All That Is Hot

◎王 燕

1AI-generated animated short filmAI 生成動畫短片

A blogger from Sichuan, nicknamed“AI Crazy House”, released an AI-generated animated short film ofJourney to the Weston the Internet.The film shocked netizens with its visual effects and opened up new possibilities for presenting classic works in film and television.Through deep learning and innovative techniques, AI reinterpreted[重 新 解 釋] this Chinese literary masterpiece, delivering breathtaking visual effects and emotional experiences.

The blogger, Mr Feng, has 15 years of art experience.He stated that the video, which would have taken at least six months to produce manually[手 動 地], was completed in a week with the help of AI.He also explained the steps to generate videos with AI.Taking the first episode ofJourney to the Westas an example, from the beginning of chaos to the birth of the stone monkey to the learning of art, he emphasized the need to determine the required number of pictures and storyboards.He mentioned using ChatGPT to analyze the original text, complete storyboard planning, utilize AI painting software for drawing, and then employ picture-to-video software to animate the images.These processes generally produce a large number of preliminary drafts.“At present, it is difficult for AI to fully understand my meaning, and the production is relatively random.Every time, I will use AI to generate a lot of these materials to find the appropriate ones for the next step,” Mr Feng said.Regarding the inclusion of elaborate fight scenes in theJourney to the WestTV series and other works, Feng noted that there are still many restrictions[限 制]in AI-generated videos, making such feats difficult to achieve.

來自四川的博主“AI 瘋人院”在網絡上發布了一部借助AI（人工智能）技術生成的《西游記》動畫短片，這部短片的視覺效果震撼網友，為經典名著的影視呈現提供了新的可能。通過深度學習和創新技術，AI 重新演繹了這部中國文學名著，帶來了令人嘆為觀止的視覺效果和情感體驗。

有著15 年藝術工作經驗的博主馮先生表示，這部短片依靠AI 技術在短短一周的時間里，完成了人工需要半年才能完成的內容。他還解釋了使用AI 生成視頻的步驟。以《西游記》第一集為例，從混沌初開到石猴誕生再到學藝成功，他強調要先確定一共需要多少個畫面、多少個分鏡。再利用ChatGPT 分析原著文字，完成分鏡規劃，用AI繪畫軟件繪圖，再用“圖片生成視頻”軟件讓畫面動起來。這些過程中一般會產生大量的廢稿。“目前AI 很難完全理解我的意思，無論是圖片還是動畫片段，隨機性都比較大，每次我都會用AI 生成很多素材，在這些素材里面找到合適的再進行下一步。”馮先生說。至于在《西游記》和其他作品中出現的大量精彩打斗場景，馮先生表示在AI 生成視頻中，尚有諸多限制，實現起來較為困難。

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AI reinterpretedJourney to the West, delivering ____________ visual effects and emotional experiences.

2Shaobing—50 of the World’s Best Bread燒餅登上“世界上最好吃的50 種面包”榜單

CNN released an article titled“50 of the world’s best bread”.To the surprise and delight of many, China’sshaobingmakes an appearance on the list, with an exceptionally tempting description in the article: “Crack into the sesame-seed crust[外 殼] of ashaobingto reveal tender[嫩 的] layers that are rich with wheat flavor.Expertshaobingbakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers.The north Chinese flatbread can then be spiked with sweet or savory fillings, from black sesame paste to smoked meat or Sichuan pepper.”

It’s widely known that there is a rich variety ofshaobingin China.But can you imagine that there are actually over a hundred varieties[種 類] ? These include baked dryshaobing, flakyshaobing,and sesameshaobing, among others.On the streets of Hangzhou, the most common ones are those filled with pickled vegetable, scallion and meat.Regional specialties like Jinyunshaobing, Jinhuashaobing, and Quzhoushaobingare also gathered here.So, how isshaobingtypically eaten? The combination of “shaobing+ deep-fried dough sticks + soy milk” is a staple breakfast for many Chinese people.Another popular way to enjoy it isshaobingstuffed with crispy chicken.However, no matter which way you choose to enjoy it, remember the best tip for consumption: Always eat it while it’s hot!

美國有線電視新聞網刊發《世界上最好吃的50 種面包》一文，在榜單中能驚喜地發現中國燒餅的身影，文章對它的描述格外誘人 ：“燒餅帶有芝麻的外皮之下，有著豐富小麥風味的多層柔軟結構。專業的燒餅師傅能把面團旋轉、拍打得如此之薄，以至于成品有18 層或更多層。中國北方的扁平燒餅可以加入或甜或咸的餡料，從黑芝麻餡到煙熏肉或者是胡椒。”

眾所周知，中國的燒餅種類豐富。但你知道，燒餅種類竟然多達上百種嗎？其中包括爐干燒餅、油酥燒餅、芝麻燒餅等。在杭州街頭，最常見的是梅干菜肉和蔥肉燒餅，而像縉云燒餅、金華燒餅、衢州燒餅這樣的地方特色燒餅也聚集于此。那么，燒餅通常怎么食用呢？“燒餅+油條+豆漿”的組合是許多中國人的早餐標配。還有像燒餅夾香酥雞這樣的吃法也大受歡迎。不過，無論你選擇哪種吃法，記得最佳享用秘訣：一定要趁熱吃！

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No matter which way you choose to enjoy theshaobing, the best tip for consumption: Always eat it while it’s _________.

3The first successful embryo transfer in a white rhinoceros犀牛胚胎第一次成功移植

Scientists in Berlin announced recently the first successful embryo transfer in a white rhinoceros.The transfer, which occurred in a southern white rhinoceros, offers hope for saving the northern white rhino from completely dying off.The white rhinoceros includes two different subspecies, the northern and the southern.The last male northern white rhino died in 2018.Only two female members of the subspecies remain.Neither of them can carry a baby.Southern white rhinos are more numerous[許多的].Researchers hope to use eggs and sperm from northern white rhinos to produce embryos that will be put into southern white rhino surrogate mothers.To test the plan, scientists said they transferred the embryo of a southern white rhino into a surrogate southern white rhino mother at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.The embryo was discovered during an examination of the body after death.Even with the death, researchers found reasons to be hopeful.

柏林的科學家最近宣布了第一次成功的白犀胚胎移植。這次移植發生在一頭南白犀身上，為拯救北白犀免于完全滅絕帶來了希望。白犀包括兩個不同的亞種，北白犀和南白犀。最后一頭雄性北白犀于2018 年死亡。這個亞種只剩下兩頭雌性，但她們都無法懷孕。南白犀數量更多。研究人員希望利用北白犀的卵子和精子制造胚胎，并將其植入南白犀的代孕母親體內。為了驗證這一計劃，科學家們表示，他們在肯尼亞的奧佩杰塔自然保護區將一頭南白犀的胚胎移植到一只代孕的南白犀母親身上。胚胎是在這頭南白犀死后進行身體檢查時發現的。即使實驗體死亡了，但是研究人員也充滿希望。

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Scientists _________ the embryo of a southern white rhino into a surrogate southern white rhino mother.