More than 20 million residents in Delhi’s metropolitan area are yet again facing some of the worst pollutions on earth, with air quality degrading to dangerous levels this week as a mix of weather conditions, urban emissions, and rural smoke converge over India’s capital region. 德里城区内的2千多万居民再次面临全球最严重污染，本周受天气状况、城市排放和笼罩在印度首都的乡村烟雾的综合影响，空气质量降至危险水平。 Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal turned to Twitter to…
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Have you ever stood under a waterfall? 你曾经站在瀑布下面过吗？ At first, all you hear would just be buzzing noise. 起初，你只能听到杂乱的噪音。 But if you stay there for a little while, you would find that the noise disappeared. 但如果你多待一会儿，你会发现这些噪音消失了。 It’s not that the whole world just fell into silence. 并不是说整个世界突然陷入了寂静。 It’s just that you have merged into the…
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Why is English so hard for a Chinese person? 为什么中国人学英语这么难？ I teach English as a Second Language in Taiwan, so I see native Mandarin speakers struggle with English every day. Below are some of the things my students do that make learning English more difficult: 我在台湾教英语这门外语，所以我看到说普通话的人每天学英语多费劲。以下就是我学生所做的一些把英语学习变得更困难的事： Not having a clear idea of why they are…
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absurd [əb’sɜːd] adj. 荒谬的；荒唐的 It’s hot in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar. Like, really hot. 中东国家卡塔尔天气炎热，是真的很热。 On summer nights, temperatures rarely dip below 32 degrees Celsius (that’s 90 degrees Fahrenheit), and during the day they can soar upwards of 48 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). 在夏日的夜晚，其气温很少有低于32摄氏度（90华氏度）的时候，而在白天，其气温可飙升至48摄氏度（120华氏度）。 In response, the nation has done something that…
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My morning started out normally. 我一如往常的开启新的早晨 I snoozed twice, 打了两次小盹 took care of my three cats, 照顾我的三只猫咪 hurried to complete chores 匆匆忙忙做完家务 while gulping down my coffee, 囫囵的喝下我的咖啡 and then raced out the door 然后匆忙出门 for my mid-morning appointment. 准备参加中午的会议 By the time I finished my appointment, 当我开完会的时候 I was starving. 已经饥肠辘辘 I stopped at…
Details1. Lovable 1.可爱的 Someone, something that is deserving of affection and/or love. 值得被爱的人或物。 Your dog is just so loveable. Where did you get him?! 你的狗真可爱。你从哪儿弄来的？！ 2. Appealing 2.吸引人的 Something, someplace or even someone. Generally, we use this to refer to someplace or some activity. 形容某物，某地，甚至某人。一般来说，我们用它来指某个地方或某个活动。 Going to the lake sounds much more appealing than going…
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MOST people would say Andrew Smith has the best job in the world; being paid £56,000 to have as much fun as he possibly can. 也许大多数人都会觉得安德鲁-史密斯拥有世界上最好的工作，因为他的工作就是尽情地玩，而且还有5.6万英镑的薪水。 The lucky employee uses his office hours to complete all sorts of daredevil stunts, including skydiving, driving with Top Gear star The Stig, hanging out with skateboard legend Tony…
Detailsneural [‘njʊər(ə)l] adj. 神经的 The three-body problem, one of the most notoriously complex calculations in physics, may have met its match in artificial intelligence: a new neural network promises to find solutions up to 100 million times faster than existing techniques. 三体问题是物理学中最复杂的计算题之一，但它在人工智能领域可能遇到了对手：一种新型神经网络有望以比现有技术快1亿倍的速度找出其解决方案。 First formulated by Sir Isaac Newton, the three-body problem involves calculating the movement…
Details说起铁路，西班牙是很值得称道的。
他们是全球最早有高铁的国家，在中国之前拥有全球第一的里程数，但是现在被我们超越了，我们有38000多公里，他们4900多公里，我们是他们的将近8倍。
Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to 310 km/h. Alta Velocidad Española translates to “Spanish High Speed”, but the initials are also a play on the word ave, meaning “bird”.
AVE是西班牙的高铁，由西班牙的国营铁路公司 Renfe 运营，它的时速可达每小时310千米。AVE的名字翻译过来是“西班牙高速”，而这个缩写也是个文字游戏，意思是“鸟”。
另外，马德里的主要火车站阿托查是个很出名的景点，火车站里的植物种得像热带雨林一样。
Under Armour stock is sweating hard. Under Armour股价遭受重创。 Shares of the company known for its innovative sports apparel are plummeting, as investors are nervous about the federal investigation into how it does its accounting. 这家以创新的运动服装而闻名的公司现在股价暴跌，联邦政府调查其会计核算方式让投资者们很紧张。 The stock closed at $15.52, down $3.39 or 17.93%. 该股收盘价为15.52美元，跌了3.39美元或17.93%。 The Wall Street Journal first broke the news of the…
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