My father was a high school teacher of physics and chemistry. And he was a big reader. He would bring books back from his high school library. One day I read the last chapter of a book, the title of which I’ve long since forgotten. I liked it so much that I started reading the...
In the quest for the perfect lawns, homeowners across the country are taking a shortcut -- and it is the environment that is paying the price. About eight million square meters of plastic grass is sold each year but oppositions has now spread to the highest gardening circles. The Chelsen ...
DateandTime:Sunday,2ndOctober,at11:45 StartPoint:KilbrannishForestRecreationArea WalkDuration:1.5hours 21.Whichwalktakestheshortesttime? A.TheNaturalWorld. B.IntroductiontoHillwalking. C.MoonlightUndertheStars. D.PhotographicWalkinKilbrannishForest. ...
”(The parks also help keep America’s past alive, working with thousands of local jurisdictions around the country to protect historical sites — including Ellis Island and Gettysburg — and to bring the stories of these places to life.)所以国家公园很有价值因为它们有助于让美国的历史充满活力，...
Then, doing the most 48 thing he'd done, he introduced himself, “I'm 49 around the country to talk to 1 ,000 unfamiliar people. I'm asking them for pieces of life advice about things they wish they knew 50 ....
There, we stored our knowledge, and passed it down around the fire, before we invented the written word. I remember going to the local university for an astronomy (天文学) night when I was a child. That night, ...
New Words and Expressions:epic noun [ C ] UK /ˈep.ɪk/ a film, poem, or book that is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with a historical subject （通常指描写历史题材的）长篇叙事性电影（或书籍）;史诗It's one of those old Hollywood epics with a cast of ...
ACalifornia is home to some of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the country. Suppose you want to appreciate unique landscapes and native plants, this post has what you need to experience in the Golden State.San Francisco Botanical Garden...
“OK,” Steve said with a heavy sigh. He forcefully placed a chair under the door handle. “There, additional protection.” He smiled. “And even if someone gets through the door, you’ll have time to grab that book and use it as a weapon.” I laughed. Sleep moved in. We could ...
”(The study is part of a new wave of thinking about adolescence. For a long time, scientists and policy makers concentrated on the idea that teenagers were a problem that needed to be solved. The new work emphasizes that adolescence is a time of opportunity as well as risk.)所以Crone的...