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Schumpeter熊彼特A topsy-turvy world翻转的世界topsy-turvy adj.乱七八糟的,颠三倒四的,混乱的 adv.颠倒地,混乱地 n.乱七八糟,极其混乱As retailers abandon the high street, why is IKEA moving in?零售商纷纷撤离商业街之际，宜家为何反其道而行之？retailers 零售商Tottenham court road is a little-loved street of furni

Facial recognition人脸识别Facial adj.面部的,表面的;脸的 n.美容,美颜;脸部按摩Nowhere to hide无处躲藏Facial recognition is not just another technology. It will change society人脸识别不只是另一种技术。它将改变社会THE human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial

My husband, Mark, was a pack rat. So clearing out his belongings after he died suddenly at 57 was a challenge even for a rabid organizer like me. To complicate matters, my two kids and I were moving from a four-bedroom house in the suburbs to a two-bedroom

Bedtime reading with a tablet or smartphone can interfere with a good night’s sleep, some studies and many anecdotal reports suggest. Now researchers have conducted a small experiment to test the idea.一些研究和个案报告表明，使用平板电脑或手机进行睡前阅读可能会影响睡眠质量。研究人员进行了一个小实验来验证这.

台湾美食为什么那么“Q”？In Italy, ‘Al Dente’ Is Prized. In Taiwan, It’s All About Food That’s ‘Q.’Prized adj.珍贵的,宝贵的 v.珍视,珍惜NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — As dusk falls at Lehua Night Market, the fluorescent lights flicker on and the hungry customers start trickling

Goggles, Masks, Ponchos: Air Travel in the Thick of a Pandemic护目镜、口罩、雨衣：大流行时代的空中旅行Ponchos n.雨披;南美披风SAN FRANCISCO — The thought of getting on a plane is far from most people’s minds at the moment, as they shelter in their homes. But some people have no

Shanghai Disneyland Reopens With Strict Safety Procedures上海迪士尼乐园限流重新开放Strict adj.严格的;绝对的;精确的;详细的The elephants are flying again.小飞象又飞起来了。On Monday, one of the Walt Disney Company’s 14 closed theme parks, Shanghai Disneyland, reopened to visitors on a

Entertainment娱乐Entertainment n.娱乐;消遣;款待Mortal kombat殊死格斗Mortal adj.凡人的;致死的;终有一死的;不共戴天的 n.人类,凡人Mortal kombat 格斗之王(电影)Streaming has changed music, film and TV. Time for video games流媒体已经改变了音乐和影视，现在轮到电子游戏了THE LAUNCH in 2018 of “Red Dead Redemption

Reopenings Mark a New Phase: Global ‘Trial-and-Error’ Played Out in Lives全球走向重新开放，生活在“试错”中继续Phase n.阶段 vt.使定相;逐步执行 vi.逐步前进The world is entering a period of high-stakes experimentation, with cities and countries serving as open-air laboratories for how

tends The Reclusive Food Celebrity Li Ziqi Is My Quarantine Queen李子柒：隔离时期的田园“公主”Reclusive adj.隐居的;隐遁的Celebrity n.名人;名声Like so many home cooks in quarantine, after I’ve used up the green tops of my scallions, I drop the white, hairy roots into a glas

‘An Anvil Sitting on My Chest’: What It’s Like to Have Covid-19“就像胸口压了一块铁砧”：感染新冠病毒是怎样的感受Anvil n.铁Chest n.胸;衣柜;箱子;金库There is a clinical list of Covid-19 symptoms that includes a dry cough, a fever and shortness of breath. And then there is how the dis

抖音式“无意义”短视频能征服全球吗？China’s King of Internet Fluff Wants to Conquer the WorldFluff n.绒毛;错误;无价值的东西 vt.念错;使…起毛Conquer vt.战胜,征服;攻克 vi.胜利;得胜BEIJING — A Chinese internet company that serves up homemade break-dancing videos, dishy news bites and goofy hashta

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.“杀死我们的将是饥饿，而不是新冠病毒”Instead adv.代替;反而Crisis n.危机;危险期;决定性时刻 adj.危机的;用于处理危机的.Looms n.织布机 v.隐现;用织机织NAIROBI, Kenya — In the largest slum in Kenya’s capital, people desperate to

Will the Coronavirus Forever Alter the College Experience?新冠疫情会永远改变大学教育吗？A professor at Loyola University New Orleans taught his first virtual class from his courtyard, wearing a bathrobe and sippin...

College Campuses Must Reopen in the Fall. Here’s How We Do It.大学必须在秋季重新开学

纽约时报紧急状态下的东京: 夜生活仍在继续.

Alcohol and health酒精和健康A sober brawl清醒的打击sober adj.冷静的,清醒的 vt.使严肃;使醒酒,使清醒brawl n.喧闹,斗殴,闹事 v.打斗,闹事,大声吵闹Alcohol firms promote moderate drinking, but it would ruin them酒类公司提倡适度饮酒，但这会毁了它们promo...

英语热词湖南火车侧翻事故致1死4重伤初步调查显示，连日降雨造成线路塌方，火车运行经过时撞上塌方体后脱轨。An initial investigation showed that the train derailed after it ran into a landslide caused by days of rainfall.发电车power generation car...

Ex-Wife Sick. Daughter Sick. 3 Friends Dead. Everyone Knows Someone.在纽约，几乎每个人身边都有人感染病毒A New York City Housing Authority retiree ticked off his running tally: an ex-wife sick, a daughter sick, and th...

HONG KONG — Jack Ma formally retired on Tuesday from Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant he founded that helped transform the way hundreds of millions of people shop and made him one of the world’s ...

感觉世界不会好了？看看汤姆·汉克斯的故事吧This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less BadHere is a list of stories about Tom Hanks I’ve heard over the last few miserable months, as it appeared that politeness and civi...

乔布斯是对的：手机和iPad杀死了个人电脑Steve Jobs Was Right: Smartphones and Tablets Killed the P.C.I got an iPad Pro recently, and I’ve fallen madly in love with it.我最近得到一台iPad Pro，并且深深爱上了它。madly adv.发疯似地 非常Th...

“流浪作家”三毛：撒哈拉、爱情和死亡Overlooked No More: Sanmao, ‘Wandering Writer’ Who Found Her Voice in the DesertOverlooked No More 不再被忽略Sanmao 三毛(台湾著名女作家,旅行家)In the early 1970s, the Taiwanese writer Sanmao sa...

边走路边看手机有多危险，以及你该如何控制自己Texting While Walking Is Dangerous. Here’s How to Stop.You’re walking around and a thought occurs: “I should check my phone.” The phone comes out of your pocket. You type a mes...

Your Mom Is Destined to Annoy You你妈注定让你抓狂Destined adj.注定的;命定的;去往…的 v.注定Annoy vt.骚扰;惹恼;打搅 n.烦恼I have a 48-hour serenity limit when I’m with my parents. After two days, it’s like an alarm sounds i...

【英语阅读】纽约时报 | 新冠期间如何清洁手机How to Clean Your Phone to Help Protect Against Coronavirus新冠疫情期间，如何清洁手机？Coronavirus n.冠状病毒The coronavirus is here, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. One of the be...

【英语笔记】 20-4-7be filled with 充满Our life will always be filled with challenges.achieve v. 取得 ;获得He finally achieved success.achievement n. 成就 ;成绩(可数)a sense of achievement 成就感science ...

【英语笔记】 20-4-6预热课前热身(三)关系词填空Do you remember the scene where we were drinking and having fun ?你还记得我们喝酒玩乐的那一幕吗 ?Happiness and success often come to those who are good at recognizing their own s...

英语笔记 20-4-4预热课前热身(三)关系词填空His interest started a few years ago, when he was in college and studying wildlife science.他的兴趣起始于几年前,那时他还在大学学习野生动物学科.We will put off the picnic in the park until ne...