The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation("一带一路"国际合作高峰论坛)was successfully held in Beijing from Oct. 17 to 18. This year marks the 10th anniversary(周年)of the Belt and Road Initiative(the BRI,"一带一路"倡议)。
Air | 57 partner countries have opened direct(直接的)air lines with China. |
Land | 7 railways have opened,such as the Jakarta-Bandung(雅加达一万隆)High-Speed Railway in Indonesia,grain(粮食)and oil rail lines between NorthKazakhstan(哈萨克斯坦)and China etc |
Life | 7. 6 million people are expected to get out of extreme poverty(极度贫困)by2030 because of the BRI. |
Language | 313 Confucius Institutes(孔子学院)and 315 Confucius Classrooms in 132partner countries. |
China's 12th manned spaceflight(载人航天),the ShenzhuoXVI launched(发射)successfully on Oet. 26, 2023. It sent three astronauts-Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin to the Tiangong space station.
The launch came just a few days after China celebrated the 20th anniversity(周年)of its first manned mission(任务),On Oct. 15, 2003,Yang Liwei,China's space hero, made the country' get closer to its dream of getting into outer space come true.
`Yang once said,"All astronauts for the manned lunar missions(登月任务)must have the experience of traveling to the Tiangong space station. " So the Shenzhou XVI manned mission makes the country get closer to its dream of walking on the moon.
The ShenzhouXVI crew(航天乘组)is planned to stay inside the Tiangong for around six months and return to Earth around April. Their tasks include some usual tasks, such as doing scientific experiment, having spacewalks to install(安装)things,checking the station and collecting(收集)some important data(数据),as well as helping to test the support abilities from the ground.
The Shenzhou XVI mission and its crew also have many firsts, The crew is the youngest of all China's manned missions,with an average(平均的)age of 38. It is also the first to have members from the second-generation and the third-generation astronauts. Tang Hongbo, finishing his first space mission about two years ago,is the first space traveler to revisit China's Tiangong space station.
If you're studying English or another foreign language,you might be thinking,"How is this going to help me in my life? " It turns out, just studying and thinking in a foreign language has its own benefits(益处)!
In a 2012 study, Boaz Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago in the US, led an experiment about the relationship(关系)between foreign languages and people's way of thinking.
In the experiment, people needed to make a choice:Take a guarantee(保证)of one pound or take a 50% chance of winning 2. 50 pounds. When given this choice in their mother language,most people took the safe choice of getting one pound. But they would like to make the riskier(更冒险的)choice when asked in a foreign language,according to The Guardian. Keysar said, "People just hate the possibility of losing,but they hate it less in a foreign language. "In another study, Keysar and his team did an experiment in which people were given some related(相关的)words like"dream","snooze(打盹)","bed"and"rest". Later,when asked in their mother language which words they remembered,people were more likely to mistakenly remember "sleep",which was not on the list. But it was much less likely to happen if they did the test in a foreign language. Keysar said, "People have more careful thinking when using a foreign language. "
The evidence(证据)is clear: By learning a foreign language,you're not just learning a language you're gaining a new state of mind.
Going on holiday is a good chance to relax,visit new places and sec new things. But while planning a trip,you have to decide whether you want to travel with family or friends,or just alone.
Traveling with family can be very cheap or even free,if parents pay. One friend told me that both she and her sister were in tears after arguing on holiday. In my own family. Dad always wants to go to a museum. Mom would like to stay in the hotel. My sister likes to buy clothes. As for me,.
Traveling with friends would be fun. When you are traveling with friends,you do more different things than you do with family. . You can learn more about your friends. You can become closer to each other. But money always plays an important role if you go on holiday with your friends. Besides,there is also a lot of compromise(妥协)while you're planning where to stay and what to cat.
When it comes to choosing whom to travel with,there is another choice:Traveling alone. Traveling alone has advantages(优点)over traveling with other people. For example, You can choose what you want to do,and it's easier for you to make new friends. But traveling alone is not always good. Sometimes it may bring you loneliness.
A. It is normal for you to have different budgets(预算)
B. But there may be many arguments(争吵)
C. you do not have to compromise on your budget
D. It is a way to strengthen a friendship
E. the coffee shop is a great place
When we talk about Chinese handmade paper,you may think of Xuan paper. However,there are different kinds of Xuan paper in different places, and Lianshi paper from Fujian is one of them.
Going back 400 years, Lianshi paper is made by hand using bamboo. According to Fujian Daily, Lianshi paper weighs only 19g/m, but it is strong. Thanks to this, Lianshi paper was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage(省级非物质文化遗产) in Fujian in 2008.
Deng Jinkun,a 54-year-old handmade paper lover, became the 1lth inheritor(传承人)of Lianshi paper in 2005.
Deng said making Lianshi paper has 72 steps, including cutting bamboo,soaking(浸湿),making pulp(纸浆), and drying(干燥). What makes it special is its bleaching(漂白) skill. "In May each year,bamboo is cut off,and soaked in lime(石灰) twice. The bamboo is then steamed(蒸) at a high temperature. After that,it's bleached on the mountain for four months, "Deng said. "This step makes it white, "Deng added.
Besides its traditional(传统的) art,Deng also brought in new ideas at the same time.
"Traditionally, we needed two people to bring the pulp together. Now,our Lianshi paper needs only one person because we use a rope to hang one side, "Deng said.
When they bake(烤,焙) the paper,the baking wall is also uncommon. According to Deng, other places use lime to make the wall. "After a trip to the University of Science and Technology of China in 2018, I decided to use tabia(三合土) to make the wall so that it could last longer,"Deng said. After it is built, the tabia baking wall can be used to make paper for 40 years.
I was 15. She looked like she was over 70. But on that day, I think she understood me 1 than anyone else.
Walking into church(教堂)that Sunday was hard. I never let anyone see me cry. But I knew I would cry that day.
My grandfather had a stroke(中风)three days before. My family sent him to the 2 . The doctors said he might not live much longer. Everyone in my family was crying. I felt 3 inside,too. Grandpa was the nicest man in the world. Why was he leaving us?
I went to church to pray(祷告),There weren't many people that day. One ofthem was a (n) 4 sitting at the end of my row. She was smiling.
I closed my eyes and prayed for my grandfather to 5 . Soon,my eyes were a sea of tears. I tried not to let others see me crying.
I 6 my head up and opened my eyes. I saw a hand 7 me. It was from an old lady giving me a tissue(纸巾). I tried to thank her but only tears came out. She held my hands warmly 8 smiled to me. Her smile seemed to say: I am with you. Everything will be OK. She made me feel peaceful.
I closed my eyes again. When I opened them,she wasn't there. I left the church but still couldn't find her. I 9 saw her again.
My grandfather died the next week. We all cried a lot more. But when I 10 the old woman's warm smile, I felt much better.
I started to learn Chinese in middle school, but I didn't do well then. For example,no matter how much time I spent Chinese, I still couldn't read and write it correctly.
Luckily,after high school, I entered excellent college in China. The Chinese lesson here started with the basics(基础),HSK(汉语水平考试)1 and 2. My Chinese teacher, Mr. Yang took us (serious) . He taught us the basics patiently,such as the airflow(气流)in each Chinese character's(汉字)pronunciation(发音). He showed us how to write each Chinese character step by step. The class was online. But it was (enjoy) and interesting.
Mr. Yang (let) us practice pronouncing Chinese words(pinyin)after him. Besides,he always asked us to take a picture of (we) Chinese character writing and send it to him to get it corrected. The best part of his lesson was that I had a question in class, I could ask him directly and freely. It is good to learn Chinese by (ask)questions. He also encouraged us to join in (compete) in our spare time.
Chinese is the most difficult language (learn) . But as the Chinese saying goes, "Where there's a will,there's a way. "I believe with a lot of hard work and such kind teachers' help, I will learn it well.
Have you heard about the plank(平板支撑)? Nowadays, 它越来越受年轻人欢迎。Why? Planks with simple steps can be done almost anywhere. And doing the plank needs only a little time and your muscles(肌肉). Doing planks can bring people something good.
When trying standing on one leg,you can't stand up straight for more than a few seconds. Why? Because your muscles aren't strong enough to keep your body balanced(平衡的). Doing planks will help you get that balance. Planks are great for improving your body's metabolism(新陈代谢)by building up your muscle groups. Having strong muscles means you burn more calories(卡路里)when you're exercising or even when you're sleeping. Since you'll be burning more calories,you'll feel hungry a lot more often. 它是一个拥有健康习惯的好方法. And you will become much healthier. Doing planks is also important to mental(精神的)health. Just think about it:You are sitting in your chair, at home or at school,all day long; your muscles get tired, and your legs get heavy. Plank exercises will relax your muscle groups. They may cause stress in the body. As a result, they may help to calm your brain and even can treat anxiety(焦虑)and worry.
So are you ready to spend 5 to 10 minutes every day staying fit and healthy?Then jump in and make doing plank exercises a part of your life.
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Time | October 1st~3rd |
Place | Hangzhou |
Weather | Sunny and cool |
People | My friend and I |
Transportation | Plane |
Things we did | 1. watch games; 2. visit the West Lake and take quite a few photos; 3. eat delicious food such as Dongpo meat; 4. buy some special things such as. . . 5. . . |
Feelings | . . . |
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