When Continents Collide: The History Of Our Planet It was one of the Earths momentous times. Continents collided. Volcanoes erupted. Ocean currents shifted. Species ran amok. Twenty million years ago, North and South America were arranged in nearly t

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Business this week 一周商业要闻 The European Central Bank announced that it will begin its review of the quality of assets held by 128 banks in November. 欧洲央行日前表示:将于今年11月份起对欧元区的128家银行进行资产的

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Fish live in water, but do they drink it? The answer is yes, but how fish drink water depends on where they live. Water gets into a fish's body through osmosis, the process in which water diffuses from a higher to a lower concentration. For example,

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Britain 英国 The Class of 2017: One of us? 2017级:我们中的一个吗? The new generation of Tory MPs will not cause The Prime Minister much grief. 新一届保守党议员并不会让首相松口气 With the Conservatives far ahead in the p

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Toxin-loving Trees 树木能调节气候,保持生态平衡,树木通过光合作用,吸进二氧化碳,吐出氧气,使空气清洁,新鲜。一亩树林放出的氧气够65人呼吸一辈子。树还能防风固沙,涵养水土,吸收各种粉

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Spain and Catalonia 西班牙与加泰罗尼亚 Mas observation 马斯观察 Catalonia calls an election, but it will be only one of many in Spain this year 加泰罗尼亚要举行大选,这只是西班牙众多选举之一。 Mas waves the indepe

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