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N*Gen   下個世代 以驚喜、樂趣，席捲兒童新世代

    洛琳·奧洛里亞曾經認為:「好玩的事都嘛男生才能做；像我這樣的女生有時候還會被忽略。」但近來，這個來自烏干達坎帕拉十歲小女孩的心境改變了。现在她表示：「但是,女生可以當科學家，也可以上月球!」

    什麼導致洛琳的態度發生如此巨大的轉變？她是受到電視節目N*Gen的啟發；這是一個據說不僅具有教育意義也有著極高娛樂性質的非洲節目。

    N*Gen亦即《下個世代電視節目》,採用非常二十一世紀的手法來教導科學知識。該節目結合色彩豐富的影片畫面以及精心製作的圖表、令人難忘的歌曲、居家手作實驗等。節目設定對象為七歲到十二歲的孩子；其中一些涵蓋主題則包括太空、大腦、消化道、機器人以及化石。

某一集關於食物和消化道的有趣內容,看起來就像是《親愛的,我把孩子縮小了》這部老電影中的一幕。拜科技進步所賜，主持群好像縮小到一口食物的大小；然後,他們出現在人體內，進行從口腔一直到腸道的消化道之旅。

     N*Gen
"The next sensation in kids' science shows" offers some surprises and a lot of fun!
     Lorraine Ololia used to think, "It's boys who do all the fun stuff. And sometimes girls like me get a little left out."
Lately, however, the 10-year-old from Kampala, Uganda, has had a change of heart. Now she says, "But girls can be scientists and go to the moon!"
     What brought about such a dramatic change in her attitude? She's been inspired by N*Gen, an African TV show that is said to be not only educational but also highly entertaining.
     N*Gen, or Next Generation Television, takes a very 21st century approach to teaching science. The show combines colorful videos with great graphics, memorable songs, at-home experiments and more. It targets 7- to 12-year-olds. Just a few of the topics they cover include space, the brain, digestion, robots and fossils.
     One fun episode on food and digestion looks like a scene from the old movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Thanks to technological advances, the presenters seem to shrink to the size of a bite of food. They then appear inside a body and follow the digestion journey from the mouth to the intestines.
 

Thailand Seeks Recognition for Tom Yum Kung
In March, the Thai government announced that they would seek to get Tom Yum Kung listed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. Tom Yum Kung is a traditional spicy Thai soup that is made with shrimp and features a number of local ingredients, including kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, and galangal. The deputy government spokesperson noted that the soup is connected to the country's rural farming communities and represents local ties to nature. The government is also hoping to get Nora, a traditional dramatic dance, included on the heritage list. Meanwhile, Khon dance and Nuad Thai massage were added to UNESCO's global cultural heritage list in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

泰式冬蔭功酸辣湯申請無形文化遺產
泰國政府於三月宣布,他們會想辦法讓聯合國教科文組織把泰式酸辣湯( 又譯冬蔭功湯)列入無形文化遺產。泰式酸辣湯是傳統的泰式辣湯,加入蝦子製成,主要材料用到許多當地食材,包含檸檬葉、檸檬草和南薑。政府副發言人指出,這種湯與該國鄉村農業社群相關,代表當地與自然的連結。泰國政府也希望能將傳統戲劇舞蹈ra入形文化遺產名單。同時,倥舞(編按:為泰國戴著面具演出的經典舞蹈,具四百多年歷史,被公認是泰國最精彩的傳統藝術表演之一)和泰式按摩已分別在 2018和2019 年被列入聯合國教科組織的全球文化遺產名單。