In January 2024 Neuralink implanted its first chip in a human brain; the patient played chess and Civilization by thought. With 1,024 electrodes reading neural signals, brain-computer interfaces moved from sci-fi to clinical reality.
Clinical psychologist Meg Jay pushes back against '30 is the new 20': your twenties are the last developmental sprint of the brain and the best window to build identity capital, broaden your networks and choose your family. Warm, direct and urgent — a talk every twenty-something should hear.
Founded in 1826, UCL was London's first university and the first in Britain to admit students regardless of religion. Its education school ranks first in the world, and its Bartlett architecture school and law faculty are famous; more than 30 Nobel laureates are among its alumni.
White houses and blue-domed churches cling to the cliffs of Santorini in the Aegean Sea, where couples from all over the world come to watch the sunset and say 'I do'. The volcanic soil yields a unique Assyrtiko white wine.
Katebet was a singer of the god Amun who lived around 1300 BC. Her mummy wears a gilded face mask, a painted collar and an elaborate wig of black resin, while a scarab amulet protects her heart. The coffin is painted with scenes of Katebet offering gifts to the gods — colours that remain bright after more than three thousand years.
the sudden start or occurrence of something unpleasant, such as war, disease, or violence
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“The current outbreak has killed more than 2,100 people out of more than 4,500 cases, according to the latest government figures released on Tuesday.”
🇨🇳 根据周二发布的最新政府数据,目前疫情已导致4500多例病例中超过2100人死亡。
搭配: disease outbreak · outbreak of war
同义: eruption · onset
反义: containment · cessation
imperial/ɪmˈpɪriəl/ adj.
帝国的;皇帝的
relating to an empire or an emperor
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“The only thing preventing them from starting in September was this decision It said the students had MSc admissions with full scholarships at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Imperial College London and University College London.”
A principal administrative division of a country or empire
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“Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 day… People in protective clothing lower the coffin of …”
““The only thing preventing them from starting in September was this decision,” the group said, adding that it was working with its legal team to appeal.”
词根 · -al …的
搭配: appeal to · court appeal
同义: request · attraction
反义: reject · repel
court/kɔːrt/ n. / v.
法院;法庭
a place where legal cases are heard and judged
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““Unfortunately, the court has ruled in favour of the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, upholding the decision that prevents our students from continuing their studies in the UK for 18 months,” Sudan Scholars UK said in a LinkedIn post .”
transport · import · report · airport · passport · sport
-cred-
相信
credit · incredible · sacred · credentials
短语 Phrases
account for
占(比例);解释
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“The Russell Group said students from the four countries account for less than 0.6% of international students in the UK.”
🇨🇳 罗素集团表示,这四个国家的学生占英国国际学生总数的比例不到0.6%。
lead to
导致,通向
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“Read more Health workers at the Nizi treatment centre in Ituri province went on strike on Thursday, leading to the temporary closure of the centre, saying they had not been paid for three months.”