14. What did the woman take to doing recently? A. Going cycling. B. Watching basketball. C. Playing table tennis. 15. What is the man’s hobby? A. Taking pictures. B. Painting. C. Writing books. 16. ...
She had gone alone, but the children were to go to the station to meet her. And loving the station as they did, it was only natural that they should be there a good hour before there was any chance of Mother s train arriving, even if the train were punctual, which was most unlikely...
How the ancient wonder was built is one of Egypt's biggest mysteries. But archaeologists do have insight into who built them—and what they hold inside.
The instrument was made up of a smooth magnetic spoon and a copper(铜)plate carved with directions;the handle of the spoon pointed south. In the Song dynasty, people combied an artificially(人造地)magnetized compass with an azimuth(方位)plate to create proper compass.In the Northern Song ...
To plot what we might call obstinance, I informally combined the hardness, stiffness, and melting points3 for each of the eight. Gold and silver melt easily and when absolutely pure are so soft you can push your thumbnail into them. You need to alloy them with a trace of copper or some...
The Pangeabed offers a great alternative. It rather uses natural latex as the primary material in its design – but this is not what makes it unique. We have seen some companies infusing copper into memory foam, but the Pangeabed was the first to find a way to integrate copper into a ...
Prime minister was summoned to the palace, but when people put the king to his explanation, he said: "although I have a lot of rights, but he did not make me happy. I always worry about losing power. Many peopl...
Did you know that China was the first recorded society to use paper money? It’s true! We have historical records showing paper money during the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century. It’s use evolved from merchant receipts of deposit and was widely printed by the government after a copper shor...
copper-bottomed guarantee cor blimey cost an arm and a leg cotton on to someone couldn't do it to save his soul / hide couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper sack / bag couldn't make heads or tails of it count your blessings ...
I get very tiny water blisters on my fingers if I wear a ring that is not the right kind of metal because I am allergic to certain kinds (not sure of all of them, but copper is one of them). I have to wear rings that are at least 14kt gold or sterling silver. ...