英语听力文摘 English Digest 499、教育孩子影响大脑？

How Parenting Affects the Brain 教育孩子影响大脑 If youre one of those parents that constantly worries about their kids, youre not alone. In fact, a study out of Yale University suggested that having a child may actually affect your brain fun

英语听力文摘 English Digest 37、如何对付缺乏公德心的邻居

Dear Annie: I live next door to people who leave their windows open and have the television blaring most of the night, while their children play loud video games. They also run some sort of compressor all day long that's right next to our patio. This

英语听力文摘 English Digest 63、啤酒对大脑的影响

Under normal circumstances, each of your brain cells allows various substances, such as sodium, calcium and potassium to permeate its outer cell membrane. Once inside the brain cell, these substances help give the cell stimulus it needs to function p

英语听力文摘 English Digest 14、Checking Your Credit Score Regularly

You might want to find out what your credit score is, because it's a very important number that many of us probably don't know. As Susan Jhun explains in this NY1 For You report, it can have a huge effect on your life. If you don't know what your cre

英语听力：Byzantium-The Lost Empire 拜占庭：失落的帝国-4

This was the extent of Constantines ambition, the late Roman Empire, with Constantinople, not Rome, as its capital, and in the far north, in Germany, the city of Trier, a great imperial garrison. It still shows something of what ancient Constantinopl

ESL Podcast 370 – Describing a Bad Experience

Caterina: I cant believe I let you rope me into seeing this performance. It was so lame! Oliver: Okay, youre right, it was the pits. I had no idea it was going to be amateur hour. When I saw the ad in the paper describing this as an experimental play

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 希瑟·诺厄特有望继任美国驻联合国大使

This is AP News Minute. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to reveal more details about the Russia investigation on Friday. That's his deadline to file memos about attorney Michael Cohen and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The Democra

英语听力文摘 English Digest 371、甲虫强过绿巨人？

Beetle: Stronger than Hulk? 甲虫强过绿巨人？ As we know from the movie, the Hulk is a guy who, when he gets angry, turns into the strongest, meanest creature on earth. The natural world features a few amazing ly strong creatures of its own. I

英语听力文摘 English Digest 372、神秘的阿波罗神庙

Chemical Oracle 神秘的阿波罗神庙 If youre planning a trip to Greece in the future, youll want to schedule a visit to the temple of Apollo at Delphi. This famous temple was the home to the Pythia, a specially chosen and trained woman who, acco

英语听力文摘 English Digest 383、手势有助记忆

Hand Gestures 手势 You know, radio is a great thing. Here I am! Flying high above the earth, but my voice is coming across just as if I were sitting in front of you. Communicating by voice alone has its drawback s , though. For example, I cant use

英语听力文摘 English Digest 434、人类听不见的声音

The Lowest Note in the Universe 宇宙中的最低音 It's coming from a black hole in the Perseus Cluster, about two hundred fifty million light years away. A black hole？And outer space？That makes sound? Whats happening out there is that interga

英语听力文摘 English Digest 78、睡前酒到底好不好？

Alcohol can cause you to awake frequently in the night, reduce the amount of deep sleep you get, and cause you to wake up earlier than usual in the morning. The overall effect is that you end up feeling tired the next day. And thus you might be tempt

英语听力文摘 English Digest 95、美文欣赏-做饭的艺术

At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn't be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training superv

英语听力文摘 English Digest 96、滥用抗生素成瘾

Dear Annie: My sister and brother use too many antibiotics. And they both use only as many pills as they need to feel better and save the rest. I've told both of them that abuse of antibiotics is the No. 1 reason we have superbugs that won't be cured

英语听力文摘 English Digest 100、婴儿睡觉时体重在增加吗？

Most people who hold babies know that the moment babies go to sleep, they seem to gain weight. Of course, a babys weight doesnt really change when they fall asleep, so why does the limp, floppy weight of a sleeping baby seem greater than it actually

英语听力文摘 English Digest 104、美文-为大学存钱

Finally, I was off to college. Thanks for some careful savings, I did not have to work during the first school year. Then, summer hit and it was time to work harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night, as a tennis instructor doing s

英语听力文摘 English Digest 99、BBC 美国爆炸嫌犯被捕

Hi there - I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Children. Coming up: Man arrested over planned U.S bombing. The ash is back. And elephants on the loose! First - police in America have arrested a man on suspicion of driving a car bomb into one of th

ESL Podcast 698 – Making Ethnically or Racially Offensive Remarks

Mike: Did you hear what Dan said? He called me a mick. What decade is he living in? Patti: Hes just ignorant. Im sure he wasnt trying to be offensive. Mike: Well, I take offense. And to add insult to injury, did you hear what else he said? Patti: Wha

英语听力文摘 English Digest 303、肌肉欺骗了你？

Tricking Your Muscles 肌肉欺骗了你？ Heres a neat experiment: Find an open doorway and stand inside it, facing into the room. 做一个简单的实验：找一扇开着的门并站在门口，面向房间。 Now press your arms outward until t

英语听力文摘 English Digest 304、老忠实喷泉

Old Faithful 老忠实喷泉是美国黄石公园中最负盛名的景观。黄石最著名的间歇泉是老忠实喷泉，它不像其他喷泉那样爆发没有规律，它每隔几十分钟,就会喷发一次,从不叫旅客失望。它始终如一