Would you like to travel around the world, visit museums and discover works of art, but never have the time to do it? This list is perfect for you.
The British Museum, London
The British Museum boasts one of the largest online museums in the world. The website gives you access to a huge collection of more than 8 million objects but also how they have been documented over the centuries.
The Louvre, Paris
This museum offers free online access to its important exhibits. For instance, some works from Michelangelo or the famous Egyptian Antiquities. What's more, you can take a 360-degree tour and click what you find attractive to discover some additional information.
The Vatican Museums, Rome
A collection of classical sculptures exhibited by the Popes over the centuries is available at the Vatican Museums. Don't miss the chance to take a virtual tour of Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel and of the other iconic exhibits.
The National Gallery of Art, Washington
If you can't visit Washington D.C. and you're really curious to discover this museum, use its virtual tours of galleries and exhibits. Moreover, you can also listen to audio and watch some video of past lectures.
A shaking head, new heart colours and a familiar goose are among a new group of emojis (表情符号) set to be released (发布) this year.
Unicode Consortiumlist contains only 31 new emojis, much smaller than last year's 112 emojis, which included pregnant people and a low battery sign. The goose emoji has drawn comparisons to the hit game Untitled Goose Game, where players take control of a horrible goose. The release has gained a mostly positive response online.
The chosen emojis are selected by Unicode Consortium, a non-profit organization in California. Keith Broni, editor in chief of Emojipedia, said "The Unicode emoji subcommittee want to take more time to consider what symbols we can add to represent what we know or experiences we have had — things like a shaking face or the pink hearts."
He mentioned people were excited to see the pink heart emoji finally included, but he was particularly interested in the use of the shaking head. "It is most likely to be used when we are mentally or physically shook," he said, "But there is a lot behind this - how can we communicate what happens to a person when they're undergoing an earthquake?
He added that their designer probably took a healthy inspiration" from the goose video game for the relevant emoji - but it has meaning beyond that. "In the case of the goose, the concept (概念) goes back to how we use language in an expressive way." He said, "What other things can we say with these emojis? How can we forget the English idiom' silly goose5?" Through the emoji, that English language idiom becomes a piece of knowledge that can be represented across cultures.
When you encounter animals, do you wonder what they're thinking? Seeing a newborn lamb or a cute puppy might arouse happy emotions (情感) in us, but what are they thinking? Does the look on their face and how they behave indicate how they're feeling - or are they feeling nothing at all?
Humans have a complex range of feelings, but it's hard to tell what's going on inside the heads of animals. Some of us own dogs because they are good companions, are loyal and seem to connect with us. We might even think they love us. Professor Kim Bard, an expert in comparative developmental psychology from the University of Portsmouth, told the BBC: "We have a few studies now that actually show scientifically that some dogs will respond when their owner - but not a stranger - pretends to cry." The empathetic ability of cats, however, is harder to work out.
Other non-domesticated (非驯养的) animals might have feelings too. Giraffes and whales, for example, are known to experience sadness when someone in their group dies. It's believed that even tiny creatures like insects might have emotions as well. Research is beginning to show they experience a wide range of feelings. Kim says "they can be optimistic, pessimistic, or frightened, and respond to pain just like any mammal would."
Dr Barbara J King, Emerita Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary, told the BBC: "If we understand the profound depths of emotions animals can feel, this should make us question the existence of zoos and slaughterhouses (屠宰场) around the world, and rethink those systems. It does seem all creatures feel emotion, but what is not clear is do they feel the same way as us?"
Most of us want to get in shape and be healthy. For many of us nutrition (营养) and watching what we eat is an important way to stay healthy. But when it comes to food, what is calorie counting, and what are the positives and negatives of it?
A law in the UK came into force in April 2022 that requires restaurants, takeaways, and cafes to display the calorie information of non-pre-packed food and soft drinks on their menus. It's a strategy aimed to deal with obesity (肥胖) and give people a more informed choice of what goes down into their stomachs. Being able to count calories and know how much we can eat is a great way to try and stay on track with our diet.
However, there are some disbelievers when it comes to calorie counting. 200 calories of fresh fruit and 200 calories of junk food, for example cookies, have the same caloric value. However, there is a question of the health benefits of what you're eating, regardless of calories. While fresh fruit like apples contains things like vitamin C, junk food could contain an unhealthy level of sugar and fats. Likewise (同样地), fruit may fill you up and leave you not wanting more food for longer than a biscuit with equal calories - meaning, overall, you eat less.
Simply counting calories, while useful for weight loss, doesn't take into account your intake of good fats, carbohydrates, and proteins - things that your body needs. So, if you're trying to stick to a low-carbon diet, just looking at numbers of calories on a menu won't be that useful. So, always be mindful that what you're eating is part of a healthy balanced diet.
Jumping rope is popular but we tend to ignore (忽视) its benefits. A study found that college men who spent 10 minutes jumping rope daily for six weeks improved their cardiovascular (心血管的) fitness just as much as college men who spent thirty minutes jogging for the same time. Here are some benefits of jumping rope.
Since most of your major muscles are working when you jump rope, the exercise creates a lot of heat in the body. Your body needs to burn more fuel to produce this energy, so it burns lots of calories. It burns more calories than any other exercises, such as jogging, cycling and swimming.
Improves coordination (协调)
Jumping rope requires good coordination, especially as you advance to more skilled moves. It improves coordination by requiring several body parts to communicate in order to complete one movement. The feet must jump in time with the wrists turning in order to create a continuous jumping motion.
Reduces injury risk
With your improved coordination from jumping rope, you'll be less likely to get hurt either during exercise or in daily activities. As a result, you are more agile (灵活的) and your body awareness is improved greatly. This guarantees fewer injuries.
Improves heart health
Since jumping rope gets your heart pumping, it's great for your cardiovascular system and heart health. Jumping rope can increase your VO2 Max (最大摄氧量), the measure of the maximum amount of oxygen a person can breathe during exercise. The higher someone's VO2 max, the more cardiovascular endurance (耐受力) they have.
Jumping rope gives us a full-body workout with just one piece of equipment and one move. Jump to some music or take your rope to a nearby park to enjoy the fun.
A. Burns calories
B. Improves muscles
C. It benefits us not only physically but also mentally.
D. You can quickly swing the rope twice within each jump.
E. It may even be more effective than other forms of exercise.
F. Jumping rope forces you to move your upper and lower body together.
G. So jumping rope helps you stay calm, clear and focused in everything you do.
Animals help lift my spirits in the darkest of times.
"You should get a cat," my therapist (治疗师) said. "A cat?" I couldn't even look after myself. I took a deep 1 and carefully considered the idea of 2 a pet friend into my life.
When Elaine came home, it became increasingly 3 that she didn't understand "no", "stop it" or "don't do that". I was beginning to 4 my therapist's advice.
Elaine used my bed as a litter box, and after visiting a vet (兽医), she concluded that she just wanted my 5. She fought tooth and nail to get a(n) 6 of my meals. She'd 7 lick (舔) sharp knives when left unattended and eat anything that fell on the 8.
She stole my heart with her bravery and kept me busier.
I decided to start taking Elaine for 9, I could hardly leave the house before, but my heart couldn't say 10 to her. Elaine showed me what 11 looked like. She didn't stop to 12 the possible outcome of a situation; she 13 went for it. If there was a dog nearby, she would run toward 14. She jumped without knowing where she would 15.
And following her journey of adventures every day, I got the same 16 as she created.
Elaine 17 after a medical accident, leaving a cat-sized hole in my heart. I'm no stranger to 18, but that was one of my most confusing emotional experiences.
Our time is often cut unpredictably, unmistakably 19. Elaine was supposed to help me through more of my life. She no longer wakes me up at 5 am 20 for breakfast, but she's still the reason I get up every morning.
It's reported that about 10% of the global population do not have clean water. The water crisis has serious effects on people's health, education, and (finance) situation and on the stability of their community.
Water (use) to keep clean and keeping clean is the key to good health. For example, a simple cut to a child's leg can be treated by washing it, to avoid infections. clean water, that simple cut can become a serious medical condition.
Children who spend a lot of time collecting water are less likely (attend) full time education. Chances are that those students aren't able to study to the level (require) to go to college or university. The problem is (particular) bad for girls, who tend to be the family's members (walk) a long way to collect water.
Low standards of education make much more difficult for people to get jobs that are both well-paid and safe. If there is no money from (employ), it's difficult for communities to develop their water supply and sanitation (卫生).
Water is often a source of argument and even wars. The stability of a whole region or even a country can be in danger because of a shortage of clean water. To decrease the influence of the water crisis, the United Nations has a Sustainable Development Goal specifically refers to water and sanitation.
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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
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注意：1．每处错误及其修改均只限一词;
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last summer, I took a part in voluntary work, helping elderly people. I delivered meals to some old people live alone. Nervous and exciting, I knocked on the door of a 90-year-old man on the first day. To my surprise, there is no answer. I kept knocking unless one of his neighbors turned up, saying the old man might have gone outside. Soon the man returned but accepted my meal. My experiences have shown that I can bring joy with old people. Everyone will face the fact when their parents grow older and become dependent on their children. The voluntary works has increased my confidence and I believe I able to help more people.
