Blue

Blue is the world’s favorite color. It is also the color most often associated with intellect and authority. Most 1) uniforms are blue. In Greek and Roman 2) mythology, blue was the color of the sky

疯狂英语听力 Global Monsoon

The stories of Rome 2 [00:01.23]古罗马的故事 2 [00:02.46]These skyscrapers are built of mud there in the Yemen. [00:04.70]在也门，用泥建起的高楼 [00:06.95]They're over 400 years old.The reason they're so tightly packed together is no

英语范文背诵精华3.1 Male and Female Roles

In all societies, male and female roles are regarded differently. The mother role is universally carried out by women, which is biologically based. Roles defined by sex also characterize the economic

VOA标准英语2011--Reducing HIV Risk with Painless Male Circumcision

Reducing HIV Risk with Painless Male Circumcision Studies have shown that male circumcision greatly reduces the risk of HIV transmission. The World Health Organization is weighing approval of a new device that could make the procedure simple and pain

11-13 萨姆的意图

Sam’s Purpose For years now, I have held the hands of the dying. “How can you bear it?” people ask me. “ Hospice 1 nursing must be so difficult. How can you stand to be around so much sufferin

Judges 士师记13

13Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD , so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. 2A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was sterile and remained child

新西兰英语 710 Royal baby

Probably everyone knows by now that the Duchess of Cambridge wife of Prince William is pregnant. For some time now, Britain and the Commonwealth heads of government have been talking about changing the law to allow a female baby to be next in line to

60秒科学:想要求婚,可以学学造园鸟~~~

The first time you visit your boyfriends place, he no doubt tidies up, to give you the illusion that he doesnt live like an animal. Well, animals, too, can use optical illusions to woo a mate. Take the bowerbird. 你第一次去男朋友的家里，他

六级词汇与结构练习（25）

坚持不懈，直到成功。 我们每天的奋斗就像对参天大树的一次砍击，头几刀可能了无痕迹。每一击看似微不足道，然而，累积起来，巨树终会倒下。这恰

SSS 2010-09-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. The first time you visit your boyfriends place, he no doubt tidies up, to give you the illusion that he doesnt live like an animal. Well, animals, too, ca

英文药品说明书的写法（二）

第二节 性状 许多药品说明书的第一项是Description（性状），其原意是叙述、描写，在药品说明书及药典中一般都译为性状，其内容主要是介绍外观、理化性质、组成成分、结构、特征等。这一

剖析翻译中的“望文生义”

在翻译错误中有相当一部分出乎望文生义。如译者认真严肃对待，许多是可以避免的。例如：white wine 不是白酒（白酒应属spirits 这一类）而是白葡萄酒；short drink 不是少量酒而浓酒，相反lon

Male Maturity

When I was 14, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend. When I was 16 I got a girlfriend, but there was no passion. So I decided I needed a passionate girl with a zest （热情）for life. In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too

经济学人166:清道夫平菇

Science and technology 科学技术 Bioremediation 生物降解 Bottom feeders 清道夫平菇 A novel way of dealing with an unpleasant problem 解决烦人难题的新颖方法 For your delight and delectation 愿你欢愉 DESPITE their name, dispo

鲜为人知的八个科学常识误区

Animals can predict natural disasters 动物能够预知自然灾害 There is no evidence that animals possess a mysterious sixth-sense allowing them to predict natural disasters. Their keen senses of smell, hearing, and sharp instincts alone are eno

经济学人326:旅馆卫生 当心遥控器

Science and technology 科学技术 Hotel hygiene 旅馆卫生 Mind the remote 当心遥控器 The next time you check in 下次你在办理入住手续的时候 3_副本.jpgNO ONE likes to think about who was in their hotel room before them, let alo

雅思范文：能源危机的解决

此题感谢lgc，是6月28日雅思写作大题目。关于能源危机的解决。此文思路清晰，结构除了建议部分稍显单薄，还是十分合理的，最关键的是本文的词汇功力，可以看出作者应该按照我上课的要

英语听力文摘 English Digest 286、变性的青蛙

Gender-Jumping Toads 美国研究人员说，常用除草剂阿特拉津会令雄蛙变性为雌蛙。美国加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校研究人员把40只雄性非洲爪蛙放入阿特拉津浓度为10亿分之2.5的水中，发现90%雌性化

英语听力文摘 English Digest 393、单亲蜜蜂王国

Fatherless Honeybee s How male honeybee s can be without fathers? The reason lies in whats called a haploidiploid system of sex determination. Approximate ly one-fifth of the animal kingdom, including ants and wasp s , use this system. What it boils

雅思写作8分范文：能源问题

There is nothing unusual about energy like coals and oils being consumed, principally because economic development depends on natural resources all the time. But what is happening today is extraordinary judged by the standards of the past. It is ener