Scientists in the US have developed a powerful new genome editing system that could offer significantly more precision and efficiency than the current CRISPR standard. 美国科学家已研发出强大的新的基因组编辑系统，显著提高目前CRISPR标准的精度和效率。 While CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary medical technology that lay the modern foundations for editing genetic code – including variants associated with the disease – there have long been concerns…
DetailsHave you ever accidentally sent an email with something similar to “Dear Mr. Taylor Smith…” only to discover afterward that the recipient was female? We certainly have. Ambiguous names always mess us up. In English, it’s usually pretty easy to differentiate boy names from girl names. Of course, you have the occasional unisex name (we’re…
DetailsTo the couple that was playing Rock, Paper, Scissors in the subway 致那对在地铁上玩剪刀，石头，布的情侣 I am the guy in the white shirt that played the game against you. 我是那个跟你们一起玩游戏的穿白色长袖衫的男人 You won!! 你们太厉害啦 I am on my way to the hospital 其实我正在去医院的路上 for the birth of my first child, my daughter. 准备去迎接我的第一个孩子，我的女儿的出生 Thank you for the random…
Details“Depression” is a word we hear often because it can be used in different ways. The word “depression” has three major definitions. “沮丧”是我们经常听到的一个词，因为它可以用不同的方式。“沮丧”一词有三个主要的含义。 1. Depression 1.抑郁 A feeling of extreme unhappiness or discouragement. 极度不快乐或沮丧的感觉。 My mother went through a depression after my father’s death. 我父亲去世后，我母亲患上了抑郁症。 2. Depression 2.萧条 A severe economic recession; when an economy…
DetailsWhat is more important to you: the money or the work? 对你而言，工资和工作哪个更重要？ Money is always important, but the work you perform is the most important. Every employee who has quit a job in frustration knows the importance of enjoying their line of work. Let’s face it, there are a few positions that you wouldn’t do…
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influx [‘ɪnflʌks] n. 注入；流感（简写flu） A massive influx of international tourists will arrive in Japan next July for the Tokyo Olympics. Most will be unaware another foreign visitor was specifically imported in preparation for their arrival: Ebola. 明年7月大批国际游客将因东京奥运会而涌入日本。大多数人都不知道，为了迎接他们的到来，另一名外国游客被专门引入日本，它就是埃博拉病毒。 Strains of the infectious virus along with four other dangerous pathogens were brought into the country last month…
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This ‘Tesla hoverboard’ is what dreams are made of—but it’s just that. 这款“特斯拉单轮电动滑板车”是所有人的梦想，但也仅此而已。 If you see people on the internet freaking out over a Tesla hoverboard today, we hate to break it to you, but it’s fake. 如果你现在看见网上有人站在特斯拉单轮电动滑板车上吓坏了，我们不忍心告诉你，但其实都是假的。 A video of Tesla’s alleged newest product was posted to YouTube, and it seems to have generated…
DetailsThe Chinese writing system has undergone more than five thousand years of evolution and transformation, which has brought with it new sinograms and variants. While some dictionaries can list more than 80,000 characters (85,568 for 中华字海 Zhōnghuà Zìhǎi, published in 1994 and up to 106,230 for 异体字字典 Yìtǐzì Zìdiǎn published in 2004), most dictionaries include…
DetailsBeing a slow walker doesn’t just signify you enjoy a leisurely stroll. According to new research, walking with a slow gait could be a symptom of significant deficits in physical and cognitive health. 走路慢不仅仅代表你喜欢悠闲漫步。新的研究显示走路慢可能暗示你身体和认知健康方面出现严重缺陷。 New findings from a longitudinal study of just over 900 New Zealanders that began back in the 1970s has found that…
DetailsFrom an e economist’s perspective, making choices involves making decisions ‘at the margin’ — that is, making decisions based on small changes in resources: 从经济学家的角度来看，做出选择包括“在边际”做出决定——也就是说，根据资源的微小变化做出决定： How should I spend the next hour? 我该如何度过接下来的一个小时? How should I spend the next dollar? 下一美元该怎么花? In fact, economist Greg Mankiw lists under the “10 principles of economics” in his…
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