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Oil Refining 石油冶炼
10-04-29 An important new industry, oil refining（炼油） , grew after the Civil war. Crude oil（原油） , or petroleum（石油） - a dark, thick ooze（软泥） from the earth - had been known for hundreds of years, but little use had ever been made of it. In the...
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霍金：外星生物可能存在 与其接触是危险的
10-04-27 英国著名物理学家史蒂芬霍金近日发出警告，称外星生物可能真的存在，但是人类与他们接触可能会带来毁灭性的后果。 Aliens may exist but mankind should avoid contact with them as the consequences could be devastating, British scientist Stephen Hawking warned...
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世界地球日来临 绿色环保拍卖隆重举行
10-04-24 Artists, conservationists, business leaders and film and music stars from around the globe are marking the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with a Green Auction to benefit the environment. 在世界地球日40周年来临之际，来自世界各地的艺术家、环保主义者、...
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逃离灾难 入住地下城堡
10-04-24 担心电影《2012》中的情节会变成现实吗？美国一位商人最近为大家提供了一个逃离灾难的选择入住他们公司打造的地下城堡。据介绍，该公司计划在美国境内建造20处抗灾地下城堡，总共有4000个席位可出售。 The top view of an underground shelter. Vivos offers 4,000 spa...
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第40个世界地球日即将来临
10-04-23 In recognition of（按照，承认） Earth Day's 40th anniversary, publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com) will provide complimentary（问候的，称赞的） online access to its journals in the field of sustainability（永久性，持续性） , includi...
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太阳动力学观测台发回第一批观测图像
10-04-22 Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory has provided an astonishing new vista on our turbulent star. 美国宇航局的太阳动力学观测台拍摄到一组我们的纷扰不安的太阳的令人惊奇的景象。 SDO sees the Sun's whole disc but can then zoom in to view fine detail The fi...
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研究人员发现地球公转轨道与气候的联系
10-04-07 In an analysis of the past 1.2 million years, UC Santa Barbara geologist Lorraine Lisiecki discovered a pattern that connects the regular changes of the Earth's orbital（轨道的，眼窝的） cycle to changes in the Earth's climate. The finding is report...
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“地球一小时”世界各地纷纷熄灯响应
10-04-04 Europe's best known landmarks - including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome's Colosseum - fell dark Saturday, following Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Forbidden City in joining a global climate change protest, as lights were switched off across...
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生态学家可从化石记录中获得各种信息
10-04-03 Paleontologists（古生物学者） can't always get what they want, to paraphrase the Rolling Stones, but sometimes they can get what they need, according to a study that will appear in the May issue of the American Naturalist. The fossil record captures...
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耗时20年 地球构造板块运动模型问世
10-03-24 A new model of the Earth, 20 years in the making, describes a dynamic（动力的，动态的） three-dimensional puzzle of planetary proportions. Created by University of Wisconsin-Madison geophysicist Chuck DeMets and longtime collaborators（合作者，投资...
