根据原文中前两个人物She had an idea和 she wanted a machine that could wash dishes faster than people.以及第三个人物 Again, it was invented by a woman, the American chemist Stephanie Kwolek, in 1964.第四个人物But back in the 1940s and 1950s, women were at the forefront of this new ...
in 1897 under the pseudonym of John Sinjohn. The experiences of his wife’s unhappy life of the first marriage were reflected in The Man of Property (1906), which, together with his first p1ay, The Silver Box (1906), established him as a prominent novelist and playwright in the public ...
Since the 1950s, some 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced globally, of which only about 10% has ever been recycled. Yet environmentally conscious companies and consumers continue to look to recycling as a ...
Agnelli was a friend and spirit guide to the likes of Porfirio Rubirosa, Aly Kahn and Gunter Sachs, leading by example in the playboy art. “You picked up a lot from him,” says Taki. “There’s the old thing that you can tell a man by his boat and by his woman, which...
She had clearly been the victim of a serious sexual assault. The police put Mary in a car and drove around the island for about 45 minutes as they watched a fireworks display. Then, rather than taking the obviously battered young woman to hospital and notifying her...
10. What is the woman worried about the kids at school? A. They ignore their textbooks. B. They play games in the classroom. C. They give priority to fun over learning. 听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
When Nick Holonyak set out to create a new kind of visible lighting using semiconductor(半导体) alloys(合金), his colleagues thought he was unrealistic. Today, his discovery of light-emiting diodes, or LEDs, is used in everything from DVDs to alarm clocks to airports. Dozens of his students...
The woman we initially hired to care for the children seemed ideal. She had children of her own and was skilled in child care. In addition she was an excellent cook and prepared wonderful meals for our family. However, after about three weeks I received a phone call one morning at my of...
Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault.
“She was a very intelligent woman, just so sensitive and expressive. She was a writer and a delight to be with. It was such a joy to be around her,” McMahon said of her friend. For the last 20 years, McMahon and Winiecki met at least twice a week. “I had many parties; di...