Here are some of European cities for football lovers.
Munich
Germany's most successful team regularly sells out the ultramodern 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena. The stadium is a real spectacle. If you can't get there for a match, the behind-the-scenes tour is a good alternative. Tours include access to the FC Bayern Museum, where countless trophies are on display.
Stadium tour: £9.5 for children, £22 for adults.
Barcelona
Although Camp Nou stadium is being rebuilt, the museum remains open in another part of the Camp Nou complex. Ticket upgrades include a "Robokeeper" option for kids who want to practice their football skills in the stadium. Barcelona is a fun city to explore with kids, with beaches, ice-cream shops, the family-friendly CosmoCaixa science museum.
Museum entry: £18 for children, £24 for adults.
London
The 62,850-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was opened in 2019. On non-match days, the stadium tour is an eye-opener—kids can sit in the same dressing room seats as their heroes, but just as appealing for families is the Dare Skywalk, an ascent up the stadium exterior (suitable for ages eight and above).
Stadium tour: £16 for children, £27 for adults.
Dare Skywalk: £31 for children, £39 for adults.
Liverpool
Anfield Stadium is one of the best-known football stadiums on the planet. Young fans will find plenty to enjoy on the stadium tour, with photo opportunities, dressing room access and great views across the city. The Anfield Abseil is new this year, a chance to abseil down the side of the stadium (suitable for ages 10 and above).
Stadium tours: £14 for children, £23 for adults.
Anfield Abseil: £38 for children, £45 for adults.
Louis Pasteur was a great scientist who not only made significant achievements in the field of microbiology but also invented a food preservation method that is still widely used today—the process of pasteurization (巴氏杀菌法).
In the mid-19th century, Pasteur noticed that wine and beer often turned sour during production, causing substantial economic losses for the brewing industry (酿酒行业). At that time, brewers did not understand the specific reasons why alcoholic drinks would turn sour.
Pasteur began conducting a series of experiments to determine the cause of the souring of alcoholic drinks. He discovered that the souring was due to microorganisms in the air entering the drinks. These microorganisms would multiply in the drinks, causing them to go bad.
To prove that microorganisms were not generated on their own but came from pre-existing microorganisms, Pasteur designed a famous experiment known as the swan neck flask (鹅颈瓶) experiment. He attached a curved glass tube to a bottle containing soup. The soup was exposed to air, but microorganisms in the air could not directly enter the soup. This experiment demonstrated that soup without microorganisms would not go bad.
Based on these findings, Pasteur began searching for a method to kill the microorganisms in wine while preserving its quality. He discovered that by heating the wine to a certain temperature and maintaining it for a period, he could kill the microorganisms without destroying the flavor of wine. This method later became known as pasteurization.
Pasteurization was quickly adopted by the brewing industry and rapidly spread to other food and beverage industries. This method not only extended the she lf life of foods but also improved food safety.
The invention of pasteurization had a profound impact on the food industry. Even today, pasteurization is widely used in the production of milk, juice, and other foods, helping to reduce the risk of food-related illnesses.
In Mediterranean waters, off the coast of France, a diver recently visited the shipwreck La Lune, which lay untouched and unexplored on the ocean bottom since it sank in
1664. But the wreck's first visitor in centuries wasn't human. It was a robot.
Called OceanOne, the bright orange diving robot measures about
1.5 meters in length and has a torso (躯干), a head with stereoscopic vision (立体视觉) and arms. Its lower section holds its computer "brain", a power supply, and an array of eight multidirectional thrusters (推进器).
Guided by a computer scientist from a boat, OceanOne combined artificial intelligence, sensory feedback and flexible mechanical construction to perform delicate tasks underwater, such as retrieving a delicate cultural relic from the ruins. It can place the cultural relic in a box so the thing can be brought to the surface.
OceanOne can not only investigate parts of the ocean that are less accessible to people, but can do so with the flexibility of a human diver. The engineers also created an interface (接口) that allows a person to not only control the robot, but to actually "feel" what the robot is touching. "The intention here is to have a human diving virtually," said Oussama Khatib, who piloted OceanOne on its La Lune visit. Khatib, a professor of computer science at Stanford University in California, explained that the experience of guiding the robot is almost like being the diver. "You can feel exactly what the robot is doing," said Khatib.
OceanOne is also capable of interpreting and responding to its environment autonomously, detecting whether its hands-on work requires a lighter touch and when it needs to make adjustments to stay in place or change direction.
The team behind OceanOne viewed the robot as a means for studying Red Sea's coral reefs at depths that were inaccessible to a human diver. OceanOne would conduct underwater research—operated by a scientist on the surface—without damaging the reef or its inhabitants.
New research indicates that physical activity lowers cardiovascular (心血管的) disease risk in part by reducing stress-related signals in the brain.
In the study, which was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), people with stress-related conditions such as depression experienced the most cardiovascular benefits from physical activity.
To assess the mechanisms (机制) underlying the psychological and cardiovascular disease benefits of physical activity, Ahmed Tawakol, MD, an investigator and cardiologist in the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at MGH, and his colleagues analyzed medical records and other information of 50,359 participants from the Mass General Brigham Biobank who completed a physical activity survey. A subset of 774 participants also underwent brain imaging tests and measurements of stress-related brain activity.
Over a median follow-up of 10 years, 12. 9% of participants developed cardiovascular disease. Participants who met physical activity recommendations had a 23% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared with those not meeting these recommendations. Individuals with higher levels of physical activity also tended to have lower stress-related brain activity.
Significantly, reductions in stress-related brain activity were driven by gains in function in the prefrontal cortex (前额叶皮质), a part of the brain involved in executive (执行的)function (i. e. decision making and impulse control). It is known to control stress centers of the brain.
As an extension of this finding, the researchers found in a group of 50,359 participants that the cardiovascular benefit of exercise was substantially greater among participants who would be expected to have higher stress-related brain activity, such as those with pre-existing depression.
Analyses accounted for other lifestyle variables and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Moreover, reductions in stress-related brain signals partially accounted for physical activity's cardiovascular benefit.
"Physical activity was roughly twice as effective in lowering cardiovascular disease risk among those with depression. Effects on the brain's stress-related activity may explain this novel observation," said Tawakol, who is the senior author of the study.
In daily life, when you learn to live joyfully, you may create better outcomes in life. . Instead, it means cultivating (建立) a mindset that prefers an optimistic view of the world. Also it means developing healthy ways to cope with difficult emotions. Here are some reasons why joy is a powerful life choice.
. You have probably heard the phrase"misery (痛苦) loves company". Well, the same goes for joy. When you surround yourself with positive people, you experience more happiness in your own life. A study found that happiness spreads in social groups.
Joyful people are more productive. . Research found that people who work with a positive mindset may improve work performance on nearly every level including productivity, creativity, and commitment. When you approach each task and your co-workers with a joyful mindset, you may just increase your chances of success.
Joy strengthens relationships. If you want to improve the relationships in your life, become a happier person. When you have a positive outlook, you tend to approach the people from a place of gratitude and love. This helps others feel more valued. .
Joy boosts creativity. Some artists feel that misery may inspire art, yet this is not the recipe for creativity. If you really want to spark your creative side, you should spark joy! . And people are most creative when they are in a good mood. This is because they tend to see the bigger picture, which, in turn, inspires greater creativity and imagination.
A. Joy creates more joy
B. Joy results from misery
C. Happy people are open to all sorts of ideas
D. You can also appreciate the strengths in those people
E. Living a joyful life does not mean denying painful emotions
F. Making joy a priority can pay off when it comes to your career
G. Developing happiness through daily habits can rebuild relationships
Mr Bob, a 94-year-old man, was kind and friendly. One day, he heard his young neighbor, Lucy, was 1 . Feeling worried, he decided to send a pot of chicken noodle soup to her. 2 a full pot of homemade soup in a button-up shirt and a pair of heat-protective gloves, he also looked handsome. When he rang the doorbell, he was wearing a big smile, clearly 3 to gift his neighbor with a 4 .
"I want to see how you're doing," Mr Bob said, 5 the pot to Lucy. Taking the pot of 6 chicken noodle soup from Mr Bob, Lucy was moved to tears.
"Eat that while it's hot," Mr Bob said while 7 .
"Thanks, Mr Bob. I really 8 it," Lucy responded and then said goodbye to him.
Lucy just graduated from college and rented a house here by herself. Despite lack of her family's 9 , she would get Mr Bob's 10 whenever she was in trouble.
Later, Lucy took a picture of the pot of chicken noodle soup and 11 it online, below which she added some words: Mr Bob always 12 me like my family.
Soon, Mr Bob's 13 action went viral. People gave Lucy their own 14 of "Mr Bobs" in the comment section. One person wrote, "My ‘Mr Bob' often helps look after my elderly mother. " Another wrote, "My ‘Mr Bob' often shares his vegetables with us. " Lucy reacted 15 and wrote, "What a wonderful human being! Let's have more ‘Mr Bobs' in our community. "
The National Theater of China will stage a performance of Sudi Chunxiao (Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring) in Beijing, telling the story of Su Dongpo, poet in the Song Dynasty, whose work is still celebrated today.
The play is named after one of the 10 most famous scenic spots on Hangzhou's West Lake in Zhejiang Province. The location is known for (it) beautiful natural spring scenes, when the causeway is flanked by blossoming peach trees and weeping willows.
Also (know) as Su Shi, Su Dongpo was born in Meishan in Sichuan Province. At a young age, he performed (brilliant) in the imperial examinations and began a long and distinguished career an official in various governmental positions, he experienced a series of political (difficult), including appointments to minor posts in distant locations. Despite these hardships, Su remained optimistic in his private and political life, which can also be seen in his poems reflecting his own experiences.
The play is directed by the head of the National Theater of China, and (star) experienced actors. It highlights the traditional Chinese paintings of the Song Dynasty and also uses Su's poems (illustrate) his spirit and lasting influence.
The production (perform) for the first time in Hangzhou in November, 2023 as part of the 18th China Theater Festival, and was warmly welcomed by the audience.
This is a story about an act of kindness that I did, which in turn changed my life in a way.
I used to teach in a university with a master's degree. In my country, it was better to have a PhD for career advancement, and my qualifications needed to be improved. So I telephoned Professor Smith for help. I had heard that he was a good doctoral supervisor in the university, but I hadn't met him. I tried to call him once, but to my disappointment, he said he was a little busy at that time and that he would contact me later.
One day, I was driving home from the university when I saw an accident at the side of the road. The two cars collided (碰撞), but fortunately the drivers were not injured. They argued with each other about the accident and became annoyed. Then I stopped my car to see if they might need my help.
"Calm down, gentlemen. What's the matter?" I approached them and said.
"It's just a minor scratch (划痕). There were some disagreements when we tried to work things out privately. I think he is asking for a little too much," one driver said to me. I learned that he didn't have enough money on hand to pay for the damage. Understanding the situation, I offered to help. I paid the amount needed to settle the matter.
A troublesome matter turned into a peaceful resolution with my involvement. When the driver offered to exchange our business cards, I agreed. "It was so kind of you to reach out. I'll repay your money tomorrow," he said. "Forget it. It's just a small thing," I responded. Finally, we said goodbye to each other. However, I didn't expect my kind behavior would really bring me good luck.
When I went back home, I happened to see the driver's business card. I was surprised to find that the driver I had helped was Professor Smith who I wanted to turn to for help. I confidently decided to call him again the next day to make an appointment.
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Unexpectedly, early the next morning, my phone rang.
That afternoon, I met Professor Smith in his office.
