If you can read a clock, you can know the time of day. But no one knows what time itself is. We cannot see it. We cannot touch it. We cannot hear it. We know it only by the way we mark its passing. For all our success in measuring the smallest parts...
In recent years, we've seen a big increase in the numbers of swans across the country. So some people feel that swans are becoming a danger to other river life. To answer this question, here is Paul from the Salmon and Trout Association. 近年来，我...
Don：Hey, Yale. Would you rather be bitten by a saber-toothed tiger or a modern day tiger? 唐：嘿，雅艾尔。你宁愿被剑齿虎咬还是被现代的老虎咬？ Yael：Neither, of course. But if I have to pick, I supposed I choose the moder...
Dear Annie:My girlfriend and I have been together for three years. When we first started dating, Mary unexpectedly became pregnant and we now have a beautiful child who is our life's joy. I would like to ask Mary to become my wife. Here's the problem...
We'd better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. To develop interest in English study is not very hard. We may have the feeling of satisfaction and achievement from our English study when we are able to say something simple...
Dear Annie: 亲爱的安妮： I am in my early 30s with a small child. I recently went through some hard times and moved back home with my parents. I have never asked my parents for money. I work two jobs and have put a little away in savings. I'd l...
A study finds that air pollution is worse for the heart than the lungs. The American Heart Association published the findings in its magazine, Circulation. Researchers used information given by more than half-a-million adults. The information is from...
Mike: What're you doing up so early, Amanda? Have you decided to take up jogging in the park like me? 麦克：阿曼达，你起这么早干什么呢？你决定跟我一样开始在公园里慢跑了吗？ Amanda: No, Mike. You know I really can't...
The newness of the situation and the range of decisions you'll face could leave you confused. Think about what you want from college and from friends. Study after breakfast, between classes, whatever works best for you. Don't cut off all social conta...
The letter has finally arrived welcoming you as a member of the class. You're about to become a college freshman. 欢迎你成为新生一员的厚厚的信终于到了，你将成为大一新生了。 Half of college education has to come from the s...
Mike: I'm glad you decided to come watch this movie with me today, Amanda. The director has done a lot of cutting edge work, and I hear that this is his most experimental film yet. 迈克：阿曼达，我很高兴今天你能陪我一起看这场电影...
Yael: I just read about an exciting technique. Researchers found a way to convert types A and B blood into type O bloodthe type that can be transfused into any patient. This advance could help avoid blood shortages in the future. 雅艾尔：我刚刚读...
Try telling someone who has just fallen on a patch of ice that ice is not slippery and they'll think you're crazy. But, in fact, ice itself isn't slippery because it is a solid. One quality of solids is that when two solids are together there is fric...
Morning breath is a topic of many jokes, and a real boon to the mouth wash and toothpaste industries. But what exactly causes the foul taste and odor in your mouth when you wake up in the morning? The most basic answer to this question is gravity. 早晨...
It's five minutes before your big job interview. As you wait in the outer office, your palms start sweating, your feet shuffle back and forth, and the butterflies in your stomach are fluttering double time. Butterflies in your stomach? 离你那场关键...
