A. comprehensive | B. spread | C. impact | D. incredible | E. observed | |
F. compared | G. success | H. firmly | I. combination | J. heavily | K. motivate |
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year.
In the first study to assess the global
Children’s exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home, and the double blow of infectious diseases and tobacco seems to be a deadly
While deaths due to passive smoking in children were skewed (曲解) toward poor and middle-income countries, deaths in adults were
In Europe’s high-income countries, only 71 child deaths occurred, while 35,388 deaths were in adults. Yet in the countries like Africa, an estimated 43,375 deaths due to passive smoking were in children
Only 7.4 percent of the world population currently lives in places with
Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher
A. influence B. majority C. moderate D. rushing E. rose F. average G. consumed H. preferring I. consumption J. portions K. decreased |
As for what is driving America’s chronic weight problem, there are no definite answers. But a lot of evidence points to the two causes most people already suspect: too much food and too little exercise.
Bigger
The US Department of Agriculture(USDA)reports that the average American ate almost 20% more calories in the year 2000 than they did in 1983, thanks, in part, to a boom in meat
Inactivity is the new normal
Lack of exercise is also a major culprit in the obesity epidemic. It’s been decades since most Americans worked in fields and on factory floors. A far greater
But lethargy goes well beyond the workplace. It is also how we get to work and what we do after. Americans walk less than people in any other industrialized country,
In the end, though, we can’t lose sight of the big picture. Over the past years, diet fads have come and gone, with people
A. hints B. dominant C. oriented D. duly E. rhyme F. featuring G. preservation H. inheritance I. symbolizes J. historically K. morality |
Huizhou heritage comes to life
It was a natural choice for veteran Huang Yu, after serving in the army and owning a business in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for years, to go back to his hometown in Xidi village, Huangshan, Anhui province, in 2016. He took over the homestay his parents opened when he was a middle school student.
In 2000, Xidi and the nearby Hongcun village were declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO for their outstanding
This level of preservation could not be achieved without the participation of local residents. According to Huang, this awareness is not new - since all streets and alleys in Xidi are paved with bluestone,
A local folk
“Some folk customs have been retained and newly
He further suggests that the old Huizhou villages explore and find their own unique, marketable themes. “Each of them should find a
A. ranging B. appropriately C. association D. facilitating E. evidence F. modest G. obtaining H. offered I. rose J. steer K. treatment |
That throbbing headache just won’t go away and your mind is racing about what might be wrong. It turns out googling your symptoms may not be as ill-advised as once thought.
Although some doctors advise against turning to the internet before going to the clinic, a new study suggests that researching symptoms online may not be harmful after all, and could lead to
Using “Dr. Google” is controversial, with fears that it can lead to inaccurate diagnoses, bad advice on where to seek
Previous research into the subject has been limited to observational studies of internet search behavior, so researchers from Harvard sought to empirically (以经验为主地) measure the
The participants were made up of roughly equal numbers of men and women with an average age of 45. They were asked to provide a diagnosis based on the given information,which ranged from mild to severe, and described common illnesses such as viruses, heart attacks and stroke.Then, they looked up their case symptoms on the internet and again
The result showed a sharp increase in diagnosis accuracy, which was 49.8% before the search and
About three-quarters of the study participants were able to identify the severity of a situation, and
The lead author, Dr. David Levine, said the findings suggested that medical experts and policymakers probably did not need to
“Many physicians believe that using the internet to search for one’s symptoms is a bad idea and this provides some
A. addressing B. adoption C. attend D. budgeting E. cautions F. correspond G. extended H. hesitancy I. packages J. regardless K. rigid |
Top work-life balance benefits for 2023
“Flexibility is the gold standard of work-life balance benefits,” says Jonathan Pas, health care leader at consulting firm Mercer.
It’s no surprise then that two years after the pandemic forced most office workers to perform their jobs remotely. 78% of employers say they’ll allow employees to continue doing so regularly in 2023, according to a Mercer survey. But there’s still some
Pas
Other benefits requiring a broader organizational buy-in are sabbaticals(公休假) and unlimited vacation days. Both benefits encourage employees to pursue interests outside of work with
Instead, they prefer to find new ways to give employees more money, with the rise of employer-funded lifestyle accounts, which are often reserved for big-ticket items that might otherwise require some
But perhaps the most telling statistic about the importance of
A. alert B. connected C. correspond D. dismiss E. embarrassed F. invaluable G. judgement H. piloted L. respectful J. urge K. wellbeing |
Are you listening? But are you really listening?
You’d think we’d be very good at listening, but do we deeply listen? Sometimes we quickly
Practicing deep listening means tuning into empathy(同理心), resisting the
The project was
They have also had a chance to be listened to and heard, which research shows can improve
The project is also an opportunity for participants to feel the benefit of stepping outside their own “echo chamber (回声室)”. Echo chambers are created by our natural tendency to seek out people and opinions, in person and online, that we agree with, so we mainly see and hear information and opinions that
So, training young people with deep listening skills can encourage many more people to take part in challenging and
A. steadily B. predicts C. biology D. temporary E. dramatic F. recovers G. permanent H. grounded I. expansion J. formed K. kindly |
Teens Are Still Developing Empathy Skills
The teen years are often full of door-slamming, eye-rolling and seeming insensitivity, even by kids who behaved
In adolescence, critical social skills that are needed for one to feel concern for other people and to understand how they think are undergoing major changes. Adolescence has long been known as prime time for developing cognitive skills for self-regulation and executive function.
“Cognitive empathy,” or the mental ability to take others’ perspective, begins to rise
Adolescent boys actually show a
This doesn’t mean, however, that we can do nothing but just wait for teenagers to develop a feeling of empathy. In fact, parents can help instill(灌输) affective empathy into their children. Affective empathy is
The findings reflect a major
A. virtually | B. pride | C. drawn | D. consistently |
E. course | F. spot | G. spied | H. representing |
I. dominate | J. banning | K. host |
China is challenging South Korea’s e-sports dominance
Some 4,000 fans gathered at the BEXCO Centre in Busan, a big port city in South Korea, on May 29th. Another 2.2m tuned in online. They were there for the finals of the Mid-Season Invitational, a prestigious(有声望的) e-sports tournament. A dozen teams had been competing over the
The enthusiasm, and bitter disappointment, reflect the place e-sports have in South Korean youth culture. The games are not just fun, but a source of national
No longer. China is now on the rise. Chinese companies are at the heart of gaming globally. The country’s biggest tech firm, Tencent, owns Riot Games, which developed LOL, as well as 40% of Epic Games, which makes Fortnite. Interest in the pastime has grown, too. There are some 685m gamers in China, including those who play on their phones, compared with 33m in South Korea. Over the past few years China has
South Korea contributed to its own downfall. “Skilled Korean players and coaches played a role in cultivating the e-sport scene in China,” says Choi Eun-Kyoung of Hanshin University, near Seoul. South Korean masters,
South Korea has now
A. academic B. previously C. submit D. assessed E. classifier F. controversy G. subscribed H. detect I. typically J. access K. labelled |
OpenAI releases “not fully reliable” tool to detect AI generated content
ChatGPT has been creating waves across the internet with its writing ability and responses to requests. The use of ChatGPT has been full of
OpenAI, the research laboratory behind ChatGPT, has released a tool designed to
The tool could be useful in cases where AI was used for “
“Our classifier’s reliability
Since ChatGPT was opened up to public
A.confirmed B. measurable C.previously D. determine E. tracking F. habitable G.virtually H. sensitive I. protect J. surprised K.system |
A New Exoplanet in the System
In 2014, data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope allowed astronomers to announce the detection of three planets orbiting Kepler-138. This was based on a
Benneke and his colleague Diana Dragomir, from the University of New Mexico, came up with the idea of re-observing the planetary
While earlier NASA Kepler space telescope observations only showed transits of three small planets around Kepler-138, Piaulet and her team were
This newly found planet is small and farther from its star than the three others, taking 38 days to complete an orbit.The planet is in the
With Kepler-138e, the masses of the
The researchers had another surprise: they found that the two water worlds Kepler-138c and d are twin planets, with
“As our instruments and techniques become