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  • 每日外刊精读 The grapes are off 全球气候变换正影响着葡萄酒的口感

    每日外刊精读 The grapes are off 全球气候变换正影响着葡萄酒的口感

    文章来源:《经济学人》Jul 17th 2021 期 Europe 栏目Climate change is affecting wine flavours气候变化正在影响葡萄酒的味道The grapes are off葡萄脱落了British bubbly is getting easier to make; French grapes are threatened#英国香槟酒越来越容易制作;法国葡萄却受到威胁Jul 17th 2021IN THE FOOTHILLS of Chianti Classico in...

  • 【转载】Educated《你当像鸟飞往你的山》读后感

    【转载】Educated《你当像鸟飞往你的山》读后感

    这本书由美国励志作家塔拉·韦斯特弗根据自身真实经历所写而成。一经推出,迅速成为畅销书,获奖无数。2019年作者因此书被美国著名杂志《时代周刊》评为“年度影响力人物”。此书也受到了比尔·盖茨等名人的强烈推荐,所以我也推荐此书给学生,开启假期共读模式。选择这本书,我希望自己的学生通过阅读,了解作者奇特的童年和少年成长经历,但不甘于命运的摆布,走出父辈愚昧信仰的束缚,突破自身思维的局限,最终完成自我救赎。用作者的话说:这个自我就是转变、蜕变、虚伪、背叛,作者称其为教育。我也希望自己的学生反思自己的人生,思考想要的东西是什...

  • 英语美文 A Special Letter 一封特殊的信

    英语美文 A Special Letter 一封特殊的信

    Dear World:亲爱的世界:My son starts school today.我的儿子今天就要开始上学读书了。It's going to be strange and new to him for a while, and I wish you would sort of treat him gently.一时之间,他会感觉陌生而又新鲜。我希望你能待他温柔一些。You see, up to now, he's been king of the roost.你明白,到现在为止,他一直是家中的...

  • 【外刊阅读】Tokyo Olympics Opening Was Depressing as Hell

    【外刊阅读】Tokyo Olympics Opening Was Depressing as Hell

    Bashful bombast performed for a crowd of no one. The superspreader Olympics that no one wants debuted to an empty stadium on Friday morning. What are we even doing here?The fireworks went off. But to what end?Is it even prudent, at this point, to list everyone...

  • 英语文摘悦读:Summer Fun with Family Expressions

    英语文摘悦读:Summer Fun with Family Expressions

    In the summer months, we often get together with our family members who live far away. If you listen in as people talk with and about their families, you might hear some interesting expressions.Like many idioms, it is often difficult to understand these expres...

  • 文摘悦读:Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans

    文摘悦读:Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans

    Study: Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans2021-07-26A new study finds that just seven percent of the genome, or all genes, of modern humans is special to that group. It suggests today's humans are extremely similar genetically to their an...