Is "light fasting" more beneficial to health? U.S. Senate rejects bill to limit presidential war powers? At 12:30 on March 5, Sohu founder, chairman and CEO Zhang Chaoyang shared international hot information in both Chinese and English in the live broadcast room of "Zhang Chaoyang's English Class", from new trends in the war in the Middle East to new health knowledge, leading netizens to learn English and learn about the world.
The powder keg in the Middle East continues to detonate, and the game between the United States and Iran has entered a new stage. Zhang Chaoyang shared the latest news during the live broadcast. According to reports, the U.S. Senate recently voted down a war powers measure that was originally intended to limit President Trump's power to take further military action against Iran. At the same time, Iran launched a new round of missile attacks in the direction of Israel, and explosions were heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli military stated earlier that it had launched a new wave of strikes against military infrastructure in Iran.
Turning our attention to Latin America, new trends have emerged in Venezuela’s political situation. Zhang Chaoyang cited reports that the US Secretary of the Interior led a delegation to visit Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and held talks with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez. The two parties announced that they will cooperate to develop Venezuela’s mining sector. Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves and is rich in resources such as gold, diamonds and rare earth minerals. Before this closed-door meeting, Venezuela had already amended its laws to allow foreign investment to enter the previously nationalized oil sector, and planned to carry out similar reforms in the mining industry. The Speaker of the Venezuelan Congress revealed that reforms will allow large foreign companies to mine minerals and diamonds.
In addition, the live broadcast also mentioned a piece of health news that subverts cognition. According to the BBC, scientists have questioned the traditional model of "three meals a day", and light fasting is becoming a hot topic. Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California, USA, pointed out that not eating for at least 12 hours a day can give the digestive system a rest. Restricting caloric intake is associated with lower levels of inflammation in the body. Fasting allows the body to enter a repair state and clear out misfolded mutant proteins in ordinary proteins. A professor at the University of Padua in Italy said that fasting can help improve blood sugar response and reduce fat storage. High blood sugar levels trigger the process of glycation, which increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
During the live broadcast, Zhang Chaoyang analyzed key English words based on the news content, including identify (confirmation), serviceman (soldier), sink (sink), footage (image data), torpedo (torpedo), etc. "Zhang Chaoyang's English Class" is a representative live knowledge column of Sohu Video's "Attention Stream" and is broadcast on time every Monday to Thursday at 12:30 noon. In order to facilitate review and review, after each live broadcast, the course selection slices and key vocabulary summaries will be updated simultaneously in the attention stream. The Chinese version of the international news shared in the daily English class will also be online through the attention stream account "Zhishi Video".
At the end of the live broadcast, Zhang Chaoyang previewed Sohu's next two major activities to netizens: the 18th Sohu News Marathon is about to start in Hong Kong, and the Spring Attention Streaming Conference is also planned to be held in April. In addition, he also recommended the "American Movies That Teacher Zhang Loves" film list and invited netizens to review classic films on Sohu Video. Tracking hard-core news and savoring light and shadow classics, Sohu Video is committed to creating a content platform with depth and warmth.
