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 sauce . Accompanied  by two canapés per person . Scones with lemon  curd  cream ,strawberry jams , and (clotted ) cream . and finally , a...

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  company are  seeing big business and tourism opportunities on the moon , the European space agency say it’s time the  world agreed  on...

Since 2007 , earth  hour have shone a spotlight on the issue of climate changes  and  nature loss  .   We’ve reached over 190 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  hundreds and thousands of media  articles and billions of impressions  online , but 2023 must be a year of change ,in order  to reach  our...

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  reflect the early morning  light . Travers   come to Cappadocia to see it  from  above ,  the openness  of the scenery works well with the slow rising sun ,whose...

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 ,Leonardo can (conduct groundbreaking ) studies on human optics ,which let him (pioneer ) a certain  artistic techniques...

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 diagnosis  is  60 , so as our population continues growth get older, and more people are likely to experience PD ,in fact...

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  ,So there is a  small advantage ,if you can choose ,I  would recommend playing  in left handed . So for  obvious reasons...

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  ownership in London  . When  Thatcher toke office, private renter were declining steadily . While home ownership  with a  mortgage was on the  rise...

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 feet ,people that were on a line at the kitchen . The part of what makes them so functional is material , a proprietary closed-cell...

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  the notice when you see ribbons of green and pink in the night  sky ,so ,the last time I saw it this good is 2011, it’s  been  a...

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 time ,chinese people will visit tombs of their ancestors around QingMing to pay respect to the deceased ,  most of the time  , the whole family...

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 rice flour  with boiled mugwort juice  .  The dough is then wrapped around red bean paste  or other sweet fillings ,  then...

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  individual at all . Part of the problems is the way of test are  constructed ,each is based on  different set of...

 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 tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven  that’s  been used in Indian for centuries , it burns at very high heat  , exposing the food side to open...

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 catchers ,speckled eggs . All birds are warm-blooded ),there are only two bird species  that can reduce...

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 it went viral .since then ,the trend has spread like wildfire with hashtag # quite quitting, # quitting # quieting ,in the US ,quite quitting could also be a backlash to hustle culture  .the 24/7 start up  Grind popularized by...

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  206, and I seem to have forgotten couple of things, could you  have some complimentary toiletries send up to my room . Ross : thank you ,ok...

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 African artist Jono dry . This  scares me ,it makes a huge part of my practice somewhat redundant  Hey artists, if you have wondering if ai have...

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  dramatically  changed our quest for fusion , we  sort of imagine  this could be a real  revolution in technology  The new discovery is...

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 from one side of the grand canal to the other , as well as to other points around the city , but gondolas soon develop the bad rap, historical documents describe...