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Robert Burns is  widely regarded  as the national poet of Scotland, perhaps best known for Auld Lang Syne, which is sung across the world on  Hogmanay .  罗伯特·彭斯被公认为是苏格兰的民族诗人，他最著名的作品应该就是《友谊地久天长》，这首歌在新年前夜被全世界传唱。 The National Trust for Scotland's  online portal  will allow people to view  fragments  of one o...

Over half of American TV viewers now use subtitles whenever they watch TV, according to survey company YouGov. This trend is even more noticeable in  viewers  under 30. Subtitles have long been used to help people with  hearing impairments  or to allow people to watch films in a different language, but why has their use become so widespread? 据调查公司 YouGov 称，现在超过一半的...

Worobey said the virus likely spreads among the cows due to contact with milking machines, trucks or the shoes of farm workers. It then moves from cow to cow before making its way back to birds. Worobey said birds tested on the same farms as sick cows have a form of the virus with “clear mammalian adaptations.” In other words, the virus shows signs of changing before infecting the bird populations...

The United States plans new rules for the movement of dairy cows between states because of concerns about a bird flu outbreak.  出于对禽流感爆发的担忧，美国计划对各州之间奶牛的流动制定新规则。 The virus is called Type A H5N1. It has been found in over 30 different groups of cows across eight states.  该病毒被称为 A 型 H5N1。 已在 8 个州的 30 多个不同的奶牛群中发现了这种病毒。  Some...

Heavy rains and severe flooding have been hitting Kenya since March. They are among the most disastrous rainstorms to hit the East African country in recent years. 自三月以来，肯尼亚遭受暴雨和严重洪水袭击。 这是近年来袭击这个东非国家的最具灾难性的暴雨之一。 At least 169 people have died from the heavy rains. At least 91 others are missing, the latest government estimates say. 至少有169人因暴雨死亡...

Less than half of Americans say they are getting enough sleep, according to a recent opinion study by the Gallup organization.  盖洛普组织最近的一项民意研究显示，不到一半的美国人表示他们睡眠充足。 The poll found that 57 percent of Americans say they would feel better if they could get more sleep. Only 42 percent say they are getting as much sleep as they need.  民意调查发现，57% 的美国人...

for example, when the Curiosity rover drives over the area. 例如当好奇号火星车驶过该地区时，也可能释放少量甲烷。 Pavlov said this theory could help explain why methane levels have only been discovered in the Gale Crater area. It is the only place on Mars where NASA’s Curiosity rover is currently active. 巴甫洛夫说，这一理论可以帮助解释为什么只在盖尔陨石坑地区发现了甲烷水平。 这是美国宇航局好奇号火...

Scientists are seeking to find out what is producing the slow release of methane gas on Mars. 科学家们正在寻找火星上缓慢释放甲烷气体的原因。 Methane often results from biological processes. On Earth, most of the gas comes from living creatures. For this reason, the American space agency NASA has been investigating methane levels on Mars in a search for signs of current or past life. So far, no evi...

Human experts spend years  roasting  and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine a coffee bean from Africa with another one from South America to come up with a new  blend . 人类专家花费数年时间从许多地方烘焙和品尝咖啡，以了解咖啡豆。 然后，他们可能会将非洲的一种咖啡豆与南美的另一种咖啡豆结合起来，制成一种新的混合物。 But, a coffee roasting...

A new, small robotic camera designed to be swallowed for use in medical examinations was recently demonstrated at a conference in Canada. The device called PillBot can be guided through a body remotely, meaning electronically from outside. Its creators hope the device will replace traditional endoscopies. An endoscopy is when a camera attached to a wire is directed down the throat and into a sleep...

International health experts have agreed on a new definition of what it means for a disease to spread “through the air.” 国际卫生专家就疾病“通过空气”传播的含义达成了新的定义。 The agreement came after the World Health Organization (WHO) cooperated with hundreds of international health experts to explain or clarify the meaning. The WHO said the technical document it issued was the first s...

For the first time, the public will be able to go on guided tours of Buckingham Palace's East Wing. That includes the famous front  facade  with a balcony that's been the focus of so many big royal occasions, although visitors won't be able to  step out  onto the balcony and wave to the tourists below. 这将是公众首次能够在导游的带领下参观白金汉宫东翼。可供参观的区域包括宫殿正面...

We hear family members and teachers telling us to "sit up straight" and "stand tall", but do they say that because an  erect posture  is more  aesthetically pleasing , or is it the key to a  pain-free  back? It's commonly believed that ' slump '  sitting  or ' slouch '  standing  damages our  spines . But, is slouching really that bad? 我们听到家人...

Whether it's clubs such as Bury  going   bust , Derby's current financial problems or  the 'big six'  wanting to form a breakaway super league, the government's view is football needs protecting, at times from itself. 无论是像贝里这样的足球俱乐部面临破产、德比郡目前的财务问题，还是英超 “六大豪门” 想要脱离联赛、单独成立一项超级联赛，面对这些足坛危机，英国政府的看法是：...

An ancient  fossil  found by a girl and her father on a beach in England belongs to a creature that might have been among the largest animals ever on Earth. 一个女孩和她的父亲在英格兰的海滩上发现了一块古老的化石，属于一种可能是地球上最大的动物之一的生物。 Researchers said in a recent study that the fossilized bone, called a surangular, was from a reptile called an ichthyosaur that lived...

As a person of color, I felt this painfully myself.”  “作为一个有色人种，我自己也深有体会。” Musandu said he is seeing a demand for his services, but his product is designed to  supplement  traditional photography not replace it. The goal is to help a buyer make better decisions and reduce product returns and waste. Musandu 表示，他看到了对其服务的需求，但他的产品旨在补充...

Alexsandrah is a  fashion  model in London. She has a  twin . Alexsandrah 是伦敦的一名时装模特。 她有一个双胞胎。 But her twin is not her sister. 但她的双胞胎不是她的妹妹。 The twin is a product of Artificial Intelligence, or AI. 这对双胞胎是人工智能（AI）的产物。 Whenever Alexsandrah is not available to work with a photographer, the  virtual  twin takes her place. 每...

A new study has found that 41 percent of cancer drugs receiving  accelerated  government approval do not improve survival or quality of life. 一项新研究发现，41% 获得政府加速批准的抗癌药物并不能改善生存或生活质量。 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) accelerated approval program aims to get new drugs to patients as quickly as possible. But the effectiveness of the d...

It's been quite a 12 months for Taylor Swift. She's  in the middle of  a  record-breaking  tour and  stole the show  at this year's  Grammy Awards . 对泰勒·斯威夫特来说，过去的12个月可谓异彩纷呈。除了举办破记录的全球巡回演唱会外，她还在今年的格莱美奖颁奖典礼上抢尽风头，大放光彩。 Now she's entered the Forbes World's Billionaires List for the first time with an&nb...

Have you heard of these dance moves? The lego leg? A clock blender? Helicopter? Don't worry. By the end of the summer, you may know all these words! Paris is preparing to host the Olympic and Paralympic games, and a new sport will be making its debut. 您听说过这些舞蹈动作吗？ 乐高腿？ 时钟搅拌机？ 直升机？ 不用担心。 到夏天结束时，你可能会知道所有这些单词！ 巴黎正在准...

If you’re in a job performing tedious tasks, you might think that a  robot  could do the work instead. But perhaps we underestimate how much technology already helps with the activities that we would otherwise have to do.  And as  artificial intelligence  progresses we might find it replaces us in the workplace altogether. 如果您从事的工作是执行繁琐的任务，您可能...

United States health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses that can lead to meningitis. It is a serious and often deadly disease in which an outside barrier of the brain or related tissues becomes infected and  swollen . 美国卫生官员警告称，可能导致脑膜炎的罕见细菌性疾病有所增加。 这是一种严重且往往致命的疾病，大脑或相关组织的外部屏障受到感染和肿胀。 The Centers for...

Tokyo visitors can now join a special  tour  of one of the Japanese city's modern wonders: its public  toilets . 东京游客现在可以参加一次特别游览，参观这座日本城市的现代奇观之一：公共厕所。 Penelope Panczuk recently went on the Tokyo Toilet Shuttle for a two-hour visit of artistic public  bathrooms. 佩内洛普·潘祖克 (Penelope Panczuk) 最近乘坐东京厕所班车，参观了两个小时的艺术公...

For hundreds of years, beavers have been  absent  from Scottish waters. Their reintroduction a decade ago was controversial, particularly among farmers. 数百年来，苏格兰水域中一直没有河狸。十年前，重新引入河狸引起了争议，特别是激起了农民的反对。 The animals, which are described as  ecosystem  engineers, create  wetlands  which support other wildlife, including insects...

Having thousands of photos, songs and films available at our fingertips would have seemed amazing just a few decades ago, but how long will these files last for and be available? Could the  digitalisation  of cultural  artefacts  now be putting a time limit on our memories? 就在几十年前，拥有数千张照片、歌曲和电影触手可及似乎令人惊叹，但这些文件能持续多久并可用？ 文物...