• 科幻片变现实?!用眼睛开的无人驾驶汽车

      The car is self-driving, electric, and the front chairs can swivel round. And using iris recognition software you can start it using only your eyes.   这辆车全自动、电动、前方座椅可旋转。并使用虹膜识别软件,靠眼睛看就能启动。   It might look like something plucked straight from the future, but Chevrolet’s latest innovation is actually their vision of ...阅读全文
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  • 爆红!这只喵星人永远都是蠢萌的站姿

      A cat who prefers to stand up on two paws has become the latest feline internet sensation, thanks to his super strong back legs.   最近有一只猫在网上迅速蹿红,它用两只后腿站立的萌姿俘获了大批网友。   George, the Munchkin-Exotic Short Hair cross, perches on his hind legs when he is introduced to someone new, or can’t see the TV.   这只猫名叫乔...阅读全文
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  • 有效提升英语听力及口语:VOA的正确打开方式

      第一步、精听VOA慢速英语(课程)听力资料(最好不要看原文)   刚开始的时候绝对不要看原文,尤其对那些本来就很清晰的听力资料。这主要是希望大家不要依赖原文,自己一定要一个单词一个单词的完全听懂。有的同学说我有那么几个单词实在听不懂怎么办?   大家想一想,慢速英语的单词量是1500到2000,也就是说一个比较好的高中生的单词量已经超过了许多,更何况四六级(课程)都已通过的...阅读全文
    作者:1zanxin | 分类:英语学习方法 | 阅读:12,351 views |
  • 致我们终将逝去的青春痘:别再避而不谈了 !

      For the past 12 years I’ve avoided talking about one of the most obvious things about me. Something that is literally —well, almost — written on my face. My name is Evie, and I have acne.   过去的12年里,我一直避免谈到我身上最为显眼的一样附属物。那些东西,嗯,就像是被谁放大了镶上画框然后裱在我脸上一样。我叫埃维,我脸上长了一片丘陵。   I decided to bre...阅读全文
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  • 揭秘:汪星人为嘛要摇尾巴

      You’re at a friend’s house and along comes her collie, Baby, wagging her tail. Good girl! You bend over to pat her and are rewarded with a growl. What went wrong?   你去到朋友家,她的牧羊犬小宝摇着尾巴迎了上来。真乖!你弯下身子拍拍她的头,她却对你低吼了一声。哪里不对劲了?   ”It is so important for people to realize that a wagging ta...阅读全文
    作者:1zanxin | 分类:双语阅读 | 阅读:13,041 views |
  • 白宫记者会晚宴 奥巴马变身段子手

      Once again, he was the comedian-in-chief.   今年的2015白宫记者会晚宴上,奥巴马再次化身“首席谐星”。   Describing his presidency as being in its “fourth quarter,” President Obama delivered barbs at 2016 presidential candidates, cable news outlets, his Republican critics and even First Lady Michelle Obama.   在演讲中,奥巴马称自己处在任期内的第四个季度...阅读全文
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  • 你造吗 你的英文名竟然还有这些神奇的含义!

      曾经有一位中国人在一家豪华餐厅宴请一位美国人,这位美国人指着桌上的大转盘惊叫道:“Wow! Look at the Chinese lazy Susan! She carries so many delicious dishes!”。这里老外用了“lazy Susan”来指代桌上的大转盘,那么为什么要把转盘称为“lazy Susan”呢?   这其中有它的来历。据说以前在美国有一个名叫Susan的女老板,她开了一家名叫Susan Restaurant 的餐馆。餐馆的女服务员觉...阅读全文
    作者:1zanxin | 分类:杂谈 | 阅读:12,874 views |
  • 膜拜 捐款600亿美元的四位慈善大亨

      Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook made headlines this year when he announced that he plans to give away the vast majority of his estimated $785million fortune.   今年苹果CEO蒂姆.库克因为一项声明而广受关注,他表示将会贡献出他绝大部分的资产:7.85亿美元。   The head of the world’s largest technology corporation told Fortune magazine that he intends to...阅读全文
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  • 重磅回归 诺基亚计划2016重返手机市场

      Four years ago, Stephen Elop, Nokia’s then-CEO, described the company as a man at the edge of a burning platform. While its rivals had set the phone market on fire, Nokia had poured gasoline on its own platform by failing to acknowledge that newcomers Apple and Google had changed the game.   四年前,诺基亚当时的CEO史蒂芬·埃洛普把公司比喻为一个站在燃烧中...阅读全文
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  • 萌萌哒:一只以为自己是汪星人的袋鼠

      When rural farmer Ashley Stewart and his wife Felicity found a baby male kangaroo on the side of the road in 2013, they had no idea that the little joey would quickly become part of their family.   2013年艾希礼·斯图尔特和他的妻子费利西蒂在公路边发现了一只雄性袋鼠宝宝,那时候他们并没有想到这个小东西会迅速成为他们家里的一员。   Two years on, the curious...阅读全文
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