SpaceX's Starship is the largest rocket ever built — 120 metres tall, aimed at Mars. In October 2024 its fifth flight caught the booster with 'chopsticks' on the tower, proving full reusability. Starship turns the multiplanet dream into an engineering programme.
Cognitive scientist Sian Beilock explains why we choke: pressure hijacks working memory, even for experts. The remedies are practical — overlearn skills to automation, write down your worries before a test, and focus on the next step, not the outcome. Science you can take into your next exam or performance.
Founded in 1895 in central London, LSE is one of the world's leading social science universities, ranked second globally in that field. Its economics, politics, law and international relations are renowned, and 20 heads of state are among its alumni.
A ten-seat sushi bar beside a Tokyo subway station — legendary chef Jiro Ono perfected sushi here, and presidents have dined at his counter. The documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi made it one of the hardest restaurants in the world to book.
This black granite sphinx shows Taharqo, a pharaoh of the Kushite dynasty from Nubia, wearing a headdress with two uraeus cobras. Made around 680 BC, it was found at Kawa in modern Sudan. Unlike the stern faces of earlier sphinxes, this one seems to smile — a gentle expression that makes it one of the most loved Egyptian sculptures in the collection.
An area or portion that is distinct from others, especially a part of a country or the economy
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“Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminality On… Skip To Content The PIE network About The PIE The PIE Events Advertise & Attend PIE Live Events Find a job The PIEoneer Awards The PIE Live The PIE Jobs The PIE Exec Search …”
with no special or distinctive features; normal or average
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“Skip to content British Broadcasting Corporation Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Site search Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Weather Newsletters Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on Ukraine's data centres, Zelensky says 2 hours ago ShareSave Add as preferred on Google Jaroslav …”
🇨🇳 泽连斯基称,俄罗斯攻击乌克兰数据中心,意在打击“普通人的生活”。
搭配: ordinary people · ordinary life
同义: common · normal
反义: extraordinary · unusual
disrupt/dɪsˈrʌpt/ v.
扰乱,中断;颠覆,革新
To interrupt or cause to stop temporarily by causing a disturbance or problem
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“Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Russia was seeking to disrupt the flow of "life saving information" by targeting data centres.”
🇨🇳 乌克兰外长安德里·西比哈表示,俄罗斯试图通过攻击数据中心来切断“救生信息”的传播。
词根 · dis- 不,分开
搭配: disrupt the market · disrupt traffic
同义: interrupt · disturb
反义: maintain · preserve
education/ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/ n.
教育;学识,教养
the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university
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Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by people in positions of power, involving bribery or misuse of authority
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“Meanwhile, the Madlanga Commission judicial inquiry has been examining allegations of corruption and criminality within the police for the last year.”
transport · import · report · airport · passport · sport
短语 Phrases
due to
由于
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“About 100,000 households in Kyiv and the region suffered internet outages on Wednesday due to strikes.”
🇨🇳 周三,基辅及周边地区约10万户家庭因袭击而断网。
according to
根据,按照
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“The alleged rape took place “whilst she was passed out due to intoxication administered by the accused”, according to a copy of the charge sheet.”
🇨🇳 根据起诉书副本,这起强奸案发生在“她因被告投放的致醉物质而昏迷时”。
set out
出发;阐述,规定
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“Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminality On… Skip To Content The PIE network About The PIE The PIE Events Advertise & Attend PIE Live Events Find a job The PIEoneer Awards The PIE Live The PIE Jobs The PIE Exec Search …”
“Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminality On… Skip To Content The PIE network About The PIE The PIE Events Advertise & Attend PIE Live Events Find a job The PIEoneer Awards The PIE Live The PIE Jobs The PIE Exec Search …”