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Environmental activists in South Korea are condemning a government plan to hunt endangered whales for scientific research.They believe the plan is part of an effort to re-start commercial whaling acti...

韩国的环保活动人士谴责政府为科学研究而猎杀濒危鲸鱼的计划。他们认为，该计划是重启商业捕鲸活动努力的一部分。许多国家禁止此类活动。韩国于7月在巴拿马举行的国际捕鲸委员会会议上宣布了这一提议。韩国代表团团长表示，需要该计划来回答有关小须鲸种群的...

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But Russ Rosen from Virginia does not like them. “They are stupid and they cover the ground. They fly into everything. If you are in a cicada’s path, it will fly right into you.” Many people agr...

但弗吉尼亚州的拉斯·罗森不喜欢他们。“它们很愚蠢，会覆盖地面。它们会飞到任何地方。如果你在蝉的路上，它会直接飞到你身上。”很多人都同意Russ的观点。他们说蝉的叫声太大了，耳朵都疼了。他们不喜欢死蝉的味道。动物世界喜欢吃蝉。许多鸟会吃掉整只...

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What would you do if you had just spent seventeen years under ground? Would you want to change your clothes? Would you want to sit in the sun? Would you want to sing as loud as you could? Singing i...

如果你刚刚在地下呆了17年，你会怎么做？你想换衣服吗？你想坐在阳光下吗？你想尽可能大声地唱吗？唱歌正是2007年夏天美国数百万只蝉所做的！蝉是一种昆虫。它大约有三厘米长。像许多昆虫一样，它有六条腿。成年蝉也有两对翅膀。全世界有两千多种蝉。他...

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In northern areas of the United States,drive-in theaters were open just a few months of the year.In the north,nights can get cold even during the summer.Blankets and portable heaters helped -- but, ag...

在美国北部地区，免下车影院每年只开放几个月。在北方，即使在夏天，夜晚也会变冷。毯子和便携式加热器有所帮助，但同样没有多大帮助。即使免下车服务开放，剧院在白天也经常闲置。有时，这些土地会在白天用于露天市场，但这些并没有带来很多收入。在许多情况...

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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...