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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...

The American space agency NASA's human-like robot Valkyrie looks powerful. It stands 188 centimeters tall and weighs 136 kilograms.  美国航天局NASA的仿人机器人Valkyrie看起来很强大。 身高188厘米，体重136公斤。  Valkyrie is named after supernatural females in Norse mythology. The robot is being tested at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.  瓦尔基里（Valkyrie）以北欧神话中的超...

The two-metre-long skull of the pliosaur is exquisitely preserved. Its crocodile-like snout is filled with dozens of razor-sharp teeth, and huge holes in its jaws would have been packed out with muscle, giving it an incredibly powerful bite.  这只上龙的头骨化石长两米，保存得极为完好。它形似鳄鱼的口鼻上长满了几十颗锋利的牙齿，颌骨间的大洞里曾长满了肌肉，这给了它极其强...

What motivates you to work or study harder? Is it the thought of success and all the amazing things that you can achieve, or is it the fear of failure and worry about all the things that can go wrong for you? Leaders, managers, and teachers have often used one of these ideas to inspire people to work harder and achieve more. But is one better than the other?  是什么促使你更加努力地工作或学习...

Alessandra Zarelli works to keep the artwork of the Vatican Museums in good condition. She says, whenever she works on a masterpiece, she must calm her heart so her thinking can center on her work.  Alessandra Zarelli 致力于保持梵蒂冈博物馆艺术品的良好状态。她说，每当创作杰作时，她必须让自己的心平静下来，这样她的思想才能集中在作品上。  Vatican City is a small country surrounded by the It...

The disease dengue is spreading across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980. Experts are warning that rising temperatures and growing cities are increasing the rate of infection.  登革热正在西半球蔓延，其数量是自 1980 年有记录以来从未有过的。专家警告说，气温上升和城市扩张正在增加感染率。  More than 4 million cases have been reported throughout the...

The earliest presidents who lived in the White House did not want the large outdoor areas that the monarchs of Europe might enjoy.  最早住在白宫的总统并不想要欧洲君主可能享受的大型户外区域。  Marta McDowell is writer of All the Presidents’ Gardens. She said, “You can understand that, given our democratic form of government.” But she said she thinks that a visit to the home of the British...

A new study adds to evidence that obesity is becoming more common in young children in America. 一项新的研究进一步证明肥胖在美国幼儿中变得越来越普遍。  The study appeared in the medical publication Pediatrics.  该研究发表在医学出版物《儿科》上。  The findings are similar to other national data, which suggests around 2.5 percent of all preschool-aged children were severely obese duri...

Our solar system had a violent beginning. Worlds crashed into each other as they formed, disturbing their orbits and eventually leading to the planets of vastly different sizes that we know today.  我们所在的太阳系的初始环境充斥着剧烈运动。太阳系中的天体在相互碰撞中形成了各个星球，并扰乱了彼此的运行轨道，最终形成了我们今天所知的大小截然不同的行星。  But a hundred light years away, astron...

More than half the world's population are city dwellers, and, by 2050, the United Nations predicts that seven in ten people will be. With that in mind, architects are having to consider how architecture influences our emotional wellbeing in urban settings.  世界上一半以上的人口是城市居民，联合国预测到 2050 年，这一比例将达到十分之七。 考虑到这一点，建筑师必须考虑建筑如何影...

A large Swedish study has found an unexpected finding about people diagnosed with extreme fear of serious illness. It found they are more likely to die earlier than people who are not as concerned about their health.  瑞典的一项大型研究发现了一个关于被诊断出对严重疾病极度恐惧的人的意外发现。研究发现，与那些不那么关心自己健康的人相比，他们更有可能早逝。  Hypochondriasis, now called illnes...

Artificial intelligence (AI) became a popular subject in 2023. Still, the technology has a long way to go to meet people’s futuristic expectations of human-like machines.  人工智能 (AI) 在 2023 年成为热门话题。尽管如此，该技术距离满足人们对类人机器的未来期望还有很长的路要走。  ChatGPT was central to this year’s attention on AI. The chatbot showed the world recent developments in computer...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its most recent estimate for adults with chronic fatigue syndrome. 美国疾病控制与预防中心 (CDC) 发布了对患有慢性疲劳综合症的成年人的最新估计。 People with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) suffer from at least six months of severe tiredness that is not helped by rest. They can also report pain and mental  confusion . 患有慢性疲劳...

The researchers from Sorbonne Paris Nord University say they were surprised by how efficient and reliable the ants were in  sniffing out  cancer. 70 ants belonging to the species known as Formica fusca were  exposed  to  urine  samples from mice with and without  cancerous  cells. 来自巴黎第十三大学（又称 “索邦-巴黎北大学”）的研究人员表示，他们对蚂蚁能如此高...

High school students in the United States can earn college credits by taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The classes, developed by The College Board, cover many subjects, including English, history, math, and sciences among others.  美国的高中生可以通过参加并通过大学先修课程 (AP) 课程来获得大学学分。 这些课程由美国大学理事会开发，涵盖许多科目，包括英语、历史、数学和科学等。&n...

An early version of Mickey Mouse, the famous Disney character, will soon belong to you, me and everybody else.  著名的迪士尼角色米老鼠的早期版本很快将属于你、我和其他所有人。 The mouse that started a Hollywood empire, along with several other characters, movies, and books will enter the public domain on January 1st.  开创好莱坞帝国的老鼠以及其他几个角色、电影和书籍将于 1 月 1 日进入公共...

The deep very low frequency song of the blue whale is difficult for us to hear. Depending on what device you're listening on, it might be too low for your speakers.  我们人耳很难听到蓝鲸发出的低沉、低频的叫声。你在这段音频中能不能听到它们的叫声取决于你使用的音频播放设备，因为蓝鲸叫声的频率可能低于一些扬声器可播放的频率范围。  But it's the tell-tale loud pulsing call of the world's larges...