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Journey Back in Time with Scholars
Classical Provence (13 days)
? ? Journey through the beautiful countryside農(nóng)村 of Provence, France, with Prof. Ori Z. Soltes. We will visit some of the best-preserved Roman monuments紀(jì)念碑?in the world. Our tour also includes a chance to walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Fields of flowers, tile-roofed (瓦屋頂) villages, and tasty meals enrich this wonderful experience.
Southern Spain (15 days)
? ? Spain has lovely white towns and the scent (芳香) of oranges, but it is also a treasury of ancient remains including the cities left by the Greeks, Romans, and Arabs. As we travel south from Madrid with Prof. Ronald Messier to historic Toledo, Roman Merida, and into Andalucia, we explore historical monuments and architecture.
China's Sacred Landscapes (21 days)
? ? Discover China of "past ages", its walled有城墻的?cities, temples, and mountain scenery with Prof. Robert Thorp. Highlights (精彩之處) include China's most sacred受崇敬的?peaks at Mount Tai and Hangzhou's rolling山丘起伏的?hills, waterways, and peaceful temples. We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional卓越的?museum in Shanghai.
Tunisia (17 days)
? ? Join Prof. Pedar Foss on our in-depth深入詳盡的,徹底的?Tunisian tour. Tour highlights include the Roman city of Dougga, the underground Numidian capital at Bulla Regia, Roman Sbeitla, and the remote areas 偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)?around Tataouine and Matmata, unique for underground cities. Our journey takes us to picturesque風(fēng)景如畫的 Berber villages and lovely beaches.
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? ? When "Rise of the Planet of the Apes類人猿" was first shown to the public last month, a group of excited animal (rights) activists gathered on Hollywood Boulevard. But they weren't there to throw red paint 紅漆?on fur-coat-wearing film stars. Instead, one activist, dressed in a full-body monkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: "Thanks for not using real apes (猿)!"
? ? The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (動作捕捉) technology to create digitalized數(shù)字化的 animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that（定語從句，修飾technology）?records an actor's performance and later processes it with computer graphics?to create a final image (圖像). In this case 在這種情況下, one of a realistic-looking ape.
? ? Yet "Apes" is more (the) exception than the rule 少之又少. In fact, Hollywood has been hot on（be hot on sth 對...所知甚多的, 在...上技藝精湛的）?live animals lately. One non-profit organization, which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on（keep tab on sb/sth 密切關(guān)注...的動態(tài)） more than 2,000 productions this year. Already, a number of films, including "Water for Elephants" "The Hangover 宿醉Part II" and "Zookeeper 動物園飼養(yǎng)員" have drawn（draw v. 引起）?the anger of activists who（定語從句绑谣，修飾 activists）?say the creatures acting in them haven't been treated properly.
? ? In some cases, it's not so much the treatment of the animals on set在現(xiàn)場?in the studio that has activists worried; it's the off-set training and living conditions that are raising concerns. （it's...that....強調(diào)句式） And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which（定語從句吊档，修飾前面提到的‘在美國境外制作的電影’） sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions filmed in the States.
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With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation (孤獨), more families are choosing to live together. （the+adj. 表示具有某一類特征的一群人）
? ? The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least 至少, leads straight to his mother-in-law 岳母纷铣，婆婆: she lives on the ground floor 一樓, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.
? ? Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey三層的??Victorian維多利亞時代的?house in Bristol — one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine 洗衣機(jī)?but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and living room on the ground floor.
? ? "We floated（float v. 提出） the idea to my mum of sharing a house," says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in 插嘴說（cut in on sb 打斷談話）: "We spoke more with Nick because I think it's a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law."
? ? And what does Nick think? "From my standpoint我認(rèn)為, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would."
? ? It's hard to tell很難說?exactly how many people agree with同意?him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that 官方報告顯示 the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001 to 419,000 in 2013.
? ? Other varieties of the multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents年邁的父母; many more adult children成年的孩子 are returning to the family home if they ever left. It is said that 據(jù)說?about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991. The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.
? ? Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted 根深蒂固的. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to被期待 move in with their husband's family when they get married結(jié)婚.
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? ? We are the products of evolution 進(jìn)化的產(chǎn)物?and not just?不僅僅 evolution that occurred billions of years ago. As scientists look deeper into our genes (基因), they are finding examples of human evolution人類進(jìn)化 in just the past few thousand years. People in Ethiopian埃塞俄比亞?highlands高地 have adapted to living at high altitudes高海拔. Cattle-raising people in East Africa and northern Europe have gained a mutation (突變) that helps them digest milk as adults.
? ? On Thursday in an article published in Cell, a team of researchers reported a new kind of adaptation — not to air or to food, but to the ocean. A group of sea-dwelling people in Southeast Asia have evolved into進(jìn)化成 better divers. The Bajau, as these people are known, number in the hundreds of thousands in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. They have traditionally lived on houseboats船屋; in recent times, they've also built houses on stilts (支柱) in coastal waters. "They are simply a stranger to the land," said Rodney C. Jubilado, a University of Hawaii researcher who studies the Bajau.
? ? Dr. Jubilado first met the Bajau while growing up長大 on Samal Island in the Philippines. They made a living謀生 as divers, spearfishing魚叉捕魚?or harvesting shellfish貝類. "We were so amazed that they could stay underwater much longer than us local islanders," Dr. Jubilado said, "I could see them actually walking under the sea."
? ? In 2015, Melissa Ilardo, then a graduate student畢業(yè)生?in genetics at the University of Copenhagen, heard about聽說?the Bajau. She wondered if centuries of diving could have led to導(dǎo)致 the evolution of physical characteristics 身體特征 that made the task easier for them. "It seemed like the perfect chance for natural selection自然選擇?to act on作用于?a population," said Dr. Ilardo. She also said there were likely a number of other genes that help the Bajau dive.
