• US Highway 22

    11-03-22 The highway patrolman sported a car driving dangerously slow on a much-traveled freeway. He pulled it over and found the driver to be an elderly lady with four other older women as passengers. Lady, said the officer, your slow driving is almost as d...

  • Speed Limit

    10-10-29 The British RAF base where I was stationed(驻扎,配置) as part of a contingent(分遣队,偶然事件) of USAF personnel had one narrow road winding through(蜿蜒穿过) the crowded residential area. After a rash of minor vehicle pedestrian(行人) acc...

  • Ski Lessons

    10-10-29 Between my first and second ski lessons, I was practicing on the beginners' slope at Mammoth Mountain in California. I began to pick up speed, and suddenly I realized I had forgotten how to stop. That same moment, I saw a young couple standing motio...

  • “闪婚”如何翻译?

    10-06-04 火车提速,网络提速,建设提速如今,男男女女的约会和恋爱也跟着大提速。今天我们就来说说现在很时髦的闪电约会,闪电恋爱,以及闪婚都是怎样翻译的。 假如你还觉得online dating(网络交友)是时下最时髦的男女联谊方式的话,那就太落伍了。美国现在最流行的就是 spee...

  • supercomputer 超级计算机

    10-04-27 国防科学技术大学日前研制成功了我国首台千万亿次超级计算机系统天河一号。天河一号的研制成功,标志着我国超级计算机的自主研制实现了从百万亿次到千万亿次的历史性跨越。 请看新华社的报道: The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) unveiled Thursda...

  • 生态学家发现森林增长速度加快

    10-02-03 Speed is not a word typically associated with trees; they can take centuries to grow. However, a new study to be published the week of Feb. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found evidence that forests in the Eastern Unite...

  • 宽带测试提供街区网速图

    09-10-20 There are big variations between broadband speeds in the same street, a new broadband speed test has revealed. 一项新宽带速度测试结果显示,同一条街上的宽带速度有很大变化。 The speed test shows broadband in a whole street The test, launched by compar...

  • Xbox speeds up research results Xbox加速科学研究运算

    09-09-15 Researchers have harnessed the powerful silicon chips used in the Xbox 360 console to solve scientific conundrums. 研究人员利用Xbox 360里强大的硅片来解决科学难题。 Part of Dr Scarle's research was done on an Xbox 360 Academics at the University of W...

  • China unveils high-speed railways 中国揭开高速铁路建设计划

    09-09-10 China has announced plans to build 42 new high-speed railway lines over the next three years. 中国宣布在未来三年之内建设42条新高速铁路线。 China is investing billions of dollars into its rail network In a breakthrough, China has developed trains tha...

  • Broadband rates not up to speed 宽带用户实际带宽不合要求

    09-07-28 Broadband users are not getting the speeds they are paying for, according to the largest survey of its kind ever undertaken by telecoms regulator Ofcom. 电信运营商Ofcom开展的最大的一项调查显示,宽带用户实际使用带宽与没有达到之前付款的要求。 Nearly o...