Daily English-2017年02月23日

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment. 生活中的快乐是由一些小片断组成很快被遗忘的亲吻、微笑、关爱的眼神、由衷的

数学英语 40 How to Divide Fractions

by Jason Marshall A few months ago we talked about how to multiply fractions. Now that were comfortable doing this and weve talked about a few applications of multiplying fractions such as how to convert units and how to estimate how fast someone is

数学英语 34 How to Multiply Fractions

by Jason Marshall In the last article, Is Multiplication Repeated Addition? we talked about what it really means to multiply two numbers. We found that the conventional meaning of multiplicationrepeated additionbreaks down when multiplying fractions,

数学英语 02 How are Fractions and Division Related?

by Jason Marshall In the last episode, we talked about exactly what decimal points and decimal numbers are, and why they are so convenient to use. In the next few weeks were going to continue talking about decimals and their place in the world of mat

2018年CRI More exchanges conducted between China, UK on education

As part of the cooperation between China and the UK in education, more and more British primary school teachers and their Chinese counterparts have been conducting exchanges in a bid to learn from each other. A group of over 30 Chinese math teachers

SSS 2012-03-27

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? Stuck on a tricky math problem? Start clapping. Grade school kids who learned about fractions through a rhythm-and-music-based curriculum outperformed their peers in t

数学英语 21 What are Numerators and Denominators?

图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall In the last article, we discovered that integers alone are not sufficient to fully describe the world around uswe need the fractions existing between the integers too. (In learning that, we also learned that fraction

数学英语 13 How to Use Percentages to Calculate Tips

图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall A few articles ago, I asked if you ever found yourself at restaurants fumbling to figure out how much to tip; I guessed that you might occasionally resort to seeking advice from your smart phone; and I told you that

数学英语 16 What are Decimals?

by Jason Marshall Todays article is about decimal points and numbers and how theyre related to fractions. But first, the podcast edition of this tip was sponsored by Go To Meeting. Save time and money by hosting your meetings online. Visit GoToMeetin

数学英语 17 What Are Fractions?

图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall Do you frequently find yourself at restaurants with friends fumbling to figure out how to split the bill and calculate the tip? Have you ever resorted to seeking advice from your smart phone? Dont worry, we all have.

2007年VOA标准英语-Defense Chief Calls on US Congress to Fund Iraq

By Al Pessin Pentagon 22 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if the Congress does not approve additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-April, without special conditions, the department will have to make cuts that

VOA标准英语 Algeria's Bouteflika Re-Elected to 3rd Term

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been re-elected in a vote boycotted by some opposition parties who were upset by changes to the electoral law allowing him to run for a third consecutive term. Algerian Pres. Abdelaziz Bouteflika waves as

TED演讲:一就是一吗(1)

Which is correct: A dozen eggs is? Or A dozen eggs are? 哪个是正确的：a dozen eggs 'is' 还是 a dozen eggs 'are'？ I remember being in elementary school, and my teachers making a big deal about the unit. 我记得上小学的时候，我们老

原版英语对话1000个:038 The Beef with Beef

Now some big institutions, they'll give you certain kinds of meals, they'll give you for example a bowl of gyuudon, but they'll give you mostly onions and just one or to small little strips of very old beef. Now, I wonder, when Yoshinoya can give you

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Chief Vows to Defeat Taleban Insurge

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 12 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at a news conference, at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 12 Feb 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies are determined

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Chief Links Tehran to Arms in Afghan

By Al Pessin Ramstein Air Base, Germany 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes Iran's government is aware of the shipment of significant quantities of Iranian weapons and explosives to Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan. Gat

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Chief to Recommend More Troops for A

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are recommending increased troop levels to help combat the growing Taleban insurgency. The recommendation comes on top of President

TED演讲:为什么你应该热爱统计学(1)

Back in 2003, the UK government carried out a survey. 早在2003年，英国政府进行了一项调查。 And it was a survey that measured levels of numeracy in the population. 目的是了解国民的算术能力。 And they were shocked to find o

2007年VOA标准英语-Defense Chief Says US Could Begin Iraq Withdraw

By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the United States could begin withdrawing troops from Iraq later this year, if several security and political factors are right. VOA's Al Pessin reports from th

2007年VOA标准英语-US Defense Chief Urges Iraqis Not to Respond to

By Al Pessin Ramstein Air Base, Germany 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is concerned about the bombing of the Shi'ite shrine in Samarra, Iraq on Wednesday. But he says he hopes Iraqis will not respond with more sectarian viol