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    On Saturday my Catalan friend invited me to come along to a Calotada. Being from the UK, I had no idea what this would need, but he promised me it was a fun Catalan (卡塔兰) tradition, and so I agreed to go. I wasn't disappointed!

    First, we took a train out to a Small town near Tarragona, about an hour away from Barcelona centre. I was already amazed by how different everything looked from the city as the train rushed through small towns, all sitting on the coastline.

    When we arrived, we were greeted by the sight of a small wind instrument band and about a dozen people dancing in a circle. While my friend later told me that it is a traditional Catalan dance called La Sardana, at the time I was totally confused at what I was seeing! It seemed so strange but yet so lovely that they were doing this dance completely for themselves.

    Once we had been fully entertained by the dancers, we finally went inside for the Calatada and it was soon revealed to me what it actually was. We sat down at the table and a huge plate of leeks (大葱) was placed in front of us. It was explained to us that you have to peel the leeks with your fingers, dip them in a (delicious!) sauce and eat them. This sounds easier than it was.

    My friend had been right in the end, it had been an extremely fun day and it felt great to get involved in a local tradition of a place I am temporarily calling home. It really inspired me to learn more about the Catalan culture, although hopefully next time it will be something less messy!

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冬眠的奥秘

    ①严寒的冬天,我们总是向往着在被窝里长眠一冬——能像狗熊和青蛙那样冬眠就好了。然而我们大都不知道:那些冬眠的动物们,掌握着我们人类尚不知晓的惊天奥秘。

    ②冬眠是动物应对恶劣环境的一种策略,科学上叫“蛰伏”。有人会问,冬天里睡得多、睡得久,不就是冬眠吗?它们还真不是一回事儿,只是二者的区别不太容易看出来。拿鱼来说,有几类鱼是会冬眠的,包括我们熟悉的鲤鱼、乌鳢,还有海里的鳗鲡。每当冬天来临,它们就把自己调到冬眠档:不吃、不喝、不游动。这看似与正常档的睡觉并无二致,但请注意它们的鳃!鱼类靠鳃呼吸,平时就算身体静止不动,鳃也会轻轻开合扇动。而进入冬眠的鱼,鳃也几乎不动,完全处于麻痹状态。除了呼吸,冬眠动物的体温、心跳等生命指征也都降到极低的水平,新陈代谢速率变得非常缓慢,与休克和死亡标准只差那么一点点——这就是冬眠与睡觉的本质区别。

    ③冬眠的意义在于,尽量减少身体内外的生命活动,将能量消耗降到最低,以挨过环境严酷的时间段。动物冬眠时,能把生命的时钟调得极慢。比如生活在北美洲的普通箱龟,冬眠时心脏5-10分钟才跳1次,实在让人惊叹。更夸张的是,它们几乎完全不呼吸,只靠皮肤吸入少许氧气!

    ④科学家还发现,冬眠不是“习惯养成”的问题,而是遗传基因决定的“天赋”。这种“天赋”还与寿命的长短有联系。一般来讲,哺乳动物的寿命与体型相关,体型小的新陈代谢快,寿命短;体型大的新陈代谢慢,寿命长。比如大象就活80年,兔子七八岁就算高寿。而蝙蝠打破了这个规律——冬眠的菊头蝠和同体型的、不冬眠的老鼠相比,前者可以活到30多岁,后者却只有3、4岁。如果在同一物种中比较,如蝙蝠或者棕熊,依然是冬眠的寿命要长很多。

    ⑤冬眠是当下的热门研究领域。如果人类能像动物们一样冬眠,收获的就绝不仅仅是睡大觉的幸福感,也许还能长生不老。虽然对蝙蝠和棕熊等冬眠动物的研究能确定冬眠基因与长寿有关。但这些动物毕竟与我们人类相差太远。不过,在2004年,有个轰动科学界的发现:居然有一种猴子能冬眠!而人类跟猴子同属灵长类动物,基因相似性很高。如果猴子能冬眠,这意味着我们人类也有可能做到。到那时,我们的寿命说不定可以达到800岁!