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In the refined garden designs of Chelsea Flower Show, gnomes are usually a no-no. But this year there'll be a scattering of them around the place, many painted by celebrities. 在切尔西花展雅致的庭院设计中，“小矮人” 往往不登大雅之堂。但今年，它们将出现在花展的各个角落，其中许多都由名人亲手彩绘。 All the gnomes will be sold off to raise money for the Royal Horticultural Society's campaign for school...

Whether you've reached work or study burnout, you're going through relationship dramas, or you just feel weighed down by life in general, stress is something that's difficult to avoid. If only there were an easy and free way to alleviate it. Luckily, there is! Breathwork. Breathing is the first and last thing we do on this planet, and it's the simplest way we can alleviate stress and anxiety both...

Jesse Williamson is a soldier. In 2009, he is in a dangerous war. A big bomb hits his car. Jesse loses his legs. His friends die in the war. 杰西·威廉姆森是一名士兵。2009年，他身处一场危险的战争中。一枚大型炸弹击中了他的车。杰西失去了双腿，他的战友在战争中牺牲。 When Jesse comes back home, he is very sad. He cries a lot. He takes drugs to feel better. Then, he goes to a special hospital to get hel...

Many office workers feel frustrated by meetings that seem pointless. A recent survey shows that the average UK worker spends 27 days a year in such meetings. But improving meetings is possible with the right strategies. 许多上班族对那些看似毫无意义的会议感到沮丧。一项最新调查显示，英国普通员工每年平均有27天都耗费在这样的会议中。不过，只要采用合适的策略，会议质量是可以改善的。 First, preparation is...

A Russian drone crashed into a 10-story residential building in the Romanian city of Galați overnight, and injured a woman and a child. This incident caused great panic among local citizens, who now feel unsafe. 一架俄罗斯无人机在夜间坠毁并撞上了罗马尼亚城市Galați的一栋10层住宅楼，造成一名女性和一名儿童受伤。该事件在当地居民中引发了极大恐慌，许多人因此感到不安全。 Romania quickly scrambled F-16 fi...

On Friday night, rescuers in Laos successfully evacuated the first of five villagers who had been trapped inside a flooded cave for more than a week. 周五晚上，老挝Laos的救援人员成功营救出五名被困在被洪水淹没洞穴中超过一周的村民中的第一人。 The men originally entered the cave to search for gold but became trapped when heavy rain caused sudden flash flooding. One villager managed to escape early an...

Two people died, and hundreds were arrested in France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League. 在Paris Saint-Germain（PSG）赢得欧洲冠军联赛后，法国有两人死亡，数百人被逮捕。 Following the victory over Inter Milan, riots broke out in several cities. Police reported 491 arrests in Paris alone and over 60 more across the country. Cars were set on fire, fireworks were used, and fights...

Learning a new language can be difficult, especially if you only remember funny, random textbook phrases. To help you improve, there are five effective hacks. 学习一门新语言可能很困难，尤其是当你只记得一些有趣但零散的课本句子时。为了帮助你提升语言能力，这里有五个有效的方法。 First, skip complicated grammar rules at the beginning and learn the 50 most common phrases. Make them personal; focus on wo...

Coming up with new ideas and questioning and challenging the ideas of others is how we make sense of the world around us and learn more about it, Paddy Rodgers says. 提出新想法并对其他人的想法提出异议和挑战，才是我们解读周遭世界并深入了解它的途径，帕迪·罗杰斯这样说。 The man in charge of the 350-year-old Royal Observatory in Greenwich warns that human curiosity is too vital to be satisfied by the...

You might have mixed feelings about rain. For those experiencing long periods of drought, rain can bring joy. But for those wanting to enjoy the outdoors, a large downpour can ruin the experience. Getting drenched by the weather can make you feel cold and weaken your immune system, but there are some surprising benefits to going out in the rain, provided you've got your brolly and raincoat! 您可能...

These bones at the Denver Science Museum come from ancient bison. 丹佛科学博物馆的这些骨头来自古代的野牛。 20,000 years ago, ice age people built fires using bones like these from the animals they hunted in cold dry prairies. 两万年前，冰河时代的人们用在寒冷干燥的草原上狩猎的动物的骨头生火。 They had only grass and twigs from bushes, but no trees. So campfire wood was scarce. 他们只有草和灌木丛中...

You see this? This is what we always threw away, forever. It was rare that you see anybody using it. 看到这个了吗？这是我们一直丢弃的东西。很少会有人用这个来烹饪。 My name is Todd Gray. I'm the chef and co-owner of Equinox restaurant with my wife Ellen Kassoff. 我叫托德·格雷，是Equinox餐厅的厨师，和妻子艾伦·卡索夫共同经营着这家餐厅。 We have almost as much discarded trim as we do what we would cal...

So this piece called Lalu is probably from about ten years ago, from this body of work kind of looking at fields, the visual of the motion of tall grass and the wind. 这个叫“Lalu”的作品大约创作于十年前，出自这个以田野为主题的系列作品，探讨了高草随风摇曳的视觉效果。 You never see the wind. You always see the effects of the wind. 你看不见风。但是你总能感受到风带来的影响。 But also for me is sort of...

According to the National Center for Health Statistics of the United States, roughly 37 percent of US adults consume fast food on a daily basis. 根据美国国家卫生统计中心的数据，大约37%的美国成年人每天都会食用快餐。 The center found a significant rise in the number of severe obesity cases in very young children aged 2 to 5. 该中心发现，2至5岁幼儿的严重肥胖病例数量显著增加。 Thank you so much for ha...

When it comes to breaking world records, London Marathon is now in a league of its own. 在打破世界纪录方面，伦敦马拉松已无人能望其项背。 This year's race was the biggest, with nearly 60,000 finishers, and the fastest, with two elite world records, and Sabastian Sawe becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier in a sanctioned race. 本届赛事不仅规模空前，有近六万人完赛，成绩也刷新了历史...

Has exam season got you hitting the books instead of the gym? Study is important, but if you're not keeping up with your exercise, you might be missing out. It turns out that regular physical exercise can boost your memory, focus and reasoning skills. One study even found that Scottish teenagers who got 60 minutes of exercise a day scored a whole grade higher on national exams. 考试季是否让您只顾...

The new Wildlife Health Centre is due to be built as the Zoological Society of London, which runs the zoo, celebrates its 200th anniversary. The development is being made possible by a £20n donation from a mystery benefactor , the largest in the zoo's history. 运营该动物园的伦敦动物学会宣布，将建造一所新野生动物医疗中心，目前正值该学会庆祝其成立 200 周年。这一工程计划的实施得益于一位神秘资助者提供...

Close your eyes and think about the future. Do you imagine it to be in front of you or behind you? Maybe your timeline is vertical, with the future below, and the past above? Linguists such as Lera Boroditsky believe that the language you speak might influence your perception of time. 闭上眼睛，想象一下未来。你会觉得未来在你的前方还是后方？也许你的时间线是垂直的，未来在下方，而过去在上方？像Lera B...

Real Madrid has announced that Xabi Alonso will become their new head coach for the next three seasons until June 2028. 皇家马德里宣布，哈维·阿隆索将成为球队的新任主教练，合同为期三个赛季，直至2028年6月。 Alonso is a legendary former player who represented the club between 2009 and 2014, playing in 236 official matches and winning six major titles. 阿隆索是一位传奇前球员，他在2009年至2014年期间效...

Britain’s Royal Mint has introduced a special 50 pence coin to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings movies. 英国皇家造币厂推出了一款特别的50便士硬币，以纪念《指环王》电影上映25周年。 The design focuses on the iconic One Ring because it is instantly recognizable to millions of fans around the world, which makes the theme clear despite the small size of the coin. 这款设计以标志性...

In Seoul, South Korea, a 130cm tall humanoid robot named Gabi has officially joined the Buddhist faith. 在韩国首尔Seoul，一台名为Gabi的130厘米高人形机器人正式加入了佛教信仰。 During a special ceremony at the Jogyesa Temple, Gabi was dressed in a traditional saffron robe and received 108 prayer beads. 在Jogyesa Temple举行的一场特别仪式中，Gabi身穿传统的袈裟，并获得了108颗念珠。 Instead of the usual...

The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life. International Space Station正逐渐接近其使用寿命的终点。 Experts suggest that 2030 will be the end, and a transition is needed. 专家表示，到2030年它可能将正式退役，因此需要进行过渡和替代安排。 A commercial turn for the concept of a space station is taking place because so far, it’s only been in the hands of major governments. 如今，空...

Japan is experiencing such extreme heat that the national weather agency had to introduce a new word to describe it. 日本正经历极端高温，以至于国家气象机构不得不创造一个新词来形容这种天气。 The term is kokushobi, which translates to cruelly hot day. 这个词叫“kokushobi”，意思是“酷热难耐的一天”或“残酷炎热日”。 It is used for days when temperatures exceed 40 °C. 这个词专门用于气温超过40摄氏度的日子。...

A South Korean art student, Noh Huyn-soo, made headlines when he ate a banana from a famous installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul. 一个韩国艺术学生诺·贤洙（Noh Huyn-soo）因在首尔Leeum Museum of Art吃掉意大利艺术家Maurizio Cattelan一件著名装置艺术中的香蕉而登上新闻头条。 In a video captured by a friend, Noh boldly removed the duct-taped banana from the...

The 317th Prague derby between Slavia and Sparta ended in chaos during stoppage time. 第317次布拉格德比在伤停补时阶段以混乱收场，参赛双方为斯拉维亚和斯巴达。 Although Slavia was leading 3-2 and was very close to winning the league title, hundreds of fans invaded the pitch. 尽管斯拉维亚以3比2领先，并且非常接近夺得联赛冠军，但数百名球迷冲入球场。 During the riot, some supporters attacked Sparta play...