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Electric vehicles on world’s roads expected to increase to 145m by 2030 全世界电动车数量有望于2030年达到1.45亿 Under existing climate policies, electric vehicles could wipe out use of 2m barrels a day of diesel and petrol 基于当下的环境政策，电动车可以使柴油和汽油日消耗量减少200万桶。 The number of electric cars, vans, trucks and buses on the world’s roads is on course to increase from 11m vehicle...

World leaders agree to draw up ‘historic’ treaty on plastic waste 各国领导人同意就塑料垃圾制定“历史性”协议 UN environment assembly resolution is being hailed as biggest climate deal since 2015 Paris accord 联合国环境大会决议被誉为自2015年巴黎协定以来最大的气候协定 World leaders, environment ministers and other representatives from 173 countries have agreed to develop a legally binding treaty on pl...

Chinese researchers discover new way to burn fat 中国研究者发现减脂新途径 A team from East China Normal University has found that local hyperthermia therapy, which involves applying heat to a small tissue, can help treat obesity and improve metabolic disorders safely. 华东师范大学团队发现局部热疗（对小型组织加热）有助于安全治疗过度肥胖并改善代谢紊乱。 The research paper Local Hyperthermia Therapy...

Vaccine success makes UK attractive to international students, poll finds 疫苗接种成功开展，英国成为留学热门 Survey reveals Britain is more popular destination for studying than US, Canada, Australia and Germany 调查显示，英国成为比美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和德国更为热门的留学目的地 International students are more likely to want to study at British universities thanks to the success of the vaccine ro...

Joe Biden to reveal US emissions pledge in key climate crisis moment 气候危机关头，拜登将如何做出减排承诺？ President will also call on major economies to join him in bold action at virtual summit of 40 world leaders 在即将举办的线上四十国领导人峰会中，美国总统也将呼吁世界主要经济体加入其气候治理行动中来。 Joe Biden faces a key test of his commitment to climate action this week, when he sets out h...

Spring cold snap hits as England relaxes Covid lockdown restrictions 英国：解封伊始，春寒又至 Snowfall in some areas dampens hopes of businesses reopening their doors for first time in months 随着疫情解除，数月未营业的商户们终于可以开门做生意，然而近期一些地区的降雪又让他们心灰意冷了起来。 The lifting of lockdown restrictions to allow people in England to use pub beer gardens and dine in the outdo...

Reasons to be cheerful: optimists live longer, says study 乐观一点吧：研究显示乐天派更长寿 People who have a rosy outlook on the world may live healthier, longer lives because they have fewer stressful events to cope with, new research suggests. 新研究显示，拥有积极乐观世界观的人更健康、更长寿，因为他们面对的压力事件更少。 Scientists found that while optimists reacted to, and recovered from, stres...

Regulator eyes bullying on internet 管理机构加强监管网络霸凌 Accounts could be suspended or permanently banned for violations 违规账号可能被关停或永久封禁 Online accounts involved in violence or bullying will be suspended or permanently banned, an official from China's top internet regulator said. 中国最高级别网络管理机构官员表示，参与暴力或霸凌的网络账号将被关停或被永久封禁。 Zhang Yongjun, an of...

Horsing around: Australian man creates paper pony out of lunch bags in hotel quarantine 澳洲男子在酒店隔离也要“策马奔腾” In mandatory Covid isolation, art director David Marriott is making the most of his design skills – and lifting morale at the same time 在强制新冠隔离期间，艺术指导戴维·马里奥特充分利用其设计技能来自娱自乐，振奋精神。 Ten days into his fortnight of mandatory quarantine in a Bris...

Dawn of long-term rental home market may enthuse Gen Z 长租公寓市场兴起，受到Z世代追捧 Over the past few decades, many Chinese people thought it was necessary for a newlywed couple to own a home by their wedding day. 在过去几十年里，许多中国人认为新婚夫妻在结婚之前有必要买一套房。 So , I asked a young woman preparing for her wedding later this year the same question－well, then, is it necessary? H...

Race tightens in France for runoff vote 法国大选进入决选，战况愈加胶着 First-round result leaves Macron with battle to keep presidency from Le Pen 首轮选举之后，马克龙将与勒庞角逐总统 French President Emmanuel Macron will face off with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in a runoff of the presidential election on April 24 following Sunday's first round of voting, but the race will be tighter than m...

UK urged to take lead in helping poor countries fund climate action 联合国敦促英国积极带头，为贫穷国家气候治理提供援助 Boris Johnson’s government must take the lead in giving poor countries access to the finance they need to tackle the climate crisis, to make vital climate talks a success, the UN’s development chief has said. 联合国开发计划署署长表示，英国鲍里斯·约翰逊政府必须积极带头，给予贫穷国...

Grammy awards 2021: women rule as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé break records 女性力量闪耀2021年格莱美 The Covid-restrained Grammys were a mostly female-fronted affair, with wins for Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift 虽受疫情限制，第63届格莱美颁奖典礼仍如期召开，女性艺人打头阵，比莉·艾利什、梅根·西·斯塔莉安、杜阿·利帕、碧昂丝以及泰勒·斯威夫特纷纷获奖。 It was a hist...

Personality tests playing larger role in China’s job market 性格测试在中国就业市场中扮演更重要的角色 Are you an architect or an entrepreneur? If someone has asked you this on Chinese social media recently, chances are they aren't really interested in your job as these professions actually refer to personality types in a personality test known as MBTI, which has risen to popularity on social media...

Shining through: Dutch artist paints farming in a new light to boost crops 荷兰艺术家使用新型光照促进农作物生长 With the help of botanists, Daan Roosegaarde has created a ‘light recipe’ for a field of leeks to help the plants grow better 在植物学家帮助下，丹·罗斯格德创造“光照配方”促进韭葱生长。 By day, the field of leeks looks like any other. But, as the sun sets, blue and red light, mixed with in...

Coping with COVID creating new opportunities 疫情创造新的机遇 As it has been doing for all industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for the healthcare sector. 和其他行业一样，新冠已经给医疗保健领域带来了机遇和挑战。 It triggers rapid and large-scale responses, such as a reliance on virtual care delivery, an increased focus on mental health and wellbeing, an...

Jubilation and fear as English schools reopen amid continuing confusion 英国学生复学，疑虑未消，喜忧参半 Millions of pupils returned to schools in England on Monday as Covid lockdown restrictions began to ease, amid continuing uncertainties surrounding the Covid testing regime for students and mask-wearing in classrooms. 英国开始解除疫情封锁，数百万学生于周一复学。然对于学生新冠检测制度以及课堂口...

Adjust Your Brain for Inflation 打破思维定式——通货膨胀 Inflation turns money into a foreign language. The rising cost of gas, food and hundreds of other things is pushing Americans to rethink how they read every price tag. Whether in the produce aisle or the used-car lot, our definition of cheap or expensive has changed, researchers on consumer psychology say. 通货膨胀使得人们不懂钱了。汽油、粮食...

How to avoid 'Zoom fatigue' during the Covid pandemic 如何在新冠疫情期间避免“Zoom疲惫” Imagine you are walking around your workplace followed incessantly by colleagues holding a mirror that causes you to stare at yourself for large parts of the day. 想象一下，在一天大部分时间里，无论你走到工作环境的哪个角落，身边一直有同事拿着一面镜子对着你，让你和自己面面相觑。 The bizarre scenario is in effect b...

Seeding a lifelong love of autumnal 'super fruit' 播种对秋天“超级水果”的一生热爱 The arrival of autumn has left me enchanted once again with its bountiful harvest of pomegranates. And as I savor this gem of the fruit world, I can't help but reflect on how living in China actually introduced me to the wonders of this unique food. 秋天降临，石榴又丰收了，我心生欢喜。当我品尝石榴——果中之“王”——的时候...

A global vaccine apartheid is unfolding. People’s lives must come before profit 全球性“疫苗种族隔离”正在上演，人命重于利益。 The poorest countries are missing out on adequate doses of vaccines – and the health implications should concern us all 那些最贫困的国家无法接种足够的疫苗，这背后的健康隐患值得每个人关注。 Nine months ago world leaders were queueing up to declare any Covid-19 vaccine a globa...

More Chinese receive higher education 更多中国人接受高等教育 Past decade sees soaring enrollment rate as investment, intl collaboration increase 随着投资和国际合作力度加大，大学入学率在过去十年内飙升 A total of 240 million Chinese people have received higher education as a result of the country's historic strides in tertiary education development over the past decade, a senior education official s...

The Greeks had a word for it … until now, as language is deluged by English terms 全球热词“Pandemic（疫情）”的娘家竟然在希腊 A leading linguist pleads for moderation as a huge outbreak of ‘Greenglish’, much of it Covid-related, spreads. 与新冠疫情相关的“希腊式英语”表达大爆炸式增长，权威语言学家呼吁要克制。 Usually, Professor Georgios Babiniotis would take pride in the fact that the Greek word “pan...

Cultivating culture and truly poetic landscapes 塑造文化与诗情画意的园林 Until recently, the depth of my personal "philosophy" of gardening has been as sophisticated as "that plant might look nice over there". 直到最近，我个人的园艺“哲学”高深如下：“这株植物摆在那块可能好看一点”。 That said, I've long appreciated the often deeply rooted philosophies that enlighten garden designs in different cultur...

Biden returns US to Paris climate accord hours after becoming president 拜登就职后迅速宣布重新加入巴黎气候协定 Biden administration rolls out a flurry of executive orders aimed at tackling climate crisis 拜登政府紧急开展一系列行政命令，以应对气候危机。 Joe Biden has moved to reinstate the US to the Paris climate agreement just hours after being sworn in as president, as his administration rolls ou...