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H.I.J.K.InOctober1989,AlaaMurabit,themiddlechildof11,wasborninaCanadianhometoanimmigrantfamilyfromLibyainAfrica.Heryoungeryearswerefilledwithfunandkindness.Her11parentstreatedherandhersiblingswithequalityandfairness.Herfatheremphasizedtheimportanceofeducationandgenderequality,whichgreatly12herviewsonsocialjustice.Growingupwithsomanybrothersandsisters,Alaasaysthatsheattended"Diplomacy101"athome.Shelearnedtofocus,negotiateandtalkfast,orshewouldn'tgetachancetodoanything.Mostimportantly,shelearnedthatitwasnecessarytohaveaseatatthetabletodefendyourself.Forexample,ifalampgotbroken,andyouweren'taroundtodefendyourself,youmightendupbeing13.Anextremelygiftedgirl,Alaagraduatedfromhighschoolatage15.Afterthat,thefamilymovedtoherparents'hometowninLibya.ThefollowingyearshebeganstudyingattheCollegeofMedicineatAIZawiyaUniversityinLibya,graduatingin2013.Inthemidstofhermedicalstudies,civilwarbrokeoutinLibyainFebruary2011.Itwasn'tuntilthen,atage21,thatMurabit14aculturalshiftaswomenweregivenaseatatthetable.Theywerefinallyinvolvedindecision-makingandinformation-sharingtofightagainstthewartakingplacearoundthem.But,asreligiouspoliticalleaderspersuadedwomentoreturntotheirprevious15,manywomendisappearedfromtherangeofinfluence.ItwasthenthatMurabitfoundedTheVoiceofLibyanWomen,anationalorganizationto16women'srights.Theorganizationworkstoimprovepoliticalparticipationandempowerwomen17.Additionally,shehelpstopromotesecurityforall,createsstrategiesforestablishingandmaintainingpeaceandencouragesfaith-supportedpeacebuilding.Followingmedicalschool,Murabitwentontoreceiveamaster'sdegreefromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicswhile18topushforwomen'srights.Shetalkedinschoolsandhomesandputuppostersandsignboardsaroundthecountrypromotingthose19.Shefightsnotonlyforwomenbutalsoforthehealthoftheworld.Dr.Murabit'sleadershiphelpedto20theUnitedNations'SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)in2015，impactingbillionsofpeopleforthebetter.11-20AFCKIA.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.TheLinkBetweenMovementandHowpeopleexercisechangeswitheachnewtrend,buttheideathatphysicalactivityiskeytogoodhealthismorethanapassingfashion.Whatwon’tchangeisthatstayingactivebenefitshealthinvariousways—includingloweringtheriskforheartattacks,and11mentalhealth.LossofactivityinourItwasn’talwayssodifficulttokeep12.PeoplediditbecausetheyhadAscarsmultipliedandelectricappliancesreducedtheamountof13laborpeoplehadtodo,“wegottoapointwhereweweren’tsophysicallyactive,”saidDr.BethanyBaroneGibbs,aprofessoratWestVirginiaUniversityinMorgantown.“Itthenbecame14thatmaybepeoplewhoweremoreactivewerehealthier.”Studiesshowedevenmoderate-intensityactivitiescouldmakeadifference,leadingtoa1995U.S.surgeongeneral’sreport15peopletoengagein30to45minutesofmoderateactivityeachday,andforthosewhowerealreadydoingso,topushthemselvesharder.In2007,theAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicine,alongwiththeAmericanMedicalAssociationandtheU.S.surgeongeneral,launcheda(n)16,callingforpeopletoengagein150minutesofmoderate-intensityexerciseeachCurrentfederalguidelinesnowreflectadditionalevidencesuggestingpeople17forupto300minutesperweekofmoderate-intensityexercise,or75to150minutesofvigorous-intensityexercise.AllmovementEvensmallamountsofactivitythroughoutthedaycanmakeadifference.Moreevidencesuggestsit’snotjusthowmuchpeoplemovebuthowmuchtheysitthatmatters.Theguidelinesnow18longperiodsofsittingbehavior,findingabenefitwithevenfiveminutesofmovementatleastonceanhour.“Getoffthecouch”and“Thereisa(n)19thatyouneedtobeasportspersontogethealthbenefitsfromexercise,”saidDr.DamonSwift,anexercisephysiologist生理學(xué)家)attheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville.“Butreallythebenefitsincreasemuchearlierthanthat.Onceyoustartgettingoffthecouch,thereisalarge20inriskasyougofrombeinginactivetosomewhat12. 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20.A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.SilentonLakeSuperior:McSorley’sLastBythedayhedied,ErnestMcSorleyhadbuiltareputationasthecaptainwhocouldweatheranystorm.HewasoneofthebestsailorsontheGreatLakes,wherehehadbeen11topilottheEdmundFitzgerald,theflagshipofColumbiaTransportationDivision.McSorleytook12inhisefficiency,andhealwaysdeliveredhisgoodsontime,navigatingskillfullythroughdangerouswaters.Thecompanyvaluedhis13approachofalwayspushingforward.OnNovember9,1975,theFitzgeraldsetsailfromSuperior,Wisconsin,carryingaround26,000tonsofironore.Thetemperaturewas14warm,anearlysignthatsomethingwaswrong.Angrywinterweatherwasalreadyonitsway.At7p.m.,theNationalWeatherServiceissuedastormwarningforLakeSuperior,predictingwavesuptotenfeettall.McSorleyhadtwo15:HecouldsailstraightacrossthelaketoWhitefishBay,afamiliar30-hourjourney,ortaketheso-callednorthernroute,a44-hourpassagethathuggedtheCanadianshore,whichwouldprotecttheshiprightupuntilthefinal16ofthevoyage.McSorleyhadinitially17tosailtheshorterpassage.Butasconditionsworsened,hechangedhismind.Thecaptainknownforhisaggressionandefficiencymadeanuncharacteristically18decision,choosingthelongernorthernroute.Around3p.m.onNovember10,CaptainBernieCooperoftheArthurM.Anderson,ashiptravelingnearby,noticedsomethingalarmingonhisradarscreen.Minuteslater,theFitzgeraldradioedtheAndersonreportingtrouble:“Ihave19sometopsidedamage,”McSorleysaid.“I’mcheckingdown.WillyoustaybymeuntilIgettoWhitefish?”Soonafter,McSorleylearnedthatbothoftheFitzgerald’sradarshadstopped20,andthelighthouseatWhitefishPointhadgonedark.Despitehisdecadesofexperience,McSorleyreportedovertheradiothathewaswitnessing“oneoftheworstseasI’veeverbeenin”.Afterthatfinaltransmission,theFitzgeraldstoppedansweringcallsfromtheAndersonanddisappearedfromtheradar.11-15 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K.ARareSeasonofThisfall,somethingspecialwillappearinthenightsky:everyfullmoonwilllookslightlybiggerandbrighterthanusual.Thisisbecausethelastthreemonthsof2025willbringarareseriesofsupermoonsina11.Asupermoonhappenswhenthemoon’sfull12occursatthepointinitspathclosesttoEarth.OnOctober6,November5,andDecember4,skywatcherswillseethe“harvest,”“beaver,”and“cold”moonsallriseassupermoons.Thisthree-monthstretchisunusualandoffersabeautiful13foranyonewholovesobservingthenightsky.WhatMakesaMoonThemoondoesnotfollowaperfectcircularroute.Instead,it14Earthinanoval(橢圓的)pathAsaresult,therearetimeseachmonthwhenthemoonisslightlyclosertoEarth,calledperigee,andtimeswhenitisfartheraway,calledapogee.Atperigee,themoonisabout356,000kilometersfromEarthwhileatapogeeitcanbemorethan406,000kilometersaway.Whenafullmoonhappensatperigee,weseeasupermoon.Itthrowsabrilliancethat15anaveragefullmoonandfillstheskywithquietwonder.Infact,asupermooncanlookupto14percentbiggerand30percentbrighterthanthesmallestfullmoonoftheyear.Tothenakedeye,thechangemaybe16,butphotographsshowaclearandimpressivedifference.WhyThereWillBeThreeinContrarytowhattheirnamemightsuggest,supermoonsoccurwith17frequency,oftenappearingmultipletimeswithinasingleyear.However,havingthreeback-to-backonesisuncommon.Thishappensbecausethetimingofthemoon’sperigeeslowly18comparedwithitsfullmoon,completingacycleabouteveryfourteenmonths.In2025,thattimingwilllineupperfectlytoproducethreesupermoons19.Thepatternwillevencontinueintoearly2026,withanothersupermoonexpectedonJanuary3.TheMeaningoftheMoonManytraditionalmoonnamescomefrom20lifeandculturalcustoms.The“harvestmoon”inOctober,forexample,wasnamedbecauseitsbrightlighthelpedfarmersworklateintothenightduringthefinalharvestseasonbeforewinter.11-20FEICDA.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.Asafoodstuff,thepotatocanbebaked,boiled,friedandmore.Asacrop,itisamongtheworld’smostimportant,withmorethan350milliontonsproducedannually.Its—itrequireslesslandthanrice—anditsabilitytogrowinavarietyofenvironmentshasmadeitessentialtoglobalfoodsecurity.Forallthat,theplant’s haveremainedunclear.AccordingtoastudypublishedonJuly24th,2025,potatoesmayhavearisenmillionyearsagothroughthe ofgenetic(基因的)materialfromEtuberosum,agroupofpotato-likeplantsfromSouthAmerica,andwildtomatoplants.Accordingtothestudy,thishybridizationeventledtothebirthofthepotatoplant’suniquefeature,thetuber,anundergroundstructurewhich,ashumanseventuallydiscovered,iseatable.Butwhydopotatoeslooklikeoneplantbutsharerelationshipwithanother?Theresearchersfoundthatthepotatohada(n) ancestry,whicharosefromahybridtomatoandEtuberosumfamilieseightmilliontoninemillionyearsagoandledtothestartoftubers.Thishybridizationmayhave potatospeciesandenabledthemtoexpandtheirrangeacrosscoldItwasaverywell-donestudy,indicatingthatthegenesresponsiblefortuberformationwereacombinationofthegeneticmaterialfromeachevolutionaryparent.PingxianZhangfromtheChineseAcademyforAgriculturalexpressedexcitementatthe forfuturestudies.Onlyahandfulofpotatospeciesareplanted,andimprovingonthemhasposedchallenges:Asacrop,theyaretypicallyspreadthroughcloning,whichlimitstheirgeneticvarietymakesthemmore todiseases.Engineeringpotatoeswithgeneticmaterialfromtomatoescouldbea(n) wayforward,Dr.Zhangsaid.Inthelastfewyears,researchershavebeenabletoanalyzegenomesatamuchlargerscalethanbeforeand mysteriousevolutionaryconnections.Thesestudieshave ourunderstandingofwhatmighthaveoccurredinthe TalkingLikeaSinceitslate2022launch,ChatGPTrapidlygained100millionusers,significantlyimpactinglearning,writing,andwork.Researchersnowfinditsinfluence11tounconsciousspeechpatterns,secretlyalteringspokenlanguage,withwordsfrequentlyusedbytheAIbecomingmorecommonineverydayconversation.HiromuYakura,professorattheMaxPlanckInstituteforHumanDevelopmentinBerlin,firstnoticedpersonalvocabulary12,likeincreaseduseof“delve”insteadof“l(fā)ookfor”and“meticulous”ratherthan“careful”.Inhisrecentstudy,hepushedinvestigationinto13spokencommunication.Researchershadpreviouslyfoundthattheuseoflargelanguagemodels(LLMs),suchasthosethat14ChatGPT,waschangingvocabularychoicesinwrittencommunication,andYakuraandhiscolleagueswantedtoknowwhetherspokencommunicationwasbeingaffected,too.TheresearchersfirstusedChatGPTtoeditmassivenumbersofemails,essays,andarticlesusingprompts(指令語(yǔ)like“polish”or“improveclarity”.TheyidentifiedwordstheAI15addedandlabelledthem“GPTwords”.TheteamthentrackedGPTwordfrequencyby16over360,000YouTubevideosand771,000podcastprogramsfrombeforeandafterChatGPT’srelease.ResultsshowedasignificantincreaseinGPTwordswithin18monthsafterthe17ofChatGPT.Thesewordsaffectnotjustwrittencontentbutalsoreal-timeconversation.“ThepatternsthatarestoredinAItechnologyseemtobeconveyedbacktothehumanmind,”saysstudyco-authorLevinBrinkmann,alsoattheMaxPlanckInstituteforHumanWhileadoptingAIspeechpatternsmightseemharmless,Brinkmann18ofdeeperrisks.Humansnaturallyimitatelanguagesthatsoundknowledgeable.AsmorepeopleviewAIasaculturalauthority,theymayrelyonandimitateit,19diversityinlanguage.“InthiscriticalmomentintheevolutionofLLMs,lookingatworddistributionistherightmethodtounderstandhowthetechnologyisaffectingthewaywecommunicate,”Brinkmannsays.“Asthemodels20,thesedistributionsaregoingtobehardertodistinguish.”12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20.A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.InDefenseofCulturally,gossiphasapoorreputation.ItisoftenseenasafemaleactivityorsimplyastalkingbadlyaboutHowever,thesocialandemotionalfunctionsofgossipare Gossipallowsustomakesenseof(12) thought:Whenwegossipaboutpeopleproductively,weareanalyzingtheirbehavioralpatterns,whichincludescontextualizingtheiractionswiththeirmotivesandinfluences.Hence,good-faithgossipcan(13) understandingandempathy(共鳴),betterequippingindividualstofindtherightwaytoresolvereferencedconflicts.Onanotherlevel,weare(14) withpeoplewegossipwith.Sharingworriesorfrustrationswithtrustedfriendsbuildscloseness.Itletsusbehonestinsteadof(15) toalwaysbepatient.Itshowswetrustourfriendsnottouseourwordsagainstothers.Ofcourse,gossipcansometimesbecome(16) .Itcanspreadfalseinformationor(17) people.Privateinformationcanbesharedwithoutpermission,causinghurt.Buttheseproblemscomefromhowgossipisused,notfromgossipitself.Wecan’tsimplysaygossipismorallywrong.Whatmattersiswhetheritisusedtounderstandandhelp,nottoharm.Whenthereareanintentionandanefforttogossip(18) ratherthandestructively,weusegossipasasocialandemotionaltoolthatgivesusaspacetoprocess,empathize,connect,andEveryday,wecandecidetobekinderindividualsandtofulfilltheobligations(責(zé)任)assensiblebeings.Wecannotentirelystayawayfromgossipbecauseofitsbadreputation.Instead,wemust(19) it.“Quitting”gossipisnotasproductiveasthinkingofitasanonjudgementalmethodofsocialobservationand(20) Afterall,gossipisn’tonlyaboutwhatwesayaboutothers:It’sabouthowwechoosetounderstand11-15FAEBH16-20A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.Frequentflyershaveabagoftrickstogetoverjetlag.Scientistshaveplentyofsuggestionstoofromgettingadoseofsunlightmelatonin（褪黑素）orahitofexercise,tostayinghydratedskippingcaffeine,andeatingatlocalmealtimes.Whilenoneareguaranteedquick11,thesetipshelpourbodies12backintotheirusualinternalclockswhichcoursethrougheveryorganofthebody,controlledbya‘masterclock’intheNowateamofUSresearchersmodelingthosecircadianrhythms（晝夜節(jié)律）haslandedonwhattheysayisthefastestwaytoshakeoffjetlagandresetyourbodyclock—astrategythatcould13tosleepyshiftworkerstoo.“Havingalargermealintheearlymorningofthenewtimezonecanhelpovercomejetlag,”saysappliedmathematicianYitongHuangofNorthwesternUniversityinIllinois,wholedthemodelingstudy.“Constantly14mealschedulesorhavingamealatnightisdiscouraged,asitcanleadtoamismatchbetweencircadianrhythms.”Thefindingsnotonlyechoearlierstudiesonmealtiming,butalsoextendourunderstandingofwhycircadianrhythms15withage.Huangandcolleagues16internalclocksusingasuiteofmathematicalequations,aroughapproximationofthehumanbodyatbest,sotheycouldanalyzemultiplebiologicalclocksandcuesatonce,includinglightexposureandfoodintake.Ofparticularinteresttotheresearchersweretheeffectsofagingoncircadianrhythms.Olderfolksgenerallytakelongertorecoverfromjetlag,whichmightbebecausetheircircadianrhythmsaremoreeasily17ortakelongertoregroup.Huangandcolleagues’findingsreaffirmwhathasbeensuggestedbeforefromanimalstudies,aboutthewaycircadianrhythmstirewithage.Weaker18fromtheagingbrain’ssuprachiasmaticnucleus（視交叉上核）ledtothebody’sclocksbecomingdisorganized,andthoseclockstooklongertorecoverfroma6-hourtimeshiftsimilartolong-distancetravel.Reduced19tolighthadasimilareffect.Asforfood,theteams’modelingsuggestsalarge,singlemealintheearlymorningforthreedayscanhelprealignourbodyclocksafterjetlag.“Theseresultshighlighttheimportanceofsecondaryclocksinregulatingthecircadianrhythmandprovideinsightsintothecomplex20betweenagingandtheresilienceofthecircadiansystem,”Huangandcolleagues11-15 16-20A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.TheHealingPowerofCaringforaPigeon(鴿子Likemanypeople,Ihavealwaysconsideredpigeonstobeannoyinganddirtyvirus-carriersThesebirds,oftensaidto(11) offsmaller,prettierspecies,hadneverinterestedmeuntilBrianBuckbee’smemoirWeShouldAllBeBirdschangedmyperception.Oneeveningin2020,BuckbeespottedapigeononawalknearhishomeinMissoula,MT.Itwasstandingononelegandstaringrightathim.“Hehadthefunniestlookinhiseye,oneof(12) ,asifwehadknowneachotherforalong,longtime.”ThisdescriptionshowcasesoneofBuckbee’sremarkableskills:(13) asenseofpersonalityintobirds.Asitturnedout,thepigeon’sbentlegwasinjured,leavingit(14) abletoflyandnearstarvation,soBuckbeebroughtithome,wherehewasnolongeraloneforthefirsttimesincethehealthcrisisbegan,andhenamedthebirdTwo-Step.Likethebird,Buckbeewasin(15) .Hewasonceanocean-swimmingworldtraveller,butforthepastfewyears,hehadstruggledwithadiseasethathasnoknowncause,noclearcure.Hismemoirisabouthis(16) friendshipwithTwo-Step,andwithadozenorsoothersickpigeonsthathelatertakesin.Itisaboutmorethan(17) withwildcreatures.It’salsoaboutsorrow,loss,pain,loneliness,andthe(18) poweroflove.It’sastrikingillustrationofhowcaringforanotherlivingcreature—evenawildbird—cangivelifemeaning.WeShouldAllBeBirdstakesplacebetweenMay2020andJanuary2023,butBuckbeemovesaroundintime thebackstory—hisrelationshipwithawoman,histripstoSoutheastAsiathatmighthavecausedtheillness,andhismemoriesofhismother.Itjoinsagrowingcollectionofbooksbywriterswhohavebondedwithbirdsandotheranimals.However,Buckbee’shumour,warmtoneanddelicatephysicalcondition(20) thisbookoutfromtherest. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.ThesixhumanAttheheartoffoodpsychologyliesapowerfulquestion:Whydoweeatwhatweeat?Thisquestionhasledtoadiscovery11myentireconceptualframeworkofhealthandeating:thesixhumanhungers.Inobservingbehaviorsandcommonstrugglesaroundfood,Inoticedmosteatingdecisionsweren’tpurelybasedonphysicalhunger.Instead,theyoftenarosefromacomplexcombinationofpsychological,biologicalandemotional12thatdidn’talwaysreflectthebody’sactualneeds.Thisrealizationrevealedacriticalinsight:Whatweoftenthinkofas“hunger”canactuallybe13byanyofsixdistinctmotivations:fromnutritionalneedstoemotionalneeds,whichhasthepowertoinfluencewhen,whatandhowmuchweeat.Understandingwhichofthesehungersisatplayallowsyoutoreclaimcontroloveryoureatingchoicessoyoucanmakeintentionaland14decisionsratherthansimplyrespondingtoimpulses(沖動(dòng)).Thesehungersdetermineoureatingpatterns,andtheirinfluenceonlyintensifieswhenseveralofthemtriggeredatonce.Whenthreeormorehappenatthesametime,theextremehungerisnearlyimpossibletoresistbecauseitengagesanancient15instinct:ashungergrows,sodoesoururgencyandadaptabilityinchoosingfoods.Prolongedhungermighthavedrivenourancestorstohuntmoredangerousgameortoexperimentwith16plants—astrategythat,whilerisky,wassometimessaferthanfacingstarvation.Thisinstincttoeatwhatwasavailablemayhavesavedlivesintimesoffoodshortage,butintoday’sworldofsufficient,17accessiblefood,itoftenworksagainstus.Thisisakeyreasonwhysomanydietsfail.Althoughthey’reoftenpoorlynourished滋養(yǎng)),peopleattemptadoptrestrictivediets.Beforelong,intensifiedhunger18self-discipline,pushingthemtomakepoorfoodchoices.Feelingsofguiltorshamemayfollow,ironically(諷刺地)19evenmoreconsumptionandcreatingacycleofovereatingandself-blame.Generallyspeaking,eachofthesixhungerscanaffectusindependently,butwhenmultipletypesofhungerareactive,their20forcecanovercomeeventhestrongestwillpower.Next,we’lllookatthesixhumanhungersaswellashowtorespondtoeacheffectively,anewapproachtonavigatingyourrelationshipwithfood.11-15:JCAD 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J.K.AppsThatBringArttoAttheBettyCuninghamgalleryontheLowerEastSiderecently,Inoticedanarrestingpainting:awomanasleepbyawindowwiththeEmpireStateBuildinginview,andafloatingfishaboveher.Fascinated,IopenedasmartphoneappcalledMagnus,andwithinseconds,it11thepieceasPhilipPearlstein’sModelWithEmpireStateBuilding(1992),pricedat$300,000.Theappalsoprovideditssaleshistoryandsavedthedetailsforfuture12.Magnusispartofawaveofsmartphoneappstryingtorecognizethephysicalworldasawayofprovidinginstantinformationaboutsongsorclothesorplantsorpaintings.WhileShazamhas13withoverabilliondownloads,appslikeMagnusandSmartifyappealtoartenthusiastsbydemystifyingtheartworld.Magnushasbuiltadatabaseofmorethan10millionimagesofart,andaimstohelp14artbuyersnavigateartgalleriesandfairswithlittleSmartify,ontheotherhand,15museumgoers,cooperatingwithinstitutionstoprovideeducationalcontentandaccessibilityfeatureslikeaudioguidesforuserswithvisualproblems.Similarly,GoogleLensis16intoart,partneringwithmuseumslikeSanFrancisco’sdeYoungMuseumandplatformslikeWescovertoidentifypublicandlocalart.However,buildinga“Shazamforart”facesuniquechallenges.Unlikemusic,17individualartworksiscomplicatedbyitssheervolume,copyrightissues,andthelimitationsofimagerecognitiontechnology,particularlywith3Dobjects.Despitethese18,appslikeMagnusbringclaritytoacommonlysecretivemarket,helpingusersnavigategalleriesandevennegotiateprices.Afterafewweeksoftryingoutapps-for-artinmuseumsandgalleries,Ifoundthattheydidnotincreasethequalityofmyvisual19.Theappshouldn’tbeoursoleguidethroughthevisualworld.WalkingaroundtheNewMuseumwiththeMagnusapp,Ifoundmyselfbreezingpastpaintings,notlookingtoohardatdetailsbecausethecamerawaslookingforme,andtheappknewmuchmorethanIdid.Therewasthatlittle20,satisfyingclickofrecognition.Itwashardtostop. 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J.E.K.H.I.Featuringbridgesoverflowingstreamsandantique-lookingarchitecture,ancienttownsandcitieshavebeenculturaltouristhotspotsnationwide.However,arecentnewsreportaboutDayongAncientCityinCentralChina’sHunanProvincehas(11) doubtsaboutwhethersuchancienttownsstillholdappeal. withtheunmatchedadvantageofbeinginthefamousChinesetourismcityZhangjiajie,theDayongsitehasvisitorsfewandfarbetweenandhas(13) accumulatedover1billionyuan($140million)inlossesduringitsfour-yeartrialoperation.Itsshockingdrophasnotjustexposedthesite’sfailure,butalsoservesasasharpremindertotheancienttowntourismindustry:Travelersarelosingtheir(14) forancienttownattractionsamidtheabundantchoicesavailable.Rootedinthecountry’s(15) regionalcultures,China’srichancienttownresourcesactuallypresentagoodstartingpointforthesector’stourismgrowth.AccordingtoareportreleasedbytheChinaTourismAcademy,asof2024,China’sancienttownswerelargely(16) insixprovincesincludingSichuan,ZhejiangandJiangsu,gatheringmorethanhalfoftheancienttowntourismsitesofthecountry.However,inordertoquickly“jumpintothepool,”likewhatZhangJianchi,thedirectorofZhangjiajieTourismGroupwhomanagestheDayongAncientCity,toldmedia,manyancienttownshaveallstartingtocarryoutartificialredesigns.Itis(17) suchcommondesignsthathavemademanyancienttownslooksimilarwhenitcomestonotonlytheir(18) styleorcommerciallayout,buteventheexperiencestheyoffer.“Roastedsausagesandsquid(魷魚),theyallsellprettymuchthesamethings.Lookingthroughmyphotos,IeventellwhichoneI’vevisited,”YaoYinghong,a53-year-oldvisitor,toldtheGlobalYao’sexperienceactuallyrevealshowthesimilarityofancienttownshascausedvisual(19) invisitors.Today,travelershaveshiftedfrommere“check-ins”toan“experience-first”mindset,valuingabsorbing(20) overphotos.Theynolongervisitjustto“takememorieshome”butto“createstoriesworthtelling.”Thischangeindemandsignalsacruciallessonforancienttowns’futuredevelopment:Findingmorecreativewaystotellthestoryoflocalnarratives.11-20DHFEKA.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.DoesGroupChatMakeYouFeelI’minameetingwhenmyphonestartstoflashwithnoticesandmessagesconstantlystreamin.Whilethemeetingisimportant,I’mdistractedandeagertopickupthephone.Isitanewjobannouncementfromafriend?Hassomethingterriblehappened?Myanxietyis11asnewmessagesmount,andI’mprayingthismeetingendssooner.Thisisatypicalemotionalchangeofbeingamoderngroupchatmember,andI’mnotalone.Startingasa12forlong-distanceconnectionwithmultiplefriends,groupchatshavebecomethecommonwaywestayinAccordingtoarecentresearchproject,anaverageadultinBritainispartof83groupchats—a(n)13situationhighlightinghowoverconnectedpeopleare.Butwhyexactlydotheycausesuchnegativeemotions?“WhenIseetonsofmessagescomingthrough,IgetstressedthatImaylosetrackof14ifIdon’tcheckthemfromtimetotime.OrIworryI’vesaidsomethingwrong,”saysoneinterviewee,“Notjoininginagroupchatmayinsomeway15yourpressure,becausethenyou’llgetloadstocatchupon.”There’salackofrealconnectiontoo.“Groupchatscanmakeusfeelsurrounded,yetstillsomehowontheoutside,”saysAbbyRawlinson,apsychologist,“Ifyouknoweveryone’schattingandyou’renotpartoftheflow,itarousestheacheof16.”However,thedarkersideofagroupchatoccurswhenthingsgofromlightheartedjokesto17harmlesscommentscausingthewildfireofnegativity.“FOMO[fearof