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SSS 2011-04-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Are your car bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn't it be great if t

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Pet turtles can be unsanitary. But Chinese soft-shelled turtles really up the ante on distasteful behavior. They perform a variation on urinationthrough their mouths. Most land-based vertebrates produce urine to get rid of water-soluble toxic waste,

SSS 2009-12-09

Almost three centuries after his death, Antonio Stradivari is still a legend for the sound of his instruments, from the rich depths of his cellos [cello sound] to the soaring clarity of his violins [violin sound]. Theories are often put forth that St

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Finn: Hello, I'm Finn, welcome to 6 Minute English. With me in the studio today is Neil. Neil: Hi there, Finn. Finn: Hello Neil. Today we have a royal story about Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge - or as she is still often known - Kate Middleton. Neil

Clip Anna

Anna, a schoolgirl ClipAnna At the moment, I like boys with quite long hair. Also theyd have to be quite a lot like me, like the same things, but not treat me like a girl, treat me more like a friend. I have seen the perfect boy actually, whom I wal

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Technology Helps Restore Paintings by Old Masters 科技帮助修复大师早期画作 WASHINGTON In the late 16th century, the Spanish artist El Greco created a huge painting, 1 meter by 2 meters, titled Saint Martin and the Beggar. In the first hal

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Stradivari's Violin Secret? His Talent A study in the journal Angewandte Chemie that looked at the varnish used in Stradivarius instruments found nothing unusual, leading the researchers to conclude that Stradivari was just a master craftsman who had

3个迹象表明你有化妆瘾

1.You never leave the house without makeup on 1.你永远不会不化妆就出家门 This is actually your nightmare. If God had wanted people to see each other the way they naturally looked then makeup would never have been invented. 这实际上是你

新型材料的自我修复功能：碎屏能自动愈合

A new self-repairing material has been developed by researchers in the UK and they say itll be ready to integrate into everything from smartphone screens to nail varnish within the next five years. 英国研究员已开发一种能自我修复的新型

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Science and technology 科学技术 Reptilian micturition 爬行动物的排尿 That's a relief 可算是方便了 Softshell turtles urinate through their mouths 鳖类通过其嘴部小便 WHY did the turtle stick its head in a bucket? 为什么乌龟

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If you've ever struggled to carry out day-to-day tasks for fear of ruining a fresh manicure, a new product may be right up your street. 如果你在做日常家务时，担心破坏新做的美甲，现有一种新产品可能正对你的心意。 No

The Shepherd and the Bureaucrat

A bureaucrat was hiking when he came upon a shepherd tending a large flock. The bureaucrat took a fancy to the sheep and asked the shepherd, If I can guess how many there are, may I have one? The shepherd thought it unlikely the man would guess the e

省时省力的居家清洁小妙招

Having a cleaner is one of life's luxuries but if you can't afford the privilege, professionals have shared their best cleaning hacks online - and you can steal them. 生活中能拥有一台清洁机是很奢侈的，但如果我们买不起这样的奢

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今天我们要学的词是bureaucracy。 Bureaucracy, 官僚。美国国防部长盖茨上周末公开对军方庞大的官僚体制提出批评。 Gates took aim at what he called a bloated bureaucracy, 他还保证要亲自过问，精简军方的官

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Volkswagen has devised a new catalytic converter that could fix the majority of the cars in the US affected by the diesel emissions scandal, as details emerge of its attempts to satisfy regulators. 大众汽车(Volkswagen)设计出一种新的催化转

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Conflict resolution marked the career of former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari who has received this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure peace in various regions of the world. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent A

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17 Into the Troposphere 第十七章 进入对流层 Thank goodness for the atmosphere. It keeps us warm. 谢天谢地，我们有了大气。它使我们有了个温暖的环境。 Without it, Earth would be a lifeless ball of ice with an average te

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I have found a short video for you to watch. But first, I will explain what the video is about, and some of the words that are used in it. The video is about John. His hobby is growing pumpkins (in a secret location in the South of England!). He is t

美发店常用英语口语

1. I would like a shampoo and set.? 我想洗头，做个头发。? 2. What style do you want?? 你想做什么样的？? 3. I'd like to try a new hair style. Could you show me some pictures of hair styles?? 我想换个新发型。你能不能给我看