英语听力文摘 English Digest 446、有三个心脏的家伙！

You Gotta Have Hearts 你必须得有的心脏 When it comes to weird sea-creatures, octopus es are hard to beat. Theres the well-known ink-squirting defense system, the bird-like beak , and the eight tentacle s with their double rows of sucker s . W

英语听力文摘 English Digest 470、昆虫界的“投弹手”

Bombardier Beetle 投弹手甲虫 Male：Is it a beetle or some sort? Female:Right in deed.It's a bombardier beetle .This one is an African species, but it could be found on most other continents too. M: Bombardier ? He releases bomb or some sort? F:

英语听力文摘 English Digest 488、运动可提高IQ？

Aerobic Exercise and Mental Performance Stretching and toning are certainly important, but their benefits are different from that of aerobic exercise. Surprisingly, aerobic exercise isnt just beneficial to your heart, it also sharpens your mind. You

英语听力文摘 English Digest 494、烟酒不分家？

Drinking and Smoking 烟酒不分家？ Scientists have long been aware of the link between drinking and smoking. In fact, eighty to ninety percent of alcoholic s also smoke, which is about three times the rate in the general population. But a recent

英语听力文摘 English Digest 496、燃烧仅在地球可行

The Time Before Fire What is fire anyway? Well, fire is rapid oxidization . Its the energy released when oxygen atoms start combining with carbon and hydrogen atoms. Exactly, so without oxygen in the air, nothing burns. You mean there was a time befo

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