esp a Church, to be accepted as a matter of faith 教义; 教理; 教条; 信条: (fig derog 比喻, 贬) political, social, economic, etc dogma, ie ideas that are not expected to be questioned 政治的、社会的、 经济的...信条.
People die every day on that waiting list clinging to the hope that some person somewhere will donate a kidney or a liver and save their life. This hope is quickly dying out as the waiting list gets bigger each day. People are not donating their organs. America shou...
Some of the most interesting buildings in the world are the pyramids. The pyramids stand huge and silent, and in modern days, people look at them and wonder, “Who built them? Why? When? What is inside? How did they do it?”Thousands of years ago, certain kings of Egypt built the ...
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Fast-twitch fibers are geared toward powerful, explosive movements, whereas slow-twitch fibers support sustained, endurance exercises and joint stabilization. Fast-twitch fibers grow more readily than slow-twitch ones, so people who struggle to put on muscle mass may have a smaller proportion ...
Are bananas good for your liver? This is because the sugar present in fruits, known as fructose, can cause abnormal amounts of fat in the blood when consumed in large amounts.Bananas are not bad for the liver, but try to limit them to 1-2/ day and not beyond that as the fructose ...
A living will can outline under what circumstances you want to receive life support and other end-of-life care. It can dictate what types of medical treatments you do or don’t consent to. And it can state your wishes about donating your organs after your death. ...
Paying blood donors might lead people to conceal risky behaviors.Joern Pollex/Getty Images Donating plasma and donating blood are essentially the same process: the entry questionnaire, getting hooked up to a machine, the cookie afterward. But in the US there’s a key difference: one is an act...
*| These shoes won't do (ie are not strong enough) for climbing. 这些鞋不适合於登山(不够结实). *| This log will do fine as a table for our picnic. 这块大圆木很可以用作我们野餐的餐桌. *| This room will do (me) nicely, thank you, ie It has all the comforts I need. 这个房间...