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.
a living organism that typically grows in soil, has leaves and roots, and needs sunlight and water
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“The Cernavodă plant, where two reactors produce about 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.”
🇨🇳 切尔纳沃德核电站的两座反应堆供应了罗马尼亚约20%的电力,预计未来10天内不会重启。
搭配: plant a tree · power plant
同义: vegetation · factory
river/ˈrɪvər/ n.
河流
A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
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“Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.”
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,来自这四个国家的学生占英国国际学生总数的不到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.”