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2008-04-04 15:16
Évariste Galois
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2008-04-03 18:57
Breakthrough in the Study of L-functions
On March 12, 2008, a new mathematical object was revealed during a lecture at
the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the
University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a generic automorphic
cusp form for the general linear group of 3 by 3 matrices and its
corresponding degree 3 L-function. These L-functions encode deep underlying
connections between |
2008-04-02 19:20
In general, the IT market is incredibly buoyant in most parts of the world. It is not uncommon to hear stories of people leaving one job for another and receiving a $20,000 increase in their annual salary. However, more and more often it is not just money that is enticing people to jump ship and change jobs. In the late 1990s people were changing jobs frequently in order to chase the stock options of |
2008-03-08 15:22
Jumeirah Mosque
Within hours of arriving first timers soon usually stop mouthing trite phrases like ‘but that is impossible' or ‘surely they couldn't'. In go-getting ultra ambitious Dubai nothing is impossible and they surely could. Think lush championship golf courses in the desert, massive man |
2008-03-08 9:02
By the time Bill arrived in a little town, every hotel room
had been taken. “You’ve got to give me a room somewhere,”
he said to the manager at the hotel, “or just a bed |
2008-03-07 18:52
2008-03-07 18:27
对于美国人而言,黑色星期五就是灾难与恐慌的代名词。1929年10月28日股市大崩盘,拖垮全球金融市场。投资者纷纷把手中的股票像“hot potato”(烫手的土豆)一样赶快“抛出”,唯恐其进一步贬值。
股市大跌抛售股票很容易理解,可是为什么把“抛出、丢掉”的东西叫做“hot potato”呢?原因如下:刚煮熟的热土豆很烫手,而且水分很多,不会马上就变冷。如果你手上有一个这么烫手的热土豆,当然就要立刻扔掉了,不然就会被烫伤。
这样一来,“hot potato”就表示 |
2008-02-22 19:24
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give the shirt off one's back 连衬衫都肯脱给人(慷慨成性)
go one step too far 多走了一步(做得太过分了)
go out on a limb 爬高枝(担风险)
go overboard 过火
go to hell in a h | |
2008-02-22 17:12
情人节为什么要送巧克力?
2007-12-28 19:38
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2008-02-20 19:55