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Johnson accused of hypocrisy over G7 girls’ education pledge 七国峰会上，约翰逊“冠冕堂皇”的承诺？ Announcement of £430m funding for 90 countries comes only weeks after ‘inexcusable’ foreign aid cuts 在其做出“不可饶恕”的对外援助削减决策仅几周之后，约翰逊又宣布了4.3亿英镑针对90国家的援助资金 Boris Johnson was accused of hypocrisy after announcing at the G7 leaders’ summit he would provide £430m of e...

Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists 科学家警告，气候临界点可能会“多米诺骨牌式”崩塌 Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects 分析显示，地球升温2摄氏度也能带来显著的连锁性灾难事件的风险，并带来恶劣长期效应 Ice sheets and ocean currents at risk of climate tipping points can destabilise each other as the wor...

The past is another country 数载之后，中国旧貌换新颜 Family saga revisits different era to find out how we got here. 《人世间》这部家族长篇小说重访不同时代，追溯新中国的发展。 The year is 1969 in China's Northeast. When Zhou Zhigang, a construction worker, is dispatched to engage in a large-scale infrastructure project in Southwest China, his eldest son and daughter become zhiqing, a term referrin...

Modern touch 现代手法 Exhibition showcases an artist's lifelong endeavor to inject modernity into classical paintings in 20th-century China, Lin Qi reports. 画展上，一位艺术家花费毕生功力，在20世纪中国的传统绘画中注入现代元素。 The late master of classical Chinese paintings Qi Baishi once said he often felt that one of his hands had been "stolen" by his student Wang Xuetao (1903-82). 已故的传统国...

SWIFT block could hurt global economy 将俄罗斯排除出环球银行间金融电信协会可能会损害全球经济 The expulsion of Russia from a major global financial system will cast a shadow over the world economy, which has already been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said. 专家称，将俄罗斯剔除出主要的全球金融体系，对于已经受新冠疫情打击的世界经济来说，无异于雪上加霜。 The United States, the United Kingdom,...

Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal 美国海洋保护区发现超过47吨塑料垃圾，还有一只被缠住的海豹 Expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, collecting 94,472lb marine debris 考察队24天清理了西北夏威夷群岛十英里海岸线，收集了94,472磅海洋废弃物 In a span of just over three weeks, more than 47 tons of plastic waste were...

UK expected to offer post-Brexit trade deal to Australia 英国将给予澳大利亚脱欧后贸易协议 Gradual tariff-free deal will be victory for free-trade Brexiters but is likely to alarm UK farmers 贸易协议将会逐步免除关税，这对支持自由贸易的脱欧者来说是个大成就，然而却可能使英国农民提心吊胆 UK ministers are expected to offer Australia a trade deal that will gradually eliminate all tariffs and quotas, one...

Electric vehicles on world’s roads expected to increase to 145m by 2030 全世界电动车数量有望于2030年达到1.45亿 Under existing climate policies, electric vehicles could wipe out use of 2m barrels a day of diesel and petrol 基于当下的环境政策，电动车可以使柴油和汽油日消耗量减少200万桶。 The number of electric cars, vans, trucks and buses on the world’s roads is on course to increase from 11m vehicle...

World leaders agree to draw up ‘historic’ treaty on plastic waste 各国领导人同意就塑料垃圾制定“历史性”协议 UN environment assembly resolution is being hailed as biggest climate deal since 2015 Paris accord 联合国环境大会决议被誉为自2015年巴黎协定以来最大的气候协定 World leaders, environment ministers and other representatives from 173 countries have agreed to develop a legally binding treaty on pl...

Chinese researchers discover new way to burn fat 中国研究者发现减脂新途径 A team from East China Normal University has found that local hyperthermia therapy, which involves applying heat to a small tissue, can help treat obesity and improve metabolic disorders safely. 华东师范大学团队发现局部热疗（对小型组织加热）有助于安全治疗过度肥胖并改善代谢紊乱。 The research paper Local Hyperthermia Therapy...

Vaccine success makes UK attractive to international students, poll finds 疫苗接种成功开展，英国成为留学热门 Survey reveals Britain is more popular destination for studying than US, Canada, Australia and Germany 调查显示，英国成为比美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和德国更为热门的留学目的地 International students are more likely to want to study at British universities thanks to the success of the vaccine ro...

Joe Biden to reveal US emissions pledge in key climate crisis moment 气候危机关头，拜登将如何做出减排承诺？ President will also call on major economies to join him in bold action at virtual summit of 40 world leaders 在即将举办的线上四十国领导人峰会中，美国总统也将呼吁世界主要经济体加入其气候治理行动中来。 Joe Biden faces a key test of his commitment to climate action this week, when he sets out h...

Spring cold snap hits as England relaxes Covid lockdown restrictions 英国：解封伊始，春寒又至 Snowfall in some areas dampens hopes of businesses reopening their doors for first time in months 随着疫情解除，数月未营业的商户们终于可以开门做生意，然而近期一些地区的降雪又让他们心灰意冷了起来。 The lifting of lockdown restrictions to allow people in England to use pub beer gardens and dine in the outdo...

Reasons to be cheerful: optimists live longer, says study 乐观一点吧：研究显示乐天派更长寿 People who have a rosy outlook on the world may live healthier, longer lives because they have fewer stressful events to cope with, new research suggests. 新研究显示，拥有积极乐观世界观的人更健康、更长寿，因为他们面对的压力事件更少。 Scientists found that while optimists reacted to, and recovered from, stres...

Regulator eyes bullying on internet 管理机构加强监管网络霸凌 Accounts could be suspended or permanently banned for violations 违规账号可能被关停或永久封禁 Online accounts involved in violence or bullying will be suspended or permanently banned, an official from China's top internet regulator said. 中国最高级别网络管理机构官员表示，参与暴力或霸凌的网络账号将被关停或被永久封禁。 Zhang Yongjun, an of...

Horsing around: Australian man creates paper pony out of lunch bags in hotel quarantine 澳洲男子在酒店隔离也要“策马奔腾” In mandatory Covid isolation, art director David Marriott is making the most of his design skills – and lifting morale at the same time 在强制新冠隔离期间，艺术指导戴维·马里奥特充分利用其设计技能来自娱自乐，振奋精神。 Ten days into his fortnight of mandatory quarantine in a Bris...

Dawn of long-term rental home market may enthuse Gen Z 长租公寓市场兴起，受到Z世代追捧 Over the past few decades, many Chinese people thought it was necessary for a newlywed couple to own a home by their wedding day. 在过去几十年里，许多中国人认为新婚夫妻在结婚之前有必要买一套房。 So , I asked a young woman preparing for her wedding later this year the same question－well, then, is it necessary? H...

Race tightens in France for runoff vote 法国大选进入决选，战况愈加胶着 First-round result leaves Macron with battle to keep presidency from Le Pen 首轮选举之后，马克龙将与勒庞角逐总统 French President Emmanuel Macron will face off with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in a runoff of the presidential election on April 24 following Sunday's first round of voting, but the race will be tighter than m...

UK urged to take lead in helping poor countries fund climate action 联合国敦促英国积极带头，为贫穷国家气候治理提供援助 Boris Johnson’s government must take the lead in giving poor countries access to the finance they need to tackle the climate crisis, to make vital climate talks a success, the UN’s development chief has said. 联合国开发计划署署长表示，英国鲍里斯·约翰逊政府必须积极带头，给予贫穷国...

Grammy awards 2021: women rule as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé break records 女性力量闪耀2021年格莱美 The Covid-restrained Grammys were a mostly female-fronted affair, with wins for Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift 虽受疫情限制，第63届格莱美颁奖典礼仍如期召开，女性艺人打头阵，比莉·艾利什、梅根·西·斯塔莉安、杜阿·利帕、碧昂丝以及泰勒·斯威夫特纷纷获奖。 It was a hist...

Personality tests playing larger role in China’s job market 性格测试在中国就业市场中扮演更重要的角色 Are you an architect or an entrepreneur? If someone has asked you this on Chinese social media recently, chances are they aren't really interested in your job as these professions actually refer to personality types in a personality test known as MBTI, which has risen to popularity on social media...

Shining through: Dutch artist paints farming in a new light to boost crops 荷兰艺术家使用新型光照促进农作物生长 With the help of botanists, Daan Roosegaarde has created a ‘light recipe’ for a field of leeks to help the plants grow better 在植物学家帮助下，丹·罗斯格德创造“光照配方”促进韭葱生长。 By day, the field of leeks looks like any other. But, as the sun sets, blue and red light, mixed with in...

Coping with COVID creating new opportunities 疫情创造新的机遇 As it has been doing for all industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for the healthcare sector. 和其他行业一样，新冠已经给医疗保健领域带来了机遇和挑战。 It triggers rapid and large-scale responses, such as a reliance on virtual care delivery, an increased focus on mental health and wellbeing, an...

Jubilation and fear as English schools reopen amid continuing confusion 英国学生复学，疑虑未消，喜忧参半 Millions of pupils returned to schools in England on Monday as Covid lockdown restrictions began to ease, amid continuing uncertainties surrounding the Covid testing regime for students and mask-wearing in classrooms. 英国开始解除疫情封锁，数百万学生于周一复学。然对于学生新冠检测制度以及课堂口...

Adjust Your Brain for Inflation 打破思维定式——通货膨胀 Inflation turns money into a foreign language. The rising cost of gas, food and hundreds of other things is pushing Americans to rethink how they read every price tag. Whether in the produce aisle or the used-car lot, our definition of cheap or expensive has changed, researchers on consumer psychology say. 通货膨胀使得人们不懂钱了。汽油、粮食...