美国国家公共电台 NPR From Pez To Ticks, 'Atlas Obscura' Discovers 'Wonderfully Specific' Museums

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There are museums, and then, there are wonderfully specific museums. We're talking about such institutions as the American Toby Jug Museum, the German Watering Can Museum and, of course, the U.S. National Tick Museum. All of thes

科学美国人60秒 SSS Medical Marijuana Faces Fed's Catch-22

Medical marijuana is now available in 28 states. But a big obstacle to research on marijuana as medicine is that its listed by the federal government on whats called Schedule I. Assignment to Schedule I means that the Food and Drug Administration doe

2006年VOA标准英语-Carl's Corner: A Truck Stop And More

By Yi Suli Carl's Corner, Texas 03 October 2006 watch Carl's Corner report Carl's Corner in the southwestern state of Texas used to be an old-fashioned truck stop. Today it is a city in its own right, a haven for truckers passing by, a frontier for

SSS 2008-11-11

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? If you're too tired to think straight, it might be because parts of your brain are already asleep at the wheel. A team of neuroscientists from Washington State Unive

Using the Right Article

Using the Right Article What word appears most often in English? It's the, also known as the definite article. Its partner, the indefinite article a, is also among the top 10 most frequent words in English. According to Professor Elka Todeva of the S

2006年VOA标准英语-Doctors Find Specific Genes Cause Cancer

By Stephanie Ho Washington 24 August 2006 The MacArthur Foundation, better known for offering so-called genius grants each year to individuals, will now recognize small non-profit organizations. The groups are diverse and are in different countries,

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Panel Subpoenas Documents from Bush A

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 June 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the Justice Department and the National Security Council for documents relating to a controversial wiretapping

2006年VOA标准英语-Sen. Warner: US Prepared if N. Korea Launches M

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 June 2006 U.S. Defense Department officials Tuesday briefed members of a Senate panel behind closed doors about the possibility that North Korea may launch a long-range missile. A key lawmaker says such a launch does

VOA标准英语2010年-Trashing America's Throw-Away Culture

Annie Leonard grew up in Seattle, Washington, spending her summers in the forests of the Cascade Mountains. With her school promoting environmental issues, she grew concerned about the increasing numbers of clear cuts - areas where all the trees have

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李华正在兴致勃勃地给Larry将她去看医生的经过，没想到被Larry泼了一盆冷水。李华今天要学两个常用语，TMI和PDQ 。 LL: Oh, Li Hua, that is really TMI. I'm sorry you had to go to the doctor, but I really don't wan

美国国家公共电台 NPR GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: One of the really big challenges in revamping health care is funding Medicaid, the federal program for low-income or needy people. House Republicans voted to cut it dramatically this spring. Behind closed doors, the Senate

幽默学习第十五期

For our 10th anniversary my wife and I vacationed in Hawaii, where we went snorkeling. After an hour in the water everyone got back on the boat, except for one beautiful young woman and me. As I conti

微博搜索原来是这样

It seems like everyone is using Twitter these days. You know, sharing little messages with each other on phones and computers. It turns out that all these little messages, if you look at them all at once, become an easy way to find people, news and t

让简历更有吸引力

According to Ric Edelman, author of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth, the purpose of a rsum is not to get a job, it's to get an interviewyou will get the job. A rsum should not list all your skills, but rather tease the employer with your achiev

Overcoming Writer’s Block

Because writers have a various ways of writing, a variety of reasons can cause writer's block. When you are blocked, consider these causes and try the strategies that sound most promising. IF You have attempted to begin a paper without doing any prel

分类词汇：人口普查

natality 生育 fertility 生育率 fecundity 生育能力 birth rate, natality rate 出生率 births 出生人数 parity 胎次 premature birth 早产 life birth 活产 stillbirth 死产 birth peaks 出生高峰 mortality 死亡 mortality rate 死亡率

如何写求职信

The purpose of a letter of applicationis to help the applicant obtain the job he is interested in. It should state clearly what position the applicant wants, and should tell what his abilities are and what he has to offer. It should provide a quick,

面试常见问题及对策

1. Tell me about yourself! 对策：Keep your answer to one or two minutes; don't ramble. Use your resume summary as a base to start from.. 2. What do you know about our company? 对策：Do your homework before the interview! Spend some time online

实用英语口语：聚会

有人常会觉得小孩子学语言学得比大人快，为什么呢？因为小孩子学语言不像我们死记文法，苦背单字。他们就是用所谓的pick up，看在什么场合，别人用什么字，就一个一个把它记下来。这样

Chit chat 闲聊

Larry告诉李华他连续几天给他哥哥打电话，可是总也找不到他。 LH: Larry， 你那么急着找你哥哥，有要紧的事吗? LL: No, not really. I just want to chit chat. LH: Chit chat是什么意思啊? LL: To Chit Chat is to t