Released on Aug 30, a three-episode web series titled Escape From the British Museum has gone viral online for its touching and innovative narrative (叙事). The series follows the journey home of a Chinese jade teapot that has come to life as a girl. She runs away from the British Museum and comes across a Chinese journalist who helps the artifact return to China. The series, created by two Chinese vloggers, aims to raise broader awareness of Chinese artifacts that were stolen or looted (掠夺) from China and are displayed or stored in the British Museum.
The video series echoes the Chinese people's call for the British Museum to return these Chinese artifacts. However, some UK media outlets said that the video series promotes nationalism (民族主义). In fact, every country whose artifacts are displayed or stored in the British Museum wants them back. These countries, such as Greece, Nigeria and Sudan, have already issued their demands for the return of artifacts. It's fair enough to say these demands are shared. They can correct centuries-old wrongs by having the UK return artifacts to their rightful homes.
An opinion in the UK newspaper The Telegraph said that if the British Museum gives back its collection of artifacts, then nationalism will win over humanity's common heritage. It also said that the artifacts were "lawfully acquired (合法取得) " by the UK. By "lawfully acquired", does the writer mean the artifacts were acquired with the "help" of machine guns and warships? Or does he mean that the cultural artifacts of African, Asian and American countries should be kept in the hands of looters, rather than in their land of origin?
"I'll be back in three hours, "Dad said as he hurried out for a meeting that late afternoon. "Three hours, "I told myself. "You can do this. "I took a 1 breath and turned to Mom. Through her vision problems, at least, she couldn't see the 2 in my face. If she had an Alzheimer's （阿尔茨海默症） attack, I didn't know if I could handle it 3 , especially at the end of the day.
I 4 Mom to her chair. "Turn a little more. "Mom moved her feet slowly while I helped her get into a good position. Once she was 5 with a blanket on her lap, I sat next to her in Dad's chair and hoped she could 6 now. As she fell asleep, I opened a book, and time passed 7 as I became fully absorbed in the words. Then Mom cried, "I'm scared. " 8 drew lines across her face. "The snow's getting on me. I'm cold, so cold. "
"Mom, you're safe. You're here at home. "
"Help me!" She grabbed 9 to my hand.
"I won't 10 you. " As much as I tried to promise her, I knew she could hear the 11 in my voice. I prayed for Dad to hurry home.
Maybe words weren't the 12 . I did the only thing I could think of. I rubbed（揉） her forehead and hummed （哼曲子）, which 13 her. This was what she'd done for me as a child when I had a bad headache.
As the minutes 14 , the tension left her face. She began to hum along. It was the 15 sound I'd ever heard.
A lot of manufactured glass today made from sand and sodium carbonate (碳酸钠) can be reused or melted down and recycled into new items, but it doesn' t break down in the environment and will sit in landfills for thousands of years. A team of Chinese scientists aimed to deal with this environmental concern by developing an eco-conscious alternative.
In a study published recently in the journal Science Advances, a team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Process Engineering describe how they engineered biodegradable glass made from amino acids (氨基酸). That glass would have a smaller impact on the environment and can break down in a few weeks or in several months.
In a test, glass beads (珠) made out of amino acids were placed under the skin of mice, and the breakdown of the beads and the skin healing process were observed for 30 days. A diagram from the study shows how the mice' s bodies broke down the beads. In that month, the glass implant degraded beneath the skin, the wound site healed, and fur grew back. " Throughout the experimental period, no mice exhibited any pain-related behavior that may have been caused by the glass implantation, and none of them experienced obvious weight loss," the researchers wrote in their paper.
Although amino acids do degrade over time in the environment, this biodegradable glass is not as durable as traditional glass, because amino acids can break down quickly in heat. In order to overcome this hurdle, the researchers chemically modified the amino acids using the heating-cooling procedure applied in glass manufacturing. This is when materials for the glass are heated to become soft and then rapidly cooled so as to make the glass tougher.
" It' s important to point out that this biodegradable glass is currently in the lab stage, and far from large-scale commercialization," emphasized Yan Xuehai, a professor involved in the study, in a press release.
Online voting has become so (increase) popular that many people get involved in it. It is beneficial to some people, while it puts others into a dilemma over whether to vote or not.
In my opinion, online voting is inseparable part of modern life and should be welcomed, since it is no (much) than a way to participate in public life. There is very little (different) between it and ordinary voting events, in candidates go around to seek supports. In addition, the Internet makes (survey) and voting easy and convenient, regardless of time and place. Furthermore, voting on the Internet makes instant feedback (possibility).
To be honest, voters sometimes feel annoyed, because they hate voting, but because they are divided between emotion and fairness. Things (turn) for the better if we can work out some participation rules for people (obey). Therefore, I hold a positive attitude toward online voting.
Xinjiang has long been known as a place of music and dancing.
No matter which ethnic group is living in Xinjiang, music and dancing are an inseparable part of our lives. From festive holidays to 1 and parties, music, singing and dancing are must- haves, with people of all genders and ages taking part in them. Even young children in Xinjiang, upon 2 music, start moving their hands and stepping on the beat. It is often the case that people say, "Everyone in Xinjiang knows how to dance." Dancing shows our 3 for life.
When it comes to folk dancing in Xinjiang, the first thing people will 4 is "neck moving", or more 5 , the "head slide". To do this, you move your cheek to each side.
The moment when I 6 people's love for the ethnic dances of Xinjiang came during the COVID-19 7 in 2020. I launched an open course on Douyin. Every day I live-streamed (直播) for an hour. In the 12-day period, more than a million people 8 my course.
Every day I would assign my viewers 9 , asking them to shoot a short video and interact with me on the platform. I was flooded with 10 . I could see people of all ages and ethnic groups, even overseas Chinese showing their passion for Xinjiang dances. Many of them even 11 Xinjiang-style clothes and did their hair. I was quite 12 by my students during that period.
Short video and live-streams do not only 13 tourism and sell products, they also serve an important role in 14 a communication channel with the majority of netizens.
I believe so many people would like to connect with me on the Internet because they see me as a down-to-earth, relatable and real director of the 15 and tourist bureau (局).
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