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We don't know the exact number of dead insects in the collection at the Natural History Museum in London, but it's more than 34 million.
Our collections, for me, are a place of wonder, The specimens(标本) they contain are the biological heritage of the planet: Splendid to look at and packed with genetic information about the past. Some have come to us from across the globe, and make me feel how small I am, as part of nature.
The insect collection stretches back hundreds of years. For example, we have a robber fly caught in 1680 by the queen's gardener at Hampton Court Palace. near London.
Flies are my focus. Not only are they amazingly diverse, but they're cute. We've got stalk-eyed flies; flies that are lousy then a millimetre in sizes and my favourites, Mallophora robber flies, which look like massive bumble-bees and are highly poisonous. I also have a soft spot for botflies, one species of which matures in camels' noses.
The collection isn't static; there's so much research going on. We're always updating the system of naming the in sect so raisin s evolutionary family trees and describing new species.
The museum lends specimens by post, and we host not just scientists, but visitors such as designers looking for inspiration. We're also trying to digitize the entire collection so that anyone can access it.
I'm working with Mara Lawniczak at the Well come Sanger Institute in Hinxton, UK. We're trying to recover genomes(基因组) from mosquito samples collected over the past century. In the past, people would cut off legs or destroy whole specimens—which fills a director like me with terror. Instead, we are washing the specimens with chemical solutions to obtain DNA. Genetic analysis will help us to distinguish between old mosquito specimens that look similar, and to learn how populations have changed.
In today's throwaway society, it's all too easy to buy goods as and when we need them and simply bin them once they've served their purpose, and a surprising amount of perfectly usable stuff ends up as waste—and it's not just what we can see in the bin either.
When we throw away a product—be it a toy, a T-shirt or a tomato we're wasting more than the product and the money we spent on it, we're wasting all the effort that went into it growing it or mining the materials to make it, manufacturing it, packaging it for sale, and transporting it to the shop or to our door, for example, a cheeseburger has a carbon footprint of around 10 kg CO2eq. That's 30 times higher than its weight. 98% of a cheeseburger's total carbon impact actually comes from its production. Its waste impact accounts for just 2%. Similarly, despite weighing just io9 grams on average, the waste footprint of a smartphone is more than 500 times higher at a massive 8o kg. I hat s including the waste generated in mining materials to make it, like precious metals, but doesn't even include emissions(排放) generated in the manufacturing process.
In Scotland, 80% of carbon footprint comes from all the goods, materials and services which we produce, use and often throw out after just one use. What's more, around half of those emissions are produced overseas in countries poorer and more polluting than Scotland. Not good news.
There are signs of hope. More and more people are beginning to realize how serious this waste is and to use that knowledge to inform our purchases. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.
Risky play gives children a feeling of thrill and excitement. Risk is an essential component of a balanced childhood. Exposure to healthy risks, particularly physical, enables children to experience fear, and learn the strengths and limitations of their own body.
For this generation of children, always from scheduled soft play, to school, to club, to sofa, we've got a lot of work to do. As parents, many of us are unused to allowing even the tiniest degree of danger to enter the lives of our children. Surely it's the job of a good parent to keep them safe. That's why roaming-distance—how far children play from home—has decreased by 90% in the past 30 years. We are a nation of stubborn helicopter parents managing a schedule of activities and waiting below our children on the monkey bars in case they should slip. It's no wonder that the virtual risk of computer games is so appealing and addictive-—the real world seems rather mild in comparison.
So how can we put some of that danger and excitement back into the lives of our children?
The answer is step by step and in an age appropriate way. First, the outdoors is key. Outdoors time every day is essential, and don't just head to the neat and controlled environment of the play area.
Permit your primary-age children to leave your sight. Risky sports are a reasonably controlled way to allow your children to feel fear. Horse riding or skiing might be expensive, but what about skateboarding, tree-climbing or rock-climbing? Your child could fall at some stage, and they will probably feel out of control一but wow, they'll feel alive. Water, too, is essential healthy risk. Let them climb in streams, slide in mud and fall over in the sea wearing all their clothes. Your job as an adult is to manage the risk.
You may have witnessed this yourself, but I know when I'm walking outdoors or walking in a green environment, I feel less stressed, a sense of calm. And the walk doesn't need to be a major hike nor for hours on end.
Listen carefully to hear the birds singing and the wind rustling(沙沙作响) in the leaves of the trees or hear the running water.Keep yourself from listening to music on this particular walk. You should be sure to have all your senses available to hear the sounds of nature.
Look at the variations of the color green in the forest or colors within the body of the water you are experiencing. How many different shapes of leaves do you see? Are there waves in the water you are viewing or is the water still and calm?
When you're outside—whether it's in a forest, on a beach or simply outside your home-take a moment to breathe in deeply, smelling and tasting the air; place your hands on a tree or a finger in the water to experience the feel of nature.
It is a combination of all these senses you have opened by participating in this experience.
If you cannot go outdoors-either due to the time of day or night, weather or physical limitations—there are options to still gain this experience. It is best to experience forest bathing in person, but it's always good to have a second option.
A. The last sense is the state of mind.
B. The green forest is the best place for walking.
C. Log onto a video or look for apps with views of forests or oceans.
D. Make sure to take notice of the shape, color and size of your surroundings.
E. If you are walking alone, it is more likely that all your senses can be activated.
F. A 10- to 15-minute walk can help with your mood and psychological well-being.
G. If walking on sand near the water, listen to the sand surrounding your footsteps.
""I'll be back in a couple of hours," Dad said, leaving the house that late afternoon. "Two hours," I told1,"You can do this. "I took a long, deep breath and turned to2Mom. She couldn't see the3in my face. She4 with Alzheimer's(阿尔茨海默病). lf she had an episode(发作), I didn't know if I could 5it alone, especially at the end of the day.
On the one day a week I visited, I made myself6 cleaning the house, cooking meals and doing laundry. All the while Dad 7 Mom. But today he needed to go to a8, so Mom and I were on our own. As I watched her sleep soundly, I felt the 9leave my shoulders. I opened a book, and time passed peacefully10I became fully absorbed in the11.
Suddenly she sat upright. "Oh, no! The snow's getting on me. I'm so12. I'm scared. "
"Mom, you're safe. You're here at home. "
"Help me!" She grasped my hands13. I knew my words weren't enough when the anxiety took hold. I 14 for Dad to hurry home from his session. He would know how to help her. His presence always15 Mom when no one else seemed16to. What could I do? Just me, alone?
I did the only thing l could think of. I rubbed her forehead softly, just like she'd done for me as a17when I had a headache.
As the minutes wore on, Mom's heavy breathing18. The tension left her face. Soon l could hear the19 breathing of my sleeping mother. It was the20sound I'd ever heard.
The global campaign of naming China's first Mars rover(火星车) kicked off in July,2020. Netizens at home and abroad (invite) to vote for their favourite among 10 candidates. Finally. Zhurong toned the list, and the name was announced on the Space Day of China, falls on April 24.
Zhurong is a good of fire in ancient Chinese mythology (神话). And in Chinese, "Mars" is "Huoxing". Therefore the name "Zhurong" is suitable for the rover, starting its journey(explore) the red planet.
Of course, in the Chinese culture, Zhurong is not just the name of a mythical figure. (literal), Zhu means wish Rong (meaning cooperation) reflects China's vision of the peaceful use of space the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. The name is another example Chinese traditional culture of exploring nature and the universe after China has named spacecraft, ( include) Tiangong, Tianwen, Chang'e, Yutu, Shenzhou, Wukong and Beidou and so on.
It must be accepted that China(begin) to have the dream of flying to the sky since ancient times. So naming these spacecraft not only shows China's cultural(confident)but also lights the flame of China's planetary exploration, making Feitian, the dancing figure on the wall of Dunhuang Mural(壁画), no longer a(man) fantasy.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2．只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Before the beginning of my last term, my family takes me to an art exhibition. Seeing the creative art pieces was done by children made me decided to take art classes. Every week I spent two hours painting. My teacher was very patience and kind. She ever told us how we should paint, but rather she let us learn and get inspiration for famous paintings. Sometimes I didn't notice that the painting actually was until I finished it, which really helped me express your feelings and relieve my stress. Very soon I realized that it was good decision. It really turned up to be a great way to relax after studying.
