People need cows for lots of things. We eat their meat, drink their milk and use their skin to make shoes. But did you know that there are some people who think that cows are sacred, and would never consider doing those things?
This cow is in India. One of India's major religions, called Hinduism, says that people must not hurt or bother cows. Because of this, cows are allowed to roam around wherever they want and most people won't stop them. In some cities, cows can cause traffic jams when they walk in the road and block cars, but often nobody stops them because he or she can be put in jail for hurting a cow.
In some places, people even feed cows they see roaming around because they think it will bring them good luck! (Marc Langer, Staff writer)
人類需要牛的地方很多。我們吃牛肉、喝牛奶,用牛皮來製作鞋子。不過,你知道有些人認為牛是神聖的,絕對不會有做這些事的念頭嗎?
這頭牛身在印度。印度教是印度的主要宗教之一,認為人類千萬不可傷害或侵擾牛隻。正因為如此,牛隻可以恣意遊蕩,人們大多不會阻擋牠們。在某些城市,牛隻在道路中行走、阻礙汽車,還會引起塞車,不過,通常沒人敢阻擋牠們,因為人們可能會因傷害牛隻而有牢獄之災。
某些地方的人們看到牛隻到處遊蕩時,甚至會上前餵牛,因為他們認為這會帶來好運! (翻譯︰賴美君)
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
A: Artificial intelligence technology has been causing controversy lately: a student was caught cheating with AI to win the grand prize in an art contest. B: That’s so absurd. Does this mean that AI paints better than humans? A: Maybe. Luckily, the student was later disqualified. B: And more absurdly, it’s becoming more and more popular to use AI technology to “resurrect” people. A: Yeah, some netizens even posted videos featuring the late singer CoCo Lee, who was “resurrected” by them with AI software. A: 人工智慧的爭議不斷,有學生違規使用AI參加美術展,甚至贏得首獎。 B: 真誇張,這是不是代表AI比人類還強大? A: 或許吧,幸好得獎資格被取消。 B: 還有更誇張的︰讓死者重現的「AI復活」技術越來越熱門。 A: 對啊,還有網友製作已故歌后李玟「復活」的影片呢! (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
It’s another school day with the same ritual. You wake up to your smartphone’s alarm, scroll through messages during your commute, and listen to your favorite playlist with your wireless earbuds between classes. These devices, integrated smoothly into your daily routine, certainly make life more convenient. However, where do these devices end up after you replace them? In fact, the issue of electronic waste is a growing global concern. According to the United Nations, in 2019 alone, we generated an astonishing 53.6 million tons of e-waste—an average of 7.3kg per person. Projections hint at the figure soaring to 110