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2022-11-14 Five hours’ sleep is tipping point for bad health 五小时睡眠是健康身体的最低要求

研究人员表示,每晚至少睡五小时可能会降低五十岁以上人群患多种慢性病的几率。他们说,健康状况不佳会影响睡眠,但睡眠不好本身也可能是疾病的预警或威胁健康的风险。 Experts generally recommend we all get around seven or eight hours’ sleep per night for good health. Now new research, based on a study of UK civil servants, suggest…

2022-11-07 Coronation date for King Charles III announced 英国国王查尔斯三世加冕仪式日期公布

英国国王查尔斯三世的加冕仪式将于2023年5月6日星期六举行。仪式将于女王伊丽莎白二世过世八个月后在伦敦威斯敏斯特教堂举行。 For 900 years, kings and queens have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. On the 6th of May next year, the Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct the coronation, anointing, blessing…

2022-10-31 Baby names Oliver knocked off top spot by Noah “诺亚” 取代 “奥利弗” 成为英国最受欢迎男孩名字

诺亚(Noah)取代连续八年蝉联 “最受欢迎男孩名” 榜单冠军的奥利弗(Oliver),登上榜首。英格兰和威尔士2021年的官方出生数据显示,奥莉维娅(Olivia)连续第六年荣登 “最受欢迎女孩名” 榜首。 More than 3,500 baby girls were given the name Olivia last year, cementing its place as the firm favourite since 2016. 去年,超过3500个女婴被取名叫奥莉维娅,巩固了自2016年以来奥利维娅最受欢迎的地位。 But after eight…

2022-10-24 New malaria vaccine is world-changing, say scientists 英国科学家研发出有望 “改变世界” 的新疟疾疫苗

(本节目所用的音频资源发表于2022年9月上旬。) 英国牛津大学的科学家们已经研发出一种有望 “改变世界” 的疟疾疫苗。该团队表示,初期试验结果显示此疫苗对疟疾有80%的保护,他们希望能在明年推出此疫苗。 It looks increasingly likely that Oxford University’s malaria jab is the real deal. A highly effective vaccine with the potential to save millions of lives in…

2022-10-03 Baby sticky tape skin test can predict eczema risk 用胶带做皮肤测试有助预测婴儿湿疹

科学家说,一种胶带皮肤测试可以帮助预测婴儿是否有可能患上严重的湿疹。哥本哈根大学的研究小组用胶带通过无痛的方法,在一组两个月大的婴儿身上采集了皮肤细胞样本并进行了分析。 Eczema affects around one in five babies and children in the UK. It can start in the first few months of life, and for some the itchy, dry and…

2022-09-26 Brain stimulation boosts memory 研究发现脑电刺激可改善记忆力

科学家们发现,通过对大脑部分区域进行无创刺激,可增强人们的记忆力,效果至少能维持一个月。专家发现,参与实验的志愿者接受电流刺激后,在单词记忆任务中表现得更好,这些任务测试了即时 “工作” 记忆和长期记忆。 Our brain works by firing off electrical impulses. The team at Boston University used this in order to boost memory. 我们的大脑通过发送电脉冲来工作。美国波士顿大学的研究团队就利用了这一原理来提高人们的记忆力。 They asked volunteers to wear a…

2022-09-19 Unseen Charles Dickens letters go on display 英作家狄更斯未公开书信被展出

英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯的一批未公开的书信首次被展出,其中一些信件表明他深知自己的名气。这11封信揭示了这位作家的阅读习惯、写作计划以及他因周日邮政服务被取消而心感沮丧。 In February 1866, Charles Dickens threatened to move away from his part of Kent because of the loss of a Sunday postal service. “I should be so hampered by…

2022-09-12 Forest fires and the destruction of trees 森林大火导致树木被烧毁

一份新报告称,在2021年,每分钟约有面积相当于16个足球场的树木被森林大火烧毁。 This report confirms what many people have long suspected. More and more trees are being destroyed as forest fires are getting worse all over the world. 这份报告证实了许多人长期以来的猜测:森林大火在世界各地频繁发生,越来越多的树木被烧毁。 In 2021,…

2022-09-02 Eco-labels for supermarket food 英国超市食品有望被贴上环保标签

新研究成果可能会让此景成为现实:英国超市的购物者很快就能在购买食品前,查看食品对环境造成的影响。科学家已能利用公共数据库估算出成千上万种食品的构成及其对环境的影响。 The researchers estimated the composition of thousands of foods from the ingredients lists on their packaging. They then assessed their effect on the environment – the greater the impact,…

2022-08-22 Paper-saving ‘de-printer’ invented 新发明:省纸节能的 “去墨打印机”

科学家们发明了一种名为 “去墨打印机” 的特殊装置,它可以吸走打印纸上的墨水,这样每张纸就可以使用十次。他们希望通过减少对办公用纸的需求来降低制浆造纸业的二氧化碳排放量。 Making paper takes lots of energy, and the pulp and paper industry is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases. So, welcome to the de-printer, a machine that…

2022-08-15 Skin cancer and different types of skin 皮肤癌与不同肤色间的联系

(本节目所用的音频资源发表于2022年7月16日。) 在伊塞尔·内纳年近三十岁时,她被诊断出患有皮肤癌。从小到大,伊塞尔从未使用过防晒霜,现在她正在和英国癌症研究基金会(Cancer Research UK)合作,警告他人不要犯同样的错误。 There’s a common misconception that having darker skin makes you invulnerable to the Sun’s rays. Melanin, the pigment in skin, protects people up to a certain…

2022-08-08 Cat saved from fire using an animal oxygen mask 用动物氧气面罩从大火中救出猫咪

一只从大火中救出的猫成为伦敦第一只使用特制动物氧气面罩的宠物。消防人员扑灭了大火,救出了两只猫,并给其中一只戴上了氧气面罩。 London Fire Brigade say human lives are always the priority, but that owners will often put themselves in danger to save their pets, and the introduction of special equipment…