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Chang'e 5 samples help rewrite moon's history 嫦娥五号带回的月球样品帮助改写了月球历史 Chinese scientists have discovered that lunar volcanism was still occurring about 800 million to 900 million years later than previously thought after analyzing lunar samples returned by the Chang'e 5 mission, suggesting the moon cooled down much more slowly. 在分析了由嫦娥五号任务返回的月球样品后，中国科学家发...

Amid travel restrictions, magic can be found in your own backyard 疫情出行限制之下，自家后院也可以奇幻旅行 With recent winter winds whistling past the windows, my fondest thoughts have gone back to a Beijing resort whose charm never wanes. 近日冬风在窗外呼啸，脑海里最美好的思绪将我带回至一处北京度假胜地，其魅力历久弥新。 I most recently visited Gubei Water Town, which is about a two-hour drive fro...

''Sponge city' ‘海绵城市’ When Typhoon In-fa pelted Shanghai with heavy rains in July, Xu Jingxin was worried about the "sponge park" he had been working on for the past two years. 七月份，台风烟花伴着强降雨袭击了上海，当时徐景新（音译）就对其过去两年来一直在打造的“海绵公园”很担心。 Located in the city's Lingang area, the park gets its nickname from the ponds, gardens and a wetland connected by sw...

Anti-obesity scheme to offer voucher rewards for healthy living 英国政府发起抗击过度肥胖计划，提供代金券奖励倡导健康生活 Government to launch pilot in England in January, aimed at motivating people to lose weight 英国政府将于2022年一月发起试点项目，旨在激励民众减肥 Ministers will offer rewards such as clothes vouchers and discounted theme park tickets in return for exercising and eating healthily,...

Health-conscious Chinese look to fit-friendly foods 健康餐食成为中国人新宠 Zhang Lu, a 31-year-old fitness enthusiast, has started eschewing her favorite steamed buns and salty foods to embrace light meals. 张璐（音译）是一位31岁的健身爱好者，最近开始戒掉最爱吃的馒头和多盐食物，饮食变得清淡起来。 She eats one egg and a bowl of edible corm and purple yam porridge for breakfast, chicken breast with...

COP 15 places eco-civilization under spotlight “生态文明”成为联合国《生物多样性公约》缔约方大会第十五次会议焦点 Greater support was urged for developing nations on biodiversity conservation on the opening day of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Monday. 联合国《生物多样性公约》缔约...

更正：housing 读音为 /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ Housing battles dilemma of price moves 住房行业极力走出价格涨跌困境 Healthy development of China's property market can be ensured by reining in runaway home prices and guarding against sharp price drops, industry experts said citing recent cases of some Chinese cities that imposed limits on the extent of declines in new home prices. 中国房地产市场的健康发展离不开对房...

Experiencing the scents of history 感受历史的香气 Right after Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on Sept 21, nearly 70 pots of sweet Osmanthus remain in full blossom in the Summer Palace as if welcoming a celebration of their beauty and scent. 今年9月21日的中秋节一过，颐和园有大约70盆桂花美丽盛开，似乎在欢迎游客来欣赏它们的美丽与香气。 The 20th Summer Palace Autumn Sweet Osmanthus Festival officially...

With a single string, we can touch the heavens 手握风筝线，就能触碰天空 A startling constellation was visible in Beijing's western sky the other night. 不久前的一个夜晚，北京西边的天空中出现了令人惊艳的星宿 。 It wasn't made up of twinkling stars, and neither was it Mars, Jupiter or even Venus. It was, however, enchanting. After all, which evening "star" alternates slowly between flashes of brilli...

Elephants return from epic journey 漫长迁徙后，象群回家了 The herd of 14 wild Asian elephants roaming around in southwestern China's Yunnan province successfully went through the last natural barrier on its way home and returned to its traditional habitat in Pu'er city on Friday. 由14只野生亚洲象组成的象群数月来在中国西南部云南省游荡，终于成功跨过最后一道回家旅途中的自然屏障，于周五返回位于普洱市...

Summer ends amid changed climate in Beijing 不止季节，北京的气候也变了 I was always a bit of a weather nerd. 一直以来，我有点像一个天气迷。 In the United States, I would tune in regularly to the Weather Channel. 在美国，我常常定期收看天气频道。 Having been born in the Philippines, the land of 20 typhoons a year, I kept a studious eye out on the weather. 菲律宾每年有20次台风，在这里出生的我对天气关...

Factories step up production to meet mascot demand 工厂加快生产“冰墩墩”以满足需求 Manufacturers of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot products are quickly resuming operations after the Chinese New Year holiday to meet surging demand for the popular panda. 春节假期过后，各大北京2022年冬奥会吉祥物制造商迅速复工，以满足对于“冰墩墩”需求的激增。 The Beijing Winter Olympics organizers said on Tuesday t...

Paws for thought: dogs may be able to figure out human intentions 狗狗可能也会察言观色 From a canny look to a quizzical grumble, dogs have long conveyed the impression they know more about what their owners are up to than what might be expected. 时常会眼睛一亮或是诧异咕哝的狗狗们总是给我们这样的印象：与其说它们知道可能会期待什么东西，不如说它们其实知道自己的主人在搞什么鬼。 Now researchers have fo...

Not all narcissists are grandiose – the ‘vulnerable’ type can be just as dangerous 自恋型人格并非都是花枝招展，“脆弱型”自恋者同样危险 The introverted narcissist is harder to spot and may be more sinister 内向型自恋者更难察觉，而且可能会更险恶 We pretty much know what narcissism is by now. The description “narcissist” is a buzzword, a darling of amateur analysts. 我们现在差不多都知道什么是“自恋”。“...

Ministers to overhaul university funding after long consultation 漫长磋商后，英国政府大臣将改革大学经费政策 Ministers are to pave the way for an overhaul of university funding, with tuition-fee cuts, a cap on student numbers for certain courses and minimum qualifications among the options being considered in a soon-to-be-published consultation. 在即将发布的磋商文件中，英国政府各大臣将准备整改大学...

Billions pledged to tackle gender inequality at UN forum 联合国论坛斥资数十亿解决性别不平等问题 Generation Equality Forum in Paris announces plans to radically speed up progress on women’s rights 于巴黎举办的“世代平等论坛”宣布多项计划，要从根本上推进女性权利进步。 Billions of pounds will be pledged to support efforts to tackle gender inequality this week at the largest international conference on...

Love of nature is in the genes, say scientists 科学家认为，对大自然的热爱是写在基因里的 Study of twins suggests desire to be in natural spaces is influenced by genetic factors 对双胞胎的研究显示，对身处自然空间的渴望受到基因的影响 A person’s love of nature is partially inherited, a large-scale study of twins has found. 对双胞胎的大规模研究发现，一个人对自然的热爱在一定程度上是遗传的。 Scientists f...

Burnout breaks: is extra holiday time the answer for tired, traumatised workers? “过劳假”：额外假期能拯救疲累不堪的打工人吗？ All employees at dating app Bumble are being given a paid week off work at the same time – and other companies are following suit 交友软件Bumble公司要求其所有员工同时带薪休假一周，其他公司也纷纷效仿 The dating app Bumble has given all its staff a paid week off in its battle...

Johnson accused of hypocrisy over G7 girls’ education pledge 七国峰会上，约翰逊“冠冕堂皇”的承诺？ Announcement of £430m funding for 90 countries comes only weeks after ‘inexcusable’ foreign aid cuts 在其做出“不可饶恕”的对外援助削减决策仅几周之后，约翰逊又宣布了4.3亿英镑针对90国家的援助资金 Boris Johnson was accused of hypocrisy after announcing at the G7 leaders’ summit he would provide £430m of e...

Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists 科学家警告，气候临界点可能会“多米诺骨牌式”崩塌 Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects 分析显示，地球升温2摄氏度也能带来显著的连锁性灾难事件的风险，并带来恶劣长期效应 Ice sheets and ocean currents at risk of climate tipping points can destabilise each other as the wor...

The past is another country 数载之后，中国旧貌换新颜 Family saga revisits different era to find out how we got here. 《人世间》这部家族长篇小说重访不同时代，追溯新中国的发展。 The year is 1969 in China's Northeast. When Zhou Zhigang, a construction worker, is dispatched to engage in a large-scale infrastructure project in Southwest China, his eldest son and daughter become zhiqing, a term referrin...

Modern touch 现代手法 Exhibition showcases an artist's lifelong endeavor to inject modernity into classical paintings in 20th-century China, Lin Qi reports. 画展上，一位艺术家花费毕生功力，在20世纪中国的传统绘画中注入现代元素。 The late master of classical Chinese paintings Qi Baishi once said he often felt that one of his hands had been "stolen" by his student Wang Xuetao (1903-82). 已故的传统国...

SWIFT block could hurt global economy 将俄罗斯排除出环球银行间金融电信协会可能会损害全球经济 The expulsion of Russia from a major global financial system will cast a shadow over the world economy, which has already been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said. 专家称，将俄罗斯剔除出主要的全球金融体系，对于已经受新冠疫情打击的世界经济来说，无异于雪上加霜。 The United States, the United Kingdom,...

Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal 美国海洋保护区发现超过47吨塑料垃圾，还有一只被缠住的海豹 Expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, collecting 94,472lb marine debris 考察队24天清理了西北夏威夷群岛十英里海岸线，收集了94,472磅海洋废弃物 In a span of just over three weeks, more than 47 tons of plastic waste were...

UK expected to offer post-Brexit trade deal to Australia 英国将给予澳大利亚脱欧后贸易协议 Gradual tariff-free deal will be victory for free-trade Brexiters but is likely to alarm UK farmers 贸易协议将会逐步免除关税，这对支持自由贸易的脱欧者来说是个大成就，然而却可能使英国农民提心吊胆 UK ministers are expected to offer Australia a trade deal that will gradually eliminate all tariffs and quotas, one...