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(2008-05-01 07:37:46)
AccordingtoasurveybyAmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitect,morepeopleplantmossinsteadofgrassintheiryardinrecentyears.
Mosscangrowfastinpoor-qualitysoil,soitdoesn’tneedanyfertilizer.Ithugsthegroundtightly,whichcanpreventsoilerosion.Itsdensityrepelsweedsanddeerdon’teatthem.Steppingonmosswillnotharmitsgrowth.Mossisdroughtresistantplant,whichonlyconsumesonepercentofwaterusedbygrasslawn.Mossgar...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-25 07:49:46)
ArecentresearchatOxfordpointsoutthatachild’ssexisassociatedwithamother’sdiet.Fromtheinvestigation,womenwhoatethemost,56percenthadsons,comparedwith45percentamongwomenwhoatetheleast.ItiswellknownthatsexisdeterminedbyXorYchromosome.But,amotherwithpoor-nutritiondietbringsmoregirls,becausethemaleembryocan’tsustainordevelopinharshenvironment.Tohaveaboy,amothershouldpreferhigh-energyintakewithhighleve...[阅读全文]
(2008-03-13 08:09:15)
---"ThegoodEarth"
(GoodstoryaboutChina.ThewriterwonNobelPricebythiswork.)
---"Sendyourselfroses"
Thesetwobookscanbeborrowedatlocallibraryeasily.[阅读全文]
(2007-10-26 11:33:35)
AnewreportfromCongress’sJointEconomicCommitteeshowsthat2millionAmericanfamilieswilllosetheirhomenextyearbecauseofforeclosures.In2004,Mr.Gramlich,aFederalReserveofficial,predictedthehighleveldelinquencyduetotheincreasedsubprimelendingandotherabusivelendingpractices.Peopleaskedwhynothingwasdonetoavertthesubprimemortgagefiasco.Theanswerisideology.Coupleyearsago,morethanhalfthemortgageloansweremadeby...[阅读全文]
(2007-10-15 13:04:51)
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1.Bird
(1)Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕；一举两得。
(2)Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
(3)Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚，人以群分。
(4)It’sanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外扬。
(5)Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣装，马要鞍。
(6)Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。
(7)Eachbirdloves...[阅读全文]
1.Bird
(1)Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕；一举两得。
(2)Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
(3)Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚，人以群分。
(4)It’sanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外扬。
(5)Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣装，马要鞍。
(6)Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。
(7)Eachbirdloves...[阅读全文]
(2007-09-18 13:12:10)
WithoutrichvocabularyinEnglish,itisdifficultforaforeignertofluentlyandproperlyexpresseshimself.Iftherearemorethantenwordsunknowninanarticleorononepageofabookthatyouhavetoturntoadictionaryforhelp,thereadingwillbecomeunsmoothandrepulsivetoadegreethatyoucoulddropitaslongasitisnotamustforanexamoranyotherspecialreasons.Rememberinglargeamountofnewwordsisatoughjobforforeignersinlearningsecondlanguage,suc...[阅读全文]
(2007-08-03 08:57:45)
Mycarbrokeinthemiddleofthestreetonthewayhomeyesterday.Atfirst,thebatterylightandbreaklightturnedred,Ithoughtmaybethebatterygotsomeproblem,soIturnedofftheradio.Then,allthelightsonthedashboardturnedred,atthesametime,meterpointersstartedrotatingupanddown,thecarwasalittlebitshakingaswell.ShouldIstop?Ithoughtaboutit.But,Idecidedtokeepgoing,sinceIwasveryclosetohome.ImademyfingercrossedhopingthatIcouldge...[阅读全文]
(2007-05-01 10:23:50)
http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/sweettators/[阅读全文]
(2007-04-10 13:03:23)
ArecentresearchshowsthatTaiChi’sbenefitsarebeyondmerelyphysicalfitness.Itmayhelppreventshingles---akindofpainfulrashinskincausedbyreappearanceofdominantchickenpoxvirus.Mostshinglepatientsareolderthan50,becausehumanimmunitysystemweakensingoldenages.
Scientistsstudiedtwogroupsofpeopleagedfrom59to89whohadchickenpoxbeforeandacceptedchickenpoxvaccine.OnegrouptookTaiChiclassthreetimesaweek,theother...[阅读全文]
Scientistsstudiedtwogroupsofpeopleagedfrom59to89whohadchickenpoxbeforeandacceptedchickenpoxvaccine.OnegrouptookTaiChiclassthreetimesaweek,theother...[阅读全文]
(2007-03-26 07:26:37)
IntelisgoingtobuildafactoryinChinatomanufacturechipsetsusedincellphones,MP3playersandPCsbasedon90-nanometertechnology,butnomicroprocessorswillbemade.Intel’sstateofthearttechnologyis45/65-nanometer,whichareprincipallyusedinhigh-speedmicroprocessors.The90-nanometertechnologywillobsoleteinAmericanmarketsoon.
IntelhasconsideredtheplanforalongtimebecauseofcheaplaborcostinChinaandthegrowingneedofch...[阅读全文]
IntelhasconsideredtheplanforalongtimebecauseofcheaplaborcostinChinaandthegrowingneedofch...[阅读全文]
