Your family may love to travel. However, you may worry about the environmental effect of doing so. It is time to take an eco-friendlier trip. We have discovered four destinations for you.
Vienna
Explore the kid-friendly city of Vienna, Austria. Here, you can find plenty of bike-share stations for getting around. The city has a large number of playgrounds and some fantastic museums for children. In the city, there are many hostels run by local people. There is always one that suits your family's taste.
Volcan Tenorio Area
When you think about taking your kids to Costa Rica, you normally focus on viewing its amazing wildlife. But what about turning to the human activities？One way to do so is to stay on a farm. Kids can take a hand in looking after animals and learning about traditional farming methods.
Khao Sok National Park
In this park, you can show your children a different side of Thailand. Use a local guide to introduce you to the interesting plants and animals. Stay at one of the locally owned cottages. You can even spend a night in a raft house on Chiaw Lan Lake, which runs without electricity.
Countryside of Fiji
Leave luxury hotels behind and head to a village homestay in Fiji. Your kids will learn all about Fijian culture. Your money will go directly to the community. With older children you can join in both sea conservation and community projects, with the help of a reliable organization.
Jacky Hunt-Broers ma, who lost one leg to cancer, is seeking to break a world record by completing 102 marathon runs. She set her goal in mid-January. And since then, she has been running the distance of a marathon. Most of the time, she averages just over five hours to complete a run. If she keeps successfully completing marathon runs every day, she will reach her goal by April 28.
Until five years ago, she was not very active. But then she looked into running and decided to give it a try. The sport ended up being quite costly. Currently, she runs on an artificial leg made of a strong, light material known as carbon fiber. The material, which is designed specially for running, costs about $10, 000.
But Jacky says her investment has been well worth it. The biggest struggle used to be that she had to admit part of her body was gone. "Running really changed my life," she said. "It helped me accept myself as an amputee (截肢者). It gave me a sense of freedom. I fell in love with the process of pushing my body further just to see what I could do. "
However, she has faced both physical and mental difficulties during her record-breaking attempt. On one recent day, Jacky said she felt like giving up at 24 kilometers and began to cry. "I had a total emotional breakdown. I was like, 'T just can't do this.'" she said.
Jacky is documenting her progress online and has also gained a large social media following. As she nears the end of her goal, Jacky is hoping to inspire a single thought in others. She tells people, "You're stronger than you think and you're able to do so much more."
Knowing how to read, write and talk in one language is enough for many people. They prefer to focus their energy on other things that improve their lives. Scientists, however, continue to confirm that bilingualism, the ability to speak two languages fluently, has more benefits than many realize.
First, it's good for a child's brain. Learning a second language improves their academic achievements. Many studies have shown that children who learn a foreign language get better grades at school. Bilingual children also display a better facility in their native language. Their grammar, vocabulary and spelling skills are stronger than those of single-language speakers. Children who learn a second language become expert problem-solvers and creative thinkers. That's because their brains are constantly working to sort out which language to speak and when. Studies further show that bilingual teens are better at multitasking.
Multilingual parents understand the benefits of learning more than one language. Ben Mazor of Montreal speaks English, French and Hebrew. He says, "Kids' brains are like a sponge (海绵). They absorb everything. It comes to them so easily while they're young. So why not give them the chance to learn another language？"
A number of studies show that bilingualism is valuable to the brain later in life. Scottish researchers did a study using data from 835 native English speakers, who took an 1Q test at the age of 11. They were tested again in their 70s. Researchers then compared the tests. Those who spoke two or more languages had obviously better cognitive (认知的) abilities. Dr. Thomas Baka, co-author of the study, concluded, "Our results suggest a protective effect of bilingualism against age-related cognitive decline."
So, who would refuse the benefits of learning a second language？
Fresh fruit juice has become increasingly popular in many diets - especially among those consumers who are pressed for time and concerned about their health. Fruit juice has also been linked to beliefs that it can help people lose weight. But is juicing really as healthy as we think？
A recent study reveals hard truths about fruit juice.
All fruits contain sugars and don't seem to have harmful effects unless they contribute to excess (过量的) daily calories. This is because the fiber which is found in whole fruit is undamaged, and the sugar is contained within the fruit's cells. It takes our digestive system a while to break these cells down and for sugar to enter the bloodstream.
This is not the case with fruit juice. Different from whole fruit, the natural sugar in fruit juice counts as "free sugars", just like honey and added sugars. With the fiber removed, fruit juice's sugar is absorbed more quickly. A sudden rise of blood sugar causes the pancreas(胰腺) to release insulin (胰岛素) to bring it back down to a normal level. Over time, this system can wear out, increasing the risk of developing type-2 diabetes (糖尿病).
In 2013, after analysing the health data of 100, 000 people collected bet ween 1986 and 2009, researchers found that fruit juice consumption was linked with increased risk of type-2 diabetes. They've concluded that even when fruit juice is similar in the nutritional content to whole fruit, fruit juice leads to faster and larger changes in insulin levels since liquids pass through the stomach faster than solids.
"Although fruit juice is better than no fruit at all, there are lots of limits," said Dr. Amy Smith, professor of medicine at the University of Virginia. "It particularly comes with risks when we consume more than I50ml of free sugars per day, or when it puts us over our recommended calorie intake. It provides us with vitamins - but fruit juice is far from a quick fix"
Many people think of sharks as dangerous monsters. But human beings cause a far greater danger to them than they do to us. Although shark attacks do occur, they are quite rare. According to one estimate, however, humans kill 100 million sharks every year.
Why should we save the sharks?
Sharks take up the top position on the food chain in the ocean. As sharks die off, the population of the animals that sharks consume will increase. This, in turn, means that the number of the creatures those animals eat will drop. Fish that eat algae (藻类) are also included. This can cause algae to spread so much that it damages coral reefs.
The ocean not only produces more oxygen than all the rainforests on Earth combined, but also removes half of the man-made greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. Once sharks die off, the global ecosystem will be upset, affecting all creatures including human beings.
Don't use shark products
First, vitamin energy drinks and leather goods can be made from shark parts. In addition, shark meat is sold around the world, sometimes under misleading names such as rock salmon or whitefish.
Shark fin soup is a popular dish. However, the process of getting fins is cruel. Fishermen cut the shark's fins off and then throw the shark back into the water, still alive. Sharks breathe by swimming, so ả shark that can't swim will die.
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A. It is time for children to learn about sharks. B. Shark oil is also used in many popular beauty products. C. Then the shark dies slowly, sometimes over several days. D. Actually, the killing of sharks will affect the whole planet. E. People in some countries are especially keen on shark products. F. Among them are some sea fish that humans consume every day. G. This number is a warning that many kinds of sharks may die out. |
A 13-year-old girl from Connecticut came up with a smart idea and brightened the days of hundreds of sick kids.
1to see her dear sister lying on the hospital bed three months ago, Ella Casano2the Medi Teddy, a stuffed animal bag that contains an IV pocket (静脉注射袋). The back of the 3 consists of a net, allowing a doctor or nurse to see through and check on the liquid 4 that a child is receiving. From the front, the child sees a 5 face instead of the IV liquid pocket.
At the beginning, Ella hoped to 6 $5, 000 through a GoFundMe page, which would have allowed her to start producing 500 Medi Teddys, the smallest number 7 by the manufacturer (厂家) to do the job. 8, in just over a week, Ella's page collected more than $20, 000. Although her sister recovered soon, Ella was amazed by the unexpected level of 9 and decided to work harder.
She shared with a local newspaper, "It turns out kids aren't the only ones who get 10 by the Medi Teddy. The 11 for it has been quite obvious among patients, both children and adults, and even pet owners nationwide. We want to continue to 12 Medi Teddys to as many children as we can to make a 13in their lives. "
The same motivation has also 14 Ella's mum. "It's really been heartwarming to receive such 15 emails from all over the world," she said. "And it's inspiring me to contribute to the process."
Fuchsia Dunlop from the UK likes to post her experiences of food from around the world on social media. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, cooking Chinese food (become) a way for her to deal with the "endless lockdown".
(realize) her dream of becoming a cook, she decided to come to Chengdu, she learned local cooking skills in 1994. Seven years later, Dunlop published her first book, Sichuan Cookery, (praise) as "one of the top 10 cookbooks of all time". So far, she has published five books about Chinese cuisines, showing her deep understanding of the food culture that (run) in the blood of Chinese people.
Having studied Chinese food culture for nearly 20 years, she regards Jiangnan the center of the nation's gastronomy (美食学). The decisive moment was in 2008 when she went to Longjing Caotang, restaurant in Hangzhou. The whole cooking method was so moving and (impress) that, at that moment, she decided to write a book about the area. According to Dunlop, by presenting the (dish), she is trying to paint a picture of the area and display (it) different sides, from the banquet to the street food.
