2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Feeding time at the zoo is proving a rather messy affair for this pen of giant pandas in China. 　　经验证明，动物园的喂食时间对中国的大熊猫来说是最混乱的时段。 　　After cramming as much bamboo i

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Bundled against the cold beneath a highway overpass on a busy Beijing intersection, traffic warden Zhao Delong waved his colored flag in frustration at the new silent killer stalking city streets.

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

The Northern Lights are effortlessly one of Earth's most visually striking natural spectacles.北极光是地球上比较容易见到的最壮观的自然现象之一。But when they shine over an eruption at the Icelandic v

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　The mere word “coal” evokes images of miners emerging from mine shafts with the black rock that fueled the economic and social change of the Industrial Revolution. But despite the scientific and

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　These days, the truly rich never wear suits. Suits are for the people who work for the wealthy.　　如今，真正有钱的人从来不穿西装。西装是那些为有钱人工作的人穿的。　　Unless, of course, you are ta

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　China hinted last week that it is now willing to allow its currency to appreciate in value against other world currencies and, most relevantly, the US dollar. Precisely what it meant was unclear,

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　According to Daily Mail of June 29, UK supermarket giant Tesco launched a range of large, self-assembly log cabins for £9,999($1,5052)。　　The moveable log cabin produced by Finnlife includ

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　According to Washington Post, on June 29, snapping up four Japanese luxury Seiko watches as if they were cheap chocolate souvenirs, a 36-year-old Chinese tourist plunked down $4,500 in cash at a g

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　At Einstein’s autopsy in 1955, his brain was something of a disappointment: it turned out to be a tad smaller than the average Joe’s. Indeed, later studies have suggested a minimal link between

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Recently, with the popularity of palace dramas such as War and Beauty and Beyond the Realm of Conscience, palace-themed online games also grew more popular by the day。　　According to reports, en

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　The joy of being able to lift off from the midst of traffic jam and then to just zip to your destination by air has been one of those marvels that were just around the corner. 　　在拥挤的车流中，

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Recently, a giant red slide has been installed in place of stairs at a Berlin subway to give fun-loving commuters a 'fast lane' to their train. 　　近日，德国柏林的一个地铁站给爱玩的上班族们建立

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Knowing a little first-aid could be life-saving if you see someone lying unconscious. 　　如果你看见有人晕倒，而你又了解一些急救措施，那很可能会挽救一条生命。 　　Too often people don't do anythi

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　It was a big game, but the stars in the crowd were even bigger. Team USA had an A-list audience for their second round world cup game, which they lost 2-1 to Ghana. Their supports were headed up b

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　EarthSky speaks with water expert Mark Smith, who heads the Water Program for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature – IUCN – the world’s oldest and largest network of environme

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Modest? Shy? Reluctant to tell everyone how brilliant you are? If you're male, you can probably add 'single' to that list. 　　老实？害羞？不愿意告诉别人你有多聪明？如果你是这样的男人，那就准备

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　According to the Times of India, on June 28, accident victim David Stuart's memory was regained 26 years later after wife Valerie re-created her wedding day to make her husband remember everythin

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　According to Xinhuanet of June 29, Daniel, an American artist, invited more than 1400 staffs, students and their partents of a school in Miami, Florida to form images of a huge eagle, a polar bear

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　According to Daily Mail June 29, 13-year-old schoolboy Hibiki Kono fulfilled his dream of climbing buildings like the fictional super hero Spider-Man by designing a backpack-mounted gadget that ha

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　来自美国德州的21岁女孩丽兹患一种奇怪的基因疾病，使她即便每15分钟进食一次，也常年维持27公斤左右的体重。神奇的是她并没有感到任何不适，她的器官、骨骼等都是健康的。目前她吸引了很多顶级医学家对她进行研

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Christine Biron: The thing about the immune system, is really everyday it keeps us from succumbing to the microbes in our environment. But it’s really heavily armed, and if you can’t hit that ba

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

南非世界杯官方比赛用球“普天同庆”虽然被国际足联称为最精准的足球，但是球员和球迷们却对这个科技含量不高的足球颇有微词。为此，墨西哥的几位设计师打算自主研发一款高科技足球，将摄像头、灯泡和GPS芯片等设备融

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

年仅六岁的美国俄亥俄州女童阿丽莎•托马斯最近与父母乘飞机从克利夫兰飞往明尼阿波利斯时，赫然发现自己的姓名被美国国土安全部列入“禁飞”名单，被视为威胁国家安全的可疑人物。虽然阿丽莎最终获准与父母一起

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　When people talk about getting an all-over tan for summer, they're not usually talking about getting an all-over orangutan. 　　当人们谈论究竟怎样在夏天中让肤色变得更加健康（褐色），我想他们还真不

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语阅读|英语阅读理解

　　Ifyou're just come out of the sun and think you may have overdone it, you can take aspirin or ibuprofen, as these are drugs that block the formation of the chemicals that cause redness and swelli