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How to avoid 'Zoom fatigue' during the Covid pandemic 如何在新冠疫情期间避免“Zoom疲惫” Imagine you are walking around your workplace followed incessantly by colleagues holding a mirror that causes you to stare at yourself for large parts of the day. 想象一下，在一天大部分时间里，无论你走到工作环境的哪个角落，身边一直有同事拿着一面镜子对着你，让你和自己面面相觑。 The bizarre scenario is in effect b...

Seeding a lifelong love of autumnal 'super fruit' 播种对秋天“超级水果”的一生热爱 The arrival of autumn has left me enchanted once again with its bountiful harvest of pomegranates. And as I savor this gem of the fruit world, I can't help but reflect on how living in China actually introduced me to the wonders of this unique food. 秋天降临，石榴又丰收了，我心生欢喜。当我品尝石榴——果中之“王”——的时候...

A global vaccine apartheid is unfolding. People’s lives must come before profit 全球性“疫苗种族隔离”正在上演，人命重于利益。 The poorest countries are missing out on adequate doses of vaccines – and the health implications should concern us all 那些最贫困的国家无法接种足够的疫苗，这背后的健康隐患值得每个人关注。 Nine months ago world leaders were queueing up to declare any Covid-19 vaccine a globa...

More Chinese receive higher education 更多中国人接受高等教育 Past decade sees soaring enrollment rate as investment, intl collaboration increase 随着投资和国际合作力度加大，大学入学率在过去十年内飙升 A total of 240 million Chinese people have received higher education as a result of the country's historic strides in tertiary education development over the past decade, a senior education official s...

The Greeks had a word for it … until now, as language is deluged by English terms 全球热词“Pandemic（疫情）”的娘家竟然在希腊 A leading linguist pleads for moderation as a huge outbreak of ‘Greenglish’, much of it Covid-related, spreads. 与新冠疫情相关的“希腊式英语”表达大爆炸式增长，权威语言学家呼吁要克制。 Usually, Professor Georgios Babiniotis would take pride in the fact that the Greek word “pan...

Cultivating culture and truly poetic landscapes 塑造文化与诗情画意的园林 Until recently, the depth of my personal "philosophy" of gardening has been as sophisticated as "that plant might look nice over there". 直到最近，我个人的园艺“哲学”高深如下：“这株植物摆在那块可能好看一点”。 That said, I've long appreciated the often deeply rooted philosophies that enlighten garden designs in different cultur...

Biden returns US to Paris climate accord hours after becoming president 拜登就职后迅速宣布重新加入巴黎气候协定 Biden administration rolls out a flurry of executive orders aimed at tackling climate crisis 拜登政府紧急开展一系列行政命令，以应对气候危机。 Joe Biden has moved to reinstate the US to the Paris climate agreement just hours after being sworn in as president, as his administration rolls ou...

Apple and Facebook at odds over privacy move that will hit online ads 苹果与脸书就保护用户隐私行动产生争执，该行动可能会打击网络广告 Tim Cook lambasts firms ‘built on misleading users, data exploitation, on choices that are not choices at all’ 蒂姆·库克猛烈抨击一些公司，认为它们“靠误导用户、数据剥削以及霸王条款起家。” Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, has launched his strongest attack on Facebook...

Why award honorary doctorates, and what do the choices say about our universities? 为何授予荣誉博士学位？授予对象的选择又反映出大学中的哪些问题？ Universities like to associate themselves with exceptional individuals through the awarding of honorary doctorates, but this practice has often attracted controversy, creating headaches for university administrators. 大学喜欢通过授予荣誉博士学位和将自己...

He also said that, as part of the green push and technological upgrading, one of his latest subsidiaries uses an intelligent manufacturing system that covers mobile customer orders, product tracking, quality control and logistics management, while also ensuring that emissions, wastewater and other byproducts are effectively processed and recycled. 俞善锋说，作为绿色发展和技术升级的一部分，他最新的...

Township 's prospects brighter than ever 小镇大有前景 Production hub in Zhejiang province builds on a century of experience as sector's sales increase overseas 浙江嘉兴市嘉善县西塘镇是浙江省的纽扣生产中心，拥有百年历史，其纽扣远销海外 When Lu Luoyi received a set of buttons for her high school graduation, it proved to be a life-changing gift. 当陆罗依收到一组纽扣作为其高中毕业礼物时，这改变了她的...

Warning over mental health effects of floods in the UK 专家就英国洪水对心理健康的影响发出预警 Substantial work still needs to be done to protect houses from flood damage and to ensure homes do not dangerously overheat in summer as climate change intensifies storms and heatwaves in the UK. That is the key message from one of the country’s leading experts on climate change adaptation. 气候变化加剧了...

Shipwreck claims the lives of at least 43 migrants off the coast of Libya 船只失事导致至少43名移民在利比亚海岸附近死亡 The UN calls for the resumption of state-led operations in the Mediterranean, as rescue groups’ vessels are detained in port. 由于救援小组船只仍滞留在港口，联合国呼吁重启各国家主导的地中海救援行动。 At least 43 people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants capsized off th...

Standards for precooked food to heat up industry 制定标准帮助预制菜行业更好更快发展 Dalian in Liaoning province has established a list of designated standards to build itself into China's ready-to-cook seafood capital. 辽宁省大连市已制定了一系列指定标准，将其打造成中国的即烹海鲜之都。 The city's administration for market regulation offered the first precooked food production license to a company o...

Hair transplants quickly growing roots across nation 植发业在全中国迅速“生根” China 's hair transplant industry is expanding and upgrading as people's awareness of hair aesthetics increases and they have a willingness to pay for personal appearance, according to industry experts and business leaders. 据业内专家和商界领袖介绍，随着人们对头发美学的意识不断提高，愿意为个人形象支付费用，植发业在中国正...

It’s a bot time 机器人时代已经到来 The machines are coming for jobs—if you look in the right places 在一些领域，机器正在和我们抢工作 The year is 2021, and honestly there ought to be more robots. It was a decade ago that two scholars of technology, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, published “Race Against the Machine”, an influential book that marked the start of a fierce debate between optimist...

The future of e-commerce: the great mall of China 电商的未来：中国模式 The next big thing in retail comes with Chinese characteristics. 零售业的下一场大变革是带有中国特色的。 Almost everyone in China knows “Austin” Li Jiaqi. 在中国，李佳琪几乎人人皆知。 The 28-year-old “Lipstick Brother”, started out flogging make-up products in Nanchang, a provincial city, and now sells them to millions by live-s...

TV market signals growth as application scenarios rise 随着应用场景增加，中国电视市场呈增长之势 Major manufacturers ride consumption recovery, seek new expansion drivers 借助消费复苏，主要制造商寻求新的扩张驱动力 China's television manufacturing industry is expected to gain growth momentum this year, fueled by the steady recovery of consumption and the accelerated efforts made by major TV makers t...

Fresh warning sounded on plastics problem 科学家对塑料污染发出新警告 Walk along any beach in the world, no matter how isolated, you will find plastic of some kind washed up on the shoreline, offering a reminder of the reckless throwaway culture of the presentday world. 在全世界无论是多么偏远的海岸，你总能找到某种被冲到海岸线的塑料垃圾，提醒我们这种不计后果的“一次性文化”在当今世界仍在盛行。 Now , a...

COVID-19 : Variations on a theme 新冠肺炎出现变种 Natural selection is a powerful force. In circumstances that are still disputed, it took a bat coronavirus and adapted it to people instead. 自然选择很强大，在一些有争议的情况下，蝙蝠冠状病毒可能会寄宿在人身上。 The result has spread around the globe. Now, in two independent but coincidental events, it has modified that virus still further, creatin...

The Brexit endgame: How late it was, how late 脱欧残局：久拖不决 Talks inch towards a last-minute deal—but it is not done yet 谈判朝着最终协议缓慢推进，但协议还没有达成。 The government is urging businesses to step up preparations for the end of Britain’s transition out of the European Union on December 31st. （英国）政府正催促企业加快准备，以迎接12月31日英国脱欧过渡期的结束。 This week Michael Go...

Culture a winner for cosmetics brands 传统文化成为化妆品牌宠儿 Domestic firms find younger shoppers drawn to products that incorporate traditional associations 国内化妆品公司发现，年轻消费者更青睐于蕴含传统文化元素的产品 With buying power rising among young, heritage-minded consumers, domestic cosmetics brands are winning hearts with guochao — a trend that is seeing younger buyers drawn to product...

Design exhibitions celebrate lifestyle creativity 生活方式创造性在设计大展中熠熠生辉 From ornaments as small as a brooch to landmark architecture, from a poster to celebrate Chinese New Year, to a logo for national events, design has been even more integrated into the economic and social lives of the Chinese people, reflecting the advancement throughout decades. 不论是小如胸针的装饰品还是地标建筑...

Canned food quality captures market share 高品质罐头占领市场 Shandong town finds formula for fruitful sales expansion at home and abroad 山东一小镇为海内外销售拓展找到“良方” In mid-February, days after Spring Festival, workers were busy at a canned fruit factory in Difang town, Pingyi county, Shandong province, keeping production lines humming to meet a rise in demand. 二月中旬，春节一过，工人们就...

Fast food players eye formidable 2023 sales 快餐从业者2023年有望见证销售额强势回春 Leading fast-food chains including McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut have shown stronger confidence in China's business environment with plans to open more restaurants in the country this year. 麦当劳、肯德基和必胜客等著名快餐连锁品牌对中国的营商环境信心增强，有计划在今年开更多店面。 Yum China Holdings Inc, the leading...