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Could there be a substance that both gives us the munchies and can help combat obesity? There may indeed be, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Monell Center in Pennsylvania partnered with Kyus

初中英语人教版初三年级上册31

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Placebo Effect Update

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 19, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. When scientists want to test the effectiveness of a new drug, they usually divide

用听的背单词-基础2000MP3(QS-19)

sit--坐 sick--病的 sister--姐妹 simple--简单的 similar--相像

【突破英文词汇】simil, simul -- similar 相似

1. similarity /ˌsɪməˈlrɪti:/ -- likeness; resemblance The two pills are alike in color and shape, but there the similarity ends. 这两颗药丸的颜色和形状都很相像，但相似处也仅限于此。 2. simile /ˈsɪməli:/ -- comparison

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Benjamin Frankin wondered about(at) lightning. He combined his curiosity with imagination and carried out his well-known experiment to show that lightning and an electric spark are the same thing. Cur

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Kanade: Hi, Todd. Todd: How are you doing? Kanade: Good, how are you? Todd: Pretty good. Kanade, you talk about your little sister a lot. Kanade: Yes, I like her. Her name is Asuka. She's a university student now. She's two years younger than I and w

Phone用户呼吁 千万不要对Siri说'108'!

People of a certain age will remember the Ask Jeeves search engine and, more importantly, what fun it was to type in rude questions to see what the long-suffering butler might say. 上了年纪的人会记得Ask Jeeves这个搜索引擎，更重要的是

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今年7月，14岁的美国华裔少年刘继打破老虎伍兹的纪录，成为美国青少年高尔夫锦标赛史上最年轻的冠军，同时刷新老虎伍兹保持了19年的纪录。刘继出生在纽约州一个只有11万人口的小城市史

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The Effect of Advertisement 广告的效果 Some businessmen were talking about advertising on TV excitedly. As none of them had ever done it before, every one had his point of view. At this moment, Mr. Grey came by. He was a car dealer and he had on

每日一词【753】side effect：副作用

今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能带来的副

温室效应 The Greenhouse Effect

As the development of the society, people want to conquer the environment, they use the high technology to change the environment, when people are satisfied with what they did to the nature, the nature is starting to teach human being a lesson. In th

商业书信常用结束语（二）

商业英语书信常用结束语（二）： （6）我们时刻不忘尽我们所能，为您服务，等。 1. We assure you of our best services at all times. 2. We shall spare no efforts in endeavouring to be of services to you. 3. We shall be p

学个词Learn a Word 第753期 side effect

今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能带来的副

Pope leaves Vatican, resignation takes effect

VATICAN CITY, Feb.28 (Xinhua) -- The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came into effect at 8 pm local time (1900 GMT) on Thursday, who had left the Vatican by helicopter for the papal vacation retreat in south Rome earlier in the afternoon. The pope h

Efforts to ease medical costs take effect

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Medicine prices at public clinics have been notably reduced thanks to a policy that promotes basic medicine, an office of the State Council said Thursday. Current price levels of basic medicine used by government-funded t

英语商业书信：常用结束语(2)

（6）我们时刻不忘尽我们所能，为您服务 1. We assure you of our best services at all times. 2. We shall spare no efforts in endeavouring to be of services to you. 3. We shall be pleased to be of service to you at all times. （7）请原

如何要求加薪

Before asking for a raise, notice how well your department and company is doing. Is your manager complaining about cutbacks? Right timing is essential. Don't suggest a raise when business is down. Prepare a statement of major accomplishments. List yo

英语畅谈中国文化50主题 29

The secret of numbers A: I noticed that some people like to use 001 for their personalized licence plates, such as BTV 001 and CRC 001. why does everybody like 001? B: because, in Chinese, the number one represents the fist or the most original. Its