Beaches are great places for fun and relaxation of the travel world. These slivers of sand against the ocean make you realize that "real life" occasionally needs escaping. If you are beach lovers, the following ones are worth your visit.
Playa Paraiso
One of the wonderful beaches in the world is Playa Paraiso in Cuba's finest beach island Cayo Largo. The weather is usually calm and the sea here remains shallow most of the year. Most people go to Playa Paraiso to enjoy calm water to swim or simply relax on the beach.
Nungwi
Nungwi is considered to be the most beautiful beach of Zanzibar. The island has long been loved by adventurous travelers for its mysterious old Stone Town and about 30 untouched beaches. The blue waters and coral (珊瑚) around Nungwi are home to many marine creatures.
Maya Bay
Maya Bay is a white sand beach hugged by steep cliffs. Coral reefs make it an excellent spot for snorkeling (浮潜). This strikingly beautiful beach has got more attention after featuring in the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach, but it's still worth visiting for the dramatic setting and snorkeling opportunities.
Sun Island
Recognized as the world's best beach, Sun Island is located on a beach lover's paradise, Maldives. This diamond in the middle of the Indian Ocean has become a favorite with ocean lovers drawn by the thought of sleeping over the water. Nearby coral reefs attract thousands of tropical fish, snorkelers and divers. But you don't even need to snorkel to enjoy the scenery — parts of the reef are visible from the beach, so clear is the water.
Christmas has come and gone once again. I'd been wanting to go holiday shopping ever since China eased its COVID-19 response measures in early December 2022, going to supermarkets to get ready for the big holiday.
My mom was a single parent in New York City, the US. During the Christmas holiday, she would always make sure our home had a real festive feel to it — and she'd always make sure to get a real tree. We'd decorate it with ornaments and lights on the morning of December 25. And I always knew presents awaited. Over the years, I've never forgotten these happy moments.
I first arrived in China in late 2008 and have since settled down in Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province in the northeast. Even though Christmas is not an official holiday in China, many shop windows will feature seasonal decorations and some locals will buy Christmas gifts for their families and friends.
Unfortunately, I tested positive for Omicron (奥密克戎) on December 13th, 2022, and had almost all the symptoms (症状). I figured this would be the end of my holiday. As I knew my body preferred natural herbs, I decided to take the path of traditional Chinese medicine. With the help of this ancient form of treatment, plenty of rest and plenty of water, I made a speedy recovery. It seemed Christmas had not been lost, after all.
After feeling much more like my normal self again, I went to the cinema to watch the latest action-adventure film, Avatar: The Way of Water. When I saw the fantasy epic on the big screen, I felt a sense of relief, like the movie theater was the only world that existed at that very moment.
It is an experience that gives me something to share. When we meet with trouble, embrace it and get through it. I would like to wish all of you a very happy Christmas and a wonderful 2023.
Color may influence the way food tastes for picky (挑剔的) eaters, according to a new study published in the journal Food Quality and Preference.
Stafford's research team did an experiment with about 50 participants, who were mostly young adults around 20 years old. The study divided the individuals into picky and non-picky eaters, based on their responses to a certain measure. Both groups then tasted the same snacks served in red, white and blue bowls.
The results showed the color of the bowls influenced how the picky group perceived (感知) the saltiness and desirability of the foods — but did not influence the non-picky group. The picky group thought that the snack served in the red bowl was least desirable and the snack was higher in saltiness in the red and blue bowl — compared with the white bowl.
"Picky eating usually starts in childhood," Dr. Lama Bazzi said. She explained that if picky eating is not solved properly as a child, it can be developed later into certain eating disorders.
All of this is because of a sense of control and a sense of safety. So when talking about the colors of the bowls in the research study, it probably has to do with what makes that person feel safe, such as what colors are connected with safety. The colors blue, green and purple are considered "safer" colors, while the color red is usually connected with "stop".
Supermarkets use similar psychology (心理学) to catch people's attention. Children's cups are colorfully designed to entice kids, giving them a sense of safety and making it fun for them to drink something. When advertisers want customers to buy chips or food, the packaging (包装) tends to use warm and inviting colors that remind people of their childhood.
Stafford noted that the research is primary, yet the data may help picky eaters to eat various food.
"The arrival of ChatGPT will push educators to focus more on teaching subjects that technology is not good at." Andreas Schleicher said, who is director of education and skills for the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development. He welcomes this development and thinks it gives people the chance to concentrate less on tasks that technology can also do well.
The future is not about technology vs humans. The future is about integrating technology with humans. ChatGPT pushes us to think harder of what makes us human.
"The world no longer rewards you just for what you know. Baidu knows everything. The world rewards you for what you can do with what you know, and ChatGPT pushes us to work harder on this. If students are only as smart as a smartphone, it means educators are not doing enough. People should focus on developing human skills that actually are important, such as imagination and creativity." Schleicher said in an interview with China Daily on the sidelines of the World Digital Education Conference.
The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) really pushes people to think hard about what education is and the purpose it serves, as well as what knowledge, skills, attitudes and values humans have that complement (补充) artificial intelligence.
ChatGPT is not connected to the Internet, so it can't replace search engines. Search engines such as Google or Baidu simply extract (提取) knowledge, while ChatGPT goes a step further and analyzes a search before providing a single answer.
As a device, ChatGPT is going to make learning much more interesting and powerful, but as a purpose and objective, humans need to work very hard to win that race with technology.
Simple Things You Can Do To Get Through Hard Times
Life is a series of peaks and valleys. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down. . Here's how to make getting through hard times less difficult:
● Stay positive
This may sound cliche (陈词滥调), but the thing about cliches is that they're typically true. . But I am saying you have to eventually adjust your mood and start moving forward. Staying positive is the key to getting through hard times.
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When I find myself in the middle of an ugly situation, I like to pick everything apart and see what went wrong and what I could have done differently. I always end up learning something that helps me and I eventually get a really clear picture of what I need to do to make sure I'm not in the same situation again. Or if I do find myself in a similar situation, I know what to do to minimize the difficulty of the situation.
● Focus on what you can control, not what you can't
Some situations are beyond your control and no matter what you do, you can't change a thing. You're making yourself upset when you focus your time and energy on things you can't control. You should focus on the things that are within your control. .
● Realize you've come a long way
Sometimes we get so focused on the road ahead that we never look back to see what we've already traveled. . This will give yourself much confidence when you realize that you've already made so much progress and the light at the end of the tunnel will get brighter.
● Be kind to yourself
You need to care for yourself to survive tough times. Take a walk through the park, enjoy a cup of coffee, read an amazing book, etc.
It doesn't matter what you do, just do something that gets your mind and body engaged at a higher level than wallowing in self-pity.
A. Avoid the hard times
B. Learn from the hard times
C. Write down everything you've already done
D. What you should do next is to go on travelling without thinking too much
E. I'm not saying that you can never have a bad day, or get a little discouraged
F. It's during the difficult times that we need a little more support and guidance
G. Because that's the only way you can make a change that's actually going to help you
I did my first marathon at 25. I started too fast and found it very 1 . Then, seven years ago, when I was 43, I went to a talk by someone who had just done the Sahara Desert 2 . I felt so 3 and pledged (发誓) I would run it, too.
A year later, I completed the 24-hour ultra-marathon in the Namibian desert. I 4 what on earth I could do next. My father, a former soldier, had just died of cancer and I wanted to raise money for a soldiers' charity 5 . There are 66 cities in the UK, so I 6 a challenge — a 50 km marathon in each city, no rest days in between.
On the first day, I ran for around six to seven hours, eating along the way to get more 7 . On day two, I tore my right Achilles tendon (跟腱). I 8 my pace and thought about the soldiers' 9 I was doing the run for. It was nothing compared with some of their injuries.
Then, on day 26, it got worse. I had to 10 through the day, which took almost 11 hours. I kept telling myself I couldn't fail. If I 11 , the pain would have stopped, but I knew I would 12 it for the rest of my life. On May 20, I finished, four days after my 50th birthday.
I have a 13 body now than at any point in my life. Anyone can do this. I'm not superhuman. I'm just 14 , and I have the next thing 15 already.
The Year of the Rabbit fell, with Chinese New Year (arrive) on January 22 in 2023.
After gathering countless audiences' favorite (option) and through systematic and informative big data research, the 2023 Spring Festival Gala official logo and mascot (吉祥物) image, "Tu Yuanyuan," was born. It is the first intellectual property (知识产权) mascot (develop) through big data analysis in the 40-year history of the Spring Festival Gala.
The overall image (base) on the characteristics of the Chinese white rabbit and combines the aesthetic (审美的) style of gongbi, careful realist technique in Chinese painting, and then completed using 3D modeling technology.
In Chinese culture, rabbits are quiet, smart and agile (敏捷的). Many Chinese idioms speak of these features. For example, people often say dongruo tuotu (praise) people for moving (quick). Jiaotu sanku means that a smart rabbit always has many holes, makes it hard for people to find it. The rabbit also stands for the moon. People used to believe a rabbit was living on the moon. The rabbit is called the Jade Rabbit or the Moon Rabbit. It is the pet of the moon goddess Chang'e.
Rabbits can have a lot of babies in a short time. In this way, people in the past also saw the rabbit a good sign. They believed (have) more children could bring them good luck and happiness.
It was New Year's Day, the first day of the year. Lucky for me, it was a day off, so I was thinking about getting my bank work out of the way. The bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, was, as usual, curt (简短失礼的，简略的) to my polite "Happy New Year." He nodded and I sat in front of him.
Minutes passed but nothing happened.
Then very uncertain and embarrassed, I put my form and booklet (小册子) in front of him. He was busy filling up entries in his register (登记簿). After a few minutes he took my form and from his cabinet he took out a very thick file from which he started filling in my details. I sat there wondering why we had computerized banking if we were still filling in forms and registers.
After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done. The moment I uttered the words, I felt as if a bombshell had fallen on him. He shouted, "Nothing is done, it will take time!"
Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched. The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work. Suddenly I felt what this man, who had been working at this counter for the last God-knows-how-many years, must be feeling when customers like me come who are always in a hurry to get their work done.
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1）"国潮饮食"文化盛行；
2）"伪国潮"现象：抄袭严重，千篇一律；缺乏内涵，无真正的文化传承，无创意，"只有外壳没有灵魂"；
3）如何拯救"国潮饮食"文化。
注意：
1）词数100左右;开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数；
2）参考词汇：餐饮文化diet culture/food culture/catering culture。
Dear Kevin,
Learning that you are interested in "China-Chic Diet" culture, I'm very glad to introduce more to you.
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With all these done, I'm sure our China-Chic catering culture will last long.
Looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
