慢速英语

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In fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe killing with poison was common - especially in Italy and France. At this time Arsenic was the most usual poison. People would mix small amounts of it into foo...

在 15 世纪和 16 世纪的欧洲，用毒药杀人很常见——尤其是在意大利和法国。此时，砷是最常见的毒药。人们会把少量的它混入食物中——就像玛丽·布兰迪（Mary Blandy）所做的那样。他们知道这种毒药没有味道或气味。他们的受害者会一点一点...

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The first drive-in movie theater opened in the United States in 1933.Popular Science magazine described a theater in Camden, New Jersey, as the first of its kind in the word: an open-air movie theater...

1933年，第一家汽车影院在美国开业。《大众科学》杂志将新泽西州卡姆登的一家影院描述为世界上第一家此类影院：一家仅供驾驶者使用的露天电影院。人们可以坐在车里，边吃边聊，放松地在大屏幕上看电影。（音乐）随着战后美国经济的扩张和更多人购买汽车，...

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It was the year 1751 in England. Mr. Blandy slowly ate his food. He was not feeling well. His daughter Mary sat quietly with him. She was his only child. Mr. Blandy was an important lawyer and town of...

那是 1751 年的英格兰。布兰迪先生慢慢地吃着他的食物。他感觉不舒服。他的女儿玛丽静静地坐在他身边。她是他唯一的孩子。布兰迪先生是伦敦以西约 55 公里的亨利镇的一名重要律师和镇官员。但他的体力不足以工作。他的头剧烈疼痛。他的肚子疼。他非...

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A tall black woman is singing in a concert hall.Her eyes are closed.She is not looking at the crowd of peoplesitting silently before her.But she feels their presence.She tries to make the musictouch t...

一位高大的黑人妇女正在音乐厅唱歌。她的眼睛闭着。她没有看着静静地坐在她面前的人群。但她感觉到了他们的存在。她试图让音乐触动他们的思想和心灵。她深沉而有力的声音传遍了音乐厅的各个角落。她说完了，沉默了很久。然后人们鼓掌欢呼。他们喊着要另一首歌...

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For years, wildlife experts have said that tigers avoid living close to people.But a new study disputes the belief that these animals need lots of people-free space.The study appeared in the Proceedin...

多年来，野生动物专家一直说，老虎避免靠近人类生活。但一项新的研究对这些动物需要大量人类自由空间的说法提出了质疑。这项研究发表在《美国国家科学院院刊》上。这些发现被认为很重要，因为世界上只有大约3200只野生老虎。自二十世纪初以来，这一数字下...

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Kanani Kahalioumi grew up around drugs and alcohol. But, he managed to resist using them. Instead, he did water sports! He surfed the waves of the ocean with great skill - and enjoyment. However, when...

Kanani Kahalioumi在毒品和酒精的环境中长大。但是，他设法抵制使用它们。相反，他做了水上运动！他以高超的技巧和乐趣在海浪中冲浪。然而，当他达到国际水平时，他开始吸毒。迈克·普罗克特读他的故事。在1988年的世锦赛上，我获得了第...

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Food activists sayeveryone has a right to know what they are eating.A few weeks ago an effort by food activists in the American state of California.They wanted California voters to approve a requireme...

食品活动家表示，每个人都有权知道自己在吃什么。几周前，美国加利福尼亚州的食品活动家们做出了一项努力。他们希望加州选民批准一项要求，即食品制造商必须识别由转基因作物制成的食品。9月，对可能选民的研究表明，大多数人同意拟议的法律。但在选举日，5...

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A small candle burns. It represents life - that was. It represents the lost promise of a future. The candle is a picture, on a website. It is on a ‘memorial wall.’ On the ‘wall’ is a long list of name...

一支小蜡烛在燃烧。它代表了生命——就是这样。它代表了对未来失去的希望。蜡烛是一张图片，在一个网站上。它位于“纪念墙上”“墙上”有一长串名字。有数百个名字。每一个都代表着失去的生命。信息充斥着网站页面。有来自母亲、父亲、姐妹、兄弟的信息。每一...