Earthquake strikes Afghanistan region still reeling from week of devastation
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.
Sayed Kazim Rafiqi, 42, a Herat city resident, said he had never seen such devastation before, with the majority of houses damaged and “people terrified”. Rafiqi and others headed to the hospital to donate much-needed blood.
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10.17 topic: natural disaster
1. What are some common natural disasters?
2. How do natural disasters affect people's lives?
3. What is the most devastating natural disaster you have heard of?
BBC wildlife photographer admits some scenes are faked to get sympathy from viewers
Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin has admitted that some of his wildlife scenes are ‘dramatised’ to gain sympathy from viewers.
The 33-year-old, who won last year's Strictly Come Dancing, has worked on a host of shows including Animal Park, Countryfile and more recently Strictly: Birds of Prey.
However, speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Yassin let slip that some of what we see on screen isn’t quite what we might think.
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10.18 topic: documentaries
1. Do you enjoy watching documentaries?”
“Can you recommend any good documentaries?
2. What is the difference between documentaries and TV dramas?
Why are people not getting married anymore?
A record number of people in the U.S., China, Japan and the U.K., are opting out of marriage. The decline is especially strong in the middle and working class – the socioeconomic groups that were once champions of marriage. In Japan and South Korea, marriage and birth rates are correlated and a downward trend may foreshadow a brewing population crisis.
Almost 90% of the world’s population now live in countries with falling marriage rates. In the U.S., marriage has declined by 60% since the 1970s, while the median age for first marriages has increased for both men and women.
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10.19 topic: merriage
1.Why are people not getting married anymore?
2.Have you ever been urged to get married or arranged for blind dates?
3.What do you think of people not getting married or choosing to remain child-free?
4.What are your views on love and marriage?
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has made a surprise visit to China.
Though in an upbeat mood as he met gamers in the city of Chengdu, the company faces flagging iPhone demand in the country, analysts suggest.
It is his second trip to China this year — in March he said Apple had a "symbiotic" relationship with China, a key manufacturing base. But the firm's operations in the country have been complicated by Covid and US-China tensions.
Mr Cook's visit included a trip to Apple's Taikoo Li store to meet young players of Tencent's Honour of Kings online battle game. "The energy tonight was off the charts!" he wrote on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
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10.20 topic: phone
1. What kind of phone do you have?
2. How often do you use your phone in a day?
3. Why does Tim Cook make a surprise visit to China?
4. What's your opinion on video games? Do you play them often?
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes criticised for half-naked massage photo
AirAsia's boss Tony Fernandes has drawn criticism after he posted a picture of himself getting a massage without a shirt on, while attending a management meeting.
In a post on LinkedIn, which now appears to have been deleted, the entrepreneur wrote it had been "a stressful week". "Got to love Indonesia and AirAsia culture that I can have a massage and do a management meeting," he wrote.
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10.23 topic: social media post
1. What kind of content do you think is appropriate to post on social media?
2. Do you believe that people should be held accountable for their online behavior and posts?
CEO of China's Weibo tests new real-name policy on his own account
The chief executive of China's Weibo on Friday confirmed that China may start denying anonymity to online commentators on politics and finance by requiring them to display their names on their accounts, telling users the policy was incoming.
The comments by Wang Gaofei, whose microblogging platform is China's equivalent of X, caught the attention of local media and several Weibo users, amid concerns over growing censorship and government scrutiny over the country's internet.
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10.24 topic: real-name policy
1. What are your thoughts on the real-name policy?
2. Have you ever experienced or seen cyber violence?
Federal authorities unsealed charges against four men who earlier this year allegedly broke into an unmarked trailer containing 2 million dimes in Philadelphia.
Authorities say that the four men face conspiracy, robbery, theft of government money and other charges.
Authorities said that the truck filled with dimes was headed from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia to Miami, Florida when the heist occurred on April 13. During the night, the driver parked the trailer in a Walmart parking. The thieves broke into it there. Authorities said that the group made off with a portion of its cargo of $750,000 in dimes, a shipment weighing about six tons.
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10.25 topic: thief
1. What motivates someone to become a thief?
2. Have you ever had any personal experiences with thieves or witnessed a theft?
Federal authorities unsealed charges against four men who earlier this year allegedly brokFederal authorities unsealed charges against four men who earlier this year allegedly broke into an unmarked trailer containing 2 million dimes in Philadelphia.
Authorities say that the four men face conspiracy, robbery, theft of government money and other charges.
Authorities said that the truck filled with dimes was headed from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia to Miami, Florida when the heist occurred on April 13. During the night, the driver parked the trailer in a Walmart parking. The thieves broke into it there. Authorities said that the group made off with a portion of its cargo of $750,000 in dimes, a shipment weighing about six tons.
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10.25 topic: thief
1. What motivates someone to become a thief?
2. Have you ever had any personal experiences with thieves or witnessed a theft?
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The General Office of China's State Council released the official public holiday schedule for 2024 on Wednesday, featuring an eight-day break for the Spring Festival.
In 2024, Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17, with adjusted working days on Feb. 4 and 18.
#No day off on New Year's Eve# has surged to the top trending topic, sparking heated discussions among netizens. Many expressed, "I'm already looking forward to the Spring Festival holiday" and "I want to celebrate the New Year in advance." However, some netizens couldn't comprehend the idea of working on New Year's Eve, while others noticed that this year's Spring Festival holiday will be "6 consecutive working days before the break and another 6 days after."
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10.26 topic: Spring Festival holiday
1. How many days of Spring Festival holiday did you have last year?
2. What kind of transportation do you usually take to go home? How long will it take?
3. What do you think of this year's Spring Festival holiday schedule?
Chinese top livestreamers caught up in a public relations storm as the biggest shopping festival is approaching
Renowned internet influencer with tens of millions of followers, "Little Brother Yang," recently lashed out at Li Jiaqi, accusing him of coercing merchants by controlling prices during live broadcasts, triggering widespread attention.
In response to the accusations from Little Brother Yang, Li Jiaqi's team also issued a statement. It was stated that they have never signed any exclusive agreements with merchants, nor have they demanded that merchants control sales prices. The statement also emphasized that Li Jiaqi has always adhered to the principle of "seeking benefits for consumers," doing everything possible to secure discounts and benefits for consumers.
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10.27 topic: Live stream shoping
1. How does live stream shopping work?
2. Will you purchase products by watching live sstream?
3. Howdoeslivestreamshoppingcomparetotraditionalonlineshoppingexperiences?
Matthew Perry died Saturday of an apparent drowning at his Pacific Palisades home, a representative for the actor and a law enforcement source say. Perry was 54.
Perry was best known for his role as one of the core cast members on “Friends,” NBC’s generation X sitcom from the ’90s. On “Friends,” Perry played Chandler Bing, a statistical analyst who used sarcasm and one-liners. The show was a blockbuster for television, dominating prime time alongside “Seinfeld.” It ran for 10 seasons, from 1994 to 2004.
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10.30 topic: Friends
1. Have you watched Friends? If you have, which character do you like the most?
2. Which character from Friends do you most want to be friends with? Why?
3. Which character in Friends do you least want to be friends with? Why?
Tai chi may help slow down the symptoms of Parkinson's disease for several years, a Chinese study suggests.
Those who practised the martial art twice a week had fewer complications and better quality of life than those who didn't, the researchers say. Parkinson's is a progressive brain disease which leads to tremors and slow movement, and there is no cure. Experts say the findings back up previous studies on the benefits of exercise for those with Parkinson's.
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10.31 topic: disease
1. What is Parkinson's disease and what are its symptoms?
2. What sports do you usually play to stay healthy and prevent diseases?
Halloween has been around for more than a thousand years. Originally a religious observance, it became increasingly secular over the centuries until its religious trappings all but disappeared. Today Halloween is considered a holiday for dress-up and fun, especially for children.
Halloween’s origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was held on November 1 in contemporary calendars. It was believed that on that day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits. In this way, popular Halloween tropes such as witches, ghosts, and goblins became associated with the holiday.
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11.01 topic: Halloween
1. Why do people celebrate Halloween?
2. Have you celebrated Halloween?
3. What do you think of Halloween?
Chinese top livestreamers caught up in a public relations storm as the biggest shopping festival is approaching
Renowned internet influencer with tens of millions of followers, "Little Brother Yang," recently lashed out at Li Jiaqi, accusing him of coercing merchants by controlling prices during live broadcasts, triggering widespread attention.
In response to the accusations from Little Brother Yang, Li Jiaqi's team also issued a statement. It was stated that they have never signed any exclusive agreements with merchants, nor have they demanded that merchants control sales prices. The statement also emphasized that Li Jiaqi has always adhered to the principle of "seeking benefits for consumers," doing everything possible to secure discounts and benefits for consumers.
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10.27 topic: Live stream shoping
1. How does live stream shopping work?
2. Will you purchase products by watching live sstream?
3. Howdoeslivestreamshoppingcomparetotraditionalonlineshoppingexperiences?
Dazzling Princess Kate and Prince William brush off ‘racism’ storm as they put on show of strength at Royal Variety Show
The Prince and Princess of Wales beamed on the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall.
Early Dutch copies of Scobie's poison-filled Endgame suggested Kate and Charles were the two Royals who had made remarks about the skin colour of Harry and Meghan's first child, Archie.
12.04 topic: racism
1. Who are Kate and William?
2. What's the matter with "racism" storm?
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5.18 周六剧场
Small Talk
1. How do you balance your own life and work?
2. Do you like to post your photos on Moment or other social media platforms and why?
3. What TV show or movie have you been watching lately?
4. If you had only one month left to live, what would you do?
5. Recommend a good movie you've been watched recently.
