Volunteers:To The War
Genres: Drama, History, War
Director: Chen Kaige
Length: 140 Minutes
This is the first film of a trilogy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War to Resist U. S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953).
In the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC), founded in 1949, China faced domestic turmoil and foreign aggression. After a civil war broke out on the Korean Peninsula in June1950, the U. S. – led "UN forces" made repealed provocations (挑衅)on the border between China and Korea, and civilians were bombed. From October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV )army fought alongside the army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to bring about long-term peace and stability. On the battlefield, even though there was a great disparity in military strength, the CPV army achieved victory through heroic sacrifices, On the diplomatic stage, the delegation of the PRC made its debut at the United Nations, gaining international respect with the new voices of China.
The film uses dynamic montages to combine events in different timelines and spaces to create a wonderful artistic effect. It describes the origin of the war and the intensity of fighting in various battles across mountains, villages,rivers, and snow fields, but also weaves it with the picture of Chinese representative Wu Xiuquan's speech at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, presenting a profoundly insightful exploration and understanding of the relationship between national dignity and individual lives.
Johannes Fritz, a biologist, needed to come up with a plan, again, if he was going to prevent his rare and beloved birds from going extinct.
To survive the European winter, the northern bald ibis(朱鹭)—which had once disappeared entirely from the wild on the continent—needs to migrate south for the winter, over the Alps, before the mountains become impassable. But shifting climate patterns have delayed when the birds begin to migrate, and they are now reaching the mountains too late to make it over the peaks, locking them in an icy death trap. Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan because he had done it before.
Mr. Fritz was his young pupils' sole provider of food, love and cuddles since they'd been just a few days old, and the ibises eagerly followed their teacher. He learned to fly, modifying an ultralight aircraft so it would cruise at speeds slow enough for his winged students to keep up. In 2014, three years after some initially bumpy experiments,Mr. Fritz led the first flock from Austria to Italy, and has since led 15 such migrations. Over that time, he has rewilded 277 young ibises, many of which then started to pass the route on to their own young. For now, however, the main worry is getting the birds to follow the aircraft. "While they have a strong bond with their 'mothers' and follow them around on the ground, flying is more difficult, " Fritz said.
'Fly Away Home was a huge hit with us biologists, "Mr. Fritz said, recalling the 1996 movie in which characters lead the migration of orphaned Canada geese in a hang glider. When Mr. Fritz proclaimed he'd do the same with the ibises, he was initially ridiculed. But through years of trial and error, he succeeded. He even learned to fly like a bird, he said, soaring with ease. Mr. Frita's two sons, both now teenagers, followed their flying father and the migrating birds on the ground, and his family and colleagues witnessed the risks he was taking. But the inevitable risks are "necessary", Mr. Fritz said.
"It's not so much a job, " he added. "but my life 's purpose. "
Speaking a native language that requires tones appears to boost perception(感知) of melody, but at the cost of rhythm, researchers report April 26 in Current Biology. The massive global study hints at how language skills seep into other areas of cognition. Tonal(声调的)languages use pitch to distinguish words that otherwise might sound the same. In Mandarin, for instance, md means horse whereas m means mother. Non tonal languages like Spanish sometimes include pitch changes to suggest emotion, for example, but not to change a word's meaning.
As a Mandarin speaker and flutist, Jingxuan Liu wondered about the crossover between language and music. While studying psychology as an undergraduate at Duke University, Liu helped analyze the musical abilities of nearly half a million people from 203 countries. Her colleagues had launched anon line game in which participants completed several musical tasks, including identifying matching melodies at different pitches and finding beat tracks that fit songs' rhythms.
On average,native speakers of the 19 represented tonal languages were better at the melody task compared with speakers of 29 no tonal languages. And the effect wasn't small—a tonal first language enhanced melodic perception by about half the amount that music lessons did, which was also surveyed. But tonal language speakers tended to be worse at the rhythm task.
Humans must be choosy about what they pay attention to. Pitch patterns are vital in tonal languages, which might explain the musical trade-of. "You've got a finite resource of attention, and you've got to allocate that somehow, "says study coauthor Courtney Hilton, a cognitive scientist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.
Prior research on language and music often compared just two tongues, usually English and Cantonese or Mandarin. But other cultural influences,such as Eastern and Western music styles, could have affected results. By examining a wide range of people, the new study included languages never assessed in this way and reached more general conclusions. "Our result here is showing that the language someone speaks—which is an important part of culture—also shapes cognition, " Hilton says.
Let's say you're in the far future and you're looking for evidence of previous civilizations. Where would you look? The first place would be in the rocks. Rocks keep time. Recently, the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris(碎片)in Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island is sparking alarm. Melted plastic has become twisted with rocks on the island, which researchers say is evidence of humans growing influence over the Earth's geological cycles.
Plastic rocks have been previously found in various parts of the world. Researchers documented plastiglomerates—rock, sand and other debris fused together by melted plastic一in Hawaii in 2014, for instance. Another human-made and plastic-based rock is pyro plastics. Described in 2019 from the shores of Cornwall in southwest Britain, pyro plastics form from burned plastic waste. In laboratory experiments with white or colored plastic pieces, if burned, the plastic melts and forms a gray or black mass, resembling at first glance a rocky pebble. According to geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack, ""all around the world where there's trash being openly burned in mass quantities, you can imagine there are even larger melted plastic deposits" where plastiglomerate could form.
Plastic pollution making its way into the formation of rocks suggests humans are having an effect on what was previously considered a natural occurrence, said Santos, who along with others is continuing research into plastic pollution on Trindade Island. "This is new and terrifying at the same time, because pollution has reached geology, "Santos told Reuters. The finding of plastic rocks also suggests, some experts say, that a new geological epoch has begun: The Anthropocene epoch. Regardless of whether this represents a new epoch, Santos said, "the pollution, the garbage in the sea and the plastic dumped incorrectly in the oceans are becoming geological material preserved in the Earth's geological records. "
The researchers are yet unsure of the environmental impacts of plastic rocks. Burned plastic can contain high concentrations of potentially toxic elements, like lead and chromium, derived from the pigments used to dye the plastic material. Buried in the ground, plastic has the potential to survive millions of years and even enter the geological record.
If you're an aspiring director that wants to start a successful film career, you should start by creating your first short film. While it can seem like a daunting task at first, with the proper strategies, creating a short movie is just a matter of having good ideas and utilizing common filming techniques.
Think of an idea for a short film.
Focus on one core idea so that the short story isn't overly complicated. Consider what kind of tone you want for the film and whether it will be a horror. drama, or experimental movie.
If you don't want to write your own script, you can search online for scripts that other people have already written. If you plan on shooting your short film to make a profit, make sure to reach out to the screenwriter to get their permission to use it. Some screenwriters will sell you their script for a fee.
Look for locations. Find locations to match the script. Ask small businesses and shops if you can use their locations for a short film. If the film takes place indoors, you may be able to use your own apartment or house. If the shoot is happening outdoors, find a safe and legal place to film.
Rehearse the scene. Once the actors get onto the set, have them go through a basic reading of the script. Then, have the actors act out the scene. As they go through the scene, tell the actors what you want them to do, how to interact with the environment, and let them know of any modifications that you want to see in their acting. The read through of the script can be done anywhere, but you should try to do the blocking on set.
In addition, if the actors have to wear a cultural or religious piece, be sure to study it. Don't just throw the piece on. If you are on a tight budget, you can have the actors provide outfits from their own wardrobe, but make sure that what they find meets your vision.
A. Search for scripts online. B. Be as accurate as possible. C. Do a rough cut of the scenes. D. This process is known as "blocking the scene". E. Select filming equipment that meets your needs. F. Think of a short story that you want to tell in under 10 minutes. G. Getting permits to shoot on private or public property can sometimes be very expensive. |
I arrived in Lunenburg three weeks ago. It took a while to get1 to the different way of life here. The main reason for coming here is to collect some of the 2 folk songs of Canada, but one of the other reasons why I come here3 is that Lunenburg has been given a protected status in
Canada. This means that its buildings, the design of the town, and even certain industries, have to be4 Even though that is the case, there are still many examples of5 life, including the ability to send emails.
Lunenburg only really has one community. Most of the 6 know each other and few new people are moving in. Actually, more young people are leaving than are coming in, leaving a(n)7 population. The people I want to speak to the most are those8 the fishing industry.
So far, I have made friends with a couple called John and Mary. They both have relatives who worked on the fishing trade,9 over a hundred years.
Fishing became a key part of Lunenburg in the mid- 19th century. Because it10 the Atlantis, it was an important port for the whole of Nova Scotia. In the 1920s, it became an important place for shipbuilding. Then, during the First and Second World Wars, it was used to11 ships and submarines. As a result, a lot of different12 stayed there for a while.
John told me that many of the folk songs he learnt as a13 were from all over Europe because soldiers would sing them in the public house where his parents unearned them. Luckily for me, both John and Mary also have a very good
14 for the old songs that their grandparents taught them.
Some of these folk songs are reckoned to be over one hundred and fifty years old. Besides, I went to a15 yesterday where 1 heard a local singer sing new songs about the dangers of fishing.
There is plenty more history to learn about this unique town.
Peking Opera actress Dong Yuanyuan proposed integrating the art of Peking Opera with digital technology to compete for more young audiences. a national treasure in China, the art form is becoming more and more alienated, especially by younger generations. Her (propose) might be one of the most effctive ways to help resolve the problem.
In November 2021, the "Digital Mei Lanfang" project (launch) in Beijing. The late Mei Lanfang ( 1894- 1961 ) now, is once again able to appear" in front of audiences thanks to digital technology. Dong got very excited and emotional she saw that Master Mei was "really talking" on stage.
Since then, she ( work) hard to deeply integrate the traditional Chinese art with modern technology. In addition, Dong has adopted more flexible means (promote) Peking Opera and suggests that traditional artistic elements, such as tunes from Peking Opera, could also be used in pop songs in an ancient Chinese style. So far, a dozen such songs have been very well-received by audiences, (include) young people. However, there are many obstacles to overcome.
A tech expert mentioned it was very difficult to imitate Master Mei's facial expressions and voice as well as the materials of his costumes. This project was not only a process of technological implementation, but also one integrated technology with traditional culture. So there is a (true) long way to go before a digital Peking Opera human with real-time interaction capability is created.
A digital Mei Lanfang is a good beginning, a breakthrough in promoting Peking Opera other traditional art forms. Therefore, all levels of society should pay attention and lend their support to this endeavor.
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Dear Robert, …… Yours sincerely, Li Hua |
A warm, sunny day in early November, especially in the Sierras, was a nice surprise. One look at the cloudless blue sky was all it took to convince me to drive twenty miles into the valley to do early Christmas shopping.
Temperatures in the valley are between eight and ten degrees higher than those in the foothills where we live, so I enjoyed the warmth and sunshine as I walked from store to store. Around sunset, I searched through my purse for my cellphone, only to discover it wasn't there. After a frustrating search I finally found it under the car seat and sighed with relief.
I called my husband and heard the panic in his voice. "I've been trying to call you. It started snowing up here half an hour ago, " he shouted into the phone.
"Well, I'll stop and put the chains on when I get up there so I can make it home, " I sighed. My husband coughed nervously and cleared his throat. "Uh, I forgot to put the chains back in the trunk when I cleaned the car out yesterday, " he said. I resisted the urge to scream. " I think you can make it home if you leave now and drive slowly following the tire tracks in the road when you get to the snow, " my husband said before I hung up.
I drove slowly toward the 2600-foot elevation(高地) where we lived. My biggest challenge would be to get over the bridge, then up the hill on the other side. The snow was falling harder when I reached the bridge. I blinked back tears.
A truck was driving across the bridge ahead of me. My hopes soared. Those big tires would make a good path through the snow. The path from the truck tires helped until I reached the end of the bridge and started up the hill. The tires started spinning and the car started to slide back down the hill.
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When my car finally stopped, I heard someone rapping on the window. …… I started walking home, hoping to get to a place where I could use my phone on the way. |