2015-06-25 Inasmuch 如何使用？
本期节目的问题 My name is Cora, and I am always your loyal friend. Could you please tell me the usage of…
2015-02-19 ‘Salutary’ pronunciation Salutary的读音
本期节目的问题 Dear editors, My name is Stephon. Recently, I’ve read a presentation named ‘The Road to Success’ by Andrew Carnegie.…
2015-02-12 Exhibition and exposition 展览会和博览会
本期节目的问题 Hello, I want to know what’s the difference between exhibition and exposition. Thanks Tianshi 内容简介 当 exhibition 和 exposition…
2015-02-05 Drink too much “喝醉酒”的地道表达
本期节目的问题 Hi there, I’m Wing from Hong Kong. I’d like to ask how to describe somebody who has drunk a…
2015-01-29 Association, college and society 协会、学院和社团
本期节目的问题 Dear editors, I am Lillian, a medical student in Nanjing Medical University, and here I have a question. When…
2023-12-25 ‘Perfect solar system’ found in search for alien life 科学家在寻找外星生命的过程中发现 “完美太阳系”
研究人员在宇宙中发现了一个 “完美的太阳系”，它是在没有发生剧烈碰撞的条件下形成的。而地球所在的太阳系正是因为在形成时发生剧烈碰撞而成为了由不同大小的行星构成的大杂烩。新发现的行星系统距离地球100光年，由六颗大小基本一致的行星构成。这些行星自120亿年前形成以来几乎没有发生过改变。 Our solar system had a violent beginning. Worlds crashed into each other as they formed, disturbing their orbits…
2023-12-18 Blue whales return to the Seychelles 蓝鲸重返塞舌尔附近水域
蓝鲸是地球上体型最庞大的动物。在印度洋的一片水域，它们曾因捕鲸活动而几乎灭绝，而几十年后，这片水域的蓝鲸数量已经恢复。 The deep very low frequency song of the blue whale is difficult for us to hear. Depending on what…
2023-12-11 Cambridge University scientists create robotic hand able to hold objects 剑桥大学科学家研发出能抓握物体的机械手
科学家们设计了一种只凭手腕运动就可以抓握物体的机械手。这只由英国剑桥大学研究团队研发的3D打印机械手中被放置了传感器，从而能够 “感知” 它所触摸的物体。 Researchers say their robotic hand can handle items that are currently too delicate for machines. The hand…
2023-12-04 Images prove ‘lost echidna’ not extinct 影像证明一种多年不见踪影的针鼹并未灭绝
科学家们首次拍摄到以戴维·阿滕伯勒爵士的名字命名的一种古老的卵生哺乳动物 —— Attenborough long-beaked echidna 阿滕伯勒长喙针鼹。此前人们认为这种针鼹恐怕已经灭绝，但这些影像证明事实并非如此。 The black-and-white images taken from a camera trap show the Attenborough long-beaked echidna lumbering…
2023-11-27 Boom in unusual jellyfish spotted in UK waters 英国多处海岸出现大量罕见水母
根据英国海洋环境保护协会的一项调查显示，过去一年，人们在英国的海域中和海滩上发现的水母数量增加了32%。最多见的是巨型桶水母，但也有人看到过更少见的暖水性水晶果冻水母。 Most of these jellyfish sightings reported to the Marine Conservation Society were in Cornwall and off the west coast…
2023-11-20 UK student loans almost entirely used up by rent 英国大学生助学贷款几乎全部用来支付房租
英国学生住房慈善机构 Unipol 表示，住宿费用几乎占据了英国大学生获得的平均生活费贷款的全部。 In the past two years, student accommodation costs have risen by an average of nearly 15% in…
2023-11-13 Experts call for tighter limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in water 专家呼吁加强对英国饮用水中 “永久性化学物质” 含量的限制
专家警告称，英国饮用水中 “永久性化学物质” 的含量需要受到更严格的控制，这些化学物质可能危害人类健康。这类污染物被称为 PFAS（per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances），即全氟和多氟烷基物质。有研究表明，摄入大量的全氟和多氟烷基物质会导致严重的健康问题，包括癌症和生育问题。 ‘Forever chemicals’ are used in a wide range of products from food packaging to…
2023-11-06 Horse racing’s Grand National made safer 英国国家障碍赛马大赛出于安全考虑修改赛制
作为提高安全保障措施中的一部分，英国国家障碍赛马大赛的参赛人数从40人减少到34人。 The Grand National, regarded by many as the world’s most famous horse race, features jockeys and horses negotiating 30…
2023-10-30 Jon Fosse Norwegian author and playwright wins Nobel Literature Prize 挪威作家约恩·福瑟获诺贝尔文学奖
来自挪威的作家、诗人、剧作家约恩·福瑟被授予诺贝尔文学奖。评定该奖项的瑞典文学院称，约恩·福瑟获奖是因为他 “以创新性的戏剧和散文为不可言喻之事发声”。 Jon Fosse began writing stories as a child. His breakthrough novel, Boathouse, was published in 1989. Having established…
2023-10-23 Spain cave shoes turn out to be over 6,000 years old 科学家发现西班牙洞穴出土草鞋有6000多年历史
科学家们表示，他们发现先前出土的多双草编凉鞋是欧洲最古老的鞋子，据信已有6000多年的历史。 The items were first discovered deep inside the cave in the 19th Century. But scientists have only recently realised…
2023-10-16 Fewer people accepted into UK universities 英国大学录取学生人数下降
（本节目所用的音频资源于2023年9月中下旬发表。） 全英被大学录取的18岁英国学生人数五年来首次下降。 About 85% of 18-year-olds in the UK who applied to university this year were accepted. That is roughly…
2023-10-09 Study shows significant decline in British plants 研究显示英国本土植物数量大幅下降
一项大型植物调查研究显示，对于70年前长大的人来说，如今英国的部分植物景观已面目全非，无法辨识。 For 20 years, volunteers examined the UK and Ireland kilometre-by-kilometre, writing down the flora they found. This so-called plant…
2023-10-02 Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg 无需精子和卵子 科学家培育出人类胚胎完整模型
科学家们在不使用精子、卵子和子宫的情况下培育出了一种与人类早期胚胎非常相似的实体。魏茨曼研究所的研究团队称，他们使用干细胞创建的 “胚胎模型” 看上去如同一个典型的发育到14天大的真实人类胚胎。 We all start as a single egg fertilised by a sperm, but those steps, going from a…
2023-09-25 Paris bans rental e-scooters 巴黎禁止共享电动滑板车
在法国首都巴黎，共享电动滑板车造成的伤亡人数不断增加，针对这个情况，一项禁止这种交通工具的法令已在该市生效。 Over the last few weeks, the estimated 15,000 e-scooters run by the three operating companies have been gradually withdrawn,…
2023-09-18 Study supports link between music and cognitive ability 研究证实音乐训练与认知能力间存在联系
一项新研究证实，儿时学习演奏乐器与日后思维能力的提高存在关联。研究发现，会演奏乐器的人在认知能力测试中的表现略优于没有演奏过乐器的人。 The physical and mental dexterity needed to master a musical instrument has long been associated with improved cognitive performance.…