The theory of plate tectonics describes the motions of the lithosphere, the comparatively rigid outer layer of the Earth that includes all the crust and part of the underlying mantle. The lithosphere(n.[地]岩石圈)is divided into a few dozen plates o

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Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is cement versus concrete. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes: Accuracy is important. You might think concrete and cement are interchangeable, but you'll quickly find that you're mistaken when some guy at Home Depot rolls h

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 11 January 2006 An Iraqi mason works on a wall surrounding a new school on the outskirts of Basra (file picture) Iraq has been hit with a construction boom - in no small part du

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今天还是要继续讲两个在大选期间新闻界常用来报道选战形势的习惯用语。你知道哪一种运动是美国人日常用语最丰富的源泉呢?是美国最风行的球类运动:棒球。今天要说的两个习惯用语都

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在美国每年棒球季节的第一场比赛相当于春天来临的信息。说真的,这一百多年来最得美国大众青睐的运动就是棒球,而棒球运动也成了习惯用语的丰富来源。我们今天就专讲一些出自棒球运

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Cement is a major component of concrete, the world's most widely used man-made material, an integral part of roads, bridges and buildings. But making cement requires heating limestone and other materials to very high temperatures, a process that rele

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