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最難做的IELTS 5 Test 3 Reading 2 單字我已經查好了!!!
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- Aug 28 Thu 2008 17:20
Vocabuary IELTS 5 Test 3 Passage 2
- Aug 28 Thu 2008 13:36
Vocabuary of "Most Frequent Words"
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- Aug 27 Wed 2008 23:30
How Long Would it Take to Walk a Light-Year?
Our experts tackle the big questions that keep you up at night
If you started just before the first dinosaurs appeared, you’d probably be finishing your hike just about now.
Here’s how it breaks down: One light-year—the distance light travels in one year, used as the yardstick for interstellar distances—is about 5.9 trillion miles. If you hoofed it at a moderate pace of 20 minutes a mile, it would take you 225 million years to complete your journey (not including stops for meals or the restroom). Even if you hitched a ride on NASA’s Mach 9.68 X-43A hypersonic scramjet, the fastest aircraft in the world, it would take about 95,000 years to cover the distance.
You’ll need to bring a big bag, too; walking such a distance requires substantial supplies. The average adult burns about 80 calories per mile walked, so you’d need two trillion PowerBars to fuel your trip. You’d also produce a heap of worn-out shoes. The typical pair of sneakers will last you 500 miles, so you’d burn through some 11.8 billion pairs of shoes. And all that effort wouldn’t get you very far, astronomically speaking: The closest star to the sun, Proxima Centauri, is 4.22 light-years away.
- Aug 27 Wed 2008 23:12
Cow Compass
Boy scouts: forget the moss. A new study shows that cows may sense Earth’s magnetic field
Lost in drive-by country? Look for a cow. It will probably be pointing north—or south.
After analyzing satellite photos of 8,000 cows in 308 different locations, German scientists have found that the milk-makers usually confront the world in a north-south direction. This preference isn’t an indication of the cows sunning themselves, researchers say—it shows that they can sense the Earth’s magnetic field.
- Aug 27 Wed 2008 11:37
Australia allows China investment
Australia has backed Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco's recent purchase of a 11% stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
National treasurer Wayne Swan approved the purchase on condition state-owned Chinalco did not buy more Rio shares.
- Aug 26 Tue 2008 22:34
Mums 'accept natural birth risks'
First-time mothers-to-be will accept greater risks than clinicians for a natural birth, research suggests.
A Sydney, Australia study also found the women prepared to accept higher pain levels, reports the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Researchers asked 102 pregnant women and 341 midwives, obstetricians and other doctors what complications would make them choose a Caesarean section.
The journal editor said doctors were "biased", having seen things go wrong.
Approximately one in four pregnancies in the UK ends in a Caesarean section, and most are offered in the face of potential complications such as the baby lying in the wrong position for natural birth.
- Aug 26 Tue 2008 21:41
Drugs 'slash' Malawi Aids deaths
Distributing anti-retroviral drugs in Malawi has led to a huge fall in Aids-related deaths, an official says.
Mary Shawa told the Reuters news agency that 67% of those taking the ARV drugs are still alive.
- Aug 26 Tue 2008 19:23
German shopper mood remains weak
German consumer confidence has fallen to a fresh five-year low, as recession and high inflation fears continue to sour the mood among shoppers.
The news came from market research firm GFK, whose forward-looking consumer confidence index has dipped to 1.5 points for September from August's 2.1.
Further gloom was offered by restated official data which confirmed that the economy contracted from April to June.
Germany's economic output fell 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the period.
If this contraction was to continue between July and September, then Germany would formally be in recession.
- Aug 26 Tue 2008 17:03
The Consequences of Global Warming On Wildlife
The Consequences of Global Warming On Wildlife
Rising temperatures ravage coral reefs and melt the habitats of polar bears and Antarctic penguins.
Ecosystem Shifts and Species Die-Off
Increasing global temperatures are expected to disrupt ecosystems, pushing to extinction those species that cannot adapt. The first comprehensive assessment of the extinction risk from global warming found that more than 1 million species could be obliterated by 2050 if the current trajectory continues.
Warning signs today:
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