【推荐3】Plant-based meat (植物肉) is not real meat. It’s made out of things like soy (大豆) and peas (豌豆), or some other plants. It not only tastes like the real thing, but looks so close. KFC has started to sell plant-based burgers and chicken nuggets (鸡块) in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Not long after that, Shanghai is also in the list. At the same time, Pizza Hut in China has added such meat to its menu. It’s getting more and more popular now.

Scientists say this food is better for the environment. Producing (生产) real meat makes too many greenhouse gases (温室气体). If people in the world stopped eating meat, it would cut down greenhouse gas by two thirds. Eating plant-based food is also healthier. Many people get heart problems because they eat too much meat.

How do you like plant-based meat? The idea of plant-based meat is not new. What do Chinese people think about it? Here are the survey (调查) results.

【推荐1】China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪).     1     If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

    2     Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely. At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you.     3     They always present more food than the guests can eat.

    4     Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors. This never happens at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, “    5     Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

As Confucius(孔子) said thousands of years ago: To meet friends from far away, how happy we are!(有朋自远方来, 不亦乐乎! ) Then please come to China, and you will enjoy yourself a lot!

【推荐1】We know a healthy body is very important. But we don’t know a healthy body is good for healthy mind. So if we want to have a sound mind, we must first have a sound body. This is very important. Keeping ourselves healthy and strong makes us feel active in studying and working and live a happy life.

To keep ourselves healthy, exercise is the best way. When we take part in outdoor sports, we are close to nature and at the same time we can get fresh air. The beauty of nature will keep us clear-headed. Sports can also make us have good appetite (胃口). The important thing is that we can become strong. I get up early every day. When the alarm clock (闹钟) goes off, I jump from the bed to the floor, then run for half an hour, and then I go to school.

Health is more important to our minds. Without it, the health of our minds is just like castles (城堡) in the air. With a healthy and strong body we can live an active life. And I will keep on taking exercise to have a longer and better life.

【推荐2】Have you ever wondered what animals are talking about? With the development of AI, we may be able to understand their languages!

In Professor Karen Bakker’s new book, The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants, she talks about how AI is helping us to make an animal version of Google Translation.

All around the animal kingdom, there are sounds that we can hardly pickup and understand. Elephants for example talk with each other using infrasound(次声波)—far below our human hearing range(范围). Coral(珊瑚) in the ocean also sends sound waves to attract baby coral to safer areas to grow. This is surprising as coral doesn’t have any ears! Scientists have placed listening equipment into these environments to pick up the sounds humans cannot hear.

After the sounds are recorded, AI can study their meaning, according to the news website Vox. For example, Israeli researchers used AI to translate bats’15, 000 calls. They found that more than 60 percent were arguments about four things: food, sleep positions, invasion(入侵) of personal space, and unwanted advances(过分殷勤).

This technology can not only understand the animals but communicate back to them. For example, bees use dances to communicate. A research team in Germany, therefore, put the bee language AI system into a robot bee. They asked the robot to create a dance routine to tell the bees where the flowers were, Vox reported.

【推荐3】Electricity plays an important part in our daily life. Without electricity, people can’t work, cook, or watch TV. The traffic lights on the streets also stopped working.

Blackouts (停电) can happen at any time. So, it’s important to be prepared for a blackout. Here are a few tips for you.

◇Keep a flashlight (手电筒) and some batteries (电池) in every room of your home. Sure, your smartphone has a flashlight. However, if a blackout lasts for a few hours, you might want to save that phone charge for other use.

◇Keep some candles and matches, but be careful while using them. You can never be too careful with fire.

◇Keep some food that doesn’t need cooking and has a long shelf life (保质期). Canned food would work well here. Also, remember to keep some bottled water at home.

◇If your family has medicine that needs to be kept cold, make sure you have some ice packs ready. Put them along with the medicine in your fridge. When a blackout hits, only open your fridge when you need the medicine—the cold air inside escapes each time it’s opened.

◇Know your neighborhood well. During a blackout, your air conditioning (空调) will be out. Make sure you know the air-conditioned places (such as convenience stores). If it gets dangerously hot or cold, you can go there.

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When I have something difficult to do, I always ask my mom, “Could you help me?” But she always says, “Do it yourself, dear.” Then I get so sad. I think she is a lazy mother.

For example, one day, I invited some friends to my home. My bedroom was out of order. Books are all over the table and the ground. I forgot to make my bed. So I asked my mother to help me clean it. But she said seriously, “Do it yourself, girl.” So I did it myself.

Because of my “lazy” mother, I am supposed to wash my clothes and clean my room. I even have to go to the dentist by myself if I have a toothache. It’s really hard to do everything on my own, but I have learned a lot.

From now on, I understand my mother. It’s her “laziness” that makes me clever and hard-working. Just as my mother always says, “A lady can’t be lazy or she’ll be crazy. Work can make you sunny.”