大家有在下架前追完嗎？ -- 【英語島WEEKLY 中秋雙重送】 1. 參加活動就送《3000核心單字包》（9/21止） - 限動分享本篇貼文 - 本篇標記兩位好友 - 私訊小編領取單字包 2. WEEKLY訂戶專屬 9/26前限時免費下載 一張圖搞懂絕版特刊《3000個單字就夠用》 *檔案將更新在WEEKLY期數列表上，請在期限內下載完成 #私訊小編 #立即訂閱 #英語島 #englishisland #一張圖搞懂 #進擊的巨人 #大 #中秋 #big #huge #massive #enormous #colossal

【科技】哈佛科學家希望六年內「復活」長毛象 指有助減緩全球暖化 哈佛基因學家George Church將於科技企業家Ben Lamm合作創立科技公司「Colossal」，而呢間公司嘅目標，基本上就係喺六年內整一個現實版嘅《侏羅紀公園》——除咗佢哋唔係諗住復活恐龍，而係猛獁象，同未知係咪順手開埋主題公園。 據報，諾貝爾獎得主George Church及其團隊計劃將猛獁象嘅基因組，放入與猛獁象有99.6%基因相同嘅現代近親，亞洲象嘅皮膚細胞之中，以製造一個「猛獁-亞洲象混合胚胎」，然後就搵隻代母象，又或者直接整個人工子宮出黎養大佢，同時更會利用基因工程令呢種象能夠適應現代北極環境。據Colossal指，如果一切順利，最快六年後猛獁象就會重現人間。 咁好地地做咩要復活猛獁象呢？咁就要講返些少地理知識。卻說當年猛獁象仲存在時，佢哋係生活喺一種叫「乾草原」，或者直接叫「猛獁乾草原」嘅地形之上。而乾草原雖然又凍又乾，但就有包括猛獁象嘅大量動植物，猛獁象又會推倒大型樹木，又或者食佢哋啲葉，令地區維持草原面貌。而乾草原於冬天時會被雪覆蓋，更能反射太陽光以減緩氣溫變暖。但後來氣候改變、猛獁象等大型動物又因人類捕獵而絕種，令該地區由草地變成生產力相對低嘅樹林，地區嘅生態系統亦隨之改變。 而依家之所以要復活猛獁象，就係希望將佢哋放返去該地區，並重新建構乾草原生態系統。以吸納更多碳排放，減緩全球暖化。唔知會會唔會順手將該地區變埋做主題公園呢 資料來源：Colossal #科技 #基因工程 #猛獁象 #長毛象 #復活

🎶 Ain't about what's waiting on the other side, it’s the climb 🎶 You know what I kept saying when I saw the Parthenon. How is this still standing after thousands of years? Truth is it shouldn’t be after everything that it’s gone through I’ve the centuries. In fact, at one point not only was Acropolis bombed by foreign armies in order to take over the country but over the years many thief’s and scavengers have come ravishing this ancient site leaving almost nothing but rubble. Walking through Acropolis you can’t help and notice the ongoing effort to save this ancient site and because of this I applaud the Greek government and many other nationalities that come together to help rebuild and preserve this timeless treasure. Now I realise the urgency of the matter above that it is very very important that visitors at no particular time remove/pick up a single artefact or rock to bring home as a souvenir for keepsake for that matter in order to ensure that this ancient site will be around for many many more years to come. Other than the Parthenon situated on top of the hill, there are also other sites to explore surrounding the Parthenon such as the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. There is also a small musuem but at the time we went it was closed perhaps for refurbishment we’re not sure but you could always ask some of the caretakers that are stationed around the Acropolis for more information. It sounds cliche but truly whilst standing in the midst of these colossal monuments one couldn’t help but to imagine what it would be like back then in its hey day. *sign* if only I had a time machine. That’s what Richard Branson should do next *winkS* Anyhow after returning to our hotel, I did some research online and found this video taken from the game Assasins Creed which brings the Acropolis to life. Yes you’re welcome. Enjoy! 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/VRuHLCpOoF0 #ADashOfSash💋 #CommittedToTheCelopians #DiaryOfADevotedDomesticatedDabawi #TheElusiveFairytaleOfTheHalfBloodPrincessSayang