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Alice Robb is an American science journalist who has written for the Washington Post and the New Republic. Her new book, Why We Dream, encourages us to rethink the importance of dreams and to become dream interpreters ourselves.
Reporter: Recently there's been a massive interest in the science of sleep. Sleep plays a role in maintaining our mental health. Are dreams part of that process?
Alice Robb: Dreams play a big role in helping us cope with stress, grief and psychological problems. Dreams are an opportunity to work through things that frighten us in real life, to play out worst-case situations in an environment where they have no consequences.
Reporter: Has anyone explained why dreams contain such surreal (超现实的) elements, strange pictures of time, people, geography and so on?
Alice Robb：When we dream, the logic centres of our brain—the frontal lobes (大脑额叶) —go dark, and chemicals associated with self-control, like serotonin (血清素) and norepinephrine (去甲肾 上腺素) , drop. At the same time, the emotion centres light up：we have a perfect chemical canvas for dramatic, psychologically intense visions.
Reporter：You say neglecting to consider our dreams is like "throwing away a gift from our brains without bothering to open it. " What is the gift?
Alice Robb: When we're dreaming, we're thinking in a state we never have access to by day. Dreams offer the opportunity to think in a different way and show new answers to problems. They show us blind spots on things we might be neglecting in our personal lives.
In the decade to 2019 global meat consumption rose by an average of 1.9％a year and fresh dairy consumption by 2.1％—both about twice as fast as population growth.
Yet many sub—Saharan Africans still eat almost no meat, dairy or fish. This is seldom the result of religious or cultural prohibitions. If animal foods were cheaper, or if people had more money, they would eat more of them. Richard Waite of the World Resources Institute, an American think tank (智囊团) , points out that when Africans move to rich countries and open restaurants, they tend to write meat-heavy menus.
But this frugal (食肉量少的) continent is beginning to influence the global food system. Africa already imports more meat each year than China does, and the OECD's forecasters expect imports to keep growing by more than 3％a year.
People will probably become healthier. Animal products are excellent sources of essential vitamins and minerals. Studies in several developing countries have shown that giving milk to schoolchildren makes them taller. Recent research in rural western Kenya found that children who regularly ate eggs grew 5％faster than children who did not.
Africans' changing diets also create opportunities for local businesses. As cities grow, and as people in those cities demand more animal protein, national supply chains become bigger and more complicated. Animal keepers, hatcheries, vets and trucking companies are indeed in booming years. In the past, Africa would learn to fill shipping containers with clothes and gadgets (小商品). But now, there are more jobs available filling bellies with meat.
China has embraced Western fashion and futuristic technology as its economy boomed in recent decades, but a growing number of young people are looking to the past for their clothing choices and putting on traditional "hanfu", or" Han clothing".
These historic costumes of the Han ethnic majority are enjoying a renaissance (新生) in part because the government is promoting traditional culture.
Period dramas have also contributed to the increase in interest for traditional Chinese costumes— "The Story of Minglan", a TV series set in the Song Dynasty, gained more than 400 million viewers in three days when it was broadcast earlier this year.
In modern China, the hanfu community attracts people from different walks of life：from history enthusiasts to cartoon fans, to students and even young professionals.
A government-supported revival (恢复) in Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a boost. In April, the Communist Youth League of China launched a two-day conference for traditional Chinese costumes, including hanfu. A live broadcast of the event drew some 20 million viewers, alongside a heartfelt outpouring of emotions.
Clothes are the "foundation of culture, " said Jiang Xue, who is part of Beijing-based hanfu club Mowutianxia. " If we as a people and as a country do not even understand our traditional clothing, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture?" she said.
①The government is promoting traditional culture.
②Historical TV series arouse the interest in traditional costume.
③Hanfu is special and well-decorated.
Renting a property in the UK can be a hopeless business. The average monthly rent rose to￡932 last month and in London it is even more expensive at￡1, 588, according to new figures.
With increasing rents leaving many people with barely any disposable (可支配的) income, let alone the means to save towards some necessaries, some are now choosing alternatives.
The older choice.
Office administrator Tina Gotla-Aluri, 42, was struggling to cope with the￡950 a month she was paying for her house share in Putney, south-west London, when a friend suggested Share and Care Homeshare, which matches older homeowners who have a spare room with people who can offer practical help in exchange. She now lives in Putney with a man in his 90s for free and pays￡1 80 a month.
In retum, Gotla-Aluri provides companionship, goes food shopping, and cooks meals. “He is quite well travelled and food is one of the things we have bonded over, " she says. " I cook British food like Sunday dinners and sometimes Indian or Moroccan food. It's win-win. ”
Sitting it out.
While some people house-sit for free to get a taste of luxury or a different life for a few weeks, designer Jennifer Hamley, 39, and her husband, Ben, 37, have turned it into a way to live rent- free.
The couple house-sit through TrustedHousesitters. com, which connects home and pet owners with house-sitters and costs each part ￡89 for an annual membership. They house-sit mainly in Brighton, taking care of pets, the home, post and watering plants.
"It is a peace of mind for many homeowners. A homeowner doesn't need to get anyone to check in on the house, and pet owners don't have to pay dog houses, cat houses or dog walkers. .."
In the UK, Mother's Day is traditionally known as Mothering Sunday. , Mother's Day is a lot quieter than others——they usually all stay out of the public eyes. On this day, they're a lot more like us! Since they already celebrated, keep reading to find out exactly what they do to get inspiration for your own mom——or“ mum”!
⒈Stay Out of the Public Eyes
There actually aren't a ton of things on this special day. ——as they should! Last year, for example, Prince Harry brought then-fiancee Meghan Marble to see the queen, and they were only photographed out and discussed about the next day, which was Commonwealth Day.
⒉Give Flowers to Their Mums
Since the beginning of the Mothering Sunday holiday, children have given their mums flowers, and small gifts, and the royal family sticks with this tradition, flowers are still at the top
of the list for all British families on this holiday.
⒊Release Photos to the Public
Although this doesn't happen every year, the royal family have been known to release unseen photos to the public on Mother's Day. For example, Prince William and his family released an adorable family photo on Mother's Day back in 2014 when it was just little Prince George and his parents. In 2018, the royal family unveiled (揭开) a never-before-seen picture of Queen Elizabeth II and her family——including all of her children and husband Prince Philip——at their more private residence, Frog more, from 1 965. .
⒋Spend Time With Their Mothers
. Kate Middleton has been known to spend time with her royal side of the family and then head out to Berkshire to see her own mother, Carole Middleton.
A. Like all children try and do, the royal family spend time with their respective mothers on this special day
B. In fact, they just stay out of the public eyes and spend time with family
C. We also have more choices to make as for what to buy on mother's day
D. It's basically our version of Facebook photos
E. Though cards and gifts have made their way into the celebration in more recent years
F. And while the royals may hold various activities to celebrate the special day
G. Royal family members would rather go to church to celebrate the occasion quietly
"Thank you for not running me over, "I said as I lay bruised(撞伤的)and bloodied in the intersection with my bike on top of me. The man looking down at me had just1me with his car and I was thanking him for not running me over. In reality, I was thanking him for not2my goal of proving my confidence. I was planning a bike trip in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I was both terrified and3at the challenge.
Biking in the Rockies wasn't the4middle-aged mom trip, but I had to prove that I was more than just a middle-aged woman. I had a great life,5something was missing. I needed to 6for more. When a friend mentioned going on a bike trip together, I7signed up.
I thanked the man again for stopping. I was8of how dangerous it was. All my 9 was that I was still able to bike the Rockies. The man said he'd pay for the bike10, giving me his name and phone number.
Three weeks later, I rode my bike in the Rockies. The speed was exciting. I knew what it feels like to11a bike. I'd done it and12. The man who hit me had13me. He released me from my14of falling.
I was15and independent as I sped down the mountain roads, no longer depressed.
China has risen (rapid) in the mobile internet industry with the number of mobile internet users reaching 820 million in 2018, up 9％year-on-year, was driven by the explosive (grow) in the short video market, an internet report said.
The data flow of China's mobile internet surged 189％last year (compare) with the same period in the previous year, with rate accelerating year by year, said the much-anticipated annual report of Mary Meeker, a partner at venture capital provider Klein Perkins Coalfield& Byers. Up to 2019, Chinese internet users (spend) more than 600 million hours watching short videos per day on average, Meeker said in her report.
report has noted that China is catching up as a centre for the world's (big) internet companies. The country is home seven of the world's top 30 tech giants, including Ali baba, Competence, Meantime—Diane, Baikal and Ne Tease.
It was statistics from the China Castigating Services Association showed China's short video market increased 744. 7 percent year-on-year to 46. 7 billion yuan ($6. 8 billion) in 2018. Total short video users in China stood at 648 million last year, (account) for 78. 2 percent of the country's overall online population.
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After study for hours, I went outside and up to the roof nearby for a break and watched people swimming in the sea. It was a sunny day—a blue, cloudless sky over a calm sea. But then, as I looked in the distance. I discovered a series of three or four big waves heading towards the shore. I'd seen these mini-tsunamis (小型海啸) many times before. They were heading at speed in the direction of the swimming area. Most people knew to look out for them, but from the screams that started coming from the beach, I could tell someone was in trouble.
Without thinking, I ran down into the street, holding my bodyboard (冲浪板) on the way and 
shouted at a stranger to call the coastguard (海岸警卫) .My neighbor Tom had heard the screaming as well and was also outside with his bodyboard, so together we rushed to the steps that led down to 
the sea.
Once we got closer, we discovered the waves had pulled a boy and a girl into the open sea. I knew that the nearest boat would take at least 30 minutes to reach us. I wasn't used to this sort of emergency—I'd never been trained as a lifeguard—but I didn't think twice about trying to save them. I suppose in a way I wanted to impress everyone; at 19, a deal like that can seem like a good opportunity to show off.
Tom and I dived into the water and it took us 10 minutes to get to them. When we finally reached them, they were almost lifeless with only their heads coming in and out of the water. We could tell they were still alive from their small breaths but it was clear they wouldn't have been able to stay there much longer. I held the boy and pulled him over my board. Tom then moved the girl onto his board.
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We discussed pushing them back to the shore, but we were too far out.
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That night, word came from the hospital that the two kids were in good condition.
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