17-12-10 Chipper refers to a person who smokes cigarettes only occasionally; a social smoker. 社交吸烟者指的是偶尔吸烟的人，一般是在社交场合。 Chippers are able to smoke just a few cigarettes regularly but never become pack-a-day smokers. 社交吸烟者能够做到...

17-09-21 Third-hand smoke exposure can cripple your brain and liver, affecting your mannerisms, increasing your risk of neurodegenerative diseases, and ruining your metabolism. That is according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Rive...

17-04-27 1. At long last. 终于要结束了。 2. Just slipped out. 一时口误。 3. Sir, the city is taking fire. 先生，城市正遭到攻击。 4. We wish to avoid collateral damage. 我们希望避免附带伤害。 5. We will not yield! 我们决不屈服! 6. We will send them back in ba...

16-08-23 What happens to hibernating or torpid animals when a bushfire rages? Are they able to sense danger and wake up from their energy-saving sleep to move to safety? Yes, says Julia Nowack of the University of New England in Australia, lead author of a s...

16-07-29 Rats blood vessels took at least three times longer to recover function after only a minute of breathing secondhand marijuana smoke, compared to recovery after a minute of breathing secondhand tobacco smoke, according to new research in Journal of t...

16-06-21 A: I have the perfect son. B: Does he smoke? A: No, he doesnt. B: Does he drink whiskey? A: No, he doesnt. B: Does he ever come home late? A: No, he doesnt. B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he? A: He will be six months old n...

16-06-04 My cooking has always been the target of family jokes. One evening, as I prepared dinner a bit too quickly, the kitchen filled with smoke and the smoke detector went off. Although both of my children had received fire-safety training at school, they...

16-01-27 For those living with the threat to life and property from wildfires, Colorado State University scientists have some more bad news: Wildfire smoke seems to elevate levels of ozone, a nasty air pollutant with proven adverse health effects. The influe...

15-07-01 Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze on Tuesday. 周二，日本一列新干线动车上，一位乘客将身体浸上燃油并自焚，导致包括他在内的两名乘客死亡。 37-year-old businessman Akira Takam...

15-05-12 grizzly adj. 灰色的 n. 灰熊 grysande (苏格兰语)灰色 hoary adj. 久远的，古老的；灰白的 leaden adj. 铅灰色的；铅制的；沉闷的；铅一般重的 vt. 使沉重；使懒散；使呆滞 London smoke 伦敦烟灰色 Payne's grey 佩恩的灰蓝、红、黑和永久的白颜料的复合色。 pewter...