Bunker da 2ª Guerra vira fazenda urbanavirtual na betanoLondres:virtual na betano

Transcript:

This is urban farming’s new frontier, where crops are grown underground. Pink LED lights shine instead of the sun, and carpets replace soil - quite a contrast from the World War Two days when these tunnels were used as bomb shelters. The quick virtual na betano upside is freshness and reduced export costs. Produce goes straight to nearby retailers and restaurants the same day it is harvested. But indoor farming has its limits - generally only smaller produce can be grown.

It’s 5pm at Silicon Labs and instead of catching a bus home, workers here are busy virtual na betano catching their breath. Staff at the semi-conductor maker are taking part in a free health programme at work. It’s an example of a growing trend with companies buying into the idea that healthier and happier employees are also more productive. Asia Pacific's corporate wellness market is estimated to reach 7.4 billion dollars by 2024, and there’s no shortage of firms offering packages that include health screenings, exercise programmes and stress management workshops.

This is 94-year-old Zhang Hexian, commonly known as Kung Fu Grandma and the latest social media sensation to hit China. She lives a semi-reclusive lifestyle on a hilltop in a rural area. Zhang started practising the martial art when she was just four. Ninety years later and she’s still fit and practising kung fu with great virtual na betano dexterity. She wants younger generations to continue her legacy.

Transcrição para o português:

Essa é a nova fronteira da agricultura urbana, onde plantações são cultivadas no subsolo. Luzes LED rosas brilhamvirtual na betanovez do Sol, e carpetes substituem o solo – um belo contraste com os tempos da Segunda Guerra, quando esses túneis eram usados como abrigo contra bombas. O bom disso é o frescor e a reduçãovirtual na betanocustosvirtual na betanoexportação. Os produtos vão direto para lojas e restaurantes nas redondezas no mesmo dia da colheita. Mas a agricultura interior tem seus limites – geralmente só podem ser plantados cultivos menores.

São 5 da tardevirtual na betanoSilicon Labs evirtual na betanovezvirtual na betanopegar o ônibus para casa, trabalhadores estão ocupadosvirtual na betanorecuperar seu fôlego. Funcionários do fabricantevirtual na betanosemicondutores estão participandovirtual na betanoum programavirtual na betanosaúde gratuito no trabalho. É um exemplovirtual na betanouma tendência crescentevirtual na betanoempresas que acreditam na ideiavirtual na betanoque funcionários mais saudáveis e felizes são também mais produtivos. Estima-se que o mercadovirtual na betanosaúde corporativa na região Ásia-Pacífico chegue a 7,4 bilhõesvirtual na betanodólares até 2024, e não faltam firmas que oferecem pacotes que incluem checagensvirtual na betanosaúde, programasvirtual na betanoexercícios e workshopsvirtual na betanoestresse.

Essa é Zhang Hexian,virtual na betano94 anos, mais conhecida com ‘Vovó do Kung Fu’, a última sensação das mídias sociais chinesas. Ela leva uma vida semireclusa no topovirtual na betanouma colina na zona rural. Zhang começou a pratricar artes marciais quando tinha apenas 4 anos. Noventa anos depois ela continuavirtual na betanoforma e praticando kung fu com grande destreza. Ela quer que gerações mais jovens levem seiu legado adiante.

Words and phrases and definitions:

virtual na betano upside positive aspect of something

virtual na betano catching their breath struggling to breathe normally after physical activity

virtual na betano dexterity skill in performing tasks

Watch the video online: http://bbc.in/2lyoyzG Lingohack

Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of these sentences. Note that you may have to change the form of a word or phrase to complete the sentence correctly.

upside / catching their breath / dexterity

1. You can continue your jogging. I will stop here for a minute to ________. I'm not very fit.

2. On the ________, the fall of the pound has boosted exports as goods are now far cheaper on foreign markets.

3. The discovery of an ancient bone at a burial site in Kenya puts the origin of human hand ________ at more than half a million years earlier than previously thought.

Answers:

1. You can continue your jogging. I will stop here for a minute to catch my breath. I'm not very fit.

2. On the upside, the fall of the pound has boosted exports as goods are now far cheaper on foreign markets.

3. The discovery of an ancient bone at a burial site in Kenya puts the origin of human hand dexterity at more than half a million years earlier than previously thought.