The Invisible Hand 无形的力量 A: What's going on? A:发生什么事了？ B: Check out the setup, Yaoyao. B:瑶瑶，看一下都有些什么设备吧！ A: A stove, an empty aluminum soda can, kitchen tongs, and a saucepan. Are you experimentin...
Too Cold to Exercise? 天冷不宜锻炼？ D: WooIt's freezing out. D：哇，外面太冷了。 Y: Come on, It's not that cold. Y：不会吧，没那么夸张。 D: Sure it is. Yael.I guess there's just no way I can go jogging today. D：确实很冷...
SnakeVision 蛇的视力 Snakes have heat-vision that allows them to catch their dinners in the dark. True or false? 蛇靠着它们的热视力能力来在夜晚捕捉猎物。是对还是错？ True! It isnt quite right to call it vision, thoughmor...
How some of the animals pace around a lot? 动物也爱散步? Scientists think the problem might be that the animals miss the freedom to roam. That make sense. After all, a polar bear's natural range is about the size of South Carolina. Right. And t...
Loneliness Is Contagious 寂寞会传染 Some diseases are contagiouslike colds, flu, and chicken pox. But what about loneliness? Loneliness may not be a disease, at least not in the same way that chicken pox is. But loneliness can be contagious. 一些...
Do Old Folks Still Appreciate Humor? 老人们仍能欣赏幽默吗？ Maybe when people get older, sense of a humor is the first thing to go. 也许，人年纪越大，越是幽默感至上。 Actually, research suggests that old folks, if theyre h...
Love Really Does Hurt？ 爱很伤？ In a recent study, scientists observed that when the participants felt rejected, 在最新的科学研究里，科学家发现被测试者有以下现象：如果他们感觉到他们被人拒绝的话， the flo...
The Smell of Dirt 泥土的芬芳 A lot of people love that fresh-dirt smell. The surprising thing, though, is that it isnt coming from the dirt itself. 不少人喜欢闻新鲜泥土的芬芳，出人意料的是芬芳不是来自泥土本身， Mic...
Sleep On, Sneeze Not 睡觉的时候不会打喷嚏 The signs are unmistakable: the eyes water, the chest heaves, the nose twitches,the body tenses, suspense builds until finally a sneeze blasts forth, concludingthe drama. It's a momentarily paralyzi...
Hawaii's Next Island 下一个夏威夷超级火山 Look at a map of Hawaii and you'll seevolcanic islands strung outlike pearls on a necklace. The biggestand theyoungestis Hawaii, in thesouth-east corner. 随便翻看一张夏威夷的地图，你会发...
