AccordingtoasurveybyAmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitect,morepeopleplantmossinsteadofgrassintheiryardinrecentyears.
Mosscangrowfastinpoor-qualitysoil,soitdoesn’tneedanyfertilizer.Ithugsthegroundtightly,whichcanpreventsoilerosion.Itsdensityrepelsweedsanddeerdon’teatthem.Steppingonmosswillnotharmitsgrowth.Mossisdroughtresistantplant,whichonlyconsumesonepercentofwaterusedbygrasslawn.Mossgar...[
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ArecentresearchatOxfordpointsoutthatachild’ssexisassociatedwithamother’sdiet.Fromtheinvestigation,womenwhoatethemost,56percenthadsons,comparedwith45percentamongwomenwhoatetheleast.ItiswellknownthatsexisdeterminedbyXorYchromosome.But,amotherwithpoor-nutritiondietbringsmoregirls,becausethemaleembryocan’tsustainordevelopinharshenvironment.Tohaveaboy,amothershouldpreferhigh-energyintakewithhighleve...[
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---"ThegoodEarth"
(GoodstoryaboutChina.ThewriterwonNobelPricebythiswork.)
---"Sendyourselfroses"
Thesetwobookscanbeborrowedatlocallibraryeasily.[
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AnewreportfromCongress’sJointEconomicCommitteeshowsthat2millionAmericanfamilieswilllosetheirhomenextyearbecauseofforeclosures.In2004,Mr.Gramlich,aFederalReserveofficial,predictedthehighleveldelinquencyduetotheincreasedsubprimelendingandotherabusivelendingpractices.Peopleaskedwhynothingwasdonetoavertthesubprimemortgagefiasco.Theanswerisideology.Coupleyearsago,morethanhalfthemortgageloansweremadeby...[
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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...[
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WithoutrichvocabularyinEnglish,itisdifficultforaforeignertofluentlyandproperlyexpresseshimself.Iftherearemorethantenwordsunknowninanarticleorononepageofabookthatyouhavetoturntoadictionaryforhelp,thereadingwillbecomeunsmoothandrepulsivetoadegreethatyoucoulddropitaslongasitisnotamustforanexamoranyotherspecialreasons.Rememberinglargeamountofnewwordsisatoughjobforforeignersinlearningsecondlanguage,suc...[
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Mycarbrokeinthemiddleofthestreetonthewayhomeyesterday.Atfirst,thebatterylightandbreaklightturnedred,Ithoughtmaybethebatterygotsomeproblem,soIturnedofftheradio.Then,allthelightsonthedashboardturnedred,atthesametime,meterpointersstartedrotatingupanddown,thecarwasalittlebitshakingaswell.ShouldIstop?Ithoughtaboutit.But,Idecidedtokeepgoing,sinceIwasveryclosetohome.ImademyfingercrossedhopingthatIcouldge...[
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ArecentresearchshowsthatTaiChi’sbenefitsarebeyondmerelyphysicalfitness.Itmayhelppreventshingles---akindofpainfulrashinskincausedbyreappearanceofdominantchickenpoxvirus.Mostshinglepatientsareolderthan50,becausehumanimmunitysystemweakensingoldenages.
Scientistsstudiedtwogroupsofpeopleagedfrom59to89whohadchickenpoxbeforeandacceptedchickenpoxvaccine.OnegrouptookTaiChiclassthreetimesaweek,theother...[
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IntelisgoingtobuildafactoryinChinatomanufacturechipsetsusedincellphones,MP3playersandPCsbasedon90-nanometertechnology,butnomicroprocessorswillbemade.Intel’sstateofthearttechnologyis45/65-nanometer,whichareprincipallyusedinhigh-speedmicroprocessors.The90-nanometertechnologywillobsoleteinAmericanmarketsoon.
IntelhasconsideredtheplanforalongtimebecauseofcheaplaborcostinChinaandthegrowingneedofch...[
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