盘点奇事：妇女86楼跳下被吹回85楼(双语)

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2014年08月11日11:40   来源：沪江英语

Elvita Adams

　　In 1979 a woman named Elvita Adams jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, only to be blown back onto the 85th floor。
　　1979年，一名名叫Elvita Adams的妇女从帝国大厦86楼跳下，被风吹回85楼。

chicago
　　The city of Chicago was raised by several feet during the 1860s without disrupting daily life or businesses closing down to solve a drainage problem. Entire buildings, shopping centers, sidewalks and hotels were all lifted up manually by laborers using jackscrews while people went about their daily lives, shopped and dined. In one case, a large hotel was raised off the ground even while guests stayed on oblivious of what was going on underneath them。
　　19世纪60年代，为了解决排水问题，芝加哥曾“被长高”数英尺，但日常生活和经济活动却没有受到影响。工人们用起重机把房屋、购物中心、人行道和酒店顶起，人们则照常居住、购物和用餐。某家大旅馆被顶起时，居住在其中的旅客甚至没有注意到地下的工作。

Russia vs Pluto
　　Russia is larger than Pluto。
　　俄罗斯的面积比冥王星还大。

Russia vs Bangladesh
　　Bangladesh has more people than Russia。
　　孟加拉人口比俄罗斯多。

Botulinum Toxin

　　The most toxic substance known is botulinum toxin. 100 nanograms is enough to kill a full-grown man; 1kg (2 pounds) would be enough to wipe out the entire human race。
　　肉毒杆菌毒素是世界上最毒的物质。100毫微克的这种毒素能杀死一名成人。1公斤毒素足以让人类灭绝。
　　Millions of people willfully have botulinum toxin injected into their faces every year, under the trade name Botox®。
　　每年有上百万人把保妥适牌肉毒杆菌毒素打到自己脸上。

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