【英语语言学习】我们的食物究竟怎么了

Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and Im 11 years old. I came here today to talk about whats wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that Im really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising on T

有声英文阅读-为科学而献身

Sacrificed to Science? Professor Colin Blakemore works at Oxford University Medical School doing research into eye problems and believes that animal research has given humans many benefits: The use of

英文药品说明书的写法（十一）

上述10项是绝大多数英文药品说明书中必备项目，但是许多说明书中还常常出现其他一些项目。例如： 1、特点（Characteristics） 2、性质（Properties） 3、药代动力学（Phamacokinetics） 4、用药过量（

英文药品说明书的写法（三）

有些说明书较详细地介绍药品的药理作用（Pharmacological Actions）。其内容主要包括药理作用、临床药理（Clinical Parmacology）、体外试验（in vitro experiments）、药物代谢（Metabolism）、药效（Potenc

清华学生的“PX百度词条保卫战”

In defense of science, truth Bi Xiaotian acquired a new habit recently. Every time he opens his web browser, he checks the entry of paraxylene (PX) on Baidu Baike. As one of the participants in correcting the Baidu entry in early April, the 22-year-o

每日一词【771】approval rating：支持率

今天我们要学的词是approval rating。 Approval rating是支持率的意思。Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's approval rating fell to 20%, 日本执政党自民党的民众支持率滑落到20%。 A new survey shows that President Ob

职场人际：有礼貌就是王道吗？

People are naturally destructive. They alter conversations, divulge pointless information, and spread toxicity in their wake. Such individuals dont deserve polite treatment. 人都具有消极的天性，容易改变立场，散布无意义的信息，

Markets Plunge; S&P, US Spar Over Rating Cut

Global financial markets continue to drop sharply in reaction to an unprecedented downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating and lingering concerns about European debt problems and global economic growth. In early Asia trading Tuesday, Japan's

改变生活从远离那些不靠谱的朋友开始

朋友有毒，用白话说就是狐朋狗友，如果你总和这些朋友厮混在一起，你的生活永远是一团糟。 Toxic friends complicate your life. These people are more than a nuisance, theyre parasitic. Precious time slips away as yo

Rating Agencies Affirm France's AAA Credit

The three major credit rating agencies have affirmed France's AAA rating even as the country's borrowing costs are increasing. Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings all said Wednesday they are maintaining the country's top cred

Moody's downgrades Greece to lowest rating

LONDON/NEW YORK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The rating agency Moody's on Friday cut the sovereign credit rating of Greece to the lowest level, saying the country's default risk was high. Moody's downgraded Greece long term sovereign credit rating from Ca to

S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating

Standard Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. SP's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. F

Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive. In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has undertaken several important reform initiat

Rating Agency Downgrades US Credit Outlook

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services announced Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA [Triple-A] credit rating, but the rating agency lowered its long-term credit outlook for the U.S. government. SP cited U.S. budget deficits and gover

科学家将污染物变成打印机墨水

Anirudh Sharma doesn't just want to pull harmful carbon from the air. He wants to offer a cheaper alternative to the exorbitant costs of ordinary printer ink. 阿尼鲁德夏尔马不仅想除掉空气中的有害炭物质，还希望创造一种更便

新西兰英语 516 Credit Rating Downgrade

Two rating agencies, Standard and Poors (S P) and Fitch downgraded New Zealands credit rating from AA+ to AA. This is the first downgrade in 13 years. A credit rating gives some idea of whether the economy is stable and whether the government can pay

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

Italy Faces Credit Rating Cut

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys