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On the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India on July 27,2024, "The Beijing Central Axis (中轴线) — A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital" was announced (list) as China's 59th World Heritage site.

The Beijing Central Axis, located at the core of the ancient city of Beijing, (cover) 7.8 kilometers with the Bell and Drum Towers at its northern end and Yongdingmen Gate at the southern end.

The Central Axis is not an actual road, but a (harmony) cluster of distinct buildings and sites. Originating in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the Beijing Central Axis (classify) as a "building complex" in terms of cultural heritage, consisting of 15 components. It is a combination of buildings and sites dominate the planning pattern of the entire old city. It is carrier of traditional Chinese concepts and beliefs, constructing a symbol for national order and witnessing the (form) of the Chinese ancient architectural art culture.

Heritage experts said that the uniqueness of the Beijing Central Axis fills a gap in the world Heritage List regarding the ideal of urban landscape the type of core architectural groups in the east, thus (possess) outstanding universal value.

To date, home 59 world heritage sites, including 40 cultural heritage sites,15 natural heritage sites, and 4 mixed cultural and natural heritage sites, China stands as one of the world's leading nations in heritage conservation.

I've heard people say, "Who needs lifeguards at the Olympics?" "It's the2 job in the world." It's belittling (轻视). You're not a3, but you must be prepared for emergencies. If you don't know how to pull somebody out of the water4, you've done the5 before they get real treatment.

I don't get startruck, but you'd be6 when you're standing next to a big star like Michael Phelps. One day I was waiting to start my7, when he walked past and gave us all high fives. In that instant, it felt like the energy of greatness had brushed right past me. When you see athletes win, you celebrate with them. When they fail, your heart breaks for them.

That's not to say it's not8 when you're in the chair. You don't9 the race because you're so focused on checking each athlete's10 to see if anything doesn't look right. Why is his arm doing that? What's happening with his foot? Is he getting cramp?

Even now, I'm still11 while lifeguarding. You could have a pool full of the fittest-looking people, but one could have a history of heart disease. At the Paris Olympics, a Slovakian swimmer12 after her event — she had had an asthma (哮喘) attack. Not all medical issues are13.

I now work as a lifeguard at a pool near Telford. Whenever I watch the Olympics, I always14 the lifeguards. There's stuff going on behind the scenes that no one realize. We15 into the background and keep calm. But if there's a problem, we'll step forward.

Some people are now advocating the therapeutic (治疗的) value of cooking food. It's not just about the end result but the experience someone goes through. Dr. Mark Salter told the BBC, "Baking and cooking can help patients develop planning skills, short-term memory and social skills.. Therefore, baking and cooking are good occupational therapies."

TV chef and author Nadiya Hussain agrees that cooking is great for helping our mind. She loves to bake and became the champion of the TV show, The Great British Bake Off. She says that "Baking's always been about therapy.." And she thinks that baking is an important tool for our socialization and mental health.

Certainly, creating some delicious food has helped some of us get through tough times.. People have said that making bread, for example, has given them a sense of calm and control. Research has also shown that doing creative tasks, like cooking, makes us feel happier. Nicole Farmer said, "Cooking represents the shared human experience of food, so I think that's where it offers opportunity for immediate positive emotions."

. As we mix with friends and family in the kitchen, we enjoy the benefits of shared moments that put us all in the right frame of mind.

A. It's never really been about the cake.

B. All of these skills suffer in mental illness.

C. It requires great skills to become an excellent baker.

D. It's helped take our mind off things and given us something to do.

E. We know about the benefits of eating properly for our physical well-being.

F. Of course, cooking can be a very sociable activity and a rewarding experience.

G. Remember what we eat has a strong impact on our health both physically and mentally.

Daniel Mackin Freeman and Dara Shifrer, used a large nationally representative dataset to see which types of arts classes impact math achievement and how it varies based on the socio-economic composition of the school. Schools with lower socio-economic status (SES) have a higher percentage of students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

The researchers found that taking music courses at higher-or-mid-SES schools relates to higher math scores. Mackin Freeman said that's not a surprise given the ways in which music and math overlap. "If you think about it at an intuitive (直觉的) level, reading music is just doing math," he said. "Of course, it's a different type of math but it might be a more engaging form of math for students than learning calculus (微积分)."

However, the positive relationship between music course-taking and math achievement is primarily isolated to schools that serve more socially privileged students. The study suggests this could be because arts courses in low-SES schools are of lower quality and/or under-resourced. Students in low-SES schools also take fewer music and arts classes on average compared to their peers, also suggesting low-SES schools are under-resourced when it comes to arts courses.

"It'd be reasonable to expect that at under-resourced schools, the quality of the music program would distinguish any potential connection to other subjects," Mackin Freeman said. "For programs as resource-intensive as something like band, under-resourced schools are less likely to even have working instruments, let alone an instructor who can teach students to read music in a way that they can make connections to arithmetic (算术)."

Mackin Freeman said the findings suggest that learning shouldn't happen in only one subject and the ways some schools have attempted to increase math achievement — by over-emphasizing math and cutting the arts — is shortsighted and counterproductive.

The results show that crows have counting capacities near those of human babies, says lead study author Diana Liao, a researcher at the University of Tübingen in Germany. "We think this is the first time this has been shown for any animal species," she adds.

Crows do not appear to be capable of symbolic counting, where numbers serve as an exact representation. Instead, the birds count by controlling the number of vocalizations (发声) they produce to correspond to associated hints. This is similar to how young children count before learning symbolic numbers, Liao says. For example, a baby who is asked how many apples are on a tree may answer, "One, one, one". The baby produces the number of speech sounds which agree with that of the apples, rather than just saying, "Three."

In the study, Liao and her colleagues presented the crows with randomly ordered hints, four of which were visual-colored numbers that appeared on a touch screen. And four of them were auditory (听觉的), including sounds made by guitars and drums. Through trial and error, the birds had to figure out the correct number of calls to pair with each hint. If they got it right, they received a worm reward.

After receiving about 180 training sessions, all of the crows were able to produce the correct number of vocalizations associated with the hints — a "pretty cool" finding, Liao says. She suspects, too, that the crows could have mastered numbers higher than four if they were given the opportunity.

Onur Güntürkün, a biopsychologist at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, who was not involved in the research, says the new paper is "excellent" even if the findings are "not unexpected" given all that scientists already know about crows' intelligence.

Requiring 18 months of hard training, the entire trip took eight tough weeks for Rothwell to travel from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 to the finish line 3000 miles away in Antigua on February 6. "I like a challenge!" explains Frank on his fundraising site. "In 2017, I spent five weeks on a deserted island for the Channel 4 program, the Island with Bear Grylls. Before that, I was only the 10^th person ever to circumnavigate North and South America."

In a statement, Hilary Evans, chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said, "We're honored to have such amazing support from Frank. His courage and determination helped him to complete his epic challenge and raise £1 million for dementia (痴呆) research."

"This incredible amount will be a huge benefit to the groundbreaking research we carry out here at Alzheimer's Research UK, as we continue our mission to bring about life-changing treatments for people affected by dementia," added Evans.

Crossing the finish line was an emotional moment for Rothwell. He said, "I am on cloud nine! I set out in December wishing to raise £1 million for Alzheimer's Research UK but I never thought I'd actually achieve it. At times, the challenge was incredibly tough, with rough seas, huge waves, and missing my wife, Judith. But as exhausting as it was, it was all totally worth it."

He also said, "Having received hundreds of messages from people who, like me, have witnessed the heartbreak of dementia, I am proud to have raised such an incredible amount in honor of Roger and everyone else who has experienced the destruction it causes."

● Alentejo, Portugal

The Douro Valley, known for the production of port wine, is the obvious autumn choice in Portugal. But head instead to the Alentejo region, Portugal's rural heartland. Here, you can see Roman remains in its UNESCO-protected capital Evora, go on a road trip through peaceful countryside planted with cork trees and olive groves, and enjoy the wild coast.

● Romania

Spending Halloween at "Dracula's castle" is just one of the reasons to consider visiting Romania in autumn, which offers volunteer trips that might see you helping conservation efforts with rescued bears in Brasov. In addition to autumn's changing leaves, the season marks the start of all kinds of foodie events.

● Thessaloniki, Greece

Fall is considered a great time to visit Thessaloniki, Greece's gateway city to the Balkans, not for its beaches but for its rich Jewish history. The city is also known for its flavorful and diverse food scenes. Travelers can embark on an adventure, enjoying local delicacies, including bougatsa, loukoumades, and fresh seafood from the Aegean Sea.

● Malta

The Mediterranean archipelago of Malta — consisting of three inhabited islands, Malta, Gozo and Comino — is another summertime oven that becomes far more pleasant to visit once temperatures drop. Malta is always popular with scuba divers who explore the many World War II shipwrecks lying offshore, as well as the Blue Hole — a 50-foot-deep tube-like rock formation filled by the sea, with an archway and cave at its bottom.

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The most popular martial arts (武术) today came from Asia, especially China. More than 3, 000 years ago, some fighting styles (invent) in China. About 1, 500 years ago, an Indian monk (僧侣) (call) Damo came to China. He went to Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. There he found the monks to be weak and unhealthy after the practice of thinking (deep) for a long time. Besides, in those days, monks needed to travel a lot. They needed to protect (they) from some dangerous situations. So Damo invented some exercises for the monks to do, formed the basis of Shaolin Kung Fu. After the monks learned the exercises, it was much (difficult) to attack them than before. During the 1, 500 years of its (develop), Shaolin Kung Fu became one of largest schools of Kung Fu. Wild animals were also teachers of martial arts. In Indonesia, China and elsewhere, people looked at animals fought. They tried to use those animal movements when they fought. time going by, they became part of many martial arts.

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (类风湿性关节炎) in my 20s. It6 for a while, but came back worse in 2005. Walking got7 and more painful over the years. But I refused to8 it. I still hoped to walk again. Not until that fall did I9 that trying to walk only made things worse. It was time to let go. At 46, I got a wheelchair.

At first, I10 it. It felt like a symbol of defeat. I11 being tall and free. But then, something changed. Stewart took me to Hay-on-Wye. I visited bookshops and sat in cafes without worrying about the pain, which gave me more12 . Slowly, I learned to use the wheelchair. I could go out with my kids and   13 more than ever before. People were kind, offering help whenever I needed it. I realized this was a new14 .

Now, I see the wheelchair15 . It's not a reminder of what I lost, but a part of who I am.

We all worry. It's a common feeling. We know worry does little good. It doesn't solve problems but causes discomfort. Yet, it seems to stick to us. Here are some ideas to help you worry less.

Firstly, worry wastes our imagination. When we worry, we often think of bad things that might never happen. It's not like problem-solving. Problem-solving is calm and logical. Worry is just nervousness. For example, if you worry about a test, you might imagine failing. But that doesn't help. Instead, you should focus on preparing, which is practical.

Moreover, worry harms our performance. It takes our attention away from the present. When you worry, you can't think clearly. Imagine you're playing a sport. But if you stay calm and focus, you'll do much better. Worry is like a dark cloud over our heads, making everything seem worse. Worry can stop you from reaching your goals and enjoying life.

When you feel worried, take slow, deep breaths. It helps you relax and think clearly. Also, take small actions. Even a little progress can reduce worry. For instance, if you worry about a project, start by making a simple plan. That gives you control and relaxes your mind. The key is to direct your attention to positive actions.

In short, worry can be a lot of trouble. By understanding its harm and learning to let go, we can live happier and more successful lives.

A. Lastly, the solution to worry is to stay present.

B. It's important to see the difference between worrying and problem-solving.

C. If you worry about losing, you won't play well.

D. Many people find that worry becomes a habit that's hard to break.

E. However, there are several ways to reduce worry and improve your life.

F. Taking steps to manage worry can lead to significant improvements in your daily life.

G. The serious effect of worry on our physical and mental health must be fully understood.

Ooho is designed for large outdoor events where a large number plastic bottles are used and frequently left behind as litter. It's a kind of convenient, clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten. To drink it, you can either get rid of the membrane (膜) or tear a hole in the membrane with your teeth to pour the water into your mouth. To eat it, you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth. It's completely tasteless so you needn't worry about any taste.

It aims for large outdoor events where tons of plastic bottles are used and frequently left behind as litter. Too much plastic is sure to do harm to the environment, which could account for the purpose of such a new invention.

The team has been working for the past two years to develop the technology and materials that are needed to produce Ooho. The price for an only bubble (泡状物) or a unit of bubbles has not been decided yet, but it costs about two cent to create a unit, which is cheaper than plastic bottles. The team has also been selling Ooho water bottles in London for the past six months.

Ooho is catching many people's attention and has raised over $1 million in only three days. It's mostly being sold at events at the moment to interest the buyers while the production machine is getting up and running. It's quickly making a rise, so keep an eye out for these bottles of the future.

"Many focus on the benefits of digital devices (设备) in education but ignore the costs", said Patricia Greenfield from the University of California, "losing the ability to understand the emotions of other people is one of the costs." Greenfield and her research team did an experiment. They worked with 105 children who spend about 4. 5 hours in front of screens on a school day. The students were asked to describe the emotions towards the pictures of people who were happy, sad, angry or scared. Then, half of them attended a five-day nature and science camp. There they had no smart phones, TV, or computers. The other half stayed in school and spent the five days as usual. Five days later, all the children took the test again.

Students who had been to the camp got about 5 percent more answers correct than they had done before the camp. But the other group of students didn't show much improvement. The study is not perfect in some ways, said the researchers. But the result is still a warning for us, so scientists say we should stay alert for it.

"Emotional skills develop in practice and the brain develops through real interaction. " said Professor Taylor, a professor at the University of San Francisco.

Researchers talked to 2, 000 parents of children aged 2-16 in the UK about what activities their children could do confidently. The results were surprising: Their children could use a tablet (平板电脑) (59%)and work a mobile phone (57%) more confidently than they could tie their shoe laces (鞋带) (53%)! So, spend more time away from mobile phones and computers if you want to be an understanding friend, and not a member of what the Daily Mail called "Generation Helpless".

Rehan lived through years of family struggles, poverty, and unfairness. He saw his father do several jobs to raise his brother and him with little rest and food. Rehan admitted he was pained and "hungry for more". Life taught him the value of hard work and self-improvement at a very young age.

Those hard times tested the family as a whole. The more stressed Rehan was, the worse his grades became. His father told him to learn to relax by exercising. With a different purpose, he channeled his energy into sports, which he hoped would become his way out of a poor life.

However, things didn't go that way. His father was in bad physical condition and then Rehan had to take a job at Bates Trucking & Trash Removal. He was smart and worked harder than any others. His co-workers spoke highly of him and tried to persuade him to go back to school. One of the company owners even helped him enroll (注册) at Bowie State University. Rehan earned a 4. 0 grade point average and was able to transfer to the University of Maryland. But Rehan's struggles still weren't over. During his junior year at the University of Maryland, his father suffered a stroke (中风). Instead of dropping out of school, Rehan returned to Bates Trucking & Trash Removal in order to save his father. He got up each day at 3 am to work before class and doubled his learning plans. Finally, he graduated with good grades. Moreover, he began applying to Harvard Law School and made it.

With a sick father, a younger brother, a hard job, and a little time to learn, Rehan just had his own painful story to stand on. "Yes, Rehan has a quick mind, but what makes his achievement even more admirable is his courageous journey to this moment," said his professor.

Holi Festival

Holi is a festival held in India for 16 days in the spring season. In this festival, people in colorful clothes go outside at night to throw colors on each other happily. The story behind this festival is that the god Krishna got jealous(妒忌的) of his wife's white skin so he went to his mother crying about his dark skin. His mother advised him to color his wife's face the color he wanted.

Magpie Festival

On the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, Chinese people celebrate an occasion that look like western Valentine's Day. In this festival, girls who don't marry pray to have good husbands They also embroider(刺绣) a piece of cloth show their skills because they think it is the most important skill a wife should have.

Day of Death

Day of Death is a festival held in Mexico on the second of November. This day is meant to remember dead family. Homes and streets are decorated in bright colors. People who are dressed in skeletons(骷髅) decorated with flowers and different colors go to visit the graves, dancing and singing here. The festival goes back to American Indians who were keeping their family's skeletons to honor their memory.

Day of Silence

Day of Silence is the Indonesian new year, and this day is quite important in Indonesia. What features this festival is its unique activities. Everyone keeps silent. People don't use cars. They don't go to work and they stop doing anything joyful.