Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob and with me is Finn. Finn: Rob: Finn? Are you ok? Finn: (breathes out) Ahhh 49 seconds I was just holding my breath! Rob: A new hobby of yours, Finn? Finn: Well today we're

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 六分钟英语

This seems pretty big. What is this all about? Yes. It's huge when you really think about it. You know, really, homeowners or potential home buyers have about three options when you're looking at financing a home. It's Fannie Mae, it's Freddie Mac or

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(六)月

Imagine a world where sunlight can be captured to produce electricity anywhere, on any surface. The makers of thin-film flexible solar cells imagine that world too. But a big problem has been the amount of silicon needed to harvest a little sunshine.

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(二)月

A unique array of underwater listening devices stretches 3,000 kilometers along the west coast of North America to track marine life along the continental shelf. It's like giving fish a cell phone, says Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) executive d

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(九)月

今天我们要学的词是underwater. Underwater is spelled u-n-d-e-r-w-a-t-e-r. Underwater本意是水下的,但用在商业上可以指资不抵债。美国房屋市场次贷危机产生了许多underwater mortgage,就是指房屋按揭额超过

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Around the world, many people start their day with a cup of coffee, a cappuccino, or an espresso. At the same time, there are many people with various thyroid conditions who rely on synthetic thyroid hormone replacement medication like levothyroxine

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语