Mr. Zhang is a successful businessman in our city. When he was fifteen years old, his family was so poor that he had to
Dyson has become a byword (代名词) for high-performing products, technology, design, and invention. James Dyson, the inventor and entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life.
Over a four-year period, James Dyson made 5,127 prototypes of the dual cyclonic vacuum cleaner (双气旋真空吸尘器) that would transform the way houses are cleaned around the world. In d
This was an outcome of his time studying at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, when he was inspired by some of the most famous and
In Invention: A Life, Dyson reveals how he came to set up his own company and led it to become one of the most
Whether you are someone who has an idea for a better product or a(n)
Arianna Huffington has been very vocal (直言的) about the importance of sleep since accidentally overworking herself to the point of exhaustion (筋疲力尽) in 2007.
Critics might point out that she managed to establish a(n)
Contrary to popular belief, she told CNBC Make It that she truly became successful when she quit working round-the-clock.
“Huffington Post was only a two-year-old baby when I
After coming to realise the importance of sleep, Huffington started to see a difference in her work
“I can tell you with authority that when I’m exhausted, I’m the worst version of myself,” said the entrepreneur (企业家). “I’m more reactive. I’m less creative. And all of us can testify to that.”
“I’m not c
In January, eight gorillas (大猩猩) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, in California, became the first great apes to test positive (阳性的) for COVID-19. “There was an immediate concern,” said Nadine Lamberski, the chief
So Lamberski made a decision. In February, she gave nine other great apes an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Those nine became the first zoo animals in the United States to get the vaccine. Since then, the vaccine has been shipped out to zoo animals in 27 states. Lamberski got the COVID-19 vaccine from Zoetis, a company that makes medications for animals. Now the company reports that its vaccine is safe for other animals, too. It’s
So far, Zoetis has donated its vaccine to nearly 70 zoos in the U.S. According to Lamberski, zoos are requesting the vaccine because their animals
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The Internet
(Situation：Steven and Julia meet on campus one day.They are talking about the network...)
Steven：Julia, what do you think of the network?
Julia：Network is common nowadays.It's quite convenient for people.You see, we can download music and information from the Internet;
Steven：Yeah, you are right.
Julia：What do you mean?
Steven：
Julia：I agree.But I think although it has some negative effects,
Steven：Yeah, you are right.
(Situation: Danny and May are high school students. Danny is an exchange student from the United States. He wants to learn more about traditional Chinese culture, so May brings him to the Hall of Ancient China.)
Danny: May, is this the Hall of Ancient China?
May: Yes.
Danny: Why are they all in glass boxes?
May: For protection. Some relics will turn to dust
Danny: So there isn’t air in the glass boxes?
May:
Danny: I wonder how old these things are, thousands of years?
May: Yeah,
Danny: Hey, look at the threeleg cup. I’ve seen it on TV.
May: The bronze cup was made 4,000 years ago.
Danny: Yeah, it has no value at all. Who will use this cup today?
May: Danny, priceless means so valuable that you can’t put a price on it.
Danny: Oh, it does?
It can be a big headache to balance your developing
Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can
After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully, and
