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- (4/25) Big breakfasts help us burn double the calories
- AUDIO(Slow) AUDIO(Normal) Big breakfasts help us burn double the calories Researchers have revealed what might be a highly popular new way to lose weight - eat a big breakfast. It could become the biggest diet fad ever for those wishing to shed a few kilos. Scientists in Germany conducted a study on how a hearty breakfast affected the body's metabolism in a laboratory experiment. Sixteen men ate a low-calorie breakfast and high-calorie dinner one day, and reversed this with a high-calorie breakfast and low-calorie dinner the next. Eating a larger breakfast and a smaller dinner boosted a process called diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT). This is the generation of heat in the body that burns up calories. This happened even when the total calories consumed throughout the day remained the same. Eating a big breakfast led to 2.5 times higher rates of DIT. Researcher Dr Juliane Richter spoke about the findings of her investigation. She said: "Our results show a meal eaten for breakfast, regardless of the amount of calories it contains, creates twice as high DIT as the same meal consumed for dinner. This finding is significant for all people as it underlines the value of eating enough at breakfast." She added: "Eating more at breakfast instead of dinner could prevent obesity and high blood sugar. We recommend that patients with obesity as well as healthy people eat a significant breakfast rather than a large dinner to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic diseases." - Chat Talk about these words from the article. researchers / popular / lose weight / diet / fad / metabolism / breakfast / calories / investigation / results / dinner / significant / obesity / eating / blood sugar / healthy - Discussion 1) What did you think when you read the headline? 2) What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'breakfast'? 3) What do you think of your weight? 4) How important is a big breakfast? 5) Have you ever been on a diet? 6) Is a big breakfast or big dinner better? 7) What is the best breakfast? 8) Do you worry about the number of calories you consume? 9) Should we eat what we want to and be happy? 10) Why are high-calorie foods so tasty?
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- (4/24) 1991 was the best year for music
- AUDIO(Slow) AUDIO(Normal) 1991 was the best year for music Many of us have an opinion on what was the best year for music. Some people say it was 1824. This is when the composer Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Symphony No. 9. Other people say the best year was 1969 because of hit songs by The Beatles, David Bowie and Elvis Presley. The UK radio station Radio X recently conducted a survey and found the best year for music was 1991. This is because of the success of bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Stone Roses and Nirvana. The reason for 1991 being the Radio X survey's best year for music could be the average age of the listeners of the station. Many of the listeners were teenagers in 1991 and have great memories of that year. A psychologist believes people tend to stick to the songs they heard when they were teenagers. Dr Catherine Loveday told the BBC why we like songs we first heard in our teens throughout our life. She said: "It is during these [developmental] years that we make many crucial life-changing decisions. We start significant long-term relationships and establish the cultural and political beliefs which form our identity." She added that: "Music has an intrinsic capacity to regulate emotions [so] these songs naturally become embedded in our important memories, both positive and negative." She said: "People in their 80s and 90s show a better memory for things that they first experienced between the ages of 10 and 30." - Chat Talk about these words from the article. opinion / music / composer / Beethoven / radio / survey / success / average age / psychologist / teenagers / developmental / political / beliefs / memories / positive - Discussion 1) What did you think when you read the headline? 2) What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'music'? 3) What do you think of music? 4) What do you think was the greatest year for music? 5) What do you think of this year's music? 6) How does music change your emotions? 7) What do you think of listening to the radio? 8) What do you think of the music you listened to as a teenager? 9) What was the best decade for music? 10) What is your favourite song and why?
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- (4/23) Three baby ducks hatch from supermarket eggs
- AUDIO(Slow) AUDIO(Normal) Three baby ducks hatch from supermarket eggs A woman received a big surprise after she bought some duck eggs from a supermarket. Three of the eggs hatched. The woman now has three baby ducks, or ducklings. The woman named the ducklings Beep, Peep and Meep. Charli Lello, 29, bought the eggs from the Waitrose supermarket last month. She was spending all day at home because she was furloughed from her job as an assistant manager in a shop. She decided to use her free time to do things around the house. Ms Lello told reporters that she got the idea for incubating the eggs after seeing a video on Facebook. The video showed how someone hatched quail eggs after buying them from a supermarket. Lello said the ducklings would live, "a very happy life". She said they would be good company for her pet chickens. She explained why she tried her experiment. She said: "While I was in Waitrose, I saw the duck eggs and thought maybe they would [hatch]. I was so excited for them to hatch, but I still had in the back of my mind that these are supermarket eggs." She said she was surprised when the eggs hatched. She said: "They have been collected, bashed around on a delivery truck, then rattled around on a trolley onto a shelf." She added that it had been an "amazing" experience. She called her ducklings "the cutest little balls of fluff". A duck farm said it is very unusual for ducklings to hatch from supermarket eggs. - Chat Talk about these words from the article. surprise / duck / egg / supermarket / last month / furloughed / free time / reporters / happy / chickens / experiment / excited / delivery truck / trolley / fluff / farm / cute - Discussion 1) Did you like reading this article? Why/not? 2) What do you think of when you hear the word 'egg'? 3) What do you think about what you read? 4) What do you think the best pets are? 5) Would you like to incubate some duck eggs? 6) How surprised are you that the ducklings hatched? 7) How cute do you think ducklings are? 8) What amazing experiences have you had in your life? 9) Would you prefer to eat duck eggs or chicken eggs? 10) What questions would you like to ask the lady with the ducklings?
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- [4/13] 国潮热重塑文化消费新模式
- 今年春天，我国旅游市场热度不减。人们踏青赏花、穿汉服访古迹，在传统与潮流的交融中体验国风之美。数字印证热情：今年春节假期国内出游人次达5.96亿，旅游花费突破8000亿元，创下历史新高。 春日经济“热气腾腾”，国潮消费持续升温。“十五五”规划纲要提出，推动老字号、国货潮牌做精做强。将古韵国风融入时尚潮流，对传统文化作出创新表达——国潮，正融入当代美好生活，编织人文与经济共生共促的动人图景。
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- [4/10] 西双版纳邀客旅居追梦 2026泼水节“上新”
- 中新网西双版纳3月27日电(陆希成)“有一种叫云南的生活·旅居云南 生活追梦”系列新闻发布会·西双版纳专场27日在西双版纳州景洪市举行。中共西双版纳州委副书记、西双版纳州人民政府州长刀文推介当地旅居创业前景，并向海内外发出泼水节邀约。 西双版纳地处中国西南边陲，与老挝、缅甸接壤，年均气温21℃、长夏无冬，森林覆盖率达74.05%，保存着中国最完整的热带雨林生态系统，每年吸引逾7000万海内外游客到访。2025年，超86万名旅居客在此驻留，该州已成为云南除省会城市昆明外，净流入人口增长最快的州(市)。 刀文介绍，“十四五”期间，西双版纳地区生产总值连跨三个百亿元台阶、达940.83亿元，高质量发展绩效评价指数增速跃升全省前列。随着中老铁路经济带加快建设，“雨林英才”计划、旅居创业全链条支持体系等政策持续发力，越来越多旅居客从“游”而“居”、因“居”而“创”，在此扎根筑梦。“虽然大家来自不同的地方，但在西双版纳都有一个共同的身份——‘美好生活的体验者、旅居创业的同行人’。” 泰国旅居创业者、艾莎湾空中江景泰式餐吧创始人艾莎湾·撒迪恩在发布会上讲述了自己的经历。2017年她因文化交流来到西双版纳，从夜市摆摊做泰式雕刻起步，如今已与中国丈夫在当地创办了获“泰精选”认证的餐吧。“9年前我带着手艺和梦想来到这里，9年后这里给了我爱情、事业和一群亲人。” 傣历1388年新年(2026年泼水节)将至。西双版纳州人民政府副州长吴春花介绍，今年泼水节紧扣“同饮一江水，共泼吉祥水”主题，在保留取水仪式、龙舟表演、万人放孔明灯等核心民俗基础上推出多项升级：水灯施放区域扩大，民族文化大游演新增暖场和花车互动等环节。 值得一提的是，今年泼水节首次将云南省城市足球联赛(滇超)主场赛事全面融入节庆，从“文化狂欢”延伸至“文体盛宴”。景洪、勐海、勐腊三县(市)活动也将一体统筹、错位联动，形成“全域过节、处处精彩”格局。
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- [4/9] 从一季火到四季热 “乌兰察布之夜”让流量变“留量”
- 中新网乌兰察布3月23日电 题：从一季火到四季热 “乌兰察布之夜”让流量变“留量” 中新网记者 张林虎 从2023年6月开街至今，“乌兰察布之夜”火了近3年。这条位于内蒙古自治区乌兰察布市察右前旗的特色街区，不仅没有陷入“网红难红”的周期律，反而热度持续攀升。 2024年，“乌兰察布之夜”入选内蒙古夜间文化和旅游消费集聚区，2025年，“乌兰察布之夜”获评内蒙古重点文化产业项目、内蒙古十大热门街区，旅游综合热度指数达92.95。数据显示，2025年，乌兰察布市全年接待国内游客2520.35万人次，同比增长12.99%，旅游总花费296.53亿元，同比增长11.34%。 四季不打烊 过去，草原旅游“靠天吃饭”，旺季集中在夏秋。但“乌兰察布之夜”试图打破这一局限。 今年1月初，该街区全新打造的乌兰雪乡开门迎客，占地4万平方米的雪乡景区设有民俗体验区、冰瀑冰挂观赏区、雪坡大滑梯、儿童冰雪乐园四大板块，由45座特色院落组成，推出马拉爬犁、民间手作、冬季小吃等沉浸式体验。 “乌兰雪乡的落地，不只是物理空间的延伸，更是把一街繁华的浅层体验拓展成了一乡多彩的深度体验。”察右前旗国源文旅投资开发公司董事长钱晓磊介绍，这一项目填补了当地冬季文旅空白，实现四季皆可游。 街区还在不断上新互动项目。去年夏天推出的“真人娃娃机”迅速成为亲子家庭的热门打卡地。10岁的浩浩穿戴好安全吊具，在工作人员的引导下缓缓降入零食堆中，现场瞬间沸腾：“抓那包薯片，左边一点。”母亲王欣举着手机记录，“平时总在手机里玩抓娃娃，没想到现实版这么有趣，孩子连着玩了三轮还不肯走。” 文化活起来 如果说硬件升级留住了游客的脚步，那么文化创新则留住了游客的心。 今年春节期间，“乌兰察布之夜”街巷灯笼高悬，流光溢彩，非遗麻糖汇、民俗演艺与智能光影秀等轮番登场。 大连游客张媛媛刚踏进街区，就被一阵清亮的“叮叮”声吸引。循声望去，非物质文化遗产代表性项目麻糖技艺的老师傅正用小锤轻敲糖块，接着熬糖、拉糖、敲糖、成形……浓郁的麦芽糖香丝丝漫开，她忍不住排进了长队。“闻着这甜香，小时候过年的感觉回来了。”张媛媛说。 夜色渐浓，打铁花、火壶、火裙舞等非遗表演轮番登场。身着宇航服的演员携机器狗共舞《飞天利箭》，让科技与文化撞个满怀，游客纷纷举起手机拍照。“没想到在年俗活动上，还能看到这么酷炫的机器人舞蹈。”游客段丽芳说。 最特别的还有元宵节群众文化活动，一场社火表演用实景还原了20世纪六七十年代的农耕劳作场景，八九十年代的供销社、桑塔纳婚车，再到新时代的电商直播车……滚铁环、跳皮筋、打陀螺等童趣游戏穿插其间，唤醒了几代人的共同记忆。 “看着一幕幕熟悉的场景，尝着家乡味道，年味浓、情意暖，看着家乡发展越来越好，我特别高兴。”居民张馨文说。 流量变“留量” 人气是检验文旅项目的最终标尺。“乌兰察布之夜”街区负责人张宇介绍，街区设立的初衷，就是想让更多人因为“乌兰察布之夜”找到工作，多一份收入。如今，该项目已直接创造就业岗位2000余个，创造周边岗位8000余个。 在街区经营琉璃店的张燕玲对此深有体会：“来游玩的外地游客很多，有上海、北京、香港的游客来我这儿买琉璃，每天交易订单40多单。”导游刘洋表示，现在很多游客点名就要来“乌兰察布之夜”，“反馈特别好，觉得街区的布景、游玩的项目，在全国来讲也是数一数二的。” 据统计，这个集网红打卡、舞台演艺、休闲娱乐、特色美食于一体的夜间文旅综合体，自开街以来累计接待游客超1798.3万人次。街区的人流也带火了周边产业，2024年6月至8月，景区日均游客超5万人次，高铁站日均新增客流量超万人，线上住宿营业额增长40%。 从一条街到一座城，“乌兰察布之夜”的探索仍在持续。
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- 「4/8」ことしのマンガ大賞 児島青さんの「本なら売るほど」選ばれる
- 書店員などが選ぶことしの「マンガ大賞」に、古本屋を舞台にさまざまな人の本にまつわる物語を描いた、児島青さんの「本なら売るほど」が選ばれました。 ことしで19回目となる「マンガ大賞」は、書店員をはじめとする有志が最も薦めたいマンガを投票で選ぶ賞で、受賞作は映画やアニメになるなど影響力が大きい賞として注目されています。 26日都内で授賞式が開かれ、ノミネートされた12の作品の中から、児島青さんの「本なら売るほど」が大賞に選ばれました。 この作品はある青年が営む小さな古本屋を舞台に、本好きの常連や夫の蔵書を売りに来た人など、さまざまな人たちの本にまつわる物語を描いていて、児島さんの初めての連載作品です。 式には担当の編集者が登壇し、児島さんのメッセージを代読しました。 この中で、児島さんは幼い頃、将来の夢について「絵を描く人か、お話を作る人か、本屋さんになりたい」と言っていたとするエピソードが紹介され、「この作品を描くことで、3つの夢を一度にかなえたことに気付きました」などと喜びの声を紹介しました。 また、2位は妻でタレントの壇蜜さんとのエピソードをユーモラスに描いた清野とおるさんの『「壇蜜」』でした。
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- 「4/7」池袋の刺殺事件 死亡したのは21歳女性 刺した男は元交際相手か
- 26日夜、東京・池袋の商業施設「サンシャインシティ」に入るポケットモンスターのキャラクターショップで、店員の女性が男に刃物で刺されて死亡した事件で、亡くなったのは都内に住む21歳の女性と確認されました。 男は元交際相手で、その場でみずからを刺して搬送先の病院で死亡したということで、警視庁は殺人事件として捜査しています。 26日午後7時20分ごろ、東京・池袋の商業施設「サンシャインシティ」で「刃物を持った男が暴れている」などと110番通報がありました。 警視庁によりますと、商業施設の2階に入るキャラクターショップ、「ポケモンセンターメガトウキョー」で店員の女性が男に突然、首などを刃物で刺されたということです。 女性は意識がない状態で病院に搬送されましたが、その後、死亡しました。 警視庁が調べた結果、亡くなったのは東京・八王子市のアルバイト、春川萌衣さん（21）と確認されました。 また、男もその場でみずからの首のあたりを刺し、搬送先の病院で死亡したということです。 警視庁によりますと、男は住所・職業不詳の廣川大起容疑者（26）で、女性の元交際相手だということです。 現場には当時、複数の客や店員がいましたが、防犯カメラには容疑者が1人で店を訪れ、女性がいたレジカウンターの中に入っていく様子が写っていたということで、警視庁は殺人事件として捜査しています。
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- 「4/6」北九州空港と韓国中部を結ぶ定期便 ４月から週７往復に増便へ
- 北九州空港と韓国中部の都市を結ぶ国際線の定期便が４月下旬、現在の週３往復から７往復に増便されることになりました。 韓国のＬＣＣ＝格安航空会社、「エアロＫ」は去年９月から北九州と韓国中部の都市、チョンジュ（清州）を結ぶ定期便を週に３往復、運航しています。 会社によりますと、先月２月の、この路線の搭乗率が９０％を超えるなど韓国から日本を訪れるインバウンド客が好調なため、４月２７日以降、週に４往復増便し、あわせて７往復を運航することを決めたということです。 北九州空港の国際線をめぐっては、コロナ禍で一時、定期便がすべて運休しましたが、 ▼現在はソウル近郊のインチョン（仁川）とを結ぶ別のＬＣＣの便が週に７往復、運航されているほか、 ▼ことし９月からは北九州市に本社がある航空会社「スターフライヤー」が台湾の台北との間で週に３往復、運航することを発表しています。 北九州市空港企画課は「今後も国際定期便の誘致に力を入れ、海外と北九州市との交流が活発化することを期待したい」と話しています。
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