Time now for "The Help Desk," where we get answers to your financial questions. With me right now, Donna Rosato. She's a senior editor at "Money." And Lynnette Khalfani-Cox is a writer for walletpop ...
SCOTT SIMON, host: Teenagers have become as devoted to cell phones as they can be to gum snapping(猛咬口香糖) or Lady Gaga. They text, talk and leap at the bleeble(手机收到短信发出的声音) of any p ...
Scientists claim to have solved the mystery of how stress contributes to memory loss in old age. Researchers at Edinburgh University have shown how two receptors in older brains react to the s ...
Qatar's prime minister says the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council hopes to reach a deal with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Yemen's opposition on Mr. Saleh's resignation. Sheikh Hamad b ...
If your social life leaves something to be desired, it might be your brain structure that’s to blame. A ‘Facebook feature’ deep in the temporal lobe governs the number of friends you are li ...
With hundreds of thousands of ‘apps’ available, smartphones allow users to do anything from checking their bank balance to booking a flight. But 71 per cent of owners use them simply to make a c ...
不用担心衬衫是否挺括，或者握手是否有力了，如果你想给未来的老板留下好印象，就戴一副眼镜吧。 Never mind a crisp shirt or a firm handshake. If you want to impress a potential employer, put on a p ...
President Barack Obama, who yesterday shared his re-election news via Twitter and Facebook, is continuing his aggressive social media efforts with a just-announced "Facebook Live" townhall meeting ...
Microsoft and Apple are currently embroiled in a fairly ridiculous court case over whether Apple should be allowed to trademark the phrase "App Store"。 微软和苹果最近卷入一场荒谬的官司：苹果 ...
Total wellbeing involves balancing your mind, body and spirit. This will not only boost your mood, but it can also help your body heal itself. Just taking a few minutes throughout the day to unify ...
Who do you turn to when you're strapped for cash? It's normal to ask a friend for help. But, mixing finances and friendship can foil a friendship if you aren't sure you can pay back what you borro ...
Cellphone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people can't live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their ...
阅读难点关键句200之十(中英对照) 181. The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched(草盖的) roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched c ...
161. With socialists demanding an end to‘wage slavery’anarchists singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire. 162. The quick adoptio ...
阅读难点关键句200之九(中英对照) 161. With socialists demanding an end to‘wage slavery’anarchists singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and ...
阅读难点关键句200之八(中英对照) 141. Though most dictionary have a system of making words as obsolete, or in use only as slang, many people, more especially if their use of a particular word h ...
阅读难点关键句200之七(中英对照) 121. He enjoys the liberties hard won over centuries by the alliance of philosophic genius and political heroism, consecrated by the blood of martyrs (烈士) ; h ...
阅读难点关键句200之六(中英对照) 101. Thus in addition to the chances of going away from the right path outlined above, the scientific investigator shares with the ordinary citizen the possibil ...
阅读难点关键句200之五(中英对照) 81. Both novelists use a storytelling method that emphasizes ironic disjunctions between different perspectives on the same events as well as ironic tensions th ...
阅读难点关键句200之四(中英对照) 61. Of course, it would be as dangerous to overreact to history by concluding that the majority must now be wrong about expansion as it would be to re-enact the r ...
阅读难点关键句200之三(中英对照) 41. His thesis works relatively well when applied to discrimination against Blacks in the United States, but his definition of racial prejudice as “ racially-b ...
阅读难点关键句200之二(中英对照) 21. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers ...
阅读难点关键句200之一(中英对照) 1. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. 2. But it will be the driver’s responsibility to m ...
1. Can the Computer Learn from Experience 计算机会总结经验吗 1 Computers have been taught to play not only checkers, but also championship chess, which is a fairly accurate yardstick for m ...
1 Are Experts Always Right 专家总是对的吗 1 The world has become so complicated that we’ve lost confidence in our ability to understand and deal with it. But common sense is useful now as ...
1 The Dvelopment of Civilization 1 The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire, although no body knows e ...
1.Above all:最重要的是，most important of all Above all, they’ll have to discover how much nitrogen it possesses since nitrogen is4/5 of the air breathe.(2002-1) 2.Account for:解释。说明 ...
31. Given the nature of government and private employers, it seems most likely that discrimination by private employers would be greater. 32. The release of the carbon in these compounds for r ...
21. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. 22. All this imposes a constan ...
11. We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. 12. But ...
1. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. 2. But it will be the driver's responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do no ...
41. His thesis works relatively well when applied to discrimination against Blacks in the United States, but his definition of racial prejudice as “ racially-based negative prejudgments against a ...
31. Given the nature of government and private employers, it seems most likely that discrimination by private employers would be greater. 32. The release of the carbon in these compounds for r ...
21. For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. 22. All this imposes a constan ...
11. We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. 12. But ...
1. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. 2. But it will be the driver's responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do no ...
441. virtually ad. 实际上 442. wretched a. 难过的 443. flexible a. 灵活的 The dancer’s body is very ~. 444. facet n. 侧面 a ~ of American life 445. endeavor v. /n. 努力 446. ...
401. liable to a. 易于 = be apt to/be prone to 402. liberal a. 自由的 403. linger v. 继续逗留;留恋They lingered in thebeautiful town. 404. mature a. 成熟的 405. moderate a. 适度的 ...
361. depress v. 使沮丧 362. detect v. 发现 363. descend v. 下降 364. dim a. 昏暗的 365. disguise v. 化装 366. dispose of v. 去掉; 处理 367. distress n. /v. 痛苦 368. di ...
321. versatile a. 多才多艺的 322. vicinity n. 附近 in the ~ 323. visa n. 签证 324. visualize v. 设想 325. vulgar a. 粗俗的 326. vulnerable a. 易受伤的 327. warfare n. 战争 ...
281. stimulus n. 刺激 282. straightforward a. 坦率的 a ~ reply 283. stubborn a. 倔强的 284. stumble v. 绊倒 285. subordinate a. 从属的 286. subscribe to v. 订阅 287. subsid ...
241. random a. 随意的 at ~ 242. reap v. 收获 =harvestreap crops 243. reassure v. 使放心 244. reconcile v. 使和解 245. rectify v. 纠正 246. refrain from v. 抑制 247. refute ...
221. pertinent a. 有关的 =relevantskills ~ to theprofession 222. plead v. 恳求;(法庭)申诉 223. ponder v. 思考 She ~ed his marriage proposal fora week. 224. portray v. 描绘=describe/depic ...
201. negligible a. 可以忽略不计的 the ~ cost 202. norm n. 标准 reach the ~ 203. notable a. 著名的 204. notorious a. 臭名昭著的 If one has a scandal, hebecomes ~ 205. nourish v. 养 ...
181. irritate v. 使恼怒 =annoy 182. jeopardize v. 危及=endangerYou ~ your job bybeing late often. 183. junk n. 废物 ~ food 184. kidnap v. 绑架 185. legend n. 传奇 186. legitima ...
161. hospitality n. 好客 162. immerse v. 沉浸于 She ~d herself in English. 163. implicit a. 内含的;含蓄的 If it is ~, it is implied. 164. impulse n. 冲动 165. incidence a. 发生率 ...
141. fascinate v. 迷住 I’m ~d by the beauty of Li jiang and Da li. 142. feeble a. 虚弱的=weak/faint 143. flaw n. 缺陷 I can’t find a ~ ,the painting is perfect! 144. fluctuate n. 波 ...
121. dwell on v. 总是想;详述 Don’t ~ on the past. 122. elevate v. 提高;抬升 An elevator can ~ to the top floor very soon. 123. elicit v. 诱出, 引出 ~ the truth from the witness 124. e ...
101. destructive a. 破坏性的 The weapon has a great ~ power. 102. deteriorate v. 恶化 His health has ~d. 103. deviate from v. 偏离 He ~d from the society bybecoming a drug addict. 104. ...
81. contrive v. 谋划, 图谋The terrorists ~d to hijack a plane. 82. converge v. 会合, 聚集 (meet at a common point) The two rivers converge here. 83. cordial a. 热情的 84. corrupt a./v. ...
61. compatible a. 相容的; 兼容的That husband and wife are very ~. 62. compensate v. 赔偿 The insurance company ~d theman for his injuries. 63. compile v. 汇编, 编辑 ~ a encyclopedia 64. ...
41. blur v. 变模糊 Fog blurred my vision. 42. bribe v. 行贿 Who bribed the bride? Bridegroom. 43. browse v. 浏览 ~ a web-page 44. brutal a. 残酷的=cruel/savage/ 45. capsule n. 密封 ...
41. blur v. 变模糊 Fog blurred my vision. 42. bribe v. 行贿 Who bribed the bride? Bridegroom. 43. browse v. 浏览 ~ a web-page 44. brutal a. 残酷的=cruel/savage/ 45. capsule n. 密封 ...
21. arrogant a. 傲慢的 An ~ man is a self-importantperson. 22. ascend v. 上升 The balloons are ~ing. 23. ascribe v. 归因于He ~d his failure to hissmall vocabulary. 24. aspiration n. ...
