美国习惯用语: Lesson 256 - to go up in smoke / smoke screen

今天我们给大家介绍两个以 smoke为主的常用语。首先我们要讲的是：To go up in smoke. 大家知道，smoke就是烟。To go up in smoke是指某项工程，或某个交易没有取

TED演讲:如何把熟蛋变生(2)

Here's the key part. 接下来是关键的部分。 The solution nearest the wall spins faster than the solution closer to the middle. 离试管壁最近的溶液，要比中间的溶液旋转得更快。 That difference in velocity creates sheer str

英语分类词汇：光驱

BCF(Boot Catalog File，启动目录文件) BIF(Boot Image File，启动映像文件) CDR(CD Recordable，可记录光盘) CD-ROM/XA(CD-ROM extended Architecture，唯读光盘增强形架构) CDRW(CD-Rewritable，可重复刻录光盘) CLV(Constant

英语听力短文30 A Black TV Screen

She called up the cable company. The cable representative asked how he could help her. She said she didn't have a picture. The TV screen was black, except for two words in big white letters: Please Wait. She said, 'Please Wait' for what? What am I wa

赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第74期:震撼NBA的总决赛

(LOS ANGELES, AP) Allen Iverson shook up the NBA Finals when he scored 48 points in the opener of the series. （美联社洛杉矶电）亚伦.艾佛森在NBA联赛的第一场比赛攻下48分，震撼NBA的总决赛。 The Philadelphia 76ers stunn

篮球术语：助攻和篮板球

看到助攻，千万不要受汉语思维影响。助攻很简单，一点都不复杂，不信？看外电一段有关小巨人姚明缺席NBA全明星赛的相关报道： NBA Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will not play in next month's National

SSS 2009-04-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. It's April 15th. Like many people around the country, you might be feeling your blood pressure rise as you deal with everyone's favorite activityfiling

SSS 2009-06-15

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Could it be that our understanding of rain was all wet? A new study says that some drops of rain are falling faster than they should be. Which ultimately means that it m

TED演讲:探索世界最深洞穴(9)

We have to beat that. 我们必须克服它。 We can do it because in space there are no aerodynamics. 我们能够这样做是因为太空里没有空气阻力。 We can go and use inflatable systems for almost everything. 我们几乎总是能够使

Makers of China-made big screen aim to break IMAX monopoly

HEFEI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- DMAX, a large film screen made with Chinese independent technology, on Monday was put into commercial use in a cinema in the eastern province of Anhui, as developers hope to break the IMAX monopoly in China's booming film m

Too much screen time bad for children

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Children who spend hours each day watching television or playing computer games have more psychological（心理的） difficulties than those who don't, according to a study published in the US journal Pediatrics（小儿

Clippers win over Pistons 129-97

LOS ANGELES, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Blake Griffin finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, Chris Paul contributed 20 points with 14 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Detroit Pistons 5th straight defeat 129-97 on Sunday. The 129 points w

每日一词【405】screen：检查

今天我们要学的词是screen。 Screen, 有检查的意思。All women over 50 should be screened for breast cancer regularly, 凡是五十岁以上的妇女都要定期进行乳腺癌的检查。 美国全国铁路客运公司将首度开始对乘

Cannes to celebrate Bollywood on screen

PARIS, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Bollywood will share the spotlight at the 64th Cannes Film Festival from May 11 to 22, with a special film showcasing India's unique film culture, organizers announced Friday. Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told,

Philadelphia guard Richardson undergoes successful knee surgery

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- NBA's Philadelphia 76ers announced Tuesday that their guard Jason Richardson has undergone successful knee surgery. The 12-year NBA veteran, who has not played for a month and will be sidelined for the rest of the seas

用英语如何描述市场行情

1． 市况上扬: The market advances/ gains /rises. 2． 市况下挫: The market declines /falls/loses. 3． 市况活跃: The market booms. The market is excited. The market becomes active. The market becomes brisk. 4． 市况暴跌停滞: The m

嫦娥5号探测器今年将带回月球土壤

China's unmanned lunar probe Chang'e-5, set to be launched around December 2017, will bring lunar soil samples back to Earth, says Wu Yanhua, deputy chief of the China National Space Administration. 国家航天局副局长吴艳华近日表示，我国

Zhang Ziyi named ScreenSingapore ambassador

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has been named the ambassador(大使) for the ScreenSingapore 2011, organizers have announced. Zhang will join directors Oliver Stone and Wayne Wang to promote the first international film eve

"The Grandmasters" to hit big screen on December 18

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Wong Kar Wai's martial arts biopic The Grandmasters is set for release on December 18, Sina Entertainment reports. The movie is based on the life story of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man, the legendary martial arts mast

Varejao to miss up to two months

CLEVELAND, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cleveland Cavaliers' Brazilian center Anderson Varejao will be sidelined in the next two months after it was revealed he needs surgery on his right knee. Varejao suffered the injury during the Cavaliers' 113-99 defeat to