National Geographic Society, delivered at the commencement exercises of the Eckerd College, held in Saint Petersburg, Florida on May 20, 2012, in which she told the college graduates that now might be the last chance that people will have to make a difference and the best time in history ...
It’s the best thing since sliced bread./It will be the best thing since sliced bread. C: The literal meaning of this idiom is about the convenience of the invention of sliced bread. So a long time ago, people made bread by hand. Each time you wanted a sandwich or a piece of toast...
Rob: We were never really out of touch. Charles started his philanthropic work with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation pretty much at the same time that I was involved in bringing The Nature Conservancy to Australia. There was some common work on the Palmyra Atoll between...
For the first time in human history, science is now making predictions of how our actions will affect the world 50 and 100 years from now. These changes are due to an increase in carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The Earth has warmed u...
For the first time in history, more people live in towns than in the county. In Britain this has had a curious result. While polls show Britons rate “the countryside” alongside the royal firmly, Shakespeare and the National Health Service (NHS) as what makes them proudest of their country...
Speaking of Agent Orange, it is clear that we are not currently living through the greatest presidency in history; quite the opposite, in fact. But as destructive as Trump has been, a surprisingly popular and vigorous opposition has risen to fight him on every front, his own shrinking party...
The 100 Best History Books of All Time list contains a mixture of the most rewarding history books ever written.
2017, for the first time inhistory, the International Olympic Committee (IOC奥组委) has decided to host cities at the same time. Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028. "This is awin-win-win situation (情况) for Paris, Los Angeles and the IOC," said IOC...
10.It is the only time in history that two Nobel Prizes to the same person.( )A.have been givenB.had been givenC.have givenD.will give
Romance, Drama, History Stars Lily James, Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew Goode Watch on Netflix If you’re wondering about the name,The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyis the improvised title of a group that was breaking curfew in German-occupied Guernsey in World War II. In 194...