Antifreeze Surface Fights Ice with Ice Every year, 20 million tons of salt are dumped on roads and highways across the U.S. to eliminate ice. And airlines spray up to 1,000 gallons of antifreeze on any one plane to de-ice it. But now scientists have

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年科学美国人10月

Summer breeze Coco Keys Hanging out you and me In the sun.oh oh Ben and Jerry's Cups and cones Wasting time Playing games on our phones On well It seems so picture perfect We laugh without a purpose We laugh without a purpose But deep beneath the sur

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 The Voice 美国好声音

THE NEXT DAY I woke up with my head unusually clear. Much to my surprise, I was in my stateroom. 第二天,我醒来,头脑特别清爽。令我十分吃惊的是,我竟在我的房中。 No doubt my companions had been put back in their cabin

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Idiom: Scratch the surface ( something superficial ) Hit the book: Complimentary Partial Pajama Long haul flight Tip the scale Well heeled Inaugural Flagship Lingering perception Free snacks, beer and wine: US airlines are trying harder to win back A

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Why lips go dry? 为什么嘴唇会干呢? Lets start by reviewing the ways in which the surface of our lips is different from the surface of the skin on the rest of our bodies. Basically, our lips are made of the same mucus membrane that coats t

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Plants in the Deserts Some cacti, like the saguaro, grow to tree size, but true trees need more moisture than most desert environments can supply, so they are scarce on deserts. Close to streambeds, cottonwoods can sometimes be found. Though these st

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