Food festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there's a food festival to match it — no matter how special.
The Meatopia
This three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August or in early September and is a meat lover's paradise. In addition to a range of legally sourced meat products, from juicy burgers to tender steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery demonstrations, and attend informal meat-based workshops.
The National Honey Show
If you have a sweet tooth, then it could be that the National Honey Show, which started in 1923, is the place for you. This three-day event attracts many local participants who showcase their sweet golden honey, some of which is sold globally.
The Orange Sauce Festival
Have you heard about a festival that is devoted only to orange sauce? Held in Cumbria, this sweet, fragrant festival has been running for many years. What attracts people most is a competition to find the best homemade orange sauce. There are thousands of participants from over 30 different countries across the globe, bringing their local snacks to share here.
The Ginger（姜） and Spice Festival
If you'd prefer something with a little more kick, then you could attend the Ginger and Spice Festival held in Market Drayton. Unlike other food festivals, it celebrates its town's historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger. Because of this, people here specialize in baking gingerbread, and sell a range of traditional spices from mild ones to hot ones.
In a breathtaking incident in Berlin, a young man narrowly escaped a life-threatening situation where he became trapped beneath a bus.
The 16-year-old found himself unable to move beneath a tyre（轮胎） of the bus when he fell down during an attempt to catch the departing vehicle at a local stop on a Monday afternoon. The quick response of the bus driver, who immediately stopped the vehicle, coupled with the assistance of roughly 40 people, including both passengers and bystanders, led to a remarkable achievement. Together, they managed to lift the right side of the bus sufficiently to free the young man.
Frank Kurze, one of the courageous volunteers who participated in the rescue, recalled the messy scene, stating, "I saw the men trying to lift the bus, and it was clear to me that I also had to help lift the bus and try to pull the young man from underneath."
Nearby medical professionals from a healthcare center in the Spandau neighborhood of Berlin instantly arrived at the scene to provide vital first aid. Michelle Rueckborn, one of the nurses on duty, shared their response, saying, "We were at work when we heard screams, and our coworker looked out of the window and saw what had happened, and said ‘Grab the doctor's kit and run.'"
Sandra Grunwald, another nurse present at the scene, added, "He was responsive but understandably confused, unsure of what was unfolding around him." Despite the frightening circumstances, the young man unbelievably survived with only minor injuries, thanks to the collective effort of around 40 individuals who came together to perform a heroic rescue.
The Berlin police department praised the collective efforts of those involved in the rescue as "heroes" and expressed their gratitude on social media, stating, "Thank you, Spandau. Thank you, Berlin."
Sending human travelers to Mars would require scientists and engineers to overcome a range of technological and safety obstacles. One of them is the serious risk posed by particle radiation（辐射） from the sun, distant stars and galaxies（星系）.
Answering two key questions would go a long way towards overcoming that difficulty: Would particle radiation pose too serious a threat to human life throughout a round trip to the red planet? And, could the very timing of a mission to Mars help shield astronauts and the spacecraft from the radiation?
In a new article published in the journal Space Weather, an international team of space scientists, including researchers from UCLA, answers those two questions with a "no" and a "yes". That is, humans should be able to safely travel to and from Mars, only if the spacecraft has enough protection and the round trip is shorter than approximately four years. And the timing of a human mission to Mars would indeed make a difference: The scientists determined that the best time for a flight to leave Earth would be when solar activity is at its peak（高峰期）, because, during this period, the most dangerous and energetic particles from distant galaxies are deflected（偏转） by the enhanced solar activity.
A trip of that length would be imaginable. The average flight to Mars takes about nine months, so depending on the timing of launch and available fuel, it is reasonable that a human mission could reach the planet and return to Earth in less than two years, according to Yuri Shprits, a UCLA research geophysicist and co-author of the paper.
"This study shows that while space radiation impose（强加） strict limitations on how heavy the spacecraft can be and the time of launch, and it presents technological difficulties for human missions to Mars, such a mission is possible," said Shprits, who also is head of space physics and space weather at GFZ Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany.
Unless you've been faithfully bringing reusable shopping bags to the store, you probably grab the plastic bags waiting for customers at the checkout. You're not alone.
About 100 billion plastic bags are used in the U. S. each year. Unfortunately, single-use plastic bags have serious consequences once our trip to the store is over. Less than 10% of plastic bags used in the U. S. are recycled, leaving the rest to end up in landfills（垃圾填埋场）, and polluting soil, oceans and other natural habitats.
To fight pollution and other environmental problems, major companies are taking steps to get rid of the use of plastic shopping bags. If you're a frequent customer at Walmart, don't be surprised if you notice the plastic bags disappearing over the next few months. Last summer, Walmart announced its goal to be a zero-waste company — meaning no more plastic bags.
But Walmart has announced its Beyond the Bag, an initiative（倡议） working to explore reusable options and "reimagine" the plastic bag. Target and CVS are also on board as founding partners of Beyond the Bag, and so far, the three brands have invested $ 15 million to come up with a brand-new bag design.
The initiative also started the Beyond the Bag challenge, giving innovators（创新者） a chance to share their ideas. The challenge ran throughout the summer of 2020, and nine winners from over 450 submissions were selected. From a station supplying reusable bag in - store to a new and improved paper bag, the winning designs cover a lot of bases. Each product now has the chance to be tested with funding from the initiative.
While a final replacement for plastic bags at Walmart has yet to be decided, there's a more sustainable future on the horizon. And if you want to start reducing your use of plastic bags right now, check out our list of reusable bags to bring on your next shopping trip.
Walking has been considered as one of the best possible exercises. For many people, daily walking offers many and long-term physical and mental benefits. A Stanford University study found that participants were more creative when walking as opposed to sitting. You've probably heard the phrase "exercise your innovation（创新）". Our creative mindset is caused by physical movement, which is exactly why walking with your dog, a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.
But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities. You can walk through a tree-filled neighborhood. .
Walking outside develops our ability to collect new ideas and take in new sights, sounds, smells, and flavors. Shinrin-yoku, a common form of relaxation in Japan, suggests that being in the forest and walking among the trees there can lower your stress levels. Research has shown that immersion（沉浸） in nature around your neighborhood or the disconnection from multimedia increased performance on a creative problem-solving task.
So instead of setting a fitness goal, why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking outdoors? For example, you can turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, and to notice the way people move and the way the sun reflects in a lake.
Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.
A. Unfortunately, you often fail to do it.
B. Engage more closely with your surroundings.
C. The movement aspect of walking is obviously key.
D. Without enough energy, you cannot wonder or create.
E. But to receive the benefits, you do not have to live in a forest.
F. This habit, however, isn't just improving your health but an element of creativity.
G. You can also wander around a park and observe people relaxing or birds singing.
I was raised in a village where people lived in harmony with the natural environment. Throughout the year we would have numerous 1 where all the villagers would 2 and celebrate. The entire village was like one big 3 .
However, within less than a decade my village was no longer the 4 village that I grew up in. Due to rapid modernization, everything 5 . The rich cultural traditions that once held the village together were 6 . Everyone in the village was 7 in making money and had no time to participate in traditional celebrations. No one favored such a change, but they somehow 8 it as they felt that it was unavoidable.
It made me feel 9 that some ancient traditions had stopped to exist, so I 10 I had to do something. I 11 the Cultural Heritage Studies Program, which enabled me to gain a better understanding of cultural heritage 12 .
Then I involved myself in protecting cultural heritage sites in my hometown. With the knowledge I 13 in the Cultural Heritage Studies Program, I was trying my best to help make the process of modernization run more 14 for cultural heritage sites with heritage protection as a focus point.
I would say the success of the preservation work is the most 15 aspect of my job.
China's conventional tea processing techniques and associated social practices successfully became UNESCO's latest world intangible cultural heritage.
"Stove-boiled tea", new way of drinking tea, has been popular in China. The process of drinking tea has a sense of ritual（仪式）, and so far the ceremony （become）a new favorite of young people.
Usually, the process of boiling tea on a stove consists of lightly roasting tea （leaf） before making tea, sometimes with rosebuds or sweet osmanthus（桂花）, in a pot over a stove. The art of boiling tea is a time - consuming process, requires constant attention to the temperature to （proper） "cook" it.
People also post their moments of stove boiled tea while wearing （tradition） Han fuin these ancient teahouses. Similar to other trending lifestyles such as cycling and camping, "stove boiled tea" （reflect） young people's desire to escape from cities order to embrace the nature and experience a peaceful mind. It is absolutely （relax） to drink hot tea, feel the winter breeze, and chat with best friends.
"Stove boiled tea" is also a latest "Guo Chao" to blend Chinese culture elements into people's daily lives. Apart from the "stove boiled tea", Dian Cha is also a tea art from the Song Dynasty. During the making process, the froth（泡沫） and the tea paste act like paper and ink, allowing artists （create） delicate patterns.
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom, I am Li Hua. I am writing to introduce a place to you. …… Yours, Li Hua |
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a roof overheads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. My kids did not know we were poor. I have always been glad about it.
It was Christmastime, and although there wasn't money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking each other what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $ 120 for presents to share by all five of us.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty dollar bill and reminded them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered（散开）. We had two hours to shop; then we would meet back at the gate.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, except my younger daughter, Alisa, who was unusually quiet. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies. I was so angry, but I controlled myself and didn't say anything until we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again. This was what she told me:
"I was looking around thinking of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees'. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much but she doesn't have anything." I felt so proud of my younger daughter.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
I gathered the other kids and shared with them what Alisa had done. …… We walked excitedly to the nearby children's hospital. |
