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liverbj

"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."

--- British scientist Dionysius Lardner, 1823


　　“高速火车是不可能投入实用的，因为乘坐其中的乘客将不能呼吸，会因窒息而死。”

---英国科学家Dionysius Lardner，1823年





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liverbj

?"Women beware. You are on the brink of destruction; You have hitherto been engaged in crushing your waists; now you are attempting to cultivate your mind Beware!! Science pronounces that the woman who studies is lost."

--- Dr. R. R. Coleman, late 1880s


　　“女人们要小心了，你们正处于毁灭的边缘，一直以来，你们都在使你们的腰部变形，现在你们要让自已的意识小心了！！科学表明搞研究的女人会迷失方向！！”

---Dr. R. R. Coleman十九世纪八十年代末



【这是最糟糕的预言之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

?"According to the Hawaiian Education Task Force's preliminary report for the Governor's Conference on the Year 2000, conducted in the late 1960's, school will no longer be compulsory, but because everyone receives a guaranteed income, most people will want to use their ample leisure time taking classes. Schools, the report said, "will not be at all like the present complexes of classrooms and offices and playgrounds."


　　“根据夏威夷教育促进单位在二十世纪六十年代所作的有关2000年政府会议的初步报告所述，届时学校教育将不会再是强制性的了。因为所有人都有收入保证，大多数人会想利用他们的空闲时间去上课，学校再也不会象现在这样是一个教室，办公室和操场的集合体。”





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liverbj

There are more beetles on Earth than any other living creature. The number of species alone is nearly a quarter-million.


甲虫在地球上的种类是生物中最多的，高达约25万种



【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

On "forever-39" Jack Benny's 80th birthday, Frank Sinatra gave him two copies of the book "Life Begins at Forty."


　在"总是39岁"的杰克·本尼（Jack Benny）的八十大寿上，弗兰克·西纳特拉（Frank Sinatra）送给他两本名为《人生四十始开始》的书。




【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), starring Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, and Robert Taylor, opened in West Germany movie houses 42 years after it had been produced in the U.S. The pre-WWII film had received an Oscar for dance direction, and had been a nominee that year for Best Picture and Best Writing. Quaintly dated, the film didn't appear in West Germany until December 1977.


　由杰克·本尼（Jack Benny），埃尼诺·鲍威尔（Eleanor Powell）和罗伯特·泰勒（Robert Taylor）主演的"1936年的百老汇旋律" （1935）（Broadway Melody of 1936(1935)）在美国拍摄，直到42年后才在西德上映，这部二战以前的影片曾获得过奥斯卡舞蹈导演奖，并曾获该年度的最佳影片奖和最佳编剧奖的提名。离奇的是，该部片子到1977年才在西德上映。






【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. Sisters got its name from a nearby trio of peaks in the Cascade Mountains known as the Three Sisters. Brothers was named as a counterpart to Sisters.


　俄勒冈州（Oregon）有一个城市叫"姐妹"，另有一个城市叫"兄弟"。姐妹市的名字来自于附近的卡斯克德山（Cascade Mountains）的一座名为"三姐妹"的三连山峰，而"兄弟"则是"姐妹"的对应称呼。






【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

Researchers have discovered that events such as pleasant family celebrations or evenings with friends boost the immune system for the following two days. Unpleasant moments had the opposite effect: negative events, such as being criticized at work, weakened the immune function for one day afterward.


　研究发现某些活动，例如愉快的家庭庆祝会，或是晚上与朋友共处，会使得人在随后的两天内机体免疫能力增强，而不愉快的经历则有相反的效果：例如，在工作中受批评会使人在第二天的免疫机能有所下降。









【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

In 1948, on her way to movie stardom, Marilyn Monroe stopped in a Salinas, California, jewelry store to reign over a diamond ring promotion. Among her many fans that day were members of the California artichoke industry, who thought it would be terrific idea to make Monroe their Artichoke Queen. Next stop for the stunning starlet was Castroville, California, the self-proclaimed "Artichoke Center of the World," where Monroe was crowned. The artichoke became an instant celebrity and began taking center stage on menus across the country.


　1948年,在玛丽莲梦露（Marilyn Monroe）成为影星的过程中，她曾在加州盐湖（Salinas, California）的一家珠宝店进行一种钻戒的促销。那天出现的许多她的影迷们是加州洋蓟行业的成员，他们认为让梦露做他们"洋蓟皇后"的的想法是很伟大的。这为耀眼新星的的下一站是加州的卡斯特罗韦利（Castroville, California），该地自称为"全球洋蓟 中心"，梦露在该地受了加冕。洋蓟后来快速成名，在全美各地餐厅的菜单上都占据了主要地位。








【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】

liverbj

Pieces of bread were used to erase lead pencil before rubber came into use.


在橡皮擦使用之前，人们用一片面包来擦铅笔字。

【这是世界上的奇闻趣事之一。希望你也能脱口而出^*^】