捷径和妙方 / Quick fix and Silver bullet
2009年3月24日，时任美国总统奥巴马在白宫的新闻发布会上发表讲话时表示，政府已制定综合经济战略，美国将开始看到进展的迹象，但需要时间和耐心。在回应3.55万亿美元预算遭国会质疑时，奥巴马表示该预算与美国经济复苏是不可分的。 He noted that “there are no quick fi…
关于“垃圾”的一些讲法
上海的垃圾分类宣传图上，为四类垃圾标示了英语： 有害垃圾：hazardous waste 可回归垃圾：recyclable waste 湿垃圾：household food waste 干垃圾：residual waste 翻开词典一查，关于“垃圾”的说法还是很多的，例如trash, litter,…
What’s the purpose of gaining knowledge?
I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any subject.’ That was the founder’s motto for Cornell University, and it seems …
Association of Sedentary Behavior With Cancer Mortality in Middle-aged and Older US Adults
Susan C. Gilchrist, MD, MS1,2; Virginia J. Howard, PhD3; Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD4; et al JAMA Oncol. Published online June 18, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaonco…
contagious
adj. infectious, communicable, transmissible, catching a. 触染性的, 会蔓延的 [医] (接)触(传)染的 同义词: catching, epidemic, infectious, spreading A disease that is …