A music column by New Music Friday is from //www. npr. org, sharing the best albums released every Friday. Readers can enjoy and download the album's title track online. The column is well enjoyed by the music explorers. Here are some recent hits.
The best releases out Sept. 30
By Stephen Thompson, Keanna Faircloth, Bob Boilen, Tarik Moody
It's been five years since Björk last released an album, but now the Icelandic icon (偶像) is back with a deeply inventive set called Fossora. Every sound on the record feels as if it's springing into the mix from a different direction, as her energetic voice shares space with everything from bass clarinets (低音单簧管) to the voices of Björk's own creation. Fossora was inspired, at least in part, by the death of the singer's mother, but joy also exists.
The best releases out Sept. 16
By Cyrena Touros, Christina Lee, Tarik Moody, Stephen Thompson
The superstar K-pop girl group BLACKPINK is one of the biggest pop juggernauts in the world, with billions of streams and massive world tours to its name. Born Pink, its second full-length album, promises to further promote BLACKPINK's domination of the U. S. charts.
The best releases out Sept. 9
By Christina Lee, Ann Powers, Stephen Thompson, Cyrena Touros
Ari Lennox experienced a huge breakthrough with 2019's much-loved Shea Butter Baby, but her new album age/sex/location promises to be even bigger. She's been trying many her singles for many months now, and even dropped a five-song EP last Friday, but the album is finally here. It somehow sounds modern even if it recreates the most unforgettable R&B sounds of the'90s and early'00s.
When you visit America, you will see the word "motel" on signs and notice boards. It is made up of "motor" and "hotel" and it is really a hotel for people who arrive by car (however, you don't need a car to stay at one). You have to pay when you arrive for your room, which usually has a bath. Meals are not provided, but there will certainly be a cafeteria. Along the main roads there are a lot of motels. Some provide television in every bedroom while others have swimming pools. Motels are especially useful when you are in the country, far from a town or city. You will also find them in the big National Parks.
In these great National Parks, you may meet guests you don't expect to see. An American friend told me a little story. In the middle of a moonless night she heard strange noises outside her motel window in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Thinking it might be a thief, she jumped out of bed, opened the door and crept towards a dark shadow. As she got close, she saw the thief. She was dreadfully frightened：It wasn't a human thief—it was a big black bear. The bear was turning over some empty tins with its paw, looking for tasty bits of food. My friend decided to leave that particular thief alone!
There are also, of course, places called "rooming houses", where they receive lodgers (房客). You will see such signs as Tourists or Rooms Rent, and you could try one of these. A word of warning— looking for a room in New York during the tourist season is like looking for gold on the moon!
If you've watched Gray's Anatomy, then you've gotten an insight into the complex hierarchies (等级) that rule a hospital. Over 17 seasons, the show's heroine, Meredith Grey, got promoted from a lowly intern (实习生) to chief of general surgery, learning from the presiding residents and older surgeons along the way. There's rarely doubt about who is in charge, who has more expertise, or who should be supervising and training other staff. Grey's fictional journey illustrates the complicated dynamics of a health care setting, whether it's a local clinic or a busy city hospital. Those hierarchies can help teams provide care efficiently, but what happens when those traditional roles are disrupted?
"These status barriers are tricky. "says Sara Singer, a professor of organizational behavior and a professor of medicine. "They can get in the way of medical professionals learning new skills, particularly when junior employees are asked to show more senior coworkers how to use a new technology. "But, as Singer and her coauthors reveal in a recent paper, upending these complex hierarchies can be a useful training strategy.
Singer and her coauthors studied observations from five different primary care settings over the course of nearly two years. At each, medical assistants and patient-service representatives had to learn several new digital technologies. Even though these positions are fairly low in the medical and administrative order. Singer says that within these jobs, tenure and status are still important. So when younger employees were selected to be trainers, that threw the typical power balance off the good state. At some sites, employees struggled to pick up the skills they needed. "There were some groups where the training seemed to be taking and people seemed to be following on with the work that was intended, "Singer says. "But at other places it just wasn't working out. "
By creating a system that gave everyone a chance at those opportunities, clinics could remove the jealousy that might come from selecting one younger employee over another time and time again.
Wax (蜡) paper can't be recycled with other paper items because the wax coating interferes with the recycling process. However, there are still plenty of different options to dispose of your wax paper in an environmentally friendly way.
Wax paper is parchment paper that's been coated with a thin layer of wax on each side. This makes it resistant to wetness and provides a non-stick surface. The majority of wax paper is coated in a food-safe wax, which is made using vegetable oil. Some brands of wax paper also use soybean oil.
The coating in wax paper is water-resistant, and paper needs to be torn with water as one of the first steps in recycling. This makes it unsuitable to be processed alongside most other paper waste. It's also often covered with additional oils from foods, which are not accepted by recycling facilities.
While it can't be recycled, the good news is that some wax paper can be composted at home. If you use wax paper made with vegetable or soybean oil, it can be added in small quantities to your compost. The wax is quite hard for the microbes (微生物) in compost to break down, so your wax paper into small pieces and add it to your compost a little at a time. Wax paper should biodegrade at around the same rate as leaf mulch. If you do use wax paper, the best sort to buy is one with unbleached, natural paper, and a wax coating made using vegetable or soybean oil.
Reusing an item as many times as possible is always a good, environmentally friendly option, especially if it can't be recycled afterward, Rather than throw away your wax paper after one use, you can sometimes use it multiple times to extend its useful life.
Americans use the word "friend" in a very general way. They have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interests. , the friendship may fade. Because American society is one of rapid changes, American friendships develop quickly.
People from the United States may at first seem friendly. . They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, "Have a nice day. "or" See you later. "But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship. So we should learn how Americans view friendship to help us avoid misunderstandings.
1）Be willing to take the first step. Don't wait for them to approach you. Americans in another country may not know you can speak English. They may be embarrassed if they can't speak your language.
2）Use small talk to open the conversation. , why they came to your country, etc.
Remember to be careful to avoid personal questions about age, salary and appearance.
3）Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. Americans like to talk about themselves!
4）Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like "Let's get together sometime. "Often this is just a way to be friendly. .
5）. Maybe they're just being friendly. But maybe they do want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell. After all, there are some differences between the two cultures.
A. Don't expect too much at first
B. It is not always a real invitation
C. Ask them where they are from
D. Americans often chat easily with strangers
E. Don't pay a visit to Americans without being asked
F. When the shared activity ends
G. Americans value strong life-long friendships with non-Americans
Manny Remilus spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital as a child. Now he is a1. And using the healing powers of music, he is trying to make the hospital a2place for patients.
When he 3his childhood, the thing Remilus remembers most vividly is how the nurses really 4 him when he was in the hospital, which made him feel like he was at home. It really helped him forget the troubles of being in a (n)5environment, where he was not always having his family with him. 6, as he grew up, he7that he wanted to do the same thing in8.
Now, Remilus has fortunately9 his dream. Thanks to the nurses, he still recalls that time
10And he is determined to be a good11or the kids at New York's Cohen Children's Medical Center. So he12 music as he thought it is a very powerful tool. Even an impromptu (即兴的) mini "concert" can boost the patients'13 . He sings all kinds of songs to the kids, from nursery rhymes to contemporary music. He hopes his hospital bedside14 inspires other nurses to bring joy to their patients.
"We are all going through tough times, so whatever it is that you find can help 15you and bring you back to 100%, find that thing and do it, " said Remilus.
The official medals of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (display) on October 26th. The organizing committee introduced the medals-called tong xin, means togetherness that day.
The medals are inspired by yu bi, a Chinese jade artifact(date) back 5, 000 years. A total of five of this kind of jade have been unearthed from a tomb up to now.
Each medal (have) carvings of the Olympic rings on one side. The rings represent the pursuit of unity harmony, and they also represent the Olympic values of solidarity and inclusiveness. Carvings of cloud patterns, an element (use) on the torch of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, snowflakes and ice markings fill the outer ringsother side of the medals has the Beijing 2022 emblem at the center. Visually, it looks quite plain at first glance, while details such as the carving of clouds and snowflake patterns as well as the uneven surface have made it (special) than expected, according to the committee.
Gaining (inspire) from jade for a second time honors the Chinese capital's unique position as the first city(host) the Summer and Winter Olympics.
写作要点：1）它是中国传统节日之一；
2）家人团聚；
3）赏月、吃月饼；
4）还有旅游、访友等其他活动；
5）…
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头语已您写好，不讲总词数.
参考词汇：中秋节：the Mid-Autumn Festival；农历：lunar calendar；赏月：enjoy the full moon；月饼：moon cake
The Mid-Autumn festival
