CNN 2010-04-28

Well, we take so many things for granted. Employees will wash their hands before making your food. Police and firefighters will come when you call them and doctors who poke and prod you are using clean instruments. Well, hold off on that last one. On

Lesson 77 Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

Learning English is like building a house. Laying a strong foundation is the first and most important step. In other words, you should read and speak English every day. Memorizing new words and phrase

彭蒙惠英语：Roam Rome on Fleet Feet

Roam Rome on Fleet Feet 2 We’re off again For the fast track to the Colosseum, our son advises us to take a tour with one of the Englishspeaking hawkers who approach tourists outside this 82 A.D. am

英语诗歌:Whatever You Say, Say Nothing

Seamus Heaney Religion's never mentioned here, of course. You know them by their eyes, and hold your tongue. One side's as bad as the other, never worse. Christ, it's near time that some small leak was sprung In the great dykes the Dutchman made To

英文笑话：When Was Rome Built? 罗马是什么时候建成的?

Teacher: When was Rome built? Tom: At night. Teacher : Who told you that? Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn't built in a day. 教师：罗马是什么时候建成的？ 汤姆：夜里。 教师：谁跟你这么说的？ 汤姆：是您。您说过罗马不是在一个白天建成的.

大学英语四级作文范文：大学生该不该听从父母的安排

Nowadays,it is commonly held that parents should arrange everything for their children.But is that true?Though many parents regard their children as the apple of parents eye.When their children was born , the parents take care of everything for the c

时间都去哪儿了 年纪越大越觉时光飞逝

As you get older, it feels like time tends to move faster. As Dan Ariely explains over at The Wall Street Journal, we tend to fall into familiar routines as we age and that makes time move quickly. 虽然你年纪越来越大，时间似乎也越走越

Catania drew with Fiorentina 2-2

ROME, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Catania twice fought back to stun Fiorentina on home turf, earning a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Stadio Franchi on Saturday. The Viola broke the deadlock with their first real scoring opportunity. Riccardo Montolivo tackled Cat

VOA常速英语2008年-Some Premature Babies Face Lifelong Health Prob

By Carol Pearson Washington 26 March 2008 Pre-term or prematurebirth is one of the leading causes of infant death in the developed world. A new study shows that babies born before 37 weeks of gestation not only have lower survival rates, but they fac

VOA标准英语2013--Obama to Prod Israelis, Palestinians on Peace Efforts

Obama to Prod Israelis, Palestinians on Peace Efforts Obama last visited Israel in 2008 as a senator and presidential candidate. Now, he returns as a two-term president, but has been unsuccessful in overcoming obstacles to Middle East peace. He will

经济学人:页岩气 增加了开采压力

Shale gas 页岩气 Raise the pressure 增加了开采压力 Government dithering keeps frackers above ground 政府仍就是否批准开采页岩气犹豫不决 Inflated concerns 担心通胀 FOR all the debate about it, Britain's shale-gas industry

美丽新世界Brave New World 第6章(7)

At the sound of his voice the Director started into a guilty realization of where he was; 主任听见他说话，猛然一惊，意识到了自己的处境，不安起来。 shot a glance at Bernard, and averting his eyes, blushed darkly; looked at

G20把杭州人民都赶到哪去了？

Most of the nine million residents of the city Hangzhou were actively encouraged to get out of town as security was ramped up. Factories were closed so the visiting world leaders could breathe less polluted air. Car travel in Hangzhou was restricted

Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-1

ROME, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-1 despite wasteful finishing at home on Tuesday. Simone Pepe tested Artur Boruc after three minutes, then the Polish goalkeeper palmed a Claudio Marchisio snapshot over the bar. Some horrible defen

Scientists meet in Rome to address key challenges

ROME, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 30th general assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU) kicked off here on Tuesday to address key global challenges, featuring over 275 scientists and experts from all over the world. The goal of the four-

China urges Philippines to halt provocations

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday urged the Philippines to stop making provocative comments over the Huangyan Island dispute and do more to calm the situation. We hope the Philippine side will stop making provocative comments time and again

Betis go top in Spain

MADRID, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Real Betis reached the top of the Spanish La Liga after winning a thrilling game 4-3 at home to Zaragoza on Thursday. Betis only returned to the La Liga this season and the win means they have 12 points from four games af

TED演讲:电击疗法如何改变了我(3)

It didn't work very well on the schizophrenics, 在治疗精神分裂症上，电击疗法效果不是很好， but it was pretty clear in the '30s and by the middle of the '40s 但是在30年代和40年代中期，很明显 that electroconvulsive th

后悔备忘录-序言(1)

后悔备忘录-序言 Life is filled with regrets. Ask anyone around you what their regrets are and they usually have no difficulty coming up with many items on their regret list.人生总是充满遗憾。问问你周围的人他们有没有遗憾的

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