Category: 媒体英语

2022-01-03 Transit Survey seeks armchair astronomers “凌日搜索计划” 招募志愿者在家中参与太空观测

“行星猎人下一代凌日搜索计划(The Planet Hunters Next-Generation Transit Survey)” 正在招募志愿者在线参与太空观测,安坐家中就能当 “天文学家”。该项目正在向公众寻求帮助,查看五年来拍摄到的天空中最亮恒星的数字影像。 Queen’s University is a key partner in the Next-Generation Transit Search, a collaboration between universities in Europe and South America focused on…

2021-12-27 Thousands of UK’s red phone boxes to be saved from closure 英国数千座红色电话亭将得以保存

英国电信监管机构表示,将保留英国各地数千座公用电话亭。在移动信号差或事故高发地区,以及在当地社区仍有需要的情况下,电话亭将可以继续使用。 The UK’s first phone boxes started popping up in 1921, with the iconic red design appearing five years later. At their peak in 1992, BT operated 92,000 of them.…

2021-12-20 ‘Father of tiramisu’ dies “提拉米苏之父” 逝世

(本节目使用的音频资源于2021年10月底发表。) 被意大利媒体誉为 “提拉米苏之父” 的餐馆老板阿多·坎皮奥(Ado Campeol)逝世,享年93岁。他生前是位于意大利北部特雷维索的 Le Beccherie 餐馆的老板,著名甜点提拉米苏就是在他的餐馆里发明的。 Tiramisu features coffee-soaked biscuits and mascarpone. Ado Campeol was there when it was invented by his wife and a chef. It was…

2021-12-13 Gender gap in ADHD diagnosis 多动症诊断中的性别差异

顶尖心理学家警告说,性别偏见使许多患有注意缺陷多动障碍(又称多动症)的女性无法被确诊。 Research suggests ADHD is three to four times more likely to be detected in childhood in boys as they tend to exhibit more disruptive behaviours. 研究表明,多动症在男孩童年时期被发现的可能性比在女孩童年时期高出三到四倍,因为男孩往往表现出更具扰乱性的行为。 The symptoms in…

2021-12-06 Nasa mission to smash into asteroid launches 美国国家航空航天局开展小行星防御任务

一艘航天器已发射升空,以测试一种可以令危险小行星偏离轨道的技术。美国国家航空航天局将该任务称为 “双小行星重定向试验(Double Asteroid Redirection Test)”,希望借此了解阻止一块巨大的太空岩石与地球相撞有多困难。 A large asteroid striking our planet is an extremely rare event, but the consequences of a direct hit could be catastrophic. A rock measuring 150…

2021-11-29 ‘Archie’ enters the top 10 of most popular boys’ names “阿奇” 入围最热门男孩名榜单前十

英格兰和威尔士2020年的官方出生数据显示,与母亲在35岁及以上的宝宝相比,更年轻母亲的宝宝名字更新潮,也更简短。 Oliver has been the most popular name for boys for eight years in a row, and it’s the fifth successive year that Olivia has topped the girls’ list. 奥利弗(Oliver)已经连续八年蝉联…

2021-11-22 Gene silencing medicine transforms crippling pain 基因沉寂药物有望改善卟啉病患者生活

一种利用基因沉寂技术的创新型药物有望被纳入英国国民医疗体系(NHS),用来治疗那些生活在极度病痛中的人。该药物可以治疗急性间歇性卟啉病,这种遗传性疾病可导致人们无法工作或正常生活。 Porphyria can be so painful that people take potent opioid painkillers every day. Severe attacks need hospital treatment. 卟啉病可造成强烈的疼痛,以至于患者每天都要服用强效的类鸦片止痛药。严重发作时甚至需要入院治疗。 Rather than managing the pain, gene silencing gets to the…

2021-11-08 Early baby therapy could reduce autism diagnoses 早期婴儿治疗可减少自闭症确诊人数

一项小型研究发现,培训家长如何对出现自闭症早期症状的婴儿作出反应,可以将三岁儿童中被确诊患有自闭症的数量减少三分之二。 The first two years of a baby’s life are critical for brain development. In this study, parents were given video-based tips on how best to interact with their babies…

2021-11-01 Biodiversity loss risks ‘ecological meltdown’ – scientists 生物多样性丧失可能造成 “生态崩溃”

(本期节目使用的音频资源于2021年10月上旬发表。) 最新数据显示,英国是世界上自然资源消耗最严重的国家之一,在全球排最差的百分之十,在七国集团(G7)中排在最后。研究发现,英国的生物多样性平均只剩一半,远低于 75%的全球平均水平。 The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat – all rely on biodiversity – the variety of all plant and animal life on…

2021-10-25 Rare birds are returning to Wales 稀有鸟类回归威尔士

英国威尔士一些最稀有的鸟类重新回归,保护人士指出,这归功于在斯诺登尼亚开展的对抗气候变化和洪水的工作。 Wales hosts 4% of the world’s blanket bog habitat, which is seen as important in the fight against climate change because it’s very effective at storing carbon dioxide. 威尔士拥有全球4%的覆被泥炭沼泽栖息地,由于它在存储二氧化碳方面非常有效,因此被视为是抗击气候变化的重要一环。…

2021-10-11 Two new dinosaur species discovered on the Isle of Wight 英国怀特岛发现两个新的恐龙物种

考古学家发现了两个新的恐龙物种,它们可能在1.25亿年前在英格兰南部游荡。这个发现为了解这些捕食者提供了新的认知。 They would have been a terrifying sight, roaming the Earth 125 million years ago. Both were nine metres long with skulls similar to a crocodile’s, but with a series…

2021-10-04 Tuna species on the rise but sharks and rays on the decline 自然报告:金枪鱼部分品种数量回升,鲨鱼和鳐数量下降

根据 IUCN(世界自然保护联盟)的一份最新报告,一度濒临灭绝的几种金枪鱼的数量开始回升。在法国马赛召开的 IUCN 世界自然保护大会上,该组织更新了它们的 “濒危物种红色名录”。 A decade ago, all seven types of tuna were deemed at serious risk of extinction. Thanks to strict fishing quotas, four species are now starting…

2021-09-27 Streetlights linked to insect decline 昆虫数量的减少与路灯有关

昆虫数量近几十年来 “令人担忧地” 下降,科学家表示,光污染可能是其中一个因素。英国一项研究发现,人造路灯会扰乱夜蛾的行为,使毛虫数量减少一半。 There’s growing alarm over plunging insect populations with climate change, habitat destruction and pesticides all thought to play a role. But now, scientists say there’s another culprit:…