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Childhood cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux and three other American civilians went to space in 2021. They travelled in a mission called Inspiration4 for the private company SpaceX. 童年癌症幸存者海莉·阿尔塞诺和另外三名美国平民于2021年进入太空。他们参加了私人公司SpaceX的名为Inspiration4的任务。 The four-member crew made history as the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth. But they also provided t...

A new study suggests that people infected with COVID-19 in the past may receive protection against some kinds of common colds. 一项新的研究表明，以前感染过COVID-19的人可能会对某些类型的普通感冒产生保护作用。 COVID-19 is one of several coronaviruses known to affect humans. The new research found that past COVID-19 infections can lower the risk of getting colds caused by other coronaviruses. Studies...

Millions of years ago, a huge and powerful hunter flew in the skies above a former sea in what is now Australia. Its large mouth and long, pointed teeth captured fish and other sea life. 几百万年前，一种巨大的强大猎手在如今的澳大利亚上空的一个古老海洋上空飞行。它的大嘴和长而尖的牙齿捕捉鱼类和其他海洋生物。 Scientists in Australia recently announced the discovery of fossil remains of the animal, na...

Crohn's disease and  ulcerative   colitis  are the most common forms of  inflammatory bowel disease . One part of the  immune system , called  macrophages , is highly  implicated .  克罗恩病和溃疡性结肠炎是最常见的炎症性肠病。人体免疫系统中巨噬细胞与病因密切相关。 The researchers at the Francis Crick Institute discovered the macrophages master&nbsp...

If you could time travel, would you visit the past or the future? You could find your  ancestors ,  descendants , or experience life when dinosaurs roamed your back garden. It sounds  otherworldly , but scientists have looked into whether time travel is actually possible. 如果你可以穿越，你会去过去还是未来？ 您可以找到您的祖先、后代，或者体验恐龙在您的后花园漫步时的生活。 这听起来很...

Once a year, millions of Muslims from all over the world travel to Saudi Arabia, to complete an important religious duty called Hajj. The travelers gather in the city of Mecca, carrying out holy acts over several days. 每年一次，数百万穆斯林从世界各地前往沙特阿拉伯，完成一种称为哈吉的重要宗教义务。朝圣者们聚集在麦加市，进行数天的神圣活动。 Hajj is one of the five pillars, or bases, of Islamic beli...

Cameroon has one of the world's lowest amounts of health care workers per capita. About a third of trained doctors who completed medical school last year left the West African country. Many doctors and nurses are leaving for more well-paying jobs in Europe and North America, including Canada. 喀麦隆是世界上人均医疗工作者数量最低的国家之一。去年完成医学院学业的受训医生中约有三分之一离开了这个西非国...

African elephants call each other by and answer to individual names, a new study finds. Such communication is rare in the animal world. 一项新的研究发现，非洲象会用名字互相呼唤，并对名字作出回应。这种交流在动物界非常罕见。 African elephants are among the largest animals that live on land. 非洲象是陆地上最大的动物之一。 The names are one part of the low sounds, or rumbles, elephants make. They can...

A team of international researchers says that climate change made recent flooding in southern Brazil twice as likely to happen. 一个国际研究团队表示，气候变化使巴西南部最近发生的洪水发生的可能性增加了一倍。 It also said that the El Niño Pacific Ocean current made the rains in Brazil more severe. 他们还表示，厄尔尼诺太平洋洋流使巴西的降雨更加严重。 Last month, flooding killed more than 170 people a...

Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons are now offering members of their  loyalty schemes  bonus points if they hit  spending targets . 特易购（Tesco）、桑斯伯里（Sainsbury's）、阿斯达（Asda）和莫里斯（Morrisons）目前为其顾客忠诚计划的会员提供奖励积分，只要会员达到消费目标即可。 The challenges vary between supermarkets, but some involve shopping more frequently, while others are abo...

Devastating floods are becoming more and more common around the world. The warming climate is leading to heavier rainfall, but could the way that cities are growing be making things worse? Could we design cities in a different way to reduce the risk of flooding? 毁灭性的洪水在世界各地变得越来越普遍。 气候变暖导致降雨量增加，但城市的发展方式是否会让情况变得更糟？ 我们能否以不同的方式设计城市来降低...

The 2024 Olympic Games open in Paris late next month and experts say especially hot summer weather is likely to return. Temperatures set record highs in Europe last summer and France’s national weather agency says it expects warmer than normal conditions this year. 2024年奥运会将于下个月末在巴黎开幕，专家们表示，炎热的夏季天气可能会再次到来。去年夏天欧洲的气温创下了历史新高，法国国家气象局表示，今...

Once a year, millions of Muslims from all over the world travel to Saudi Arabia, to complete an important religious duty called Hajj. The travelers gather in the city of Mecca, carrying out holy acts over several days. 每年一次，数百万来自世界各地的穆斯林前往沙特阿拉伯，完成一个重要的宗教义务，称为朝觐。朝圣者聚集在麦加市，进行数天的神圣仪式。 Hajj is one of the five pillars, or bases, of Islamic...

Hafsa Omer wears the red, white, and green flag of Somaliland while playing basketball. 哈芙萨·奥马在打篮球时穿着索马里兰的红白绿三色旗。 The 21-year-old is the captain of the team. Her dream is to one day play for her nation. But there is a problem: Somaliland is not a recognized country. 这位21岁的女孩是球队的队长。她的梦想是有一天能为她的国家效力。但有一个问题：索马里兰并不是一个被承认的国家。...

The East African country of Uganda has begun a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign. 东非国家乌干达已开始全国范围的黄热病疫苗接种活动。 The aim is for the country to protect its population against the viral disease. Yellow fever is spread by insects called mosquitoes. 该国的目标是保护其人口免受这种病毒性疾病的侵害。黄热病通过一种叫蚊子的昆虫传播。 Dr. Michael Baganizi is an official in cha...

Agriculture companies are using new methods to change the genes of plants to produce more productive crops. 农业公司正在使用新方法改变植物的基因，以生产出更高产的作物。 The process of gene-editing is gaining attention from people interested in agriculture. It makes changes to the existing genes of a plant, such as wheat. That is different from genetic modification, which produces what are known as...

Reduced treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without hurting results, doctors reported recently at the world’s largest cancer conference. 减少三种癌症的治疗可以让患者的生活更轻松，而不影响治疗效果，医生们最近在世界上最大的癌症会议上报告。 The findings are part of a long-term move toward studying whether doing less surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation can help patien...

The huge  solar storm  that hit Earth this month was described as the biggest in two decades. The Sun  blasted  intense  radiation , billions of tonnes of  matter  and strong  magnetic fields  at our planet.  本月袭击地球的大型太阳风暴堪称近二十年来最大的一次。太阳向地球发射出强烈的辐射，释放出数十亿吨的物质和强磁场。 The coloured lights in the sky...

"Take your  brolly , it's  chucking it down !" The UK is famous for its rainy weather, and Brits LOVE to complain about it – particularly when the arrival of spring teases us with warmth and light, but with them come the 'April  showers ', lovingly shared by Britain, Ireland and some of coastal northern Europe. What exactly are they, and why do they insist on coming every year? “拿...

Boeing launched astronauts into space with its delayed Starliner spacecraft for the first time Wednesday.  波音公司于周三首次使用其延迟的星际线飞船将宇航员送入太空。 The launch marked the company’s entry into competition with SpaceX to provide service for the American space agency NASA.  此次发射标志着该公司进入与SpaceX竞争，为美国航天局NASA提供服务。 NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and S...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft visited a little asteroid called Dinkinesh last November. The visit, scientists say, unlocks a surprisingly interesting history of the asteroid along with its companion, Selam. NASA的露西号航天器去年十一月拜访了一个名为Dinkinesh的小行星。科学家们表示，这次拜访揭示了该小行星及其伴侣Selam的一个令人惊讶的有趣历史。 Asteroids are ancient objects from the beginning of the solar s...

Robert: Well, there is another opportunity that might be more appealing…  Robert: 嗯，还有一个可能更吸引人的机会…… Jessica: Ookaay, I’m listening… Jessica: 好吧，我在听…… Robert: So that’s the classic hedge fund. High risk, high reward. But I wonder if you’d be interested in a newer product… a different kind of hedge fund. More distributed risk. Longer play.  Robert: 那就是经典的对冲基金...

Michael: The news isn’t great I’m afraid. I know all of us had very high expectations for the launch, but we’re going to have to come to grips with the situation.  Michael: 恐怕消息不太好。我知道我们大家对这次发布都抱有很高的期望，但我们需要面对现实。 Rachel: Sorry, but I don’t quite see what you mean. What are you getting at?  Rachel: 对不起，但我不太明白你的意思。你在说什么？ Michael:...

The fox was about the size of a  German   shepherd  dog and lived across much of South America, only going  extinct  a few hundred years ago. A near-complete skeleton of the animal was found in a human grave  dating   back  to 1,500 years ago. 这种狐狸和德国牧羊犬差不多大，曾生活在南美洲的大部分地区，直到几百年前才灭绝。考古人员在一座距今 1500 年前的人类坟墓...

Imagine a future where we can  tuck into  meat, but no animals have been sacrificed in the process. 16% of the UK population enjoy a  meat-free diet , according to statistics website Finder.com. It seems there is an appeal in  lab-grown  meat as an alternative to  traditional  meat  consumption . But, despite years of anticipation, this futuristic food is st...