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The American space agency NASA is preparing to test a new supersonic airplane that could help establish a new generation of superfast aircraft.  美国宇航局美国宇航局正准备测试一种新型超音速飞机，这可能有助于建立新一代超高速飞机。  The new aircraft is called X-59, and it was built in partnership with American defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The experimental plane is part of a NASA pro...

Just outside of Cardiff,  archaeologists  have  unearthed  a  cemetery  they think is about 1,500 years old. 就在卡迪夫城外，考古学家们发现了一座墓地，他们认为这座墓地大约有1500年的历史。 The  graves  contain well-preserved skeletons, giving an insight into a medieval community.  Worn  teeth on some of the bodies, for example, suggest people ...

Of all the creatures on the planet, the narwhal is one of the strangest looking. It's a whale which has a large protruding tusk coming out of its head; that's how it got its nickname, the unicorn of the sea. They live in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Canada, Russia and East Greenland. However, experts say some populations of narwhal could be extinct by 2025, and it's all because of noise pollu...

The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of very small plastic known as nanoplastics, a recent study says.  最近的一项研究表明，每升瓶装水中平均含有近 25 万个看不见的非常小的塑料，即纳米塑料。  Researchers found the nanoplastics with a microscope using dual lasers.  研究人员用双激光显微镜发现了纳米塑料。  Scientists long figured there wer...

Guinness World Records said on Tuesday that it has suspended and was re-examining its “world’s oldest dog” record. The publishing company had given the record to a Portuguese dog named Bobi, which died in October of last year.  吉尼斯世界纪录周二表示，已暂停并正在重新审查其“世界上最古老的狗”记录。出版公司将这张唱片交给了一只名叫波比的葡萄牙狗，这只狗于去年十月去世。  The move follows cri...

Today we talk about the process of learning to do something.  今天我们谈论学习做某事的过程。  For example, if you want to play a musical instrument, you need to learn how. You must take small steps. You learn how to hold or sit at the instrument. You learn how to read notes and how to play basic chords. Then you progress to short, easy songs.  例如，如果你想演奏一种乐器，你需要学习...

An ancient species of great  ape  likely disappeared hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists recently reported. 科学家最近报告说，一种古老的类人猿物种可能在数十万年前就消失了，因为气候变化使它们在旱季无法获得最喜爱的水果。 The species is known as Gigantopithecus blacki. It once lived in southern Chi...

The scientists carried out years of genetic research to conclude there are seven species of what are called Hylomys, a furry subgroup of hedgehogs.  科学家们进行了多年的基因研究，得出了这一结论：共有七个刺猬物种被称为 “毛猬属”，“毛猬属” 是一种毛茸茸的刺猬的亚组。  Work was carried out on Borneo in Malaysia, and in museum collections where specimens were reassessed.  开展这项研究的地...

What's the oldest meal you've eaten? Maybe you've had leftovers from a few days ago. They probably still tasted good. But what if it wasn't a few days ago, what if you ate a 60-day old stew? Or a 49-year-old beef noodle soup?  你吃过最古老的一餐是什么？也许你已经吃了几天前的剩菜了。它们的味道可能还是不错的。但如果不是几天前，如果你吃了60天的炖菜怎么办？还是49年的牛肉面？  Perpetual stew...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says holiday gatherings and the spread of a new COVID-19 variant led to increased hospitalizations and deaths last month.  世界卫生组织 (WHO) 表示，假日聚会和新的 COVID-19 变种的传播导致上个月住院和死亡人数增加。 WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December. He added that hospitalizations...

A report from the World Economic Forum says misinformation and disinformation are the most severe risks facing the world over the next two years.  世界经济论坛的一份报告称，错误信息和虚假信息是未来两年世界面临的最严重风险。 The group released its latest Global Risks Report Wednesday.  该组织周三发布了最新的全球风险报告。  The report said artificial intelligence (AI) can increase fal...

Spain’s Royal Tapestry Factory has been providing clothes, called carpets for the floor and tapestries for the wall, for palaces and public buildings for more than 300 years.  西班牙皇家挂毯工厂 300 多年来一直为宫殿和公共建筑提供服装，称为地板地毯和墙壁挂毯。 Found on a quiet street in Spain’s capital Madrid, its artisans combine long-held knowledge of the work with new methods to create clot...

A man in Italy might regain the use of his hand after having a new kind of medical operation.  意大利的一名男子在接受新型医疗手术后可能会重新使用自己的手。  Doctors in northern Italy said the surgery used a nerve from the man’s partly amputated leg to repair a damaged nerve in his hand. His hand became paralyzed after a severe driving accident.  意大利北部的医生表示，手术使用了该男...

Copernicus, the European climate agency, says 2023 broke records for global warmth.  欧洲气候机构哥白尼表示，2023 年全球变暖打破了记录。  The average temperature for the year was 1.48 degrees Celsius above the world’s pre-industrial temperature.  年平均气温比世界工业化前气温高1.48摄氏度。  World climate experts agree that an average increase up to 1.5 degrees or higher could le...

Coloring books are common objects of play and learning for children around the world. In recent years, coloring books for adults have grown popular too.  涂色书是世界各地儿童玩耍和学习的常见对象。 近年来，成人涂色书也越来越流行。  Children usually color with wax sticks called crayons. But, you can also use color markers, pens, and pencils.  孩子们通常使用称为蜡笔的蜡棒来着色。 但是...

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.  中国立法者最近在网上就今年二月是否应该使用烟花爆竹庆祝农历新年展开了激烈的辩论。 他们表示，在这个被认为发明了噪音发生器的国家全面禁止燃放...

Imagine a field of ice more than twice the area of Greater London, but as thick as its skyscrapers are tall. This is A23a, current title holder of the world's biggest iceberg.  想象一下，一片冰原的面积是大伦敦面积的两倍多，而它的厚度却只有伦敦摩天大楼的高度那么厚。这就是 A23a 冰山，目前世界上最大的冰山。  Scientists have used radar pulses from a European Space Agency satellite to essenti...

It's the end of one year and the start of another. You've probably been considering New Year's resolutions and you may have decided to take up something new for the year ahead. Perhaps, like Debbie Gustig, you could start ballet classes. At the age of 53, Debbie stepped into the dance studio, where, for a while, it feels like 'the outside world is on pause'.  这是一年的结束，也是另一年的开始...

Bahara Rustam is 13 years old. She took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 11 knowing it was the end of her education. Under Afghan law, she is unlikely to ever step foot in a classroom again.  巴哈拉·鲁斯塔姆 13 岁。 12 月 11 日，她在阿富汗喀布尔的 Bibi Razia 学校上了最后一堂课，她知道这就是她学业的结束。 根据阿富汗法律，她不太可能再次踏入教室。 In Septemb...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says “The period from birth to eight years old is one of remarkable brain development for children.” The organization adds that it represents an important time for their development and education.  联合国教育、科学及文化组织（教科文组织）表示：“从出生到八岁是儿童大脑发育的黄金时期。” 该组织补充说，这对于他们的发展和...

December 31, 2023, means the new year 2024 is nearly here! At this time of the year, many people set New Year’s resolutions. Many people want to make a change in life and others set a goal. 2023年12月31日，意味着2024年新年即将到来！ 每年的这个时候，很多人都会制定新年计划。 许多人希望改变生活，而另一些人则设定了目标。 So, today we talk about the word goal. You may know this word because you shout “...

It is a small dog with a big “smile.” And it is ready to compete with 200 other kinds of dogs, known as breeds.  这是一只有着大大“微笑”的小狗。 它已经准备好与 200 种其他品种的狗竞争。 Say hello to the Lancashire Heeler.  向兰开夏郡高跟鞋问好。  The American Kennel Club (AKC) announced Wednesday that the rare dog breed can now compete in thousands of dog shows across the United State...

Every day Juanita Mengel, a 67-year-old woman from the state of Ohio, wakes up and puts on her manufactured leg. The device is called a prosthetic.  来自俄亥俄州的 67 岁妇女胡安妮塔·门格尔每天醒来都会穿上她的人造腿。 该装置称为假肢。  Then, Mengel does the same for Lola-Pearl, her colorful five-year-old cat. Lola-Pearl is missing her back left leg.  然后，门格尔对她五岁的色彩斑斓的...

Professor Kim Calders from Ghent University is  laser-scanning  what's said to be the UK's most scientifically studied forest: Wytham Wood in Oxfordshire. For their research, he and his colleagues  scanned  nearly a thousand trees, producing detailed  three-dimensional  maps from which they could work out the weight of each one. 根特大学的金·考尔德斯教授正在用激光扫描...

For some, a natural diamond, created over billions of years, is what they have always wanted. But an award-winning British designer sees greater worth in jewelry made using laboratory-grown gems and metal from recycled cans.  对于一些人来说，经过数十亿年形成的天然钻石是他们一直想要的。 但一位屡获殊荣的英国设计师认为，使用实验室制造的宝石和回收罐中的金属制成的珠宝具有更大的价值。 Recycling is...