Passage B小贴士This timeline shows how trains have changed over time.timeline n.时间线1829steam engine蒸汽机Robert Stephenson invented the Rocket. It was a steam engine. It was built model v.模仿for a race to show the best engine. It reached 30 miles per hour. Since then,diesel-powered ad...
1This timeline shows how trains havechanged over time.1829Robert Stephensoninvented the Rocket. It wasa steam engine (蒸汽机). Itwas built for a race to showthe best engine. It reached 30miles per hour. Since then, many steam engineshave been modeled (模仿) on the Rocket.1934The Burlingto...
Some cities have vehicle-free days, when private cars, trucks, and motorcycles are banned in the city centre. People are encouraged to use public transportation like buses, taxis and metros. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any releva...
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During the last years I have become a huge fan of tennis (both, on court and in TV). This year I followed (in TV) with attention Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Although clay and grass are very different surfaces I’ve found the game very similar. What happened with the serve-volley game...
The following four natural disasters destroyed cities and communities around the world. By flood, typhoon, or earthquake, these events have collectively taken millions of human lives. Yangtze River Flood The major flood of 1931 co...
“a flying lawn chair” he designed, freeing him to see the world’s deserts, oceans, jungles, cities. Not just look at them. See them. Suddenly, through his eyes, we are above New York. On first seeing the Steinmetz images, I felt again, for the first time in several years, a ...
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food.But when they did,their lives changed.They did not have to move houses any more.They could stay in one place and grow it.People began to live near each other,so the first village grew.Many people came to work in the ...
Since that first trip, I have travelled all over the world by plane, train, and automobile. I've sailed fromMaltato Sicily, and I've also clocked up over 40,000 kmsbicycle touringon various long distance cycling trips. Many aspects of travel have changed over that time. Do you remember...
With the right budget and the right mindset, you can make your travel dreams a reality. Even if you don’t earn a lot or you have debt, there are still plenty of ways to go overseas (I still had debt when I went on my first trip around the world). They may not be fancy or lu...