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In a video statement, Chen Kugel, the chief of the Israeli National Institute of Forensic Medicine, confirmed on Saturday Shiri Bibas' body shows no evidence of injuries caused by bombing.以色列国家法医研究所所长Chen Kugel在视频声明中证实，Shiri Bibas的尸体上没有爆炸伤证据。"We have identified the remains of Shiri Bibas two days after identifying her children, Ariel and Kfir. Our examination found no evidence of injuries caused by bombing."“我们在确认Shiri Bibas的孩子Ariel和Kfir身份两天后确认了她的遗体身份。我们的检查没有发现爆炸造成的伤害证据。”Hamas, a U.S.-designated terror organization, said in November, 2023 that the children and their mother had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.被美国认定为恐怖组织的哈马斯于2023年11月表示，这些孩子及其母亲在以色列空袭中丧生。Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of the Hamas-run Gaza Government media office, said Netanyahu "bears full responsibility for killing her and her children."哈马斯控制的加沙政府媒体办公室主任伊斯梅尔·萨瓦布塔（Ismail Al-Thawabta）表示，内塔尼亚胡“对杀害她及其孩子负有全部责任”。But the Israeli military said intelligence assessments and forensic analysis of the bodies of the Bibas children indicated that they were deliberately killed by their captors.但以色列军方表示，对两名儿童尸体的情报评估和法医分析表明，他们是被绑架者故意杀害的。Chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the boys were killed by the terrorists with their bare hands, but gave no details.首席军事发言人丹尼尔·哈加里（Daniel Hagari）表示，这些男孩是被恐怖分子徒手杀害的，但没有透露细节。Meanwhile, on Sunday, Israel said the release of hundreds ofPalestinianprisoners is delayed与此同时，以色列周日表示，数百名巴勒斯坦囚犯的释放将推迟，until the release of the next hostages has been assured and without the humiliating ceremonies at handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza.直到下一批人质得到释放，并且不会在加沙举行以色列俘虏交接仪式时受到羞辱。The statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office came early Sunday as vehicles apparently carrying prisoners left the open gates of Ofer Prison only toturnaround and go back in.总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡办公室于周日凌晨发表声明，当时似乎载有囚犯的车辆驶离奥弗监狱敞开的大门，然后掉头返回监狱。Israel's announcement abruptly put the future of the cease-fire into further doubt.以色列的声明突然使停火的未来陷入进一步的疑问。The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports. The pope has been in the hospital for a week with a complex lung infection.梵蒂冈表示，教皇方济各情况危急。美联社记者朱莉·沃克（Julie Walker）报道。教皇因复杂的肺部感染住院一周。The Vatican also said Saturday Francis had to get blood transfusions after tests showing an anemia-related condition.梵蒂冈周六还表示，方济各必须接受输血，因为检查显示他患有贫血相关疾病。The statement said the Holy Father continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair, although in more pain than yesterday.声明称，教皇继续保持警觉，整天坐在扶手椅上，但比前一天感到更加疼痛。At the moment, the prognosis is reserved. I'm Julie Walker. 目前，预测结果尚不确定。我是朱莉·沃克。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel would make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed in the latest potential threat to the month-old cease-fire.以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡周五表示，哈马斯未能按照协议归还人质希里·比巴斯（Shiri Bibas）的遗体，以色列将让其为此付出代价，这是对一个月前停火协议的最新潜在威胁。Reuters correspondent Fiona Jones reports. Hamas said Bibas' remains appeared to have been mixed with others after an Israeli airstrike hit the place she was being held, later adding that it was investigating the possible error.路透社记者菲奥娜·琼斯（Fiona Jones）报道。哈马斯表示，以色列空袭袭击了比巴斯被关押的地方后，她的遗体似乎与其他遗体混在一起，后来又补充说，正在调查可能的失误。Netanyahu gave no details on a possible Israeli response, but the incident highlights the fragility of the month-old cease-fire deal reached with U.S. backing and help from Qatar and Egypt.内塔尼亚胡没有透露以色列可能做出的反应，但这一事件凸显了在美国支持以及卡塔尔和埃及帮助下达成的一个月前停火协议的脆弱性。The failure to return Bebas' body during this staged public handover caused outrage in Israel.在这次分阶段的公开移交中，以色列未能归还比巴斯的遗体，引起了以色列的愤怒。"It's like they make a joke of us and the mother just sent the body and it's so painful, so the family has to go and bury them and to make sort of a closure and now the mother is missing and it's so frustrating."“他们好像在拿我们开玩笑，母亲刚刚把尸体送来，这太令人痛苦了，所以家人必须去埋葬他们，做一个了结，现在母亲失踪了，这太令人沮丧了。”Hamas is due to release six living hostages on Saturday, with the start of the negotiations for the cease-fire's second phase expected in the coming days. That was Reuters correspondent Fiona Jones.哈马斯定于周六释放六名活着的人质，预计未来几天将开始停火第二阶段的谈判。路透社记者菲奥娜·琼斯报道。U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized Germany's free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.美国副总统J.D.万斯在华盛顿郊外的保守派集会上批评了德国的言论自由法。He linked Germany's limits against hate speech to American troops stationed there.他将德国对仇恨言论的限制与驻扎在那里的美国军队联系起来。German laws set restrictions on free speech, including the long-standing ban on Holocaust denial and any glorification of the country's Nazi past.德国法律对言论自由进行了限制，包括长期禁止否认大屠杀和美化该国纳粹历史。The limits are an effort to curb extremism and incitement and have led authorities to policing the internet for hate speech and arresting people forallegedlyposting and reposting such comments.这些限制是为了遏制极端主义和煽动行为，并促使当局对互联网上的仇恨言论进行监管，并逮捕涉嫌发布和转发此类评论的人。Vance's remarks Thursday followed his speech earlier this month at the Munich Security Conference.万斯周四发表讲话之前，他本月早些时候在慕尼黑安全会议上发表了讲话。

Germans are electing a new parliament Sunday after a campaign focused on the state of Europe's biggest economy and calls to curb migration.德国人将于周日选举新一届议会，此前竞选活动聚焦欧洲最大经济体的状况，呼吁遏制移民。Uncertainty has grown rapidly about the future of Ukraine and the strength of Europe's alliance with the United States. VOA's Cristina Menenti has more.乌克兰的未来以及欧洲与美国的联盟实力的不确定性迅速增加。美国之音新闻记者克里斯蒂娜·梅内蒂（Cristina Menenti）将为您带来更多报道。The opposition leader and frontrunner Friedrich Merz vowed Saturday to revive thestagnanteconomy and defend Europe's interests in the face of a confrontational U.S. administration.反对党领袖、领跑者弗里德里希·默茨周六誓言要重振停滞不前的经济，并在美国政府对抗的情况下捍卫欧洲的利益。Meanwhile, hundreds protested for and against far-right Alternative for Germany's leader Alice Weidel in her Swiss town of residence.与此同时，数百人在德国极右翼选择党领导人艾丽丝·魏德尔的居住地瑞士小镇举行了支持和反对她的抗议活动。"We're really concerned about what's going on everywhere in Europe, about the rise of far-right movements."“我们非常担心欧洲各地发生的事情，担心极右翼运动的崛起。”Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats have shown little sign of coming back from a large poll deficit after the chancellor's three-party coalition collapsed in November.在总理奥拉夫·朔尔茨的三党联盟于11月破裂后，中左翼社会民主党几乎没有迹象表明会从巨大的民调失利中恢复过来。That led to the election being held seven months ahead of schedule. Cristina Menenti, VOA News.这导致选举比原计划提前了七个月举行。美国之音新闻记者克里斯蒂娜·梅内蒂报道。A federal judge has largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.一名联邦法官基本阻止了唐纳德·特朗普总统的全面行政命令，该命令旨在终止政府对促进多样性、公平和包容性计划的支持。Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore found that they likely violate free speech rights and granted an injunction blocking them as a lawsuit plays out.巴尔的摩法官亚当·阿贝尔森（Adam Abelson）发现这些命令可能侵犯言论自由权，并在诉讼期间下达禁令阻止这些命令。The city of Baltimore and higher education groups sued, arguing the executive orders are unconstitutional and in overreach of presidential authority.巴尔的摩市和高等教育团体提起诉讼，称这些行政命令违宪，超越了总统的权力。The Trump administration has argued that the president was targeting only DEI programs that violate federal civil rights laws.特朗普政府辩称，总统只针对违反联邦民权法的DEI计划。Elon Musk is cutting jobs at the auto safety agency that oversees his Tesla company. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.埃隆·马斯克正在削减监管特斯拉公司的汽车安全机构的职位。美联社记者唐娜·沃德（Donna Warder）报道。Elon Musk's cost-cutting team, DOGE, is cutting jobs at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.埃隆·马斯克的成本削减团队DOGE正在削减国家公路交通安全管理局的职位。That's the agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA says the number of eliminated positions is modest.这是监管特斯拉的机构，已对涉及特斯拉汽车的致命事故展开调查。国家公路交通安全管理局表示，裁员人数不多。The administration has mandated that Tesla and other automakers using self-driving technology report crash data on vehicles, a requirement that Musk has criticized.政府要求特斯拉等使用自动驾驶技术的汽车制造商报告车辆碰撞数据，马斯克对这一要求提出了批评。He's accused the agency of holding back progress on self-driving technology with its investigations and recalls. I'm Donna Warder.他指责该机构通过调查和召回阻碍了自动驾驶技术的进步。我是唐娜·沃德。French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday a knife attack that killed one and injured three in eastern France on Saturday was "Islamist terrorism" after France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office confirmed it was investigating the case.法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙周六表示，周六在法国东部发生的持刀袭击事件造成一人死亡，三人受伤，这是“伊斯兰恐怖主义”，此前法国反恐检察官办公室证实正在调查此案。The PNAT prosecutor's office said in a statement a man attacked local police officers in the city of Mulhouse shouting "Allah Akbar" on Saturday afternoon.PNAT检察官办公室在一份声明中表示，周六下午，一名男子在米卢斯市袭击当地警察，高喊“真主至大”。The prosecutor's office added a passerby was killed trying tointervenewhile three police officers were injured. The prosecutor's office said the suspect has been arrested. [解析]检察官办公室补充说，一名路人在试图干预时被杀，三名警察受伤。检察官办公室表示，嫌疑人已被逮捕。

Meet Andrew Savoia, a 24-year-old Northern Virginia cello player who is a social media sensation.认识一下安德鲁·沙瓦亚，一位24岁的北弗吉尼亚大提琴手，他在社交媒体上很有名。He created his TikTok account savoiboi in July and in just a few months he already had millions of likes or views.他在7月创建了自己的TikTok账号savoiboi，短短几个月内就已经获得了数百万的点赞或浏览量。There were some very catchy songs on the app and songs that you're just watching a video and it makes you want to get up and dance.这个应用程序上有一些非常动听的歌曲，而且当你观看视频时 ，里面的歌曲会让你忍不住起身跳舞。And there was only like a quick little segment of that I would see and I was like, okay, I could try to recreate this on the cello, so I did that.我当时只能看到一小段快速闪过的内容，我就想，好吧，我可以试着用大提琴把这个重新演绎出来，于是我就这么做了。I had one of my buddies record it and it was so fascinating because of the positive reaction that it received. I did not think that it would be received as well as it did.我有一个朋友帮我录了下来，结果反响非常热烈，这让我觉得特别有意思。我没想到它会受到这么好的评价。It was a stream of unhappy events that led Savoia to his social media success: a painful breakup, failing to get into medical school, depression.一连串不幸的事件促使沙瓦亚在社交媒体上获得了成功：痛苦的分手、医学院入学考试失利以及抑郁情绪。In a strange way all this contributed to his achievements.奇怪的是，这一切都促成了他的成就。Music for me has been a way for me to like, I said, process emotion, experiences, memories that I've had.对我来说，音乐是一种处理我所经历的情感、体验和记忆的方式。But it has an ability to heal because it can do the same thing for other people and it's very unifying.但它具有治愈的能力，因为它也能为他人带来同样的作用，而且非常具有凝聚力。His process is simple: Find the song he likes and play it on the cello.他的做法很简单：找到他喜欢的歌曲，然后用大提琴演奏。I listen to lots of different kinds of music. I listen to hip hop. I listen to rock music, country music, sometimes lots of classical music and countless other genres.我听很多不同类型的音乐。我听嘻哈音乐。我听摇滚音乐、乡村音乐，有时也听很多古典音乐，还有数不清的其他音乐类型。And I just try to do songs that have a melody line that would work well on this instrument. This instrument has such a diversity in its sound.我只是尽力创作那些旋律线在这件乐器上能演奏出很好效果的歌曲。这件乐器的音色非常多样。But music will not be Savoia's career. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in neurobiology and plans to become a neurologist in the future.但音乐不会成为沙瓦亚的职业。他毕业于弗吉尼亚理工大学，获得了神经生物学学位，并且计划未来成为一名神经科医生。But his two passions, music and medicine, are inseparable, something one of his former teachers sees as well.但他对音乐和医学的两大热忱密不可分。他以前的老师也看到了这一点。I could definitely see a specific you know sector of the population who has a specific ear or depending on the type of illness that you have that you can actually be soothed by music.我绝对能想象到有这样一部分特定的人群，他们对音乐有独特的感知，或者根据你所患疾病的类型，实际上你是可以从音乐中获得慰藉的。And if you watch him when he plays, and of course I only started watching him recently, he's very very passionate how he actually started playing the cello. I think that process sort of healed him.如果你看他演奏时，当然我也是最近才开始关注他的，他对自己当初是如何开始拉大提琴这件事充满了激情。我觉得这个过程在某种程度上治愈了他。Savoia's cover version of the song Come Get Her by a hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd got over 3 million views.沙瓦亚翻唱了嘻哈二人组雷·什里默德的歌曲Come Get Her，视频浏览量超过了300万。He hopes people who like his stuff will pick up an instrument themselves.他希望喜欢他作品的人，能自己拿起一件乐器来演奏。

The patient's tumour was benign but dangerously close to important bloodvessels and nerves, leaving him at risk of going blind.这位患者的肿瘤虽为良性，但极度靠近重要血管和神经，使其面临失明的风险。The team trained the AI tool on hundreds of videos of previous operations. They then used the AI tool in real time to help highlight sometimes hidden vessels and nerves, and to mark up the safest place to remove the tumour.该医疗团队利用数百段过往手术视频对人工智能工具进行了训练。随后，他们在手术过程中实时使用该人工智能工具，协助凸显一些隐蔽的血管和神经，并标注出切除肿瘤最安全的位置。Researchers hope that with larger trials, using AI in this way will help surgery become both safer and faster.研究人员希望随着更大规模试验的开展，以这种方式使用人工智能将有助于让手术变得更加安全和高效。

This polling suggests that 5% of people in Britain believe their accent has cost them a promotion, pay rise or senior role. Those from Birmingham were the most likely to feel this - the figure rose to 13% among people with a Brummie accent.这项民调显示，5%的英国人认为，自己的口音曾导致他们错失晋升、加薪或担任高级职位的机会。来自伯明翰的受访者最有可能持这种看法，因为在有伯明翰地方口音的人群中，这一比例上升至了 13%。More than 3,300 people in England, Scotland and Wales were questioned. People from the West Country were most likely to report being mocked or criticised by colleagues for the way they spoke, at 15%, closely followed by those with a Geordie or Mancunian accent.这项调查访问了英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士的 3300 多名受访者。调查显示，来自英格兰西南部地区的受访者最有可能表示，自己曾因说话方式而遭到同事嘲笑或批评，这一比例为 15%；紧随其后的是有纽卡斯尔地区口音和曼彻斯特地区口音的受访者。Softening an accent is a common occurrence, the study suggests, with 13% of Britons polled admitting to changing the way they spoke in order to sound more professional. This rose to 23% of those with an East London Cockney accent, and 20% of those with a Scottish accent.研究显示，刻意淡化口音是一种较为普遍的现象。13%的英国受访者承认，为了让自己听起来更专业，他们曾有意改变自己的说话方式。在有伦敦东区考克尼口音的受访者中，这一比例升至 23%；在有苏格兰口音的受访者中，这一比例为 20%。

Daydreaming has a bad reputation – we say things like "he's away with the fairies" or "she has herhead in the clouds" implying these people are inattentive, easily distracted, maybe even lazy. Is this reputation justified? Or is a trip to la-la land actually something that might benefit us?白日梦的名声很差——我们说“他和仙女在一起了”或“她的头在云端”，暗示这些人注意力不集中、容易分心，甚至可能很懒。 这种声誉是否合理？ 或者说去la-la land旅行实际上可能对我们有益？First, it's important to differentiate daydreaming from mind wandering. Mind wandering happens when you're busy with a task and your mind disengages from it, whereas daydreaming happens when you're doing nothing and spontaneous thoughts unrelated to your surroundings pop up. In a review of research called 'The costs and benefits of mind-wandering', the authors found mind wandering negatively impacted reading comprehension, attention, memory and intelligence. None of that sounds great, so are there any benefits at all?首先，区分白日梦和走神很重要。 当你忙于一项任务而你的思绪脱离它时，就会发生走神，而当你无所事事并且与周围环境无关的自发想法突然出现时，就会发生白日梦。 在一项名为“走神的成本和好处”的研究综述中，作者发现走神会对阅读理解、注意力、记忆力和智力产生负面影响。 这些听起来都不太好，那么有什么好处吗？Activities that allow your mind to wander, like having a bath or meditating can lead to the 'aha' moment that you've been waiting for, which is why people often say they have their best ideas in the shower. This might work in the workplace too. In a 2021 study called 'Zoning out or breaking through? Linking daydreaming to creativity in the workplace', the authors concluded that "daydreaming carries noteworthy benefits for creativity". In other words, daydreaming at work may help you to come up with solutions to your problems. It's also suggested that daydreaming can provide a sort of mental escape, both from the difficulty of the task, but also from the stresses of everyday life.让你的思绪飘逸的活动，比如洗澡或冥想，可以让你得到一直在等待的“顿悟”时刻，这就是为什么人们经常说他们在淋浴时想到了最好的想法。 这在工作场所也可能有效。 在 2021 年一项名为“分区还是突破？”的研究中 作者将白日梦与工作场所的创造力联系起来，得出结论：“白日梦对创造力具有显着的好处”。 换句话说，工作中的白日梦可能会帮助你找到问题的解决方案。 还有人认为，白日梦可以提供一种精神上的逃避，既可以逃避任务的困难，也可以逃避日常生活的压力。So, it seems daydreaming might be a bit of a double-edged sword, and the extent to which it provides benefits rather than downsides depends on things like how positive the thoughts are as well as your ability to identify and control them. If you find yourself endlessly staring into space, pondering the meaning of life while you're trying to get things done, why not try a mindfulness technique?因此，白日梦似乎是一把双刃剑，它带来好处而不是坏处的程度取决于诸如想法的积极程度以及您识别和控制它们的能力等因素。 如果你发现自己在努力完成事情的同时不断地凝视着太空，思考生命的意义，为什么不尝试正念技巧呢？Observe the thoughts as they pop up, visualise them as clouds and watch them pass by. Alternatively, when you've got some time to yourself, instead of reading a book or listening to music, why not let yourself get lost in thought?观察突然出现的想法，将它们想象成云，然后看着它们消失。 或者，当您有一些独处时间时，为什么不让自己陷入沉思，而不是读书或听音乐呢？

For many worldwide, smartphones are used for everything from financial transactions to social media.对于全球许多人来说，智能手机被用于从金融交易到社交媒体等方方面面。So when screens break or crack, it can feel like life itself comes to a halt.当手机屏幕破裂时，感觉生活仿佛都停滞了。Long-time US glassmaker Corning has spent more than a decade making smartphone glass stronger.美国老牌玻璃制造商康宁公司花了十多年时间，让智能手机玻璃变得更坚固。These devices are typically a much higher percentage of a person's GDP in emerging regions, so durability and longevity of that phone becomes a much more critical feature than in other developed countries.在新兴地区，这些设备的价格通常占个人GDP的比例要高得多，所以与其他发达国家相比，手机的耐用性和使用寿命就成了更为关键的特性。Corning founded in 1851 has pivoted with the times. In 1879, Thomas Edison went to Corning for glass for his light bulb.康宁公司于1851年成立，一直与时俱进。1879年，托马斯·爱迪生前往康宁公司，为他的灯泡寻找玻璃材料。Corning's glasses used in the windows for NASA's space shuttles.康宁公司的玻璃被用于美国国家航空航天局航天飞机的舷窗。In the 1950s, Corning became a household name with Corningware cookware, and Steve Jobs used it for the iphone.20世纪50年代，康宁凭借康宁餐具家喻户晓，史蒂夫·乔布斯还将其用于iPhone手机。Now Corning dominates the worldwide smartphone glass industry.如今，康宁公司主导着全球智能手机玻璃行业。Its latest product Gorilla Glass Victus is even tougher, says the company.该公司表示，其最新产品“Gorilla Glass Victus”更加坚固耐用。Whenever we develop a new glass, we set the bar high.每当我们研发一种新玻璃时，我们都会设定很高的标准。The new glass must be clearly better than our current flagship product and far superior to the competition.新玻璃必须明显优于我们目前的旗舰产品，并且远远胜过竞争对手的产品。Corning said they were able to improve both drop and scratch performance at the same time, a first in the industry.康宁公司表示，他们能够同时提升抗摔性能和抗刮性能，这在业内尚属首次。Gorilla Glass Victus can drop from two meters in height, which is taller than I am, onto a rough surface like asphalt and has 2x better scratch performance than our previous glass.Gorilla Glass Victus玻璃能从两米高的地方（这比我还高）掉到像沥青这样的粗糙表面上 ，而且其抗刮性能是我们之前玻璃的两倍。So the next time you drop your phone and it miraculously doesn't shatter, it's most likely thanks to this company in upstate New York.下次你不小心把手机掉地上，而它奇迹般地没有摔碎时，这很可能要归功于纽约州北部的这家公司。

Half of Senegal's household rely on wood or wood charcoal.塞内加尔一半的家庭依靠木材或木炭。To combat air pollution and deforestation, a cooperative of women produce biochar, an energy source made from straw.为了应对空气污染和森林砍伐问题，一个妇女合作社生产生物炭，这是一种由秸秆制成的能源。Theyburnit and mix the charred straw with clay and water. The end result is a carbon-neutral organic charcoal that does not involve chopping down trees.他们将其焚烧，并将烧焦的稻草与黏土和水混合。最终得到一种碳中和的有机木炭，且无需砍伐树木。The mixture is pressed and stored, resulting in about 150 pallets of biochar per day.将混合物进行压制和储存，每天可产出约150托盘的生物炭。The initiative is diversifying the economy of a rural region where many eke out a living from livestock and fishing.该倡议正在使一个农村地区的经济多元化，在那里许多人靠畜牧和渔业勉强维持生计。First of all, this biochar protects the forest. It protects our homes, it protects our supplies, it protects women, it protects the forest that no longer burns, it protects our lives. It is healthy. We thank God for this.首先，这种生物炭保护了森林。它保护我们的家园，保护我们的物资，保护妇女，保护不再燃烧的森林，保护我们的生命。它有益健康。我们为此感谢上帝。Biochar production has been launched in 18 villages in the region by the Nebeday ecological association, a name that means "tree" in the Wolof of language.Nebeday生态协会已在该地区的18个村庄启动了生物炭生产项目，Nebeday在沃洛夫语中意为“树”。To fight deforestation, the group also plants trees in big cities and small villages alike.为了对抗森林砍伐，该组织还在大城市和小村庄植树。Since the beginning of the year, they have planted more than a million trees throughout the country.自年初以来，他们在全国各地种植了一百多万棵树。Nebeday director Jean Geopp says that putting straw to good use has an added advantage.Nebeday主任Jean Geopp表示，充分利用秸秆还有额外的好处。Straw, which is the raw material of our biochar, in fact conveys thousands of bushfires across the country in the dry season.稻草是我们生物炭的原料，实际上在旱季会在全国范围内引发数千起丛林大火。So reducing this straw is reducing bushfires, and, therefore, preventing young trees from dying in the forest.减少秸秆就是减少丛林火灾，从而防止森林中的幼树死亡。So by consuming one kilogram of straw charcoal, we save the forest twice.每消耗一公斤秸秆木炭，我们就能两倍地拯救森林。The benefits can be seen in Senegal's Djilor Forest, patrolled by ranger Biram Gning, who was born nearby.这些好处在塞内加尔的吉洛森林可见一斑，这片森林由护林员Biram Gning巡逻，他就出生在附近。Gning lacks the authority to arrest those he catches cutting down trees, rather, he reports infractions to a local village chief.Gning没有权力逮捕他抓到的那些砍树的人，而是将违规行为报告给当地的村长。Gning says rising delta waters have salted the land, posing an additional environmental challenge.Gning表示，三角洲地区不断上涨的水位已使土地盐碱化，构成了额外的环境挑战。Deforestation is caused by, one, the harmful cutting of trees, illegal cutting by the population.森林砍伐是由以下原因造成的：其一，非法砍伐。Two, there are brushfires, which can ravage miles of forest. Three, the advance of salt from the sea to the forests.二是有野火，它们能肆虐数英里的森林。三是海水向森林的侵蚀。The African Union's Great Green Wall initiative is focusing on the Sahel among other regions to prevent desertification.非洲联盟的“绿色长城”倡议正聚焦于萨赫勒等地区，以防治沙漠化。The biochar project and efforts to combat deforestation are a vital piece of the puzzle.生物炭项目以及应对森林砍伐的努力是解决这一难题的关键部分。

Driving While Black, a documentary by Ric Burns, chronicles the discrimination and violence African-Americans have often encountered while driving.里克·伯恩斯执导的纪录片《黑人驾驶》记录了非裔美国人在驾车时经常遭遇的歧视和暴力。In order to understand what's happening today, I felt strongly, we felt strongly that you had to go all the way back to slavery because that's the point where freedom is denied and mobility is denied.为了理解今天正在发生的事情，我们强烈地感到，你必须一直追溯到奴隶制时期，因为从那时起，自由和迁徙的权利就被剥夺了。The film documents how during the US Antebellum era plantation owners employed slave patrols to monitor and punish slaves who tried to escape.这部纪录片记录了在美国内战前时期，种植园主如何雇佣奴隶巡逻队来监视并惩罚试图逃跑的奴隶。It portrays these slave catchers as a precursor to white supremacists and some local sheriffs of the post-slavery Jim Crow era, who targeted African-American motorists from the 1920s to the 1960s.它将这些追捕奴隶的人描绘成白人至上主义者的前身，以及奴隶制废除后种族隔离时代某些地方警长的前身，这些警长在20世纪20年代至60年代期间专门针对非裔美国司机。Liberty is locomotion. It was a form of self-empowerment.自由即行动；它是一种自我赋权的形式。You drive automobile, you get to go where you want when you want, not sit in the back of the bus, but also an opening to a whole world of challenge as you now must navigate this spaces where African mobility is seen as worrisome and unpleasant and to be stopped by a large cohort of white Americans.你驾驶汽车，就能随心所欲地去往想去的地方，不必坐在公交车后排，但这也开启了一个充满挑战的全新世界，因为如今你必须在这样的环境中前行，在这个环境里，非洲裔的出行被视为令人担忧和讨厌的事情，而且还可能会被一大群美国白人拦下。Barriers grew for black motorists at night. So one of the hazards of driving was encountering people who were less interested in you being in that particular neck of the woods.晚上，黑人司机面临的障碍就增多了。驾驶的风险之一就是遇到那些并不欢迎你出现在那片特定区域的人。And I say neck of the woods, a neck in the woods, you know, watch out for being lynched or being harassed or terrified.要当心被私刑处死、被骚扰或受惊吓。How do you navigate the segregated highways of America if you're an African-American?如果你是一名非裔美国人，你要如何在美国那些实行种族隔离的公路上出行呢？Where if your daughter needs to go to the bathroom, if you need to put gasoline in your automobile, if God forbid you have a medical emergency, where are you going to sleep, where are you going to eat, where are you going to get your hair done?要是你的女儿需要上厕所，要是你的汽车需要加油，要是万一你突发医疗紧急状况，你要去哪里睡觉，去哪里吃饭，去哪里理发呢？The Negro Motorist Green Book listed such places.《黑人出行绿皮书》列出了这些地方。It was published in 1936 by New York postal carrier Victor Hugo Green and put small African-American businesses across the country on the map.这本指南由纽约邮递员维克多·雨果·格林于1936年出版，将全国的小型非裔美国人企业标注在了地图上。Eventually, says Ric Burns, the expansion of America's highways offered a level of protection to African-American drivers, giving them alternatives to state and local roads.最终，里克·伯恩斯表示，美国高速公路的扩建为非裔美国司机提供了一定程度的保护，让他们有了州道和地方道路之外的选择。However, the film shows African-American drivers continue to be racially profiled and disproportionately likely to be stopped by the police.然而，这部纪录片显示，非裔美国司机仍然受到种族歧视，更有可能被警察拦下。And so if people want to say, what is this thing? Structural racism, systemic racism, which has this kind of like abstract quality at first glance, it's not abstract, it's profoundly concrete. 如果人们想问，这到底是什么？结构性种族主义、系统性种族主义，乍一看好像很抽象，但它并非抽象的，而是非常具体的。

They could be the hottest accessory of an even hotter summer. As temperature records were smashed across Europe and other parts of the world, portable electric fans could be seen in the hands of millions of people. Estimates claim that up to 8 million of these devices were sold in the UK alone. The breeze that they provide will have been welcome to many, but could there be a downside to this popular product?它们可能是炎热夏季最热门的配饰。 随着欧洲和世界其他地区的气温记录被打破，数百万人手中可以看到便携式电风扇。 据估计，仅在英国就售出了多达 800 万台此类设备。 它们提供的微风会受到许多人的欢迎，但是这种受欢迎的产品有缺点吗？Concerns have been raised that these fans are just another example of fast technology. That is products that are sold cheaply and are likely to be disposed of quickly. Research from Material Focus, a British pro-recycling organisation, suggests that half of all the mini fans bought will end up unused or thrown away. This is unsurprising as they can be cheap to buy and almost impossible to repair. Fans contain a mix of different materials – plastic casing, copperwiring and a lithium-ion battery among other components. This means that a considerable amount of natural resource is used in their production, and that they can be complex to recycle and dispose of sustainably.人们担心这些风扇只是快速技术的另一个例子。 这些产品售价低廉并且可能会很快被处理掉。 英国支持回收利用的组织Material Focus的研究表明，购买的迷你风扇中有一半最终会被闲置或丢弃。 这并不奇怪，因为它们购买起来很便宜，而且几乎不可能修理。 风扇包含不同材料的组合——塑料外壳、铜线和锂离子电池等组件。 这意味着它们的生产中使用了大量的自然资源，并且它们的可持续回收和处置可能很复杂。There are more immediate safety risks from portable fans. The London Fire Brigade has reported cases of cheaply-made portable fan batteries catching fire or exploding while being charged. Waste disposal companies in the UK have warned that the lithium-ion batteries used by these devices are often thrown away together with household waste, and that this can lead to fires which put staff and installations at risk. It's not just fire either. The Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency reports a train passenger's hair being sucked into someone else's fan on a train. In addition, once the air around you gets hot enough, fans can even make you warmer rather than colder.便携式风扇存在更直接的安全风险。 伦敦消防队报告了廉价制造的便携式风扇电池在充电时起火或爆炸的案例。 英国的废物处理公司警告说，这些设备使用的锂离子电池经常与家庭垃圾一起丢弃，这可能导致火灾，使工作人员和设施面临危险。 这也不仅仅是火。 日本消费者事务厅报告称，一名火车乘客的头发在火车上被吸进了别人的风扇中。 此外，一旦你周围的空气变得足够热，风扇甚至可以让你变得更温暖而不是更冷。As the world's climate continues to heat up, more and more of us may be tempted to reach for portable fans. But maybe we should take some time to reflect on the effect this might be having on our environment and climate.随着世界气候持续变暖，我们中越来越多的人可能会想要使用便携式风扇。 但也许我们应该花一些时间来思考这可能对我们的环境和气候产生的影响。

Israelis have mourned a family that was a symbol of the trauma their country suffered in the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 terror attack.以色列人哀悼了一个家庭，这个家庭是他们的国家在2023年10月7日哈马斯领导的恐怖袭击中遭受创伤的象征。Reuters correspondent Zachary Goelman reports. Israelis on Wednesday mourned three members of the Bibas family.路透社记者Zachary Goelman报道。以色列人周三哀悼了Bibas家族的三名成员。They lined the funeral procession that carried the bodies of mother Shiri and her sons, four-year-old Ariel and nine-month-old Kfir, on the way to their funeral.他们沿着送葬队伍排列，送葬队伍运送着母亲Shiri和她的儿子、四岁的Ariel和九个月大的Kfir的遗体，前往他们的葬礼。The two children were the youngest hostages seized during the attack on Israel.这两个孩子是袭击以色列期间被劫持的最年轻的人质。Their bodies were returned to Israel last week as part of a Gaza cease-fire meant to facilitate the return of captives and the release ofPalestinianprisoners held in Israel.他们的遗体上周被送回以色列，这是加沙停火的一部分，旨在促进俘虏返回和释放关押在以色列的巴勒斯坦囚犯。Thousands of people, some in tears, carrying blue and white Israeli flags or photographs of the family, walked in procession or waited as a convoy bearing the coffins passed their way to the funeral.成千上万的人，有些人泪流满面，手持蓝白相间的以色列国旗或家人的照片，在送葬队伍中行走或等待运送棺材的车队前往葬礼。The Hamas attack killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Militants took 251 captives back to Gaza.根据以色列的统计，哈马斯的袭击造成1200人死亡。武装分子将251名俘虏带回加沙。Israel's air and ground war in Gaza, in response, has killed more than 48,000Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, and destroyed most of the coastal enclave.据加沙卫生当局称，以色列对加沙发动的空中和地面战争已造成48000多名巴勒斯坦人死亡，并摧毁了大部分沿海地区。But fighting has stopped since the fragile cease-fire agreement brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators last month.但自上个月埃及和卡塔尔调解人达成脆弱的停火协议以来，战斗已经停止。Under the deal, Hamas agreed to hand over 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for some 2,000Palestinianprisoners and detainees, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from some of their positions in Gaza, as well as a massive influx of aid.根据该协议，哈马斯同意交出33名以色列人质，以换取约2000名巴勒斯坦囚犯和被拘留者，并撤出以色列军队在加沙的部分阵地，以及大量援助。On Wednesday, Egyptian mediators confirmed they had secured a breakthrough that should allow the handover of the final four hostage bodies due in the first phase of the deal this week after a days-long impasse.周三，埃及调解人证实，他们已经取得突破，在经过数天的僵局后，本周将移交协议第一阶段的最后四名人质尸体。Reuters correspondent Zachary Goelman. President Trump says he backs billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. government cost-cutting effort.路透社记者Zachary Goelman报道。特朗普总统表示，他支持亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克为美国政府削减成本所做的努力。Reuters correspondent Alex Cohen has more. Musk addressed Trump's first cabinet meeting of the new administration, saying his mission to cut government spending was urgent.路透社记者亚历克斯·科恩(Alex Cohen)报道了更多消息。马斯克在特朗普新政府的第一次内阁会议上发表讲话，称削减政府开支是他的当务之急。"It was spending, like, over a trillion dollars on interest. If this continues, the country will go, become de facto bankrupt. It's not an optional thing. It is an essential thing. That's the reason I'm here."“政府在利息上花费了超过一万亿美元。如果这种情况继续下去，这个国家就会走向破产。这不是可有可无的事情。这是必要的事情。这就是我来这里的原因。”Trump continued to give his full backing to Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cost-cutting team known as DOGE.特朗普继续全力支持马斯克的政府效率部成本削减团队，即DOGE。Federal workers are unhappy with Musk's approach and have sued to protect their jobs, as have other groups who are seeking to block DOGE from accessing government systems and slashing programs.联邦工作人员对马斯克的做法不满意，并已提起诉讼以保护自己的工作，其他团体也试图阻止DOGE访问政府系统并削减项目。While Musk has waved a chainsaw on stage at a political event in a bold display of his group's efforts, his official role remains unclear, which has complicated the lawsuits against DOGE. Reuters correspondent Alex Cohen. 虽然马斯克在一次政治活动中挥舞着电锯，大胆展示了他的团队的努力，但他的官方角色仍不明确，这使针对DOGE的诉讼变得复杂。路透社记者亚历克斯·科恩报道。

Top officials from the U.S. and several other member states skipped a group of 20 major economies' finance ministers meeting in South Africa this week, raising questions about the group's continued relevance.美国和其他几个成员国的高级官员缺席了本周在南非举行的二十国集团财长会议，人们开始质疑该集团是否继续具有重要意义。Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg. The two-day meeting in Cape Town ended without a communiqué, with current G20 leader South Africa saying there was not sufficient consensus to issue one.凯特·巴特利特（Kate Bartlett）在约翰内斯堡报道。在开普敦举行的为期两天的会议没有发表公报，现任二十国集团领导人南非表示，双方没有达成足够的共识来发表公报。In his opening remarks at the event, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa referred to the fractured geopolitical climate and stressed the importance of international cooperation.南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨在会议开幕致辞中提到了支离破碎的地缘政治气氛，并强调了国际合作的重要性。"At this time of global uncertainty and escalating tension, it is now more important than ever that the members of the G20 should work together."“在全球不确定性和紧张局势不断升级的当下，二十国集团成员国比以往任何时候都更需要共同努力。”But it appeared the world's largest economies were not able to find common ground on a number of issues.但看起来，世界最大的几个经济体在许多问题上都未能达成共识。The finance ministers meeting was beset with similar problems faced by last week's G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg, which laid bare the discord in current geopolitics.此次财长会议面临着与上周在约翰内斯堡举行的二十国集团外长会议类似的问题，这也暴露了当前地缘政治的不和谐。U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent skipped the event amid a spat with host country South Africa and after the U.S. criticized the themes around climate change and solidarity, equality and sustainability. Kate Bartlett, VOA News, Johannesburg.美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特因与东道国南非发生争执而缺席此次活动，此前美国批评气候变化和团结、平等和可持续性等主题。美国之音新闻记者凯特·巴特利特在约翰内斯堡报道。President Trump said on Thursday that his proposed 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will go into effect on March 4特朗普总统周四表示，他提议对墨西哥和加拿大商品征收25%的关税将于3月4日生效，and threaten an extra 10 percent duty on Chinese imports over what he said were drugs pouring into the U.S. from those countries. Reuters correspondent Alex Cohen has more.并威胁对中国进口产品征收额外10%的关税，因为他所说的药品从这些国家涌入美国。路透社记者亚历克斯·科恩（Alex Cohen）带来更多报道。Canadian and Mexican officials were due to meet with Trump administration counterparts in Washington on Thursday and Friday to try to firststallthe tariffs, which could deal a serious blow to a highly integrated North American economy.加拿大和墨西哥官员将于周四和周五在华盛顿会见特朗普政府的同行，试图先推迟征收关税，这可能会对高度一体化的北美经济造成严重打击。Trump's comments on the matter during his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday seem to suggest that he may push the deadline back for about one month until April 4.特朗普在周三的第一次内阁会议上就此事发表的评论似乎表明，他可能会将最后期限推迟大约一个月，即推迟到4月4日。Reuters correspondent Alex Cohen. A search warrant shows that Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs had been dead for some time before being discovered.路透社记者亚历克斯·科恩报道。搜查令显示，奥斯卡影帝吉恩·哈克曼、他的妻子和他们的一条狗在被发现之前已经死了一段时间。AP correspondent Donna Warder reports. A maintenance worker entered the couple's Santa Fe, New Mexico, home Wednesday and found their bodies.美联社记者唐娜·沃德（Donna Warder）报道。一名维修工人周三进入这对夫妇位于新墨西哥州圣达菲的家，发现了他们的尸体。They say one of their dogs, a German shepherd, was found dead in the bathroom closet, but two other dogs, one inside the home and one outside, were found alive and well.他们说，他们的德国牧羊犬被发现死在浴室的壁橱里，但另外两只狗，一只在屋内，一只在屋外，被发现时还活着，而且很健康。A sheriff's detective says the couple didn't have any wounds and that there were no signs of a carbon monoxide leak or carbon monoxide poisoning. I'm Donna Warder.一名警长侦探说，这对夫妇没有任何伤口，也没有一氧化碳泄漏或一氧化碳中毒的迹象。我是唐娜·沃德。

The future of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is in doubt after Israel stopped all aid from entering the Gaza Strip. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.在以色列阻止所有援助进入加沙地带后，以色列和哈马斯之间的停火前景令人怀疑。琳达·格拉德斯坦（Linda Gradstein）在耶路撒冷报道。Israel's announcement that it is blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza through its checkpoints has caused fear andpanicbuying in Gaza's markets.以色列宣布阻止人道主义援助通过其检查站进入加沙，这在加沙市场引起了恐慌性购买。The move comes as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and share festive meals in the evenings.此举正值穆斯林斋月开始之际，穆斯林从黎明到黄昏禁食，晚上共享节日大餐。This year's Ramadan is taking place amid massive destruction caused by 16 months of heavy fighting between Israel and the terrorist-designated Hamas.今年的斋月正值以色列和被指定为恐怖分子的哈马斯之间16个月的激烈战斗造成大规模破坏之际。Hamas seized 250 hostages in an October 7, 2023, terror attack on southern Israel, sparking a war that has left tens of thousands ofPalestinians and more than 1,700 Israelis dead.哈马斯于2023年10月7日在以色列南部发动恐怖袭击，劫持了250名人质，引发了一场战争，造成数万名巴勒斯坦人和1700多名以色列人死亡。So far, 147 hostages have been returned to Israel alive, most in two cease-fire deals with Hamas. Israel has also released some 2,000Palestinianprisoners.到目前为止，已有147名人质活着返回以色列，其中大多数是在与哈马斯达成的两项停火协议中被释放的。以色列还释放了约2000名巴勒斯坦囚犯。Hamas, Arab states, the United Nations and human rights groups have condemned the Israeli blockage of aid shipments, accusing Israel of violating the cease-fire terms.哈马斯、阿拉伯国家、联合国和人权组织谴责以色列封锁援助物资，指责以色列违反停火条款。Linda Gradstein, VOA News, Jerusalem. President Trump said on Monday that 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday.美国之音新闻记者琳达·格拉德斯坦在耶路撒冷报道。特朗普总统周一表示，对加拿大和墨西哥进口产品征收25%的关税将于周二生效。Reuters correspondent Jillian Kitchener reports. U.S. stocks plunged after Trump said there was no room left for a deal that would avert the tariffs by halting the flow of fentanyl into the United States.路透社记者吉莉安·基钦纳(Jillian Kitchener)报道。特朗普表示，通过停止芬太尼流入美国，达成协议以避免关税，此后美国股市暴跌。"On the tariffs, is there any room left for Canada and Mexico to make a deal before midnight?"“关于关税，加拿大和墨西哥还有商量的余地在午夜前达成协议吗？”"No room left for Mexico or for Canada. No, the tariffs, you know, they're all set."“墨西哥和加拿大都没有商量的余地。他们都已经确定了。”Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum on Monday told reporters, quote, "We maintained communication. We have made the agreements and the necessary coordination."墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆周一告诉记者，“我们保持着沟通。我们已经达成了协议并进行了必要的协调。”But she said the decision to impose tariffs rested with Trump and said Mexico was ready with a plan B, C and D.但她表示，征收关税的决定权在特朗普手中，并表示墨西哥已准备好B、C和D计划。Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday told reporters Canada should not be blamed for the amount of fentanyl in the U.S.加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多周日告诉记者，加拿大不应为美国的芬太尼数量负责。"We had about less than one percent when we first started talking about this many months ago. That number is significantly lower than that even now."“几个月前我们刚开始谈论这个问题时，我们的关税还不到1%，比现在要低得多。”Economists say that if Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs, which cover more than $900 billion worth of annual imports from Canada and Mexico, it would deal a serious setback to the highly integrated North American economy. 经济学家表示，如果特朗普征收25%的关税，涵盖每年价值超过9000亿美元的加拿大和墨西哥进口产品，这将对高度一体化的北美经济造成严重挫折。

At one time polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year.曾经，小儿麻痹症每年都会使数十万儿童瘫痪。In Africa alone, it afflicted 75,000 children annually. That's no longer the case.仅在非洲，每年就有7.5万名儿童受此折磨。现在情况已经不一样了。We have just achieved a major milestone in global polio eradication, with the certification of the African region as well polio virus free.我们刚刚在全球根除小儿麻痹症方面实现了一个重大里程碑，非洲地区被认证为无野生脊髓灰质炎病毒。A vaccine ended polio in the developed world more than 50 years ago.50多年前，一种疫苗结束了发达国家的小儿麻痹症。In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative decided to end polio in developing countries.1988年，全球根除小儿麻痹症倡议决定在发展中国家消除小儿麻痹症。It's taken a lot of work: countless volunteers, global leadership, local leadership and the backing of many donors.这需要付出大量的努力：无数志愿者、全球领导力、地方领导力以及众多捐助者的支持。But now the wild polio virus exists only in Afghanistan and Pakistan.但是现在小儿麻痹症病毒只存在于阿富汗和巴基斯坦。In both countries, there has been a resurgence of the virus in recent years.近年来，这两个国家的病毒都死灰复燃。In Pakistan, people displaced by violence and conflict have resettled in communities with poor health services and sanitation.在巴基斯坦，因暴力和冲突而流离失所的人们在卫生服务和环境卫生条件较差的社区重新定居。Polio virus is very unforgiving in these communities. You know, they're densely settled. They're, you know, poor sanitation and hygiene.小儿麻痹症病毒在这些社区里非常肆虐。这些地方人口密集，而且卫生条件和个人卫生习惯都很差。The conditions are very favorable for polio virus transmission to thrive, to be really entrenched there.这些条件非常有利于小儿麻痹症病毒传播扩散，使其真正在那里扎根。Jafari says the eradication program is now helping these communities meet more of their health needs like access to clean water.贾法里说，根除小儿麻痹症的倡议现在正在帮助这些社区满足更多的卫生需求，例如获得清洁水源。In Afghanistan, the Taliban doesn't allow mass inoculations or house-to-houseimmunizations.在阿富汗，塔利班不允许大规模接种疫苗或挨家挨户接种。If you don't do house-to-house campaigns, can you perhaps carry outimmunizationcampaigns in smallimmunizationcenters?如果你不进行挨家挨户接种，是否可以在小型免疫中心开展免疫接种活动？Many smallimmunizationcenters in a particular community, so that families don't have to travel very far to have their children immunized.在某个特定社区设立许多小型免疫接种中心，这样家庭就不必长途跋涉带孩子去接种疫苗了。So we're trying to be creative, and looking at ways to move our polio eradication efforts forward in those two remaining endemic countries.我们要发挥创造力，并研究如何推动我们在剩下的两个小儿麻痹症盛行的国家根除小儿麻痹症。Because of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinators in all countries wear masks and gloves.由于新冠疫情，各国的疫苗接种人员都佩戴口罩和手套。Global polio eradication is close and the milestones are significant, but unless the disease is wiped out in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it could once again circulate globally. [解析]全球根除小儿麻痹症已接近尾声，且取得了重大里程碑进展，但除非该疾病在阿富汗和巴基斯坦被彻底消灭，否则它可能再次在全球范围内传播。

This ad posted to Youtube was part of an unprecedented 200-million-dollar initiative in California by Lyft, Uber and other firms to convince voters that workers who use their apps to find work should be classified as independent contractors, overturning 2019 state legislation that defined them as employees.发布到油管上的这则广告是来福车、优步等公司在加利福尼亚州发起的一项史无前例的2亿美元倡议活动的一部分，旨在说服选民，让他们认为使用其应用程序找工作的劳动者应被归类为独立承包商，从而推翻2019年该州将他们定义为雇员的立法。It's a big win for the companies who are no longer required to cover all their drivers for health care and paid time off.这对公司来说是个巨大的胜利，因为它们不再需要为所有司机提供医疗保险和带薪休假。The companies see their victory as a vote of confidence in their model of a third way of defining work, app-based gigs, and may inspire similar pushes elsewhere.这些公司将自己的胜利视为对其定义工作的第三种模式——基于应用程序的零工模式的信任投票，这或许会激励其他地方采取类似的举措。It's gonna be something that we're going to see affecting more than just California now at this point because other states are looking at a challenge.现在这将会影响到的不只是加州，因为其他州也正面临挑战。And that's including Massachusetts, New York and even New Jersey.包括马萨诸塞州，纽约州甚至新泽西州。Gerace supported the initiative because he said as an independent contractor, the promise of flexibility works for him.Gerace支持这项倡议，因为他表示，作为一名独立承包商，灵活性的承诺对他而言是可行的。I'm not full time, I'm part time, so I go on and off when I choose. It's much more convenient for me that way.我不是全职工作，我是兼职，所以我可以根据自己的选择随时上班或休息。那样对我来说方便多了。But opponents say the company's victory comes at the expense of workers' rights.但反对者说，该公司的胜利是以牺牲工人权利为代价的。This kind of app-based piece work may seem to offer flexibility, but it comes with serious downsides, they say.他们表示，这种基于应用程序的零工工作看似提供了灵活性，但也存在严重的弊端。The gig worker stuff in general, I think, is a problem for labor everywhere because it's making people independent contractors.总的来说，我认为零工经济的问题对各地的劳动力都构成挑战，因为它正在让人们成为独立承包商。You take away right unemployment, you take away workers comp. Anything that you kind of offer protections under the law you're losing those.你取消了正当的失业救济，你取消了工伤赔偿。任何在法律层面提供保障的内容，你都在失去它们。The victory by the app companies like Uber and Lyft may embolden other industries to pursue the third way model for their employees, some labor experts say.一些劳工专家表示，优步和来福车等应用程序公司的胜利可能会鼓励其他行业为其员工推行第三种模式。I think that maybe scarier prospect is just this sort of offers an avenue for lots of other types of companies to follow in step.我认为，或许更令人担忧的前景是，这恰恰为许多其他类型的公司提供了效仿的途径。And I wonder slash worry about instances where like a Walmart decides to say, "Hey, actually our workers are also independent contractors."我不禁会想，也会担心出现这样的情况，比如沃尔玛会宣称：“实际上我们的员工也是独立承包商。”As Uber, Lyft and other app companies look beyond California, the future of work, what it means to have a job may be a concept that is changing. 随着优步、来福车及其他应用程序公司放眼加州以外的地区，工作的未来，以及拥有一份工作意味着什么，可能是一个正在变化的概念。

The sea off the coast of East Greenland used to be covered in ice year-round. Now, as it warms and melts completely in the summer, the waters have opened up to new visitors – some of the world's largest whales and the fish that they feed on.东格陵兰沿岸海域过去全年都被海冰覆盖。现在，随着海水变暖，海冰会在夏季完全融化，这片水域也因此迎来新的 “访客”，包括世界上一些体型最大的鲸类及其捕食的鱼类。The scientists combined aerial surveys, satellite tagging and observations from local Inuit communities to track them. And the change has been dramatic.科学家通过结合航空调查、卫星标签定位以及当地因纽特社区的观测，对这些鲸类展开追踪。而其变化十分显著。Surveys didn't record a single humpback whale sighting in the region until 2006. In 2007, seven humpbacks were seen. And, by 2024, there were 150 sightings of the giant whales from ships. Now, fin whales, humpbacks and minke whales come to East Greenland in their thousands to feed.直到 2006 年，相关调查才首次在该地区记录到座头鲸的目击报告。2007 年，有七头座头鲸被目击。而到了 2024 年，船只目击这种巨型鲸类的记录已达 150 次。如今，成千上万的长须鲸、座头鲸和小须鲸会汇聚到东格陵兰觅食。The researchers say this is a huge climate-driven shift, with some easily adapting, while other Arctic species, including belugas, narwhals and walruses, all of which need the ice to hide from predators or to breed, are being edged out.研究人员表示，这是一次由气候变化驱动的巨大转变。一些物种能够轻松适应，而另一些极地物种，包括白鲸、独角鲸和海象，因需要依赖海冰躲避天敌或繁育后代，正逐渐失去生存空间。

Do you know anyone who is more confident in their own abilities than their actual performance suggests they should be? Perhaps they think they are an incredible singer, but they're actually tone-deaf. Most people believe that they are more intelligent and skilful than the average person, according to a 2020 meta-analysis by Zell and colleagues. Obviously, this cannot be the case. Overconfidence has a cost – it can lead to things like poor financial decisions and dangerous driving. So why do we have such a tendency to overestimate our abilities?你认识的人中是否有人对自己的能力比实际表现更自信？ 也许他们认为自己是一位令人难以置信的歌手，但实际上他们是五音不全的。 根据 Zell 及其同事 2020 年的荟萃分析，大多数人认为自己比普通人更聪明、更有技巧。 显然，事实并非如此。 过度自信是有代价的——它可能导致糟糕的财务决策和危险驾驶等问题。 那么为什么我们会倾向于高估自己的能力呢？Excessive self-belief requires self-deception – believing your own falsehoods. An evolutionary perspective argues that humans evolved self-deception so that we could deceive others more easily. The theory goes that if you believe your own lies about your abilities, you're less likely to display behaviours which will give it away, such as nervousness or hesitation. Deceiving others about your abilities may enable you to open doors, but it is when you have to prove yourself that overconfidence can lead to costly mistakes. For those who have a greater underlying ability, though, overconfidence can be highly beneficial.过度自信需要自我欺骗——相信自己的谎言。 进化论认为，人类进化出自欺欺人的能力，这样我们就可以更容易地欺骗别人。 该理论认为，如果你相信自己对自己能力的谎言，你就不太可能表现出会泄露谎言的行为，例如紧张或犹豫。 欺骗别人你的能力可能会让你打开大门，但当你必须证明自己时，过度自信可能会导致代价高昂的错误。 然而，对于那些具有更强潜在能力的人来说，过度自信可能非常有益。This is what researchers are calling the 'peacock's tail for people'. Peacocks have long and brightly coloured feathers to attract females, but they are extremely burdensome. The feathers are heavy and highly visible to predators, so only the healthiest peacocks can afford to carry such elaborate plumage. In other words, their feathers are a reliable indicator of their suitability for potential mates. Authors of a 2026 study, published in the Psychological Review compare this phenomenon with human overconfidence. They argue that only the most capable people can keep a high self-belief without suffering severe consequences. In other words, overconfidence may actually be a useful signal of ability.这就是研究人员所说的“人类的孔雀尾巴”。 孔雀有长而鲜艳的羽毛来吸引雌性，但它们却极其沉重。 羽毛很重，对捕食者来说非常明显，因此只有最健康的孔雀才能携带如此精致的羽毛。 换句话说，它们的羽毛是它们是否适合潜在配偶的可靠指标。 发表在《心理评论》上的 2026 年研究的作者将这种现象与人类的过度自信进行了比较。 他们认为，只有最有能力的人才能保持高度的自信，而不会遭受严重的后果。 换句话说，过度自信实际上可能是一种有用的能力信号。So, what lessons can be learnt from all this? If you have a high ability in a particular skill, make sure you have the confidence to match it. Ability can bring success, but remember, it is confidence which opens the doors in the first place.那么，我们可以从这一切中吸取什么教训呢？ 如果您在某项特定技能上拥有很高的能力，请确保您有信心与之相匹配。 能力可以带来成功，但请记住，首先打开大门的是信心。

Reuters correspondent Zachary Goelman reports. Pursuing what he has called a, quote "America First" agenda, Trump ordered a 90-day pause on all foreign aid in his first day back in office.路透社记者扎卡里·戈尔曼（Zachary Goelman）报道。特朗普在上任第一天就下令暂停所有外国援助90天，以推行他所谓的“美国优先”议程。That order and ensuing stop-work orders halting U.S. Agency for International Development operations around the world have jeopardized delivery of life-saving food and medical aid, throwing global humanitarian relief efforts into chaos.该命令以及随后的停工令暂停了美国国际开发署在世界各地的业务，危及了救命食品和医疗援助的运送，使全球人道主义救援工作陷入混乱。Aid organizations accused Trump in lawsuits of exceeding his authority under federal law by stepping into an area that's a matter for Congress.援助组织在诉讼中指责特朗普超越了联邦法律赋予的权限，介入了属于国会事务的领域。A Washington-based U.S. district judge last month ordered the administration release approximately $2 billion in funding to contractors and grant recipients.上个月，华盛顿的一名美国地区法官下令政府向承包商和受助人发放约20亿美元的资金。Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. His solicitor general wrote in a filing that the lower court order should be blocked, saying it would, quote, "unlawfully commandeer federal payment processes."特朗普向美国最高法院提出上诉。他的司法部长在一份文件中写道，下级法院的命令应该被阻止，称这将“非法入侵联邦支付系统”。But Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Amy Coney Barrett joined the court's three liberal members in rejecting the Trump administration's appeal. Reuters correspondent Zachary Goelman.但首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨和保守派同僚埃米·科尼·巴雷特与法院的三名自由派成员一起驳回了特朗普政府的上诉。路透社记者扎卡里·戈尔曼报道。President Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.特朗普总统将给予美国汽车制造商一个月的豁免期，免除其对墨西哥和加拿大进口产品征收的新关税。Worries persist that the newly launched trade war could crush domestic manufacturing.人们仍然担心新近爆发的贸易战可能会摧毁国内制造业。The announcement comes after Trump spoke with leaders of the big three automakers - Ford, General Motors and Stellantis - on Wednesday.特朗普周三与三大汽车制造商福特、通用汽车和斯特兰蒂斯的领导人进行了交谈，随后宣布了这一消息。"So does he expect them to be able to shift production within a month?“那么他是否希望他们能够在一个月内转移生产？He told them that they should get on it, start investing, start moving, shift production here to the United States of America where they will pay no tariff. That's the ultimate goal." 他告诉他们，他们应该开始行动，开始投资，开始行动，将生产转移到美国，这样他们就不用支付关税了。这是最终目标。”

A senior Trump administration official said Thursday that Ukraine was given a fair warning by the White House before U.S. President Donald Trump this week ordered a pause on American military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.特朗普政府一名高级官员周四表示，在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普本周下令暂停美国与基辅的军事援助和情报共享之前，白宫已经向乌克兰发出了警告。AP correspondent Sagar Meghani reports. A Trump envoy says Ukraine has itself to blame for a pause on American military aid and intelligence sharing. "... they brought it on themselves."美联社记者萨加尔·梅加尼（Sagar Meghani）报道。特朗普特使表示，乌克兰应该为暂停美国军事援助和情报共享负责。“……这是他们自找的。”Keith Kellogg, the president's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, tells the Council on Foreign Relations Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy was told last week's Oval Office talks would focus on signing a rare earth minerals deal with the U.S.特朗普总统的乌克兰和俄罗斯问题特使基思·凯洛格告诉外交关系委员会，乌克兰领导人泽连斯基上周被告知，椭圆形办公室的会谈将集中在与美国签署稀土矿产协议上。"The best way I can describe it is sort of like hitting a mule with a two-by-four across the nose. You got their attention ..."“我能想到的最好的描述方式，就是有点像用一根两英尺乘四英尺的木头打骡子的鼻子。你引起了他们的注意……”Zelenskyy says he's still willing to sign the minerals deal. Kellogg says he cannot guarantee weapons will again flow to Ukraine even if that happens. Sagar Meghani, Washington.泽连斯基说他仍然愿意签署矿产协议。凯洛格说，即使发生这种情况，他也不能保证武器会再次流向乌克兰。记者萨加尔·梅加尼在华盛顿报道。Top U.S. and British defense officials met Thursday to work on how to best quickly bring an end to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.美国和英国高级国防官员周四举行会晤，商讨如何尽快结束俄罗斯和乌克兰之间的战斗。VOA national security correspondent Jeff Seldin has more from the Pentagon.美国之音国家安全通讯员杰夫·塞尔丁（Jeff Seldin）将为您带来五角大楼的更多报道。British Defense Secretary John Healy: "He challenged us to step up on Ukraine, on defense spending, on European security, and I say to you that we have, we are, and we will further."英国国防部长约翰·希利表示：“他要求我们在乌克兰问题、国防开支和欧洲安全问题上加大力度，我要告诉你们，我们已经做到了，我们正在加大力度，而且我们还会更进一步。”On potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, Healy said Britain believes Kyiv is ready to make the most of a, quote, "unique opportunity."关于乌克兰和俄罗斯之间可能展开的和平谈判，希利表示，英国认为基辅已准备好充分利用这一“独特机会”。But as for whether the U.S. has seen enough to resume intelligence sharing with Ukraine, the U.S. defense secretary said that's up to President Trump. [解析]但至于美国是否已经看到足够多的东西来恢复与乌克兰的情报共享，美国国防部长表示，这取决于特朗普总统。

Ryan Coogler's 2018 superhero film Black Panther about a powerful African kingdom and its king was one of the highest grossing films of all time raking in 1.3 billion dollars internationally.瑞恩·库格勒2018年执导的超级英雄电影《黑豹》，讲述了一个强大的非洲王国及其国王的故事，是史上票房最高的电影之一，全球票房收入达13亿美元。The mega blockbuster with a predominantly black cast has prompted Hollywood to flood money on more black productions and TV series than ever before.这部以黑人演员为主的超级大片，促使好莱坞投入比以往更多的资金来制作更多黑人题材的影视剧。That woke everybody up and said, "Wow, there's money here".这把所有人都惊着了，说道：“哇，这里有钱可赚”。And suddenly, all of the black film makers who had ideas and passion and vision, suddenly now they had money, so they could actually make the movies that they wanted to make.突然之间，所有那些怀揣创意、激情与远见的黑人电影制作人有了资金，这样他们就能制作出自己想拍的电影了。Over the course of probably the last 10 years, we've seen a renaissance in black storytelling, like we haven't seen probably in the first, I don't know, 90 years of storytelling in our community.在过去的十年里，我们见证了黑人叙事的复兴，这可能是我们这个群体在最初90年的叙事历程中未曾有过的景象。Critically acclaimed black films such as Barry Jenkins's Oscar-winning drama Moonlight or Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th, have illuminated black life and offered cultural affirmation to black audiences, says Berardinelli.贝拉迪内利表示，巴里·詹金斯执导的奥斯卡获奖剧情片《月光男孩》或艾娃·杜威纳执导的纪录片《第十三修正案》等广受好评的黑人题材电影，展现了黑人的生活，并为黑人观众提供了文化认同。A group of people who for so long did not see themselves reflected on screen now suddenly see themselves reflected on screen.一群长期以来在银幕上看不到自己身影的人，如今突然在银幕上看到了自己。And you know, in the superhero movies, now you have your Black Panther of course, but you also now have the new Captain America is black Anthony Maxwell.在超级英雄电影里，当然现在有了《黑豹》，而且现在新的美国队长也是黑人安东尼·麦克斯韦。Berardinelli says as they enter the American mainstream, black films are attracting a wider demographic because the multiculturalism of the younger generation is much more varied than it is for the older generation.贝拉迪内利表示，随着黑人电影进入美国主流，它们正吸引着更广泛的观众群体，因为年轻一代的多元文化比老一代更加丰富多样。Black women directors are also gaining support. Gordon says this year 15 films are directed by black women alone.黑人女导演也正在获得支持。戈登表示，今年有15部电影是由黑人女性独立执导的。One of them is Beyonce, who wrote, directed and produced the visual album Black Is King.其中一位是碧昂丝，她自编自导并制作了视觉专辑《黑人为王》。The fusion of kind of like a Lion King theme mixed in with a Black Panther theme, I thought hits you squarely in the pride aspect.有点像《狮子王》主题和《黑豹》主题的融合，我觉得这在自豪感方面正中你的心坎。As for criticisms leveled against Beyonce, that she misappropriated elements of African culture into her African-American production.至于针对碧昂丝的批评，即她在非裔美国人作品中挪用了非洲文化元素。It's hard to criticize a black person who is paying homage to her ancestors who are African in nature.很难批评一个向自己非洲祖先致敬的黑人。So it wasn't even like she brought a bunch of Americans in to pretend to be from Mali, or to pretend to be from Ghana, or to pretend to be from South Africa.她甚至没有带一群美国人进来，假装他们来自马里，或者假装他们来自加纳，或者假装他们来自南非。She used South Africans, she used folks from Mali, she used folks from Ghana, she used folks from the continent.她启用了南非人，启用了来自马里的人，启用了来自加纳的人，启用了来自非洲大陆的人。Gordon hopes to see more black films and black lead characters across all genres for all audiences.戈登希望看到更多面向所有观众、涵盖所有类型的黑人电影和黑人主角。True equality is when you are able to tell all these different stories, and they are no longer looked at as niche films.真正的平等是当你能够讲述所有这些不同的故事，它们也不再被视为小众电影。They're just a part of the fabric of what makes America great.它们只是让美国变得伟大的组成部分。

In the very heart of Manhattan, in the formerly hectic Times Square, New York city gave the best spot in town to plastic.在曼哈顿的正中心，在昔日熙熙攘攘的时代广场，纽约市将城中最优越的位置让给了塑料。There's tens of thousands of disposable plastic items in the grocery store that I spent a couple years collecting from various trash cans around New York city.杂货店有成千上万件一次性塑料制品，这些是我花了几年时间从纽约市各处的垃圾桶里收集来的。Every item in this pop-up grocery store installation is made of plastic bags.这家快闪杂货店装置中的每一件物品都是用塑料袋制成的。This one took a while, but it was very fun to like figure out how to do all the like little, like frosting effects all the way around. You can touch it, yeah, for sure.这一件花了不少时间，但琢磨出如何做出那些小小的、像糖霜一样的装饰效果，整个过程非常有趣。你可以摸摸它。Turning something no one else wants into art is a time-honored tradition.将无人想要的东西变成艺术是一项历史悠久的传统。So designer and artist Robin Frohardt chose to work with one thing New York city has been trying to get rid of since march.设计师兼艺术家罗宾·弗罗哈特选择使用纽约市自三月以来一直试图清除的一种东西进行创作。The city was said to impose a plastic bag ban in March 2020, but the pandemic slowed things down.据说该市原定于2020年3月实施禁塑令，但疫情减缓了事情的发展。Before the plastic bag ban, New Yorkers were using over 20 billion plastic bags a year.在禁塑令之前，纽约人每年使用超过两百亿个塑料袋。85 percent of those bags ended up in city dumping grounds and in the ocean.那些袋子中有85%最终被扔到了城市垃圾场和海洋里。New York is a very large city that produces a lot of waste and anything, that we can do to reduce that would be a good thing.纽约是一个非常大的城市，会产生大量垃圾，我们能做的任何减少垃圾的事情都是有益的。I bring my own bag only when I remember, other than that, it's hard to.我只有在记得的时候才会自带购物袋，除此之外，很难做到。But while the rest of the city is getting rid of its bags, the plastic store is one place in New York city where plastic bags are indispensable. 但在纽约市其他地方都在逐步淘汰塑料袋时，这家塑料制品店却是塑料袋不可或缺的地方。

Beloved by generations of visitors and steeped in history, Margam Park was already known to have an Iron Age hill fort, the remains of a Norman abbey and a Victorian castle, which looks out today over Port Talbot steelworks. Now, though, it can add a Roman villa to that list.马格姆公园深受几代访客喜爱，且历史底蕴深厚。这里原本就因拥有一座铁器时代的山丘堡垒、一处诺曼时期修道院遗址，以及一座俯瞰塔尔博特港钢铁厂的维多利亚时期的城堡而闻名。而现在，公园的古迹名单上又多了一座罗马别墅遗址。Sophisticated scanning devices were used to look for archaeological features hidden underground, and the Swansea University-led team struck gold.由斯旺西大学领衔的团队利用先进的扫描设备寻找埋藏在地下的考古遗迹，并取得了这一重大发现。The villa itself has multiple rooms, a substantial side building, and it sits within a defensive enclosure. The experts hope to findmosaicfloors and other precious artefacts, and say their discovery is of a scale and level of preservation unmatched in Wales so far.这座别墅拥有多个房间、一座规模颇大的附属建筑，并坐落于一处设有防御设施的围合区域内。专家希望在此发现马赛克地面和其它珍贵文物，并表示，无论是遗址规模还是保存状况，此次发现在威尔士都堪称首屈一指。

Rollercoasters have been making stomachs flip for centuries. The earliest versions appeared in 17th-century Russia, where brave riders slid down giant ice-covered ramps. Modern steel rollercoasters transformed theme parks into thrill-seeking playgrounds. Today, they're bigger, faster and taller than ever. Millions of people queue for hours just to experience a few minutes of screaming, laughing and that heart-racing drop. But if you're anything like me, there comes a point when those rides stop feeling exciting and start feeling... slightly regrettable.几个世纪以来，过山车一直让人胃部翻腾。 最早的版本出现在 17 世纪的俄罗斯，勇敢的骑手从巨大的冰雪坡道上滑下。 现代钢制过山车将主题公园变成了寻求刺激的游乐场。 如今，它们比以往任何时候都更大、更快、更高。 数百万人排队几个小时，只是为了体验几分钟的尖叫、大笑和心跳加速的感觉。 但如果你和我一样，那么到了某个时刻，这些游乐设施就会不再让你感到兴奋，而是开始感到……有点遗憾。As children, rollercoasters seem almost impossible to resist. Part of the appeal is that contrasting mix of fear and excitement. According to BBC Science Focus, rollercoasters trigger the body's fight-or-flight response, releasing adrenaline, dopamine and endorphins that make the experience feel exciting and rewarding. Our brains quickly learn to associate that rush with fun, which is why so many children can't wait to jump back in the queue. The sense of achievement doesn't hurt either – finally being tall enough to ride the biggest coaster feels like a rite of passage, making us feel braver and probably way cooler at the time.作为孩子，过山车似乎几乎无法抗拒。 恐惧与兴奋的鲜明对比是其吸引力的一部分。 据 BBC Science Focus 报道，过山车会引发身体的战斗或逃跑反应，释放肾上腺素、多巴胺和内啡肽，让体验感到兴奋和有益。 我们的大脑很快就会学会将这种匆忙与乐趣联系起来，这就是为什么这么多孩子迫不及待地想重新加入队列。 成就感也不会有什么坏处——终于长到足够高，可以乘坐最大的过山车，感觉就像是一种成人仪式，让我们感觉更勇敢，而且当时可能会更酷。So why does that love affair often fade with age? Unfortunately, our bodies change. WanderWisdom explains that changes in the inner ear as we get older can make us more sensitive to motion, meaning rollercoasters that once felt thrilling may now leave us feeling dizzy or nauseous. Motion sickness happens when the brain receives conflicting signals from the eyes and inner ear, leading to dizziness, nausea and that feeling of churning in your tummy. Add stiffer joints, sore necks and a stronger awareness of risk, and it's hardly surprising that the rides we once begged to go on can suddenly feel more exhausting than exhilarating.那么，为什么这段恋情常常会随着年龄的增长而消失呢？ 不幸的是，我们的身体会发生变化。 WanderWisdom 解释说，随着年龄的增长，内耳的变化会让我们对运动更加敏感，这意味着曾经令人兴奋的过山车现在可能会让我们感到头晕或恶心。 当大脑从眼睛和内耳接收到相互矛盾的信号时，就会发生晕动病，导致头晕、恶心和胃部翻腾的感觉。 再加上关节僵硬、脖子酸痛和风险意识增强，我们曾经恳求去参加的游乐设施突然变得更加疲惫，而不是令人兴奋，这也就不足为奇了。The good news is that you don't have to completely give up coasters. Dramamine recommends staying hydrated, avoiding heavy meals before riding and looking towards the horizon instead of down at the tracks. Choosing a seat towards the middle can also make the ride feel less intense. These simple changes may reduce motion sickness and help you to rediscover the fun of laughing and screaming along the way without feeling the need to hurl or pass out as often!好消息是您不必完全放弃杯垫。 茶苯海明建议保持水分充足，骑行前避免暴饮暴食，并朝地平线而不是向下看轨道。 选择靠近中间的座位也可以让乘坐感觉不那么紧张。 这些简单的改变可以减少晕动病，并帮助您重新发现沿途大笑和尖叫的乐趣，而无需经常摔倒或昏倒！

In 2014, California's King Fire blackened 400 square kilometers of forest, massive erosion followed.2014年，加州国王大火烧毁了400平方公里的森林， 随后发生了大规模的水土流失。One of Placer County's two reservoirs filled with sediment and had to be dredged, says county water chief Andy Fecko.普莱瑟县主管安迪·费科表示，该县两座水库中有一座因泥沙淤积而不得不进行疏浚。Every time we do that, it's a five to seven million dollar cost that you incur.每次我们进行疏浚，都要花费500万到700万美元。And you're out of business during the whole time when you're trying to clear those facilities out. And so we incurred those costs several years in a row.当你试图清理那些设施时，你一直处于停业状态。我们连续几年支付了这些费用。And he worried about the county's other reservoir, French Meadows, just a few kilometers away.他还担心几公里外的另一座水库——法国草地水库。So it was one of these watersheds that was very much under threat of a high-intensity wildfire.正是这些流域之一受到了一场高强度野火的威胁。These devastating wildfires are on the rise in the west, experts say, as climate change dries out the forests.专家表示，随着气候变化导致森林变得干燥，这些毁灭性的野火在西部地区正日益增多。And a century of misguided management has left them overgrown and extra flammable.一个世纪的错误管理让它们杂草丛生，变得格外易燃。Across the west, the unintended consequences threaten reservoirs and their drinking water and hydropower, says Angel Hertslet of the Nature Conservancy.大自然保护协会的安吉尔·赫茨勒特表示，在西部各地，这些意外后果正威胁着水库及其饮用水供应和水力发电。There's a growing understanding from water utilities in particular that their water quality, their water quantity is very much impacted by what's happening in the headwaters.特别是自来水公司越来越认识到，他们的水质和水量在很大程度上受到水源地情况的影响。Thinning out the forest lowers the fire risk. The forest around the French Meadows Reservoir belongs to the US Forest Service.疏伐森林可降低火灾风险。法国草地水库周边的森林归美国林务局所有。But the agency has millions of hectares across the west that need thinning, says district ranger Michael Woodbridge.地区护林员迈克尔·伍德布里奇说，该机构在西部有上百万公顷的土地需要进行疏伐。We're always doing as much as we can with the capacity we have, but French Meadows is kind of above and beyond what that capacity would have been.我们一直在用现有的能力尽力而为，但法国草地水库的情况有点超出了我们现有能力的范畴。So an unusual partnership formed. The water agency, the Nature Conservancy, state and local governments and others all pitched in to do the planning, raise the money and get the work done.一种不同寻常的合作关系形成了。水务局、大自然保护协会、州政府和地方政府以及其他各方都纷纷参与进行规划、筹集资金并完成工作。And we said fantastic if you guys can do that with us, then we can get this work done in this area.我们说，如果你们能和我们一起做那件事，那我们就可以在这个领域完成这项工作。The partners say they're going faster and doing more than any group could have done on its own.合作伙伴们表示，他们比任何独立团队都行动得更快、做得更多。But it will still take years with millions of hectares across the west at risk of fire and climate change turning up the heat.但这仍需要数年时间，因为西部数百万公顷的土地面临火灾风险，而且气候变化还在加剧高温。Water agency manager Fecko says Placer County's reservoirs are a cautionary tale.水务机构经理费科表示，普莱瑟县的各水库是一个警示案例。I want them to learn from our experience and start taking really aggressive steps in managing their own watersheds.我希望他们能从我们的经验中学习，并开始采取非常积极的措施来管理他们自己的流域。So they don't end up in the same boat that we're in currently. 这样他们就不会落得和我们现在一样的境地。

It's what they do when they don't want something to happen, filibuster, an effort to prevent a vote in the USSenateby extending debate.这就是他们不想让某事发生时会采取的手段——冗长辩论，这是一种通过延长辩论来阻止美国参议院投票表决的做法。TheSenateprides itself on being a deliberative body where debate is vital to decision making.参议院以自己是一个审议机构而自豪，在那里辩论对决策至关重要。Senaterules allow debate on a measure to continue until three-fifths--60 out of the 100 senators--vote to end it.参议院规则允许对一项议案进行辩论，直到五分之三（即100名参议员中的60名）投票决定终止辩论为止。At one time, a two-thirds vote was needed, butSenaterules changed in 1975.曾经需要三分之二的多数票，但参议院规则在1975年进行了修改。So when asenatoror group of senators want to block something, they take the floor and keep talking.当某位参议员或一群参议员想要阻止某项议案时，他们就会持续发言。In recent decades, the mere threat of a filibuster has been enough to halt action on almost any bill that lacks the support of 60 senators.近几十年来，仅凭冗长辩论的威胁就足以阻止任何缺乏60名参议员支持的法案推进。But the use of the filibuster was ended for approval of judicial appointments in 2013 and for Supreme Court approvals in 2017.但是，冗长辩论在2013年终止适用于司法任命的批准，并在2017年终止适用于最高法院的批准。The term filibuster is derived from a Dutch word for "pirate".“filibuster”一词源自荷兰语中意为“海盗”的单词。The record for the longest filibuster is held bySenatorStrom Thurmond of South Carolina, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes inoppositionof the Civil Rights Act of 1957. 最长的冗长辩论记录由南卡罗来纳州参议员斯特罗姆·瑟蒙德保持，为反对1957年《民权法案》连续演讲了24小时18分钟。

A moment that is filled with both happiness and worry for future parents.对准父母来说，这是一个既充满幸福又夹杂着担忧的时刻。It's like we're having a baby. Social networks are filled with such videos.我们要迎来一个新生命了。社交网络中充斥着这样的视频。However, it's pretty hard to find stories from the other end of the spectrum: families talking about miscarriages.然而，要找到另一个极端的故事却相当困难，即那些谈论流产经历的家庭故事。Heather Hodnicki and her husband Joe, parents of a one-year-old boy, recorded this video when doctors told them Heather's second pregnancy is unlikely to be viable.Heather Hodnicki和她的丈夫Joe有一个一岁大的男孩，当医生告诉他们Heather的第二次怀孕不太可能成功时，他们录下了这段视频。A hematoma formed around the fetus, and at nine weeks Heather had a miscarriage.胎儿周围形成了血肿，到第九周时，Heather流产了。Instead of closing up, she started a blog on Instagram, where she shares her difficult experience.她没有封闭自己，而是在照片墙上开了一个博客，分享自己的艰难经历。It was a loss of a little life, and then I would relate to it. As you know it was a little soul that was with me, and I saw a heartbeat on the monitor, and then that little soul was gone.我失去了一个小生命，我对此感同身受。如你所知，那是一个曾陪伴着我的小灵魂，我在监视器上看到了心跳，接着那个小灵魂就消逝了。So talking to other women took the taboo. I mean, I know it's something that's very taboo to talk about.和其他女性谈论这个话题就成了禁忌，我知道这是一个禁忌话题，But in doing so, it made it easier for me to process the fact that it is a loss, and I am allowed to feel the emotions that I'm feeling.但这样做让我更容易接受失去的事实，而且我也被允许去感受自己当下的情绪。Out of every hundred pregnancies, about 10 to 15 end in miscarriages and a lot of women blame themselves.每100次怀孕中，大约有10到15次会以流产告终，许多女性会自责。Doctors say a miscarriage before the end of the first trimester usually means the embryo had chromosomal abnormalities.医生表示，在妊娠前三个月内发生的流产通常意味着胚胎有染色体异常。We've just gonna present next month a study on 55,000 patients that had miscarriages, and they had genetic testing on the miscarriage.我们将在下个月发布一项关于55,000名流产患者的研究，并对流产组织进行了基因检测。56 percent of the pregnancies that were lost were genetically abnormal.在流产的孕妇中，有56%是基因异常。Doctors say age plays a critical role. If a woman is in her 30s and has one or even two miscarriages, there can be a reason that is structural.医生说年龄起着至关重要的作用。如果一个30多岁的女人流产了一次甚至两次，可能有一个结构性的原因。In other words, like a fibroid, or can be immunological or homological, that could be a clotting disorder or an antibody, could be an infection, so there could be something that is really treatable.换句话说，可能像纤维瘤一样，可能是免疫问题，也可能是同源的，可能是凝血障碍或者抗体问题，也可能是感染，有些病症是可以治愈的。If a woman's in her 40s, then recurrent miscarriages are usually due to the eggs not being healthy, because when a woman's in her 40s, almost 90 percent of the eggs exit chromosomally abnormal.如果一个女人40多岁，反复流产通常是由于卵子不健康，因为当女性到了40多岁时，近90%的卵子会出现染色体异常。Doctors say that most women who have experienced a miscarriage will in time give birth to healthy babies, most of them without any special treatment.医生们表示，大多数经历过流产的女性最终都会生下健康的宝宝，其中大部分无需任何特殊治疗。I had a patient years ago. She came in and she was in her early 30s. She had 27 miscarriages and I said first I didn't believe her.几年前我有个病人。她来就诊时，大约三十岁出头。她经历过27次流产，起初我不相信她。I got all her records, went through them. They all had been documented.我拿到了她所有的记录，仔细查看了一番。所有记录都已存档。She had had most of the tests done and we completed the tests, and really in her case there were a few little things that were off but nothing major.她已完成大部分检查，我们完成了剩余检查，就她的情况而言，确实有几个小指标异常，但并无大碍。And after I got all her information, I said, "Can I ask you a question?" I asked her.等我了解到她所有的信息后 ，我问她：“我能问你个问题吗？”I said, "I've been seeing patients with miscarriages for many many years.我说：“多年来，我一直在接诊流产患者。I don't even, I can't even imagine how you can think about trying to have another pregnancy after having 27 pregnancies and 27 miscarriages."我简直无法想象，在经历了27次怀孕和27次流产之后，你怎么还会想着再去尝试怀孕。”And she said, "Dr Kutteh, I just know that. I'm gonna have a baby."她说：“库特医生，我就是知道。我会怀上孩子的。”And I said, "Well, as long as you're willing to still have hope and continue trying that, I'm willing to do everything that I can to help you."我说：“只要你愿意仍然抱有希望并继续努力，我愿意尽我所能帮助你。”And she eventually, with her next pregnancy, did have a pregnancy.最终，她再次怀孕时，确实成功受孕了。Three months ago, Heather gave birth to a healthy baby girl.三个月前Heather生了一个健康的女孩。Like many other women who have gone through a miscarriage experience, she calls her daughter a rainbow child, and baby Willow unknowingly helps her mom heal very fast.和其他许多有过流产经历的女性一样，她称自己的女儿为“彩虹宝宝” ，而小薇洛在不知不觉中帮助妈妈很快地治愈了心灵创伤。It's always emotional thinking about that baby that we lost.一想到我们失去的那个孩子，总是让人感慨万千。The best advice that I can give to women who are going through something similar is to reach out to your friends, reach out to your family, possibly reach out to your doctors, to see if they can give you any advice on who to turn to, who to talk to.我能给有类似经历的女性的最好建议是：向你的朋友求助，向你的家人求助，也可以向你的医生咨询，看看他们能否给你一些建议，告诉你该向谁求助、该和谁倾诉。Definitely, you know, talking it out with anybody I find helps.当然，我觉得和任何人把事情说出来都有帮助。

Researchers from universities in Edinburgh and Mexico spent seven years studying the behaviour of black-handed spider monkeys in the Yucatan Peninsula. They observed that the large groups the primates live in split into smaller subgroups when searching for food. Different combinations of monkeys would split off each time, meaning the same subgroup might never forage together twice.来自爱丁堡和墨西哥多所大学的研究人员花了七年时间研究尤卡坦半岛上黑掌蜘蛛猴的行为。他们观察到，这类灵长目动物群居的大群体会在寻找食物时分成一个个小分队。每次分出来的小分队成员都不同，这意味着几乎不会出现原班人马第二次一起觅食的情况。Dr Matthew Silk from the University of Edinburgh says these groups are a clever way of sharing knowledge about the locations of the best fruit trees. Some parts of the forest were known by many monkeys, like a town's favourite restaurant, while others were known by just one or two, like a hidden gem.爱丁堡大学的马修·西尔克博士称，这种分组方式很聪明，可以有效地分享最好吃的果树位置。森林里的某些地方就像城里最受欢迎的餐厅，很多猴子都知道；而有些地方则像一个鲜为人知的 “宝藏小店”，只有一两只猴子了解。

Less than a centimetre in size, these tiny snails had been pushed to thebrinkof extinction.这些体长不足一厘米的小型蜗牛一度濒临灭绝。Their home on the Madeira Archipelago had been grazed bare by invasive goats and rabbits, while mice saw the molluscs as a water source.它们在马德拉群岛上的栖息地被入侵的山羊和兔子啃食殆尽，而老鼠则将这些软体动物当作水分的来源。But after conservation work, including a breeding programme at Chester Zoo, hundreds of the snails have now been returned to the wild. The team said they had one shot to save the species.不过，在实施了一系列动物保护措施后，包括切斯特动物园的一个繁育项目，数百只蜗牛如今已经被重新放归野外。研究团队表示，他们只有这一次机会来拯救这一物种。The mission involved transporting them in the dark to snail-friendly crevices in the rocks. It's hoped they come out of their shell to restore soil and boost the natural habitat.此次行动包括在夜间将这些蜗牛转移到适宜生存的岩石缝中。人们希望它们能从壳中爬出、重新活跃起来，从而帮助恢复土壤环境，促进当地生态栖息地的恢复。

We have four seasons in the UK. I like to think that spring gets its name from the flowers springing up to bloom. Next is my personal favourite – summer. I love the long, balmy evenings. Autumn, as some call fall, comes after. It's characterised by the orange and red leaves. Winter rolls around, and most of the vegetation is either decomposing or already dead, and the days are short and gloomy.英国有四个季节。 我喜欢认为春天因花朵绽放而得名。 接下来是我个人最喜欢的——夏天。 我喜欢漫长而温暖的夜晚。 秋天，有些人称之为秋天，随之而来。 它的特点是橙色和红色的叶子。 冬季来临，大部分植被要么腐烂，要么已经死亡，白天短而阴沉。It's no wonder that, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, about three in every hundred people in the UK experience seasonal affective disorder, otherwise known as SAD. However, researchers at the Royal College of Psychiatrists have discovered that all seasons have an impact on our psychological functioning. It's also been found that hormones play an important role in seasonal mood changes as they fluctuate throughout the year.根据皇家精神病学家学院的数据，英国每 100 人中约有 3 人患有季节性情感障碍（也称为 SAD），这也就不足为奇了。 然而，皇家精神病学院的研究人员发现，所有季节都会对我们的心理功能产生影响。 研究还发现，荷尔蒙在季节性情绪变化中发挥着重要作用，因为它们在一年中都有波动。An article published on Springer Nature Link observes positive emotional and physical changes to volunteers who were exposed to UVA from the Sun. Serotonin, known as 'the happy hormone', and dopamine, which is linked to motivation and pleasure, increases in months where there is a boost of sunlight. Similarly, lovers of spring recalibrate their energy and mood. After the cold, dark seasons of autumn and winter, it can feel like a biological reset.Springer Nature Link 上发表的一篇文章观察到暴露于太阳 UVA 的志愿者在情绪和身体上发生了积极的变化。 被称为“快乐荷尔蒙”的血清素和与动力和快乐有关的多巴胺在阳光充足的月份会增加。 同样，春天的爱好者也会重新调整他们的能量和情绪。 在寒冷、黑暗的秋冬季节过后，感觉就像是生物重置。Speaking of cold and dark, this is when those with naturally higher serotonin levels feel their mood regulating. They no longer feel overwhelmed by the high-level serotonin seasons of spring and summer. Reduced sunlight triggers higher melatonin, the sleepy hormone. There is the notion of preparing to slow down and get cosy, like that of animals in hibernation. It also rains more in autumn and winter. The Mind Company says that rain sounds reduce cortisol, the stress hormone, and helps you relax, focus and even sleep better.说到寒冷和黑暗，这是那些天生血清素水平较高的人感受到情绪调节的时候。 他们不再因春季和夏季血清素水平高的季节而感到不知所措。 阳光减少会引发更高的褪黑激素（一种嗜睡激素）。 有一个概念是准备放慢脚步并变得舒适，就像冬眠的动物一样。 秋季和冬季雨水也较多。 The Mind Company 表示，雨声可以减少皮质醇（压力荷尔蒙），帮助您放松、集中注意力，甚至睡得更好。We might like one season more than others. Our experience of seasons differs depending on location and environment. But one thing is for sure – our feelings change from season to season, and recognising these changes can help us act in ways that are in-line with our mental, emotional and physical capabilities.我们可能比其他季节更喜欢某个季节。 我们对季节的体验因地点和环境而异。 但有一件事是肯定的——我们的感受随着季节的变化而变化，认识到这些变化可以帮助我们以符合我们心理、情感和身体能力的方式行事。

Doctors said Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment.医生表示，教皇方济各不再因肺炎而面临死亡危险，但决定让他住院几天接受治疗。Francis on Monday followed the Vatican's week-long spiritual retreat via video conference. AP correspondent Charles De Ledesma reports.周一，方济各通过视频会议参加了梵蒂冈为期一周的精神静修。美联社记者查尔斯·德·莱德斯马（Charles De Ledesma）报道。As he did on Sunday, Francis participated in the retreat remotely from the Rome hospital where he's being treated.与周日一样，方济各在罗马医院远程参加了静修。He could see and hear the Reverend Roberto Pasolini, preacher of the papal household, but the priests, bishops and cardinals gathered for the retreat in the Vatican auditorium could not see or hear him.他可以看到和听到教皇家庭传教士罗伯托·帕索里尼（Roberto Pasolini）牧师，但聚集在梵蒂冈礼堂参加静修的牧师、主教和红衣主教看不到也听不到他。Pasolini is delivering a series of meditations this week on the hope of eternal life, a theme that was chosen well before the Pope's hospitalization on February 14 with a complex lung infection. I'm Charles De Ledesma.帕索里尼本周发表了一系列关于永生希望的冥想，这个主题是在教皇2月14日因复杂肺部感染住院之前就选定的。我是查尔斯·德·莱德斯马。The leader of Canada's most populous province on Monday announced a countermeasure to President Trump's trade war. AP correspondent Sagar Meghani reports. "It needs to end."加拿大人口最多的省份的领导人周一宣布了对特朗普总统贸易战的应对措施。美联社记者萨加尔·梅加尼（Sagar Meghani）报道。“必须结束这种局面。”Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is now charging 25 percent more for electricity to a million and a half American homes and businesses in New York, Michigan and Minnesota.省长道格·福特表示，安大略省目前向纽约、密歇根和明尼苏达州的150万美国家庭和企业收取的电费增加了25%。Ford says on CTV it's a necessary step amid what he calls the chaos and confusion of the president's on again, off again tariffs.福特在CTV上表示，这是在特朗普反复加征关税导致混乱和困惑的情况下采取的必要措施。"If the United States escalates, I will not hesitate to shut the electricity off completely."“如果美国继续加征关税，我会毫不犹豫地完全切断电力供应。”The president's trade war has incensed Canadians, sent markets sharply lower and worried American consumers about higher prices. Sagar Meghani, Washington.特朗普总统的贸易战激怒了加拿大人，导致市场大幅下跌，美国消费者担心物价上涨。记者萨加尔·梅加尼在华盛顿报道。Fears that uncertainty over trade tariffs will trigger a recessiongripthe U.S. stock market on Monday. Reuters correspondent Jillian Kitchener reports.周一，对贸易关税不确定性将引发经济衰退的担忧笼罩着美国股市。路透社记者吉莉安·基钦纳（Jillian Kitchener）报道。A Reuters poll showed 91 percent of economists see higher recession risks due to President Trump's shifting trade policies. But the White House pushed back on talk of a recession on Monday.路透社的一项民调显示，91%的经济学家认为，由于特朗普总统不断变化的贸易政策，经济衰退风险更高。但白宫周一驳斥了有关经济衰退的说法。The director of its National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, said there were many reasons to be optimistic about the U.S. economy, despite concerns about inflation and predictions of a contraction in GDP in the first quarter.美国国家经济委员会主任凯文·哈塞特（Kevin Hassett）表示，尽管存在通胀担忧和第一季度GDP萎缩预测，但仍有许多理由对美国经济持乐观态度。He argued U.S. tax cuts would boost the economy and said Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China were already bringing manufacturing and jobs back to the U.S. Reuters correspondent Jillian Kitchener. 他认为，美国减税将提振经济，并表示特朗普对加拿大、墨西哥和中国征收的关税已经将制造业和就业机会带回美国。路透社记者吉莉安·基钦纳报道。

Hi, I'm VOA's Alexis Strope with your worldwide news update.大家好，我是美国之音新闻记者亚历克西斯·斯特罗普（Alexis Strope），为您带来全球新闻。Israel says it will send a delegation to Qatar on Monday in an effort to advance the negotiations around the cease-fire in Gaza.以色列表示，将于周一派遣代表团前往卡塔尔，推动加沙停火谈判。Hamas reports positive signals in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on starting negotiations on thetruce's delayed second phase. Talks on the second phase should have started a month ago.哈马斯报告称，在与埃及和卡塔尔调解人的会谈中，就启动停火延迟第二阶段的谈判，出现了积极信号。第二阶段谈判本应在一个月前开始。There was no immediate comment from the White House, which on Wednesday made the surprise confirmation of direct U.S. talks with Hamas.白宫周三意外证实美国将与哈马斯举行直接会谈，但白宫没有立即发表评论。Israel, over the past week, has pressed Hamas to release half the remaining hostages in return for an extension of the first phase that ended last weekend.过去一周，以色列一直敦促哈马斯释放一半剩余的人质，以换取延长上周末结束的第一阶段谈判。South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention center on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader's arrest warrant oninsurrectioncharges.韩国总统尹锡悦周六走出拘留中心，此前，法院裁决撤销对这位被弹劾领导人因叛乱指控的逮捕令，检方决定不提出上诉。Reuters correspondent Trevor Koroll reports. The Seoul Central District Court canceled Yoon's arrest warrant on Friday, citing the timing of hisindictmentand questions about the legality of the investigation process.路透社记者特雷弗·科罗尔（Trevor Koroll）报道。首尔中央地方法院周五取消了对尹锡悦的逮捕令，理由是起诉时间不当以及调查程序合法性存疑。In his statement, Yoon thanked the court, quote, "for their courage and determination in correcting the illegality."尹锡悦在声明中感谢法院“在纠正非法行为方面表现出的勇气和决心”。The mainoppositionDemocratic Party criticized the prosecutor's decision and urged the Constitutional Court to remove Yoon from office as soon as possible.主要反对党民主党批评了检方的决定，并敦促宪法法院尽快罢免尹锡悦。Prosecutors could not immediately be reached for comment. Some 55,000 Yoon supporters rallied in Seoul on Saturday, while more than 32,000 demonstrated against him, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing unofficial police estimates.记者未能立即联系到检方置评。据韩联社援引警方的非官方估计，周六约有55000名尹锡悦支持者在首尔集会，而超过32000人示威反对他。Still, the public remains largely anti-Yoon. Sixty percent of respondents to a Gallup Korea poll released on Friday said he should be removed from office, while 35 percent opposed removing him.公众仍然大多数反对尹锡悦。周五公布的盖洛普韩国民调显示，60%的受访者表示应罢免他，而35%的受访者反对罢免他。In hisimpeachmenttrial, the Constitutional Court is expected to decide in coming days whether toreinstateor remove Yoon.在弹劾审判中，宪法法院预计将在未来几天决定恢复或罢免尹锡悦。That was Reuters correspondent Trevor Koroll. This is VOA News.路透社记者特雷弗·科罗尔报道。这里是美国之音新闻。

The International Criminal Court said former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his war on drugs.国际刑事法院表示，菲律宾前总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特周三在马尼拉因与禁毒战争有关的谋杀指控被捕，随后被国际刑事法院拘留。Reuters correspondent Olivia Zollino reports. The 79-year-old arrived at Rotterdam Airport on a chartered plane and was transferred to a detention unit on the Dutch coast.路透社记者奥利维亚·佐利诺（Olivia Zollino）报道。这位79岁的老人乘坐包机抵达鹿特丹机场，并被转移到荷兰海岸的一个拘留所。The court's warrant for his arrest alleges that, as president, Duterte created, funded and armed death squads that carried out murders of purported drug users and dealers.法院的逮捕令指控杜特尔特在担任总统期间，创建、资助和武装了行刑队，对所谓的吸毒者和贩毒者实施谋杀。Duterte's war on drugs was a signature of his presidency, which lasted from 2016 to 2022.杜特尔特的禁毒战争是他2016年至2022年总统任期的标志。The anti-drugs crackdown killed thousands and drew condemnation from around the world. Reuters correspondent Olivia Zollino.反毒品镇压造成数千人死亡，并引起世界各地的谴责。路透社记者奥利维亚·佐利诺报道。After hundreds of people were killed in massacres on Syria's coastline last week, locals say widespread calls for justice may give the country's new government a chance to stabilize. Heather Murdoch reports from northwest Syria.上周，叙利亚沿海地区发生大屠杀，造成数百人死亡。当地人表示，广泛的正义呼声可能为该国新政府提供一个稳定局势的机会。希瑟·默多克（Heather Murdoch）在叙利亚西北部报道。Hundreds of people were killed here in Syria's coastal area last week and over the weekend, with some death counts exceeding 1,400.上周和上周末，叙利亚沿海地区有成千上百人被杀，死亡人数超过1400人。Analysts say many of the killings were acts of revenge for the abuses of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime, which collapsed in early December.分析人士表示，许多杀戮事件是对独裁者巴沙尔·阿萨德政权暴行的报复，该政权于12月初垮台。Many of the victims were Alawite, the religious sect of former regime leaders, but not necessarily abusers themselves.许多受害者是阿拉维派，即前政权领导人的宗教派别，但他们不一定是施暴者。Analysts say the fighting was initially provoked by pro-Assad attackers who also committed mass killings. Heather Murdoch, in Istanbul with our team in Syria, VOA News.分析人士说，战斗最初是由亲阿萨德袭击者挑起的，他们也犯下了大规模杀戮。美国之音新闻记者希瑟·默多克与驻叙利亚团队在伊斯坦布尔报道，。U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to escalate the global trade war with new tariffs on trading partners as 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum kicked in. Reuters correspondent Jillian Kitchener reports.美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三威胁要对贸易伙伴征收新的关税，以加剧全球贸易战，美国已开始对钢铁和铝征收25%的关税。路透社记者吉利安·基奇纳（Jillian Kitchener）报道。Canada, the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, announced its retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars of U.S. products starting Thursday.加拿大是美国最大的钢铁和铝供应国，该国宣布从周四开始对数十亿美元的美国产品征收报复性关税。The EU's countermeasures are due to take effect next month, targeting up to $28 billion worth of U.S. goods. Reuters correspondent Jillian Kitchener. [解析]欧盟的反制措施将于下个月生效，针对价值高达280亿美元的美国商品。路透社记者吉利安·基奇纳报道。

The Glover Park Community Garden Association started around 1939 and then it slowly grew to become a victory garden in 1942 when the US was at war.格洛弗公园社区花园协会大约在1939年成立，随后在1942年美国二战时期，它逐渐发展成为一个“胜利花园”。It became essential for the folks that lived in the area here to grow their own vegetables as they were not able to purchase these things in the grocery store at that time.对于生活在这一带的人们来说，自己种植蔬菜变得至关重要，因为当时他们无法在杂货店里买到这些东西。We really want to respect the intent, the original intent of this garden which was a victory garden during World War II.我们真的很想尊重这座花园的初衷，它在二战期间曾是一座“胜利花园”。And we just think that's kind of amazing because it's almost we're using it that way again now with food shortages potentially at the grocery stores.我们觉得这有点不可思议，因为现在疫情期间杂货店食品短缺，我们又用这种方式自给自足。And we think it's exciting to carry on that tradition for the people that have been here before us and gotten through rough times and to see better days.我们认为，为那些在我们之前来到这里、度过艰难时期并迎来美好日子的人传承这一传统，是一件令人兴奋的事情。So, hopefully they're not looking down on us saying, 'Oh God, what are you guys doing.'希望他们不会居高临下地看着我们说：‘天哪，你们在干什么。'My fingernails have not been clean since early March probably. They're the opposite of French nails.我的手指甲可能从三月初起就没干净过。I don't know what you would call them but they're, well, you'd call them dirty. That's all.我不知道你会怎么说，肯定就说指甲很脏吧。I got a lot of vegetables, especially squash. The biggest one that I harvested I think it was 42 pounds.我在这里种了很多蔬菜，尤其是南瓜。我收获的最大的一个南瓜有42磅重。I had to bring it home in a cart because it was so heavy. I couldn't just carry it by myself.我不得不用手推车把它带回家，因为它太重了，我自己搬不动。I think I'm the oldest gardener here, too, in age, heading for 90, the big one.我觉得论年纪我也是这儿最年长的园丁了，快九十岁了。I'm still out here. So, I guess the good Lord's looking after me a little bit. Either that or he's getting even with me.但我还在这里坚持，我猜上帝多少还是在眷顾着我。要么就是他在跟我算账。It seems like everyone wants to get back into the garden, regardless of the virus and the situation that we have in front of us.似乎每个人都想重返花园，尽管现在是疫情期间，我们这里的境况也不是太好。They all want to get back into the garden. They want to garden. They don't want to lose their gardens.他们都想回到花园里。他们想打理花园。他们不想失去自己的花园。It's become more and more a valuable commodity both, you know, from a growing perspective of fresh vegetables and sustainability as it is emotional as well.从新鲜蔬菜的供应增长以及可持续发展的角度来看，同时从情感层面来说，它已经越来越成为一种珍贵的商品。For physical and mental benefits, I have really enjoyed coming to the garden. I would not be very happy without the garden.为了身心健康，我真的很喜欢来到这个花园。要是没有这个花园，我会很不开心的。Coming here has helped me to manage the separation from my grandson. This is my destination on a daily basis.来到这里帮助我应对与孙子分离的状况。这里是我每天必来的地方。I don't think I've missed a day since COVID hit and since we've been self-quarantined. And a lot of times I'm here twice a day.自新冠疫情爆发以来，以及我们开始自我隔离之后，我想我没有落下过一天。很多时候我一天来两次。The timing has been interesting with the COVID-19 going on because this has really been our escape during this time.虽然疫情在发展，但我们的时光都非常有意思，因为这段时间这真的成了我们的避风港。It's a great place to come and have fresh air, sunshine, get some exercise, digging and pushing the wheelbarrow around, at the same time having some connection with our neighbors and other people as well.这是个很棒的地方，来这里可以呼吸新鲜空气、享受阳光、锻炼身体、挖土和推着独轮车四处走动，同时还能与邻居和其他人建立联系。But we all have our social distancing with our little cages here, 25×25-foot cage.但在这里，我们都在各自25×25英尺的小隔离间里保持社交距离。

When the US government forced more than 60,000 native Americans to relocate to Oklahoma to make way for white settlers in the 1830s, their slaves came with them.19世纪30年代，美国政府迫使6万多名美洲原住民迁往俄克拉荷马州 ，为白人定居者腾出土地 ，他们的奴隶也一同前往 。After emancipation, the freed slaves, known as freedmen, settled and built their own towns.解放后，获得自由的奴隶，即所谓的自由民，定居下来并建造了自己的城镇。Where they would have the opportunity to live amongst people that looked like them, amongst people who understood the plights that they had escaped from, but ready to embark upon a new opportunity, form their own government in terms of their mayors and their elected officials, all of whom were like them, and it was an amazing opportunity.在那里，他们将有机会与和自己长相相似的人生活在一起，与那些理解他们所逃离的困境的人生活在一起，同时准备好迎接新的机遇，按照自己的意愿选举市长和官员来组建自己的政府，而所有这些官员都和他们一样，这真是一个绝佳的机会。The fully self-sufficient communities thrived in the 1910s. The town of Boley was flourishing, with hotels, doctors, lawyers, schools, colleges, and restaurants.完全自给自足的社区在20世纪10年代蓬勃发展。博利镇一派繁荣景象，有酒店、医生、律师、学校、学院和餐馆。They had their own newspaper in Boley. They had their own phone company.他们在博利有自己的报纸。他们有自己的电话公司。So it was a bevy of commercial and residential life, not to mention the thousands of farms around most of these towns.这里有大量的商业和住宅生活设施，更不用说这些城镇周边还有成千上万个农场了。But the Great Depression of the 1930s took a toll on the all-black towns.但20世纪30年代的大萧条对全黑人城镇造成了沉重打击。Many residents left to find work elsewhere. Town populations dwindled.许多居民离开这里到别处找工作。城镇人口减少。Today, just 13 all-black towns remain in Oklahoma, including Grayson, population 140.今天，俄克拉荷马州只剩下13个全黑人城镇，其中包括格雷森镇，人口140人。90 percent of the individuals or retirees, you know, or individuals or some type of disability, who move back to their home site you know in Grayson, and so that makes up really the population in our community.90%的居民是退休人员或者残疾人，他们搬回格雷森的老家，所以这构成了我们社区的主要人口。Today, an annual rodeo draws visitors to Grayson, where Anderson remembers flexing his cowboy skills as a teenager.如今，一年一度的牛仔竞技表演吸引着游客来到格雷森，安德森记得自己十几岁时曾在这里展示过牛仔技能。We didn't have a movie theater. We didn't have a drive-in theater to go to you know like on weekends for entertainment.我们没有电影院。我们也没有可以在周末去消遣娱乐的汽车影院。But we could all saddle up a horse and go down to the corral. So we'd go down and challenge one another.但我们都可以跨上马鞍，骑马到畜栏去。这样我们就可以下去互相挑战了。You know, we might ride the same horse, you know, trying to figure out if we can rope a calf faster than the next person.我们可能骑同一匹马，想弄清楚我们能不能比下一个人更快地拴住小牛。Shirley Ballard Nero grew up nearby in the all-black town of Clearview.雪莉·巴拉德·内罗在附近全是黑人居住的克利尔维尤镇长大。There were Indians that lived around us, because this is the Creek Nation.我们周围住着印第安人，因为这里是克里克部落的领地。So it's not just totally an all-black town. We all played at the same spot.这并非完全是个全是黑人的小镇。我们都在同一个地方玩耍。We all had our mailboxes in the same spot. But when it was time for the school buses to arrive, we got on separate school buses.我们所有人的邮箱都在同一个地方。但到了校车到达的时间，我们却各自上了不同的校车。Nero, a retired history teacher, returned home to Clearview with her husband, a retired college president after spending their work lives elsewhere.妮罗是一位退休的历史教师，她和退休的大学校长丈夫在其他地方工作了一辈子后，回到了克利尔维尤的家中。I wanted to come back here. I knew this town needed us. And we had the ability and the know-how to probably be an asset to Clearview.我想回到这里，我知道这个小镇需要我们，我们拥有能力和技术，或许能成为克利尔维尤的一笔财富。Many of the buildings in the old all-black towns are crumbling, abandoned, or neglected by absentee owners.许多旧时全黑人城镇中的建筑正在破败、被遗弃，或者被那些不住在当地的业主们忽视。Clearview managed to preserve the old school gym built in 1939, now a community center that hosts funerals, family reunions and other events.克利尔维尤设法保存了建于1939年的旧学校体育馆，如今这里成了一个社区中心，用于举办葬礼、家庭团聚等活动。Revitalizing Oklahoma's all-black towns is the goal of a group of volunteers called The Coltrane Group.振兴俄克拉荷马州的全黑人城镇是一个名为“The Coltrane Group”的志愿者团体的目标。If all of these buildings are gone, there's really no story because now you're looking at an empty land and people can visualize just an empty space.如果所有这些建筑都没了，那就真的没什么故事可言了，因为现在你看到的只是一片空地，人们也只能想象出一片空地。But if these buildings were developed, which I think would help the economy for these historical black towns to move forward.但如果这些建筑得到开发，我认为这将有助于这些历史悠久的黑人城镇的经济向前发展。The Coltrane Group leads tours of the all black towns, in hopes of raising interest and funds to keep this vital part of Oklahoma history from being lost forever.The Coltrane Group带领游客参观这些全黑人城镇，希望能引起人们的兴趣并筹集资金，以防止俄克拉荷马州历史上这一重要部分永远消失。

France has been gripped this month by the so-called Charlie Hebdo trial against the alleged accomplices of Islamists, who attacked a French satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket in 2015.本月，法国正深陷所谓的《查理周刊》案审判之中，该案针对2015年袭击一家法国讽刺报纸和一家犹太洁食超市的伊斯兰主义者的涉嫌同谋者。It was the first of a string of terror attacks along with the Islamist insurgency in the Middle East and elsewhere that fed a broader zeroing in on radical islam here.这是中东及其他地区伊斯兰叛乱引发的一系列恐怖袭击中的第一起，这让更多的人把矛头对准了这里的激进伊斯兰。This recent history partly forms the backdrop of upcoming legislation on so-called separatisms.这段近代史在一定程度上构成了即将出台的所谓分离立法的背景。Details are sketchy but reports suggest the bill will crack down on importing foreign imams and foreign financing of private schools, and increase surveillance on suspect groups.细节尚不清楚，但有报道称，该法案将打击外国伊玛目入境和私立学校的外国融资，并加强对可疑群体的监控。The government says it aims to fight so-called enemies of France, of French values and way of life.政府表示，其目标是打击所谓的法国价值观和生活方式的敌人。Officials say those enemies also include groups like white supremacists.官员们说，这些敌人还包括白人至上主义者等组织。Alexandre del Valle welcomes the legislation. He co-authored a book about the Muslim Brotherhood's alleged quest to infiltrate and conquer the West.亚历山大·德尔·瓦莱对这项立法表示欢迎。他与人合著了一本书，内容是关于所谓穆斯林兄弟会试图渗透并征服西方一事。I think it's necessary first of all to ban any organization that jeopardize our western, French, Republican and secular value.我认为首先有必要取缔任何危害我们西方、法国、共和及世俗价值观的组织。First of it, Muslim Brotherhood are the most fanatics among the radical islam organization.首先，穆斯林兄弟会是激进伊斯兰组织中最狂热的团体。Government officials say the measure does not intend to target moderate islam.政府官员说，这项措施并不打算针对温和的伊斯兰教。A recent doxa poll shows most French surveyed approve of a separatism bill.近期的一项多克萨民意调查显示，大多数接受调查的法国人赞成一项分离主义法案。But some Muslim leaders and groups worry it will unfairly single them out.但一些穆斯林领袖和团体担心这会不公平地将他们单独挑出来。Violence doesn't belong to a certain community. Terrorism doesn't belong to a single community.暴力不属于某个特定群体。恐怖主义也不属于某个单一群体。But it's not right to stigmatize a whole community because one member committed terrorist attacks.但因为一名成员实施了恐怖袭击就给整个群体贴上污名化的标签是不对的。Groups like Bashar cite an uptick in anti-Muslim acts and intolerance in recent years.像巴沙尔这样的团体指出，近年来反穆斯林行为和不容忍现象有所增加。Some observers say politics is behind the separatism bill, claiming president Macron and his centrist On the Move party are tilting right ahead of the 2022 elections.一些观察人士认为，这项分离主义法案背后存在政治因素，声称总统马克龙及其中间派政党“复兴党”正在2022年大选前向右倾斜。Meanwhile, France's mainoppositionparty, the far-right National Rally, says Macro is being too soft on extremism and is calling for an end to any system that encourages ethnic communities to function apart from the mainstream.与此同时，法国主要反对党、极右翼政党“国民联盟”表示，马克龙对极端主义过于软弱，并呼吁终止任何鼓励族裔群体与主流社会脱节的制度。What we want is a fight without mercy against communitarianism and separatism.我们想要的是一场毫不留情地打击社群主义和分离主义的斗争。But that means treating the politics at the roots, rethinking migration policy, closing Salafist mosques, banning financing for suspect associations.但这意味着要从根源上处理政治问题，重新思考移民政策，关闭萨拉菲派清真寺，禁止向可疑组织提供资金支持。There are a number of tools. So far, none has been used.有很多工具。到目前为止，还没有一个被使用过。Lots of expectations and fears about what fighting separatism really means, especially for France's Muslim community. 关于打击分离主义究竟意味着什么，尤其是对法国穆斯林群体而言，存在着许多期待与担忧。

Would you like to speak with a British accent? What if I told you that there is no singular 'British' accent? In fact, linguists estimate that there are 40-60 regional accents across the UK, some of which exist very close together geographically. For instance, you can listen to Manchester's 'Mancunian' accent and then Liverpool's distinct 'Scouse' accent after just a 50-minute car or train ride. Some southern English accents, such as 'Received Pronunciation', are associated with social prestige, but can the south claim to have the oldest English accent? Or does another UK region take the title? The story is messier than you might expect.你想用英国口音说话吗？ 如果我告诉你没有单一的“英国”口音怎么办？ 事实上，语言学家估计英国各地有 40-60 种地方口音，其中一些在地理上非常接近。 例如，只需乘坐 50 分钟的汽车或火车，您就可以听到曼彻斯特的“Mancunian”口音，然后再听到利物浦独特的“Scouse”口音。 一些南方英语口音，例如“公认发音”，与社会声望有关，但南方人能声称拥有最古老的英语口音吗？ 或者英国的另一个地区是否会获得冠军？ 这个故事比你想象的要混乱。The first version of English, Old English, originated in the 5th and 6th centuries when tribes from northern Germany arrived in east England, a region now called 'East Anglia'. Their Germanic languages mixed with existing Latin and Celtic languages and became Old English. "It makes sense to think of East Anglia as being the source of the earliest variety of English as we know it," says Kerri-Ann Butcher, a lecturer in English Language at the University of Leeds. Over the next few centuries, English absorbed many other languages arriving from places like the Netherlands and Scandinavia. The associated linguistic changes did not happen in an orderly way across the country.英语的第一个版本是古英语，起源于 5 世纪和 6 世纪，当时德国北部的部落抵达英格兰东部，该地区现在称为“东安格利亚”。 他们的日耳曼语言与现有的拉丁语和凯尔特语混合，成为古英语。 利兹大学英语讲师克里-安·布彻 (Kerri-Ann Butcher) 表示：“认为东安格利亚是我们所知道的最早的英语种类的起源是有道理的。” 在接下来的几个世纪里，英语吸收了来自荷兰和斯堪的纳维亚半岛等地的许多其他语言。 相关的语言变化并没有在全国范围内有序发生。With all these different influences, the English language became messy and inconsistent. But in 1476, some spelling norms became standardised with the arrival of the printing press. Nowadays, the words 'blood', 'food' and 'good', which all contain two letter Os, sound different, but back then, they might have rhymed. Between the 12th and 18th centuries, something known as the Great Vowel Shift happened, where some vowel sounds across the country changed. For example, the vowel sound in 'foot' and 'strut' used to be pronounced the same, but then people in the south began pronouncing 'strut' differently. Danielle Turton, sociolinguist at Lancaster University, says the northern pronunciation is absolutely the original one. "It was the south that branched off and created this new vowel."由于所有这些不同的影响，英语变得混乱且不一致。 但到了 1476 年，随着印刷机的出现，一些拼写规范变得标准化。 如今，“血液”、“食物”和“好”这三个词都包含两个字母O，听起来不同，但在当时，它们可能是押韵的。 在 12 世纪和 18 世纪之间，发生了被称为“元音大转变”的事情，全国各地的一些元音发音发生了变化。 例如，“foot”和“strut”的元音过去发音相同，但后来南方人开始以不同的方式发音“strut”。 兰卡斯特大学社会语言学家丹妮尔·特顿表示，北方发音绝对是最原始的发音。 “正是南方分支并创造了这个新的元音。”So, there you have it. While East Anglia may have been the home of the earliest English sounds, it did not stick to the original pronunciations like accents in northern England did. And while many think Received Pronunciation is an older-sounding English, in fact, it didn't exist until the 18th century. The north of England wins!那么，你就明白了。 虽然东安格利亚可能是最早英语发音的发源地，但它并不像英格兰北部的口音那样坚持原始发音。 尽管许多人认为标准发音是一种听起来更古老的英语，但事实上，它直到 18 世纪才出现。 英格兰北部获胜！

More hostages might be released in Gaza. VOA's Jeff Caster reports.加沙可能会释放更多人质。美国之音记者杰夫·卡斯特（Jeff Caster）报道。The U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas said in a statement Friday it is willing to release an American-Israeli hostage, Eden Alexander, along with the bodies of four dual nationals who died in captivity.被美国认定为恐怖组织的哈马斯周五在一份声明中表示，愿意释放一名美裔以色列人质伊登·亚历山大（Eden Alexander），以及四名在囚禁期间死亡的双重国籍者。The statement on Telegram did not say when the release would take place or what the group expected in return.Telegram上的声明没有说明释放时间或该组织期望的回报。Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is questioning the offer, accusing Hamas of trying to manipulate the ongoing cease-fire talks in Qatar.以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的办公室对这一提议提出质疑，指责哈马斯试图操纵卡塔尔正在进行的停火谈判。Netanyahu's office said the prime minister will meet with his ministerial team Saturday night to receive a detailed report from negotiators and decide on next steps for the release of hostages. Jeff Caster, VOA News.内塔尼亚胡办公室表示，总理将于周六晚会见他的部长团队，听取谈判人员的详细报告，并决定释放人质的下一步措施。美国之音新闻记者杰夫·卡斯特报道。South Africa's ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in the U.S. That's according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a post on X on Friday afternoon.南非驻美国大使不再受到美国欢迎，从美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥周五下午在X上的一篇文章中可以看出。Rubio accused Ibrahim Rasool of being a "race-baiting politician" and declared him "persona non grata." No additional details were available from the State Department.鲁比奥指责易卜拉欣·拉苏尔（Ibrahim Rasool）是“种族歧视政客”，并称他为“不受欢迎的人”。美国国务院没有提供更多细节。An executive order was signed in early February by President Donald Trump that cut aid to the Black-led South African government.2月初，唐纳德·特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令，削减了对黑人领导的南非政府的援助。Trump said South Africa's white Afrikaners were targeted in a new law that allows the government to "expropriate private land."特朗普表示，南非白人是新法律的目标，该法律允许政府“征用私人土地”。Tit-for-tat tariffs from Mexico, Canada, the EU and China continue as the U.S. is set to impose new tariffs on April 2. VOA's Carolyn Presutti has the story.随着美国定于4月2日征收新关税，墨西哥、加拿大、欧盟和中国继续针锋相对地征收关税。美国之音新闻记者卡罗琳·普雷苏蒂（Carolyn Presutti）报道了这一消息。The unpredictability drives U.S. stocks wild. Analysts say if it continues, all governments lose. Jeffrey Schott is with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.这种不可预测性导致美国股市疯狂上涨。分析师表示，如果这种情况持续下去，所有政府都会蒙受损失。杰弗里·肖特（Jeffrey Schott）是彼得森国际经济研究所的研究员。"They think that if they protect their economy, they're going to increase the productivity and the competitiveness of industries in their own market.“他们认为，如果他们保护自己的经济，他们就会提高自己市场中各行业的生产力和竞争力。And actually what they're doing is putting them at a disadvantage in terms of price and access to global markets."而实际上，他们所做的是让他们处于价格和全球市场准入方面的劣势。”The U.S. argues economic pain now will yield great results later. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: "the tariffs, we've got strategic industries we've got to have. We wanna protect the American worker that a lot of these trade deals haven't been fair."美国认为，现在的经济痛苦将在以后产生巨大的效果。财政部长斯科特·贝森特说：“关税，我们必须拥有战略产业。我们想保护美国工人，因为很多贸易协定并不公平。”The administration is sending a signal that it's not business as usual here. It's now more exports and less imports.政府发出信号，表明这里的情况并不正常。现在是出口增加，进口减少。The next round of tariffs goes into effect April 2. Carolyn Presutti, VOA News, the White House.下一轮关税将于4月2日生效。美国之音新闻记者卡罗琳·普雷苏蒂在白宫报道。Two astronauts who have been living on the International Space Station since June of last year are about to get their ride back to Earth.自去年6月以来一直生活在国际空间站的两名宇航员即将乘坐飞船返回地球。SpaceX launched four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday night to the space station.SpaceX于周五晚上将四名宇航员从佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心送往空间站。Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the space station since their Boeing Starliner capsule suffered a malfunction and returned to Earth without them.自从波音星际客机太空舱发生故障并独自返回地球后，巴里·威尔莫尔和苏尼·威廉姆斯就一直在空间站上。Wilmore and Williams are expected back on Earth next week.威尔莫尔和威廉姆斯预计将于下周返回地球。

Britain's leader encouraged his global counterparts to continue pushing for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine at the start of a virtual meeting Saturday intended to end the fighting between the two countries.英国领导人在周六旨在结束两国战斗的虚拟会议开始时鼓励全球同行继续推动俄罗斯和乌克兰停火。British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told a virtual meeting of mostly European leaders that "sooner or later" Russia would have to engage in talks on reaching a ceasefire in the three-year conflict.英国首相基尔·斯塔默在主要由欧洲领导人参加的虚拟会议上表示，俄罗斯“迟早”必须参与谈判，以达成为期三年的冲突的停火协议。He addressed the group, described as a "coalition of the willing,"他向这个被描述为“自愿联盟”的组织发表讲话，of mostly European leaders as well as those from Australia, New Zealand and Canada but not the United States.该组织主要由欧洲领导人以及来自澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大的领导人组成，但不包括美国领导人。"Sooner or later, he's going to have to come to the table," Starmer said of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.斯塔默谈到俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京时说：“迟早，他必须坐到谈判桌前。”俄罗斯于2022年2月24日入侵乌克兰。Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Moscow to accept a ceasefire deal agreed to by U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said "the ball is in Russia's court."此前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普敦促莫斯科接受美国和乌克兰代表团在沙特阿拉伯达成的停火协议，美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥曾表示“球在俄罗斯手中”。Putin has said he agrees with a ceasefire in theory, but Russia still has certain conditions and questions that must be addressed before accepting any agreement.普京表示，他理论上同意停火，但俄罗斯在接受任何协议之前仍需解决某些条件和问题。In his nightly video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that Putin is stalling and has demanded so many preconditions "that nothing will work out at all."乌克兰总统泽连斯基在晚间视频讲话中暗示，普京在拖延，并提出了如此多的先决条件，“以至于什么都行不通”。Meanwhile, the U.S. has expanded sanctions on Russian oil and gas as well as its financial sectors.与此同时，美国扩大了对俄罗斯石油和天然气以及金融部门的制裁。Saturday's discussion among world leaders could address future military and financial support for Ukraine and Zelenskyy's security concerns if a peace deal is reached.如果达成和平协议，世界各国领导人周六的讨论可能会涉及未来对乌克兰的军事和财政支持以及泽连斯基的安全担忧。Zelenskyy attended Saturday's online video session. 泽连斯基参加了周六的在线视频会议。

Visitors come to the U.S. Botanic Garden to enjoy the variety of plants and the peace and serenity of nature. This woman works nearby.游客们来到美国国家植物园观赏各类植物，享受大自然带来的和平与宁静。这位女士在附近工作。"Feels like a forest in a city, so I can be thinking about something else that worked for almost for 5 minutes, which is sometimes very nice."“感觉就像城市里的森林，这样我能有大约五分钟时间思考其他事情。这一点很赞。”Located on the national mall, the Botanic Garden is made up of 65,000 indoor and outdoor plants, some more than 165 years old.这座植物园位于国家购物中心，植物园里共有65000株室内和室外植物，有的已经生长了165年多了。Inside the conservatory, the greenhouse, there are rooms with plants that thrive in different environments, like this tropical room.温室里有很多不同的房间，这些植物在不同的环境里生长，比如这间热带植物房。Since its beginning, visitors have been educated about the value of plants.从建园开始，植物园就一直向参观者们展示植物的价值。"We still have a very important role to play in educating people about the importance of plants,“我们在向公众普及植物重要性方面仍扮演着至关重要的角色。particularly in urban audiences where people may not have a direct connection to a farm, may not understand where food in particular comes from."尤其是对城市居民而言，他们可能从未接触过农场，甚至不清楚食物究竟从何而来。”One of the Garden's main attractions are the four thousand orchid plants that come from around the world.植物园的主要景点之一是来自世界各地的四千株兰花。During the annual spring orchid show, a sea of flowers bloom including some that are endangered.在一年一度的春季兰花展上，花海绽放，其中还包括一些濒危品种。During the Christmas season, a very popular exhibit showcases toy trains, chugging through plants and structures made from plant-based materials.圣诞节期间会有一场很受欢迎的展览，玩具小火车穿梭于由植物材料制成的植物和建筑之间。As part of the bicentennial, the newest exhibit "Deeply Rooted, Branching Outward",作为建园二百周年庆典的一部分，最新的展览“深根延展”，highlights the scientific exploration of plants, which the garden hopes will give visitors.突出展示了人类对植物的科学探索，园方期望借此为游客带来启发。"So just a greater appreciation for plants, for plant discovery, for plant exploration."“我们可以更好地观赏植物、重视植物发现、关注植物探索。”The U.S. Botanic Garden is free and open every day, with more than 1 million visitors a year.美国国家植物园每天都免费开放， 每年有100多万游客。It has enlightened its guests for two centuries and will continue to for generations to come.过去两百年以来，它一直启发着游客，并将继续为后世带来启示。

Candles, flowers, and handcrafted signs surround the United States Supreme Court in memory of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died Friday. It just kind of crushed me.蜡烛、鲜花和手工制作的标语环绕在美国最高法院周围，以纪念周五去世的大法官露丝·巴德·金斯伯格。这真的让我心碎。While Ginsburg's health had been deteriorating for the past several years, her death stunned many Americans including president Donald Trump.尽管金斯伯格的健康状况在过去几年里一直在恶化，但她的去世还是令包括总统唐纳德·特朗普在内的许多美国人感到震惊。She led an amazing life. What else can you say? She was an amazing woman.她度过了非凡的一生。你还能说什么呢？她是一位了不起的女性。Whether you agreed or not, she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. I'm actually saddened to hear that. I am saddened to hear that.无论你是否认同，她都是一位拥有非凡人生的非凡女性。听到这个消息我真的很难过。Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said she was not only a giant in the legal profession but a beloved figure.民主党总统候选人乔·拜登表示，她不仅是法律界的巨擘，还是一位深受爱戴的人物。She practiced the highest American ideals as a Justice: equality and justice under the law, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for all of us.作为大法官，她践行了美国最崇高的理想：法律面前人人平等与正义；露丝·巴德·金斯伯格代表着我们所有人。I don't know a woman who's not going to be affected by this, I don't know a single one.我认识的所有女性都受到了她的影响。Ginsburg's advocacy for women's rights propelled her beyond legal stardom and into American pop culture.金斯伯格对女性权利的倡导使她不仅成为法律界的明星，还融入了美国流行文化。People started calling her the Notorious RBG, a reference to the famed rap artist Notorious B.I.G.人们开始称她为“声名狼藉的RBG”，这是对著名说唱歌手声名狼藉先生的致敬。Her status as a cultural icon grew when it was discovered the octogenarian worked out at the gym religiously, something that continued through the coronavirus pandemic.当人们发现这位八旬老人一直坚持去健身房锻炼，甚至在新冠疫情期间也未曾中断时，她作为文化偶像的地位便愈发稳固。Tributes to Ginsburg plastered the Brooklyn New York neighborhood in which she grew up.向金斯伯格致敬的标语贴满了她成长的纽约布鲁克林社区。William Brenneisen owns Ginsburg's childhood home.威廉·布伦内森拥有金斯伯格童年时期的故居。We've been here 47 years and we still hear her name during the course of all year, so she's not really forgotten.我们在这里已经47年了，一整年里我们仍会时不时听到她的名字，所以她并没有真正被遗忘。It was not lost on American Jews that Ginsburg died on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.美国犹太人都注意到，金斯伯格是在犹太新年前夕去世的。But it was her fierce defense of women's rights that defines how she is being remembered.但正是她对女性权利的坚定捍卫，定义了人们如何铭记她。Well, she stood up for women. She was not swayed, easily swayed.她为女性发声。她不会轻易动摇。And she just had people's best interests at heart, viewed the world differently to a lot of men. I have great respect for her.她只是把人们的最大利益放在心上，看待世界的方式与许多男性不同。我非常尊敬她。Ginsburg will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, next to her husband Martin who died in 2010.金斯伯格将被安葬在阿灵顿国家公墓，与她2010年去世的丈夫马丁葬在一起。

Good news this week for explorers seeking extraterrestriallife.本周对于寻找外星生命的探险家来说是个好消息。Scientists say they have detected a gas called phosphine swirling in the highly acidic clouds of venus.科学家表示，他们在金星酸性极高的云层中探测到了一种名为磷化氢的气体。But the European Southern Observatory's Itziar de Gregorio says it is probably too soon to say life exists on the planet.但欧洲南方天文台的伊齐亚尔·德·格雷戈里奥表示，现在就说这颗行星上存在生命可能还为时过早。This doesn't mean that we discovered extraterrestriallife on venus far from it.这并不意味着我们在遥远的金星上发现了外星生命。It is possible that we are unaware of a chemical that produces this phosphine and we have to investigate in that direction.可能存在某种我们尚未发现的化学物质能产生这种磷化氢，我们必须朝这个方向展开调查。The quest to study Venus began in 1960 with the Pioneer 5 space probe.对金星的研究始于1960年的先驱者5号太空探测器。But with this week's development, there's heightened interest in the planet.但是随着本周的研究发展，人们对这颗行星的兴趣大增。On earth, bacteria thriving in oxygen-starved environments like sewers and intestines produce the gas phosphine.在地球上，细菌在缺氧环境中（如下水道和肠道）大量繁殖，会产生磷化氢气体。The discovery on Venus is raisingspeculationthat microbial life exists there.金星上的发现引起了人们对那里存在微生物生命的猜测。But de Gregorio adds that the phosphine source could simply be something researchers have yet to study.但德·格雷戈里奥补充说，磷化氢的来源可能仅仅是研究人员尚未研究的某种物质。In other news that could be ripped from the pages of a science fiction novel, NASA and the European Space Agency or ESA joined forces this week to build a spacecraft to deflect an earthbound asteroid.在其他仿佛是从科幻小说里摘录出来的新闻中，美国国家航空航天局（NASA）和欧洲航天局（ESA）本周联手建造一艘航天器，旨在改变一颗可能撞向地球的小行星的轨道。This mission is essentially a demonstration so we can understand how these technologies could be used.这次任务本质上是一次演示，以便我们能够了解这些技术如何被应用。It's like billiards. Small force hits the asteroid that is heading for earth which should create an aversion.这就像打台球一样。用较小的力量撞击朝着地球飞来的小行星，这样应该能使其偏离轨道。And we want to practice this, so that we are ready if an asteroid is actually heading for us.我们想进行这种演练，以便在小行星真的朝我们飞来时能做好准备。NASA is set to launch a craft in June 2021 on a collision course with the asteroid to attempt altering its flight path.NASA计划于2021年6月发射一艘航天器，使其与小行星相撞，试图改变其飞行路径。If the mission succeeds, the ESA will launch a follow-up in 2024.如果任务成功，欧洲航天局将在2024年启动后续行动。In other news, images from space showed the vast and ancient icesheetatop greenland shed a 113 square kilometer chunk of ice last month.来自太空的图像显示，格陵兰岛顶部广袤而古老的冰盖上个月脱落了一块面积达113平方公里的冰块。The new research is yet another piece important piece of evidence showing that it's really time we stop hitting the snooze button and wake up to the climate emergency.这项新研究是又一项重要证据，表明我们真的该停止拖延，正视气候紧急状况了。We need to curb climate emissions right now immediately.我们现在需要立即控制气候排放。And we need to create a network of ocean sanctuaries covering at least a third of the blue planet if we are to take climate crisis seriously.如果我们要认真对待气候危机，就需要建立一个海洋保护区网络，使其覆盖这个蓝色星球至少三分之一的区域。Dr Laura Meller from Greenpeace says the time to act is now.绿色和平组织的劳拉·梅勒博士表示，现在就是采取行动的时候了。As more ice melts, experts say more dark water appears in its place, absorbing heat, further accelerating the process of melting ice and rising seas.随着更多冰层融化，专家表示，更多深色海水会出现在原本冰层的位置，吸收热量，进一步加速冰层融化和海平面上升的过程。And finally, UNESCO certifies Italy's Saint-Barthelemy valley as a Starlight Stellar Park, meaning it's one of the best places on earth to look up at the sky.最后，联合国教科文组织认证意大利的圣巴特岛山谷为星光公园，这意味着它是地球上观赏天空的最佳地点之一。The northern Italian municipality takes this designation seriously, having recently replaced lampposts with special LEDs that do not shine up. 意大利北部的这个自治市非常重视这一称号，最近刚刚把路灯柱换成了不会向上照射的特殊发光二极管灯。

Anyone who watches team sports may be familiar with the sight of players joining a huddle before a big match. Researchers studying chimpanzees and bonobos in African sanctuaries found our closest ape relatives do something similar before feeding time, one of the most competitive moments in their day.经常观看团队体育比赛的人，对赛前队员们围成一圈加油打气的场景应该不会陌生。在非洲多家灵长类动物保护区研究黑猩猩和倭黑猩猩的科研人员们发现，这些与人类亲缘关系最近的类人猿在喂食时间前也会有类似的举动。喂食时间是它们一天中竞争最激烈的时刻之一。As they waited for food, the apes touched, embraced and sometimes kissed one another. Those with the most reassuring physical interactions were more likely to feed peacefully alongside others.在等待食物时，这些类人猿会彼此接触、拥抱，有时还会亲吻。那些在进食前进行较多安抚性身体接触的个体，更有可能与同伴一起和睦地进食。The researchers believe this behaviour may date back at least seven million years, suggesting that using touch to build trust and cooperation is an ancient social skill shared by humans and great apes alike.研究人员认为，这种行为或能追溯到至少 700 万年前，表明通过肢体接触来建立信任和合作关系是人类和大型类人猿共同拥有的一项古老的社交技能。

It was initially valued at $30 million, but Gus, as the T-rex has been affectionately named, went for much more after a bidding battle that lasted over 10 minutes. Cassandra Hatton, worldwide head of natural history at Sotheby's, said the price reflected the time to excavate and reconstruct the specimen and its quality.这具霸王龙化石被亲切地命名为 “格斯”，最初估价为 3000 万美元。然而，在持续十多分钟的激烈竞拍后，其最终成交价远远超过预估价格。苏富比全球自然史业务负责人卡桑德拉·哈顿表示，成交价反映了发掘和复原这件标本所耗费的大量时间，以及标本本身的品质。Standing at 12.5 feet tall and with more than 60% of the bones recovered, it is one of the most complete specimens of its kind. We are unlikely to find out the identity of the buyer immediately. Time will tell if the dinosaur is coming to a museum near you.该标本高 12.5 英尺，已发现并回收的骨骼超过整体的 60%，是现存最完整的霸王龙标本之一。我们可能无法立即得知买家的身份。只有时间才能揭晓，这具霸王龙化石未来是否会在你附近的博物馆展出。

It's a topic people usually avoid, yet it's a universal human experience. Flatulence, affectionately known as farting, is simply the releasing of gas from the backside. The word itself traces back to the Latin 'flatus', which literally means 'a blowing' or 'wind.' While it is often the butt of the joke, we do it for very practical reasons, which boil down to digestion. Most mammals have a complex, symbiotic relationship with their gut microbes which break down food. Digestion requires a lengthy process of fermentation, and flatulence is simply the inevitable byproduct of these hard-working bacteria. Passing gas is a sign of a highly functioning digestive system.这是人们通常回避的话题，但却是人类的普遍经历。 胀气，被亲切地称为放屁，简单来说就是气体从背部释放出来。 这个词本身可以追溯到拉丁语“flatus”，字面意思是“吹”或“风”。 虽然这通常是笑话的笑柄，但我们这样做是出于非常实际的原因，归根结底就是为了消化。 大多数哺乳动物与分解食物的肠道微生物有着复杂的共生关系。 消化需要漫长的发酵过程，而胀气正是这些辛勤工作的细菌不可避免的副产品。 排气是消化系统功能强大的标志。But we humans aren't the only mammals that like to let one off. In 2017, National Geographic and the BBC reported the results of an online survey. It revealed some incredibly unlikely farters, like zebras, which have been documented farting withevery single step whilst running away from predators. On a bigger scale, cow flatulence and burps are packed with methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is actively driving global climate change. And, if you've ever had a domesticated pet, you might've even blamed your own farts on them! I know I have.但我们人类并不是唯一喜欢放纵的哺乳动物。 2017年，《国家地理》和BBC报道了一项在线调查的结果。 它揭示了一些令人难以置信的放屁动物，比如斑马，有记录显示，它们在逃避捕食者时每走一步都会放屁。 从更大的范围来看，奶牛的胀气和打嗝充满了甲烷，这是一种强效温室气体，正在积极推动全球气候变化。 而且，如果您曾经养过宠物，您甚至可能会将自己的屁归咎于它们！ 我知道我有。There are other fascinating examples of farting from the animal kingdom. The Sonoran coral snake expels air forcefully to startle predators when it's in danger. In an article published on The Conversation, it's mentioned that herring, a type of fish, will release gas as a way to communicate with each other that predators are nearby. It was also written in IFLScience that the beaded lacewing, a type of larva, can take down six termites with one fart!动物王国还有其他有趣的放屁例子。 索诺兰珊瑚蛇在遇到危险时会用力喷出空气来惊吓捕食者。 在《对话》上发表的一篇文章中提到，鲱鱼是一种鱼类，它会释放气体，作为相互交流捕食者就在附近的一种方式。 《IFLScience》上还写道，珠状草蛉是一种幼虫，一个屁就能消灭六只白蚁！So it seems that some animals pass gas as an evolutionary survival tactic. Those not so 'silent but deadly' farts can ward off predators as well as let others know that there's potential danger. While farts for us are mainly the result of digestion, perhaps, like the Sonoran snake, herring and beaded lacewing, we could embrace the breeze and utilise them against our enemies? Hahaha, just joking!所以看来有些动物放屁是一种进化的生存策略。 那些不那么“无声但致命”的屁可以抵御掠食者，也可以让其他人知道存在潜在的危险。 虽然放屁对我们来说主要是消化的结果，但也许，像索诺兰蛇、鲱鱼和串珠草蛉一样，我们可以拥抱微风，利用它们来对抗我们的敌人？ 哈哈哈，开玩笑啦！

Today's youth are reinventing what it means to be cool. A surprising number of Gen Zers are actively looking to the past. They are choosing to romanticise old-school tech relics like CDs, wired headphones, and weighty digital cameras. This love for all things vintage extends into their wardrobes with a massive resurgence of Y2K (year 2000) fashion. Friday nights are increasingly filled with board games and classic card games. So why exactly is the most digitally advanced generation trying so hard to rewind?当今的年轻人正在重新定义“酷”的含义。 数量惊人的 Z 世代正在积极回顾过去。 他们选择将 CD、有线耳机和笨重的数码相机等老式科技文物浪漫化。 随着 Y2K（2000 年）时尚的大规模复兴，这种对所有复古事物的热爱也延伸到了他们的衣柜中。 周五晚上越来越多地充满了棋盘游戏和经典纸牌游戏。 那么，为什么数字化最先进的一代人如此努力地尝试倒带呢？The answer lies in a desire to slow down and find comfort. Growing up as digital natives has its perks, but Profectus Magazine reveals that around 80% of Gen Z adults worry their generation is far too dependent on technology, while three-quarters feel social media is affecting their mental health. Swapping music streaming for physical CDs or endless social media scrolling for a tactile board game allows them to unplug and step away from the digital noise. 答案在于渴望放慢脚步并寻找安慰。 成长为数字原住民有其好处，但 Profectus 杂志透露，大约 80% 的 Z 世代成年人担心他们这一代人过于依赖技术，而四分之三的人认为社交媒体正在影响他们的心理健康。 将音乐流转为实体 CD，或将无尽的社交媒体滚动转为触觉棋盘游戏，让他们能够摆脱数字噪音。 This analogue revival could actually be good for everyone. Research by psychologist Dr. Clay Routledge shows that engaging with nostalgic media and traditions can dramatically boost positive moods, reduce anxiety and help people cope with daily stress. It suggests that nostalgia can act as a stabilising, hopeful force, helping a young generation build social confidence. 这种模拟技术的复兴实际上对每个人都有好处。 Research by psychologist Dr. Clay Routledge shows that engaging with nostalgic media and traditions can dramatically boost positive moods, reduce anxiety and help people cope with daily stress. 它表明，怀旧可以成为一种稳定、充满希望的力量，帮助年轻一代建立社会信心。 Yet, all of this begs a fascinating question – can a generation truly yearn for a life they never actually lived? Studies published in Profectus Magazine show that nearly 70% of Gen Z adults experience a unique kind of historical nostalgia for eras that predated their own birth. GWI, a global market research company, reports that young people are looking back at the past through rose-tinted glasses, viewing it as a time of genuine human interaction.然而，所有这一切都引出了一个令人着迷的问题——一代人真的能够向往他们从未真正经历过的生活吗？ Profectus 杂志发表的研究表明，近 70% 的 Z 世代成年人对自己出生之前的时代有一种独特的历史怀旧之情。 全球市场研究公司 GWI 报告称，年轻人正在带着有色眼镜回顾过去，将其视为真正的人际互动时代。Though there have been mixed reactions from millennials, ultimately, Gen Z's obsession with the past suggests that no matter how advanced our gadgets get, human beings may always desire a simpler way of living. For a generation that grew up entirely online, going vintage isn't just a fashion statement, it's a total vibe.虽然千禧一代的反应不一，但 Z 世代对过去的痴迷最终表明，无论我们的设备变得多么先进，人类可能总是渴望一种更简单的生活方式。 对于完全在网上长大的一代人来说，复古不仅仅是一种时尚宣言，更是一种整体氛围。

A major new exhibition in the heart of Washington celebrates the artistic achievements, of Native American women with more than 80 works of art.华盛顿市中心的一个大型全新展览展出了八十多件艺术品， 以此庆祝美国土著妇女的艺术成就。Parts of our people, Native women artists is the first exhibit of its kind, says Anya Montiel,curatorof American and Native American Women's Art and Crafts, at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.史密森尼美国艺术博物馆伦威克美术馆的美国和美洲土著妇女艺术与手工艺品策展人安雅·蒙蒂尔说，作为我们民族的一部分，土著女性艺术家是首类参与此类展览的人群。There have been other exhibitions in the past that have featured only Native women artists. But those exhibitions tended to future contemporary art.在过去的展览中，只有土著女性艺术家参加。但这些展览倾向于面向未来的当代艺术。So the curators of this show, they wanted to make sure that this exhibition is comprehensive, in the timespan as well as including many different artistic mediums as possible.本次展览的策展人希望确保展览内容全面，不仅在时间跨度上，还要尽可能涵盖多种不同的艺术媒介。Those mediums range from paintings, textiles and sculptures to baskets and even wearable art.这些媒介涵盖了绘画、纺织品、雕塑、篮子，甚至还有可穿戴艺术。The exhibit explores three central themes: legacy, relationship and power.该展览探索了三个中心主题：遗产、关系和权力。Legacy is really talking about continuum. A lot of these artists have learned these traditions from their ancestors.遗产实际上讨论的是连续体。这些艺术家中的许多人都是从祖先那里学习到这些传统的。Adorned with teeth from hunted elk, it took many years to gather enough to decorate a single dress.这件服饰以猎获的麋鹿牙齿作为装饰，耗费多年才收集到足够数量来点缀一整件衣裳。So you have this dress that is put together by the women of the family, but with this beautiful decoration, that really shows the legacy of the entire family.这件衣服是由家庭中的女性共同缝制，但配上这精美的装饰，真正展现了整个家族的传承。The theme of relationship represents the connection between humans and the earth.关系的主题代表了人与地球之间的联系。This one is called Wisdom of the Universe by Christi Belcourt. And it looks like beadwork, but it's actually all painting in acrylic.这幅作品名为“宇宙的智慧”，作者是克里斯蒂·贝尔考特。它看起来像是珠饰，但实际上都是用丙烯颜料绘制的。And upon closer inspection, the insects the birds and the plants are actually endangered species, and so it's really presenting to us what are we going to do about this.仔细观察可以发现，这些昆虫、鸟类和植物实际上都是濒危物种，它真的在向我们提出一个问题：我们该如何应对这一状况。The theme of power speaks to the authority of Native women within their nations.权力的主题讲述了土著妇女在她们社会内的权威。Especially for the Muscogee Creek, they are matrilineal nation. The women were the ones who made the decisions, especially about whether or not they were going to go to war.尤其是对于马斯科基民族来说，他们是母系氏族。女人们才是做决策的人，尤其是关于是否要参战的决策。Visitors did the exhibit had an emotional response.参观者对这些作品有着强烈的感触。The last piece I was just looking at how to scar from shoulder to her hip, and the trauma of the culture that has been really traumatized by another was extremely impactful.我看的最后一幅作品展示了从肩膀到臀部的疤痕，以及一种文化受到另一种文化重创所带来的伤痛 ，这极具冲击力。One over there with the girl and the scar in the back that was really powerful. I don't know. It's just like, I wanted to cry when I saw it.那边有个女孩，后背有一道伤疤，真的给我很强烈的冲击。不知道为什么，看着这幅作品我就想哭。And that's the point of this exhibit, expose people to the variety of artwork created by Native American women, who may never have received the credit they deserve.这就是这次展览的意义所在， 让人们接触到美国土著妇女创作的各种艺术品， 她们可能从未得到应有的赞誉。This exhibition has so many testaments of these women saying that, despite everything that's happened to Native women, the cultures and the traditions are still so strong.这场展览汇集了众多女性的证言，她们诉说着尽管原住民女性经历了种种磨难，但文化与传统的生命力依然如此顽强。This touring exhibit remains in Washington until May.该巡回展览将在华盛顿展出到五月。

So far,this thriving and unique coral reef in Red Sea waters off Egypt is a climate change survivor.到目前为止，埃及红海水域中这片繁茂而独特的珊瑚礁是气候变化的幸存者。While warmer waters bleach reefs everywhere, the ecosystem in the Gulf of Aqaba stands strong, and may hold the key to receding other reefs if it can survive the crowds of tourists.虽然水温上升导致全球珊瑚礁白化， 但亚喀巴湾的生态系统仍然很稳健，如果它能在游客潮中生存下来，或许就掌握着拯救其他珊瑚礁的关键。Obviously we're in a tourist town. So it's very important with this influx of humans to keep awareness high, and you know most of town relies on the dive industry.毫无疑问，这里是一个旅游小镇。随着大量游客涌入，保持高度警觉至关重要，要知道镇上大部分经济都依赖潜水产业。Amy Johnson co-founded the citizen science venture project Azraq.艾米·约翰逊是公民科学风险项目阿兹拉克(Azraq)的共同创办者。The marine conservation group educates local communities on how to protect coral reef ecosystems.海洋保护组织会教育当地社区如何保护珊瑚礁生态系统。Basically we collect data on fish, invertebrates, coral and coral diseases.我们会收集有关鱼类、无脊椎动物、珊瑚和珊瑚疾病的数据。All the data we collect gives us an insight into the health of the reef.我们收集的所有数据都能让我们深入了解珊瑚礁的健康状况。So that chosen the species, we want to chose some specifically, because that indicates the reef health.我们会选择一些特定的物种，因为它们能反映珊瑚礁的健康状况。On this day, the team dives to perform a monthly reef monitoring survey.在这一天，团队潜水执行每月一次的珊瑚礁监测调查。To conduct their research, the team places a six-meter-long line, and then logs all nearby inhabitants that indicate a healthy ecosystem.为了开展研究，研究小组放置了一条六米长的线，然后记录下附近所有能够表明生态系统健康的生物情况。Project Azraq co-founder Nour El Sawy: One of the things we look for are damselfish.阿兹拉克项目的联合创始人努尔·艾尔萨维：我们要找的东西之一就是雀鲷。They are very small and reef associated which means they live in close proximity to the coral reef. They eat the algae. They are farmers.它们非常小，与珊瑚礁关系密切，生活在离珊瑚礁很近的地方。它们吃藻类，是海洋中的农民。They make sure corals are cleans canbreatheand are not suffocating from algae growth.他们确保珊瑚得到清洁、能够呼吸，不会因为藻类的生长而窒息。Tourism draws divers to this coral reef which forms the backbone of the economy into hub.旅游业吸引潜水者来到这片珊瑚礁，它构成了当地经济的支柱。But the industry also adds to the junk piling up on the ocean floor.但该行业也使堆积在海底的垃圾不断增加。Team project Azraq has a dive against debris initiative where they collect and sort underwater trash, which they then enter into a database, that tells them which items caused the most damage in their area.阿兹拉克项目发起了一项清理海洋垃圾的潜水行动，他们收集并分类海底垃圾，然后将这些信息录入数据库，该系统能精准分析出哪些垃圾对当地生态环境造成的破坏最为严重。

In a fantasy world, a celebrity chef like Aaron Sanchez would prepare all of your meals, and use only sustainably sourced organic produce.在幻想世界里，像亚伦·桑切斯这样的名厨会为你准备所有餐食，并且只使用原料来源可持续的有机农产品。Reality is everyone has to shop for and prepare our own food at some point.现实是每个人在某个时刻都得自己去采购和准备食物。How can you be sure that you're getting the best ingredients?你怎么能确定你买到的是最好的食材呢？That those organic vegetables are in fact organic. IBM thinks the solution lies in blockchain technology.怎么能确定那些有机蔬菜真的是有机的呢？IBM认为解决方案在于区块链技术。IBM is connecting the world's food supply from farmer to producer, supplier to manufacturer.IBM正在将全球食品供应链从农民到生产商、从供应商到制造商连接起来。And so we're connecting it in a secure, shared platform which is blockchain.我们将其连接到一个安全的共享平台，即区块链。A blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger, where transactions are recorded, verified and become permanent and immutable.区块链是一种去中心化的数字账本，会记录并验证每一笔交易，并且将永久留存，不可改变。With IBM Food Trust, a record of food's journey through the supply chain is created at each step. How exactly does it work?借助IBM食物信托平台，食品在供应链中的每一步旅程都会被记录。具体是如何运作的呢？So blockchain uses cryptography and we use hashing. And what that means is the information is connected to each other, and if you try to change the information, it changes the hashing, so that you know it has been compromised.区块链使用密码学，我们使用散列算法。这意味着信息之间相互关联，如果你试图更改信息，便会更改散列值，这样你就知道信息已被篡改。And the technology can be used for any number of foods, fresh or packaged.这项技术可以用于任何数量的食品，无论是新鲜的还是包装的。So our consumer can scan a package of scallops, and understand that it's coming from a place that sustainably source, and it is fresh and the best-tasting scallops.我们的消费者可以扫描一包扇贝，了解它来自可持续捕捞的产地，新鲜味美、口感最佳。For chefs like Sanchez, blockchain technology helps engender trust around the food distribution and handling process.对于像桑切斯这样的厨师来说，区块链技术有助于在食品分销和处理过程中建立信任。Before I mean you know the farmer would send it to a middle person, a distributor, and the distributor would send it to us, so it was one entity removed from the actual farmer.以前农民会把食材交给中间商，也就是分销商，然后分销商再转交给我们，我们和农民之间隔了一个环节。A foods traceability becomes especially pertinent in the wake of foodborne outbreaks.食品溯源在食源性疾病暴发后变得尤为重要。You know, instead of decimating the whole farm because there was one outbreak, now we can isolate to that one little parcel.以前一旦爆发疫情就得毁掉整个农场，现在我们可以只将隔离范围缩小到那一小块区域。With blockchain, farm-to-table takes on a new meaning.借助区块链技术，从农场到餐桌被赋予了全新的含义。

Welsh born designer Lucy Jones says she's been interested in fashion since she was a child, starting when her parents gave her a sewing machine.威尔士出生的设计师露西·琼斯表示她从小就对时尚感兴趣，这始于父母送给她一台缝纫机的时候。When I was 19 years old, I was really feisty, fiery, brave. I thought moving all the way to New York from Wales, where there are more sheep than people.当我十九岁的时候，我真的很活泼、充满热情、非常勇敢。我想从威尔士一路搬到纽约，在威尔士，那里羊的数量甚至比人多。I wanted to be the next big designer that was gonna have these glamorous runway shows.我想成为下一个能举办这些迷人时装秀的大设计师。I was never thinking about disability. I was never thinking about, you know, underserved people. And then something changed.我从来没有考虑过残疾人群。从来没有考虑过底层人群的需求。但是事情发生了转机。With most of the fashion industry serving the average healthy person, Jones didn't want to become just one of many. She wanted to be special.由于大多数时尚业都是为普通健康人服务的，琼斯不想成为众多时尚产业中的一员。她想要与众不同。I started talking with a family member who has cerebral palsy.我开始和一位患有脑瘫的家庭成员交流我的想法。And he said wouldn't it be great if things were more accessible, you know, doing up a pair of shoes independently and things I had never thought about.他说，如果能让残疾人群的生活变得更加容易就好了， 比如独立系鞋带之类的，这些都是我从未想过的。So Jones began to think about how a fashion designer can make the lives of disabled people easier and more beautiful.于是琼斯开始思考，时装设计师如何能够让残疾人的生活变得更轻松、更美丽。She raised this question with people she knew or found through social media, one of them Brianna Scalesse who models Jones's clothes, recalls the first time she saw the product.她向认识的人或在社交媒体上找到的人提出了这个问题，其中一位是为琼斯的衣服做模特的布里安娜·斯卡利西，她回忆起第一次看到这款产品时的情景。We were in a cafe and we were sitting down, and she just like pulled the product out of a bag to show me.我们在一家咖啡馆里坐下来，她从袋子里拿出这款产品给我看，And it was emotional for me, because I've been so used to growing up and being a person with a disability, kind of being ignored by the world and by fashion.我特别激动，因为我已经习惯了作为一个残疾人的生活， 我们经常会被世界和时尚界所忽视。The release of her first collection in 2015, coincided with the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.其产品的第一个系列于2015年发布， 恰逢美国残疾人法案颁布二十五周年。And her work was noticed. Jones started with accessories that she presented at a special event.其产品引起了人们的关注。琼斯从她在一场特别活动中展示的配饰开始做起。A challenge many wheelchair-bound people face is, there is nowhere to put a hot drink as they wheel. So she designed a special cup holder and a purse holder.许多坐轮椅的人面临的一个挑战是，他们在推动轮椅时无处放置热饮。。所以她设计了一个特殊的杯架和一个皮包架。Just regular purses, you know, like trying to like just throw it over your shoulder, and every time I'm rolling, it's just falling down,like into my chair.如果是普通的皮包，我们一般会这样搭在肩膀上，可每次我滑动轮椅，它就会掉到轮椅上。And after that event, a number of people from the audience, ambassadors just said, I want to invest. Her products quickly became a huge success.在那次活动之后， 许多观众和代表都纷纷表示想要投资。她的产品很快就大获成功。

A nine-to-five office job isn't for these women.朝九晚五的办公室工作不适合这些女性。Instead, they work construction and they do it for the same reasons the men do, because they find construction work more fulfilling.相反，她们从事建筑工作，她们从事该行业的原因和男人一样，因为她们觉得建筑工作更有成就感。Being able to see the bigger picture, being a part of something bigger, so driving by the building be like,建筑行业能够让我看到更宏大的愿景，成为更伟大事业的一部分，有时路过某栋建筑，我就会想，I built that building to your family, or to your kids in the future, that's kind of why I did it, just to be a part of something bigger.这是我为你们的家人、为你们未来的孩子所建造的， 这就是我从事这一行业的原因，它让我能够成为某种宏大愿景的一部分。Before they start working,these women taken mandatory training course at a special center.在开始工作之前，这些女性在一个特殊的中心参加了强制性的培训课程。And many of them say it teaches them not just to construct buildings, but also build a harmonious relationship with themselves.许多人表示，这不仅教会了她们如何建造建筑， 还教会了她们与自己建立和谐的关系。I think it's for me, personally, it's a constant battle on gaining confidence, but this job has definitely helped it.我想对我个人来说，这是一场获取信心的持续斗争， 这份工作确实对我有所帮助。I don't think I would be as confident as I am now working in another field.如果我现在从事的是另一个行业，我觉得我可能不会像现在这样自信。Today women make up about 10 percent of all construction workers in the country.如今，女性约占全国建筑工人总数的百分之十。All the workers need are a few tools, a helmet, special protective glasses, training,and self-confidence.建筑工人只需要几样工具，一顶安全帽，专用护目镜，并且要接受培训、建立自信。Kelly Kupcak has been working in construction for over two decades.凯利·卡普丘克已经在建筑业工作了二十多年。For the last three years, she has been head of the Tradeswomen organization, a company that has been helping women in Portland Oregon, to master construction work for free.在过去的三年里，她一直是Tradeswomen组织的负责人， 这家公司一直在免费帮助俄勒冈州波特兰妇女掌握建筑工作技能。Kupcak also helps them find a job, something a lot of them need because it's harder for women to break into the business.卡普丘克还帮助她们找到工作，这是许多人需要的，因为女性更难进入这一行业。I also saw some really hard things, and I experienced some really hard things as a woman, in an industry that still dominated by men, and an industry which I think is changing.作为一名女性，我目睹并且亲身经历了一些非常艰难的事情，因为我所处的行业仍然由男性主导，但我认为这个行业正在发生变化。But back then, it was still largely this very macho like, why are you here, why are you here taking my job,但在当时，这一行业很大程度上仍然是属于男人的，人们会质问：你为什么要来这里？为什么要抢走我的工作？why are you here taking a job from another man who has to feed his family, and I was like, I have to feed my family too.为什么要夺走另一个需要养家糊口的男人的饭碗？而我的回应是：我也需要养家啊。So that was a big eye-opening experience for me firsthand. 对我来说，这是一次让我大开眼界的亲身经历。