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Feng's recent viral video comes from his bilingual (双语的) stop announcements in Chinese and English, captivating netizens. Some remark, "It's like a luxurious flight for just two yuan!", praising Handan's harmonious combination of tradition and modernity.

This transformation started when Feng greeted a group of foreign passengers with "Hello. Happy New Year!" during the Spring Festival. Encouraged by their positive feedback, he saw an opportunity to serve the many foreigners riding his bus. Determined to improve communication, Feng started an English learning journey.

Starting from zero, he was buried in online courses, sought English materials, and used translation software to enhance his skills. Today, his bilingual announcements reflect his dedication and Handan's cultural charm.

Each evening, after dropping off his last passengers, Feng returned home around 9:00 p.m., exhausted but determined. Despite his tiredness, he'd continue studying for an hour, even making the best of his 20-minute break.

Inspired by his colleagues and after three years of unstopped preparation, Feng boldly tried bilingual announcements during peak hours in early 2023. Initially nervous, he received overwhelming encouragement from passengers, strengthening his resolve to make bilingual announcements an essential part.

"Taking that first step was challenging, but the positive feedback fueled my passion," Feng recalled. "It's become a goal and a cherished wish." Now, over a year and a half later, Feng's bilingual announcements have gathered a devoted fan base. Passengers eagerly board the No. 38 bus to immerse themselves in his enriching language experience, while parents bring their children along for the educational ride. Feng's dedication has transformed his routine bus rides into linguistic adventures, captivating hearts and minds alike.

However, six years later, I had become horribly chained to it. Recent reports show that I'm not the only one. According to a 2017 study the average American spends 5 hours a day on smart devices and about 2.5 hours are spent on social media, messaging, news and entertainment applications.

It's hard to explain when the love and joy I felt for my iPhone turned into dependency. But now, I fall asleep next to my phone every night and wake to it each morning. I check the weather app every morning before I choose how to dress for the day. I use it to help me navigate(导航)a city I should know well enough on my own. I update my inbox every time I pick up my phone.

As with any addiction, my phone dependency began to impact my life. While spending time with family, I'd stare into a small screen on my lap instead of engaging at a level I would have a few years back. At work, my productivity levels dropped. And then, my four-year relationship came to an end. Eventually, I was left with years of memories and a mobile phone that couldn't provide enjoyable company across the dinner table, share the joys of experiencing a concert or kiss me goodnight before bed.

Now, I move through life with more purpose and intention. I've cut back on carelessly giving away my limited time and attention to my phone. Instead, I focused my efforts on being as present as possible. Training the mind to stay present is a long and challenging road, but it's important to start somewhere.

I hope you'll take a deep look at your own phone habits and reevaluate how important a role you are letting it play in your life. Whether or not you've reached a place in your life where your screen time feels problematic, there's no harm in mindfully giving your current practices some thought.

Light Awash in Watercolor

Learn about the materials and qualities of watercolor paint with experts from the Harvard Art Museums Materials Lab. Try your hand at some of the painting tricks used by artists whose works will be in the upcoming exhibition of American Watercolors 1880-1990: Into the Light.

Spineless Artists: Invertebrate Creativity

From webs to cocoons, invertebrates (无脊椎动物) create some of nature's most delicate and beautiful designs. Join Javier Marin from the Harvard Museum of Natural History to learn how insects and other invertebrates dance, inspire fashion and create art, while making your own spineless artists out of craft (手工艺) materials.

Wheel Throwing

Join instructors from the Ceramics Program and great potters from Quincy, Cabot and Mather Houses for demonstrations using the potter's wheel. Then create your own masterpiece!

Knitting and Pom-Pom Making

Join the Harvard Undergraduate Knitting Circle to make pom-poms and tassels out of thread, or pick up a pair of needles and learn to knit (编织).

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, surrounded by the Nanling Mountains and facing the South China Sea, is home to a diverse ecosystem. As a global biodiversity hotspot, it features (strike) landscapes and rare wildlife.

To allow the public (appreciate) the area's natural wonders, Dynamic Bay Area: Biodiversity Photography Exhibition was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, this month, with display of more than 80 photos by local (photograph) and conservationists. The five-day event (seek) to plant a seed of awareness, inspiring deeper connections between people and nature. All the pictures were taken during last year's 5,000-kilometer journey across the area's diverse landscapes.

Divided into four chapters-Mountains, Rivers, Sea and City, the event revealed the area's (hide) wonders: from the Chinese white dolphins in the Lingdingyang waters the spoon-billed sandpiper in the waters of Zhanjiang. Wandering through the exhibition, visitors were transported to the heart of the area's natural world, (experience) the spirit of a land where every creature and element of nature tells a story of wonder.

The exhibition demonstrated the successful (integrate) of environmental conservation into the fabric of regional development, illustrating a path urban advancement and biodiversity conservation walk hand in hand.

In particular, young females that migrate (迁徙) between groups bring their cultural knowledge with them, and groups can combine new techniques with existing ones to get better at searching for food. Such "cumulative culture" means some chimpanzee communities are becoming more technologically advanced — although very, very slowly. "If chimpanzees have some cultural knowledge that the community they' re moving into doesn't have, they may pass it on — just in the same way we pass on the genes (基因)," says Andrew Whiten at the University of St Andrews. "And then that culture builds up."

Scientists knew chimpanzees used tools and passed on the knowledge, but their lack of significant innovation compared to humans puzzled researchers. Cassandra Gunasekaram at the University of Zurich suspected she might be able to apply genetic analysis to the puzzle. To see if young females bring their skill sets into their new groups, she and her colleagues looked at data previously collected by other research groups at 35 study sites in Africa and included information about what tools, if any, each animal used, as well as their genetic connections over the past 15,000 years. "The genetics give us a kind of time machine into the way culture has been transmitted (传播) across chimpanzees," says Whiten.

Some chimpanzees used complex tools, for example a drilling stick and a fishing brush for hunting. The researchers found the chimpanzees with the most advanced tool sets were three to five times more likely to share the same DNA as those that used simple tools or no tools at all, even though they might live thousands of kilometres away. And advanced tool use was also more strongly associated with female migration compared with simple or no tool use.

"Our interpretation is that these complex tool sets are really invented by perhaps building on a simpler form from before, and therefore they have to depend on transmission by females from the communities that invented them initially to the other communities," says Whiten. "It shows that complex tools would rely on social exchanges across groups— which is very surprising and exciting," says Gunasekaram.

For years, chefs on popular video platforms have staged cook-offs between "real" and AI recipes, with the "real" chefs often winning. In 2022, Tasty, an online platform, compared a chocolate cake recipe generated by an AI tool with one developed by a professional cook. While the AI recipe baked up fine, the cook's recipe won in a blind taste test. The tasters preferred the cook's cake for its not-too-sweet and juicer flavor compared to the AI cake.

Sarah and Kaitlin Leung are sisters who run a famous food blog. Their recipes go through a long process. They brainstorm ideas, do research, and experiment a lot before testing each recipe up to 40 times. "We know that our readers are trusting us, so we try to make sure our recipe not only works but is also easy to follow," Sarah says. "The stories that surround these recipes and the connections that we make with people through these recipes are priceless — it's so deeply human. By comparison, the machine doesn't eat and the machine can't taste."

"It's not all negative for me." A software engineer Olson believes AI has a place in the recipe development process. He adds, "but I don't think the technology is there to the point where you can have an entirely AI-generated blog, although that would be a cool concept. Maybe someone should try it and see how it goes."

Volunteers in this role will be added to the Events Volunteer Register. When a volunteering opportunity arises, an email will be sent to the Register. Tasks may include preparing for,advertising or helping out at events. Reply to the email if interested.

The Museum runs regular events for adults and children, engaging thousands annually. Help is sought for various tasks to ensure events run smoothly.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

·Helping at adult or children's events: serving drinks, storytelling and facilitating hands-on activities; setting up for and tidying up after events

·Photography: taking and uploading photos of events

·Advertising: helping distribute promotional posters

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

·Experience in museum education to enhance your CV (简历)

·Chance to develop new skills

·Join an enthusiastic team and work cooperatively

·Opportunity to ask for a reference, but only after 40 hours' voluntary work

KILLS REQUIRED

·Reliability

·Friendly and polite towards visitors

·Willingness to help out with different tasks

Events mainly occur on weekdays, not many on weekends. Applicants must be 18+. Events Volunteers will be invited to have an informal phone chat and to attend a training session before they are formally accepted as volunteers.

Here in Oklahoma, spring weather keeps us on edge — sunny one moment, stormy the next, with tornadoes that can form in an afternoon. But that particular spring, nothing could weaken my happiness. Just months earlier I'd given birth to twin girls, Emerson and Preslee. And Harley, our dalmatian (斑点狗), had a litter of 12 pups. One was very special.

We named her Muff because her brown ears made it look as if she were wearing tiny earmuffs (耳罩). We gave away the other puppies but kept Muff for ourselves. The perfect puppy for my babies, I thought. "They'll all grow up together," I told my husband Brian.

One afternoon, Muff didn't return from playing outside. With tornado season at its peak and dangerous storms approaching, I grew anxious. "It will come back," Brian tried to calm me down. "It can always find its way back home." But the next day, it still wasn't back. As weather worsened, we took shelter in a school basement, where I prayed for Muff's safety. The wind's howl turned into an incredible roar, as if we were being run over by a freight train.

After the tornado passed, we searched for the dog and found the surrounding area in ruins. Not only were there no signs of the dog, but we were also forced to move to a new house. I still worried about Muff but held out hope. What if it came back to the old home and didn't find us there? But time faded my expectations.

Two years passed, and we got two new dogs. The girls grew up with them, but I never forgot Muff. Then, one day out of the blue, Brian called home from work. He had been surfing the Internet and had come across the website of Rocky Spot Rescue, a local organization that puts up dogs for adoption. "We don't need another dog," I said.

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But Brian cut me off and said, "You need to see this."

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The next day, our family went to the organization.

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Beijing's unique cultural identity attracted record tourists to new heights in 2024, most of whom (drive) in part by the popularity of its newly listed UNESCO World Heritage Central Axis (轴). Following its (include) on the world heritage list, visits rose significantly the central axis becoming a must visit for both domestic and international tourists.

The Beijing Central Axis, (stretch) 7.8 kilometers from the Yongding Gate in the south to the Drum and Bell Towers in the north, was constructed based on ancient architectural philosophies (shape) and define an ideal layout for a capital city then. The Central Axis dates back to the Yuan Dynasty, while its length was extended in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is an epitome (缩影)of traditional city design, in the central position is the emphasis, indicating the purpose of constructing social order and standardizing social life through the city layout. It is also the (grand) and best preserved city central axis around the world, and a model for the development of a mature Chinese capital.

Although Beijing's cultural heritage remained central to (it) tourism appeal last year, previously visited as stand-alone sites, these landmarks now (collective) draw crowds as part of the "Citywalk" experience, offering tourists new perspective on Beijing's history and culture.