书山有路Ispapermoneygoingaway 纸币已经过时了吗 词数450 Withinafewmonths weregoingtohaveanewsetofbanknotes 纸币 ThePeople sBankofChina PBOC thecentralbank hasupgradedthefiftheditionoftherenminbi RMB andwillissuethemfromAug30 Thesebillswillhavebrightercolorsandnewsecurityfeatures 防伪特征 whichwillmakeprintingfake 假的 moneyevenharder We vebeenusingbanknotesforaround1 000years BackintheNorthernSongDynasty Chinesepeoplemadetheworld searliestpapermoneytoreplacemetalcoins 金属硬币 Thesebanknoteswerecalledjiaozi Obviouslypapermoneyischeapertomakeandeasiertocarry theseadvantagesmadeitmorepopularthanotherformsofmoney Butnow inthedigital 数码的 age papermoneyseemstobedisappearingforthesamereason what smoreconvenient 方便的 thannothavingtocarryanymoneyatall Chinaseemstobeheadingtowardbecomingacashlesssociety Fromsupermarketstostreetstalls 小摊 peoplepaybyusingtheWeChatWalletandAlipayappsontheirmobilephones Swedenisevenclosertoafuturewithoutpapermoney ManySwedishbanksnolongerevenhavecashonhand Butthereareworriesaboutcreatingcashless Somesayitisunfairtothepoorandpeoplewithoutmucheducation It snoteasyforthemtoopenbankaccounts 账户 ordealwithmobilephones Andifallofyourmoneyisdigitalyoumayloseyourmoneyifyouraccountsarehacked 黑客攻击 Althoughpapermoneyisinalosingbattlewithelectronicpaymentinsomecountries it sstillabigthinginmostpartsoftheworld Itmaytakealittlelongerthanyouthinktoseeitgoaway 1 书山有路Listentoyourbooks耳朵 阅读 时代来了 词数260 7分钟 Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheinternet thereisanewtrendinreadingaudiobooks Morepeoplearechoosingtolistentoaudiobooksthesedays accordingtothisyearsnationalreadingreport ThereportwasreleasedbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublication CAPP Itshowsthataudiobookshavebecomequitepopularamongmostreaders Oneinthreeadultlistentoaudiobooks Theymainlyusepopularaudiosharingplatf0mmS 平台 likeXimalaya Kidshavealsobeenamaindriverinthedevelopmentofaudiobooks Ximalayanotedthatthevalueofaudiobookpurchasesmadebythoseaged13to18in2018increasedby330percentoverthatof2017 theBeijingEveningNewsreported Inaddition around26 8percentofchildrenunder8yearsoldlistentoaudiobooks Mostofthemlistenatleastonceaweek Theirfavoritecategories 分类 are storiesforkids and poetryreading Oneofthereasonsaudiobookshavetakenoffisthatpeoplewanttogetmoreuseoutoftheirfreetime ChinaNewsServicereported Whetherthey reatthegym onabus orinbed peoplecanenjoyreadingwithoutaheavypaperbookore reader Fasterinternetspeedsmeanonecandownloadawholebookinjustseconds accordingtoWeiYushan directorofCAPP Audioappcontentdesignershaveinvitedbroadcasters 播音员 andproduction 制作 groupstojoinincontentproduction Boththequalityandnumberofaudiobooksbeingofferedhavegreatlyimproved Morepeoplecanfindtheaudiobookstheylikethemost thereportsays 2 书山有路Followthesubwayrules在地铁上吃喝将影响个人信用 词数270 7分钟 Travelingbysubwaycansometimesbequiteanadventure especiallyduringrushhour Youhavetofightyourwayintothecarriage 车厢 Andtherearethetimeswhenyouhavetoavoidcupsofcoffeethatcouldspillonyou Thesmellssomepassengersfoodareverystrong too SinceApril thelocalgovernmentofBeijinghasbeencollectingpublicopinionsontherevised 修订的 BeijingMetroPassengerRulesTherulessaythatifpassengersbehaveinanuncivilized 不文明的 mannerwhileonthesubway theywillendupwithbadcredit 信用 scoresorevenbeingbanned 禁止 fromthesubway BeijingYouthDailyreported Fourkindsofbehaviorswereaddedtotherevisedrules Theyincludestealingothers seatseatingordrinking ridingwithoutpayingthefare 车票 andhandingoutadvertisements What sworthmentioningisthatpeoplehavedifferentopinionsregardingeatinganddrinkingonthesubway GuangmingDailyreported Therulesstatethatallpassengersexceptbabiesandpeoplewithcertainhealthissuesarenotallowedtoeatordrinkonthesubway Peoplehavepointedoutthatthesmelloffoodanddrinkcanannoyotherpassengers However othersquestionthisrule sayingthatdrinkingwatershouldbeallowed aspeoplecangetthirstyafterlongridesonthecrowdedsubway oTheyalsothinkitistooharsh 严厉的 tolowersomeonessocialcreditscoreJustforeatingordrinking WhatproblemswillitcauseifIjustquietlyeatsomefoodthatdoesn thaveanysmellandoldontothepackaging 包装 whenI mdone hausernamedDONGCHENYwroteonSinaWeibo 3 书山有路Hipposmovesilicon河马 自然界硅元素的搬运工 词数280 7分钟 Hipposlookalittlebitsilly don tyouthink Theyhavehugebodies butsmalleyesandears Thiscontrast 对比 alwaysmakeshipposlookfunnyandcute Asitturnsout theyplayanimportantroleinAfrica secosystem 生态系统 aswell Hipposhavebeenkeepingsilicon anutrientforplantsandanimals onthemovethroughoutEastAfrica ScienceNewsreported Eachday ahippoeatsabout36kgofplants Mostoftheseplantsarerichinsilicon Thesiliconcyclesthroughtheirbodyandfinallycomesoutintheirpoop Theirpoopbrings0 4tonsofsiliconintotheMaraRiver wherehipposoftenpoop accordingtoscientistsfromtheUniversityofAntwerpinBelgium That sabout76percentoftheriver sentiredownstreamsilica 硅石 flow Siliconismostlyfoundinsand Itsroleinnatureisimportant Theelementfeedsthegrowthofaplantcalledthediatom 硅藻 whichlivesinoceans freshwaterandotherwetenvironments Together theseplantstakeincarbondioxide 二氧化碳 fromtheairandchangeitintooxygen 氧气 Itisestimatedthatdiatomsmakeatleast2