胸罩(20世纪初)

　　玛丽?菲尔普斯?雅各布在寻找一种能替代无处不在、有时很不雅观的紧身胸衣的东西。她用手帕和缎带制造出了一个胸罩。雅各布因这一发明在1914年被授予专利，之后她以1500美元的价格将这一专利权出售给华纳兄弟紧身胸衣公司。

　　Flush Toilet (1596)

　　Various versions of flushing toilets were used as far back as the 26th century BC in the Indus Valley, where the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro had a flush toilet in almost every house, attached to a sophisticated sewage system. The true prelude to the modern flush toilet began in 1596 when Sir John Harington installed his version of a flush system for the Queen of England.

　　冲水马桶(1596年)

　　人们早在公元前26世纪就开始使用各种形态的冲水马桶了，当时在印度河流域的哈拉帕市和摩亨佐-达罗，几乎每所房子里都有一个抽水马桶，马桶和精密的下水道系统相连接。现代抽水马桶真正拉开序幕是在1596年，当时约翰?哈灵顿爵士为英国女王安装了一个自己设计的冲水马桶系统。

　　Thermometer (16th Century)

　　The word thermometer (in its French form) first appeared in 1624 in La Récréation Mathématique by J. Leurechon, who describes one with a scale of 8 degrees. But each inventor and each thermometer was unique -- there was no standard scale. Finally in 1724 Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit produced a temperature scale which now (slightly adjusted) bears his name. Pictured is a classic Galileo model.

　　温度计(16世纪)

　　温度计一词最初是以法文La Récréation Mathématique的形式出现的，1624年J?劳伊雷肖恩首次用该词来指代有8个刻度的温度计。不过每个发明家和他们的温度计都很独特，也没有标准的度量标准。在1724年丹尼尔?盖布瑞尔?华伦海特制出了一种温度度标，经过略微改动后就是今天以他的名字命名的华氏温度。图中是传统的伽利略温度计的模型。

　　Radio (1895)

　　Though guys like James Clerk Maxwell, Nikola Tesla, and Thomas Edison all made important contributions to the development of radio technology, it was Guglielmo Marconi who built a wireless system capable of transmitting signals at long distances in 1895.

　　收音机(1895年)

　　尽管詹姆斯?克拉克?麦克斯韦、尼古拉?特斯拉和托马斯?爱迪生等人都为收音机技术的研发做出了重要贡献，然而是古列尔默?马可尼在1895年造出了能够远距离传输信号的无线系统。

　　雅思考试阅读材料分享：专家称时间终究会停止

　　The theory of time running out was devised by researchers from two Spanish universities trying to explain why the universe appeared to be spreading continuously and accelerating。“时间耗尽”理论由两名来自西班牙大学的研究者提出，他们试图解释宇宙为何不断膨胀，为何不断加速。

　　Observations of supernovae, or exploding stars, found the movement of light indicated they were moving faster than those nearer to the centre of the universe。之前，科学家观察超新星或恒星的爆炸之后，发现光的运动频率暗示着它们比那些靠近宇宙中心的恒星运行得更快。

　　But the scientists claimed the accepted theory of an opposite force to gravity, known as dark energy, was wrong, and said the reality was that the growth of the universe was slowing。但是，这两名科学家声称当前流行的“重力相反力”理论，也就是“暗能量”理论是错误的。他们还说，事实上，宇宙的增长速度在减缓。

　　Professor Jose Senovilla, Marc Mars and Raul Vera from the University of the Basque Country and the University of Salamanca said the deceleration of time was so gradual, it was imperceptible to humans。毕尔巴鄂市巴斯克地区大学的琼斯·瑟诺维拉教授和萨勒曼卡大学的劳尔·维拉教授说时间减速是一个逐步的过程，而且人类无法感知。

　　Their proposal, published in the journal Physical Review D, claimed dark energy does not exist and that time was winding down to the point when it would finally grind to a halt long after the planet ceased to exist。他们的理论发表在《物理评论(基本粒子、场论、宇宙学)》上，文章说宇宙中不存在暗能量。当地球消失后，时间也会一点点变慢，最终完全停止。

　　雅思考试阅读材料分享：250美元的土豪汉堡

　　这里新出了一款售价250美元的汉堡，土豪你知道吗?

　　纽约一家餐厅决定推出一款售价250美元的汉堡，这个味觉炸弹包括了神户牛肉，烟肉，鹅肝酱，白松露以及鱼子酱等各种高端食材。你还可以随意无限量地添加番茄酱和蛋黄酱。

　　推出这款汉堡的餐厅名叫Beer & Buns，将于本月底在The Court酒店开业。而这款汉堡也将努力摘获该市最贵汉堡的称号。“一开始我们想售价999刀的，但鬼才会买呢。” 酒店高管Abigail Tan说，“后来我们还是觉得250刀最合理，应该会有不少人想买，还可以几个人一起分着吃”

　　其实只要两种食材，这款汉堡尝起来就够棒了，这也是这款汉堡的小瑕疵。因为厨师Wisit Panpinyo太突出烟肉和鹅肝的味道使得鱼子酱的味道几乎被彻底掩盖了。

　　而如果有客人不愿意花这么多钱买一个汉堡，该餐厅还推出了一系列泛亚洲食品比如售价12到17刀的汉堡。其实这不是款天价汉堡。Serendipity 3餐厅曾推出过一款售价295刀的汉堡，其中包含了松露，鱼子酱，黄金甚至一个钻石牙签，但其中一部分被捐给了慈善机构。在这款汉堡面市两年后，666汉堡快车推出了一款名为 “Douche Burger” 的产品，其中包含了龙虾，鱼子酱，松露，鹅肝和金箔，并售价666刀，但这家店很快就倒闭了。

　　最早的天价汉堡源自2001年，一个名叫Daniel Boulud的厨师将鹅肝和排骨融入了汉堡的制作。目前这款汉堡仍售价32刀，但含有松露的款则要售价140刀。

　　Does the Hamburglar know about this?

　　A Midtown restaurant will sell a 0 hamburger — an umami bomb comprised of Kobe beef, foie gras, crispy pancetta, white truffles and caviar.

　　Ketchup and mayonnaise are complimentary.

　　The Indulgence Burger at Beer & Buns, which will open later this month in The Court Hotel, is the latest mound of beef hoping to land the title of “most expensive burger” in the city.

　　"We thought about charging 9 for it, but realized no one would buy that," says Abigail Tan, an executive with the hotel company. "For 0, someone may buy it and split it up."

　　There’s certainly enough flavor for two — and that’s part of the problem. Chef Wisit Panpinyo’s concoction is so rich with pancetta and foie that you don’t even taste the caviar.

　　For those who aren't willing to shell out a couple of hundred on a hamburger, the restaurant will offer several pan-Asian inspired burgers and sliders, which range from about to .

　　It's not the first time burger prices have been overcooked. Serendipity 3 offers a 5 patty with truffles, caviar, gold and even a diamond toothpick — but a portion of the price is set aside as a donation to the Bowery Mission.

　　Two years ago, the 666 Burger food truck sold a “Douche Burger” of lobster, caviar, truffles, foie gras and gold leaf for 6. But the truck is closed until May.

　　The original expensive burger was created by chef Daniel Boulud in 2001, when he combined foie gras and ground short ribs at db Bistro Moderne. The dish is still on the menu for — but the truffle version is 0.

　　雅思考试阅读材料分享：什么是“电脑眼综合症”

　　Many of us spend the bulk of our day peering at computer screens. Reading this article means there's a good chance you're looking at one right now.

　　许多人每天都要花费很多时间在电脑屏幕前。比如读这篇文章的时候你就正在看着屏幕。

　　But does looking at a computer screen damage your eyes? Brisbane optometry professor Nathan Efron does not consider computer screens "harmful" to our eyes.

　　看电脑屏幕真的会伤害我们的视力吗?布里斯班眼科教授Nathan Efron并不这样认为。

　　But he admits if you use one a lot, you increase your risk of becoming slightly more short-sighted –where your eyes focus well only on close objects while more distant objects appear blurred. This is especially the case for children and young adults, whose eyes are still developing.

　　但他承认如果你经常使用电脑屏幕，会增加你患近视的风险。因为你的眼睛经常盯着近处的物体，远处的物体自然就看不清楚了。这对于儿童和年轻人尤为明显，因为他们的眼睛还没有发育成熟。

　　In the shorter term, prolonged viewing of a computer screen can make any slight existing vision defects more noticeable. It can also give you what is sometimes known as "computer vision syndrome" – eye strain, headaches, gritty eyes and blurry vision. But this is only temporary and can be minimised by:

　　简而言之，一直盯着电脑屏幕可以在短期内使视力明显下降。有时候还会让你出现“电脑眼综合症”：眼睛酸痛、头疼、异物感、模糊。但这些都是暂时的，可以用以下方法缓解：

　　Adjusting the screen display so the contrast is high and the brightness feels comfortable.

　　调整你的显示器的亮度和对比度，让你的眼睛觉得舒服为准。

　　Having lighting that does not produce glare on the screen.

　　不要让屏幕上出现附近灯光的反光。

　　Giving your eyes regular rests from looking at the screen (The Optometrists Association of Australia recommends you do this for five to ten minutes every one to two hours of computer use. It's a good time to make phone calls or do other tasks.)

　　让你的眼睛定期休息。(澳大利亚眼科协会建议每一到两小时至少休息五到十分钟。你可以利用这个时间打个电话或做些别的事情。)

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