【Transcript】 Less use of air conditioners would be better for us all A strict no-air-conditioning ban was enforced for 87,000 Taiwanese students taking the college entrance examinations this month despite temperatures in many areas reaching 34 to...
【Transcript】 Y: So Don, yesterday I was walking down the produce aisle when I saw it--long, ripe,yellow. The perfect banana. It really looked delicious and I had to have it. I took it home and hung it on a banana hanger. The very next morning, it...
【英文原文】 Dear Annie: I am a 24-year-old female and have been friends with Danielle for 12 years. In fact, she is the only friend I have. Recently, I expressed some personal frustrations to her about my brother-in-law's lifestyle. Last weeke...
【英文原文】 Weve all been bored from time to time. Sometimes, when were really at loose ends, we might even say were bored to death or so bored I could die! We dont really mean it, of course. But according to one study, it may be true. That is...
【英文原文】 Studies suggest that when we eat a variety of foods, we are less likely to get bored. But therefore we are more likely to eat more. That might contribute to the current obesity problem in Americapeople like the taste of different f...
【英文原文】 Like all stars, the sun is basically a giant nuclear reactor that burns hydrogen to create energy. But like any reactor, the sun needs fuel to keep going. Its been going strong for around four-point-five billion years, and will pro...
【英文原文】 Youve probably heard it said that ones attitude affects ones health.Over three-hundred subjects were assessed in terms of their emotions for a two- week period. They were assessed for positive emotions they might be feeling, such a...
【英文原文】 Sometimes the biggest finds are the smallest finds. Researchers examining a segment of siltstone taken from ground along the Beardmore glacier in Antarctica found something unexpected. They found a fly. Well, not exactly a fly. The...
【英文原文】 Have you ever dashed across a parking lot in a sudden rainstorm? You might think that youll stay drier by running as fast as you can.but wait!The faster you run, the more drops youll run into horizontally, soaking your front. You w...
【英文原文】 For most, chocolate is a guilty pleasure, may better, because it's so bad for you. Now, though, an extensive study has discovered that eating chocolate can be very good for your health. They can substantially reduce your risk of ha...
【英文原文】 Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy Never a happy topic, bed wetting is a very distressing problem for five to seven million American kids. If we can...
【英文原文】 Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy b...
【英文原文】 Point at a ball and a dog will look at the ball, whereas a cat will probably look at your hand. Dogs seem to have a ready understanding of how human beings direct attention by pointing, and can follow our gestures almost as if they...
【英文原文】 It is said that happiness is contagious. The supporting evidence is everywhere: from the streets of Rio during Carnival to more obscure celebrations elsewhere in the world. But long-term happiness may also be healthy. New York rese...
【英文原文】 Most people believe that regular hand-washing is the best way to prevent infections. And theyre right: hand-washing does prevent certain infections, but too much washing can actually help some infections along. Whats going on? Righ...
