新西蘭全球首發“狗唱片”
這張名為《寂靜的夜晚》的唱片使用只有狗能聽懂的頻率錄制而成,它在圣誕期間受到養狗人士的熱捧,并奪得新西蘭唱片榜冠軍,可來自“聽眾們”的反應卻各不相同。目前,這張唱片銷售所籌集的資金已達到約1.73萬美元。A Very Silent Night, recorded at a frequency only dogs can hear, was so popular among owners it hit number one at Christmas, but has been receiving mixed responses from listeners. Around 17.3 thousand dollors has been raised by the disc's sale.
探索發現:史前“魔鬼蛙”專吃小恐龍
生物化石專家最近在馬達加斯加島上新發現了一種“魔鬼蛙”(Beelzebufo 希臘語:魔鬼)化石,據介紹,這種蛙類主要以恐龍幼崽為食。據考證,“魔鬼蛙”是距今7000多萬年前恐龍時代末期(即白堊紀后期)的恐怖統治者。According to fossil experts, the Beelzebufo frog , newly — discovered on the island of Madagascar, dined on baby dinosaurs. Beelzebufo — or \"frog from hell\" — terrorised prehistoric Earth during the dying days of the dinosaurs more than 70 million years ago.
睡前使用手機會損害健康
據研究稱,手機產生的輻射會導致失眠和頭痛,而且會縮短深度睡眠的時間。而睡眠不足則會導致情緒低落、注意力不集中及性格變化。對于青少年和兒童來說,睡眠不足會導致注意力障礙和學習成績下降。It claims that radiation from the handset can cause insomnia and headaches as well as cutting the time spent in deep sleep. Failing to get enough sleep can lead to depression, lack of concentration and personality changes. In teenagers and young children, lack of sleep can result in attention disorders and poor academic performance.
英國:學生網絡抄襲現象嚴重
據老師們介紹,一些學生原封不動地拷貝(copy的音譯)網上內容,甚至連“復制——粘貼”到文章中的廣告都懶得刪。英國教師與講師協會的問卷調查結果顯示,58%的受訪教師都遇到過學生抄襲網上內容的事例。Some students who steal essays wholesale from the Web, the teachers said, are so lazy they don't even bother to take the adverts off the cut-and-pasted text. Fifty-eight percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lecturers questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils.
北極熊將被列為瀕危動物
評估瀕危物種的內政部魚類及野生動物署要提交針對北極熊所做出的裁決。隨著氣候變暖,在北冰洋上,北極熊生活的冰面縮小了,導致北極熊因被迫在浮冰之間長距離游水而溺水身亡或者因饑餓而死亡。The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Interior Department agency that evaluates endangered species, was due that day to deliver its ruling on the polar bear. As temperatures warm, the Arctic sea ice that supports the polar bear shrinks, leaving the animals to drown as they are forced to swim long distances between the ice, or simply starve to death.
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