• 是有多幸运:钱真的可以从水上漂来

    15-12-21 We are lazing by the river, more than 100,000 euros just happen to float by, we dive in to collect it. And in the end, we get to keep it. 我们在河边闲逛,10万多欧元的钞票碰巧在河上漂过,我们跳进河里捞上来,最后我们还能留下这些钱。 Turns out believe...

  • 鲫鱼求救

    15-12-11 Zhuang Zhou's family was poor. Once, he went to the official who supervised rivers to borrow some grain. The official said: Well, wait until the end of the year when I collect the taxes from the people, then I will lend you 300 gold pieces. All righ...

  • 积雪场的减少影响多个国家的供水

    15-11-13 Gradual melting of winter snow helps feed water to farms, cities and ecosystems across much of the world, but this resource may soon be critically imperiled. In a new study, scientists have identified snow-dependent drainage basins across the northe...

  • 格陵兰东北部大片冰川正快速融化

    15-11-13 A glacier in northeast Greenland that holds enough water to raise global sea levels by more than 18 inches has come unmoored from a stabilizing sill and is crumbling into the North Atlantic Ocean. Losing mass at a rate of 5 billion tons per year, gl...

  • Burmese Days 缅甸岁月 Chapter 19

    15-11-13 The heat was growing worse and worse. April was nearly over, but there was no hope of rain for another three weeks, five weeks it might be. Even the lovely transient dawns were spoiled by the thought of the long, blinding hours to come, when one's h...

  • 游泳时能清洁海水的泳衣

    15-10-27 Thanks to this cool new two-piece bathing suit, cleaning up the world's oceans might actually become the 'in' thing to do during the hot summer months! 真的要感谢这件两件套的泳衣,让我们在炎炎夏日里,游个泳还能清洁海水。 The 3D-printed Sponge Suit b...

  • 让人备感困惑的一张照片

    15-10-05 This holiday snap of a little girl has left thousands of people confused as to whether she is underwater, or jumping into a pool. 这张小女孩的旅游快照让数千人备感困惑她到底是一直在水中?还是刚刚跳进泳池? The picture was posted on photo-sharing webs...

  • 美国公司发明能浮在水面的手机

    15-09-30 More than 82 millions phones are damaged each year after being dropped down the toilet, into swimming pools or lost at the beach. 每年都有超过8200万部手机因为掉进厕所、泳池或在海滩上丢失而损坏。 A number of waterproof handsets have been released to...

  • 地球剩余的矿物燃料会使海平面上涨60米

    15-09-15 New work from an international team including Carnegie's Ken Caldeira demonstrates that the planet's remaining fossil fuel resources would be sufficient to melt nearly all of Antarctica if burned, leading to a 50- or 60-meter (160 to 200 foot) rise...

  • The Water Pistol

    15-09-14 When my three-year-old son opened the birthday gift from his grandmother, he discovered a water pistol. He squealed with delight and headed for the nearest sink. I was not so pleased. I turned to Mom and said, I'm surprised at you. Don't you remembe...