SSS 2008-05-22

This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Its hot to research life in extreme environments. There are organisms that thrive in boiling hot thermal vents and in toxic stews. These extremophiles, as

SSS 2008-09-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres a Native American site in Ohio that appeared to be a fort. But recent discoveries by archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati show thats n

SSS 2009-11-26

Roughly 1,000 years ago, Europe enjoyed several centuries of balmier average temperatures. Dubbed the Medieval Warm Period, it was the last time before the present that agriculture could flourish in Greenland. This era also provided fodder for countl

托福听力短文 II-09-1

(MA) Look at our topographical map and you'll see that the middle third of the North American continent --- from the Rocky Mountains almost to the Mississippi River --- is pretty flat. This is the Great Plains. This kind of area is sometimes called

‘One-in-a-Billion’ Dinosaur Discovery

About 110 million years ago, a large plant-eating dinosaur covered with sharp points walked the land. Called a nodosaur, it is now the best example of its kind ever found. This new species of dinosaur is being called a one-in-a-billion discovery. Rec

SSS 2009-03-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Farmers fertilize their fields to get the maximum meal from their crops. But the effects of these loads of nitrogen and phosphorous extend beyond the field and past

SSS 2010-04-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. As scientists delve deeper beneath the oceans surface, they find bizarre creatures that have adapted to harsh and extreme environments. Now comes a new o

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He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his familys 1)cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the 2)bass season 3)opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catch

VOA标准英语2011--Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle Ea

Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been

VOA标准英语2012--Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds

Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds Radiocarbon dating is the best-known and most widely used method to determine the age of organic material, such as bone or wood or plant matter. All such material contains radioactive carbon atoms, known

TED演讲:探索世界最深洞穴(8)

What then of manned space exploration? 那载人的空间探索呢？ The government recently announced plans to return to the moon by 2024. 美国政府最近宣布了2024重返月球的计划。 The successful conclusion of that mission will result

Chinese Help Rebuild New York

The 9/11 terrorist attack in New York not only killed people. It also killed local businesses, too, as many residents and companies moved out of the devastated area. 10 years on things are finally recovering. One Chinese restaurant has been part of t

经济学人69:欢迎来到人类纪

The geology of the planet 地球的地质情况 Welcome to the Anthropocene 欢迎来到人类纪 Humans have changed the way the world works. Now they have to change the way they think about it, too 人类改变了世界运行方式，现在，人类不

科学家宣布再次探测到引力波

Four months after the historic first-ever detection of gravitational waves, scientists said they have directly detected another gravitational wave washing over the Earth. 在引力波历史性的首次检测到四个月之后，科学家们近日表示

六种调整心态的方式重塑你的生活

Do you feel like your life could be happier? You know things are going okay, but you just feel that they could be better. What if I told you that it could be as simple as just changing your attitude? I truly believe that it completely hinges on our p

澳科学家警告海平面上升问题

CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have made the alarming discovery that sea levels have risen more in the past century than at any other comparable period in the past 6,000 years. Researchers from the Australian National University

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The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile, that costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile. 那最能赋予生命价值、代价最廉而回报最多的东西，不过一个令人心畅的微笑而已。 The smil

Don’t Invest. Give

I was having a chat with my fianc one night recently, and burst into tears. I was bitter, sad, and angry. Why doesnt anyone help me in return, I asked. Why is it when I am good to people and it feels like the kindness and generosity isnt reciprocated

再别康桥英文版

Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again --by Xu Zhimo 再别康桥 徐志摩 Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the

托福阅读备考之长难句分析

世界本没有长难句，修饰成分多了，便有了长难句。 阅读速度大部分来于短时间内理解长难句的能力。 大家在看长难句的时候，多思考，一个句子为什么这么长，常见的修饰成分到底有哪些？