Huh? Appears to Be Universally Understood What's the most universal utterance in languages across the globe? Huh? —Correct! —Huh? —That's right. —HUH? —Exactly. Because a new study finds that everybody around the world does indeed say huh? The findin…

Astronaut Sounds Alarm on Asteroids If a big asteroid with Earth's name on it were to reach us unimpeded, well, we could go the way of the dinosaurs. So a group of astronauts is advising the U.N. on a plan to protect the planet.This is taking respons…

When you are in any contest you should work as if there were — to the very last minute — a chance to lose it.比赛就应当拼尽全力,坚持到最后一分钟,以免功败垂成. Every manufacturer says that his product is the best, or at least tries to give that impression. I am sure I will…

You're supposed to do that before 10.30 in the morning, but obviously, if it's an emergency, you can phone at any time, night or day. He writes what medication you need on it and you take it to a chemist's shop. If it's for a child under 16, you don'…

高中听力: At five o'clock, we have afternoon tea, but we don't have it in the kitchen. Father's Day is the third Sunday of June. I will be 27 years old. I will live in Sydney, Australia. Two men went into the bank at nine fifty.九点五十分两名男子走进了银行. They got i…

听力练习: All societies have ways of encouraging and enforcing what they view as appropriate behaviour while discouraging and punishing what they consider to be improper conducts.所有的社会都有一些方式去鼓励和实施他们认为的适当行为,同时阻止和惩罚他们认为不当的行为. Use common sense. Respect othe…

However, recently there's been more and more interest in the development of ostrich farming in other parts of the world.但是, 最近世界其他地区对养殖鸵鸟的兴趣也日渐浓厚. Ostrich meat is slightly higher in protein than beef and much lower in fats and cholesterol.鸵鸟肉蛋白质含量比牛肉…

You are supposed to be having fun now. I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow. Listen, you little girl, your Mum put me in charge of dinner because she's not feeling well tonight.听着,小女孩,你妈妈让我负责今天的晚餐,因为她今晚不太舒服. I have plenty of experience around…

The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning. He got a large fortune when his father died, but trifled it away in only a few years of needless spending.父亲去世时他得到一大笔财产,可仅仅几年的时间就将这笔钱胡乱挥霍一空. 给无家可归的人们发放食物是一种减轻他们痛苦的行为(Distributing food among the homel…

More than 220 cities now have air quality monitoring systems and 42 others will have systems in place by the end of this year. I think I will drop in the day after tomorrow to check out. I want to talk about an area of security or safety — bicycles.…

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. 你难免会做傻事,但要做,就做得满怀激情. In addition, there should be an educational campaign to make people realize the problems as well as the benefits of keeping dogs.另外,应该组织教育活动,使人们了解养狗的问题及好处. A few times each…

The double-decker plane that can carry over 550 passengers dwarfs all other commercial jets. In just three seconds, if you're going down the state road, you can cover the length of five football fields.如果你沿着国道行驶,短短三秒内就能跨越五个足球场的距离. The primary concern…

Maybe I ought to subscribe to the Engineering Quarterly.也许我应该订阅<工程学季刊>. The performance is said to be excellent and with our student discount, the tickets will be real cheap.据说表演很精彩,算上我们的学生优惠,门票真的会很便 宜. Excuse me, but could you tell me where I can c…

能听懂自己的录音,说明发音还行,可惜听不懂... Another problem is that the members of the Biramichi fishing cooperative are overfishing. However, there are plenty of ways to make your will more interesting if you want to. In recent years, there has been an unusually large…

你所持的护照可使你享有免费医疗.Your passport qualifies you to receive free medical treatment.公司指使其职员挖对手的客户.The company authorised its staff to poach customers from the opposition. 选择总统总会有情感的一面.这么多人对目前候选人不满意是因为他们渴望候选人能以富有灵感的演说.引人的外表.强有力的领导才能和了无瑕疵的声誉来博得他们的支持.But ther…

In a busy classroom filled with nearly 20 children, Sabriye Tenberken lectures her pupils to always help others who need it. Norms can be defined as the established standard of behaviour maintained by a society.规范可定义为已建立的由社会维护的行为标准. Spray some insect…

In fact, if it is a really hot day, like the sort of weather we had last summer, you are advised to drink at least one liter of water every hour.事实上,如果天气非常热,就像去年夏天那样的天气,那么建议您每隔一小时至少饮用一升水. Experts say people suffering from complicated grief do not res…

It's not publicly known who the kidnappers were. Because they are not eating such lovely food since they left home. Drafts leaked to the Greek media suggest the proposals broadly fall into 3 categories.透露给希腊媒体的草案表明该提议大体上分为三类. President Obama says Son…

Site One was unpopular because of traffic and parking problems.场地一由于交通和停车问题而不受欢迎. The bombs killed at least 6 people and wounded 100 more. Would you like to live with the family or do you think that a single person would be better for you.你想和家人一起住,还是…

录音文件 https://pan.baidu.com/s/1qYYZGWO The process of learning and exploring a subject can lead to a whole new way of looking at the world. The following is a summary of costs and special inclusive offers on holidays for the coming summer. A wave of b…

So the Counselling Services we offer deal with any problems arising from your studies or in your life outside the university. We leave at eight-thirty A.M. and return at six P.M. You should also read the article by Jackson, but just look at the part…

But over the past 70 years or so, there's been a massive increase in one type of crime which was what's known as corporate crime.但在过去大约七十年里,有一类犯罪有了显著增长,称为法人犯罪. In other words, the owner is not helpful, and so the tenants move out.换句话说,房主不肯帮忙,因此房客搬出去了…

Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud.飞向星空吧,就算坠落,接住你的也是云彩. Anyway, exam failure can lead to worrying changes in the way you normally behave.不管怎么样,考试不通过会导致你正常行为中发生令人不安的变化. You may have left a lot of what you might call unfinished busi…

These were built for the workers towards the end of the eighteenth century, and they are still furnished from that period.这些是给十八世纪末的工人们建造的,里面的装潢仍是那个时代的. Across the yard from them, you can see the stables, where the horses were kept for transporting t…

Its advantages are that it can be used for outside activities So my recommendation I'm afraid would have to be to avoid this one.恐怕我的建议得是避免这一个. This is a fake video camera which you fix to your wall to scare off burglars.这是一个假摄像机,你可以把它固定在墙上,吓走窃贼 On t…

What about jigsaw puzzle design for visually handicapped?给视觉障碍人士设计拼图怎么样? Length is 50cm, and then the depth is ... well, it's very little.长度为50cm,然后深度是……好吧,它很小. OK. It's the next bit that I'm really not sure what to put.好了.我真的不确定放什么的是下一块. It's just a…

很高兴看到有这么多人想了解我们的体育设施.It's good to see that there are so many people wanting to find out about our sports facilities.这所大学的所有学生都有资格成为体育中心的成员,年费9.50英镑. All students of the college are entitled to become members of the Sports Centre, for an annual fee of…

It was hard work and there weren't any interesting things for him. You should be an expert with computers as well. Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. There was a big garden near Carlton's house, and it had a lot of fruit tree…

Two years ago my husband bought me a bicycle. Twenty of the thirty-five years I ran my own business. In recent years, India has gone through some very big changes. Campers enjoy the fresh air, the lakes and the forests which they find in these parks.…

Forest fires are a regular feature of Chile's hot, arid summers.智利夏天炙热.干燥,常发生森林火灾.A nearly decade-long drought combined with historically high temperatures have created tinder-like conditions in the nation's central regions.持续了近十年的干旱,加上历史性的高温使该国中部地区一…