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Traditional afternoon tea , the epitome of  indulgence  in the finest  English manor , a culinary experience that feels  all the cozier  when London is yet again gray and  rainy . Afternoon tea can consist of several elements , one of them is ,of course ,the tea itself .follow by finger sandwiches ,usually with cucumber , salmon ,eggs ,and chicken  and curry sauc...

If it’s 8 o’clock in Vancouver ,nine in Calgary ,11pm in Toronto. What time is on the moon?  The moon sits about many time zones, but why does it matter ?  It’s a distant unpopulated landscape  after all . But it  won’t alway be . Nasa has start up   moon missions  again ,  and now countries around the world are sending spacecraft to the moon . Plus private ...

Since 2007 , earth  hour have shone a spotlight on the issue of climate changes  and  nature loss  .   We’ve reached over 1 90 countries  and territories and millions people around the globe ,from asian and Africa ,to north and south American ,oceania and Europe ,to Antarctica we ‘ve spark conversation in English ,Portuguese ,  zhongwen…… ,we’ve  generated&n...

NO 1, Cappadocia ,in central  of Turkey ,Cappadocia is  a scene straight out of fairy tale  ,combining both natural  and man-made beauty , it’s a  ( spellbinding destination ) . The region can combines five provinces  , featuring awe-inspiring dessert landscapes  , packed  with rock chimneys  ,rolling hills, and deep ( valleys )  ,that  reflec...

It’s arguably the. World most  famous painting today , but how did it achieve its status ,Leonardo is   thought to have started portrait in 1503 , at request of a Florentine business man ,who want to  portrait  of his wife ,(Lisa Gherardini ), Leonardo  continued working on the painting for more than ten years , but with unfinished by the time he died ,over his life time ,...

What is Parkinson’s disease ? Let’s start with  some basics . In the united states ,it’s estimated that anywhere from 600 000 to 1 million people and more are living with Parkinson’s .and at least  6 000  are diagnosed each year. This makes PD , one of the most common brain  diseases ), second only to Alzheimer’s , age increase of risk of Parkinson’s ,and average age of diagnos...

Is being left handed on advantage ? It’s not real   advantage ,but usually it’s easier to play against right handed players ,this is simply , because there are more right-handed  players ,so you are more used to practicing and  playing against them ,also when you play against left handers  ,the sidespin come in the opposite way and you have to readjust the ball placement ...

Home ownership hasn’t  always been  a national obsession.  a century ago , three (quarter  ) of the United Kingdom rent the place they lived . Now ,only about a third of country’s  households are renting . Those  that are have  serious disadvantage if they ever hope to own. This graph shows the relationship between  private rentals ) and  home  own...

The company was founded in 2002 ,the same year it debuted is classic clog   ,the name crocs was inspired by  crocodiles ,who live on land and in water .  When crocs shoes were first (released ) ,they were intended for a consumer when looking at them   as a functional things  ,probably gardeners   people that were on boats , People that walked  all day on their fe...

On Thursday night ,there were a visible in southern Ontario , likely  cause a burst of solar energy ,the geomagnetic storm was unexpectedly stronger than anticipated leading to a visual display of different  hues color dancing  amongst  the sky . Trevor Jone is an astrophotographer ,captured imagines of the  phenomenon from  the comfort of his home 。everyone takes&nb...

第一遍盲听，第二遍原文查看 QingMing ,is not only one of the china’s 24 solar terms, but also  an occasion   for chinese people to honor their lost  family members . Speaking of solar terms ,QingMing ,which is observed in  early April ,when  the temperature begin to rise , and rainfall increases . It is right time  for spring cultivation  and sowing . At the same...

Qingtuan ,which literally means green bulb ,was (originally )  an offering for  ancestors during QingMing . As 他和 custom of worshiping ancestors , has weakened  with time ,it is now  regard as a favored  spring outing (snack ) , especially popular among people in south of (yangzi) river . Qingtuan ,is (a round ) green dessert , its green dough is made by mixing glutinous...

Today ,personality testing is a multi billion dollars industry   ,used by individuals , schools , or companies .but none of these test ,including MBTI, the big five ,the DISC (assessment ), the process communication model and the enneagram . actually reveal  the truths about personality ,in fact ,it’s up for  debate whether the personality is stable measurable  features of an&n...

 A popular dish in chinese cuisine is Cha Shao  ,or Chinese barbecue pork . Cha shao translate to fork roasted  . The meat is  placed  on an elongated  fork   and roast over the open fire . And it has a slightly charred and reddish-brown color ,finished with a sweet but savory flavor . In indian , grilling is done inside a clay oven cotta tandoor  , a tandoo...

Hummingbirds lay the smallest eggs ,the eggs (of bee) Hummingbirds are about 0.2 inches long .Ostrich lay the biggest birds  eggs ,they can weigh up to 5.5 pounds .and they are so hard that a human adult can stand on them without breaking them ,not all eggs are white or brown , the thrush ,bullfinch ,starling and blackbird ,are bird species that lay blue eggs .(Emus) ,lay green eggs ,Oyster c...

第一遍盲听，第二遍原文 How ‘quite quitting’ became the next phase of the great resignation  This is one example of quiet quitting ,a trend has been dominating social media ,and especially in tiktok . In July ,Zaid Khan, a 24 engineer in new York post videos about quite quit ,and i t went vira l .since then ,the trend has spread like wildfire with hashtag # quite quitting, # quitting # quietin...

因为上一篇过分困难了，所以换了一篇好友记。 第一遍盲听，第二遍原文 Chandler : Is there have a room that I can lock him in ? Oh ,take . Chandler: well ,they are totally ripping us off . Ross :don’t worry about that ,I know way how we can make your  money back .this is a nice hotel , you know , plenty of amenities  ,we just load up on those Ross : hi, this is ross galler ,in suite   20...

这一篇可太难了，像在听rap， 大家自取吧  。我过分菜鸡了，无能为力，不放原文了 放问题吧。 1.potatoes were first grown in the North America .(true/false) answer : false 

第一遍盲听，第二遍看原文 Advanced in artificial intelligence raise new ethics concerns  Here’s how it works ,to create new content .this program are  trained  on data sets of existing content .that hold text image video files   even code scraped   from the internet .some  artists  say this amounts to appropriating their work without permission .including south Af...

第一遍盲听，第二遍看原文 if we had zero resistance conductors , we could have trains ,that could  be levitated and transit people  from one corner  of the country to the other with almost no power . It’s was completely change the way electric car’s work . magnetic resonance imaging is quite expensive ,that would tremendously change also .even fusion could potentially be  dramat...

第一遍：盲听；第二遍：对照原文 原文： The origins  of Venetian  gondolas are lost to history ,but by 1500’s some 10 000 gondolas transported dignitaries  merchants  and  goods through the city’s canals   ,like a  modern day taxi system ,gondolas  were leased  to boatman ,who made the round of the city’s ferry stations 。passenger paid fare to be carried...