■ Jiang Aihua Chang Yanzhen

Source: Jiangsu CDC (jscdcwx)

Spring has come, and "allergic star people" are getting worse.

Some people say, chlorine ray is in his hand, don’t panic!

However …

How did this get on the hot search?

The antihistamine represented by loratadine is a "life-saving medicine" for many allergic people.

So, many people rely on antihistamines for a long time, will there be side effects? What are the precautions?

Who is the "life-saving medicine" chlorine ray?

Loratadine is a commonly used drug to relieve allergic symptoms and one of the representative drugs of antihistamines.

In April and May every year, willow flocks are high, and many people will take loratadine with them in order to relieve allergic symptoms.

Although it is often used, many people don’t know how it works.

This is going to start with "what is the allergy?"

Generally speaking, allergy means that the immune system overreacts and misjudges substances from outside as "harmful substances".

At this time, the immune system will release a substance called "histamine", which will combine with histamine receptors in the body.

Therefore, patients will have respiratory tract, eyes, skin and other symptoms at the same time or successively.

H1 antihistamines represented by loratadine and cetirizine, as the name implies, are drugs that can prevent histamine from binding to its receptor, so that histamine cannot play its role.

Therefore, after taking antihistamines, symptoms such as itchy skin and sneezing will be quickly relieved. Therefore, antihistamines are called "life-saving drugs" by many allergic people.

Can this medicine be taken for a long time?

Some people regard loratadine as a "life-saving artifact all year round". But are there any side effects from long-term use of antihistamines?

In fact, loratadine can not eradicate allergens, and long-term use may lead to some adverse reactions.

side effect

First-generation antihistamines (such as diphenhydramine and bromophenamine) can cause adverse reactions such as drowsiness, fatigue and dizziness. It has anticholinergic effect, which may cause blurred vision, dry eyes, nose and mouth, urinary retention, constipation, etc. The elderly and children should use it with caution.

The second generation antihistamines (such as loratadine and cetirizine) have weak sedative effect, are not easy to cause drowsiness, and have high safety; There is no obvious anticholinergic adverse reaction, so it has no antitussive function.

Third-generation antihistamines (such as levocetirizine hydrochloride and desloratadine) have relatively strong antiallergic effect and relatively few side effects, and some drugs can be used for pregnant and lactating women and children.

Therefore, if you need to take such drugs for a long time, it is recommended to consult a doctor. The following is a summary of medication for reference.

1. Choose drugs carefully

Antihistamines are only suitable for use under the guidance of a doctor to relieve the symptoms caused by allergic diseases. Pregnant and lactating women, as well as the elderly and children, should be cautious when using drugs.

2. Pay attention to the time and dosage of medication.

Even loratadine and cetirizine, which are considered very safe in clinic, should not be taken continuously for more than one month. Because of the individual differences in medication, if the symptoms are not improved, the dosage of the drug should not be increased without authorization, and other drugs or treatment methods should be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

Step 3 don’t drink

Do not drink alcohol while taking antihistamines, otherwise it will increase the burden on the liver and inhibit the central nervous system.

4. Don’t take it before skin test.

Loratadine can prevent or reduce the positive reaction of skin test and affect the results.

5. Beware of the "chain reaction" of drugs

Antifungal drugs and macrolide antibiotics can increase the content of loratadine in blood, and it is easy to aggravate the adverse reactions when combined with antihistamines.

6. Patients with heart disease should pay attention to it

In the case of rational drug use, antihistamines have very little hepatorenal toxicity, but literature shows that some first-generation and second-generation antihistamines may have potential cardiotoxicity. Although rare, people who have heart disease or cardiovascular risk should pay attention when using antihistamines for a long time.

What else can I do to deal with allergies?

In addition to using antihistamines, many "senior patients" said that the best way to deal with it is to wear a mask! Wear long sleeves!

"Allergic star people" can do the following things in their daily life.

1. Protect yourself when going out: Wear a mask, and you can wear a thin coat for fear of allergies in bare arms. When going out, the clothes are inevitably stained with allergens such as pollen and dust outside. I suggest you wash your hair, take a shower and change your clothes when you get home.

2. Clean the nasal cavity every day: people with allergic rhinitis or sensitive to pollen and catkins should clean the nasal cavity with normal saline 2-3 times a day.

3. Do a good job in indoor cleaning: Usually, you can use high-temperature steam cleaning products or mite removal instruments to wash sheets, quilt covers and pillowcases more often.

4. Regular physical exercise: Moderate exercise will stimulate the improvement of immunity, but if the exercise load is too large, it will also reduce immunity, so physical exercise must be gradual, persistent and adequate.

There are always a few allergic people around everyone. Hurry up and forward it to someone you care about ~

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　　The daily fee for medium and large pets ranges from 60 to 80 yuan. Foster pet shops are mixed.

　　The National Day is approaching, and many pet owners are facing difficulties. What about the pets kept at home? Nowadays, the demand for holiday pet foster care is in short supply. According to the data provided by Jiangsu Pet Diagnosis and Treatment Industry Association, in 2016, the proportion of pet families in first-and second-tier cities in China has reached 8%. Recently, the reporter visited a number of pet hospitals and pet shops in the urban area and found that pet foster care was very popular during the National Day, and there were no vacancies in many foster care platforms. In terms of price, there are not many businesses that raise prices during the National Day.

　　Text/Guangzhou Daily News All-media reporter Zhan Danqing

　　What should I do if my pet gets sick in foster care?

　　The reporter inquired about a number of pet foster care platforms. Most platforms said that if there was a health condition during foster care, they would take the pet to see a doctor and negotiate with the pet owner. However, most platforms did not give a clear answer to the health problems found after adoption, only that the store pays great attention to hygiene and generally does not have health problems.

　　By the way:

　　Pay attention to sign the foster care agreement

　　Guangdong Pet Association reminds: As the current laws, regulations and industry norms of pet foster care are not complete, consumers should pay attention to signing foster care agreements before fostering, and make them more detailed. The situation of health problems in pet foster care is complex, and the responsibility is difficult to define. Generally, disputes occur and are handled according to the agreement of both parties.

　　Recently, the reporter visited a number of pet hospitals and pet shops in Yuexiu District and found that although there is still more than a week before the National Day, most of the foster care platforms are full, and some pet shops still accept foster care for small pets, and large pets are almost "hard to find".

　　The clerk of a pet department store in Beijing Road told the reporter that the store only accepts foster care for small cats and dogs under 10kg, but at present, all the positions are fully booked during the National Day. The clerk said that there is a great demand for pet foster care during holidays, so it is best to book it one to two months in advance, and it is best to book it three months in advance during the Spring Festival.

　　The reporter learned that most pet platforms that accept cats and dogs provide no more than 20 foster spaces, and most of them remain in single digits. Some shop assistants told reporters that it is more troublesome to take care of large dogs and occupy a large space, so they will not provide too many places.

　　At present, the charging standards for foster pets in the market are all based on the weight of pets. The clerk of a pet shop near R&F Plaza told the reporter that the fees for foster care are divided into four grades according to different weights: small animals, medium-sized animals, medium-sized animals and large animals. One day in 48 yuan with a weight of 4kg or less, one day in 69 yuan with a weight of 4.1kg to 12.5kg, and the fees for each grade will be raised in 10 yuan during holidays.

　　Most pet foster care platforms charge similar fees. However, according to a random survey by reporters, only a few businesses increase their prices during the National Day, and most of them maintain the same prices as usual. Most small pets spend 30 to 50 yuan for a day, while large and medium-sized pets spend 60 to 80 yuan for a day.

　　Foster care problem:

　　Cross-infection becomes the biggest hidden danger

　　Although the emergence of foster care platform has solved the problem of unattended pets on holidays, many pet owners still dare not take their pets to foster care. Miss Liang, who keeps cats, said that cats kept at home are usually timid, and they will be very nervous when they meet outsiders, fearing that they will not adapt to being sent to foster care.

　　A Jing, who has adopted stray cats for many years, said that most cats have hidden heart problems, which will be triggered by some factors the day after tomorrow. It is best not to foster, otherwise cats are prone to stress, causing heart disease and even sudden death in severe cases.

　　However, compared with "inadaptability", more pet owners are most worried about the hygiene of the foster care platform. Miss Zhan, who owns cats, told reporters that there are many animals in pet shops or pet hospitals, and some may bring their own germs. If disinfection and isolation are not done in place, infection is easy to occur. Previously, Miss Zhan’s friend’s cat had gastrointestinal problems and was hospitalized. When she came home, she found that she was infected with tinea felis by other cats in the hospital and was hospitalized again.

　　During the visit, the reporter saw that most pet foster platforms will separate pets with different cages after adopting them, and different kinds of pets will be kept in different rooms. There are also family-style pet foster platforms that directly raise pets together without cages.

　　The reporter learned that before adopting a pet, some platforms will ask the pet owner to provide proof that the pet has been vaccinated before, but some platforms do not need to provide any proof. The clerk of a pet shop in Yangji told the reporter that the clerk has a long experience in raising pets, and he can understand the health status of pets through observation, and there is no need to check and prove before fostering.

　　Huangpu Avenue Xiyi Pet Hospital said that before sending pets to foster care, it is best to do an antibody test in advance to confirm that pets have antibodies in their bodies during foster care, so the probability of infection is small.

　　Regulatory gaps:

　　Foster care disputes occur from time to time.

　　What kind of platform is qualified to undertake foster care? The reporter learned from the Guangdong Pet Protection Association that there are no relevant clear regulations at present.

　　However, the reporter learned that there are already relevant regulations on the qualification of pet foster care in Beijing. Article 43 of the Regulations on Animal Epidemic Prevention in Beijing clearly States that engaging in animal foster care activities should meet the following conditions: having veterinary professional and technical personnel; Having corresponding facilities and equipment for disinfection waste treatment or temporary storage; Having isolated feeding equipment and animal activity space suitable for its service scale; There is a perfect animal epidemic prevention management system.

　　Due to the lack of clear access conditions, there are still gaps in supervision, and pet foster care disputes occur from time to time. According to public reports, in February this year, Ms. Wang sent her dog to foster care for traveling, and adopted it home a week later, only to find that the dog was infected with the virus and died soon. Ms. Wang discussed with the foster care platform. The foster care platform indicated that the dog was healthy during the foster care period and did not assume responsibility. Both sides hold their own words.

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Boyce was only 10 years old when Larry Nassar, a former team doctor of the American national gymnastics team, first put his hand into his gymnastics suit.

Nassar broke Boyce’s right leg to his side, which seemed to help her relieve the muscle pain from long-term practice. This is a normal stretching movement after gymnastics, but under the disguise of this movement, Nassar has violated her again and again.

Six years later, when Boyce got up the courage to go into the room of gymnastics coach klages and expose the evil deeds of team doctor Nassar, she got the response: "I have known Nassar for many years, and he would never do anything’ inappropriate’." Klages also told her: "If you go to the police, there will be very serious consequences waiting for you and Nassar."

Boyce, 16, was frightened by klages’s words. She didn’t want anyone to get into trouble. After returning home, she cried in the bathroom and secretly decided never to tell anyone about it again.

It was the summer of 1997, and Boyce didn’t know that he was just one of many victims, and everything was just beginning-in the next 20 years, Nassar harassed and molested more than 300 underage gymnasts under the cover of being the team doctor of the American national gymnastics team. The place where he committed sexual assault spanned many countries, from the venue of the London Olympic Games in 2012, the gymnastics training ground in Texas, USA, to the gymnastics conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The sexual assault scandal of "Devil" team doctor Nassar is also considered as the most serious sexual abuse scandal in American sports history.

Behind this case, it is about the experience of more than 300 girls intertwined with pain and courage, and it is also their legal struggle with the FBI and the American Gymnastics Association for several years.

Feel shame and fear

Born in 1963, Nassar wears glasses, is a bit bookish, looks gentle and kind, and is friendly to neighbors and colleagues on weekdays. At the age of 15, Nassar began his coaching career in the high school women’s gymnastics team.

In 1981, he was admitted to the kinematics major of Michigan State University, where he worked as a team doctor for the university gymnastics team while studying. In 1997, Nassar, who received a doctor’s degree in medicine, officially took up his post at Michigan State University, and later served as the team doctor of the American women’s gymnastics team in five Olympic Games.

In the first few years as a team doctor, Nassar gained an excellent reputation among athletes and parents with his affinity, professional knowledge and enthusiastic attitude.

As a team doctor, Nassar is well aware of the injuries of athletes, and also understands how eager the injured athletes are to get back on the field. He often gives these girls "lessons" or "shares" the latest kinematics research results, so that these girls believe that there is nothing he can’t cure.

Nassar often tells these girls’ parents: "I will make your daughters great gymnasts, because they are destined to do so." Slowly, these girls and their parents think that Nassar is really lucky, because he always seems to be able to cure the girls’ injuries and make them back in the game.

Before those things happened, these girls felt it was an honor to be treated personally by Nassar or to be treated well by him.

In 1990, when Trina, a 9-year-old girl, was invited by Nassar to give her "extra tutoring" at home because of her frequent falling off bars, her first feeling was excitement and pride. However, this feeling was soon replaced by shame and fear. Nassar first talked to her about life and gymnastics in a relaxed tone, and then attacked her with his bare hands without changing his tone and rhythm at all.

At first, Trina didn’t know what this fear really meant. It was not until the late 1990s that another gymnast told Trina about her experience that Trina realized. According to Trina’s lawyer’s estimate, Nassar violated her 856 times.

A media reporter said that he had seen a video of Nassar’s treatment for girls in an interview. In the video, Nassar usually used his bare hands to invade their privacy before massaging the girls.

Many girls didn’t know what Nassar was doing at that time, only that it was the action he often did before treatment. A victim said in an interview: "I can’t tell what it feels like, only that it hurts there." And when they grow up, this sense of shame and pain will follow them like a flashback, and they will know that they are not the only ones who have experienced this.

These gymnastics girls once gained self-confidence on the field, but they were hurt again and again by a person who should have helped them to play better. In their minds, the beautiful "gymnastics dream" has also become synonymous with shame and fear.

Why are evil deeds covered up?

The time of committing the crime spanned 20 years, with more than 300 victims. Why has Nassar’s behavior never been effectively disposed of and exposed?

In fact, as early as July 2015, the FBI started an investigation because gymnast Maggie reported Nassar’s sexual abuse to the American Gymnastics Bureau. Although three victims were willing to come forward to assist in the investigation, the FBI only questioned one victim and did not record the conversation in the investigation report.

It was not until August 2016 that the Indianapolis Star published a series of in-depth reports exposing Nassar’s evil deeds and caused widespread concern in the United States that the three victims formally sued Nassar.

On November 22, 2016, Nassar was charged with three first-degree sexual crimes in Ingham County, Michigan. However, the state prosecutor said that "this is just the tip of the iceberg" and at least 50 victims filed sexual abuse charges against him.

As Nassar’s atrocities are constantly exposed, new victims come forward to accuse him every year. On January 10, 2017, another 18 victims filed federal lawsuits against Nassar, Michigan State University and the American Gymnastics Bureau.

On January 24, 2018, Nassar pleaded guilty to allegations of sexual assault against minors in a Michigan court and was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison. At least 250 victims appeared in the seven-day trial, and 156 victims took the stand.

In court, Judge Rosemary Aquilina said to Nassar, "I just signed your death notice."

Looking back, these young girls once had "self-help" behavior. They once told their parents, gymnastics coaches, school teachers and psychologists about their experiences, but they were deceived again and again by Nassar’s performances and lies.

They have also reported to the American Gymnastics Bureau, Michigan State University police, university administrators and the Michigan City Police Department again and again, but what awaits them is disappointment and injury again and again.

This is puzzling: why can Nassar’s evil deeds be covered up? How did American gymnastics allow hundreds of underage girls to receive Nassar’s so-called "treatment" without supervision? How on earth is such sexual violence allowed to happen?

On the one hand, Nassar is an extremely good performer. A victim once recalled in an interview with new york Magazine: "When he put his hand into my shorts, I really thought he was giving me a proper medical diagnosis. After all, I was only a 13-year-old rookie player, and he was the team doctor of the Olympic gymnastics team, not to mention my father was in the room."

This is also one of Nassar’s usual strategies: he will ask a parent to be present during his treatment, but he will deliberately block their sight. But when he put his hand into these little girls’ bodies, the parents standing by thought that Nassar was treating their children well.

These little girls often realize that they have been violated after many years, because Nassar always makes all violations reasonable and normal. When they feel painful and uncomfortable, they can only subconsciously doubt themselves.

On the other hand, according to the investigation of the FBI, there has always been a tradition in American gymnastics to cover up or downplay sexual assault complaints. They have always been at the expense of athletes’ physical and mental health, just to protect the reputation of American gymnastics.

According to the contents of the trial, several victims said that they had reported Nassar’s sexual abuse to the authorities of different systems, including the American Gymnastics Bureau, Michigan State University, and the American Olympic and Paralympic Association, but all of them were ignored without exception.

In the context of the commercialization of professional sports in the United States, once the issue of money and reputation is involved, the American Gymnastics Bureau is silent. They are worried that once gymnasts expose Nassar’s evil deeds to the public, the commercial value of these gymnasts will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, the American Gymnastics Bureau not only failed to report the clues of sexual assault and abuse to the state procuratorate as required by law, but also asked these gymnasts to sign a confidentiality agreement.

The US Gymnastics Bureau and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation have been accused by the victim of creating a convenient environment for Nassar for several years and doing their best to help him escape legal and moral responsibilities. In addition, they turned a blind eye to several complaints and reports submitted by the victims, thus providing a hotbed for Nassar’s atrocities.

Sexual assault is always an exercise in power relations, and the unequal status and power of senior team doctors and newcomers make it more difficult for them to resist. To some extent, Nassar’s sexual assault case also reveals the evil under the glacier in American gymnastics: behind the pursuit of higher, faster and stronger, how the pain of athletes is ignored, and how such abuse and infringement have been concealed for so many years.

Four top Olympic athletes stood on the witness stand.

Rachel, a 33-year-old former gymnast and current lawyer, is the first victim to publicly expose Nassar’s sexual assault, harassment and abuse of underage girls and even young girls in the name of treatment.

In 2018, Rachel said at the trial: "When you want to fight criminals protected by two extremely powerful systems, an anonymous voice is not enough. You must make a sound in public, and you can’t back down. We all gathered together to fight for ourselves. If you don’t stand up, no one will help us. "

Although Nassar got the punishment he deserved, the trauma and nightmare of these victims never ended. In their view, the dereliction of duty of the FBI, the dereliction of duty of the police, and the deception and cover-up of the gymnastics bureau are the chief culprits of their pain and trauma.

Because the FBI could have stopped Nassar when it first investigated him in 2015, but the FBI made a series of mistakes in the investigation, which led Nassar to continue his sexual abuse atrocities from 2015 to 2017. Among these victims is gymnast Simone Arianne Biles, who is known as the talented girl of the American gymnastics team.

Simone Arianne Biles is a two-time champion of Vault, holding a total of seven Olympic medals. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, she won 4 gold medals by herself and was praised as the best gymnast in the history of gymnastics. But at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, byers withdrew from the medal competition in the team competition due to mental health problems, and then she withdrew from the vault, uneven bars and floor exercises.

Byers’s psychological problems were planted as early as when she was sexually assaulted by Nassar. She said: "As the only gymnast among the survivors who participated in the Tokyo Olympics, I can assure you that the influence of sexual abuse will never disappear or be forgotten."

In fact, in the United States, gymnastics is one of the most prone to sexual abuse. Joan Ryan, a sports columnist of the San Francisco Chronicle, once wrote in a book exposing the unreasonable system of gymnastics in the United States: "Children who practice gymnastics are trained to suppress their feelings from an early age. Your knee hurts? You are just lazy. You feel hungry? No, you are just overweight and greedy. "

From a very young age, these girls who practice gymnastics have to be trained to suppress their personal feelings and emotions, because in the sports field, to achieve higher achievements means making sacrifices and enduring physical pain and mental pressure. So when sexual harassment happens, many victims’ subconscious reaction is not to admit this uncomfortable feeling. In other words, when these girls were invaded by Nassar again and again, they really thought it was the inevitable pain caused by medical treatment.

On September 15th, 2021, four former Olympic champions, including byers, stood on the witness stand as victims’ representatives, accusing the American Gymnastics Association and the US Olympic Committee of dereliction of duty, and the FBI of dereliction of duty in case investigation, because their inaction and dereliction of duty finally led to the constant occurrence of tragedies.

In court, four girls made a statement: "We stand here in the hope that our efforts, patience and unrequited efforts over the years will enable more people to learn from our pain and make sports safer for our future generations."

On December 13, 2021, the American Gymnastics Association and the US Olympic Committee reached a settlement agreement with four victims in the amount of 380 million US dollars (about 2.4 billion yuan). On June 8, 2022, 90 victims, including byers, filed a federal administrative claim against the FBI for dereliction of duty. Perhaps, the war between the survivors and the two systems is far from over.

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CCTV News:The National Bureau of Statistics released it on April 11th. In March, the national consumer price index CPI rose by 0.1% year-on-year. From 1— On average, in March, CPI was the same as that in the same period of last year.

From a year-on-year perspective, the national consumer price index CPI rose by 0.1% in March, down 0.6 percentage points from the previous month, mainly due to the fall in the prices of food and travel services. The core CPI excluding food and energy prices rose by 0.6% year-on-year, maintaining a moderate increase.

Zhang Xuewu, director of the Analysis and Forecasting Division of the Price Monitoring Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, said: "Among the eight categories of goods and services that constitute CPI, except for the decline in food, transportation and communication prices, the prices of the other six categories have all increased year-on-year, indicating that the current low price operation is structural and phased, and the recovery of consumer demand has not changed."

In addition, in March, with the recovery of industrial production after the holiday, the supply of industrial products was relatively sufficient, and the national industrial producer’s ex-factory price index PPI decreased by 0.1% from the previous month, which was narrower than that of the previous month.

Zhang Xuewu said that in the later period, as China’s economy continues to pick up, the demand for goods and services continues to recover, and the impact of the "tail-up" is gradually weakening, it is expected that prices will pick up moderately.

The accumulated balance of the medical insurance fund is 3.4 trillion yuan, and the insured market is stable.

On the morning of April 11th, the National Medical Insurance Bureau held a regular press conference. The relevant person in charge introduced that in 2023, the total income of the basic medical insurance pooling fund was 2.7 trillion yuan, the total expenditure was 2.2 trillion yuan, and the accumulated balance was 3.4 trillion yuan. The number of participants reached 1.334 billion, the participation rate remained above 95%, and the participation market was stable.

Zhu Yongfeng, deputy director of the Planning, Finance and Regulation Department of the National Medical Insurance Bureau, said: "China’s insurance market is stable, the vast majority of residents have confidence in the basic medical insurance system, and the foundation of the system is solid. By the end of 2023, the number of people participating in basic medical insurance reached 1.334 billion. From the latest situation at the end of March 2024, the scale of residents’ medical insurance participation was basically the same as that of the same period in 2023, and there was no so-called ‘ Surrender tide ’ 。”

In 2023, there were 8.247 billion outpatient and inpatient settlements nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 27%. The scope of medical insurance was further expanded. In 2023 alone, 126 drugs were newly included in the medical insurance catalogue, and medical insurance services were more convenient. During the year, 130 million people were directly settled across provinces.

Long Xuewen, deputy director of the Medical Security Management Center of the National Medical Insurance Bureau, said: "This year, we will expand the scope of inter-provincial direct settlement of networked hospitals for outpatient chronic and special diseases and the scope of direct settlement of diseases, increase the audit of inter-provincial medical expenses of medical insurance agencies in different places, further standardize medical behavior in medical places, and prevent unreasonable medical treatment behavior in the process of medical treatment in different places."

The box office revenue of the national performance market in the first quarter increased by 116.87% year-on-year.

Then pay attention to the performance market. The reporter learned from the China Performance Industry Association that in the first quarter, there were 119,000 commercial performances (excluding entertainment venues) nationwide, with 38,869,900 people watching the performances, and the box office income was 10.8 billion yuan, an increase of 116.87% compared with 2023. The national performance market started well.

Goldman Sachs raised China’s economic growth forecast for the first quarter of this year to 5%.

On April 11th, Goldman Sachs Group, an international investment bank, pointed out in its latest research report that based on the strong performance of China’s manufacturing industry this year, Goldman Sachs raised the growth forecast of China’s economy in the first quarter of this year and the whole year of this year.

China Macroeconomic Research Team of Goldman Sachs Research Department believes that in the first two months of this year, China’s macroeconomic data was better than expected as a whole, and a number of recent data confirmed China’s economic resilience, especially the strong performance of manufacturing industry. Therefore, they raised the growth forecast of China’s economy in the first quarter of this year, and expected China’s economy to grow by 5% year-on-year.

Flash Hui, chief China economist of Goldman Sachs, said: "China’s industrial production data in February was higher than expected, and China’s actual export volume increased significantly in February and January. We saw official figures that the total export volume in February and January increased by 20% year-on-year, and the high-frequency data in March was basically stable."

Looking forward to the whole year of this year, the China Macroeconomic Research Team of Goldman Sachs Research Department believes that there is still room for the China government to exert its strength at the macro-policy level. When necessary, the innovation and coordination of policy tools such as fiscal policy and monetary policy can be strengthened to ensure the stable operation of the macro economy. Goldman Sachs raised China’s economic growth forecast for the whole year to 5% in its research report.

Flash Hui said: "We see that there is a certain reserve on the policy side. For example, if the ultra-long-term special national debt of one trillion yuan is issued, it will have a certain impact on the liquidity between banks. The central bank may use RRR cuts and other liquidity management methods to deal with it. Overall, due to the increase in economic growth in the first quarter, our annual figures (economic growth expectations) rose to 5.0%. "

Promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods in various fields.

The State Council Information Office held a policy briefing on April 11th, and relevant officials of the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments introduced that specific implementation plans in various fields are being released and implemented around the Action Plan for Promoting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan).

According to the specific objectives of the Action Plan, by 2027, the scale of equipment investment in the fields of industry, agriculture, construction, transportation, education, cultural tourism and medical care will increase by more than 25% compared with 2023; The recycling volume of scrapped cars has doubled compared with 2023, the trading volume of used cars has increased by 45% compared with 2023, and the recycling volume of used household appliances has increased by 30% compared with 2023. The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission said that there is huge market space for large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods.

Zhao Chenxi, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said: "According to estimates by relevant institutions, the annual demand for equipment investment and renewal in key areas such as industry and agriculture in China is more than 5 trillion yuan, and the demand for replacement of automobiles and household appliances is also above one trillion yuan. This action can not only promote consumption, stimulate investment, effectively enhance economic vitality, but also increase advanced production capacity, promote energy conservation and carbon reduction, reduce security risks, and achieve high-quality development. "

It is understood that among the current equipment stock assets in the whole society, the industrial equipment stock assets are about 28 trillion yuan, accounting for over 70%, which is the focus of equipment renewal. On April 9, seven departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, also released implementation plans to promote the upgrading of equipment in the industrial field.

Shan Zhongde, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said: "We will focus on key industries such as petrochemical, steel, nonferrous metals, building materials, machinery, automobiles, light industry, textiles and electronics, and comprehensively promote equipment renewal and technological transformation. By 2027, we will strive to achieve an increase of more than 25% in equipment investment in the industrial sector compared with 2023. "

In response to social concerns about financial support, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance responded that the central government will guide large-scale equipment renewal from four aspects. At the same time, adhere to the linkage between the central government and local governments to promote the trade-in of durable consumer goods such as automobiles and household appliances.

Fu Jinling, director of the Department of Economic Construction of the Ministry of Finance, said: "The central government has given priority support to promoting the trade-in of automobiles. Give fixed subsidies to consumers who scrap high-emission passenger cars or qualified new energy passenger cars and buy energy-saving or new energy vehicles. Encourage qualified places to co-ordinate the promotion of household appliances and other durable consumer goods, and ensure that ‘ Real money and silver ’ The policy of benefiting the people goes directly to consumers. "

The annual investment scale of equipment in China’s industrial field exceeds 4 trillion yuan, and the demand for renewal continues to grow.

It can be seen that the investment scale of equipment in the industrial field accounts for a relatively large proportion of equipment investment in the whole society. Which equipment is the focus of updating in the next step? What are the specific update directions? Let’s listen to the experts’ interpretation.

In 2023, the national industrial equipment investment scale reached 4.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.7%. According to industry experts, many machines and equipment in China rank first in the world. With the continuous advancement of new industrialization, the demand for equipment renewal will be increasing.

Zhang Li, president of China Electronic and Information Industry Development Research Institute, said: "We will promote industries where the overall production equipment such as industrial machinery, agricultural machinery, instruments and meters, construction machinery, light industry, textiles, etc. is at a low level, and eliminate a number of backward and inefficient equipment that has been in service for an extended period. For industries where aviation, photovoltaics, power batteries, biological fermentation and other production equipment are in the middle and high level as a whole, enterprises are encouraged to update a number of advanced equipment with high technology, high efficiency and high reliability, and continuously improve the production efficiency and technical level of the industry. "

According to experts, the large-scale equipment renewal and digital transformation in the industrial field is a major focus. Strive to achieve more than 90% penetration rate of digital R&D design tools for industrial enterprises above designated size and more than 75% numerical control rate of key processes by 2027.

Zhu Min, director of the Institute of Informatization and Industrialization Integration of China ICT Institute, said: "For some traditional industries, it is necessary to speed up the application of general intelligent manufacturing equipment such as CNC machine tools, industrial robots and intelligent detection, and realize quality improvement, cost reduction and efficiency improvement in key production links; On the other hand, for some high-end and advantageous industries, we can accelerate the upgrading of advanced equipment such as intelligent complete sets of equipment and flexible production units, and comprehensively upgrade the entire manufacturing process. "

Chongqing: Shuangqiao successfully crossed chengdu-chongqing railway at the same turn.

On April 10th, a 14,000-ton double swivel bridge across chengdu-chongqing railway was under construction in Diaoyuzui District, dadukou district, Chongqing, which took 110 minutes to realize precise swivel.

Driven by the hydraulic traction system, the double-swing bridge across chengdu-chongqing railway on the No.1 road in Chongqing Fishing Mouth Area rotates in the counterclockwise direction synchronously, realizing the left swing of 90 degrees and the right swing of 88 degrees, accurately butting with the main bridge and successfully crossing chengdu-chongqing railway.

The No.1 road in Fishing Mouth Area spans both Dabin Road and chengdu-chongqing railway. The span bridge is 191 meters long and 34 meters wide, with six lanes in both directions, and the single bridge weighs more than 7,000 tons. It is reported that the bridge is constructed by turning, which can avoid the influence on the normal passage of 34 trains and freight trains in China and Europe every day. At the same time, when it is completed and opened to traffic, it will improve the traffic links between the Diaoyu Peninsula and other areas in Chongqing, greatly reduce the transit time and greatly improve the travel conditions of the residents in the area.

Qinghai: the vast Gobi is now a strange landscape of "colorful quicksand"

Recently, in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai, the reporter photographed the strange landscape of "colorful quicksand". Let’s follow the camera and have a look.

In the picture, the colorful gravel seems to be a palette of nature and dumped on the vast Gobi, embellishing the original monotonous yellow sand with colorful colors. It is understood that the formation of "colorful quicksand" is inseparable from the unique geological conditions of Saishiteng Mountain. The sandy stones in this Gobi are rich in various mineral components. After a long period of wind and rain erosion and sunshine exposure, they gradually show colorful colors. The long-term grinding of sand and sand not only shapes the unique shape of sand and stone, but also gathers them into a beautiful "quicksand sea", as if it were a flowing ink painting on the earth palette.

　　Entering the scene of the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition, from politics, economy and culture to social, ecological civilization, diplomacy and other fields, ten exhibition areas and characteristic experience areas have comprehensively publicized and displayed the historic changes that have taken place in the cause of the party and the country since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and also deeply attracted the attention of everyone who watched the exhibition.

　　[Five-year series of reports that strive for progress]

　　Future Network (www.k618.cn), Beijing, October 12 (Reporter Xie Qing) "It’s really nice to see Beijing’s achievements exhibition in hosting the country for five years on TV." "Grandpa used to be a soldier. I really want him to have a look at the armament model on display." "The domestic students in the circle of friends are taking photos and calling for the motherland crazily!" Since the opening of the "Five Years of Striving" exhibition in Beijing Exhibition Hall at the end of September, it has attracted a large number of visitors, but people in other regions and even overseas have expressed their desire to see the exhibition in various ways.

　　In this regard, the reporter learned that in addition to on-site close visits, the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition also specially built an online exhibition hall, using online 360 panoramic mode, voice-assisted explanation, and truly reproducing the contents of the physical exhibition, which can be accessed by computer, mobile phone and PAD.

　　The online exhibition hall displays the brilliant achievements of the Party since the 18th National Congress in a panoramic way by using various display means, such as pictures, texts, videos, objects, models, hot-spot interactions, extended reading, viewing messages and interactive experiences.

　　Really let people stay at home and visit the achievement exhibition, becoming a never-ending digital exhibition.

　　Grandpa "Military Fans" watched the exhibition online. Old party member wished the people a strong Thailand.

　　Entering the scene of the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition, from politics, economy and culture to social, ecological civilization, diplomacy and other fields, ten exhibition areas and characteristic experience areas have comprehensively publicized and displayed the historic changes that have taken place in the cause of the party and the country since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and also deeply attracted the attention of everyone who watched the exhibition.

　　As a college student, Liu Yanyu is most interested in the exhibition area of China’s national defense and military development achievements. Armed models of the army, navy and air force, nuclear submarines, destroyers and various fighters, Liu Yanyu kept pressing the camera shutter to take pictures.

　　When studying in Beijing, Liu Yanyu can watch the exhibition at close range, but the photos taken are for his grandfather who is far away from his hometown in Northeast China. "Grandpa was a soldier when he was young. He is a military fan. He must be very interested in the achievements of our country’s current military development."

　　Originally, I wanted to show my grandpa photos when I returned to my hometown during the "Eleventh Holiday", but Liu Yanyu found a more convenient and intuitive way-the online exhibition hall of the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition.

　　On the PC side, you can have a panoramic view of all areas of the exhibition by logging into the online exhibition hall (dlfj5.cctv.com) page of the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition.

　　In the seventh exhibition area of the exhibition, "Realizing the goal of strengthening the army and building a world-class army", the armament models of China’s army, navy and air force are placed on the long booth of the regional center. After returning to his hometown in Northeast China, Liu Yanyu logged into the online exhibition hall through the computer, and while sliding the mouse to show his grandfather the interior of the venue, he acted as a commentator.

　　As a soldier and party member, Liu Yanyu’s grandfather watched and listened carefully with the mouse sliding. "Well, I can’t go to Beijing, and I can see it at home. The computer is powerful, and our country is even more powerful."

　　Overseas students watch the exhibition on the mobile side, and friends circle pushes and call.

　　With a flag on his face and a bright smile on his face, Li Jiaxin, who was studying in the United States, saw the photos of Beijing high school students visiting the "five years of hard work" large-scale achievement exhibition.

　　In addition to the photos, there is also a QR code, which Li Jiaxin discovered only after scanning. It turns out that you can enter the online exhibition hall at any time by clicking on the website: dlfj5.cctv.com or directly scanning the QR code through mobile phones, mobile phones, pads and other mobile terminals.

　　The online exhibition hall is exactly the same as the real exhibition hall. After clicking on the mobile phone, you can see that there are different exhibition areas at the bottom, and each exhibition is equipped with audio commentary. Exhibits such as "Jiaolong" and "Fuxing" are also equipped with in-depth materials such as pictures, texts, videos and three-dimensional models.

　　"It’s amazing for my country, and overseas students care for the motherland." Like domestic students, although studying thousands of miles away, Li Jiaxin visited the exhibition through the mobile phone. When sharing and forwarding it to a circle of friends, she wrote, "The motherland is strong and offers deep blessings to overseas students."

　　Blessing words speak out, and forwarding praise represents the mind. The reporter noticed that in the mobile phone page of the online exhibition hall of the "Five Years of Striving" large-scale achievement exhibition, netizens can offer peony, rose, carnation and other flowers, and leave comments at the same time.

　　"China has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it is precisely because of these changes that we have become more and more confident and love this country that has made us stand up!"

　　"Under the leadership of the Party, our country is getting richer and stronger, and our living standards are getting higher and higher. I wish our motherland prosperity."

　　"Five years of hard work and rapid development, I hope that the motherland will develop better and better and people’s lives will become more and more affluent."

　　"Looking forward to the 19th National Congress, summing up the results and exhibiting the future! The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will be realized. I am proud of China and I am pride of chinese. "

　　… …

　　The reporter learned that up to now, the cumulative number of visitors to the large-scale achievement exhibition of "Five Years of Striving for Progress" has exceeded 400,000, and more than 20,000 netizens have left messages on the online exhibition hall to express their views.

"It’s gone up again!" The price of pure gold jewelry has been soaring, and now it is approaching the 720 yuan/gram mark, and its fierce rise has made many consumers call it "incomprehensible". Gold, which is rising by one price a day, is "persuading" consumers.

On April 6th, the topic "Big hoarders are busy realizing gold" rushed to Weibo for hot search, which aroused widespread concern.

One price one day

Large hoarders of gold have realized in succession.

International gold prices soared again on Friday, with spot gold prices rising 1.5% to $2,324.15 per ounce, hitting a record high of $2,330.06 in intraday trading.

Although the data released on the same day showed that the non-farm employment growth in the United States was strong in March, which further cooled the market’s bet on the probability of the Fed’s interest rate cut in June, the price of gold obviously did not suffer too much negative impact. After a short correction, it rose all the way, and it stood at the $2,300 mark for the first time in history.

In the past 10 days, the price of gold has risen in 9 days, and it has risen in 6 weeks in the past 7 weeks.

Gold prices have soared in the international market, and domestic basic gold prices have also reached a high level. The retail price of many domestic brands of gold jewelry is also close to 720 yuan per gram.

On April 7th, the retail listing price of gold jewelry in Zhou Shengsheng has soared to 719 yuan/gram, while Chow Tai Fook and Chaohongji were 718 yuan/gram and 718 yuan/gram respectively, both of which increased by 15 yuan compared with 703 yuan/gram on the 3rd.

According to CCTV financial report, many gold jewelry wholesalers have gathered in Zhaoyuan, Shandong recently. In terminal stores, buyers are particularly cautious about buying gold jewelry. In terms of choosing styles, buyers have changed their choice from traditional crafts to fashionable jewelry with national tide culture as the element. In some offline gold jewelry stores, enameled gold jewelry with exquisite craftsmanship and colorful colors has also won the favor of consumers.

With the rising price of gold, the repurchase of offline large quantities of gold raw materials has become the "highlight", and many "big hoarders" have chosen to sell at the high price of gold. While the online repurchase of gold raw materials is hot, many gold shops have also opened online repurchase models.

The person in charge of an online gold repurchase business said, "We allow consumers to realize the rapid realization of gold by means of subsidizing the issuance of coupons, free mailing, and preferential handling fees, among which the maximum online gold recovery in a single day reached more than 3,000 grams."

According to the first financial report, consumers’ enthusiasm for buying gold has declined recently. During the Qingming small holiday, the brand gold shops in several shopping malls in Shanghai only had customers in twos and threes, and some gold ornaments counters were also empty. After the inquiry, only a few consumers who were looking at accessories in the store said that the price was too high, "It’s too boring to buy now."

The "buying gold fever" continued, and some bank gold bars were out of stock. According to Red Star News, on April 4th, the staff of Chunxi Road Pedestrian Street Sub-branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said that the shortage of gold bars had been going on for about a month, and now it was necessary to make an appointment to buy them.

Gold recycling enthusiasm is high.

Investment should not blindly follow suit

Gold investment has always been regarded as a relatively stable way of wealth appreciation. The huge fluctuation of the price of gold has also led to a rise in the volume and price of gold recovery. According to Chengdu Daily, a gold shop clerk said that after this round of price increase, the consulting volume and recycling volume increased significantly, and many investors hoped to cash in when the price of gold rose.

However, compared with the soaring price of gold ornaments, the price difference of gold recycling is large. Take Chow Tai Fook as an example. At present, the gold recovery price is 524 yuan/gram, which is 194 yuan per gram compared with the price of 718 yuan/gram. Even according to the discounted price, there is a price difference of 145 yuan per gram. If a customer buys a 50-gram bracelet and chooses to sell it, it will lose more than 7000 yuan.

According to industry insiders, for ordinary consumers, gold jewelry consumption and gold investment are completely different.

Investors should first understand the price of gold. Generally speaking, the listed gold price of a gold shop can be divided into jewelry gold, investment gold and recovery gold. Different brands have different gram prices of jewelry gold, but jewelry gold is often the highest gram price. The price of investment gold bars is relatively low. If you want to invest in gold, you need to have basic relevant knowledge and fully understand the precious metal market before you can enter the market.

Therefore, although gold consumption is hot, it is not advisable to blindly hoard goods and follow the trend of "buying gold".

For the market outlook, the China Gold Association said that the resilience of gold prices reflects to some extent investors’ expectations that the Fed will eventually cut interest rates this year. In addition, the increasing geopolitical uncertainty has also enhanced the attractiveness of gold as a safe-haven asset. Finally, the steady buying of gold by global official departments so far this year has provided solid support for the reserve price of gold. "After entering the second half of 2024, once the Fed starts to cut interest rates and releases the signal that it will further accelerate the pace of monetary easing in 2025, the price of gold is expected to regain its upward trend." China Gold Association said.

Original title: skyrocketing! Every gram approaches 720 yuan, and the "big family" is busy realizing it.

CCTV News:Over the past few days, all parts of China have strictly implemented various epidemic prevention and control measures to curb the spread of the epidemic.

Beijing started 12— on July 20th; Since the vaccination of 17-year-old people in Covid-19, as of August 16th, the vaccination rate of "the first dose" has exceeded 80%, and all districts in the city have started the vaccination of "the second dose" one after another.

At present, all communities in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province are still under closed management. The community implements grid management for residents and establishes a ledger for the classification of special hardship groups.

On the 15th, three asymptomatic infected people were found in the port area of Alashankou City, Bozhou, Xinjiang. At present, the transfer work is already in full swing. On the 16th, all the staff in Bozhou were negative. Alashankou City has started the second round of all-staff nucleic acid testing, and closed management has been implemented in key areas.

As of the 15th, there have been no new local cases in Nanjing for three consecutive days, and Lukou Street in Jiangning District has been adjusted from a high-risk area to a medium-risk area since the 15th. So far, there is no high-risk area in Nanjing. Nanjing also launched the 12-mdash; The 17-year-old population received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

On the 16th, Shangqiu City, Henan Province began the fourth round of all-staff nucleic acid testing. In order to avoid the gathering of people, the community adopted the method of dividing time into green codes and yellow codes to collect nucleic acid from residents, which is expected to be completed on the 17th.

Since 15th, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province has launched a new round of nucleic acid screening for key areas and people. At present, more than 1.32 million people have been detected, of which 6 cases are positive, 5 cases are from isolated personnel and 1 case is from a sealed control community. Yangzhou is carrying out large-scale disinfection activities in the whole city, especially strengthening disinfection efforts for public health facilities.

　Editor’s note:On September 16th, American playwright edward ablee died at his home in Montauk, New York, at the age of 88. Albee won the Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama for three times and the Tony Prize for Best Drama for two times. He is the greatest playwright in the United States after Eugene O ‘Neill, tennessee williams and arthur miller.

Many of Albee’s plays have been translated and introduced into China. In 2013, Sanhui Books and Xinxing Publishing House published The Goat: Albue’s Plays, which included three representative plays. This article is a reading guide written by Hu Kaiqi, the translator of this book, for three plays. It is authorized by Sanhui Books to be used by The Paper, with some abridgements.

Edward ablee Oriental IC data

Edward Albee is the greatest playwright in the United States after Eugene O ‘Neill, tennessee williams and arthur miller, and is the flag of serious drama in contemporary America and even the world. Since The Zoo Story was first staged in the late 1950s, Albee’s plays have continuously shocked the American theater. Up to now, Albee has created more than 30 plays, and won three Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama, two Tony Prize for Best Drama, three Best Drama Literature Awards and four Lifetime Achievement Awards. His masterpieces include The Zoo Story, The American Dream and Who’s Afraid of Adeline Virginia Woolf? "delicate balance", "seascape", "three tall women", "goat or who is Sylvia? ","at home in the zoo "and so on.

As a representative of American serious drama, Albee always pays sharp and sober attention to the times and society, and reflects and criticizes the social reality and human existence fearlessly and mercilessly. He once said, "What people see on Broadway is not drama at all, but some mass-produced products, which will only make people intoxicated or sleepy, but not wake up and wake up." His plays are often performed in off broadway and even abroad, and finally returned to Broadway.

Albee’s works are deeply influenced by naturalism, surrealism, symbolism, absurd drama and other schools, but his exploration and modernity are mainly reflected in the connotation and thought of his works. As he said: "… the writer’s responsibility is to be an extraordinary social critic-to show people the true nature of the world and human beings he has seen, and to warn:’ Do you like it? If you don’t like it, change it.’ "

Albee embodies his unique style in the prompts of characters’ dialogues in his plays. For example, in The Goat or Who’s Sylvia? Stevie (honestly) If you are seeing that woman, I think we need to talk. Martin (stop, silent for a long time; Honestly) If I am like that … We will talk. " And "Ross (wow! ) You are in love! " Such hints also appear from time to time in At Home in the Zoo and The Garden of Desire. I kept this kind of Albee-style personalized prompt by literal translation.

Goat: Albee’s Plays

The goat or who is Sylvia in this book? "At Home in the Zoo" and "At Home in the Zoo" were published in Drama Art, and "The Garden of Desire" has been put on the stage of China by China National Theatre, while "Goat or Who is Sylvia? It also premiered in Beijing in 2012.

In 1967, after winning the Pulitzer Prize, edward ablee was interviewed in the theater. Oriental IC data

At Home in the Zoo: Human Isolation and Alienation

In 1958, edward ablee became famous with his first one-act play The Zoo Story (1958), which shocked the western society. This drama, which profoundly shows the alienation, isolation and loneliness of human beings in modern commercial society, has become a world-recognized classic of drama literature in the following half century. This play, originally named Peter and Jerry, was written by Albee in one go within three weeks before his 30th birthday. The author originally cast it on Broadway in new york, but it was rejected by the producer. So The Zoo Story came to Europe, premiered at Berlin Art Festival in September 1959, and began its new york premiere at Provinse Town Theatre in January 1960.

In 2008, Albee surprisingly changed his one-act drama "The Zoo Story" 50 years ago into a two-act drama "At Home at the Zoo" (2009) and staged it in the second theater in off broadway, new york. Shakespeare in the past or neil simon today have rewritten some of their past masterpieces in the form of sequels or prequels, but it is rare to rewrite them in a big way on the stage. Moreover, in the past half century, The Zoo Story is one of the most famous and frequently performed American plays in the world.

This great play about the murder scene between a gentleman Peter and a poor man Jerry in new york Central Park has always been a classic textbook for drama students. Over the years, countless commentators have discussed and analyzed Albee’s profound exposure of human alienation in the mid-20th century. Although he also wrote Who’s Afraid of Adeline Virginia Woolf? Three Tall Women, Delicate Balance and Goat or Who’s Sylvia? "and other thirty plays, but the shock and passion of" Zoo Story "is unique.

In fact, Albee’s idea of rewriting The Zoo Story has a long history. This play, which has become a world classic, was once performed as a short play with Beckett’s The Last Tape of klapp and other short plays. Albee has always regretted this. In the late 1990s, 40 years after The Zoo Story appeared, Albee planned to add a scene for Peter. "There is some imbalance, and Jerry kept telling in the play that Peter had no time to talk. I hope to know Peter better. "

Albee doesn’t agree with playwrights to rewrite their previous plays drastically. He said, "It can’t be rewritten. Times have changed and people are not the same." So he didn’t make a big move on The Zoo Story, but just wrote At Home as the first act of the whole play. He even mentioned that when he conceived the Zoo Story in 1958, he visited Peter and Anna and their living room. "I just couldn’t write this scene at that time."

Albiyuan traced his initial creative impulse: "I know Anna so well because I know what Peter’s wife should look like." He felt that At Home seemed to flow from his heart, and he just showed the relationship between the couple naturally. As a solemn and humorous study of mediocre civilization, At Home shows the conversation between a loving couple in today’s society.

At the beginning of the first act of At Home in the Zoo, just after noon on Sunday, in a Danish modern living room in an apartment building in East Seventies Street, Manhattan, two or three avenues away from Central Park, a peaceful and elegant middle-aged gentleman husband Peter and his dignified and quiet wife Anna appeared. Two silent daughters are upstairs, and Peter is sitting and reviewing an extremely important and boring textbook that has never been published by their publishing company.

Anna walked out of the kitchen and casually declared, "We should talk." So they talked about family chores: fireplace, children, microwave oven, cats, parrots, and then talked about each other’s sleeping state and Anna’s habit of night outing before dawn. Anna told puzzled Peter that she wanted to have her breasts removed to prevent cancer. The two chatted with each other jokingly about death, love and people’s madness, and also associated with "thinking about thinking about something."

With Anna’s outspokenness, Peter said carefully that he thought his penis was "shrinking". Anna suppressed her smile to show sympathy. She knew that sex and sexual topics were not Peter’s strong points, and she called him a "gentleman". They talked about circumcision and clitoris … Then the conversation turned back to why Anna proposed to talk. During the conversation, they suddenly found that some terrible unspeakable thing threatened their quiet life; They found each other unable to pour out their deepest fears.

Peter recalled the details of violent sex with a girl when he was drunk in college. That crazy sex ended in blood dripping and pain and shame, so Peter was always careful in his subsequent sex for fear of hurting others. During the conversation, Anna slapped Peter in the face and immediately hugged him and kissed him passionately. She said that she just wanted to surprise him with suspense. In laughter, they hoped that a sudden tornado would completely destroy their safe and orderly family life. Then, the two said goodbye to "I love you". Anna went to the kitchen, and Peter went to Central Park with the boring textbook.

The second act of At Home in the Zoo is the original Zoo Story. Albee didn’t rewrite this scene, only made some abridgements, so the text is the same as his original 1999 version. At the beginning of the second act, Peter who came to Central Park was sitting on a bench reading. Then, a disheveled man in his thirties, Jerry, appeared. Depressed-looking Jerry insisted on talking to Peter. Jerry lives in a cubicle on the top floor of an old building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He has no friends or relatives and is alone. He told about his homosexual experiences in adolescence and his life as a prostitute now. Peter was very embarrassed by his dark and filthy candor. In addition to satisfying the lust of the slutty and dirty landlady, Jerry has to deal with the landlady’s "black monster" dog that keeps chasing him. After repeatedly failing to please the evil dog, he poisoned it. The bad dog survived and ignored Jerry, so there was only indifference between man and dog. Jerry can’t communicate with dogs and people.

Because the first scene "At Home" shows the spiritual estrangement and emotional alienation between Peter and his wife, in the second scene, when Jerry frantically tells the loneliness and isolation of his existence in a monologue, Peter is more clearly aware of the distortion, fracture and isolation between himself and Anna. His deep anger, anxiety and despair contributed to the growing conflict between him and Jerry for the park bench, until he angrily held Jerry’s sharp blade to defend himself, until Jerry swooped on the sharp blade and committed suicide.

In the scene of In the Zoo, we have to face the isolation and alienation of people in modern society with fear. In the scene at home, we can only look directly at it painfully: even in a happy family and marriage, isolation and alienation are everywhere. From Peter and Anna’s emotional and spiritual indifference to Jerry’s isolated and absurd living condition, bloody suicide in the park seems to be the inevitable outcome. As you can imagine, when Peter fled the park and ran home like a wounded beast, when Anna tried to comfort him, Jerry’s suicide caused the peaceful world around them to collapse. The couple had hoped for waves and ripples in a peaceful life, but the revenge of bad luck came unexpectedly.

Stills of "At Home in the Zoo"

In the society of vicious expansion of modern industrial civilization, people are gradually losing their humanity and personality. When people are alienated by materials, interpersonal relationships are also alienated. In the noisy, complicated and almost crazy modern city, people are like a group of worker ants, crawling repeatedly every day. People think, people get tired, and people get lost. People pursue material things, but they are alienated by them after all. On the park bench in At Home in the Zoo, Peter sits at one end and Jerry sits at the other, separated by a barrier, just like Jerry mentioned the zoo-"all animals are separated". This sense of isolation is the living form of human beings in today’s society, and it is also one of the phenomena of material alienation. Crazy industrial civilization has not made human beings truly "civilized", on the contrary, it has made human beings move from civilization to barbarism, just like the two couples who bite each other in the novel "Slaughter the God" by the French playwright Jasmina Razer. The lonely individuals of Peter, Anna and Jerry are the portrayal of everyone in today’s society. The pain of each individual is also the pain of the whole mankind.

"At Home in the Zoo" makes the audience realize the threat hidden in the survival of every modern person. If "At Home" is a slap in people’s face and "At the Zoo" is a punch in people’s abdomen, you can imagine the horror and confusion of the theater fans gasping. For the two plays written 50 years apart, Albee insists that they are a whole. "This is a complete play. Peter’s experience in the first act contributed to the conflict between him and Jerry in the second act. The completeness and profundity of this two-act drama far exceeds the one-act Zoo Story. "

The Zoo Story has been staged many times in China, and it was also performed at Nanluoguxiang Drama Festival in May 2011. For the audience who are used to The Zoo Story, At Home in the Zoo is more like two independent dramas. It’s just as well. The emotional ice in the first act and the emotional fire in the second act do form a clear contrast between them. If at home is regarded as another play by Albee that pays attention to the emotion and ecology of middle-aged couples, it is different from his previous Marriage Drama (1987) and Goat or Who is Sylvia? Compared with the characters in "Peter and Anna", the scene of Peter and Anna can go deeper into the hearts of the audience.

It is worth mentioning that in November, 2011, another absurd family drama "Sex and the Garden" by Albee was also put on the stage in Beijing by China National Theatre.

At Home in the Zoo shows us the changes of Albee’s writing style in the past 50 years. Albee is 80 years old, but her creativity is still strong. "In the Zoo" 50 years ago was full of anger and youthful agitation; After 50 years, At Home is thoughtful and wise, with philosopher’s feelings. The former is angry, the latter is quiet. Whether it is pain or sorrow, whether it is sentimentality or cynicism, this talented playwright has always been deeply concerned about the ups and downs of human destiny and the decline of modern civilization.

In 2004, the London edition of Goat or Who is Sylvia? "stills

Goat or Who is Sylvia? Notes on the definition of a tragedy

The absurd family tragedy of contemporary American society, Goat or Who is Sylvia? 》（The Goat or Who is Sylvia? , 2002) won several drama awards such as Tony’s best drama in 2002. Goat or Who is Sylvia? In March 2002, it premiered at the John Goolden Theatre on Broadway, with a total of 309 performances. In 2004, the London edition of Goat or Who is Sylvia? The British premiere began again. "Who’s Sylvia" in the title of this play is taken from the song "Who’s Sylvia?" by Proteus in Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona. 》。

Martin Gray, the hero of the play, is a typical decent, upright and brilliant architect in American society. He lives an ideal and happy life with his beloved wife and son. In his lucky week, he came to the door three times. In addition to his 50th birthday party, he also won the highest international architectural design award and a huge contract for landmark architectural design. However, when he revealed his unspeakable secrets to his friends in fear-when he had sex with a goat (Sylvia), everything around him-family, affection, life and career fell apart in an instant.

Goat or Who is Sylvia? The challenge to people’s morality lies in how to face the social forbidden zones such as extramarital sex, homosexuality, incest and animal rape in contemporary society, and at the same time, the goat or who is Sylvia? It also conveys the desire of modern people to return to nature. Martin is at the peak of his career and happy in his family life. However, it is conceivable that all kinds of reputation and crazy material civilization in modern society have alienated human beings and overwhelmed Martin. This is why he hates public masks and is obsessed with finding an idyllic land.

The beauty of the country made him linger and forget his worries. Now he fell in love with a goat and had sex with it. On the moral level, this extremely abnormal behavior is shameful, but in human nature, it may be a release under the long-term pressure of alienation. It is the pastoral scenery that returns to nature that awakens Martin’s instinct and primitive desire. Although his choice is shocking, he feels holy, happy and beyond all love …

As far as drama style is concerned, The Goat or Who is Sylvia? "Who’s Afraid of Adeline Virginia Woolf?" Albee won the Tony Award for Best Drama on Broadway 40 years ago. 》（Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? 1962), there is a return to realism: clear plots, concrete scenes and stylized dialogues. As the mainstream writer of American serious drama, Albee’s avant-garde style is more manifested in events and themes than in the form of drama.

Goat or Who is Sylvia? The whole play is divided into three scenes without intermission. The core of the whole play is the fierce confrontation and debate between Martin and Stevie.

The Gothic atmosphere in Albee’s plays, or the surreal dream and its mysterious symbol and deliberate concealment all make critics and audiences feel that the goat in this play is just a symbol and a metaphor, and the bestiality in the play is just the playwright’s literary thinking and exploration of a social concept. But the goat or who is Sylvia? The language is so vivid and touching, and the scene is so realistic that the audience can’t avoid Albee’s deliberate warning: sometimes a goat is a goat.

At the end of the first scene, Martin revealed the secrets of his heart to Ross; When the second scene begins, Stevie has learned the truth from Ross’s letter. Martin’s son Billy immediately fell into confusion and anger; Stevie then fiercely attacked and blamed Martin and asked him to explain this unforgivable behavior. When Martin tried his best to communicate with her and pour out his troubles, Stevie kept interrupting him, making the audience in the theater laugh their heads off. When Martin painfully told her that he loved her as always, Stevie replied coldly, "But I am a human being, I only have two breasts, and I can only walk upright …"

In The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? In an interview before the premiere of new york, Albee said that he hoped to test the audience’s tolerance through this play. He said: "All civilizations have arbitrary norms on their tolerance. This play shows how a family is deeply shaken by an unimaginable event and how they solve this dilemma. I hope that people will give new thoughts on the reasonable direction of their own values. " Undoubtedly, this is also a test of human nature, an extremely complex and deep exploration: the nature of love, the mystery of sex, human empathy and so on.

Albee’s provocative idea is that love, no matter what form, is an undeniable objective existence, and even social norms, cultural customs and personal wishes can’t overwhelm it. Martin can’t defend his behavior, so he can only beg Stevie’s understanding and forgiveness, but he firmly believes that his love for Sylvia is sincere and deep, insisting that the encounter with her is an "epiphany" and "once it happens, there is no retreat". He claimed that his love for Sylvia was essentially the same as his love for Stevie, which was unacceptable and incomprehensible to Stevie.

If love is an abstraction that is not limited by inherent moral values, then human sexual behavior is distinct and concrete, and it inevitably bears moral responsibility. Therefore, in the current concept of human society, the love between Martin and goat is undoubtedly an inherent evil. He thought his love for the goat was "irrelevant to everything", but found that it was related to everything around him.

Goat or Who is Sylvia? The subtitle of the play is "Annotation on the Definition of a Tragedy". Albee pointed out that his allusions originated from the ancient Greek tragedy, and the word "tragedy" originated from the "song of the goat" in ancient Greek. In the first scene, when Ross asked about the strange and secret whistle, Martin coolly called it "the goddess of mercy".

Bentley, a dramatist, wrote in his book Benlly, The life of the Drama: "In tragedy, people are both angels and beasts, and they are fighting." This idea is in "goat or who is Sylvia?" It was echoed in ". Martin said it was the soul, and Stevie insisted on sexual desire. When Stevie pointed out that their dilemma was "You are a wild animal", Martin calmly replied, "I think I am … I think we are all wild animals." Martin admitted that he was "miserable" and "deeply divided", but Stevie couldn’t forgive him. The "goddess of mercy" didn’t appear, only a cavity of revenge anger. "You ruined me, well, God has eyes! I let you destroy it with me! " Goat or Who is Sylvia? The dilemma of human nature in this extreme state presented in "The Tragedy" profoundly completes the annotation of a tragic definition.

At the end of the play, Stevie dragged Sylvia’s body on the stage covered in blood. Love, sympathy and understanding disappeared, leaving only hatred, revenge and misunderstanding. Looking at the goat lying in a pool of blood, Martin looked up and wailed the heartbreaking fate of him and Sylvia. He could only cry, "Does no one understand this? Why can’t anyone understand … I’m lonely … so … lonely! " At this moment, Martin Gray is like the ghost of Oedipus-painfully blinding himself, leaving the warmth and sympathy of the world forever and disappearing into the wilderness.

Edward ablee’s The Garden of Desire

A Garden of Desire: The Collapse and Degeneration of a Flashy Society

Edward ablee’s "Garden of Desire" was originally named "Everything in the Garden" (1967), and its original author was the famous British playwright Giles Cooper. The play was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in March 1962. In December 1966, 48-year-old Cooper died young. In order to commemorate him, the American version of "Garden of Desire" adapted by Albee was staged on Broadway in new york in 1967. Albee’s Garden of Desire satirizes and exposes the hypocritical and greedy American money society, which makes it the most important and controversial one in his adaptation, but it is also the most successful one: the popular comedy Garden of Desire and his best original drama Who is afraid of Adeline Virginia Woolf? "has been put on the screen.

In November, 2011, as the first part of the National Theatre’s "Famous Classics: Desire Trilogy", the Garden of Desire, directed by Han Jie, premiered at the newly-built National Theatre. This black comedy, which reveals the greed for money in contemporary human society, has been playing for a long time in the West, and it is also loved by China audiences in Beijing. In February, 2012, this drama began its second hot performance in national centre for the performing arts. More than ten years ago, the then China Youth Art Theatre moved this play. Nowadays, owning a garden villa has become a dream in people’s hearts, and "Desire Garden" undoubtedly has a profound warning meaning for the current extremely impetuous social mentality of worshipping money.

In Albee’s "Garden of Desire", Jenny and Richard, who live in the garden villa, are struggling to make ends meet, so they can only desperately maintain their dignity; Their good friend, Jack, a rich painter who inherited millions of inheritance, is carefree but lonely, so he always comes to Jenny for emotional comfort. Jack loves Jenny and Richard so much that he is determined to leave his ten million inheritance to the couple after his death. But half a year later, Jenny and Richard made a fortune. It turned out that Jenny was lured by Mrs. Tus and went to Mrs. Tus’s brothel in the city for prostitution without telling Richard. At the subsequent party, Jenny and Richard found that the housewives of their rich neighbors and friends were all "girls" of Mrs. Tus. Jack, who arrived late, recognized Mrs. Tuse at the party, and he was killed …

Compared with the rural story of London in Cooper’s original work, Albee’s Garden of Desire deepens and strengthens the revelation and torture of human nature and living conditions in modern society with a typical American middle-class life scene. For example, in Cooper’s original play, the couple didn’t see books and paintings in their indoor furnishings, while in Albee’s Broadway "Garden of Desire", not only a few oil paintings were hung indoors, but also books were filled on shelves covering a whole wall. This makes the audience have to face up to it: in a money world with moral collapse, intellectuals as social conscience are equally depraved and crazy. This is undoubtedly a mirror of the present China society.

This character, renamed Mrs Tus by Albee, was a Polish Jewish woman who survived the Nazi concentration camp in Cooper’s original play and made a living as a pimp for bored middle-class British housewives. Albee turned her into a headstrong and ruthless businesswoman who organized prostitution in new york, deliberately hiding her life story to highlight her evil symbol. In Cooper’s play, Jenny advertised for a job and attracted Mrs. Tus; In Albee’s play, Jenny’s neighbor girlfriend revealed Jenny’s financial difficulties to Mrs. Tus.

The biggest controversy in this play lies in the unpunished murder in the play. Some critics think that Albee should delete the murder plot in the adaptation, so as not to fall into the murder convention of the structural reasoning play and weaken its social critical significance. Time magazine thinks that murder is "too sensational, as if the corruption and collapse of moral values only mean death". Albee keeps the plot of murder, but unlike Cooper, he hopes that his Garden of Desire is more than just a social drama to explore the moral culture of the middle class in American society. Death in Cooper’s works is a one-dimensional realism, while death in Albee’s works is a symbol.

Albee’s Garden of Desire is no longer an isolated murder story, it reveals the moral and spiritual collapse and degeneration of a flashy society as a whole; It condemned the murder of humanity and humanity in this defeated society. Over the past 50 years, among more than 30 plays created by Albee, four have been adapted: The Garden of Desire, Malcolm, The Sad Cafe Song and Lolita in the 1980s. He once criticized the shoddy adaptation of many screenwriters on the American stage. "Most of these works adapted from European novels and scripts are clumsy, distorted and worthless, but people should not forget that many plays by playwrights Sophocles, Shakespeare, Racine, Giraudoux and Anouilh are their adaptations … Drama adaptation can be a respected profession and a very important artistic act."

Albee believes that successful screenwriters should not only retell and express the story of the original, but also use the original as a springboard to explain their unique views. Just like electra, Sophocles, euripides, Giraudoux and Hoffman Shtal have their own unique forms and contents. Playwrights have their own interpretations of the original, and the story of the original is only a catalyst for their artistic conception. Before Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear, The History of King Lear was staged in the Elizabethan era. In this early version, King Lear did not go crazy, but returned to the throne two or three years later and died peacefully. If Shakespeare was trapped in the story and thought of the original play, there would be no unparalleled Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear today.

CCTV News:There are many rivers and rich water systems in China, which nourish Chinese children and witness the changes of time. Starting from today (October 1st), we will launch a series of reports on "Rivers Rushing to See China" in the context of ten rivers.

Today we will pay attention to the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation and an important support for its development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the provinces along the Yangtze River have embarked on a road of high-quality development with ecological priority and green development.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the provinces along the Yangtze River have put the restoration of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River in an overwhelming position. At the source of Tuotuo River and Bande Lake, once herders became environmental protection volunteers to protect the biodiversity at the source of the Yangtze River. In the upper reaches, Yunnan, Sichuan and Chongqing have established a cross-provincial horizontal ecological compensation mechanism to jointly build an ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; In the middle reaches, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces promoted ecological joint defense and governance, and the green ecological corridor in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River was accelerated. In the downstream, the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta jointly do a good job in sewage outlet remediation to improve the ecological quality of transboundary water bodies in the basin.

In 2021, the proportion of excellent water quality in the state-controlled section of the Yangtze River basin was 97.1%, and the water quality of the main stream has reached Grade II for two consecutive years.

Recuperate. From January 1, 2021, the key waters of the Yangtze River Basin will be closed to fishing for ten years. 111,000 fishing boats and 231,000 fishermen were arrested and landed. In Xuejiawa, Maanshan, Anhui Province, Chen Lanxiang, who has been fishing all her life, put down her fishing net and boarded the Internet, and set up "Sanguniang Labor Service Co., Ltd." to drive the fishermen ashore to start businesses together. In 2021, the company paid a dividend of 7,000 yuan to each household of the fishermen.

Adhere to ecological priority and green development, and the golden waterway will be smoother. In 2021, the cargo throughput of trunk ports of the Yangtze River exceeded 3.5 billion tons, ranking first among inland rivers in the world.

The provinces and cities along the Yangtze River adhere to the drive of innovation, and a number of competitive and influential advantageous industrial clusters have accelerated their growth. Guizhou relies on abundant hydropower resources to build a big data industry; Sichuan and Chongqing continue to exert their efforts in automobile, electronic information and equipment manufacturing industries; Hunan’s advanced equipment, new energy and new materials industries have injected new kinetic energy into high-quality development; Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui jointly built the Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Community, jointly unveiled the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center, and continuously promoted the deep integration of science and technology industries.