Waymo runs robotaxis across San Francisco and Phoenix with over 150,000 paid trips a week, while Tesla's FSD V12 switched to end-to-end neural driving. In China, Baidu's Apollo Go operates in Wuhan. The wheel is passing to machines.
High-school teacher Diana Laufenberg experiments with letting students do research, make mistakes and revise — even when answers are imperfect. In an age when information is everywhere, she argues, the value of school shifts to handling it: learning happens when students do, fail and try again.
Founded in 1908 in Vancouver, UBC enjoys a stunning campus between the Pacific Ocean and the mountains. Strong in forestry, marine science, computing and business, it is the leading university of Canada's west coast.
A grandmother in her seventies who cooks wearing ski goggles, Jay Fai earned a Michelin star for her crab omelette. Street-food prices with a Michelin name — her stall is permanently queued.
The Oxus Treasure is a hoard of gold and silver objects from the Persian Achaemenid Empire, found in the 1870s near the River Oxus in Central Asia. The finest piece is this tiny gold model of a chariot pulled by four horses — complete with two drivers and a passenger. It gives us a rare glimpse of life at the Persian court.
To fall down or give way suddenly, often due to structural failure or weakness
📖 原文例句
“"We are going to collapse this regime.”
🇨🇳 我们将推翻这个政权。
词根 · col- 共同,一起 · laps 滑落
搭配: collapse under pressure · economic collapse
同义: crumble · fail
反义: rise · succeed
regime/rəˈʒiːm/ n.
政权;政体
A government or system of rule, especially one that is authoritarian
📖 原文例句
“"We are going to collapse this regime.”
🇨🇳 我们将推翻这个政权。
词根 · re- 再次,回
搭配: political regime · regime change
同义: government · administration
economy/ɪˈkɑːnəmi/ n.
经济;经济制度
The system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in a country or region
📖 原文例句
“Bessent did not offer any insight on the measures Trump's team was looking to implement, but said the planned pressure campaign on the Iranian economy would minimise the need of a "large-scale kinetic restart" of the conflict.”
To crush or squeeze something with force, making it flat or soft
📖 原文例句
“I'm sure Iran will find other ways to continue trading." "Of course, there will be some impact and the economy may weaken, but that doesn't mean it will collapse." Netanyahu's rejection of Trump's 15-point Gaza plan unlikely to be final word Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets US says sanctions will 'squash' Iran's economy and 'collapse' its regime US Treasury …”
搭配: squash court · squash into
同义: crush · flatten
反义: expand · inflate
revenue/ˈrɛvənu/ n.
收入;收益
Income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature
📖 原文例句
““The team has executed well in a dynamic operating environment with a focus on profitable revenue, and an ongoing commitment to quality and yield.” The team has executed well in a dynamic operating environment with a focus on profitable revenue, and an ongoing commitment to quality and yield Tennealle O’Shannessy, IDP IDP cut around 1,250 roles, or 20% of its workforce, during the year.”
transport · import · report · airport · passport · sport
短语 Phrases
lead to
导致,通向
📖 原文例句
“The attacks on Iran ensued - and later led to the US to imposed a blockade of Iranian ports, threatening further sanctions.”
🇨🇳 随后美国对伊朗发动了攻击,并进一步对伊朗港口实施封锁,威胁追加制裁。
due to
由于
📖 原文例句
“Earlier this year, Iran experienced weeks of protests due to the spiralling cost of living and inflation – with everyday Iranians blaming the regime for their difficulties.”
“Since then, more sanctions have been implemented, but the Iranian government has not collapsed - in fact it has succeeded in controlling dissent, most recently by cracking down on the protesters earlier this year.”