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The study looked at more than 33,000 adults aged 40 to 79 in the UK who walked fewer than 8,000 steps a day. The researchers, from the University of Sydney and the Universidad Europea in Spain, tracked their health over eight years. 这项研究分析了英国 33000 多名成年人，他们的年龄在 40 岁到 79 岁之间，每天走路的步数少于 8000 步。来自悉尼大学和西班牙马德里欧洲大学的研究人员在八年间对这些人的健康状况...

If you've ever felt the benefit of a loved one's warm embrace when you're feeling stressed or sad, it might not surprise you that strong relationships can do wonders for your wellbeing. Research over the years has shown that people with strong social ties tend to be healthier, but a 2025 study, published in Brain, Behaviour and Immunity now suggests that it could also slow down the ageing process....

This group of young Iraqis shows how life is slowly  returning to normal  in Mosul, 这群年轻的伊拉克人展示了摩苏尔的生活如何逐渐 回归正轨 the country's second largest city, which was destroyed by the  Islamic State  and the war against the terror group. 这座伊拉克第二大城市曾被极端组织 伊斯兰国 及其反恐战争摧毁。 These athletes all lost limbs during the fighting, but they did n...

We're talking about branding. And in particular, we're looking at one brand. We're looking at the British cycling team, Team Sky, and how, after only two years of racing, they were the most recognised of all the teams on the Tour, the Tour de France. 我们今天讨论的是品牌塑造。特别是，我们要讨论一个品牌：英国自行车队——天空车队（Team Sky）。他们在仅仅参加两年比赛后，就成为环法自行车赛中辨识度最高的...

Miami beaches have traditionally been a very  attractive destination  for both  tourists and local residents . 迈阿密海滩向来是 游客和当地居民 都十分向往的 旅游胜地 。 But keeping them clean and attractive is a job that often falls to a dedicated group of volunteers that  pick up trash  under the  scorching sun . 但让它们保持干净和美观的工作通常落在志愿者肩上，他们顶...

We're talking about hashtags. Hashtags for Twitter. 我们今天要谈的是标签（hashtag）。Twitter 上使用的标签。 I'll stop you right there, Jackie. 杰姬，我先打断你一下。 You know I don't know hardly anything about Twitter whatsoever, but can you just clarify for me the difference between the hashtag and I've also seen the at symbol used for Twitter. 你知道我对 Twitter 几乎一无所知，不过你能不能帮我解...

We're talking about computer hacking. So Richard, what exactly do we mean by hacking? Accessing a computer without authorisation. 我们今天要谈的是电脑骇客行为。那么，Richard，我们所说的 hacking（骇客行为）到底是什么意思？就是未经授权访问电脑系统。 So why is it in the news? Well, there's been a huge attack recently – a DDoS attack. 那为什么最近上新闻了呢？因为最近发生了一起大规模攻击——也就是 DDoS...

Kindness is the word that inspired  Emmy award-winning  filmmakers Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman to make "The Antidote". “善良”一词启发了 荣获艾美奖 的电影制作人卡汉·库珀曼和约翰·霍夫曼制作《解药》。 The documentary focuses on how American communities across the country are  coming together   in times of need . 这部纪录片聚焦于美国各地社区如何 在需要时 团结一心 。 My name i...

We're talking about Airbnb. What is Airbnb? Well, Airbnb is an online community marketplace for holiday rentals. It connects people with rooms to share with people who need a place to stay. 我们今天要谈的是 Airbnb。什么是 Airbnb？嗯，Airbnb 是一个线上社区型的短租市场平台。它把有空房可分享的人与需要住宿的人连接起来。 Right, so Airbnb has really taken off recently, hasn't it? Yes. June 2015, the com...

About a change he has made in his career. 关于他在职业生涯中做出的一个改变。 OK Jonny, what did you used to do? 好的，Jonny，你以前是做什么的？ I used to work in financial services and we found hedge fund managers and determined what their characteristics were and then we found institutional investors who would be interested in investing in those particular funds with those particular characterist...

We're returning to the topic of automation. Now last podcast we talked about how jobs were affected more in the manufacturing area, wasn't it Richard? Yes, we were talking about the production line and machines doing repetitive jobs in factories, weren't we? 我们回到自动化这个话题。上期播客我们讨论了自动化对制造业的影响，对吧，Richard？是的，我们当时谈的是生产线，以及机器在工厂里如何执行重复性工作...

Now, we've already had a podcast about computer hacking，we're talking about a different kind of cybercrime, ransomware. Richard, what is ransomware? Well, it's a specific type of malware that blocks access to a computer and then demands money to release that computer. Oh, you mean like a ransom? It is a ransom, yes. 我们之前做过一期关于电脑黑客的播客，但今天我们要讨论另一种网络犯罪——勒索软件。Ric...

It's becoming more and more popular to take a pet to work. We're looking at the advantages and disadvantages of pets at work. Now, you say pets, it's mainly dogs though, isn't it? Yes, yes. 带宠物上班变得越来越流行。我们今天来看一下宠物在工作场所的利与弊。你说宠物，其实主要是指狗，对吧？是的，是的。 Now, Nestlé's corporate headquarters in Gatwick, Richard, they've allowed dogs to come to work for...

We have the first of two podcasts on automation. Now automation, it's got a kind of a scary sound to it, Richard, but it's been going on for some time, hasn't it? 我们今天有两期关于自动化的播客，这是第一期。自动化这个词听起来有点吓人，Richard，但它其实已经存在很久了，对吧？ Yes, robots replacing humans. It really started with the first industrial revolution in the 1700s. 是的，机器人取代人类。这实...

The two tiny arachnids, measuring just three millimetres long, were found by scientists surveying the Newtown National Nature Reserve using a type of handheld vacuum device. It sucks up material on the ground and safely deposits it inside a container. 这两只小蜘蛛只有三毫米长，科学家在使用手持真空吸入设备调查纽敦国家自然保护区时发现了它们。这种设备能够吸起地面上的物体，然后将其安全地存放在一个容器...

This is a city like no other. An invisible army of microbes live here, including bacteria, fungi, moulds and mites, and it's the one place you'd have hoped would be clean – your showerhead. 这是一座与众不同的“城市”。这里住着一支看不见的微生物大军，包括细菌、真菌、霉菌和螨虫，而这地方正是你最希望保持干净的地方——你的淋浴喷头。 If you unscrew it and take a peek inside, you might be surprised as to wh...

We're talking about the future of diesel. Richard, does diesel have a future? Yes and no. It certainly doesn't if you live in the city, because many cities are banning diesel cars in the near future. 我们来谈谈柴油车的未来。Richard，柴油车还有未来吗？有，也没有。如果你住在城市里，那基本上是没有的，因为很多城市将在不久的将来禁止柴油车。 Paris, for example. IncludingParisand a number of other cities...

We're talking about electric cars. OK, Richard, so what exactly is an electric car? Well, simply, it's a car driven by an electric motor – a motor that runs on a battery. 我们来谈谈电动车。好的，Richard，那么电动车到底是什么？简单来说，就是由电动机驱动的汽车——而电动机是依靠电池运作的。 OK, so presumably they're becoming more popular because they're more environmentally friendly than regular petrol...

It's the peak shopping time of the year, We're looking at the economics of Christmas. Yes, Christmas is typically the largest economic stimulus for many nations around the world, as sales increase dramatically in almost all retail areas. Now the United States, for example, their retail industry generates over three trillion US dollars during the holidays. 这是全年消费最旺的时期，我们来看一下圣诞节...

Last year, a new restaurant opened near us. We went there, but we were very disappointed. Yeah, we felt that the, what, the prices were too high and the quality of food wasn't really very good. 去年，我们家附近开了一家新餐厅。我们去吃了，但非常失望。是啊，我们觉得价格太高，而且食物质量也不太好。 And we said then that the restaurant needed some feedback. Yes, but feedback from customers. I think th...

We're celebrating the new design of our website. Yeah, up until recently, the general lifespan of websites was between two and three years but now they're saying it's fallen to one year. Now Richard, we've had our website since 2006. 我们正在庆祝我们网站的新设计。是的，直到最近，网站的一般寿命是两到三年，但现在人们说已经缩短到一年了。Richard，我们的网站自 2006 年以来就一直存在。 Wow! Wow! Yeah, so...

With 2 billion users, Facebook is the largest social networking company in the world. And for many people, it's the first port of call for information, both from friends and family. But it's also chock-a-block with adverts, stories that may interest you, videos and all the latest news and trends. 拥有 20 亿用户的 Facebook 是世界上最大的社交网络公司。对许多人来说，它是获取信息的第一站，无论来自朋友...

This new prize aims to celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old. It will be open to authors from around the world and will be given for a book written in English or translated into English, providing it was published in the UK or Ireland. 这一新奖项的目标是庆贺写给八到 12 岁儿童的最佳当代小说。该奖项将向来自全球的作家开放，颁发给用英语创作或翻译成英语的小说，...

Take your height in metres, square it, then divide it by your weight in kilograms. That's how you calculate your body mass index, or BMI. If it's between 18 and 25, your weight is healthy. If it's over, it isn't. So far, so simple. BMI has become a popular metric for people to check their health. 把你的身高（以米为单位）平方，然后用这个数去除以你的体重（以千克为单位）。这就是计算你的身体质量指数（...

We're in the midst of a craft revolution. We're seeing explosive growth in many consumer products categories. There is no one definition, I would say, but oftentimes there are artisanal products, locally sourced, handmade, and sometimes made in small batches. 我们正处在一场手工艺革命的浪潮之中。我们看到许多消费品类别都在出现爆炸式增长。虽然没有一个统一的定义，但通常它们是手工制作的产品、本地采购、...