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Belgium is the land of music festivals. There are rock, pop, world, electronic music festivals and more, so you're sure to find a festival that suits your taste.

Groezrock

Groezrock could be considered the opener of the festival season in Belgium. This festival grew from a small event to an international festival that had 33, 000 visitors in 2016. If you're into the harder stuff(东西), this is where you need to go.

When? April 29-30, 2017. Where? Meerhout. Music? Punk, emo, ska and rock in all its variations. Free? No.

Sfinks Mixed

Sfinks is a world music festival that focuses on bringing culture together. There are also plenty of things to do besides watching the performances. Good to know for families: Sfinks is a kid-friendly festival, with workshops, storytelling and performances aimed at children.

When? July 27-30, 2017. Where? Boechout. Music? World. Free? The festival is free; the camping is not.

Graspop Metal Meeting

If Groezrock doesn't seem rough enough to you, Graspop Metal Meeting might. As the name says, this festival is all about metal, rock and punk. In 2016 the festival received 140, 000 visitors who came to watch the more than 100 bands performing.

When? June 16-18, 2017. Where? Dessel. Music? Metal. Free? No.

Genk on Stage

Genk on Stage is a pop musical with not only a lot of Belgian artists, but also some international names. 80, 000 people attended Genk on Stage in 2016.

When? June 23-25, 2017. Where? Genk. Music? Pop. Free? Yes.

When we see a person in trouble, the first idea that comes to our mind is to lend a hand. But what if we see an animal in trouble, does the same rule apply?

This question was raised after a group of penguins were saved from an icy gully (峡谷) in Antarctica. It was filmed for the BBC wildlife series Dynasties. The film crew were anxious when they saw that a group of penguins had fallen into a gully and been trapped with their young. They built a slope (斜坡) so that a few of the penguins could save themselves.

The case has taken the international media by storm. Viewers watching this film sighed in relief. "I'm so glad. I understand not taking action directly, but a helping hand isn't bothering, right?" viewer Kathryn Shaw said on her Facebook.

However, others think human interference (干涉) is unnatural. "You can't have sunshine throughout your life. To have done anything else would only make matters worse." said the show's creator David Attenborough, according to The Times.

In this case, however, Mike Gunton, the executive producer of the series, said that this was a one-off situation. "There were no animals going to suffer by interfering. You weren't touching the animals and it was just felt by doing this …They had the chance not to have to keep slipping down the slope." he told the BBC.

Such cases are familiar to Paul Nicklen, wildlife photographer for National Geographic. He told Metro, "If it's ever a predator (捕食者) situation, no matter how gut­wrenching , you stay out of the way. Even when you're watching a male polar bear eat a baby bear."

"There's no rule book in those situations. You can only respond to the facts that are right there in front of you." Will Lawson, the show's director, told Daily Mail.

Several years ago, when someone used camera covers to protect against possible monitoring, it was not popular to talk about it. Today, people use various types of tapes to cover the web cameras and microphones.

There are many types of spyware that can dive into our devices and secretly spy on them, recording everything they do. Such programs may infect not only computers but also smartphones. Your data may be used by hackers who will try to request money for not exposing your private information or by companies like NSO Group who created the Pegasus spyware to "provide authorized governments with technology that helps struggle against terror and crime".

In my opinion, the described protection technique is highly overestimated. Users tape cameras and microphones due to the lack of understanding of how their devices work and how malware(恶意软件)works. Hackers and even secret services do not have enough resources to monitor all victims using cameras or microphones. If they need to yet any information, they get it by sending a targeted malware to your device, which will not be stopped by the tapes. Such a virus will find what to steal -from personal photos and videos to passwords from social networks, browser history, bank accounts and much more.

It is unwise to believe that attackers will not be able to find a way to spy on you, even if the device, discharged to zero, can still deliver data about your location, using the smartphones of the surrounding people as signal repeaters. Let us face it. we live in an era when it is extremely difficult to hide something and a piece of tape is clearly not the most useful tool in the struggle for your privacy.

Again, to be able to spy on you, attackers need to plant malware in your device. To prevent malware from entering your device, do not click suspected links and email attachments. Use strong passwords for email, social media and online banking accounts.

What is talent? Are you born with it? Or does it seem to develop over time? Before I start, I'd like to say that one thing everyone agrees on is that the most skilled musicians have worked hard to get there.

While it's true that a few of us had enough "talent" to avoid extra practice to do just as well as those who did, those who worked hard easily beat us. It is, in fact, very likely that if some of us "talented ones" had actually been practicing and improving our skill, we would have achieved a whole different level.

Another aspect of talent seems to be heart and passion (酷爱). The people I see who are the most talented musicians are crazy about music. They eat, breathe, and live music and they make an extraordinary effort to make it part of their lives. As Remus Badea said, desire for the musician-to-be is significant for them to be successful. This desire is easily found in those considered to be talented. When you want and love something so bad, it drives you and your entire character can be shaped around it. Such determined passion seems to produce incredible skill and talent.

The third aspect (方面) of talent is having talent around you. When surrounded by talented musicians, it only seems natural that you start to catch up to their level Take a look at almost any group of musicians in history. The more talented people in the group the more talented the group is as a whole. A great example of this is the relationship between audio producer and artist. The artist turns up to the studio with their song, and as they work through recording it, the audio producer will often suggest various changes to the song to make it better.

Should you listen to music when you work? Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they cannot work effectively with music playing in the background. It just depends on what sort of work you're doing.

In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab with a variety of tasks. They included an easy task — searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter "a" and a more difficult task — memorizing word pairs and recalling the partner to each word. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, whereas others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was either loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instrumental tracks.

We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. Contrarily, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn't listen to any music.

Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less engaged during easier tasks, there's a greater risk of drifting off to sleep. Music might give us the extra boost we need to get refreshed. Listening to music can become overkill (过犹不及). So we have to strike a balance between the type of music and the type of task.

A. What should we make of these findings?

B. Several key findings emerged from our study.

C. However, difficult tasks already demand a lot of our mental resources.

D. Our research has found that the effects of work may depend on our personalities.

E. We want to develop a more comprehensive framework that could be applied broader.

F. However, participants who listened to complex music performed best on the easy task.

G. Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these perspectives can be true.

The story of British cycling's rise to global power begins with the adventures of Frank Bowden, a young British lawyer, born in Exeter in 1848. He made his 1 in Hong Kong during the 1870s, but became seriously ill. When he returned to England he was told by his doctor he probably only had six months to live, but that 2 a bike might prolong(延长) his life.

Frank3up cycling with a passion and, a year later, was healthier than ever before. He wanted to share the health 4 of the bicycle—and at the same time make money. He found the perfect 5 when he came across a small bicycle company based in Raleigh Street, Nottingham. Frank was so impressed by the bikes they made that he 6 the business and in 1888 the Raleigh Bicycle Company was born. Rapid development followed. By 1896 they 7 a five-acre factory in Nottingham, and had such 8 in their bikes that they offered a lifetime promise of 9 with every one they sold. Frank Bowden died in 1921. By that time he'd turned a backstreet 10 into the biggest bicycle corporation in the world,11thousands of people to enjoy the health benefits of the pastime that had once saved his life.

The first half of the 20th century was a good time for cycling especially Raleigh. They helped create a colorful cycling 12 in Britain. At first it was largely male—women riders were regarded as unladylike. But, 13 more women started cycling and there were women's racing clubs too. More and more men and women saw the bike as a(n)14 purchase to get them to and from work. It was also a needed form of personal 15 for the postman, the policeman, the midwife and the district nurse. And the company developed a range of children's bikes too, so that, by the 1930s, a bicycle had become one of the most popular birthday presents.

On January 25, 2020, over a billion people in China and millions around the world will celebrate the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival. The ancient tradition, date is determined by the lunar calendar and falls somewhere between January 21 and February 20 each year is the longest and important of all Chinese festivals.

The preparations will (official) begin with Little Year on January 17, 202. It is observed with a day of memorial and prayer ceremonies. , cleaning the house (sweep)away bad luck and hanging spring couplets(春联) on doorways for wealth are also common activities observed by people. Since red (believe) to keep misfortune and evil spirits away, it can be noticed in everything from clothing to lanterns used to decorate houses.

Often (consider)the most important meal of the year, is the reunion dinner is both delicious and rooted in Chinese tradition. whole chicken symbolizes family togetherness, while long uncut noodles show longevity(长寿).Wealth is represented by dumplings and spring rolls. Children receive red envelopes filled money and inspiring messages from elders and are often allowed to stay up late to watch the (amaze) fireworks shows.

The two-week long celebrations will end on February 8-the day of the full moon-with the Lantern Festival.

有时只是闻到气味就有这种效果，更不用说那美妙的奶油的味道了，这种味道就像一台时光机，立刻把我带回阳光灿烂的童年。

外出吃饭也是一种社交活动，让我可以加强我和朋友们的关系。

这个观念流行起来，如今广州的各家餐厅用一千多种点心使食客们胃口大开,一道更比一道精致、美味。

这首乐曲带着我体验了一个跌宕起伏的经典故事，故事讲的是一对被双方家庭拆散的年轻情侣。

她悲痛欲绝，于是跳进了梁山伯的坟墓。

他少年时就已被誉为一名出色的年轻音乐家。

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越剧：Shaoxing Opera  《梁山伯与祝英台》 Butterfly Lovers

天津大剧院Tianjin Grand Theater

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