by Jason Marshall We use a lot of math words in our day-to-day lives without really understanding what they mean or where they come from. For example, prefixes like mega, giga, and tera that we use to describe computer hard drive sizes (think megabyt

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(Taipei, June 14, CNA)At 9:17 PM last night,a massive earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan. (中央社台北六月十四日电)昨天晚上九点十七分的时候,台湾地区发生震度达李氏6.3级的大地震。 It

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1. barometer /bəˈrɔmitə/ -- instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes When the barometer indicates a rapid drop in air pressure, it means a storm is coming. 气压计显示出气压快速下降时

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The sea is of no great depth at the Grand Banks. A few hundred fathoms at best. 纽芬兰岛暗礁脉的海水并不深,至多几百米。 But to the south there is a deep, suddenly occurring depression, a 3,000-meter pit. 但往南部突然深陷进

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Broadcast: Feb 13, 2003 Demand for electricity is growing in Mexico, but the state-owned oil company, known as Pemex, is reducing the amount of natural gas it can provide for electrical generation. Th

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匈牙利地震造成房屋损坏 BUDAPEST, April 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale occurring shortly after midnight on Tuesday damaged several hundred homes, mainly in Heves County, northeast of Budapest, but

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