When it comes to consumer electronics, perhaps the biggest mystery is about something that's incredibly familiar to us all. What is the origin of the iPhone's default marimba ringtone? That distinctive, catchy sound has been closely identified with the influential smartphone since its introduction ...
For that reason, she says, "there's something kind of sweet about the ubiquity now of the iPhone marimba ringtone—even though people probably don't associate it with an image of a marimba."
D.The national origin of the participants.7.What’s the last paragraph mainly about A. The findings of the study.B.The researchers’ different viewpoints.C.The process of the study.D.The researchers’ prediction for related research.Ⅱ.完形填空(共15题;每小题1分,共15分)Four children in ...
Originally believed to be of Spanish origin (cimarrón; French marron), the term "maroon" is now thought to derive from a Hispaniola Taino root meaning "fugitive," which combined with the Spanish cimá (mountaintop). The term was originally applied to livestock in the Hispaniola hills and to...
The origin of the term, ‘balance of payments,’ is explained. Dream of receding steps lead to extending fingers and Joe’s exploding mother. Joe dreams of being a condom. In Beirut, buying one-hour life insurance amidst chaos. In his lawyer’s office, Joe realizes he’s still married ...
A musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd or wooden resonator and a number of usually metal strips that vibrate when plucked. Also calledkalimba. [Of Bantu origin; akin to Shonam-bìrà.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houg...
D.The national origin of the participants.答案C解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中“...a selection of 825 paintings from four Western types including impressionism,cubism,abstract art and color field painting.”可知,研究考虑了绘画作品的不同类型。故选C。7.What’s the last paragraph mainly about A....
(It seems that at first, the initialxin English words of Greek origin was pronounced as (gz), like thexinexist,and at some point, (gz) was simplified to the (z) heard today.) In the case ofxylophone, xylo-is derived from Greekxulonand-phonerepresents Greekphōnē,"voice, sound," the...
At the Redpath Museum we are full of Darwin. Our museum would not exist without an appreciation of how we are all connected, however distantly, to every form of life on earth. And that is because Charles Darwin wrote a 500 page book entitled “On the Origin of Species” in 1859 which ...
The Huichol refer to all other Mexicans (whatever their ethnic origin) as “mestizo”. The nearest non-Huichol “mestizo” towns are Mezquitic, Colotlán, Bolaños, Chimaltitán and Villa Guerrero, all in Jalisco, and all about 2-3 days’ walk from most Huichol settlements....