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"Welcome! Shoes off please." In many Asian countries, removing shoes when you enter someone's home is expected – it shows respect and ensures cleanliness. In other places, such as the UK, however, the social norms are more ambiguous. Some Brits might have a strict "shoes off" rule, while others may be squeamish about seeing others' socks or bare feet. What do the scientists say?  “欢迎！请脱...

Starting a new job, moving house, quitting your job to start a new business – all of these can be great opportunities, but all of them can lead to uncertainty. We can't know for sure that they will turn out well. Could this fear of the unknown be holding us back?  开始新的工作，搬家，辞职以开始新业务 - 所有这些都可能是绝佳的机会，但是所有这些都可能导致不确定性。 我们无法确定它们会很好。 这种...

Birds of prey, also known as raptors, are species of birds that feed almost entirely on meat that they hunt. A new report shows that these birds are dropping in number worldwide.  猛禽，也称为猛禽，是几乎完全以它们狩猎的肉类为食的鸟类。 一份新报告表明，这些鸟在全球范围内下降。   Researchers from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and BirdLife International studied 557...

The Fish and Wildlife Service warned that climate change, combined with other environmental pressures, could make such disappearances more common. As an example, it said nearly 3 billion birds have been lost in North America since 1970.  鱼类和野生动植物局警告说，气候变化与其他环境压力相结合，可能会使这种失踪更为普遍。 例如，它说自1970年以来，北美已经丢失了近30亿只鸟。 “These extinctions high...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has identified 23 species it says are now extinct.  美国鱼类和野生动物服务局已经确定了23种它已经灭绝的物种。  The agency released a list Wednesday that includes 11 birds, eight freshwater mussels, two species of fish, a bat and a plant. Most of the species had been found in states in the southeastern U.S. Eleven species lived in Hawaii or Guam....

The large, colorful birds called peacocks have spent the last 20 years walking through cities in South Florida with nothing to worry about. They are protected under the law.  在过去的20年中，大型五颜六色的鸟类在南佛罗里达州的城市中漫步，不用担心。 他们受法律受到保护。  However, local leaders voted recently to permit individual cities to remove the birds from unwanted areas. The Miami Her...

Graham Wallington is the co-founder of WildEarth. He said the project allowed followers to gain a sense of responsibility in the protection of the animals they love. The project also offers a possible new, dependable, and environmentally friendly way to provide income for conservation around the world. 格雷厄姆·沃灵顿（Graham Wallington）是Wildearth的联合创始人。 他说，该项目允许追随者在保护自己喜...

WildEarth works to protect animals through broadcasts and other technology. It is now creating NFTs linked to 25 popular animals in the protected wildlife area the Djuma Game Reserve in South Africa. It is selling the NFTs to raise money for conservation. Wildearth致力于通过广播和其他技术保护动物。 现在，它正在创建与受保护的野生动植物区Djuma Game Reserve在南非的25种受欢迎动物相关的NFT。 它正在出售...

Jumoke Olowookere’s latest works are made from used vehicle tires painted in red, yellow and green. The creations join a collection of used plastic, cloth, wine corks, corn husks and other materials in what is called “Waste Museum” in Nigeria.  Jumoke Olowookere的最新作品由用红色，黄色和绿色涂上的二手车轮胎制成。 这些作品在尼日利亚的“废物博物馆”中加入了二手塑料，布，葡萄酒软木塞，玉米壳和其他...

Chinese lawmakers recently entered a fierce online debate on whether fireworks should be used to celebrate the Lunar New year this February. They said a total ban on fireworks in the country credited with inventing the noisemakers would be hard to enforce.  中国立法者最近就是否应使用烟花来庆祝今年2月的农历新年。 他们说，对该国的烟花汇演的全面禁令将很难发明噪声制造商。  Lawmakers said air...

Dong Tao chicken has been a food of choice for generations in Vietnam for the Lunar New Year, or Tet.  东陶鸡一直是越南几代人的首选食物，享受农历新年或TET。  The rare bird is known for its strangely large feet. It is also known as a “dragon chicken.” The chicken gets its name from the village of Dong Tao, about 30 kilometers southeast of Hanoi.  这只稀有的鸟以其奇怪的大脚而闻名。 它...

Leonora Buenviaje has been making women’s clothes out of waste materials, usually dresses. She says wearing clothes made from waste materials can be both economical and look good.  Leonora Buenviaje一直在用废物（通常是衣服）制作女士的衣服。 她说，穿着用废料制成的衣服既经济又看起来不错。   Buenviaje is 51-years-old and from Cainta in the Philippines, about 15 kilometers east of the capita...

But there is a dispute within Cyprus about what makes true Halloumi cheese. Should it be made from cow’s milk which has a mellower taste? Or should it be made from goat and ewe milk, as traditionalists argue?  但是，塞浦路斯在《真正的Halloumi奶酪》中存在争议。 应该由牛奶制成，牛奶的牛奶味道含有米洛牛奶的味道？ 还是正如传统主义者所说，应该由山羊和母乳制成？  Panteli started making Halloum...

On a recent cold winter night in the Cypriot capital Nicosia, long lines of people began to form in a public parking area. The crowd was gathering for the arrival of cheesemaker Pantelis Panteli and the load of Halloumi he had for sale.  在最近在塞浦路斯首都尼科西亚（Nicosia）的一个寒冷的冬夜，在公共停车场开始形成一排人。 人群聚集在一起，供奶酪制造商Pantelis Panteli和他出售的Halloumi负载。 &n...

In her small home in the capital of Greece, Athens, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need from Greece to Bosnia to Ukraine. She has no plans to stop just yet. 在她在雅典首都的小房子里，现年93岁的ioanna Matsouka为从希腊到波斯尼亚再到乌克兰的儿童都编织了数千件鲜艳的围巾。 她还没有计划停下来。  "Until I die, I will be knitting," Matsouka...

The amount of the world's electricity generated by solar panels continues to rise sharply to nearly 7% of global supply.  全球太阳能电池板的发电量继续大幅上升，达到了全球电力供应量的近 7%。   China is at the forefront, with more than half of the rise taking place there. Wind power also continues to grow, while hydroelectric remains the world's largest single source of renewable energy.&n...

When thinking of giant animals, dinosaurs might be the first creatures you think of. But before the dinosaurs became extinct, and before the first ever humans existed, there was megafauna. In zoology, this means large animals. 当思考巨型动物时，恐龙可能是您想到的第一批生物。 但是在恐龙灭绝之前，在有史以来第一个人类存在之前，有Megafauna。 在动物学中，这意味着大动物。 One of the largest known mammal...

The fifth-tallest building in the world, the Lotte World Tower, has opened in Seoul, South Korea.  世界第五高建筑乐天世界塔已在韩国首尔开业。  The event was celebrated in a ceremony with a fireworks display that lit up the building and the sky.  该活动在仪式上庆祝，烟花表演灯光照亮了建筑物和天空。 The 123-story glass and steel structure is South Korea’s tallest building. It rises 55...

Skyscrapers were invented in the United States.  摩天大楼是在美国发明的。   Two new technological developments made very tall buildings possible in the late 1800s. One development was the mechanical elevator. It meant that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of tall buildings. It saved time and effort.  1800年代后期，两项新的技术发展使建筑物成为可能。...

Once-common butterflies, like the small tortoiseshell, the chalkhill blue and the small copper, had their worst year ever in 2024. The latest figures show, for the first time, more than half the UK's butterfly species are now in long-term decline.  一些一度十分常见的蝴蝶种类，比如荨麻蛱蝶、白垩丘蓝灰蝶（chalkhill blue）和红灰蝶，都在 2024 年经历了最严重的物种衰退。最新数据显示出了前所未有的状...

It's day one of a healthier, smarter, better you. You're full of zest and good intentions. You woke up at 5am to run before work, you read a book in your lunchbreak, and you listened to an English podcast on your commute. Now, fast forward three months. Life is getting in the way, and you've slipped into old habits… snoozing your alarm and eating chocolate for breakfast. Sound familiar?这是一个更...

Surely, they're called power naps for a reason? Aren't naps the key to feeling alert, improving your memory and just generally having a great life? Well, they can be, but things aren't quite that simple.  当然，它们被称为Power Naps是有原因的吗？ 是否会打到感到警觉，改善记忆力并一般过着美好生活的关键？ 好吧，它们可以，但是事情并不那么简单。  It is true that a short nap can help people be...

We often describe spring as a time of rebirth, renewal and awakening. Many trees are blossoming and early flowers are pushing through the earth.  我们经常将春天描述为重生，更新和觉醒的时期。 许多树木在开花，早期花在地上。  Things are coming to life!  事情正在栩栩如生！  When the weather turns warm, many people suffer from spring fever. Common “symptoms” of spring fever include...

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.  绿色本质上是重要的颜色。 它是草的颜色和树木上的叶子。 它也是大多数生长植物的颜色。  Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.  有时，绿色一词意味着年轻，新鲜和成长。...

Researchers compared nearly 53,000 Wegovy patients to the same number of closely matched users of other weight-loss drugs.  研究人员将近53,000名Wegovy患者与其他减肥药物的密切匹配使用者进行了比较。 They found that during the first six months of use, first-time suicidal thoughts were reported by 0.11 percent of Wegovy users. That is compared to 0.43 percent of users of other drugs that do not b...