spray sound.] Checking for explosives, yes. Because chemists at the University of Califor

SSS 2011-02-07

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery need implants of new, healthy blood vessels. So do those who receive repeated hemodialysis due to kidney failure. The best option is to use the patient's own veins or arteries, but thousands of patients don

SSS 2011-04-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But they don't take advantage of all that solar heat, thereby missing out on the majority of the solar ene

AP 2011-04-21

1. North Carolina's governor plans to tour areas of the state Monday that were hit hard by Saturday's ferocious storm system that claimed at least 21 lives across the state. The violent weather began Thursday and killed at least 45 people across six

AP 2010-09-01

1. On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama is calling the city of New Orleans a symbol of resilience and community. He told the crowd at Xavier University Sunday, his administration will stick with the Gulf Coast until t

VOA慢速英语--研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎

Research Breakthrough for Biodegradable Tires? 研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎 Researchers say they have created a new synthetic rubber that could be used to make biodegradable tires. A team at Texas AM Universitys campus in the Gulf nation o

VOA标准英语2016--“智能”绷带有助更快治愈伤口

'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly 智能绷带有助更快治愈伤口 Simple bandages are usually seen as the first line of attack in healing small to moderate wounds and burns. But scientists say new synthetic materials with embedded

每日一词【279】devastate：破坏

今天我们要学的词是devastate。 Devastate, 是破坏的意思。8月29号是卡特里娜飓风来袭两周年的日子。媒体报导说，Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, there is still much work t

每日一词【1016】sit well with：被某人接受

今天我们要学的词是sit well with。 To sit well with someone, 意思是被某人接受。输给湖人后，波士顿凯尔特人队教练里弗斯可能会离任。 The idea of Coach Rivers leaving doesn't sit well with his players, 里弗斯教

美国俚语:看到赚钱的机会就尽量从中获利

to make hay 看到赚钱的机会就尽量从中获利 例句1: If you ask me, some oil companies are really making hay out of the Gulf crisis. They keep raising the price of a gallon of gas, even though the experts say there's enough gas to go aroun

AP 2010-07-16

1. Police say a domestic dispute led to deadly gunfire at a fiber optics company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They say a gunman opened fire, killing two people and wounding four others before turning the gun on himself. 2. Undersea robots have been lo

AP 2010-07-07

1. Oil skimmers are once again back at work in the Gulf of Mexico. Bad weather and high waves earlier this week had forced the ships out of the way. However, they are now once again trying to block oil from reaching land. 2. Vice President Joe Biden

影视金曲：毕业唱响霍格沃兹校歌 Double Trouble

哈利波特陪我们走过了十年，如今已经到了最后一步，长大了的何止是电影中的小演员们，还包括我们自己。 Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Double, double, toil and trouble. Someth