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Paris 2024 Olympic organisers reveal audacious plans for opening ceremony 2024年巴黎奥运组办方揭晓宏大开幕式计划 Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics have unveiled a spectacular and audacious plan for the biggest opening ceremony in history, with a 6km parade of athletes in boats along the River Seine watched by more than 600,000 people. 2024年巴黎奥运会组办方揭晓了壮观宏大的计划，将举办历史上最...

‘Gas station in space’: new plan to make rocket fuel from junk in Earth’s orbit “太空加油站”：地球轨道垃圾变废为宝 Australian company joins global effort to recycle dangerous space debris 澳洲公司加入全球行列，回收危险太空垃圾 An Australian company is part of an international effort to recycle dangerous space junk into rocket fuel – in space. 作为国际行列的一员，一家澳洲公司从事回收危险太空垃圾并...

Britain’s Covid-era university students may suffer ‘impostor syndrome’ 疫情之下的英国大学生可能患“冒充者综合征” New intake of undergraduates could feel like frauds, says study, because they didn’t sit A-level exams 研究表示，新入学的本科生可能会觉得自己是个骗子，因为他们没有参加中学高级水平考试。 New students are more likely to suffer “impostor syndrome” because they have won their place at univer...

Our ancestral reflections often cross cultures and borders 我们对祖先的追思常常是跨越文化和国界的 Tomb Sweeping Day is normally marked in China in the first week of April, or 107 days after the start of winter, which usually begins on Dec 21, the winter solstice. 清明节在中国通常是四月的第一周，或是冬至（通常在12月21日）后的第107天。 People in China take the day off to travel to ancestral gravesit...

Tapestry of tradition 传统织锦工艺 New series inspired by ancient silk-weaving technique makes online debut. 以中国丝织工艺为灵感的新电视连续剧进行了网络首映。 In July last year, director Guo Hao paid a visit to Suzhou Museum in East China's Jiangsu province. 去年七月份，导演国浩造访了中国东部江苏省份的苏州博物馆。 It was an irritably hot summer afternoon, but he soon felt cool and tranquil after...

Royal Painter 皇家画师 A first sight of Portrait of Consort Chunhui, an 18th-century oil painting, which depicts a favorite wife of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, could remind onlookers of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's world-renowned piece, Girl with a Pearl Earring. 纯惠贵妃像是十八世纪的油画作品，描绘了清朝乾隆皇帝最喜欢的一位妻子，该画作乍一看就让观众想起荷兰画家约翰内斯·维米尔的世界...

Study links too much free time to lower sense of wellbeing 研究表示空闲时间过多会导致幸福感降低 Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours 研究显示休闲和放松也有其“甜蜜点”，而且大约五小时之后主观幸福感会下降 The lesson of Goldilocks, that one can have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to the size of a chair, has applied in fields fro...

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...