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Uma família tinha adoptado um cão que na verdade seria um urso!

Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

Família percebe ao fim de dois anos que cão adoptado é afinal... um urso

An urban design firm is hoping to create the "world's greenest highway" by covering a major road in Dubai with gardens, trees, walkways and solar panels.

The proposed 64-kilometer-long road, called the "Dubai Green Spine," would see the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, one of Dubai's main highways, enhanced with over 1 million trees and enough solar panels to power 130,000 homes.

Dubai-based design firm URB says its road concept would help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 1 million metric tons per year, and help the city manage the needs of a population that's expected to grow from over 3 million today to nearly 8 million by 2040.

URB's design aims to reduce city heat and improve air quality while offering a safe, attractive and accessible route for commuting and leisure. Green spaces would be combined with walking and cycling paths, and electric tram lines would have solar panels built directly into the tracks.

Bus shelters and elevators would have rooftop solar panels, while garden-covered paths over the highway would make a walk from one side to the other easy and enjoyable.

URB CEO Baharash Bagherian says the concept is about "proving that our streets can do more than facilitate car traffic; they can significantly enhance quality of life."

He says the design takes a "human-centric approach" that prioritizes people and green spaces over cars.

However, it takes a lot of water to grow plants in Dubai. CNN notes that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) already consumes around 550 liters of water per person every day, compared to an average of 310 liters in the US and 144 liters in the European Union.

And most of the UAE's water isn't used for drinking — it's just needed to keep parts of the desert country green.

With this in mind, URB's design includes drought-resistant plants and special soil that helps retain water.

URB has also proposed designs for a 93-kilometer indoor cycling and walking "highway" called 

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Dubai Firm Hopes to Make 'World's Greenest Highway'

Tajik dialects

Similarites between English and Russian (fun facts)

Russian vs English facts and much more

yǒu diǎnr     VS      yì diǎnr 
有    点  儿               一  点 儿   

zhè ɡe wèn tí yǒu diǎnr nán 。 
这   个   问   题  有    点  儿 难  。 This question is a little difficult.
tā yǒu diǎnr hài pà 。 
她  有    点 儿 害  怕 。 She was a little scared.

tā měi tiān chī yì diǎnr miàn bāo 。 
她  每   天    吃  一  点 儿  面     包  。 She eats a little bread every day.
ɡē ɡe bǐ dì di ɡāo yì diǎnr。 
哥  哥 比 弟 弟 高  一  点 儿 。 The elder brother is a little taller than the younger one.

JOJO CHINESE

有点儿VS一点儿

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Making suggestions is an essential skill when you want to offer advice or ideas to someone. So, let's dive right in and explore these five useful ways to make suggestions.
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Five useful ways to make suggestions in English. Let's do a quick recap:
1.	"How about…?" for proposing new ideas or alternatives.
2.	"Why don’t you… ?" for offering suggestions to someone who's unsure.
3.	"Maybe we should… ." for collaborative and friendly proposals.
4.	"I’d recommend… ." for advice based on personal experience or expertise.
5.	"Have you thought about… ?" for introducing new ideas or options.
