We're Just Beginning We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite... 我们正在阅读一本页数无限的书的第一章第一节 I do not know who wrote these words, but I have always liked them as a remi...
The Joy of Labo Wise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us that labor is sweet. 古时的贤达和今天的成功者都告诉我们劳动是甜美的。 Its reward is not material gain but what one becomes by it. 劳动的报酬...
Once a circle missed a wedge.The circle wanted to be whole，so it went around looking for its missing piece.But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly，it admired the flowers along the way.It chatted with worms.It enjoy...
Many people assume that women are more greatly affected by alcohol than men because they generally weigh less and have lower rates of drinking. While this is true, researchers have found other ways in which women are more vulnerable to the effects of...
At first glance, dust storms do not seem very fascinating. Winds pick up fine particles from the ground, and then the air becomes thick with dust. What is interesting, though, is that dust storms can travel across the ocean, sometimes from continent...
We only feel ticklish if we detect a sense of invasion or attack. If we try to tickle ourselves, our brains anticipate this attack and prevent us from feeling panicked. Strangely enough, even if a person knows that they are about to be tickled, the f...
Have you ever thought about why people are ticklish? According to scientists, ticklishness is a defense mechanism humans developed against bugs, spiders, and other critters that may be touching our skin. Feeling ticklish is our built-in response to p...
Fermented beverages made from various types of grain appeared independently in different locations all over the ancient world from Africa to China. The word beer itself comes from a Latin verb meaning to drink, and the ancient Romans were certainly n...
It was in the early years of the nineteenth century that Munich really began to grow, and many of the city's best known buildings date from this time. Despite being the modern metropolis that hosted the 1972 Olympic Games, Munich has retained a quiet...
How would you like to sip a glass of cold beer while sitting in the shadow of a Chinese pagoda surrounded by English gardens in the middle of a southern German city? It may sound unlikely, but that is what millions of visitors from around the world e...
