Falling down in public is terrible for most people. However, a new social media craze (热潮) called the "Falling Stars Challenge" has turned falling into something fun to do.
The craze began in Russia. It was most popular among young people. They posted pictures of themselves lying face down as though (好像) they had just fallen over. Some items like handbags, decorations and money were spread out on the ground around them in the photos. They shared these photos on the Internet to flaunt their wealth.
The craze soon became popular around the world. In China, however, it is taking on a new meaning. People are using it to flaunt their hobbies and talents. The items in their pictures show what they do for a living and what they have achieved in their work.
For example, students fall down onto textbooks and test papers. Police officers fall in front of their police cars with handcuffs in their hands. Famous people are taking on the challenge, too. Writer Liu Tong took a fall with dozens of copies of his new book.
More than 1.08 million Chinese have taken on this challenge on Sina Weibo. Their pictures have been viewed more than 2.22 billion times. Internet users also discuss these photos. Most of them speak highly of the craze. One Sina Weibo user wrote, "This shows the positive energy of fighting and working hard. Cheer for these young people!" However, some also think the craze is just another example of a successful Internet meme (网络爆红). They think people are just imitating (模仿) others.
What do you think of the challenge? Will you try it?
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian scientist, discovered that there are four types of blood. These four blood types are named A, B, AB and O. People have one of these four types. Blood type O is the most common around the world. Blood type A is the second most common, and type AB is the least common. If people with type A blood are given type B blood, or people with type B blood are given type A blood, they will probably die.
In 1927, a Japanese doctor, Furukawa Takeji, did a research and found that people with different blood types also have different personalities (性格). He said that people with type A blood are usually calm and serious； people with type B blood are curious (好奇的), cheerful, and outgoing; people with type O blood are generous (慷慨的) and honest; while those with type AB blood are often caring, creative and careful.
More recently, a doctor in the United States wrote a book that connects blood types with what people eat. For example, his book suggests people with type O blood should eat more meat and less bread and people with type A blood should eat more vegetables. His book, Eat Right for Your Type, has been popular with people who want to lose weight. However, Dr. Peter D'Adamo believes that if a person wants to lose weight easily, he had better eat food that matches his blood type. He thinks it will make the person healthier in other ways, too.
As we celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, it is worth noting that the rabbit has been a cultural image（印象）. We can see it all over the world through different art forms by artists.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, for example（神话里的）meaning behind rabbits in China. So that the visitors of the show will know more about the rabbit culture. Just as the museum's official website describes, "The rabbit is a popular figure in Chinese literature and folk stories. It is believed to live on the moon and help the goddess Chang 'e to prepare her elixir of immortality（长生不老药）
Some other creative artists have used their artworks to give rabbits different symbolic meanings. At the comer of a building in Vila Nova de Gaia sis Half Rabbit, a huge rabbit sculpture. This eye— catching rabbit can be seen as you get closer from street level. It follows a half— and —half design. One side appears to be brown and fumy（毛茸茸的）, while the other half looks shining with rainbow colors. The rabbit was created by Portugal street artist Bordalo Ⅱand Mistaker Maker
These rabbit works of art have seen wide attraction（有吸引力的） globally. What's the most creative one in your eyes?
①Rabbits have been an artistic subject for a long time.
②It's great to know more about the rabbit culture through art.
③How special the rabbit sculpture is!
④Recycled materials and trash are used lo create the art.
①Facial recognition technology is widely used today. For example, police use it to search for bad guys. It's also used to unlock phones or doors. Now, a similar technology, known as facial detection(探测), is entering a new field: the business of advertising.
②Such systems are going through tests in a small number of stores. One facial detection system can judge a person's" happiness" or" fear" level. That helps businesses see how people feel as they look at products or advertisements in the store. Another system can detect whether someone is wearing eyeglasses. If so, stores can send advertisements for new glasses to him.
③Facial detection technology is also placed inside some large advertising boards. Cameras in those boards can detect information like people's ages and five levels of feelings——from" very happy" to" very unhappy".
④Supporters of the technology say it could improve buyers' experience by showing products they might like or by offering them products at lower prices.
⑤Some are against the idea of using such systems. Pam Dixon, the head of a privacy(隐私)group, is one of them. She thinks ▲ . For example, a business could raise the price of a product according to a person's age and feelings.
⑥However, one store testing the technology explained they wouldn't store people's information like names or ages. And the advertising board system maker said it didn't keep any personal information or record any videos.
this way is very helpful. Whether it's the beginning of the night or the middle of the night, if you've been awake for 20 or 30 minutes, get up. Maybe you just need five minutes to get sleepy, or maybe an hour, but don't spend that time awake in bed.
