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So this piece called Lalu is probably from about ten years ago, from this body of work kind of looking at fields, the visual of the motion of tall grass and the wind. 这个叫“Lalu”的作品大约创作于十年前，出自这个以田野为主题的系列作品，探讨了高草随风摇曳的视觉效果。 You never see the wind. You always see the effects of the wind. 你看不见风。但是你总能感受到风带来的影响。 But also for me is sort of...

According to the National Center for Health Statistics of the United States, roughly 37 percent of US adults consume fast food on a daily basis. 根据美国国家卫生统计中心的数据，大约37%的美国成年人每天都会食用快餐。 The center found a significant rise in the number of severe obesity cases in very young children aged 2 to 5. 该中心发现，2至5岁幼儿的严重肥胖病例数量显著增加。 Thank you so much for ha...

When it comes to breaking world records, London Marathon is now in a league of its own. 在打破世界纪录方面，伦敦马拉松已无人能望其项背。 This year's race was the biggest, with nearly 60,000 finishers, and the fastest, with two elite world records, and Sabastian Sawe becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier in a sanctioned race. 本届赛事不仅规模空前，有近六万人完赛，成绩也刷新了历史...

Has exam season got you hitting the books instead of the gym? Study is important, but if you're not keeping up with your exercise, you might be missing out. It turns out that regular physical exercise can boost your memory, focus and reasoning skills. One study even found that Scottish teenagers who got 60 minutes of exercise a day scored a whole grade higher on national exams. 考试季是否让您只顾...

The new Wildlife Health Centre is due to be built as the Zoological Society of London, which runs the zoo, celebrates its 200th anniversary. The development is being made possible by a £20n donation from a mystery benefactor , the largest in the zoo's history. 运营该动物园的伦敦动物学会宣布，将建造一所新野生动物医疗中心，目前正值该学会庆祝其成立 200 周年。这一工程计划的实施得益于一位神秘资助者提供...

Close your eyes and think about the future. Do you imagine it to be in front of you or behind you? Maybe your timeline is vertical, with the future below, and the past above? Linguists such as Lera Boroditsky believe that the language you speak might influence your perception of time. 闭上眼睛，想象一下未来。你会觉得未来在你的前方还是后方？也许你的时间线是垂直的，未来在下方，而过去在上方？像Lera B...

Real Madrid has announced that Xabi Alonso will become their new head coach for the next three seasons until June 2028. 皇家马德里宣布，哈维·阿隆索将成为球队的新任主教练，合同为期三个赛季，直至2028年6月。 Alonso is a legendary former player who represented the club between 2009 and 2014, playing in 236 official matches and winning six major titles. 阿隆索是一位传奇前球员，他在2009年至2014年期间效...

Britain’s Royal Mint has introduced a special 50 pence coin to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings movies. 英国皇家造币厂推出了一款特别的50便士硬币，以纪念《指环王》电影上映25周年。 The design focuses on the iconic One Ring because it is instantly recognizable to millions of fans around the world, which makes the theme clear despite the small size of the coin. 这款设计以标志性...

In Seoul, South Korea, a 130cm tall humanoid robot named Gabi has officially joined the Buddhist faith. 在韩国首尔Seoul，一台名为Gabi的130厘米高人形机器人正式加入了佛教信仰。 During a special ceremony at the Jogyesa Temple, Gabi was dressed in a traditional saffron robe and received 108 prayer beads. 在Jogyesa Temple举行的一场特别仪式中，Gabi身穿传统的袈裟，并获得了108颗念珠。 Instead of the usual...

The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life. International Space Station正逐渐接近其使用寿命的终点。 Experts suggest that 2030 will be the end, and a transition is needed. 专家表示，到2030年它可能将正式退役，因此需要进行过渡和替代安排。 A commercial turn for the concept of a space station is taking place because so far, it’s only been in the hands of major governments. 如今，空...

Japan is experiencing such extreme heat that the national weather agency had to introduce a new word to describe it. 日本正经历极端高温，以至于国家气象机构不得不创造一个新词来形容这种天气。 The term is kokushobi, which translates to cruelly hot day. 这个词叫“kokushobi”，意思是“酷热难耐的一天”或“残酷炎热日”。 It is used for days when temperatures exceed 40 °C. 这个词专门用于气温超过40摄氏度的日子。...

A South Korean art student, Noh Huyn-soo, made headlines when he ate a banana from a famous installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul. 一个韩国艺术学生诺·贤洙（Noh Huyn-soo）因在首尔Leeum Museum of Art吃掉意大利艺术家Maurizio Cattelan一件著名装置艺术中的香蕉而登上新闻头条。 In a video captured by a friend, Noh boldly removed the duct-taped banana from the...

The 317th Prague derby between Slavia and Sparta ended in chaos during stoppage time. 第317次布拉格德比在伤停补时阶段以混乱收场，参赛双方为斯拉维亚和斯巴达。 Although Slavia was leading 3-2 and was very close to winning the league title, hundreds of fans invaded the pitch. 尽管斯拉维亚以3比2领先，并且非常接近夺得联赛冠军，但数百名球迷冲入球场。 During the riot, some supporters attacked Sparta play...

A fertilizer factory in northern Germany has existed for over 100 years, but its future is uncertain. 德国北部的一家化肥厂已经存在超过100年，但其未来仍不确定。 It made a loss in 2024 and is now working at a lower capacity because of high energy prices. 由于能源价格高企，该工厂在2024年出现亏损，目前正以较低产能运行。 These rising costs and low demand are creating problems for the company, and it is...

Experts are increasingly concerned about a boy crisis in schools across Canada and the world. 专家们越来越关注加拿大及全球学校中正在出现的“男孩危机”。 Data shows that boys are falling behind girls in several key areas. 数据显示，在一些关键领域，男孩正在落后于女孩。 In Quebec, for example, the dropout rate for boys is over 27%, compared to about 20% for girls. 例如在魁北克省，男孩的辍学率超过27%，...

Speculation regarding the existence of extraterrestrial life is increasing following the release of never-before-seen documents on UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). 随着从未公开过的 UFO（不明飞行物）文件被发布，关于外星生命存在的猜测正在增加。 The Pentagon has declassified and released 161 files containing reports of sightings. The Pentagon已经解密并公布了161份包含目击报告的文件。 These include...

There are signs that a huge part of East Africa is starting to break away from the African continent. 有迹象表明，东非的一大片地区正开始从非洲大陆分离出去。 Geologists (people who study the Earth and its land and rocks) studied a deep crack that runs along a large part of Zambia. 地质学家（研究地球、陆地和岩石的人）研究了一条贯穿赞比亚大部分地区的深裂缝。 The crack is called a rift. 这条裂缝被称为...

The report highlights how people and nature can thrive together, with wildlife across more than 5,000,000 sq miles of protected land remaining on average stable, despite a 73% global decline in monitored population since 1970. 该报告强调，人与自然可以和谐共生，因为在超过 500 万平方英里的受保护土地上，野生动物的种群数量总体保持稳定，尽管自 1970 年以来，全球受监测的野生动物种群数量平均下降了 73%。 B...

What animal do we have the closest relationship with? Many people would say dogs or cats, but it's actually the tiny arachnids that live all over your face. Yes, your face. Don't worry it's probably fine. Demodex mites live in the hair follicles around the peach fuzz hair that grows on your face. They are just one of the parasites that make our bodies a habitat. Some are harmless, while there are...

Shajarina Monie lives in Juba. Six of her nine children have died of various illnesses. Shajarina Monie住在朱巴。她九个孩子中有六个死于各种疾病。 The first one died at nine months; another one died at the age of ten months; another one died when he was crawling about three months. 第一个孩子在九个月大的时候夭折，在十个月大的时候夭折；还有一个在大约三个月刚会爬的时候就夭折了。 Millions of children...

Thirty-five-year-old Fatima, who for privacy did not want to use her family name, says their family lost all their livestock to drought. 35岁的法蒂玛（出于隐私考虑，她不想透露自己的姓氏）表示，家里的牲畜全因旱灾而死。 After moving with her husband and children closer to town to find work, Fatima's husband abandoned her and filed for divorce, but not before assaulting her. 在和丈夫、孩子搬到城里找...

With fireballs in his hands, the Cauldron Group's David Duckworth sets magical potions ablaze. Cauldron酒吧的大卫·达克沃斯手里拿着火球，点燃了魔法药水。 So all the drinks that we have on offer at the Cauldron, the key thing to know about them is that they're all fully interactive. 我们在Cauldron酒吧提供的所有饮品，它们都是可以发生反应的。 So you are able to interact with the various ingredients, a...

So, both along the fault, we like those sensors really close the fault because that gives us really those first motions that are coming out of the earthquake. 这两个传感器都紧贴断层，我们很喜欢紧贴断层的传感器，因为这样能让我们真正捕捉到地震最初的震动情况。 It tells us the earthquake has started. So, once that earthquake started, seismic waves start travelling away from where that earthquake start...

When I was 18 years old, I was in a motor vehicle accident and I sustained a T-12 burst fracture to my spinal cord. It left me paralyzed from the waist down. 18岁时，我出了车祸，胸椎第12节爆裂性骨折，腰部以下瘫痪了。 My friends and I were getting ready to go out to dinner and I had stepped out on to the balcony to make a phone call. 我和朋友们正准备出去吃晚餐，我走到阳台上打电话。 And I went to go...

This new study from Pakistan suggests  synchronising  exercise to match people's natural  sleep-wake cycles  or internal  body clock  could offer the greatest health benefits. 这项来自巴基斯坦的新研究表明，将锻炼时间和个人的睡眠觉醒周期或体内生物钟同步，能给健康带来最多益处。 Volunteers who tried it had better sleep, lower  blood pressure  and healthier bloo...