There's nothing quite like a good road trip, is there? What is a better way to explore a new part of the world, see the sights and experience magical scenery on your way? Here are some perfect roads that can take your Instagram feed to the next level.
Route 66
Some things never change. Even though Route 66 was officially removed from the US Highway System almost 40 years ago, it remains one of the world's most popular and culturally significant roads. Many sections of the road feature in the United States' Register of Historic Places, highlighting how important Route 66 is to American identity. Route 66,a must-visit for any road enthusiast, is the most-Instagrammed road in the world.
Abbey Road
Home to perhaps the most famous image in music history—the Beatles album cover—Camden's Abbey Road is near the Lord's Cricket Ground. Abbey Road is a pilgrimage(瞻仰) site for Beatles' fans around the world, most of whom look to recreate the iconic crossing photo! The studio where the Beatles recorded their eleventh album still remains active today.
Carretera Austral
Chile's Route 7 is also known as the Carretera Austral, which translates to the Southern Way. This 770-mile road provides access to Chilean Patagonia and is one of Chile's most sparsely populated areas—with fewer than one person per square kilometre on average! Carretera Austral has a range of scenery to enjoy, from the vast rainforest to the hanging glacier in Queulat National Park.
Great Ocean Road
Sprawling 150 miles across Australia's south-easterly coast, the Great Ocean Road is an incomparable drive for any road trip enthusiast. It is also the world's largest war memorial, making it a poignant(令人感伤的) but beautiful expedition. Built between 1919 and 1932 by Australian soldiers on their return from the First World War, the Great Ocean Road links the towns of Torquay and Allansford.
Gabby Douglas was just 16 when she caught the world's attention at the 2012 Olympics where she won gold in the all-around event. From her early days on the gym floor to her life after finding Olympic fame, the transformation(改变) of Gabby Douglas has been quite the stunning one indeed.
Gabby Douglas' talent for gymnastics was apparent from a young age. At the tender age of three, the younger Douglas was turning cartwheels. Just two years after beginning her formal gymnastics training. Douglas won Virginia's state gymnastics championship. She racked up more wins over the years, and it was soon evident that she wasn't just a talented gymnast, but a possible Olympic competitor.
At the age of 14, Gabby Douglas knew that for her to make it to the Olympics, she needed a change. She'd already been homeschooled for years to focus on her training, and she set her sights on training with Liang Chow, a coach who has worked with Shawn Johnson. But Chow's gym was in West Des Moines, Iowa—not exactly within commuting distance of her home in Virginia. Movıng halfway across the country was not easy for the young Gabby Douglas. She felt seriously out of place as one of few black people there.
Douglas also felt much anxiety about chasing her Olympic dream. It would be years before Douglas opened up about the fears she faced on her road to the Olympics. She once said, "When I started this journey, I never knew what it took to get to the Olympics. I had a lot of self-doubt…You have to believe that you're good enough and not give up."
Douglas eventually found the determination to stick with her dream, no matter how tough the journey. Not only did she help her team win gold, but she also won gold in the all-around—making her the first black woman to do so. She said, "It was just insane knowing that I had spent my whole life dreaming about this one specific goal and achieved it."
Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing colors—from a clean, clear blue to a rust y orange—because of the toxic metal s released by thawing permafrost(融化的冻土), according to a new study.
The finding surprised researchers who conducted tests at 75 locations in the waterways of Alaska's Brooks Range. The rivers and streams in the range appeared to rust and became cloudy and orange over the past five to 10 years, according to the study published in the journal Communications: Earth & Environment.
The discoloration(变色) and cloudiness are being caused by metal s such as iron and lead, some of which are toxic to the river and stream ecosystems—as permafrost thaws and exposes the waterways to minerals locked away underground for thousands of years.
"We're used to seeing this in parts of California where we have mining history. This is a classic process that happens in rivers here for over 100 years," said Brett Poulin, a co-author of the study and a professor of environmental toxicology at UC Davis. "But it's very shocking to see it in some of the most remote wilderness and far from a mine source," Brett added.
Arctic soils naturally contain organic carbon, nutrients and metals within their permafrost. High temperatures have caused these minerals and the water sources around them to meet as permafrost melts. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world. "It's really an unexpected consequence of climate change," said Brett.
This discoloration has been linked to dramatic declines in sea life, raising concerns about how the continued melting of permafrost will affect communities that rely on those waterways for drınkıng and fishing.
These studies have extended beyond the US in the past. Similar research on increases in metal and rare earth element concentrations in mountain rivers and streams has been done in the European Alps and the Pyrenees in northern Spain. Although some of these areas have been exposed to mining sites and thus have seen metal concentrations in rivers and streams over the years, the noted increases raise questions about how climate change will continue to impact mountain water sources.
"Merry Christmas from the Family", a country song by Robert Earl Keen, tells the tale of a festive get-together. Many listeners will recognize the chaos(混乱) the singer describes; even more than that, they will definitely identify with his struggle to recall how he is related to the various guests. "Fred and Rita drove from Harlingen," Mr. Keen sings, "Can't remember how I'm kin (有亲属关系的) to them."
That may have something to do with the English language. It is often joked that anyone around your age is a "cousin" and anyone older is an "uncle" or "aunt". English is rather bare in its terms for family members. Other languages pay far more attention to the details.
Take "brother" and "sister" for instance. Societies that value age-order highly often have different terms for older brother, older sister, younger brother and younger sister. These are ge, jie, di and mei in Chinese or ani, ane, ototo, imoto in Japanese.
Chinese even requires the speakers to remember whether a relative is older or younger than they are, whether relatives of their parents are older or younger than they, and so on. There are many armchair theories about the relationship between language and culture that do not hold up to careful examination. The East Asian languages' focus on seniority(年长), however, is actually related to the importance Confucianism places on the virtue of respecting your elders.
Actually, all languages permit you to describe relationships in any amount of de tail your listener would like. The focus that some cultures put on labelling every possible relation with a distinct term does not mean that those who lack those terms do not pay attention to family networks. Every English-speaking family seems to have at least one member who can sort out the complicated relations and tell you that Henry Ford was a great-great-great uncle. But each family also has members who couldn't care less, waving a hand and saying "uncle" or "cousin".
In 1985, 16-year-old Douglas Casa, ran the championship 10,000 meter track race at the Empire State Games. Suddenly, with just 200 meters to go, he collapsed on the final straightaway, with his body temperature at dangerous levels. He had suffered an exertional heat stroke(运动型中暑) or sunstroke.
From ancient soldiers on the battlefield to modern warriors on the gridiron(足球球场), exertional heat stroke, has long been a serious concern. And unlike classical heat stroke, which affects people such as babies and the elderly during heat waves, exertional heat stroke is caused by intense exercise in the heat.
So how do you diagnose an exertional heat stroke? The main criterion is a core body temperature greater than 40℃along with signs of central nervous system disfunction such as confused behavior, or loss of consciousness.
As far as treatment goes, the most important thing to remember is cool first, transport second. The human body can withstand a core temperature above 40℃ for about 30 minutes before cell damage sets in. After any athletic or protective gear has been removed from the victim, place them in an ice water tub while stirring the water and monitoring vıtals contınuously. As you wait, it's important to keep the victim calm while cooling as much surface area as possible until emergency personnel arrive. If medical staff are available on site, cooling should continue until a core temperature of 38.9℃ is reached.
As Dr. J Levick wrote of exertional heat stroke in 1859, "It strikes down its victim with his full armor on. Youth, health and strength oppose no obstacle to its power." But don't be frightened so much for it has been 100% survivable with proper care.
A. Fortunately he survived with immediate treatment.
B. When possible seek out places with air-conditioners.
C. So it's necessary to start cooling as quickly as possible.
D. But emergency services should be called before you start.
E. The sun can also take lives away if people are not careful.
F. So far it has been one of the top three killers of athletes in training.
G. It is important to keep the body temperature close to its normal temperature.
At about 4, I was sitting around when my mum put a headphone around my ears so that I could listen to classical music for the first time. The 1 she put it on, I stopped everything I was doing, 2 in what was going on between my cars.
I started to take piano lessons and 3 my first piece of music. By the time I was in high school I was in a 4 with my friends and it had become a huge part of my life and 5 .
However, in college as all of us in the band began to pursue our 6 life paths, the once budding flower of music began to wilt(枯萎) and disappear. Music and piano took a back 7 in my life from that point until one day in 2017.
It was a 8 Sunday afternoon, I went in the room and played a bit on the piano. But this time was a little different. Something somewhere deep got a little spark(火花). How could I 9 music and passion? Something changed in me that day and I was motivated for 10 . From that day on, I played 11 , writing and posting my compositions to YouTube. Music made me feel alive. Free to be myself, free to express every 12 of emotion.
As more people began to listen to my music I got 13 feedback(反馈). For some it was a good sleep aid, or a good way to 14 stress from work. I began realizing my music wasn't just for me-it could have a healing 15 on people too.
Ma Mian Qun, also known as Horse Face Skirt, is a kind of traditional Chinese dress. It (illustrate) a unique structural design that pairs practicality with elegance. Silk, the most (respect) fabric in ancient China, was the preferred material for makıng such a fancy skirt, particularly for the upper classes of society. The colors are various, (range) from deep red to yellow. Each skirt tells a story, whether of the person who wears it or the era it represents.
The Horse Face Skirt, with its deep historical roots, has seamlessly(无缝地) changed into modern fashion, where it serves as bridge between the past and present. today's fashion, designers frequently draw inspiration from the Horse Face Skirt, skillfully weaving traditional elements with a modern twist. This modern iteration(迭代) (typical) comes in varying lengths uses both time-honored textiles and new-age materials, thus broadening (it) appeal to modern audience.
Knowledge of the skirt (spread) by many hanfu lovers at very beginning. Recently, the skirt has got more attention. And during the past Spring Festival, lots of young people w ore the skirt when they went on trıps. People in other countries like this skirt too. Chinese clothing companies have got lots of orders from abroad, which shows popular the skirt is among foreign users of Chinese short video platforms.
I still remember the day when we decorated the house. I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I was the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good.
My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn't expecting.
It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister. But I didn't want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life was never going to be the same ever again. I wasn't ready to grow up to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant.
On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn't ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I'd ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around, and I was so defenseless and weak. I ran into my parents' bedroom but couldn't wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed.
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Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying.
After comforting her, something slowly changed inside me.
