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十八世纪，美国人第一次尝到冰淇淋。冰淇淋是乔治·华盛顿总统最喜欢的甜点，根据记载，总统为了要制作冰淇淋，还亲自买了一部机器。曾在法国学过制作冰淇淋的汤玛士·杰佛逊总统也是如此，并且他还成为第一位把冰淇淋端上白宫国宴的总统。
Americans got their first taste of ice cream in the 1700s. It was a favorite dessert of George Washington, and records reveal that the president himself purchased a machine for making it. Thomas Jefferson followed suit, having learned how to make the icy treat while in France. He was the first president to serve it at a White House state banquet.
(Source: wwenglish.com)
The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.
(Source: ancienthistory.mrdonn.org)
Shanghai on Friday upgraded the security level at its two main railway stations, requiring passengers to X-ray their luggage when entering ticket offices.
Previously, passengers only needed to have their luggage X-rayed before boarding trains at the Shanghai Railway Station and Shanghai South Railway Station.
A Shanghai Railway Bureau spokesman said the move was “quite necessary” as it could prevent dangerous goods from being brought into stations.
The Ministry of Railways had ordered all major stations to install security check machines to ensure passenger safety.
The Shanghai move came one day after Beijing police began to take sniffer dogs onto trains to check baggage at two of the capital’s rail terminals.
The dogs, trained to detect explosives and other suspicious substances, would also be taken regularly through luggage warehouses, platforms and outdoor spaces of the Beijing Railway Station and Beijing West Railway Station.
Other measures, including portable and fixed detectors and detecting doors, have been put into use in the two terminals.
The dogs have been patrolling the capital’s subways since January.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
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