The Definition and Importance of the Supply and Demand Model 供给需求模型的定义与重要性 Forming the basis for introductory concepts of economics, the supply and demand model refers to the combination of buyers’ preferences comprising the demand and the sellers’ preferences comprising the supply, which together determine the market prices and product quantities in any given market. 作为经济学入门概念的基础，供给需求模型指的是：买方的偏好构成了需求，卖方的偏好构成了供给，而两者结合起来决定了商品在任意市场形态中的价格和数量。…
What happens when you drink alcohol? 喝酒以后身体会有什么反应？ It doesn’t matter what type of alcohol you drink – or even whether you mix drinks – the effects are basically the same with the same amount of alcohol. 不管喝什么酒，也不管是否掺着喝，喝等量的酒的影响基本是相同的。 When you drink alcohol it goes into the stomach and passes into the small intestine where it’s quickly…
When it comes to investing, knowing what you need to know is more important than just knowing things. 说到投资，知道自己需要什么比了解投资产品更重要。 You Don’t Need to Have an Opinion on Every Stock or Investment 你不需要懂每一只股票或投资产品 One of the things that successful investors tend to have in common is that they do not have an opinion on every stock…
各种各样的英语：diverse，音标：英 [daɪˈvɜːs]美 [daɪˈvɜːrs]；various，音标：英 [ˈveəriəs]美 [ˈveriəs]；或者可以用many kinds of表达。 diverse 例句示范： Jones has a much more diverse and perhaps younger audience. 琼斯的观众群更为多样化而且可能更年轻。 Society is now much more diverse than ever before. 当今社会较之以往任何时候都要丰富多彩得多。 Jones has a much more diverse and perhaps younger audience. 琼斯的观众群更为多样化而且可能更年轻。 various 例句示范： Tents come in various shapes and sizes. 帐篷有各种各样的形状和大小。 She took the job…
When Brian McCarthy’s daughter opened an Amazon package from her grandmother late last month, she discovered a mini Babycakes brand waffle maker meant to be her Christmas gift. 上个月末，Brian McCarthy的女儿打开祖母在亚马逊上买的东西的包裹时，发现是送给她的圣诞礼物，一个Babycakes 迷你华夫饼机。 But when she opened the new waffle maker, she found an old, crusty-looking waffle already inside, her father says. 她爸爸说，她打开这个全新的华夫饼机时看到里面有一块又老又硬的华夫饼。 Amazon sold the item…
The truth is that more than half of a person’s life does not usually go as we wish. 事实是，人生中的很大一部分都是不如意的。 Those who tries so hard to appear positive are usually those who feel totally not secured deep down in their hearts. 那些拼命展现着正能量的人，其实往往是心理很没底的人。 This is just like that those who put on real efforts to show people…
Business English phrases for meetings. 商务英语会议用语。 Meetings play a very big part in the business world. During meetings, important decisions are made, people are promoted, demoted, hired or even fired! 会议在商业世界中扮演着非常重要的角色。在会议期间，做出重要的决定，人们被提升，降职，雇用甚至解雇！ The future of companies is predicted, business tactics are analysed, competitors are targeted and strategies are planned. 对企业的未来进行了预测，对企业的经营策略进行了分析，对竞争对手进行了定位，并对战略进行了规划。 A lot of time is spent…
Why do movie sets always spray water on the ground when filming outside shots? 电影片场拍外景时为什么总要在地上洒水？ WARNING : AFTER READING THIS A LITTLE BIT OF MOVIE MAGIC WILL BE GONE FOR YOU. YOU’LL NOTICE THIS FAKE EFFECT ALL THE TIME – EVEN ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS. 警告：读完这篇文章后，对你来说电影的某些魅力会消失，你总会注意到这个伪造出的效果——甚至在阳光明媚的天气也会注意到。 It’s called a wet-down: 这被称作 wet-down： Excluding where it’s…
SpaceX on Saturday fired up the rocket that will ferry the company’s next batch of Starlink satellites into space. 周六SpaceX公司发射的火箭将把该公司的下一批互联网卫星送入太空。 The company conducted a static-fire test on Saturday (Jan. 4) of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the company said on Twitter. That rocket…
If you ask me what makes a person lovable, I don’t think I can give you a perfect answer. But I have to say that everytime I saw somebody noticing details, I grew fonder of that person. Like when you are on the phone or interacting on social network with them, they don’t necessarily respond…