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上海牛津版九年級(jí)課后補(bǔ)充閱讀SayNototheWrongIdols你追的那顆“星”閃耀著正能量嗎?ITISnaturalforyoungpeopletoworshipcoolandgood-lookingyoung“idols.”Wespendalotoftimecaringaboutthem—evenmoretimethanwespendonourstudiesorwork.Weoftenwonder:Whatmakesthemsopopular?WhatcouldIdotobecoollikethem?Well,guesswhat?Manyofyouridolsareonlymadeto“l(fā)ook”cool.Ifyoucouldseeintotheirprivatelives,youwouldfindthesestarsaren’tsobright.Theirbeautyisonlyskin-deep（膚淺的）.Someofthemmightnotbeashonest,kindorhard-workingasyouare!Theydon’tdeservethepopularitythattheyenjoyatall!WhenIwasateenager,I,alongwithmostofmyclassmates,hadworshippedpopidols,too.Then,oneday,IdiscoveredLeonardCohenandNeilYoung.Theywereordinary-lookingpeoplewhoplayedtheguitarwhilesittingonastool(凳子).Theyworenoflashy(浮華的)clothes,andtheyhadnoscreaming(尖叫的)fans.Theydidn’tneedtobeflashybecausetheirsongsweregreatandmeaningful.Theytoldthetruth:Lifeishardandtheroadyoutakemightsometimesbelonely.Mostofall,theytaughtmethatitwasokayifIwasnotpopularandcoolallofthetime.Istilllistentothemtoday.Modern“idolculture”oftensendsthewrongmessagethatlifeisalwayseasyandfun.Butthebestactors,thetop-rankingsportsstarsandthemostcreativescientistsallhavescarsfromthestressofdealingwithlife’smanydifficulties.Manyofthesuccessful“outgoing”peopleweadmiretodaywereshywhentheywereteenagers.Idolscanserveasimportantrolemodelsinourlives,soit’sveryimportanttochoosetherightones.Weshouldcelebratepeoplewhoteachusimportantvaluesthatcanhelptoguideusontheroadahead.Thenexttimeyouseesomepretty,popular“stars,”askyourself:DoIreallyneedthesepeopleinmylife?VirtualInfluencerChallengesBeautyStandards新晉虛擬偶像“阿喜”因“接地氣”走紅網(wǎng)絡(luò)。ANGIEisaninternetinfluencer(“網(wǎng)紅”).Sheappearedonsocialmediaforthefirsttimelastautumn.Onenight,shepostedavideoonDouyin.Inthevideo,herskinlookeddryandrough.Afterwatchingit,manyusersremarked,“Youdon’tlooklikeastaratall.”O(jiān)therinfluencersmightgetangryatthesewords.However,Angieisnotanordinaryinfluencer.Orrather,sheisnotevenarealperson.Angieisanimperfectvirtualcharacter(虛擬人物).Whileshestillmaybeconsideredprettybytraditionalstandards,sheisnotlikeothervirtualinfluencers.Shedoesnotposeinexpensiveclothes,attendfashionshows,orpromotenewsongs.Instead,shewearssimplewhiteT-shirtsanddrinksCoca-Cola.Sometimes,sheyawns(打哈欠)onscreenandevendevelopsacne(粉刺).Angieissopopularthatshenowhasmorethan280,000fansonDouyin.Althoughtheyknowsheisnotreal,thefansaregladtotellAngieabouttheirdayingroupchats.VirtualinfluencersarenothingnewinChina.ThefirstwascreatedinMay2020.HernameisLing.Withherthinfaceandsmoothskin,shequicklybecamepopularwithpeople.InFebruary2021,sheappearedonthecoverofVogueMe,alongwiththreereal-lifestars.“ButAngieoffersadifferentchoice,”herfanssaid.Inrecentyears,beautyappshavemadeuserslookmore“beautiful.”Thedemandforplasticsurgery(整容手術(shù))isgrowingfast.JaeheeJung,anAmericanprofessor,didresearchamongcollegestudentsinShanghai.Shefoundthatmostofthemwantedtomakechangestotheirappearance.“Ithinkformanyviewers,theyseethemselves(inAngie),”shesaid.“RiceBabies”WereBorn日本新生兒父母送“米娃”，彌補(bǔ)親友無(wú)法親自探望的遺憾。Oneofthemostimportantmomentsinaparent’slifeisthecelebrationoftheirchild’sbirth.However,becauseoftheCOVID-19pandemic,evencloserelativesaren’tabletojointhecelebrationinperson.NewparentsinJapanhavefoundawaytosolvethisproblem.Theyaresharingthejoysofwelcominganewfamilymemberwithbagsofrice.Thesericebagsarenotordinaryones,however.Eachofthemisintheshapeofababywrapped(包裹)inablanket.This“baby”weighsthesameasthenewbornatbirth.Thereisaphotoofthebabyonthefrontofeachbag.Thebagscanallowrelativestoimaginethefeelingofholdingtherealbabyintheirarms.Infact,thepracticeofsendingricebabybagsisnotanewone.NaruoOno,theownerofariceshopinJapan,gottheideain2007.Hewasanewparentatthetime.Someofhisrelativeslivedtoofarawaytocomeandseehisnewbornson.Hethendecidedtosendthembagsofricethatlookedlikethebaby.Theideawasnotabigsuccessthen,butCOVID-19hasgivenitanotherchance.OnohasstartedreceivingordersfromacrossJapansincethepandemicbegan.Thebagshavecreatedanewproblem,though:Peoplehaven’tbeenabletodecidewhattodowiththeirlovely“ricebabies”oncethemomentofsweetnessisover.EntertheDragons在浦東三林，“龍”的傳人們正將舞龍的傳統(tǒng)代代相傳NOCHINESEFESTIVALiscompletewithoutadragondance.Itisbelievedthatthistraditionalartformcanbringpeoplepowerandgoodluck.OneplacetolookforexcellentdragondancersinShanghaiisSanlinTown,Pudong.TheSanlindragondancedatesbacktotheSongandYuandynasties(朝代).ItbecamepopularintheMingandQingdynasties.“Peoplehavebeenperformingdragondancesforalongtime,”saysLuDajie,headoftheSanlinDragonDanceTeam.“Now,peopleallovertheworldlovethisformofentertainment.”Lu,72,wasbornandraisedinSanlinTown.Hefirstlistenedtostoriesaboutthedancefromhisgrandfather.Hebecameinterestedinitatonce.Asachild,hewouldchaseafterthedragondancersalongthestreetsofSanlinandtrytolearnthedance.Luneverforgothischildhoodinterest.Ashegrewup,hedidfurtherresearchintodragondances.In1994,hesetuptheSanlinDragonDanceTeam.Thedancers—18menandwomenfortwofull-lengthdragons—trainforatleasttwohourseverytwoweeks.Everyonemustrun1,500metersinsixminutesandpracticemanydifferentmovements.Overtheyears,Luhasbeenworkingwithschoolstopassdownthetraditionofdragondancing.AtSanlin’sLianfengElementarySchool,dragondancinghasbeenpartofP.E.classesformorethantenyears.Studentsusuallyspendayearortwomastering(掌握)thebasicskills.YoungSanlinlocalsareabletofindtheirownrootsbytakingpartindragondancing.“Thesenseofachievementisbeyondwords,”saysFengJunyan,headofthedragondanceteamatSanlinHighSchool.“IhadneverbeforerealizedthepowerofusallpullingtogetheruntilIhadjoinedtheteam.And,myfamilyisreallyproudofme.”ThePerfectWorkingHours五小時(shí)工作制真的會(huì)比八小時(shí)工作制更令員工感到幸福嗎?In2016,Agent,aBritishcompany,testedfive-hourworkingdaysforamonth.Thehopewasthatthestaffwouldfeelhappierwithreducedworkinghours.However,theresultsoftheexperimentweremixed.“Lotsofgoodthingshappened,”saysAgentCEOPaulCorcoran.“Welookedattasksintermsoftime:Dothisin15minutesandthatinhalfanhour.Wewastednotime.Peopleweremissingtheworstofthetrafficbecausetheywerecominginat10a.m.insteadof8:30a.m.”P(pán)roblems,however,quicklycameup.“Peopleusedtohaveeighthourstofinishtheirjobs.Now,theyonlyhadfivehours,”Corcoranexplains.“Theideawastogivepeoplemorefreedom,butthestaffendedupfeelingmorestressed.”Inmostcompaniesaroundtheworld,employeesworkforeighthourseveryworkday.Butmanyresearchershavelookedatthelinksbetweenworkinghoursandproductivity.Theyfoundthatmostpeoplecouldonlybeproductiveforfivehourseachday.Somecompanieshavebeenexperimentingwithshorterworkingdays.Inthesecompanies,peopleworkfrom8a.m.to1p.m.withnobreaks.Inordertohavetheafternoonstothemselves,theybecomemuchmorefocusedthanbefore.Theirproductivityincreasesby50percent.ButjustlikeCorcoran,manymanagershaveseenproblemswithreducedworkinghours.Inadditiontotheaddedpressuretocompletetasksontime,peoplearelosingsomethingontherelationshiplevel.Sincetheynolongerhavetimeforsmalltalk(閑談),teamculturehasbeenaffected.It’shardtosayhowlongtheperfectworkingdayshouldbe.Reducedworkinghourssoundgreat,buthavingtodomoreworkinlesstimeistiring.Whichwouldyouprefer,five-hourworkingdaysortraditionaleight-hourones?DiscovertheWorld’sHighestPalace走近拉薩的“天上宮闕”，探尋神秘的布達(dá)拉宮。IFYOUdon’tvisitthePotalaPalaceduringyourtriptoTibetinsouthwestChina,youwillregretit.Theworld-famouspalaceislocatedontheRedMountaininLhasa,thecapitaloftheautonomousregion(自治區(qū)).Itisthehighest“castle”intheworld.Itshighestpointreaches3,750metersabovesealevel.DuringtheTangdynasty,SongtsenGampo(松贊干布),thefirstkingofTibet,marriedPrincessWencheng.HebuiltanewpalaceonRedMountainfortheprincess.Later,thepalacewasrebuiltandextendedseveraltimes.Finally,itwasformedintothescale（規(guī)模）inwhichweseeittoday.ThecentralpartofthePotalaPalaceisknownastheRedTemple.Itwasusedasahouseofprayer(祈禱)bytheDalaiLamas(達(dá)賴?yán)飩?.TheeastandwestwingsofthepalacearecalledtheWhiteTemple.ItwastheplacewheretheDalaiLamasworkedandlived.ThelargesthallintheWhiteTempleis717squaremeters.TheDalaiLamasusedtoattendimportanteventsthere.Intotal,thePotalaPalacehasmorethan1,000rooms.Thebuildingextendsfromthefootofthemountaintoitstop,coveringalmostthewholepeak.Thepalaceistoppedbyfivehighgoldenroofs.Theyshineinthesunlight.Peoplecanseethemfrommanykilometersaway.Today,thePotalaPalaceisalsoknownasoneofthemostpopularmuseumsintheworld.Themuralpaintings(壁畫(huà))areanimportantpartoftheartworksthere.Thetotalareaofthemuralsismorethan2,500squaremeters.Theirthemesincludehistoricalfigures,ancientstories,Buddhistscriptures(佛經(jīng)),localcustoms,sportsandmore.Themostfamousmuralistheoneshowingthewedding(婚禮)ofPrincessWencheng.Besidesthis,therearealsoalargenumberofsculpturesfromtheseventhcentury.Theyaremadeofstone,woodandclay(黏土).TheseworksofarttellmanystoriesoftheDalai