SSS 2008-12-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Women are so much better than men at so many things. But according to a report published by the Royal Society, chess is not one of them. The topic of sex

Preserving Cambodia's Cultural Treasures

The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh announced this month that the Cultural Heritage Center for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State has awarded $350,000 from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to

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通过艺术创作支持国家公园

Supporting National Parks Through the Arts Artist Rosalie Haizlett starts every day by opening a map of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Over breakfast, she plans her walk for the day. She packs food and a sketch book, and then leaves for he

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文化遗产已经开始成为当今中国的热门话题，因为必须在国家发展和传统文化保存间找到平衡。 Listen Read Learn Cultural relics have begun to be a hot topic in China today as the balance between developing the nation and retaining traditional culture must be

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-08-08

1. Efforts to reach six Utah coal miners trapped more than 1500 feet underground will take at least three days. That's according to one of the mine's owners who says rescuers aren't sure the men survived the cave-in. There has been no word from them

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The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and

Top legislator stresses protection over cultural relics

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo on Thursday stressed protection of the country's cultural relics ahead of the top legislature's nationwide inspection of the enforcement of Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics. Wu, c

Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

China eyes traditional cultural education

China eyes traditional cultural education BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Primary school students may not fully understand the Confucian works they are reciting, but the works are a big part of China's pilot efforts to promote traditional Chinese cultur

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《回到未来2》上映于1989年，片中主角从1985年穿越到了2015，演绎了对2015年的一系列怪异预测。 Although several of the film's predictions, like video calls and wearable technology, came true, Back to the Future II showe

精彩托福句子 2

11.Acids are chemical compounds that,in water solution,have a sharp taste， a corrosive action on metals,and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red. 12.Billie Holiday's reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to giv

China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

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在我们的生活中，死亡是我们所有人必定会遇到的事情，无论是家庭成员还是宠物，甚至是你都将有终结之时。事实上，每分钟世界上大约就有100人死亡。但在人死之时到底会发生什么呢？

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11. Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red. 11. 酸是一种化合物，它在溶

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has announced the country's first census on moveable cultural relics, in a move to better gauge and protect the state of the country'

China issues five-year cultural development blueprint

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday issued a national outline for cultural reform and development for the 2011-2015 period, calling for further efforts to promote the cultural industry's development and boost the country's cultural influe

Film fest gives Beijing more cultural capital

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, with industry insiders hoping that the festival will create a new global perception of Beijing and the Chinese film industry. As the birthplace of China

你会用“逗号”吗？

1. 在并列连词(and, but, for, nor, or, yet )前使用，用来连接句中的各分句。 The principal reason for this is that none of them possesses chlorophyll, andsince they cannot synthesize their own carbohydrates, they obtain their supplie

英语听力文摘 English Digest 169、What are fungi, plants or animals?

Well, mushrooms are merely one of many types of fungi. Not all fungi grow in soil. However, mushrooms and other fungi do resemble plants in many ways, so much so that scientists long classified fungi plants, but they know better now. Eating Habits Wh