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  • (7/22) Young People’s English Language Skills Decreasing
    AUDIO       Young People’s English Language Skills Decreasing             A recent index that measures English language ability around the world finds that young people’s English language proficiency is decreasing.   The 2023 EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) ranks countries and areas by English proficiency. The index is based on test results from 2.2 million people in 113 countries. The test is published by EF Education First, a private company based in Switzerland. VOA Learning English has a partnership with EF Education First to provide the online test to English learners.   The EPI found that while young people's English skills are decreasing, working adults continue to increase their proficiency in English. There are different opinions about why the difference exists. Some people blame the COVID-19 pandemic, but others say artificial intelligence (or AI) tools could also be a reason.   EF Education First released the 2023 index last November. EF EPI author Kate Bell warned that the 2023 index gives a false sense of global stability, meaning English speakers’ proficiency stays about the same. But the truth is that gains in some countries are being offset by losses in others, Bell said in an EF Education First press release.   Results by age group   Results were reported by age group for the first time in 2015. Since that time, the English proficiency of young people has decreased by 89 points. The EPI defines young people as being 18 to 20 years of age.         However, the EPI notes that the 18 to 20 group was mostly stable with big decreases in a few large countries. India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Japan showed the largest proficiency decreases among youth.   Kansuke Ikebe is a 21-year-old student from Shiga, Japan. He told VOA Learning English that the results are “really surprising. In my opinion, I’ve never felt it is decreasing. It is maybe because there are many youth who can speak English in my university.”   The EPI report noted that the decrease appears to have taken place when the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with normal education. The report said, “It is not yet clear if learning loss due to Covid will self-correct over time,” but increased scores are expected in the future.   The EPI said the problem is more difficult in countries where proficiency has been decreasing over time and “where education systems are teaching English less well than before.”   English proficiency in Japan has been continually decreasing.   There has been a decrease in proficiency in Japan for nearly 10 years. Ikebe said he could believe the EPI results because of the way English is taught in Japan. “It makes nobody want to learn English more. It is not practical at all and really boring.”   However, working adults, people 26 years old and older, have been improving their English since 2015. The EPI said this might be because the value of a shared language is most recognized in the workplace. English creates possibilities for individuals and productivity for organizations.   Results by gender   Results from the index also show a difference between men and women, what it calls a gender gap. The gender gap among those aged 18 to 25 is three times bigger than it is among working adults. Men’s proficiency has improved by 14 points since 2015, while women’s has decreased by 19 points.   The lack of women in international jobs could be one reason for the gender gap the EPI said. But the gender gap among those aged 18 to 25 might demonstrate “a problem engendered by educational systems themselves or a societal problem schools are failing to address,” the report said.   An exception was the Middle East. The average score for women in that area has increased by 44 points, placing them ahead of men there.   Lower average scores   One notable trend in the 2023 EF EPI is that all the very high proficiency countries and many of the high proficiency countries had lower average scores than in 2022. This could be a possible effect of the pandemic on learning, travel and in-person communication.   The Czech Republic is one country whose score ｄropped in 2023.   Sabina Wyrob is with the Czech office of EF Education First. She told the Czech News Agency online teaching during the pandemic affected children’s English skills. Schools and students are trying to catch up on what was missed, she told the news organization, but they are still not moving forward.   The reach of AI   The EPI report says that learning a language provides understanding of new ideas as well as better understanding of people. These skills, the report said, remain beyond the reach of AI, or artificial intelligence.   But Ikebe said in Japan: “now AI and translation are being developed well. So, they don’t need to learn English if they just do their homework. I think they don’t use it as a tool to communicate, just a subject to pass the entrance exam.”   Jeannie Tse is a country manager at EF Hong Kong and Macau. She spoke to The Standard newspaper in Hong Kong.   Tse said that while AI has changed the way young people work and learn, the importance of schools, teachers, and face-to-face instruction remains. "I do not believe that AI can completely replace language learning,” Tse said, “but educators can harness AI to enhance language learning methods.”                                     ________________________________________________   Words in This Story proficiency–n. ability to use or knowledge of a language stable—adj. remain the same practical –adj. related to what is real rather than what is imagined or is a possibility boring –adj. not interesting gender—n. the sex of a person; male or female gap—n. a space between two things engender—v. to cause translation –n. changing writing from one language to another harness—v. to control and make use of enhance –v. to improve or add to something                                               https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/young-people-s-english-language-skills-decreasing/7427897.html

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  • (7/21) Poisonous Plants Look Like Safe Ones
    AUDIO       Poisonous Plants Look Like Safe Ones           Actor Alicia Silverstone worried fans on social media recently. While on a trip to England, she posted a TikTok video of herself tasting a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk.   Silverstone, who appeared in the 1995 movie Clueless, said she thought the fruit was a tomato. But when she bit into it and found that it had an unusual taste, she realized that it was not the common food.   Plant expert, Jessica Damiano, recently wrote about poisonous plants that look like common foods for the Associated Press.   She said the fruit that looked like a tomato appears to have been a Jerusalem cherry.         Often sold as a houseplant, all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the plant is not only harmful to humans but also to dogs, cats and horses. Eating large amounts can be deadly. Silverstone was lucky because she did not swallow the berries.   She is also lucky because the berries were reddish orange. This means they were ripe. While all parts of the Jerusalem cherry are poisonous, the plant’s unripe berries can be especially dangerous. They can cause problems with the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems. Symptoms from eating the fruit include mental confusion, stomach pain, high body temperature, vomiting, paralysis and more.   The Jerusalem cherry is a member of the nightshade family. It is in the same family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, potatoes and tomatillos. Although the fruits of those crops are safe to eat, their leaves are toxic.   Other toxic lookalikes   The Jerusalem cherry is not the only toxic plant that looks like a safe one. The poisonous Carolina horsenettle fruit also looks like a tomato. However, its common name is a dead giveaway that it is dangerous. It is called devil’s tomato. It is also known as devil’s potato to add to the confusion.   Other members of the nightshade family are poisonous in different ways. For example, a plant named deadly nightshade, or belladonna, is so toxic that it was used as a murder weapon in Europe during the Middle Ages, a time more than 500 years ago. Its berries, however, could be mistaken for blueberries.   Pokeweed and Virginia creeper fruits also look like blueberries, and both can be deadly if eaten.   Lilies are toxic, but they look like edible wild onion or garlic grasses, especially when they first come out of the ground.   Edible wild onion and garlic grasses have other toxic lookalikes, too including a plant sometimes called death camas. These plants grow in lawns and wild areas in the spring, and they are a common cause of livestock poisoning. They are dangerous for humans, too.   Toxic carrot and parsley lookalikes can also make you sick. Wild parsnip has flowers like a carrot and leaves like parsley. Simply touching it can cause a skin problem called photodermatitis. It causes sun sensitivity that can last for a year. Poison hemlock looks similar but is much larger. Eating that plant can lead to breathing problems.   Creeping buttercup looks like flat-leaf parsley. It is an invasive plant that can cause severe stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and heart problems.         And the deadly Canadian moonseed can be confused with wild grape. However, its taste is so bitter that you would likely spit it out before swallowing it. This is a good thing because eating it can lead to death.   If you think you have swallowed a toxic plant by mistake, contact a poison control center in your area or your doctor. There is additional information on the website poison.org.   Damiano advises to use common sense with plants you find in the wild. If you are not completely sure that something is food, do not eat it.                                     ___________________________________________ Words in This Story ripe –adj. fully developed; ready for harvest symptom –n. the sign that disease is present or that something is wrong with a person’s health confusion –n. being unable to think clearly : confuse -v. vomiting –n. the condition of expelling what is in your stomach through your mouth : vomit -v. paralysis –n. the loss of the ability to move one’s muscles toxic –adj. poisonous dead giveaway –idiom a fact or detail that makes the true nature of something impossible to ignore edible –adj. fit and safe to be eaten invasive –adj. tending to spread especially in a quick or aggressive manner: such as bitter –adj. one of the major tastes that people have which is very unpleasant to most people                                                 https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/poisonous-plants-look-like-safe-ones/7783729.html

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  • (7/18) Are Student-athletes Considered College Employees?
    AUDIO     Are Student-athletes Considered College Employees?           The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to join a labor organization, called a ｕnion, this week.   The move means that the student-athletes on the team could have the right to negotiate a working contract like other university employees.   In an election held by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the team members voted 13-2 to join Service Employees International Union Local 560. The same ｕnion also represents some workers at Dartmouth.         Cade Haskins and Romeo Myrthil are Dartmouth basketball players. The student-athletes said of the vote, “… we, as students, can also be both campus workers and ｕnion members. Dartmouth seems to be stuck in the past. It’s time for the age of amateurism to end.”   However, the school in Hanover, New Hampshire has already appealed the local NLRB decision. In a statement, Dartmouth said, “Classifying these students as employees simply because they play basketball is as unprecedented as it is inaccurate.”   The school also warned the students that ｕnionizing could get the team removed from athletic competition.   Both sides have until March 12 to file objections with the NLRB. The case could also end up in federal court, which would likely delay the outcome for some time.   The Dartmouth vote is the latest effort by student-athletes to ｕnionize and gain money and other rights in exchange for many hours spent practicing and playing sports.         In 2015, a local NLRB blocked an attempt by students on the football team at Northwestern University in Illinois to form a ｕnion. But the decision did not directly answer the question of whether student-athletes are employees.   Growth of college sports   The history of college students playing sports for their school goes back over 100 years.   The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, is the governing body for college sports. The organization has long said that its players are “student-athletes” who go to school mainly to study.   At first, students were not paid to play sports and were considered “amateurs.” Gradually, student-athletes from large universities started receiving money for housing, food and tuition.   In recent years, American television networks have spent more money to broadcast college sports around the country and the world. The Big Ten, an athletic organization with college teams from the New York area to Los Angeles, reached an agreement in 2022 to broadcast its football and basketball games for $7 billion.         As college sports became popular, teams from large universities now regularly play in front of large crowds of up to 100,000 people. And some student-athletes have become even better known than professional athletes.   In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the NCAA could not prevent college athletes from getting paid by outside groups in return for the use of their name or image.   That opened the door for some college athletes to make lots of money. This year, one top student-athlete is Caitlin Clark, a basketball player at the University of Iowa. She set college scoring records and reportedly earns nearly $1 million a year for the use of her name and image.         The Dartmouth basketball players will never be famous enough to make that kind of money. One student-athlete said what he really wants from the ｕnion push is to get access to better healthcare so he can heal his basketball injuries.   What about Dartmouth?   Tony Clark is the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association. He said the vote gives the Dartmouth basketball players “a seat at the table and powerful voice.”   One basketball coach whose team is very well known – Dan Hurley of the University of Connecticut – said some kind of ｕnion or players’ organization is the future of college sports.   “These players are putting in incredible work days, work weeks for five, six months,” he said. “I think there’s so much there that’s going to have to be settled.”         A 2015 legal case suggested athletes like the basketball players can spend up to 40 hours per week involved in their sports activities, leaving little time for study or work.   Haskins said he loves playing basketball. But he has had serious injuries to his ankle, hip and shoulder while playing. “It is definitely a burden,” he said.   Union interest among younger workers is growing, says the Economic Policy Institute. Workers under 45 joined ｕnions at the highest rate in 2023.   Myrthil said he will talk about the ｕnion with new students who are coming next year. “We’ll introduce them to the idea and what it means,” he said. “And then hopefully it gets passed on.”                                     ____________________________________________________   Words in This Story campus – n. the grounds or land upon which a school is built amateurism – adj. participating in something, such as a sporting event, without being paid classify – v. to consider something as part of a group with other similar items unprecedented – adj. not existing or having been done before tuition – n. the money paid to attend school incredible – adj. hard to believe, not believable burden – n. a heavy weight, used both literally and figuratively                                               https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/are-student-athletes-considered-college-employees-/7518162.html

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  • [7/18]东西问丨河村建夫：日中青少年如何以棋会友？
              中新社东京7月8日电 题：日中青少年如何以棋会友？   　　——专访日本前内阁官房长官、日中友好交流城市青少年围棋交流大会委员会会长河村建夫 　　中新社记者 朱晨曦 　 　围棋是中日文化交流的重要纽带。围棋相传起源于约4000年前的中国，遣唐使吉备真备将围棋带到日本，逐渐受到日本社会各阶层的广泛喜爱。奈良正仓院保存着圣武天皇使用过的三块围棋棋盘和两组围棋棋子，诉说着中日文化交流的古老记忆。   　　围棋作为中日两国共通的独特文化，曾在两国外交舞台上大放异彩，留下一段“围棋外交”的佳话。在促进两国民间文化交流和青少年交往上，围棋能发挥怎样的作用？如何在国际交往中发挥围棋的智慧？近日，中新社“东西问”就此专访日本前内阁官房长官、前文部科学大臣、日中友好交流城市青少年围棋交流大会委员会会长河村建夫。   　　现将访谈实录摘要如下：   　　中新社记者：围棋在推动中日邦交正常化及之后两国关系发展中发挥了什么作用？   　　河村建夫：1959年10月，以松村谦三为首的日本自民党众议员代表团访华。松村谦三和时任中国国务院副总理陈毅同为围棋爱好者，二人一见如故，相约两国积极开展围棋交流。在他们共同推动下，由濑越宪作担任团长的日本棋手代表团于1960年实现首次访华，在北京、上海、杭州与中国棋手对弈，开启了日中围棋交流新篇章。中国棋手代表团于1962年进行回访。1964年，29名日本著名围棋棋手呼吁800万日本围棋爱好者参与日中邦交正常化签名活动。日中邦交正常化后，围棋作为民间交流的桥梁率先发挥了积极作用。从1984年起，日中围棋擂台赛开始举办，两国围棋交流愈发活跃。当时在擂台赛中获胜的著名棋手，如中国的聂卫平、马晓春、曹大元以及日本的小林光一、大竹英雄等成为家喻户晓的明星。   2024年8月24日，第二届中日友好城市青少年围棋交流大会在东京举行。图为河村建夫致辞。受访者供图   　　中新社记者：您目前担任日中友好交流城市青少年围棋交流大会委员会会长，并在近年主办多项青少年围棋交流比赛。您认为围棋在青少年交流中能发挥怎样的作用？   　　河村建夫：围棋是日中两国共同的传统棋艺，是促进两国民间文化交流和青少年交往的重要纽带。1979年，中国少年围棋代表团访日，成为日中青少年以棋会友的典范。学围棋可以锻炼思维，开发智力，培养人的观察力与判断力。下围棋需要有长远的眼光和广阔的视野，从全局着眼，不放过每一处细节，因为胜负往往取决于细微之处。对弈过程让人感到充实和愉快，这样的弈趣很适合开展日中友好交流。   　　举办日中友好交流城市青少年围棋交流大会的初衷，是为进一步推进日中各友城的友好关系，增强两国地方政府、文化体育交流，加强两国民间特别是青少年之间的相互理解和友好感情。2023年8月，为纪念《中日和平友好条约》签订45周年，我们在东京举办了第一届日中友好城市青少年围棋交流大会，吸引了来自日中40多个城市的500多名青少年及家长到场参加。2024年8月，为纪念东京和北京结好45周年，大阪和上海结好50周年，我们又分别在东京和大阪举办了比赛，希望能面向未来深化两对友城的友好情谊，共有来自日中两国各地的300多名青少年围棋选手参加。   　　当前两国虽然已经有不少专业围棋赛事，但专门面向青少年举办交流赛，让青少年感受到围棋的魅力依然很重要。这些交流赛今后应该持续推进。围棋可以帮助青少年锻炼思考能力，培养大局观。围棋也称为“手谈”，其中蕴涵着深邃的哲理和智慧。日中小棋手们虽然语言不通，但坐在棋盘前面对面，通过棋子实现了心与心的交流，加深了彼此理解。   　　我们还特意为输棋最多的小选手颁发“博爱奖”，为比赛中和棋最多的小选手颁发“贵和奖”。希望日中两国有越来越多的年轻人加入围棋交流，通过各种交流比赛切磋棋艺，以棋会友。   2024年8月24日，第二届中日友好城市青少年围棋交流大会在东京举行。图为中日小获奖选手交换礼物。受访者供图   　　中新社记者：美国前国务卿基辛格曾以围棋与国际象棋的区别类比东西方思维的差异。您认为在处理国际关系上，应当如何发挥围棋的智慧？   　　河村建夫：当今世界动荡不安，犹如“长安棋局”。美国的关税政策是全球关注的焦点之一。美国挥舞“关税大棒”的做法过于以自我为中心，缺乏大局观。这不仅给他国带来负面影响，也给美国自身造成很多问题。我们应多站在对方立场上思考问题，以开阔的视野来推动问题的解决。围棋中宽容的精神值得我们借鉴。   2024年8月24日，第二届中日友好城市青少年围棋交流大会在东京举行。图为中日小选手对弈。受访者供图   　　中新社记者：上世纪80年代中日两国知名演员主演的电影《一盘没有下完的棋》，描述中日棋手在战争中的悲欢离合，反映两国人民反对侵略战争、坚持和平友好的心声。今年是日本宣布无条件投降80周年，您认为应如何通过围棋交流激发中日民间友好力量的活力？   　　河村建夫：日中两国有着2000多年交往历史，是搬不走的邻居。围棋是两国民众的共同爱好，也是互相交流的一种特殊语言。日中两国民众尤其是青少年坐在一起下棋，以棋会友，可以拉近两国关系，创造友好交流的氛围。青少年是民间交流的基础，因此在发展日中关系上，举办青少年围棋交流比赛十分有意义。我们将继续在今年8月举办第三届日中友好城市青少年围棋交流大会，目前活动正在筹备当中。今后将继续以围棋为媒加强友好交流，为两国关系改善发展做出更多积极努力。(完)   　　受访者简介：   河村建夫接受中新社“东西问”专访。 中新社记者 朱晨曦 摄   　　河村建夫，1942年出生于日本山口县，1967年毕业于庆应义塾大学商学部，日本知名政治家。曾任日本自民党选举对策委员长、内阁官房长官、文部科学大臣，现任日中友好文化交流促进协会会长、日中友好交流城市青少年围棋交流大会委员会会长。         https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2025/07-08/10444586.shtml  

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  • [7/17]带来哪些利好？北京、广州以地方立法形式管好电动自行车
                ※ mp3 파일 참고 :   "LINK"  링크 클릭해주시면  mp3 포함되어 있습니다 :)     此次修订是对2018年制定实施的《北京市非机动车管理条例》作进一步修改完善，主要修改内容包括：强化电动自行车及其配件的销售管理制度，完善电动自行车产品目录制度，鼓励在北京销售小型化、轻便化的电动自行车。健全完善非机动车登记管理，设定电动自行车行驶证、号牌十年有效期。完善非机动车通行安全规定，明确驾乘电动自行车应当佩戴乘员头盔等。   《征求意见稿》第二十四条明确要求，驾驶、乘坐电动自行车应当规范佩戴符合国家标准并且经过强制性产品认证的乘员头盔。多位市民表示，此前对戴头盔没有硬性要求，尤其在夏天，很多人都不佩戴，对个人而言，留下了安全隐患。   北京骑电动自行车未佩戴头盔情况（总台中国之声记者 李杨 摄）   刘先生表示：“没有强制要求，夏天基本上都不戴了。出于安全考虑，我一直都戴头盔。” 王女士表示：“不戴头盔肯定有风险。我自己平时骑车要带孩子，没有破解限速，但也是全副武装。因为有时候自己注意了，还得担心别人会不会对你造成影响，我觉得合理佩戴护具是有必要的。”   同时，此次修订还完善了非机动车通行安全规定。采访中有市民提到，骑电动自行车很多人会抱着侥幸不被处罚的心理，违反交规的行为非常普遍。   孙女士说：“逆行、闯红灯，肯定会不安全。有的时候看到有人过去了，以为是绿灯，然后一看不是又倒回来了，挺危险的。”   在清华大学交通研究所副所长杨新苗看来，违反交规的行为很可能产生“羊群效应”。 “因为在道路交通安全法和非机动车管理条例里，关于非机动车骑行管理的规则是比较粗的，所以说大量的这种违反交规的行为，的的确确是个从众效应，因为时间长了大家也都这么做了。”杨新苗说。   杨新苗认为，这次整合散见于其他法律法规中的非机动车通行规则，方便市民学习掌握，结合北京主要路口设备年底前具备电动自行车违法识别取证能力后，希望未来交通秩序能有改变。   强调安全是此次条例修订中的重点原则，其中，第十一条提出，北京市对超过生产日期五年的电动自行车电池进行安全性评估，未通过安全性评估的，应当停止使用或者更换。杨新苗表示，这项修改很及时，也很有必要。   杨新苗详细说道：“关于电池寿命，日本助力自行车电池，有个专门的充电底座，可以检查寿命和循环寿命，比如它的充电量，原来是5安时的，现在只能做到4.5安时，可能要退出了，这个设计做得很好。我觉得现在在法规里提出这些东西，代表着技术的进步。”   此次修订还明确，电动自行车行驶证、号牌有效期为十年。有效期届满后不得上道路行驶。广州市电动自行车行业协会执行会长黄焕杰解释，影响电动自行车使用寿命的因素，主要集中在电动自行车的“三大件”：电机、电池和车架结构，十年主要是车架的寿命。   黄焕杰表示：“从行业统计的消费习惯来说，一般消费者在3到5年之间大概率会换车。电动车的寿命主要是看整车，电池又有独立的寿命，因为平时电池是随时可以售后更换的，这个没有绝对值。”   针对社会关注度较高的快递、外卖行业电动自行车管理问题，《征求意见稿》也提出了多项详细的规定。《征求意见稿》提出，对用于互联网租赁以及快递、外卖等服务活动的电动自行车核发专用号牌。   一位外卖员表达这样的顾虑：“电动自行车和外卖分别弄牌照的话，有些小区管控比较严格，可能对我们配送时效有影响，到时候肯定不能超速了，号牌管控了，我们肯定得更规范，具体影响还得观察。”   广州骑电动自行车佩戴头盔情况（陈惠婷 摄）   广州交警近日正式印发《广州市专用号牌电动自行车管理办法》（以下简称《办法》）。《办法》明确，公安机关交通管理部门对广州市多类民生服务和公共管理单位的电动自行车核发专用号牌，如外卖、快递、邮政、环卫清洁等相关行业。   《办法》自2025年9月1日起施行。公安机关交通管理部门将依法处理通过交通技术监控记录的专用号牌电动自行车道路交通安全违法行为。   黄焕杰认为，新的专用号牌管理办法，主要是对广州市7个民生行业单位的电动自行车做出和民用车号牌的样式区别，驾驶信息接入管理系统，依法处理相关违法行为。   “对这种专用号牌，广州市会建立一套即时配送行业管理的信息系统，系统会结合车辆的GPS跟北斗定位相关技术的数据互通，能有效地监管车辆的超速、逆行、闯红灯等一些违章。”黄焕杰说。   广州骑电动自行车佩戴头盔情况（陈惠婷 摄）   除了此次专门核发电动自行车专用号牌，去年12月30日，广州立法管理电动自行车。对电动自行车非法改装、违法通行、违规停放充电等突出问题进行了刚性要求。黄焕杰表示，经过半年时间，骑行者佩戴头盔的比例明显增加。   “消费者预约登记的时候，要观看教育视频，里面有很多不戴头盔的危险案例，而且看视频的累计时长要到两个小时，才能预约到上牌。再叠加路面交警执法，目前在广州如果不佩戴头盔，会给予警告或50元以上200元以下的罚款，现在佩戴头盔出行的明显增加了，比例超过了90%。”   广州市还对非法改装、加装、拼装电动自行车等乱象进行了刚性规定。黄焕杰表示，当地一直在持续推进溯源追查机制，车架、蓄电池和充电器都有赋码溯源的要求。   “在生产时会获取了一个唯一性的身份标识，销售时，消费者也很容易通过扫码的方式辨别这个车的核心部件是不是属于原装部件。没有溯源码的电动车是不允许在广州市场销售的。在上牌登记时，也需要这三个码绑定，才能给上牌登记，如果要改装，配件拿不到这个码。交警在执法时也可以拿手机扫车上的二维码，调取它的原厂数据，比对有没有做过一些大的改装，或者是改变了车辆的配置。”   无论是北京、还是广州，越来越多的城市正在以地方立法的形式，为倡导市民绿色出行提供更强有力的法治保障。       https://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20250629/t20250629_527234840.shtml

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  • [7/16]个性化旅游催生登山“陪爬”服务 年轻人乐为情绪价值买单
                　　“熟悉武功山，登顶多次，会拍照，情绪价值拉满……”在网友“阿锋在路上”的武功山“陪爬”自荐帖子下，数十名网友咨询。   　　暑期旅游热潮来袭，徒步登山是年轻人旅游新风尚。然而，这种旅游方式对登山者的体力、耐力、毅力考验不小。当“特种兵式旅游”遇上体能达人，“陪爬”悄然走红。   　　在江西萍乡武功山风景名胜区，海拔1600米以上分布着10万亩高山草甸，从山脚全程徒步至山顶，需要5至6个小时，不少游客爬到一半苦不堪言。官方数据显示，2025年上半年，该景区共接待人数262.85万人次，同比增长31.54%。   图为7月5日，江西萍乡武功山风景名胜区，众多游客徒步夜爬登山看日出。朱莹 摄   　　今年24岁的登山者陈莉莎体验了“陪爬”服务，她告诉记者，这是为情绪价值买单，“花钱找一个体力好、有经验的‘登山搭子’，不仅能满足自己‘又菜又爱玩’的登山需求，还能摆脱孤单感、枯燥感。”   　　在带娃登山者邓嘉玲看来，“陪爬”服务能极大缓解带娃出游压力，“我一直想带孩子夜爬武功山，体验不一样的风景，但负担很重，也担心有安全隐患，‘陪爬’还有背娃服务。”   　　网友“阿锋在路上”本名朱剑锋，今年23岁，从事“陪爬”工作已有一年，截至目前，已接到近200笔订单，“6月份我有29天时间都在‘陪爬’，每单单价在400元至600元之间。具体服务包括路线规划、背包协助、拍摄，甚至按摩、背娃等，只要顾客有需求，我们都会尽量满足。”   　　“我们有一个20多人的团队，基本都是‘00后’，消费者也以年轻人和带娃家庭为主。”朱剑锋认为，如同泰山、黄山、三清山等景区的“坐轿上山”服务一样，登山“陪爬”服务也是满足游客的特殊需求，既可以赚钱，也可以拓展社交面。   图为7月5日凌晨，江西萍乡武功山风景名胜区，登山“陪爬”从业者朱剑锋(左一)与游客交流。朱莹 摄   　　在旅游行业从业者胡飞凡看来，随着年轻一代成为旅游市场主力军，个性化旅游服务需求大幅增长，“陪爬”服务填补了传统导游服务与自主登山间的空白。   　　值得注意的是，登山“陪爬”亦存在一定的风险和隐患。目前，登山“陪爬”服务大多依靠个体经营，通过社交平台进行预约交易。   　　湖北恩施大峡谷是少数介入“陪爬”的景区之一，2024年国庆假期，该景区公开招募“陪爬”志愿者，为游客免费提供“聊天式讲解”“鼓励式爬山服务”等；泰安市泰山文化旅游集团有限公司党委副书记王厚哲接受《中国旅游报》采访时说，泰山景区正在考虑规范“泰山陪爬”服务。   　　江西省社会学会副会长袁小平认为，登山“陪爬”是传统导游服务的“升级版”，本质上是适应了旅游消费者日益增长的个性需求。景区应当读懂登山“陪爬”服务背后的市场需求，提供多元化、个性化服务，满足游客的新需求。同时，针对“陪爬”服务存在的风险，相关部门应尽快制定行业标准和服务规范，推动行业良性发展，让登山“陪爬”服务朝着健康有序的方向发展。(完)   https://www.chinanews.com.cn/sh/2025/07-09/10445050.shtml

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  • 「7/24」夏休みの海外旅行者 約20％増の見通し 大手旅行会社調べ
    この夏、海外旅行に行く人は、去年より20％ほど増えるという見通しがまとまりました。去年に比べて円安がいくぶん落ち着いていることや、ボーナスの増加傾向などを背景に、海外旅行の需要の回復が鮮明となっています。 大手旅行会社のJTBは、交通機関の予約状況などをもとに、7月15日から8月末までの夏休みシーズンに1泊以上の旅行に出かける人の動向を調べました。 それによりますと、この夏、海外旅行に行く人は、去年より20.8％増えて244万人になる見込みです。 去年に比べて、円安がいくぶん落ち着いていることや、夏のボーナスの増加傾向などが背景にあるということです。 行き先は、「韓国」と「ヨーロッパ」が最も多く、次いで、「台湾」と「東南アジア」が並んでいて、「アメリカ本土」も人気が高まっているということです。 海外旅行に行く人は、コロナ禍後、国内旅行と比べて回復が遅れていましたが、今回の見通しどおりになれば、コロナ禍前10年間の平均の9割ほどにまで戻るということです。 一方、国内旅行に出かける人は、去年より0.3％多い7220万人と推計されています。 JTBは「海外旅行の需要の回復が鮮明だ。金と時間をかけて遠くに行こうと、行き先もアジアだけでなくヨーロッパや米国へと広がっていて、旅行形態の多様化もうかがえる」と話しています。

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  • 「7/23」北海道 福島町 ヒグマか 再びゴミ置き場荒らされ警戒続く
    ヒグマに襲われた男性が死亡した北海道福島町で、14日夜遅く、店舗のゴミ置き場の扉が壊されているのが見つかりました。14日の朝にも生ゴミが散乱しているのが見つかったばかりで、警察はヒグマが荒らしたものとみて引き続き警戒しています。 警察によりますと、14日午後11時半ごろ、福島町三岳にあるスーパーとホームセンターのゴミ置き場の扉が壊されているのをパトロール中の警察官が見つけました。 1時間ほど前には異常はなく、中にあったペットフードなどがなくなっていたということで、警察はヒグマが荒らしたものとみて引き続き警戒しています。 このゴミ置き場は、ヒグマに襲われて死亡した男性が見つかった現場からおよそ400メートル北にあり、14日の朝も生ゴミが散乱しているのが見つかっていました。   スーパーの岩渕勇紀店長は「町唯一のスーパーなので、店を閉めるわけにはいかない。従業員の中には徒歩で通勤する人もいるので、車での送迎も視野に入れ、とにかく安全第一で営業していきたい」と話しています。     こうした中、福島町は住民に対し、ヒグマを引き寄せないため夜間にゴミを出さないよう求めるチラシを作るなど改めて注意を呼びかけています。   15日朝、町内でゴミ出しをしていた男性は「ゴミを出すときもクマがいないか周囲を気にしている」などと話していました。 福島町町民課の中塚雅史課長補佐は「生ゴミがヒグマを誘引している可能性があるので、回収日当日にゴミ出しを行うよう協力をお願いしたい」と話していました。 林官房長官「早い時期から出没相次ぐ 十分な警戒を」 林官房長官は、閣議のあとの記者会見で「クマの出没要因は地域により異なるが、人里にある果実や残飯、家畜飼料などの食物の存在や、耕作放棄地などクマの侵入経路となるやぶの増加などが考えられ、人里にある食物の管理や侵入経路の遮断などが重要だ」と述べました。 そのうえで「例年、クマの出没は秋口から増加する傾向があるが、ことしは早い時期から各地で出没が相次いでいる。国民には、自治体が発信する情報に注意するなど、引き続き、十分な警戒をお願いしたい」と呼びかけました。

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  • 「7/22」母親が働く子育て世帯 初の80％超 過去最高
    全国の子どもがいる世帯のうち母親が働いている割合が初めて80％を超え、過去最高となったことが厚生労働省が去年、行った調査で分かりました。 厚生労働省は、「国民生活基礎調査」で全国の世帯の状況などについて調べて、去年は、全国のおよそ4万世帯から回答を得ました。 それによりますと、全国で18歳未満の子どもと母親がいる世帯は推計で888万6000世帯でした。 このうち、母親が働いている世帯は718万8000世帯で、率にして80.9％でした。 これは前回、おととしの結果を3.1ポイント上回り、比較ができる2004年以降で最も高くなり、初めて80％を超えました。 ※18歳未満の子どもがいる母親のうち ▽正社員は302万8000世帯で率にして34.1％で、前回より1.7ポイント増え ▽非正規社員は326万4000世帯で36.7％と、1.2ポイント増えました。 厚生労働省は「社会の制度が整い正社員として働く母親が増えているとみられる。男女ともに育児をしながら仕事を続けられる機運が高まっている」と分析していて、今後も育児と仕事の両立支援や女性活躍の推進の取り組みを進めていくとしています。

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