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- (9/26) Study: Around Half of US Teens Always Online
- AUDIO Study: Around Half of US Teens Always Online Nearly half of American teenagers – children ages 13 to 17 - say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health. The information comes from a report that was recently released by the Pew Research Center. As in past years, YouTube was the most popular platform teenagers used. Around 90 percent said they watched videos on the website, down slightly from 95 percent in 2022. Nearly 75 percent of those questioned said they visit YouTube every day. There was a small downward change in several popular apps teens used. For example, 63 percent of teens said they used TikTok, down from 67 percent. Snapchat use went to 55 percent from 59 percent. This small decline could be due to pandemic-era restrictions easing up and kids having more time to see friends in person. But the change is probably not big enough to be truly meaningful. X saw the biggest decline among teenage users. Only 17 percent of teenagers said they use X, down from 23 percent in 2022, the year Elon Musk bought the platform. Reddit usage remained the same at 14 percent. About 6 percent of teenagers said they use Threads, Meta’s answer to X that launched in 2023. The report comes as countries around the world try to understand the effects of social media on young people’s well-being. Australia recently passed a law banning children under 16 from social networks. Still, it is unclear how the Australian government will be able to enforce the age limit. It is also unclear whether such a ban will come with unexpected or bad effects, such as isolating some children. Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp was different in that it saw the number of teenage users increase to 23 percent from 17 percent in 2022. Pew also asked teenagers how often they use different online platforms. A small but notable number said they are on them “almost constantly.” For YouTube, 15 percent reported constant use, for TikTok, 16 percent, and for Snapchat, 13 percent. As in previous public opinion studies, girls were more likely to use TikTok almost constantly while boys went to YouTube. There was no meaningful gender difference in the use of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. Around 25 percent of Black and Hispanic teens said they visit TikTok almost constantly, compared with just 8 percent of white teenagers. ______________________________________________ Words in This Story constantly – adv. always, without change platform – n. a website or app that serves as a base from which a service is provided app – n. (short for application) a program that performs a task or set of tasks isolate v. to separate or set apart from others https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/study-around-half-of-us-teens-always-online/7902911.html
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- (9/25) What Is Hispanic Heritage Month?
- AUDIO What Is Hispanic Heritage Month? Celebrations across the United States are taking place to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month. It is a yearly tradition that honors the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. The month-long period is a chance for many in the U.S. to learn about what Hispanics have given to American culture. It is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. The group includes people whose ancestors come from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The latest census estimates there are more than 65 million people identified as ethnically Hispanic in the U.S. A long history Before there was National Hispanic Heritage Month, there was Hispanic Heritage Week. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the law in 1968. The U.S. Library of Congress says every president since Johnson has issued a proclamation for National Hispanic Heritage Month. On September 13, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation recognizing September 15 through October 15, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. Rachel Gonzalez-Martin is an associate professor of Mexican American and Latino Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She said the celebration has grown over the past 10 years because of the larger number of Latinos in the U.S. She noted that Hispanic Heritage Month was an official recognition of belonging “that became really powerful." Many holidays honored September 15 is the date when some Latin American countries mark their independence days. The Central American nations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica celebrate their independence on September 15. Mexico marks its national day on September 16. Also, during National Hispanic Heritage Month, the South American nation of Chile observes its independence day on September 18. Alberto Lammers is director of communications at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute. He said, "It became a chance for people to know Hispanic cultures, for Latinos to get to know a community better and for the American public to understand a little better the long history of Latinos in the U.S." Lammers said the four-week period is about honoring the way Hispanic populations have shaped the U.S. in the past and present. "It gives us a chance to acknowledge how Latinos have been part of this nation for so many centuries," Lammers said. "I think that's what is great about this. It has allowed us to really dig deeper and a chance to tell our stories." More than one label Hispanic is a pre-existing term the federal government began using in the 1970s for people whose ancestors came from Spanish-speaking cultures. But some people do not like the term “Hispanic.” They use other terms like "Latino" or "Latinx" which mean different things to different groups. Events marking National Hispanic Heritage Month are planned in places from California to New York. _________________________________________ Words in This Story census –n. an official count of a country’s population diversity – n. the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/what-is-hispanic-heritage-month-/7787672.html
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- (9/24) Handwriting Returns in California Schools
- AUDIO Handwriting Returns in California Schools Starting this year, six- to twelve-year-olds in California will be required to learn cursive handwriting. The return to handwriting comes after many years in which typing on computer keyboards was taught and handwriting was pushed aside. Cursive is a kind of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other. Assembly Bill 446 requires that handwriting be taught to 2.6 million Californian students in grades one through six. And it requires cursive lessons in grades three and above. Former elementary school teacher Sharon Quirk-Silva supported the bill and California Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law in October. Experts say learning cursive improves brain development, reading skills, and hand movement. Some educators also find value in teaching children to read historic documents and family letters from past generations. Pamela Keller teaches grades four to six at Orangethorpe Elementary School in Fullerton about 50 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles. She said she was already teaching cursive before the law took effect on January 1. Some children complain about the difficulty, but Keller has a ready answer: "We tell them, well, it's going to make you smarter, it's going to make some connections in your brain, and it's going to help you move to the next level. And then they get excited because students want to be smarter. They want to learn," Keller said. During a recent visit to the school library, Keller said one student got excited seeing an image of the U.S. Constitution, written in 1787, saying, “It’s cursive!” Several of Keller’s students say the subject was difficult, like the letter Z, but they enjoyed it anyways. "I love it, because I just feel it's fancier…to write, and it's fun to learn new letters," said Sophie Guardia, a 9-year-old in the fourth grade. In teacher Nancy Karcher’s class, her third-grade students said, “It’s fun,” “Now I can read my mom’s writing,” and “It’s for my secrets.” Cursive coming back As computers and smart devices grew in popularity, cursive writing was pushed aside. In 2010, the national Common Core education standards were published to help students prepare for university. Cursive was left out. "They stopped teaching kids how to form any letters at all. Teacher colleges are not preparing teachers to teach handwriting," said Kathleen Wright. She is the founder of the Handwriting Collective, a nonprofit group. But cursive is coming back. California became the 22nd U.S. state to require cursive handwriting and the 14th to pass a cursive teaching bill since 2014, said Lauren Gendill. She is a researcher at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Five states have introduced cursive bills so far in 2024. Leslie Zoroya is project director for reading language arts at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. She said research has shown that learning cursive supports several linked skills that improve childhood development. Zoroya said, “You're using different neural networks when you're doing cursive rather than printing. And so, it's creating those pathways in your brain.” Zoroya said she got the idea from former California Governor Jerry Brown. California’s teaching standards always had cursive writing goals, but Quirk-Silva said cursive was not always taught and was weakening. She said, “The hope of the legislation is that by the time students leave sixth grade, they would be able to read and write it.” ______________________________________________________ Words in This Story cursive –n. a form of handwriting in which the writing instrument never leaves the paper while writing a word grade –n. a level of education that is equal to one school year complain – v. to say (something that expresses annoyance or unhappiness) excited – adj. very enthusiastic and eager about something library – n. a place where books, magazines, and other materials (such as videos and musical recordings) are available for people to use or borrow fancy – adj. not plain or ordinary standard – n. a level of quality, especially one that people think is acceptable neural – adj. of, relating to, or involving a nerve or the nervous system https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/handwriting-returns-in-california-schools/7463872.html
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- [9/19]“中国月饼之乡”广东吴川举办月饼文化博览月活动
- 中新网湛江9月10日电 (梁盛 麦思容 梁天宇)10日，“中国月饼之乡”广东湛江吴川市举办月饼文化博览月活动，现场月饼购销签约总金额13.6亿元，签约招商项目29个，总投资额约32.6亿元。 吴川月饼文化博览月活动启动。梁天宇 摄 据吴川市月饼行业协会会长、广东金九饼业有限公司董事长郑日康介绍，本届月饼文化博览月持续至10月6日，以“月饼”为媒，以“文化”为魂，深度融合“农、文、旅、产、销”五大板块，打造既有传统韵味又充满现代活力的节庆盛会，让广大市民、客商在看非遗、赏表演、逛市集、享美食的过程中领略“中国月饼之乡”的魅力。吴川月饼从南宋炉火中走来，以“皮薄馅厚、香酥不腻”的独特风味传承八百年。作为省级非物质文化遗产，吴川月饼取得中欧地理标志认证，入选广东高品质地理标志名单，赢得40余项“国字号”荣誉。多年来，吴川市委、市政府高度重视月饼产业发展，在政策、融资、用地、服务等方面给予大力支持，目前全市涌现了金九、福海、南方月、裕达等10多个月饼知名品牌，月饼生产企业达205家，产值超20亿元，“百年匠心”的吴川月饼成为拉动县域经济、推动“百千万工程”的强力引擎。 吴川月饼文化博览月活动签约现场。梁天宇 摄 吴川市委书记庞晓冬表示，举办吴川月饼文化博览月，既是吴川延续多年的“中秋产业之约”，更是吴川推动县域特色产业提质增效的关键之举。诚挚邀请大家到吴川走一走，看一看，品一口酥香月饼，赴一场热闹年例，赏一回绝美飘色，尽情感受吴川的烟火气，体验民俗非遗魅力。期待与各位携手，在空港物流、全域旅游、传统优势、预制菜、战略性新兴等五大产业领域双向奔赴、共谋发展、合作共赢。 吴川月饼展销区人头攒动。梁天宇 摄 吴川市委副书记、市长刘伟表示，吴川月饼不仅历史悠久、底蕴深厚，更凭借卓越品质屡获国内外认可，感谢长期以来关心支持吴川月饼产业发展、助力吴川高质量发展的社会各界朋友。2010年，吴川获评全国首个“中国月饼之乡”，本届月饼文化博览月邀请大家共赏匠心技艺与文化内涵，共促一、二、三产业融合发展，欢迎更多投资者、游客、来宾，前来领略吴川魅力。 https://www.chinanews.com.cn/sh/2025/09-10/10480100.shtml
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- [9/18]“半年一改款、一年一换代” 汽车变成快消品了吗？
- ※ mp3 파일 참고 : "LINK" 링크 클릭해주시면 mp3 포함되어 있습니다 :) 什么是快消品？一般来说，快消品是指使用寿命较短，消费速度较快的消费品，主要包括包装的食品、个人卫生用品、烟草及酒类和饮料等日常用品。它们依靠消费者高频次和重复地使用与消耗，通过规模的市场量来获得利润和价值的实现。与之相对的概念则是“耐用消费品”，通常使用周期较长，一次性投资较大。 一直以来，汽车作为仅次于房产的大宗消费品，都归属于耐用消费品的范畴。北方工业大学汽车产业创新研究中心研究员张翔表示，之所以会产生“汽车是否已经成为快消品”的疑问，主要原因来自两方面。 “一方面，以前，传统的汽车是燃油车，是机械产品，现在，汽车是新能源汽车，里面有很多的智能化功能，被消费者认为越来越像电子产品。另一方面，汽车换车周期也越来越短，早期的汽车价格比较贵，换车周期很长，车主买一辆车要花很多钱，所以会开很多年。但是现在随着中国经济的发展，百姓的收入提高了，消费能力增强了，汽车也变得便宜了，现在几万元的车，功能也挺多的，性能指标也挺强的。”张翔说。 那么，汽车变成快消品了吗？实际上，在新能源和智能化浪潮下，汽车虽然呈现出一定的“快消品化”趋势，但汽车从本质属性、生产模式以及配套售后等多方面来看，与传统意义上的快消品仍存在巨大差异。张翔表示，一辆汽车的售价少则数万元，多则数十万元甚至更高，消费者在购买时往往会经过长时间的考虑、比较，包括对品牌、性能、安全性、售后服务等多方面的考量，而且汽车的使用寿命一般较长，即便技术在进步，车辆在正常保养维护下，行驶多年也依然能够满足出行需求，不像快消品那样短时间内就会被消耗完毕，需要再次购买。 张翔介绍：“现在汽车最低的价格也在两三万元，在中国汽车购车的平均价格接近20万元，从价格上看，汽车还是比快消品要贵得多，它的使用寿命相对于快消品来说比较长。只能说汽车越来越趋向于电子产品，它变成一个智能化的交通工具，但是汽车目前不属于快消品。” 多家车企的负责人近期也明确表示，汽车的本质仍是耐用品。某汽车品牌负责人认为，即使用户换车频率加快，安全、耐用、可靠依然是首要标准，这意味着不能用快消品的逻辑开发汽车。造车永远要符合“车规级”标准，而非“消费级”标准。某汽车品牌销售公司负责人近期也曾表示，消费级和车规级芯片差别很大，汽车不是快消品。 据了解，车规级芯片是指通过了国际标准AEC-Q、ISO 26262和IATF 16949等一系列认证的芯片。日常用的手机、电脑、智能家居等消费电子产品上用的是消费级芯片，消费电子一般都用在室内温暖舒适的环境，而汽车要面临高温、低温、雨雪、沙尘、颠簸、震动等更复杂恶劣的环境，对可靠性的要求更高。消费电子更新换代很快，消费级芯片普遍设计寿命3至5年，而一台车往往要用到10至15年甚至更久，车没坏，芯片坏了也不行。消费级芯片的缺陷率允许到500PPM，也就是每100万件中允许有500件出现故障，而车规级芯片缺陷率通常要求低于1PPM，也就是百万分之一。 与快消品的标准化大规模生产不同，汽车生产虽然也是规模化作业，但每一款车型都有其独特的设计、研发过程，即使是同一品牌下的不同车型，在零部件、配置等方面也存在较大差异，并且汽车生产受到严格的法规、安全标准等限制，从设计到量产需要经过大量的测试、验证环节，这使得汽车很难像快消品那样实现极短周期的快速更迭。所以，所谓的“半年一改款、一年一换代”，更多的还是原有产品的延伸微调或软件升级，很难在硬件层面上实现快速升级与迭代。 某新势力车企创始人也反复强调，汽车是需要车企用心去做的耐用品。“一手车用户、新车用户，后面还有二手车，所以它一定是要用十五六年，甚至于20年的眼光去看品质。因此，汽车不是快消品，也不是消费电子，汽车是耐用消费品，是要用十几年的。” 汽车正处于一个变革的阶段，在向智能化迈进的过程中，部分特征有了类似快消品的变化，但在未来很长时间内，汽车仍将保持其作为耐用消费品的基本属性，只会在产品创新、消费模式等方面持续演变，与快消品的一些理念相互融合，形成新的行业发展态势。 张翔举例说：“未来汽车的商业模式将更加丰富、灵活。消费者买车，甚至可以只买它的服务，像手机一样的，比如签一个两三年的合约，每个月最低消费多少钱，就可以‘领’回家了。服务里面包括汽车的充电费、停车费、高速公路的过路费等，以及维修、保养、洗车等。消费者只要买一个服务包，车就可以归自己用，这是个新模式。同时，随着汽车电动化、智能化水平提高，不同品牌、车型可以共用一个底盘。目前市场上已有这种产品出现——‘滑板底盘’，可以个性化设计，让每辆车的外观、内饰布局都不一样，这也是汽车行业的一个发展趋势。” https://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20250907/t20250907_527353194.shtml
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- [9/17]别让“烂梗”污了青少年语言
- 近日，重庆一名初中班主任在社交媒体发布了一条以“抵制网络烂梗进校园”为主题的视频。视频中，该教师发现有学生用“唐人”一词嘲笑同学，经查阅后得知该词已演变为影射“唐氏综合征”的侮辱性用语，随即在班内严肃批评教育了使用该词的学生。 用“唐人”辱骂他人是否妥当？任何心智成熟、具备基本道德修养的人，都能清晰判断这一行为不当。部分网民在网上出口成“脏”，仗着平台管理力度不足，别人又难以顺着网线找到自己，便突破底线在键盘上放纵。“烂梗”流行的时间长了，甚至让一些人觉得没什么大不了。 更需警惕的是，这类“网络烂梗”的污染扩散到青少年的语言体系。未成年人的人格品性、价值观念、行为习惯尚在养成阶段，极易将自己身边的人、网上接触到的人作为学习参照。他们使用“唐人”等词语侮辱同学，很可能只是对“网络烂梗”的机械模仿，并没有意识到自身言行所蕴含的恶意。 这种“无意识”恰恰是令人担忧之处。如果不能及时阻断其对未成年人的负面影响，使其认识到此类言行错在哪里，很可能会给其成长埋下“暗雷”，对其道德观念的形成造成负面影响。 从这一角度看，重庆这名班主任的教育方法堪称及时有效。尽管她此前对“网络烂梗”了解不深，首次知晓“唐人”的侮辱性用法，但仍能一针见血地向学生指出该说法的问题所在，阐明为何不该说、不能说。 应当有所作为的，不仅是教育工作者，更包括互联网平台、监管机构以及所有日常参与网络互动的普通网民。平台需要更积极地识别、处置带有侮辱性的言论，对恶意传播者形成震慑；监管部门也应推动建立常态化机制，压缩“烂梗”滋生的土壤；至于每一个普通用户，更要在日常交往中自觉抵制、拒绝使用，把“文明说话”作为最基本的网络修养。 当然，正如专家所言，青少年喜欢玩“梗”有其特殊心理需求，比如渴望获得认同、缓解压力等。家长和教师既要重视网络亚文化潜移默化的影响，适时帮助青少年提升思辨能力与网络素养，也要理解他们的心理动机。唯有在批评与理解、约束与关怀间找到平衡，才能让青少年发自内心认识到“烂梗”的不妥，进而自觉放弃使用。 网络语言塑造着网络环境的氛围，也影响着下一代的成长。抵制“烂梗”，既是净化优化网络环境的必要之举，也是守护青少年健康成长的重要行动。唯有让文明用语成为习惯、让尊重他人内化为自觉，互联网才能真正成为滋养青少年的沃土。 https://www.chinanews.com.cn/edu/2025/09-11/10480321.shtml
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- 「9/26」映画「鬼滅の刃」最新作 興行収入330億円 国内上映歴代2位に
- 記録的なヒットとなっているアニメーション映画「鬼滅の刃」の最新作の興行収入が330億円に達し、国内で上映された映画では歴代2位となりました。 「劇場版『鬼滅の刃』無限城編 第一章 猗窩座再来」は、人気漫画を原作に主人公の少年とその仲間が鬼たちと戦う物語で、テレビアニメの続きが描かれています。 上映時間はおよそ2時間半に及びますが、迫力ある戦闘シーンが評判を呼び、配給する東宝などは、7月18日の公開から9月15日までの60日間の観客動員数が2304万人、興行収入が330億5606万円に達したと発表しました。 国内で上映された映画の興行収入では2001年公開の「千と千尋の神隠し」を上回り、歴代2位となりました。 歴代1位は、407億円余りを記録した2020年公開の「劇場版『鬼滅の刃』無限列車編」で、1位と2位を「鬼滅の刃」が占めることとなりました。 映画を見た神奈川県の18歳の女性は「漫画も全巻持っています。この映画を見るのは3回目ですが、あっという間で、本当に楽しかったです」と話していました。 また、映画は先月から海外でも順次、公開が始まっていて、125の国と地域での15日までの観客動員数は3196万人、興行収入は349億5917万円に達しています。 専門家「国民的作品になった」 アニメーション産業に詳しい数土直志さんは、映画「鬼滅の刃」の最新作が記録的なヒットとなっている要因について「前作の無限列車編が大ヒットしたことで作品の知名度が格段に上がったことに加え、時間をかけて丁寧に作られており作品の完成度も高い。重いテーマながらも常に前向きに進む展開が多くの人の共感を呼んでいるのではないか」と分析していました。 そのうえで「関係者の間では興行収入は前作ほど伸びないという見方もあったが今回のヒットで一過性のブームではなく、誰もが知る国民的作品になったと感じています」と話していました。 また、海外でもヒットしていることについて「作品の根幹にあるものは『正義は必ず勝つ』といった非常にポジティブなもので、国境を越えて共感を呼ぶ題材だったのではないか。ハリウッドの大作と同じような興行成績をアメリカだけではなくてヨーロッパやアジアでも出していて、同じ土俵で戦えるようになったという点で非常にエポックメーキングな作品だと思います」と話していました。
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- 「9/25」ネコ保護活動の元ボランティア逮捕 13匹衰弱死か 熊本
- 熊本市でネコの保護活動を行っていた51歳の元ボランティアが、不衛生な環境で飼育して13匹を衰弱死させたなどとして動物愛護法違反の疑いで逮捕されました。警察が調べたところ、自宅などでおよそ130匹が死んだことが確認されたということで、詳しいいきさつを調べています。 逮捕されたのは、ネコの保護活動を行っていた元ボランティアで熊本市北区の無職 宮田由紀容疑者（51）です。 警察によりますと、ことし6月までの1年あまり、自宅とその隣の住宅でネコの排せつ物などが放置された不衛生な環境で飼育し、十分なエサを与えずに13匹を衰弱死させたなどとして、動物愛護法違反の疑いが持たれています。 動物虐待の疑いがあるという通報を受けて熊本市が調べたところネコが多数死んでいるのを確認し、ことし6月に刑事告発していました。 これまでの捜査で自宅などでおよそ130匹が死んだことが確認されたということで、調べに対し「預かるネコが増えるにつれて費用や手間も増え、飼育が面倒になってしまった」などと供述しているということです。 警察が詳しいいきさつを調べています。
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- 「9/24」大型マンションでの配達にロボット活用の動き 宅配業界
- 宅配業界では、大型マンションに、まとまった数の荷物を届けるケースが増え、部屋を行き来する配達員の負担が重くなっているとして、ロボットの活用などを目指す動きが出ています。 このうちヤマト運輸は、韓国の企業と協力し、千葉県内の大型マンションでロボットを活用する実験を始めました。 配達員は、マンションの宅配ボックスに荷物をまとめて預けます。 すると、届け先の住民にメールが届き、受け取り日時などの情報が入力されて、ロボットに伝わります。 指定の日時になると、ロボットは、宅配ボックスから荷物を取り出して、オートロックを解除する機能でマンションに入り、アームでボタンを押してエレベーターで移動します。 部屋に着くと、インターホンを鳴らして荷物を届け、「置き配」希望の場合は、玄関の前に置きます。 大型マンションの多い都市部では、一度にまとまった数の荷物を届けるケースが増えていて、配達員は、在宅状況を確認してオートロックを解除し、エレベーターで移動を繰り返しながら部屋を行き来するなど、負担が重くなっています。 会社では、費用対効果などを検証し、来年の実用化を目指すとしています。 ヤマト運輸の宮原陽平担当課長は「大きいマンションでは、重い荷物などは、ドアの前まで運んでほしいというニーズがあり、配達員も苦労している。人とロボットを最適に組み合わせ、快適に受け取れるようにしたい」と話していました。 また、日本郵便や佐川急便なども、マンションの協力を得て、荷物をまとめて預け、管理人に部屋に届けてもらう仕組みの導入に向け、実験を進めています。
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