·Loves Witness Slight unpremeditated Words are borne By every common Wind into the Air; Carelessly utterd, die as soon as born, And in one instant give both Hope and Fear: Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind According to the Caprice of the Mind. But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses, Substantial Records to Eternity; Just Evidences, who the Truth confess, On which the Lover safely may rely; ……
· 下面这段文章选自英国游记作家科林-萨布伦撰写的《亚西亚失落的心》一书。本书描述了萨布伦在苏联解体后不久游历中亚诸国的经历。在这个节选片段中，萨布伦叙述了他在土库曼斯坦马雷市度过的第一晚的见闻。 Eastward from Ashkhabad my train lumbered across a region of oases where rivers dropped out of Iran to die in the Turcoman desert. In one window the Kopet Dagh mountains lurched darkly out of haze, and repeated themselves in thinning colours far into the sky. Beyond the other rolled a grey-green savannah, gashed with poppies. Over this immensity the sky curved like a fr……
·Of Harmony It is my temper, and I like it the better, to affect all harmony: and sure there is musick even in the beauty, and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument. For there is a musick where ever there is a harmony, order, or proportion: and thus far we may maintain the music of the Sphears; for those well-ordered motions, and regular paces, though they give no sound unto the ear, yet to the understanding they strike a not……
·A Friend in Need Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses. neighborhood n. 附近、临近 respective adj. 各自的 One evening, Brownies family noticed that Brownie hadn t returned home. They went looking for him with no succ……
·Heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, like those found in fish, may give a boost to behavior, mood and personality, new research suggests.fatty acid n. 脂肪酸 boost n. 帮助、鼓舞、提高University of Pittsburgh researchers found that volunteers with lower blood levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids were more likely than others to be impulsive, to have a more negative outlook, and to report mild or moderate symptoms of depression. Study participants with higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were fo……
·An ingredient in chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines, researchers say. The study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs than codeine, currently considered the best cough medicine.ingredient n.成分 theobromine n.可可碱 cocoa n.可可粉 codeine n.可待因 The researchers, from Imperial College London (ICL), said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatments. Ten heal……
·Have you ever noticed that, in the summer, when your sweat dries it will leave marks on your T-shirt? The marks are tiny bits of salt. If you go to the seaside, you will know that seawater does the same to your clothes, because it also has a lot of salt in it. Water evaporates from the surface of the sea but the salt remains. Have you ever thought about whether the seas will keep getting saltier? The answer is no. The oceans have stayed at about 3.5 per cent salt content for hundreds of millions……
·这个传统女性节日曾以最激进的形式席卷全世界。如今，名义上的平等在很多地方已经实现了，那么还要不要过这个节？除了放假以外，它对老老少少的女人们还有实际意义么？Over the years, International Womens Day (IWD) has taken to the streets, sparked off a revolution, met cosily at luncheons and concerts, rubbed shoulders with Premiers, Prime Ministers and Mayors, demonstrated at the doors of newspapers and welfare institutions, occupied empty houses intent on gaining shelter for homeless women and has ushered in reform legislation.The history of IWD dates back to 1910 internationally ……
·Following are the final medal standings after all competitions at the Turin Winter Olympics here on Sunday (tabulated under gold, silver, bronze and total): Germany 11 12 6 29 United States 9 9 7 25 Austria 9 7 7 23 Russia 8 6 8 &nbs……
·著名节目主持人杨兰说，刚去美国读书的时候，首先补的就是最经常吃的蔬菜叫什么名字，因为我们的英文教育太“高贵”了，不是罗素就是莎士比亚，很少能有马上用得上的。这不，给你找来些你天天、月月、年年都能吃到的好吃的蔬菜，你记住了几个？1. broccoli n. 甘蓝；花椰菜 就是俗话说的绿菜花，学名是花椰菜。白色的菜花是cauliflower；卷心菜是cabbage，洋白菜的学名，这可是在市场上随处可见的品种了吧。2. asparagus n. 芦笋 经常能在菜市场或是餐馆里见到这种菜，绿色的茎状物，我印象最深的是在全聚德烤鸭店吃的“鲍贝龙须”，龙须指的就是芦笋。 3. celery n. 芹菜 就算前两种不是很熟悉，这种总算吃过吧？4. bean sprout n. 豆芽，豆芽菜 中国常吃的一种菜，是一个合成词，bean是豆子的意思，sprout则是苗、芽的意思。 5. taro n. 芋头 芋头是一种产于亚洲热带地区的被广泛种植的植物，很常见吧，也很好吃。 6. eggplant n. 茄子 也许是因为茄子长的象鸡蛋，所以才叫这个名字的，可千万别当“蛋菜”翻译啊。还……
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