第二份英文作業/2019.02.11-2019.06.30/丁禾

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2019.02.11~2019.02.17

新聞

  1. Land Mines Block Saudi-Led Assault in Yemen, Killing Civilians
  2. The English Voice of ISIS Comes Out of the Shadows
  3. Karl Marx’s Tomb in London Is Splashed With Red Paint
  4. Tiger Found in Abandoned House by Person Who Just Wanted to Smoke Pot
  5. Vatican’s Secret Rules for Catholic Priests Who Have Children
  6. Karl Lagerfeld, Border Wall, Vatican: Your Tuesday Briefing
  7. Murders of Religious Minorities in India Go Unpunished, Report Finds

影片

  1. 7 common questions about workplace romance | The Way We Work, a TED
  2. The beginning of the universe for beginners
  3. Why do we cry? The three types of tears
  4. What is consciousness?
  5. Why do whales sing?
  6. Why you should care about whale poo
  7. The sexual deception of orchids

2019.02.18~2019.02.24

新聞

  1. The Celebrity Tortoise Breakup That Rocked the World
  2. Donald Trump, Shamima Begum, Karl Lagerfeld: Your Wednesday Briefing
  3. Russians, Feeling Poor and Protesting Garbage, Suffer Winter Blues
  4. In Beijing, a Communist Funeral for an Inconvenient Critic
  5. Vatican, Jussie Smollett, Hoda Muthana: Your Thursday Briefing
  6. Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’
  7. Chinese Girl Finds a Way Out of Tedious Homework: Make a Robot Do It
  8. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Scientists Camouflaged Horses to Find Out
  9. In the Catholic Church’s Homeland, Clerical Abuse Is Barely a Scandal
  10. For Yemen Child Soldiers, a Refuge Mixes Play With Saudi Propaganda
  11. Michael Cohen, Robert Kraft, R. Kelly: Your Friday Evening Briefing
  12. ISIS Cases Raise a Question: What Does It Mean to Be Stateless?

影片

  1. Why are blue whales so enormous?
  2. Why don't poisonous animals poison themselves?
  3. Shakespearean dating tips
  4. This Is How Short Your Life Is.
  5. The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain
  6. How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin
  7. The mystery of motion sickness
  8. What is love? - Brad Troeger
  9. How to choose your news - Damon Brown
  10. What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain

Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu is a prominent Epigeneticist. She works at laboratories funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Being a transgender woman, she is often asked that how she determines that she is female? Dr. Karrisa couldn't answer the question at her young age, so she decided to use her profession to explore the topic. After decades of researching, her team found the mechanism of gender formation. During the third month of pregnancy, human embryos' genitals develop into either female or male, while their brains start to differ from the opposite gender during the sixth month of pregnancy. Affected by both external and internal factors, some embryos may develop brains that have different features from their genitals' gender, which just like Dr. Karissa herself.

At the end of the speech, Dr. Karrisa mentioned struggles of being a transgender woman. When she was young, she was often mocked by her colleagues, and her works were often discredited. She called on other LGBT people to seek help when they suffered from depression. She said that she hoped everyone could accept their true self.

2019.02.25~2019.03.03

新聞

  1. The World’s Largest Bee Is Not Extinct
  2. Sleepless Flies Lived Long Lives. Why Not Us?
  3. The Police Were Called for Help. They Arrested Her Instead
  4. Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos?
  5. North Korea, India, Chicago: Your Tuesday Briefing
  6. Where Kale Is King (at Least, When It’s Stewed in Schmaltz and Bacon)
  7. ‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet
  8. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Pakistan: Your Wednesday Briefing
  9. This May Be the World’s Deadliest Job. But There’s ‘No Choice Except to Join.’
  10. The X-rays Revealed Something Unusual: Mummified Body Parts
  11. Humpback Whale Washes Ashore in Amazon River, Baffling Scientists in Brazil
  12. Split-Sex Animals Are Unusual, Yes, but Not as Rare as You’d Think
  13. North Korea, Michael Cohen, Israel: Your Thursday Briefing
  14. How the Icefish Got Its Transparent Blood and See-Through Skull
  15. Jared Kushner, Afghanistan, Michael Jackson: Your Friday Briefing
  16. Fabien Clain, Prominent French Voice of ISIS, Is Reported Killed in Syria
  17. Trump Declares ISIS ‘100%’ Defeated in Syria. ‘100% Not True,’ Ground Reports Say.
  18. These Mice Sing to One Another — Politely
  19. Shared Buddhist Faith Offers No Shield From Myanmar Military
  20. With Climate Science on the March, an Isolated Trump Hunkers Down
  21. He Needed a Job. China Gave Him One: Locking Up His Fellow Muslims.
  22. Studies of Deadly Flu Virus, Once Banned, Are Set to Resume
  23. Brazen Crocodile Preys on a Philippine Town: ‘It Was Like He Was Showing Off’
  24. Saudi Arabia Moves Toward Trials of Women’s Right Activists

影片

  1. The genius of Mendeleev’s periodic table
  2. How wolves can alter the course of rivers
  3. NATURE | Wolves Hunting Buffalo | Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo | PBS
  4. How education helped me rewrite my life
  5. https://ed.ted.com/featured/xC6cEbLC
  6. An unsung hero of the civil rights movement
  7. Why pencil is perfect?
  8. What happens during a stroke? - Vaibhav Goswami
  9. Why it’s so hard to cure HIV/AIDS - Janet Iwasa
  10. How a single-celled organism almost wiped out life on Earth - Anusuya Willis
  11. The immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks - Robin Bulleri

My philosophy for a happy life

Sam Berns was a seventeen-year-old teenager when he gave his speech at TED. He had a rare genetic disorder called Progeria, which causes people aging at their young age. The specific symptoms includes limmited growth, loss hair, abnormal skin, and cardiovascular problems. Sam had lived a hard live. He often got sick and spent days in the hospital. He was also forrbidened to attend many sports activity. However, Sam had no intention to talk about his suffering; he wanted to tell people that he was happy. There were many obstacle in his life, but he just put them behind him. He only focused on things that made him happy. He liked music, so he learned how to play drums, atteneded school band and made new songs. He made many friends in the band, who were always encouraging. His family was also supportive. Sam said that he never felt less worthy than others because the people surrounded him never looked down at him. Also, even he was in bad conditions, he always looked forward and believed tomarrow would be better. Sam passed away after a month he gave his speech, but his philosophy for a happy life will continue to encourage people all over the world.

2019.03.04~2019.03.10

  1. Tornadoes, Donald Trump, Michael Jackson: Your Monday Briefing
  2. Dutch ISIS Fighter, Husband of Shamima Begum, Wants to Return Home With Family
  3. A student brought his baby to class because he didn’t have child care. His professor lent a hand.
  4. Pope Francis to open World War II-era Vatican archives to scrutiny
  5. American Woman, Divorced From Saudi Husband, Is Trapped in Saudi Arabia
  6. On Dakar’s Streets, Working Out Is a Way of Life. Pollution Is Spoiling the Rush.
  7. H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic
  8. Michael Jackson Is Pulled From Some Radio Setlists Amid ‘Leaving Neverland’ Uproar
  9. How to Quit Antidepressants: Very Slowly, Doctors Say
  10. Google Finds It’s Underpaying Many Men as It Addresses Wage Equity
  11. 40 Stories From Women About Life in the Military
  12. Child of Shamima Begum, ISIS Teenager Trying to Return to Britain, Dies in Syria
  13. U.K. Jails Mother for Female Genital Cutting
  14. Donald Trump, Jobs, International Women’s Day: Your Friday Evening Briefing
  15. Congratulations, It’s Twins. The Doctor Is Perplexed.
  16. Watch Video of Type D Killer Whales, Rarely Seen by Humans
  17. Transgender Troops Caught Between a Welcoming Military and a Hostile Government
  18. Massacre of Children in Peru Might Have Been a Sacrifice to Stop Bad Weather

影片

  1. 肺部做些什么? - Emma Bryce
  2. 为什么番茄酱这么难挤?
  3. What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox
  4. The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens
  5. Why does February only have 28 days?
  6. Are multivitamins really good for you?
  7. The Truth About Female Genital Mutilation
  8. I grew up in a cult. It was heaven -- and hell. | Lilia Tarawa | TEDxChristchurch
  9. Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”? - Mark Robinson
  10. Where did Russia come from? - Alex Gendler
  11. What are you?

Greta Thunberg

At the middle of 2018, Greta Thunberg grabed the headlines all over the world . In August 2018, the Swedish girl skipped her class, sat outside the country's parliament building and demanded Swedish government to reduce Sweden's carbon emission. Her action has inspired tens of tounsands European students, who start to rally outside their government building and urge changes for better environmental policy.

Greta first heard about the term 'climate change' when she was eight years old. She didn't know the meaning of the word. However, when she got older, she learned the impact of human activities on our planet. She couldn't understand why even the most prominent climate experts idicates that climate change would cause mass extinction, no one do anything about it. So, she decided to take action. When she was in ninth grade, she started the school-strike movement which swept through European countries. Greta spoke at TEDxStockholm and was invited to talk to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Her courage and determination has paved a path for a brighter future.

2019.03.11~2019.03.17

  1. Sometimes Wiping Out Badgers Helped. Sometimes It Didn’t. Why?
  2. U.S. Woman Mired in Saudi Arabia Is Granted Legal Saudi Residency
  3. Ethiopian Airlines, Brexit, Venezuela: Your Monday Briefing
  4. Building a Blockbuster: Behind the Scenes With T. Rex
  5. Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared.
  6. Gorilla Killed After Child Enters Enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo
  7. Jaguar Attacks Woman at Arizona Zoo, and the Woman Apologizes

影片

  1. Mrs Crocombe’s “Taste of England" Food Parcel - The Victorian Way & Townsends Collaboration
  2. Cooking with Apples - The Victorian Way

特選

  1. 40 Stories From Women About Life in the Military
  2. He Needed a Job. China Gave Him One: Locking Up His Fellow Muslims.

生物

  1. How the Icefish Got Its Transparent Blood and See-Through Skull
  2. Split-Sex Animals Are Unusual, Yes, but Not as Rare as You’d Think
  3. These Mice Sing to One Another — Politely