单词:Achilles paradox
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Y: Hey, Patrick, 你怎么一瘸一拐的? P: I'm limping because my Achilles tendon is killing me! OW! Y: Poor Patrick. P: Uh, Yang Chen, do you know what an Achilles tendon is? Y: Well, not really. P: Achilles tendon is in the lower back part of
Y: Hey, Patrick, what's wrong? 你怎么一瘸一拐的? P: Why am I limping? I'm limping because my Achilles tendon is killing me! OW! Y: Oh my.. P: Uh, Yang Chen, do you know what an Achilles tendon is? Y: Not really, Patrick. P: Achilles A-C-H
The Paradox of Happiness What is the definition of happiness?Is it material wealth filled with fancy cars, a dream house,exteravagant furs and jewelry? Or is happiness simply having a roof over your head? Food in the fridge?Having a child? A pet?A s
[00:00]B:What's wrong? [00:01]C:Last night I noticed something about Two-Face: his coin. [00:06]It's his Achilles' heel. [00:07]B:I know. You called me for this? [00:11]The bat signal is not a beeper. [00:13]C:What I wish I could say is that
Pre-Listening Vocabulary paradox: a statement that seems senseless, even though its possible or true probable: likely random: not planned The Birthday Paradox In a classroom of 23 people, there is a 50-50 chance that two of them have the same birthda
1. Achilles and the Tortoise 1. 阿喀琉斯和乌龟 How could a humble tortoise beat the legendary Greek hero Achilles in a race? The Greek philosopher Xeno liked the challenge and came up with this paradox. 小乌龟如能跑赢希腊传奇英雄阿
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too little and lie too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We have taller buildings, but shorter t
AA: I'm Avi Arditti, with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- the catch of the day, terms from the sea. Lots of nautical expressions have washed ashore into everyday English. Alan Hartley researches them for the Oxford English Dictionary
AA: This is Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- the language of cliches. RS: These are phrases that lose meaning when we use them all the time. Take the expression: 24-7. That's another way of saying 24 hours a day, seven
生活大爆炸第一季第七集_2: The Dumpling Paradox -Sheldon:Okay, well, since I'm obviously being ignored here, 好吧,既然我明显被无视, let's go over the morning schedule. 咱们来回顾一下早晨的时间安排。 I use the
apple of discord(不和的根源)不和女神艾瑞斯(Eris)在某个婚礼中投下一只金苹果,上面写着送给最美的女神。结果引起神后赫拉(Hera)、智慧女神雅典娜(Athene)和爱与美的女神阿芙洛狄特
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Recent arrival to Corinthians, Adriano suffered a major setback on Tuesday. In only his second week of workouts with the team, the striker tore his left Achilles tendon. While undergoing a routine session of physi
写在前面: 曾经我也是一个英语(论坛)始终过不了雅思六分的孩子,国内大学的时候我甚至连三级也过不了,一直到现在,可以在全英文的环境下生活,可以用流利的英文和别人对话,可以用英文做项
NEW YORK, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Tiger Woods confirmed on Twitter Wednesday that he'll miss next week's ATT National golf tournament for left leg injuries. Woods, who was forced to skip the US Open won Sunday by Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, said he
legends and the myths:传奇和神话 legend n. 传奇;说明 myth: n. 神话;虚构的人,虚构的事 Hercules n 力大无比的人,大力王 Hercules' choice 宁可吃苦,不愿享乐 Achilles n. 阿基里斯 achilles heel 致命要害;
LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang had undergone a surgery on a torn Achilles tendon of his right foot at the Wellington hospital of London, officials said on Thursday. Chief official of the Shanghai Sports Bureau told Xinhua that t