Friday, April 10, 2009

2009/04/10 LE

連結:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=chimps-barter-burgers-for-bonks-09-04-08

Tilte:Chimps Barter Burgers for Bonks

chimpanzee n黑猩猩 chimps
barter v以...作交換
bonk n性交

male chimpanzees often compete aggressively for mates.

woo v求愛
hypothesis
up
calories 卡路裡

correlation n關聯性

males look for a quick payoff by giving only to females actively in estrous and ready to mate.
payoff n 收益
estrous n 發情期

this new study followed males taht shared food with their lady friends long before things got physical.

our closest relatives act with consideration to both past occurrences and future plans

And maybe that tall, hairy and handsome can't compete with a free lunch.


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這邊標題有夠鹹濕

卻讓我連想起高中時候
因為隔壁班在烤肉區烤肉,我們班一大群人正去要肉吃
阿咪突然轉身,好心低問我要不要吃烤肉....XDD
原來我就這樣fell in love

哈哈哈哈~~這招真有效
缺女友的要好好學習勒

Thursday, April 9, 2009

2009/04/09 LE

以下文章出自
Scientific American/ 60-second science
連結:http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=heart-keeps-pumping-out-new-cells-09-04-07

Title: Heart Keeps Pumping Out New Cells

words:

regeneration
fallout
spew 嘔吐
incorporate into 合併
ban禁止

Those changing levels of radioactive carbon
could be used to estimate when individual
cells in the body, and in the heart, arose.

turnover 反轉
tad 微量
mend

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

2009/0407 LE

以下文章出自
Sicence American/60-second science
連結:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=viruses-make-a-battery-09-04-06

Title: Viruses Make A Battery

a bacteriophage-a virus that infects bacteria
bacteriophage 噬菌體

The team created a virus that coated itself in cobalt
oxide and gold and self-assembled into a nanowire for
the battery's anode.

The team created viruses taht coat themselves in iron
phosphate and then grab onto carbon nanotubes.
phosphate 磷酸鹽

comparable to 比得上 a

The team is now preparing to look into using other
materials such as manganese phosphate taht could lead to higher voltage.

This could hold the promise of relatively inexpensive, non-polluting, lightweight powerful batteries-a holy
grail for an energy revolution.
grail 傳說中耶穌最後晚餐所用之杯(或盤) n

Monday, April 6, 2009

2009/04/06 LE

以下文章出自
Sicence American/60-second science
連結:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=cell-phones-relatively-safe-from-vi-09-04-03


Title: Cell Phones Relatively Safe From Viruses....For Now

operating system

Can we catch virous on our cell phones?

malicious 惡意的a.
epidemic 流行性的 傳染的 a.

annoying ring tones

It stands to reason that cell phone viruses are a threat.

outbreak n.暴動

Virous that spread from phone to phone by
Bluetooth are much concern, because users
have to be in close physical proximity for
their phone to "see" one another.
proximity n.鄰近

victims 受害者n.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

miss

你出去玩了

我可以假想你不在地球上的日子
當我接獲假消息,表情臉部會如何應情緒擺動
我覺得挺好的
遠遊然後離去

就像以前我們分離又再分離
很快的我又回復到快樂的情緒
也許我會是適合留在地球對抗寂寞的那個人

2009/04/02 LE

以下文章出自
Sicence American/60-second science
連結:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=caffeine-cuts-workout-pain-09-04-01

title: Caffeine Cuts Workouts Pain.

new research suggests that caffeine can help you get more bang from your workout buck
because it keeps you from feeling the burn.
bang 活力n

cyclist 騎腳踏車者n
athletes 運動員 n
consume 消耗.吃完vt
presumably 據推測,大概 adv
buzz 嗡嗡聲vi
bout 比賽,一陣活動 n
pill 藥片 n
equivalent
placebo 寬心丸n XD文中只做成藥丸的糖
chug a couple thermoses of joe
chug 發出軋軋聲前進vi
thermos 熱水瓶n
barista
In English, barista is a name applied to a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.
Pilates, is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

2009/04/01 learn english

雖然是老掉牙的開頭
但是學習英文是一定要的拉

以下文章出自
Sicence American/60-second science
連結:
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id
=shoot-a-space-invader-to-drive-at-n-09-03-30


title: Shoot a space invader to drive at night

note:
video games force us to keep our brains in gear
--->in gear 處於正常狀態

video gaming can improve your eyesight.
exper video gamers
contrast vision ---->contrast 對比 n.

Such contrast sensitivity comes in handy in real life
for diving at nihgt or in poor visibility

comes in handy??
晚上開車或瞎子開車 "限制住" contrast senitivity

It was engaging in those action-filled death matches that did the trick.
--->engage in 忙於

keep munching those carrots ----->munch 出聲地咀嚼 v.

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