The earliest OED citation is from A Geometrical Practise, Named Pantometria, begun by the mathematician Leonard Digges sometime before his death about 1559 and finished in 1571 by his son, Thomas, also a mathematician: “Of straight lined angles there are three kindes, the Orthogonall, the Obt...
One can understand the thinking behind nearly all of these expressions. The one exception is “as happy as a clam,” which the dictionary describes as “U.S. colloquial.” The OED doesn’t discuss the history of the expression, but language sleuths have spent quite a bit of time trying ...
you muscles also tighten up to allow you to run or fight with all your energy without getting a cramp or pulling a muscle. Being afraid is a natural way that our bodies prepare ourselves to make quick decisions and react upon these decisions without taking an excessive amount of time. There...
No passing of time Ever could fade You and I Shimmering ghostly Like a wild garden fromanother life 在你的眼睛里,在你的脑海里,在你的脑海里 比照片更清晰 时间的流逝 不会让你和我黯然失色 闪闪发光的幽灵 就像来自另一个世界的野生花园 Will you throw your arm Turn your body round Breathe a su...
Place the easiest situations at the bottom of the ladder and the most difficult towards the top. Now it’s time to climb your fear ladder. Think about or act out each step. Remember, there is no set time that you need to complete this task. Take your time and don’t be too hard ...
Marillion - [Anoraknophobia]献给歌迷(或:蜘蛛恐惧症、不要恐惧极客,下文有解释。)译者: @熊猫妹妹第一张粉丝众筹专辑Anoraknophobia是marillion的第十二张录音室专辑,也是跨入新千年的第一张专辑。它的特殊性不仅在于音乐上的变化,还在于它名义上是第一张真正意义上的粉丝众筹专辑。marillion被EMI百代唱片公司放弃之...
express delivery. When we arrived near the intersection, we suddenly noticed the brigade commander coming from the other side. Seeing this scene, I quickly stopped and pulled Xiao Wang around to run, but I didn't want this scene to be seen by the passing instructor. What's wrong with you...
serial reaction time task paradigm: alternating blocks of random and implicit learning conditions; 1.5 T; ROI approach 10 DSM-IV SP (small animal phobia): 6 f, 4 m; Mean age: 29.8EY: 17.410 HC: 6 f, 4 mMean age: 26.7EY: 17All right handed Recognition of the position of an ...
When the group met for the first time it became immediately apparent that it was a gathering of the great and all-too-good and that, however much Frank Longford might trumpet the independence and open-mindedness of his hand-picked colleagues, it seemed unlikely from the outset that our report...
TheRB-47high-altitude strategic bomber jet possessed the most advanced electronic intelligence equipment at the time, but was unprepared for a fly-by with a passing saucer, culminating in one of the most-discussed UFO sightings of the last century. In the early morning of July 17, 1957, the...