13. It's an anomaly. Doctors love anomalies. Dark spot on an x-ray, bright spot on an MRI... Killing that second inmate was the homicidal equivalent of blood in the urine. It doesn't fit. 这属于异常现象,是医生们的最爱。像x光片上的黑点啦,核磁共振上的亮点啦……而杀害第二个狱友这...
Bad Blood这本书还原了血液检测科技公司Theranos骗局的始末。作者是Wall Street Journal的调查记者,媒体这一“无冕之王”再次发挥了作用。很高兴看到所有whistleblower的名字在书中都被提及了,我乐观地推断,这表明他们已经不再受到Theranos的威胁,强加于他们身上的各种保密义务,也不复存在。对于像我一样,对这件事抱着...
The Man Who Wasn't There: Directed by Joel Coen. With Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini. A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes
In the past, being a church leader was an occupation that carried with it the prospect of an untimely demise.
In defense of the lenders, there was an increased demand for mortgages, and housing prices were increasing because interest rates dropped substantially. At the time, lenders probably saw subprime mortgages as less of a risk than they really were—rates were low, the economy was healthy, and peo...
For和to这两个介词，意义丰富，用法复杂。这里仅就它们主要用法进行比较。1. 表示各种“目的”1. What do you study English for? 你为什么要学英语？2. She went to france for holiday. 她到法国度假去了。3. These books are written for pupils. 这些书是为学生些的。4. hope for the ...
Blood: Symbol of Life Cannibalism is associated with madness in the modern, developed world. German Armin Meiwes was convicted of manslaughter for killing and eating another, willing human. Uwe Zucchi/AFP/Getty Images Most Christians wouldn't infer vampirism from the story of the Last Supper...
Hang Dianhua, 76, was on the first train on Friday from Kunming to Xishuangbanna. “One of my students took part in this project. It’s a proud event for China. I hope to take the train with my daughter and two granddaughters who live in Beijing in the future.” Hang said. Jaruwan...
A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。 A man is not good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次行为。 A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力,日久见人心。 A man may dig his grave with hi...
Bad Blood这本书里面提到了一个细节:来自中国香港的工程师Edmond说英语时喜欢用现在时态,而这样的使用习惯对于中国的英语学习者来说很常见:Born in Hong Kong, he had emigrated to Canada with his family in his early teens and had the habit common among native Chinese speakers who learn English as a ...