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World's largest intelligent container ship sets sail
The delivery of the nation's first and the world's largest intelligent container ship powered entirely by electricity marks the transition toward a greener and more intelligent future by China's shipping industry, experts said.
Following the successful completion of various tests, the vessel, named Ning Yuan Dian Kun, was delivered in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday.
"From the initial project approval to the final delivery, the vessel showcased the full life-cycle development of zero carbon ships, characterized by pure electric propulsion, autonomous navigation and high operational efficiency, achieved by China's shipping industry," said Ma Hongmeng, a senior engineer at Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute and the person in charge of the intelligent container ship.
According to Ma, the ship is proof that China's coastal container transportation segment is entering a new era marked by zero-emissions, intelligent operations and high efficiency, a prerequisite for achieving carbon neutrality and shipping energy transformation.
With a capacity of over 740 twenty-foot equivalent units, the vessel was independently developed and designed by SDARI. Its electric propulsion system was provided by Shanghai Marine Equipment Research Institute. Both companies are subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding Corp.
"Independently developed by SMERI, the innovative electric propulsion system has undergone maritime navigation tests, which fully proved its reliability, superiority and adaptability," said Wu Guodong, a senior engineer at the institute.
He added that with all performance indicators meeting expectations, the technological breakthrough from design to application highlighted China's leading position in pure electric ship power system integration worldwide, and laid a solid foundation for the transformation of China's shipping industry to a greener and carbon neutral one.
With a length of 127.8 meters and a width of 21.6 meters, the ship has been tailor-made for Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co and will run on the coastal shipping route between Ningbo and Jiaxing in Zhejiang province.
A senior official from the Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration said that due to the distinctive features of new-generation intelligent vessels, a dedicated service team has been established to provide comprehensive support. The team will conduct continuous tracking and precise assessments throughout the entire process — from design and construction to navigation — ensuring a thorough grasp of the vessels' technical characteristics and effective control of operational risks.
The vessel is equipped with 10 container-shaped power units with a total power supply capacity of about 19,600 kilowatt-hours.
"This allows the ship to achieve zero-emission and zero-noise green operation throughout the entire voyage, while perfectly adapting to the practical operational needs of coastal container transportation," Ma said.
Wang Ting, captain of Ning Yuan Dian Kun, also confirmed this view. "Compared with traditional fuel-powered vessels, the most noticeable change in a fully electric seagoing ship is the lack of noise. In the past, the engine room would be filled by the roar of the main engine, whereas voyages nowadays are almost silent. This creates a more relaxed working environment and allows crew members to concentrate better on operations — a significant improvement brought about by green energy," he said.
He added that in terms of power response, the torque output of electric propulsion motors is linear and instantaneous. Acceleration and deceleration are smooth and highly responsive, with virtually no delay, making operations more straightforward. However, this also places new demands on operators — they must learn to manage energy efficiently, closely monitor power consumption, and plan vessel speed in a more rational manner.
The ship has also adopted two permanent magnet synchronous propulsion motors, capable of cutting carbon emissions by 1,462 tons per year, and completely eliminating emissions of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and fine particles.
"In this way, we manage to achieve zero pollution throughout the entire process of transportation, ranging from navigation and berthing to loading and unloading," Ma from SDARI said.
Currently, Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co operates 32 green and energy-efficient vessels, accounting for 57 percent of its self-owned fleet, marking the initial formation of a sizable green fleet.
Chen Xiaofeng, chairman of the company, said: "We hope to achieve breakthroughs in key areas through Ning Yuan Dian Kun. We aim to build the country's first demonstration model of a fully electric seagoing vessel, promoting the expansion of pure electric technology from inland waterways to maritime transport. We seek to establish a complete, replicable technical and operational system for 'zero-carbon transportation'."
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Judge the statements below as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F), according to the technical and maritime terminology used in the text:
(__) In the text, "twenty-foot equivalent units" refers to a standardized measure used to indicate the container-carrying capacity of a vessel.
(__) The expression "coastal shipping route" indicates that the vessel will operate along a maritime route near the coast, rather than necessarily on an inland waterway.
(__) The term "berthing" refers to the process of loading containers onto a ship while it is already navigating.
(__) The expression "electric propulsion system" refers to the system responsible for producing or transmitting power used to move the vessel.
The correct sequence is:
Which pair of meanings corresponds to their contextual use?
"The researchers made attention to several inconsistencies and later looked into their possible causes.
The teacher wants to correct the lexical problem without changing the intended meaning.
Which revision is appropriate?
In an everyday situation, which sentence uses extra with similar meaning?
The committee decided to address the issue before the current semester ended. After several meetings, the members eventually reached an agreement, although the final policy was quite different from the one originally proposed.
Considering the contextual meanings of the highlighted words, choose the accurate interpretation.
Considering the vocabulary and semantic relations in the expressions, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)In "one orange," "orange" functions as a noun referring to a fruit, whereas in "two orange fish," it identifies a color.
(__)In "three brown chickens," "three" is an ordinal numeral indicating the position of the chickens in a sequence.
(__)The word "chicken" may refer to an animal or to food in English, and its intended meaning depends on the communicative context.
(__)In "four green apples," "green" expresses quantity and "four" identifies a characteristic of the apples.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Match the expressions in Column I with the categories in Column II.
COLUMN I
1."two new menu items." 2."third consecutive year." 3."teal and yellow." 4."chicken."
COLUMN II
(__)A food noun that can also name the animal from which the food comes. (__)An expression containing a cardinal numeral. (__)An expression containing an ordinal numeral. (__)Words identifying colors.
Select the alternative that presents the CORRECT association, from top to bottom.
In this context, "canopy" refers to:
What does the expression communicate in this context?
Match the expressions in Column I with their meanings in Column II.
COLUMN I
1.Fuel a surge.
2.Barriers to entry.
3.Economic backdrop.
4.Job dislocation.
COLUMN II
(__)Conditions or obstacles that make beginning participation in a market or activity more difficult.
(__)The broader economic circumstances surrounding a particular development.
(__)Contribute to or intensify a rapid increase in something.
(__)Disruption or displacement affecting jobs, functions, or patterns of employment.
Select the alternative that presents the CORRECT association, from top to bottom.
Which meaning corresponds to the expression in this context?
n this context, "entrepreneurship is democratizing" appropriately means that entrepreneurship is:
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The world cup debutants determined to prove nothing is impossible
When the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11 in Mexico City, it will set in motion a flurry of historic firsts.
A newly expanded 48-team tournament, three countries: the US, Canada and Mexico as hosts and we’ll also get to see four debutants in the shape of Curaçao, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Cape Verde.
It was in October of last year that Cape Verde, the African archipelago nation — with a population of just over half a million people — qualified for its first ever World Cup after beating Eswatini 3-0 to become the third-smallest country after Curaçao and Iceland eight years ago to make it through to football’s biggest stage.
It was a feat made even more impressive by the fact the Blue Sharks ended up four points ahead of traditional continental powerhouse Cameroon, topping their Confederation of African Football qualifying group in the process.
It’s no wonder the team’s head coach Pedro Leitão Brito — better known as Bubista — was beaming with pride when he dropped by the CNN studios in Atlanta recently as part of a visit to Mercedes-Benz stadium, where Cape Verde will begin their World Cup campaign on June 15 against the 2010 winners and reigning European champions, Spain.
“We are so excited. I think the people are so excited and we’re going to do our best for our people,” Bubista — a distinguished former captain and defender on the national team — told CNN Sports.
Bubista oversaw a truly history-making qualifying campaign. A sequence of results that included a highly impressive five straight wins, the highlight of which featured a never-to-be-forgotten 1-0 triumph over the Cameroonians in September 2025.
But it’s October 13, 2025, that will be indelibly etched into the memory of all who witnessed Cape Verde’s historic win against Eswatini. A victory that would spark frenzied celebrations of joy in the country’s capital city Praia.
“Our people are so excited and so happy. Our people in the world, it’s just so great for our qualification and now our people are so grateful for everything,” Bubista added.
Cape Verde may be about to play in a first ever World Cup, but the national team is no stranger to success when it comes to competing in the Africa Cup of Nations having reached the quarterfinals in 2013 and then again, a decade later. Bubista oversaw the latter campaign but now the head coach’s focus is fully on his team’s tournament opener against Spain.
“We know it’s a very difficult match … They have very good players. We will respect them but anything is possible. We’re going to do our best to show the world what we can do in football,” Bubista reflected.
“We know it’s a hard game, but we have our heart and team spirit and this is important for us. Our unity is our strength,” he added.
The Blue Sharks will arrive in the US with a talented squad including Villarreal’s Logan Costa, Paris Saint-Germain 18-year-old Fabio Domingos and 36-year-old Ryan Mendes, who is the country’s most-capped player — with more than 90 appearances for the national team — and is Cape Verde’s all-time leading goalscorer.
And then there’s the remarkable story of the Shamrock Rovers forward Roberto “Pico” Lopes who was born in Ireland, but when it comes to international football, represents Cape Verde, currently ranked 69th in the world.
Lopes had always wanted to play for Ireland but when that didn’t materialize, he ended up playing for his father’shomeland after famously being recruited through a LinkedIn message from then-team head coach Rui Águas. Initially Lopes ignored the first message sent in Portuguese as spam but not the second one sent a few months later in English.
Fonte: https://edition.cnn.com/sport/cape-verde-world-cup-debutants-nothing-isimpossible-spc. Excerto. Acessado em: 07/06/2026.
Brain rot
“Brain rot” is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration”. The term gained new prominence as a term used to capture concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on social media. The term increased in usage frequency by 230% between 2023 and 2024.
The first recorded use of “brain rot” was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, which reports his experiences of living a simple lifestyle in the natural world. Thoreau criticizes society’s tendency to devalue complex ideas, or those that can be interpreted in multiple ways, in favour of simple ones, and sees this as indicative of a general decline in mental and intellectual effort: “While England endeavours to cure the potato rot, will not any endeavour to cure the brain-rot — which prevails so much more widely and fatally?”
The term has taken on new significance in the digital age. Initially gaining traction on social media platforms, the term is now seeing more widespread use, such as in mainstream journalism, amidst societal concerns about the negative impact of overconsuming online content.
Source: Oxford University Press. Adaptation.
Brain rot
“Brain rot” is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration”. The term gained new prominence as a term used to capture concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on social media. The term increased in usage frequency by 230% between 2023 and 2024.
The first recorded use of “brain rot” was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, which reports his experiences of living a simple lifestyle in the natural world. Thoreau criticizes society’s tendency to devalue complex ideas, or those that can be interpreted in multiple ways, in favour of simple ones, and sees this as indicative of a general decline in mental and intellectual effort: “While England endeavours to cure the potato rot, will not any endeavour to cure the brain-rot — which prevails so much more widely and fatally?”
The term has taken on new significance in the digital age. Initially gaining traction on social media platforms, the term is now seeing more widespread use, such as in mainstream journalism, amidst societal concerns about the negative impact of overconsuming online content.
Source: Oxford University Press. Adaptation.
Mark the item that displays the CORRECT translation for the text below.
The first recorded use of “brain rot” was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, which reports his experiences of living a simple lifestyle in the natural world.
"Although the proposal initially drew criticism from several teachers, the revised version eventually gained broad support. What had seemed an unnecessary complication came to be regarded as a useful safeguard against inconsistent assessment practices."
Based on the text, the expression "came to be regarded as" indicates that:
Read the lyrics’ song Dai Dai, by Shakira (Feat. Burna Boy), to answer question
[…]
You knew from the day
you were born
That here in this place you belong
You've been this brave all along
What broke you once made you strong (strong)
Dai, dai, ikou, dale, allez, let's go
Dai, dai, ikou, dale, allez, let's go (ow)
Come follow your desire
Where there's a will, there's a way
You are the owner of that fire
No one can take it away
Sweat and blood to write your story
That is how you paved the way
You're about to reach the glory
Only one step away
All the highs and lows
All the tears and the pain
You been there through it all,
been through it all
Just do it again
Now you got to believe (I believe)
[…]
(Available at: https://www.letras.mus.br/shakira/dai-dai-feat-burna-boy/)
Based on the song Dai dai, by Shakira, match the underlined words to their closest meaning in its context and choose the correct alternative.
UNDERLINED WORDS
1. belong
2. brave
3. desire
4. take it away
5. glory
MEANING
A. To feel comfortable or accepted in a place;
B. To remove or deprive someone of something;
C. Showing courage in the face of difficulty;
D. A strong wish or want for something;
E. Great honor, praise, or success;
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