A. reward B. encouraging C. progression D. serving E. supplied F. native G. skin H. rate I. loaded J. shine K. remove |
Pomegranate(石榴): Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old
The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured in the ancient art of many cultures and religions. The pomegranate is also a symbol of health, fertility and long life.
Experts think the pomegranate is
The
Health benefits
The pomegranate grows on trees. Parts of the pomegranate tree and fruit are used to make medicine.
The pomegranate is used for many conditions. However, the U.S National Institutes of Health says there is not enough scientific evidence to
Still, in traditional medicine, the pomegranate is used for conditions of the heart and blood vessels, including high blood pressure and “hardening of the arteries”.
The jewel-like seeds of the pomegranate are
Antioxidants slow the
Pomegranates are used for weight loss and used as a treatment for sore throat. Pomegranates are also high in vitamin K, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, zinc and iron.
Let’s just say pomegranates are loaded with great things for the inside of your body.
Beauty benefits
But let’s not forget the outside, too!
Pomegranates are great for the skin. They protect the skin by
1. 弘扬中华民族的美德,并不意味着我们不需要与时俱进。(mean)
2. 出于安全考虑,任何账户的密码都应该包括字母、数字和符号。(concern)
3. 尽管最后期限延长了一个月,研究团队仍需调整策略,以便如期完成项目。(so that)
4. 很多医生表情严肃说着难懂的术语,但张医生是个例外,他做事脚踏实地,话语浅显幽默,赢得了公众的认可。(whose)
1. 这位诗人的作品以天马行空而著称。(famous)
2. 越来越多的旅游公司开始涉足自助游项目的开发。(involve)
3. 在全球教育市场上,美国和英国仍占主导地位,但中国正在快速迎头赶上。(the lead)
4. 我们所需要的是这样的科学家,他们能用通俗的语言解释复杂的问题,并且敢于就重要的事情提出自己的见解。(What)
1. 我真不明白为啥他总是对别人的家事指手画脚。(affair)
2. 生活中我们要学会倾听,即便是与自己相悖的意见。(opposing)
3. 在英国除了急症,没有预约有病也看不了。(unless)
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A. motive B. deliberately C. convinced D. injurious E. alerts F. desperately G. swept H. accounts I. unconscious J. preserving K. charging |
Why Humpback Whales (座头鲸) Protect Other Species from Killer Whales
Robert Pitman, a marine ecologist, describes an encounter he witnessed in Antarctica in 2009. A group of killer whales were attacking a Weddell seal. The seal swam
Pitman started asking other researchers and whale watchers to send him similar
In a 2016 article in Marine Mammal Science, a famous scientific journal, Pitman and his co-authors describe this behaviour and confirm that such acts of do-gooding are widespread. But knowing that something is happening and understanding why it’s happening are two different things. Pitman and his co-authors openly reflected on the meaning of these encounters. “Why,” they wrote, “would humpbacks
Interestingly, humpbacks don’t just hit on killer-whale attacks. They race toward them like firefighters into burning buildings. And like those rescue workers, humpbacks don’t know who is in danger until they get there. That’s because the sound that
I wonder what humpback whales care deeply enough about to actively swim into battle with killer whales. When I ask Pitman, he tells me that, it still comes down to selfishly