The Case for Pleasure Reading:Impact of Language,Knowledge,and Understanding of Others

Most people would agree that reading is helpful in acquiring language. I present here a much stronger position:Genuinely interesting and comprehensible reading is not only the main source of literacy and language, but alsoan important source of knowledge in a wide number of areas, and also contributes to our understanding of others,otherwise known as empathy.

pleasant，pleased，pleasing，please，pleasure辨

1)作前置定语修饰名词时一般用pleasan，其意思是“令人高兴的”、“令人愉快的”。这时pleasant一般用来修饰事物，不可用来修饰人。

Framework for internal sensation of pleasure using constraints from disparate findings in nucleus accumbens

It is necessary to find a mechanism that generates first-person inner sensation of pleasure to understand what causes addiction and associated behaviour by drugs of abuse.The actual mechanism is expected to explain several disparate findings in nucleus accumbens(NAc),a brain region associated with pleasure,in an interconnected manner.Previously,it was possible to derive a mechanism for natural learning and explain:(1)Generation of inner sensation of memory using changes generated by learning;and(2)Long-term potentiation as an experimental delayed scaled-up change by the same mechanism that occur during natural learning.By extending these findings and by using disparate third person observations in NAc from several studies,present work provides a framework of a mechanism that generates internal sensation of pleasure that can provide interconnected explanations for:(1)Ability to induce robust long-term depression(LTD)in NAc from naïve animals;(2)Impaired ability to induce LTD in“addicted”state;(3)Attenuation of postsynaptic potentials by cocaine;and(4)Reduced firing of medium spiny neurons in response to cocaine or dopamine.Findings made by this work are testable.

Leshan City——A Pleasure Resort with Cultural Attractions

Located at the fringe of the western plain in Sichuan Province and the confluence of the Minjiang, Qingyijiang and Daduhe Rivers, Leshan is an historic city of major importance to tourism. As one of the earliest towns originally under the jurisdiction of Kai Ming Shi, the king of Shu during the Western Zhou Dynasty (B.C. 1066—

From Usability to Pleasure: A Case Study of Difference in Users’ Preference

For past decades, research of designing “pleasure” into products in the academic community has produced a multitude of evaluation models and frameworks. These models address the critical issues of pleasurable product design leading to emotional design. This study is intended to explore the change from the need of “usability” for the product design to the need of “pleasure” for the user experience. The questionnaires were used to obtain data from 343 subjects. The four keyboard designs were adopted in the experiment to study the difference and the change from “usability” to “pleasure” of users” preference. The results show that the need for pleasure is higher than usability, as well as attractive things also transmit the feel of work better. Besides, preference is related to gender, age, major, and educational background. Results presented herein provide designers with a valuable reference for examining the way how to design “pleasure” into product and the interactive experience of users in the design process.

The Pleasure of Learning English

原作点评1.优点:习作The pleasure of learn-ing English写出了小作者对英语的喜爱和学习英语带给她的乐趣和自信,同时又点明了学习英语的重要性。

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

It is my great pleasure to introduce you the 19th volume of Neural Regeneration Research(NRR)and the first issue of 2024.The new volume still features a large number of manuscripts reporting on neural regeneration,which we hope will be of interest to you.

Perception of pleasure in the urban running environment with street view images and running routes

The urban environment affects human behavior and health.Most studies on the feelings of street spaces have not considered a specific kind of realistic scene,such as running.To overcome this limitation,we explored the relationship between the urban environment and the pleasure of running.We collected 8260 street view images from 153 running routes in Beijing and invited more than 400 volunteers of different genders and ages to rate their sense of pleasure in street view images of the urban running environment through an online survey.Then,the proportion of visual elements in street images was extracted based on semantic segmentation,and the landscape was divided.Finally,a linear mixed model was used to predict the pleasure scores of different gender and age groups for different landscapes.The results show significant differences in the pleasure scores for different landscapes and age groups.Middle-aged people’s sense of pleasure was lower than that of the young and the elderly.More greenery was associated with a higher pleasure score,while the proportion of urban elements such as buildings was negatively correlated with the pleasure score.The results indicate that running in a natural landscape is pleasurable and beneficial for mental health.

Porcelain Pleasures

A craftsperson makes a celadon bowl at the Fenghuang Mountain Archaeological Site Park in Shangyu District of Shaoxing, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on January 22. As the birthplace of celadon, Shangyu is reviving the local culture by protecting relics, promoting celadon arts and boosting tourism.

August 13-Global Families Get Ready for Summer Fun——100 families will be invited to enjoy the pleasure of the luxury cruise ship Costa Allegra

Italian liner Costa Allegra will start its maiden voyage on the northern route this August.China Merchants International Travel,the general agent for Costa Allegra in north China,has made a block booking of the most popu-

please,pleased,pleasing,pleasant与pleasure之辨

同学们使用这五个形近、意近的词时容易混淆,下面笔者作一简要归纳以辨析之。1.please 是动词。用作及物动词时,有“使(人)满意,使(人)高兴”之意。如:It's difficult to please everybody.取悦于每个人是困难的。 please常用于祈使语气中,表示“请”,后接动词原形,也可放在句末,表示委婉语气。如:

My Pleasure as a Postwoman

"THE post office will allow the daughters of post and telecommunications staff to become postwomen," said father after he arrived home. That happened one day in early 1951. When I heard the news, I was so happy I jumped for joy. My

The Pleasures of Travelling in Retirement

ONE of the most outstanding membersof the first women’s team to navigatethe Changjiang River from its glacialsource was known affectionately as "Granny" byher teammates. A septuagenarian retired doctor,and ardent adventure-seeker, Liu Sha has criss-crossed the country by foot, bike and now boatsince her retirement from Sichuan’s MianyangCenter Hospital in 1986.

The Pleasures and Perils of Scientists in Industry

《科学家》杂志的一项统计表明,在公司里工作的科学家非常重视公司的正直、诚信以及工作氛围。然而,随着公司的发展,公司财政压力加大,公众期望值增高,科学家们也体会到诸多压力。另外,企业领导和科学家之间的关系紧张,科学家并不为公司所重视,他们对某些特殊试验的质疑和忠告也未能为公司领导所采纳和接受。

Validity and Reliability of the Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Questionnaire among Chinese College Students

The rising prevalence of physical inactivity is in all age groups(e.g.,in college students)a major public health issue as not meeting the recommended minimum amount of regular physical activity is linked to adverse health events.Vice versa,there is mounting evidence that achieving the recommended amount of regular physical activity is a vital element to prevent chronic diseases,but there is often an insufficient adherence to planned and structured forms of physical activity(i.e.,physical exercises).In this context,there is a large body of evidence indicating that exercise adherence is,among other factors,influenced by exercise-related affective responses.The Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exer-cise Questionnaire(PRETIE-Q)has been developed to measure these affective responses(e.g.,to specific exercise inten-sities).So far,no validated Chinese version of the PRETIE-Q has been available in the literature.To address this gap in literature,the present study developed and validated a Chinese version of the PRETIE-Q in a large sample of Chinese college students.Data from a total of 1117 college students were collected for analyses concerning factorial validity and construct validity.The re-test reliability was established using a sample of 150 randomly selected participants.In addition,the level of regular physical activity(PA),cardiorespiratoryfitness(CRF),and resilience were used to examine possible links with two domains(preference and tolerance)of the PRETIE-Q.Our results showed that a Chinese version of the PRETIE-Q has a goodfit and reliability(Cronbach’sαof 0.72 to 0.85 for preference and tolerance,respectively;ICC:r=0.72 of preference and r=0.67 of tolerance;fit indices:χ^(2)=21.612,df=19,p>0.05,TLI=0.997,CFI=0.998,RMSEA=0.016,SRMR=0.024).Secondly,positive associations of intensity-tolerance with PA,CRF,and resilience were observed.In summary,this study indicates that the Chinese version of the PRETIE-Q has sound psychometric properties and can be used in Chinese college students.The adapted version of the PRETIE-Q paves the way for further research on exer-cise-related affective responses in Chinese-speaking samples,although the generalizability of ourfindings needs to be established for other cohorts such as adolescents and older people with and without chronic diseases.

Speech Delivered by Liu Hongcai,Vice-President of the Chinese Association for International Understanding

It’s a great pleasure to gather with you at the opening ceremony of the World Sinology Lecture to discuss the values of the Chinese modernisation to our times and the significance of the Chinese civilisation to this world.On behalf of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),I wish to extend warm welcome to all of you and express heartfelt thanks to our co-host Beijing Language and Culture University(BLCU).

名词形似结构语态差异探微

一提到语态概念,人们就会把它视为动词的“专利品”,似乎只有动词才能成为语态意义的载体。英语句子不同于汉语结构的一个明显特征就是英语中强调主干结构,即主谓机制突出,句子中谓语动词成为全句的轴心与核心,动词的形态变化左右整个谓语意义的传递。然而英语中这种主谓机制的实施主要依赖名词来完成。尤其在科技英语中,为简化语言结构,同时突出表达的纪实性(Factualness),名词化趋向已呈日渐突出之势。

浅谈介词“With”的常见用法

在英语学习中,With是一个用法复杂、意义繁多而又千差万别、难于详尽分类的介词.一般来说,它所表示的基本意义可分为四种:1.各种各样的联系;2.工具、方法、方式、手段;3.各种复合逻辑关系;4.成语及惯用法.尽管这样,这些意义往往含糊不清,界限不明,并有时可能发生转义.现结合教学体会,归纳整理出一些常见用法。