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Food from around the World 世界食品荟萃 So, you are going to Britain . Oh no!' say your friends, The food is terrible! What are you going to eat?' This was a common thing to say and perhaps it used to be true. English food was terrible! But is that

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美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-11

A male songbird's tune advertises his status and availability to choosy female. But rock sparrows offer a notable exception. Their crooning can also reveal when the male has been jilted. Researchers studied the songs of male rock sparrows in the Fren

SSS 2009-10-22

Did you know birds sing in dialect? They do. The song of a great tit from the countryside is a far cry from that of his city cousin. And some song dialects can change nearly as fast as human slangthe Indigo Bunting changes tune from year to year. To

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do you speak english

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SSS 2012-04-09

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got t minute. City dwellers compete with the din of traffic to be heard. And its not just urban humans. Sparrows living in San Francisco's Presidio district actually tweet th

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A: Hi, the lab said that you would be getting my test results in today. B: I want you to come in and discuss some further tests that I would like to run. A: I think that this is a bad sign. B: For now, I would like to run a few more tests to look int

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-03-06

Unless you are a convention, speaking middle English is not going to impress a potential romantic partner in 2013. Similarly, male sparrows have to make sure their vocalization is up to date. Researchers analyze three decades of recordings of male sp

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The contrasting English and American patterns have some remarkable implications, particularly if we assume that man, like other animals, has a built-in need to shut himself off from others from time to time. An English student in one of my seminars t

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How to Study English Well?

How to Study English Well? We all know that English is very useful. Many people in the world speak English. So more and more people in China study it. How to study English well? I think we must have a good way to study English. If you want to learn E

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The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests. The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasure, which assumes a scene of peace and harmony. But they have never thought of the following scen

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Bird Communication Through Song Bird song is lovely to hear, a romantic addition to any landscape, but what exactly does it mean? Just like we must learn to talk, birds learn to sing. They listen to their parents and try to imitate them, often stumbl

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