All That Is Hot 新聞微閱讀三篇

萬宇婧

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“Barbecue tour” train淄博燒烤高鐵專列

Zibo City in Shandong Province has unexpectedly gone viral onsocial media for its local barbecue specialty， and continues to trend asthe local government takes the opportunity to spur［刺激；促進］ tourism andspending.

This move follows another on March 31 under which the JinanBureau of China Railway added a weekend special round-trip “barbecuetour” train between Jinan and Zibo. Passengers who board the train aregreeted by a banner reading “Welcome to the Special BBQ Train” atthe entrance of the carriage. They also receive items including leaflets［ 傳單； 小冊子］ about Zibos culture and tourism draws， as well as smallsouvenirs and snacks.

Barbecue is popular in China， but Zibos barbecue is differentin three ways. Firstly， Its made on astove， and is served with flatbreads anddressings. Secondly， the skewers［ 烤串］ are 70 ～ 80 percent cooked beforethey are brought to the table， wherediners can finish cooking them ontheir own stoves， which lends a sense?of participation. Thirdly， diners are servedflatbreads， scallions and other dressings at thetable so they are able to assemble their ownbarbecue parcels［ 有餡料的食品； 包裹］， in much thesame way Peking duck is eaten. According tolocal media reports， searches for “barbecue” increased by 370 percent，and searches for “Zibo barbecue” on the platform as a whole haveincreased by 770 percent year-on-year.

山東省淄博市因其當地的燒烤特色出人意料地在社交媒體上風靡一時，當地政府借此機會刺激旅游和消費。

3 月31 日，中國鐵路濟南局增設了濟南與淄博之間的周末專線“燒烤旅游”列車。登上火車的乘客在車廂入口處會看到一條橫幅，上面寫著“燒烤專列歡迎您”。他們還會收到一些物品，包括有關淄博文化和旅游活動的傳單，以及紀念品和小吃。

燒烤在中國很受歡迎，但淄博的燒烤有三個不同之處：它一是在爐子上制作的，通常會配上面餅和調料；二是烤串在上餐桌之前已經烤熟了70%～80%，食客可以在自己的爐子上完成烹飪；三是食客可以在餐桌上享用面餅、大蔥和其他調料，這樣他們就可以搭配自己的燒烤，就像吃北京烤鴨一樣。據當地媒體報道，今年“燒烤”的搜索量增加了370%，整個平臺上“淄博燒烤”的搜索量同比增加了770%。

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Tourists can enjoy barbecue on the “—— tour”train between Jinan and Zibo.

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Space tourism by giant space balloons乘坐氣球去太空旅行

Space tourism is not all about rockets — giant space balloonscan do it too！ The Spain-based company HALO Space completed thefirst test flight of its balloon. This marked another company joining thecompetition of making space tourism a reality. During the test flight， theballoon reached an altitude of 37 kilometers where passengers wouldbe able to view Earth from the blackness of space， according to DailyMail.

How does a space balloon work？ The balloon is usually filled withhelium［氦氣］ or hydrogen［氫氣］， which are both much lighter than air， andit flies because of the buoyancy［ 浮力］ force. According to NASA， theballoon is filled with the amount of gas that will give it enough lift to getoff the ground and rise. As it rises， the gas inside the balloon expandsbecause atmospheric pressure drops.

Another company that gives out space tours by balloons， the USbasedSpace Perspective claims that the trips are about relaxation. Thecraft rises slowly at 12 miles （about 19.3 kilometers） per hour， and ittakes about two hours to get to the 30 km altitude. Since its successful?test flight in June 2022， Space Perspective started selling tickets forspace flights in 2024， and it has already sold out. The company nowbuys ships to turn them into “floatingspaceports”， reported Daily Mail.By lifting the craft from ships onthe sea， there will be more launchopportunities， such as flights atsunrise and sunset.

去太空觀光并非只能靠火箭，還能乘坐巨型的太空氣球！總部位于西班牙的HALO Space 公司完成了太空氣球的首次試飛。這標志著又一家公司加入競爭，努力讓太空旅游成為現實。據《每日郵報》報道，該氣球在試飛中達到了海拔37 千米的高度，乘客可以從黑暗的太空中看到地球。

太空氣球是什么原理？這種氣球中通常裝滿了氦氣或氫氣，這兩種氣體都比空氣輕得多，因此氣球便會因為浮力而起飛。據美國國家航空航天局表示，太空氣球內充滿了氣體，令其獲得足夠的浮力，得以離開地面并上升。氣球在上升，而氣壓在下降，氣球內的氣體便會膨脹。

另一家美國公司Space Perspective 也向旅客提供坐氣球去太空觀光的服務，該公司表示這種旅行會令人放松。太空氣球以每小時12英里（約19.3 千米）的速度緩慢上升，大約需要兩個小時才能到達30 千米的高度。

自2022 年6 月成功試飛以來，Space Perspective 公司開始出售2024 年太空飛行的票，且已售罄。

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Passengers will be able to take a space tourism by——

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The legislative plan of Lanzhou beefnoodles蘭州牛肉面將被立法保護

The Gansu Provincial Committee ofthe Chinese Peoples Political ConsultativeConference proposed to include theindustry development of Lanzhou beefnoodles into its legislative［ 立法的］ plan.Lanzhou beef noodles， a Chinese stylehand-pulled noodle［拉面］ which originatedin Lanzhou， have a 100-year history.There are about 10 types of noodles of different width and shapes，depending on noodle chefs pulling skills. It has won fame［名氣；名望］ bothat home and abroad with its specialty of noodles and soup recipe.

Lanzhou beef noodles have spread to more than 50 countriesand regions in the world， and there are more than 500，000 noodlerestaurants in China， with annual sales estimated at more than400 billion yuan. The enacting of a law is believed to provide legalguarantee［ 確保； 保證］ for the industry to achieve a higher quality inproduction， business operation and services.

甘肅省政協提出，將蘭州牛肉面的產業發展列入立法規劃的立法建議。蘭州牛肉面是起源于蘭州的一種中式拉面，距今已有100 年的歷史。

根據面條師傅的拉面技術，蘭州牛肉面大約有10 種不同寬度和形狀的面條。它以其特色的面條和湯配方享譽海內外。

蘭州牛肉面已遍布全球50 多個國家和地區，中國有超過50 萬家面館，年銷售額預計超過4000 億元。該法的制定將為這一行業實現更高質量的生產、經營和服務提供法律保障。

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Lanzhou beef noodles have a——history.