在我们身边生活着大量昆虫。虽然和人类相比它们非常渺小,但它们却凭借各自神奇的身体能力在地球上延续了四亿年之久。近年来,人们发现这些小小生物的身体结构中蕴藏着许多奥秘,只要善加利用,或许能为各个领域带来翻天覆地的改变。比如蚊子这种讨厌的昆虫,它的口器有着神奇的构造,吸了你的血你却毫不知情。而科学家则模仿这种构造,发明了一种无痛注射器,一旦能投入使用,将会为医学界带来巨大影响。昆虫体内的奇妙构造就像宝石的原石,经过人类之手雕琢后就能成为各种新型科技产品,为人类带来福祉
李春生于1838/1/12出生于福建厦门,母林有,父亲李德声是一个在溪边为人摆渡的人,家境穷苦。他13岁时便和一些孩子在街上叫卖糖果以帮家计,中午时和姐姐送饭去溪边给父亲吃。14岁时巧遇一个来渡船的英商Elles,看上这位聪明但个子不高的少年,起先拟僱他为打杂的工作。可能是这位英商的关係,15岁时他和父亲一起在厦门长老会受洗成为基督徒。 他聪明、勤快、又诚实负责,20 岁时便成英商怡记洋行(Elles & Co.)的重要雇员,掌柜的(经理之意)。和Elles 在一起不久便学会英文,1857年,在他20 岁时,曾到香港去进修英文。因为经商也要和官员及知识份子来往,所以自修中文,特别是文言文。不久在厦门因为抢匪多,外国商埠常遭强劫,而不能营业。Elles 逐将李春生介绍给苏格兰商人约翰杜特(John Dodd),在他所设的宝顺洋行任职。1866 年也是他...
影片讲述安东尼·格里兹曼凭借自己的决心与毅力,成为了世界顶级足球运动员之一,并捧得世界杯冠军。
Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.
This is the true-crime story of the multimillion-dollar yuppie drug ring run by a then, twenty-six year old Larry Lavin and two of his classmates. In the high-flying 1980's, Larry Lavin was a clean-cut, Ivy-League-educated dentist living the good life in suburban Philadelphia. But, what his upper crust neighbours didn't know was that Lavin led a double life - one that would fin...
Weaving Shibusa is the story of Japanese craftsmanship and dedication, shown through their love and fascination of denim. The film gives unprecedented access to the mysterious and storied industry of Japanese denim, told by the only people who can; world-renowned vintage denim experts, the highly regarded "Osaka 5", responsible for Japan's denim revival, as well as passionate i...
Filipinos are frequent winners of global beauty pageants. They craze over pageantry not only in the Philippines, but everywhere the two million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) work. Factory OFWs Robin, John Louie and Raymond are candidates of the Ginoong Taiwan pageant held in Hsinchu. Can they grasp their dreams as they embark on the journey of companion and competition for th...
Teenagers at a secondary school in the Canadian provinces. A time between childhood and adulthood where boundaries are tested and overstepped. One day they’re still drawing tattoos on their arms with felt tips and making papier-maché fish in class, the next smoking between lessons, easily capable of pointing out the local pot dealer. This particular aspect of their daily realit...
Professor Alice Roberts explores the UK's past, focusing on six key eras by exploring the stories of towns which best illustrate each.