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The Harvestfest Contest was falling on Friday and everyone in school was talking about it. "Robin Hood, my favorite hero," said Jordan, sitting in his wheelchair. "But Danny, Tom and Alex are all going as Robin Hood, too," he shook his head. "That's too many to stand a chance at 1 the contest."
Meg said, "Maybe you should go as something 2 ."
"It's too late to 3 costumes (服装)." Jordan sighed.
Back at home, Jordan kept thinking about Meg's words 4 His mother came in. "What's on your mind?" Jordan 5 his situation. "I really want to be the winner."
"We have lots of old clothes and costumes. Why not take a look?" Mom 6 .
"OK." Jordan found large sunglasses and a long black wig, but 7 was useful.
The next day, Meg found him. "Any new idea?"
"Maybe I'm considering 8 this contest." He shrugged.
"Jordan, you have to think outside the 9 ," said Meg. "See what you have around your house. My candy-bar costume is made from recycled plastics."
Jordan got home after school, he found Mom making a new desk out of wooden pieces from an old cupboard. Suddenly, he 10 what Meg said.
On Friday night, Jordan was fully 11 the contest. When Danny, Tom and Alex saw Jordan, they couldn't believe their eyes.
"The Robin Hood Car?" Danny's eyes were shining in 12 . "The wheels of your wheelchair are perfect for its back wheels." He wondered 13 Jordan made it.
Jordan's smile spread all over his face. "Thanks! I got the idea from a box."
It was time to announce the 14 . "The winner is. . . Jordan Eastman!" Everyone cheered.
"See?" Meg said. "You just needed to be 15 ! Think outside the box!"
Raising fish in space
The Shenzhou XVIII crew (乘组) brought a fish tank (鱼缸) filled with water to the space station. Four zebrafish and algae (水藻) live inside it. The algae give the-fish oxygen, keeping them alive. The tank can also feed the fish, control the temperature and lighting, and collect fish eggs by itself. This mission is special because it features China's first space-based study of water ecosystems. ____
No matter where you are in the world, the BDS (Beidou Navigation Satellite System) can help, guide your way. The BDS is the first navigation satellite system to provide a global short message communication service. In February 2023, a hiker got lost in heavy snow in Inner Mongolia. He sent p text message using the BDS-powered chip (芯片) in his phone and got rescued in time. Work against the cold
In the white, icy world of Antarctica (南极), Chinese scientists worked hard in the freezing cold to do research. Scientists did tests on greenhouse gases and the ozone (臭氧层) in Antarctica. They wanted to see how climate change is affecting (影响) the area. "The hardest part of working in Antarctica was dealing with ‘surprises' from the weather." said one of the teammembers. |
① Provide oxygen. ② Feed the fish. ③Collect fish eggs.
④ Control temperature. ⑤ Fill with water. ⑥Study water ecosystems.
Livestreaming (直播) is very popular nowadays. But have you watched livestreaming shows given by virtual hosts (虚拟主播) ? They look like real people, but actually they're just digital (数字的) characters created by AI companies.
Xmov is such an AI company in China. Set up in 2018, it has created many great digital humans. The company is the first in China to create virtual social media star named Ling, who is always seen in a traditional Chinese costume. In August, 2023, the company also used a 3-D AI host to show their new products to more than 300 guests at an event, which caused a heated discussing among people.
Now, many companies are using virtual hosts to sell their products through livestreaming. For one thing, it costs much less than building a traditional livestreaming room and team. Foranother, virtual hosts can work 24 hours a day. And tests have shown that they can do the jobs aswell as human workers.
Virtual characters are expected to be used in more industries. In the near future, we may see them act as teachers, salespeople, guides, and so on. It will not only reshape many industries, but also allow human workers to put more energy into creative work instead of doing repetitivejobs that need doing repeatedly.
The AI technology is fantastic without doubt, but it can't completely take human's place. For example, it will be difficult for digital humans to build trust with customers like real people. Also the use of digital workers may lead to some safety problems if they're not well managed orcontrolled.
The sun's "sneeze" arrived as predicted! China's NationalCenter for Space Weather (NCSW) forecast geomagnetic activities (地磁活动) to happen from March 24 to 26. According to the data, the earth experienced the storm that lasted Yor 12hours on March 25. Geomagnetic storms can shoot out a hugeamount of material and carry a strong magnetic field, whichcauses major changes in the earth's magnetic environment.
"Geomagnetic storms can influence (影响) radio waves and cause problems for ground communication and satellite signals (卫星信号)," Professor Cai Zheng from Tsinghua University told Xinhua. This can influence the accuracy of navigation systems (导航系统) and the quality of signals for phones and satellite TV, Strong geomagnetic storms can also influence powersystems, even resulting in power outages.
Geomagnetic storms can also influence the migration and navigation abilities of animals. Forexample, they can influence homing pigeons' ability to find their way, making it difficult forthem to return home.
★Shortly after the recent storm, the topic of "geomagnetic storms and sleep" appeared on Sina Weibo with some Internet users complaining that they had trouble sleeping. However, it was just a convenient excuse. "Geomagnetic storms usually don't influence human health," Zong Weiguo at China Meteorological Administration said.
Not only do the storms have minimal influence on humans, they also send an unexpected gift—auroras (极光). On the early morning of March 25, auroras appeared in Genhe in Inner Mongolia and Mohe in Heilongjiang.
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When spring comes, and it is time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea. Usually. we think of workers picking tea leaves But now, some Longjing tea is being picked by, metal workers-tea-picking robots! The robots' arms pull and then suck (吸) up the tea buds(芽). These buds arc quickly moved into a box. The robots all the buds from the area they're working at.
The robot was made because there are not enough to pick tea. Picking is the challenge for the development of the tea industry. Tea-picking robots will be a trend (趋势) of the future.
A rooster (公鸡) is washing a mahjong tile (麻将牌) with the Chinese character Fa on-it. This funny scene reminds us the popular Chinese phrase gongxifacai.
Zhang Mingxiang, 26, is known on social media as "Wo Shi Chao Ren CR". The painter (mix) traditional Chinese painting with homophonic elements (同音异义的元素). This creative style has got him over 1 million (fan) on Bilibili. The inspiration about animals came along (sudden) after he saw people selling Chinese calligraphy (书法) on Douyin. When he began (share) his paintings online, he quickly got a large following.
Once, he was trying to draw a Chinese story about Wu Sung Fighting a Tiger an idea hit him, "Why not draw live squirrels, which could then be called wu song?" Since then, he (begin) to add homophonic elements to his wordplay (双关语). "For example, when I considered drawing a great hawk (鹰) spreading (it) wings," I thought. "Why can't it be a little chicken instead?" Zhang tries to show the dreams of everyday people with (encourage) themes in his paintings.
Now, Zhang also creates all kinds of (culture) products with his artwork, including T-shirts and pillows. He hopes that his style will go abroad one day.
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My Great Hero
Everyone has a hero. and the hero in my heart is
