More than half of U.S. households provide food for birds. It's a billion dollar industry. Now a study asks whether the same feeders that attract birds also attract predators that eat the eggs and newly hatched nestlings of those birds. We imagined th

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年Scientific American(一)月

Eating is something people do every day, so there are tons of expressions about it. In this episode, we talk about the amount that people eat. Sometimes we have big appetites and other times we dont want to eat much. Sometimes our eyes are bigger tha

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were draging a waggon.While the ox was pulling with all his might he he broke a horn.The ass swore that he had got no help whatever from his weak companion.Exerting himself in the labour,the ox b

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 23 September 2006 The European Union is providing nearly $700,000 to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to look for cases of avian influenza in Nigeria. The surveillance program aims to help eradicate the disease

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(九月)

The Bird, the Mouse, and the LoafIOnce there was a Bird, a Mouse, and a Loaf. They lived in a little house. The house was near a forest. There was a garden at the front of the house full of pretty flowers. There were flowers in the window, and a litt

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

A robin is a pretty bird. It has a red breast. It has black wings. It sings a pretty song. A crow is pretty, too. It is completely black. It is shiny black. A crow is a big bird. It is a smart bird. It is a lazy bird. It watches people. People have f

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