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unsolved 由un+solve+ed构成，指「未解决的，未破解的」。文中 an unsolved poisoning case 便指「一起未被破获的投毒案」。
case 为可数名词，指犯罪「案件，事件」。
poison 作名词，指「毒药」。作动词，指「毒害，下毒」。
with 这个介词有「用，使用」的意思。poison sb with sth 指「用…下毒」。
paralyse [ˈpærəlaɪz] 为动词，指「使…瘫痪」。
charge 作动词，指「控告，指控」。这个词指警方提出的正式指控。介词搭配为charge sb with sth。
clear 作动词，指「证明…无罪，洗脱…的嫌疑」(to prove that someone is not guilty of something)。介词搭配为clear sb of doing sth
take to +地点 也是外刊里的高频词，本义是「去...，向...」， 引申为「求助于」的意思。take to social media 便指「去社交媒体...，求助于社交媒体...」。
diagnose sb with sth 指「诊断某人有…病」。
odourless [ˈəʊdələs]  由ordour（气味）+less（无）构成，便指「无味的」。比如：a colorless, odourless liquid 一种无色无味的液体
odour [ˈəʊdər] 为名词，指「气味，臭味」。
thallium n. [化学] 铊
be envious of sb / sth 和envy sb / sth一样，表示「羡慕…，嫉妒…」。
animosity [ˌænɪˈmɒsɪti] 为名词，指「憎恶，仇恨，敌意」，相当于strong dislike or hatred。

petition  [pəˈtɪʃən]  作名词，指「请愿书」
deport [dɪˈpɔːt] 为动词，指「把...驱逐出境」；have sb deported 为have sb done 结构，指「让//某人 //被驱逐出境」
allege 为动词，指「声称，指控」
deadly 为形容词，指「致命的」。近义词还有fatal, lethal, mortal等等。

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A Chinese woman who was the victim of an unsolved poisoning case in 1994 has died, aged 50.


Zhu Ling was a chemistry student at Beijing's Tsinghua University when she was poisoned with the highly toxic chemical thallium.

It left her paralysed, almost blind and with brain damage, and she required 24-hour care from her parents.

No-one has been charged in the case. Her classmate and roommate, Sun Wei, was investigated but not charged.

Ms Sun was investigated by police in 1997 but was cleared as a suspect due to a lack of evidence.

She has repeatedly taken to social media to declare her innocence, and also changed her name.

In late 1994, Zhu Ling began experiencing stomach pains and hair loss and she fell into a coma months later.


Doctors later diagnosed her with thallium poisoning, a soft metal which dissolves in water and is odourless and tasteless.

Reports have claimed Ms Sun had access to the thallium compound but she has said she was not the only student with access to the toxic substance.

Zhu Ling's family and supporters have suggested a possible motive was that Ms Sun was envious of her beauty and her musical and academic achievements.


Ms Sun has denied personal animosity between herself and Ms Zhu.


A 2013 petition demanded the US investigate Ms Sun and have her deported from the United States, where she was living.

The petition described Ms Sun's family as having powerful political connections, and it was alleged she "had the motive, and access to the deadly chemical".

The White House responded to the petition and said it declined to comment on the request, but said Zhu Ling's poisoning "was a tragedy".

It read: "No young person deserves to suffer as she has, and we can understand the heartbreak of those close to her."

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经济学家说，中国青年失业率居高不下一个关键问题，是中国不能创造受过教育的大量年轻人们追求的足够高新，高技术力的工作，这群年轻人往往比前几代人又更高的期待。
比起屈服于底薪工作，许多年轻人选择等待更好的机会，即使这样的机会可能并没有。
瑞士信贷的中国首席经济学家，王大伟说，中国的年轻人高失业率不是短暂的，而是结构性的，年轻人被培养学习的技能和他们工作所需要的技能之间是错配的。
中国政府尝试了一些策略来解决问题，包括命令国有企业雇佣更多的毕业生，以及督促更多的年轻人成为蓝领，或者去乡村工作。
但是许多年轻人对成为蓝领不感兴趣。并且尽管有国家补贴，国企的待遇依然不够好。
孙悦兴是不到两个月即将毕业于北京外国语大学的学生，最近在北京投递了与许许多多简历。她说她已经降低了薪水期待，但是依然没有收到offfer.
24岁的英专生孙悦兴说：看起来我要毕业即失业了，竞争太激烈了。

经济学家称，一个核心问题是，中国没有创造足够多高工资、高技能的岗位，而这些岗位是中国不断增加的受过教育的年轻人所追求的，其中许多人比前几代人有更高的预期。
许多年轻人不愿降低要求、从事工资较低的工作，而是选择等待更多机会，尽管这种机会可能并不存在。
瑞士信贷首席中国经济学家王一表示，中国青年人高失业率不是暂时的，而是结构性的。他称，年轻人学到的技能与现有岗位所需的技能不匹配。
中国官员正在尝试用多种策略来解决这个问题，包括要求国有企业雇佣更多的毕业生，同时也鼓励更多年轻人从事蓝领工作或到农村去。
然而，许多年轻人对蓝领工作不感兴趣。尽管政府极力敦促，但国有企业的就业机会仍然短缺。
再过不到两个月就要从北京外国语大学毕业的Sun Yuexing，在最近北京的一次招聘会上花了几个小时投简历。她说，她已经降低了对薪水的期望，但还没有拿到任何工作机会。
这位24岁的英语专业学生说：“一毕业我就会失业，这让我很难过。”“竞争太激烈了。”

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一：A central problem, economists say, is that China isn’t creating enough of the high-wage, high-skill jobs that are sought after by its expanding base of educated young people, many of whom have loftier expectations than previous generations.

Rather than trade down for lower-wage jobs, many young people are opting to wait for more opportunities, even though such opportunities might not be available.

“China’s high youth unemployment rate is not transitory but structural,” said David Wang, chief China economist at Credit Suisse. “There is a mismatch in the skills the youth are trained to provide and the skills that existing jobs require.”

Chinese officials are trying several tactics to address the problem, including mandating that state-owned companies hire more graduates, while also prodding more young people to take up blue-collar work or move to the countryside.

Many young people, however, are uninterested in blue-collar jobs. And opportunities at state-owned enterprises remain in short supply, despite the government’s prodding.

Sun Yuexing, who is about to graduate from Beijing Foreign Studies University in less than two months, spent hours handing out résumés at a recent job fair in Beijing. She said she had lowered her salary expectations, but landed no offer yet.

“It’s sad to realize that I will be unemployed upon graduation,” said the 24-year old English major. “The competition is so fierce.”

二：
economists say 是一个主谓结构，在句中做插入语，指「经济学家说」。像这样的插入语一般放在句子的主语和谓语之间
句中 many of whom have loftier expectations than previous generations 是一个数量词+介词+关系代词引导的定语从句，修饰先行词educated young people
high-wage, high-skill jobs；当数字和名词用连字符连起来，合成一个形容词时，该名词要用单数。例如：the three-child policy； a 5-year-old girl ； a two-week trip wished-for, desired, coveted
seek after sth 指「追求，谋求」；be sought after by sb
sought-after adj.「广受欢迎的，吃香的」=wished-for, desired, coveted
expand 既可作及物动词，用作expand sth，也可作不及物动词，用作sth expands
lofty [ˈlɒfti]  本来是指 「巍峨的，高耸的」，形容高山、建筑，相当于 high，也可指抽象意义上的「高，崇高的」。文中loftier expectation 便表示「更高的期望」；set a lofty goal 设定宏伟的目标 lofty ambition 崇高的抱负
trade down trade作动词时是「交易」的意思，trade down，向下交易，本义是「降低消费，以优换次」，这里指向下找工作。
opt to do sth / opt for sth 指「选择做某事」

have no choice to do sth=have no option to do sth，表示「不得不做某事」
sth is not an option，表示「某事不是一种选择，绝不会考虑做某事」

the skills [the youth are trained to provide] 中，括号里是一个省略关系代词的定语从句，当关系代词which / that / whom在定语从句里作宾语的时候可以省略，上面这句话里关系代词that / which指代的the skills便是作定语从句里provide宾语。
transitory  [ˈtrænzɪtri] 为形容词，指「短暂的，一时的」(lasting for only a short time)，与transition（过渡）同根
structural [ˈstrʌktʃərəl] 是structure的形容词形式，指「结构性的」。
mismatch 指「错配，不匹配」。a mismatch between / in A and B 指「教育体系与雇主需求之间的错配」。
这里A = the skills the youth are trained to provide 年轻人学到的技能
B = the skills that existing jobs require 现有岗位要求的技能

tactic ['tæktɪk] 为可数名词，指「策略，手段，招数」
address 此处作动词，表示「处理，对付」；address sth, address oneself to sth。这里address the problem 便指「解决问题」。
The government is trying several tactics to do sth, including A, B and C.
mandate  [ˈmændeɪt]  为动词，指「命令，指示]
mandatory [ˈmandətəri] 为形容词，指「强制的，法定的，义务的」(required by law)，近义词为compulsory
prod 本义是指「戳」这个动作，引申为「督促，催促，鼓动」的意思。常见搭配为prod sb into doing sth, prod sb to do sth。
take up sth 拿起来，指「开始从事」新工作、「开始担当」新的责任

be in short supply 指「短缺」。be in desperately short supply强调「某事物极度短缺」

fair 这里为可数名词，指「集市」。这里 a job fair 便指「招聘会」
land 作动词，落地，指「拿到，谋得」，后面跟难得的工作、合约等等。
比如：land a job 找到工作 land an offer 拿到offer，更强调结果。
而find jobs, seeks job, hunt for jobs 指「找工作」，强调过程。
upon / on 这里的用法大家重点掌握，on sth / doing sth 这里指「一...就...，当...时候」。I will be unemployed upon graduation 便指「我一毕业就会失业」
fierce adj.「猛烈的，激烈的」= cut-throat

越来越多的受过教育的年轻人：expanding base of educated young people
有更高的预期：have loftier expectations
投简历：hand out résumés
降低薪资预期：lower sb's salary expectations

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第一节：原文
It is not clear exactly why the uptick occurred. One cause may be the increasingly contradictory expectations forced on women. Despite excelling in South Korea’s hyper-competitive education system, they face discrimination in the office and the presumption that they ought to be raising children rather than working. At home they are burdened with the bulk of domestic labour and child-rearing. Yet as single-wage households become rarer, they are increasingly expected to bring home the bacon as well. It does not help that many are subject to sexist beauty standards, misogyny, sexual abuse and a culture that indulges abhorrent practices, such as spycam porn. The prominence of South Korea’s #MeToo movement, which kicked off shortly before the uptick, has raised awareness of many of these problems—but not fixed them. And young women are also more likely to be in precarious work, meaning they suffered disproportionately when the pandemic hit.

第二节：单词与短语
uptick cn.小幅增加，小幅上升； =a small increase； downtick小幅下降
contradictory adj.=conflicting
force sth on / upon sb 表示「把…强加于某人，迫使某人接受…」
despite prep.「让步」「即使，尽管」;despite sth.;despite doing sth.;despite the fact that
excel vt.「擅长」;excel at / in sth
hyper- 「过度的」;hyper-competitive 「竞争极其激烈的」
face discrimination in the office 指「面临职场歧视」
presumably adv.据推测，大概，可能
presumption n.「假定，推测，设想」
be burdened with sth 指「承受...负担，受...困扰」
the bulk of sth 指「...的主要部分，大半」;=the lion's share of sth
rear v.抚育，培养」;n.「后部，后面」反：front
single-wage 指「一份收入」。single-wage households 指「单职工家庭」。而夫妻两个人都上班的家庭，叫做「双职工家庭」，叫作：
two-earner / double income / dual income families / households
bacon n.「培根，咸猪肉」;bring home the bacon 「挣钱养家」=be the breadwinner，put food on the table，keep the roof over sb’s head
It does not help that... 是英文里的一个固定句式，表示「...非但帮不上忙，还雪上 加霜」，用来对前一句提到的情况进行递进，相当于 What makes matters worse is that...。
be subject to sth  「有，遭受，承受」
sexist adj.「性别歧视的」
misogyny不可数名词，指「厌女，厌女症」
indulge [ɪnˈdʌldʒ] ;indulge sth 指「纵容某事」，indulge sb 指「纵容某人，娇惯某人」; indulge in sth / indulge oneself (with sth) 指「沉迷于...，沉溺于...」
abhorrent [əbˈhɒrənt] 为形容词，指「可恨的，令人憎恶的」
;sth is abhorrent to sb，表示「某人憎恨某物」
abhor v.「憎恶，憎恨，厌恶」=hate
practice 作名词，表示「惯常做法」;abhorrent practices 便指「令人作呕的行为」
spycam 为名词，由于spy和cam（照相机）构成，表示「隐蔽的微型摄像机」，也就是我们常说的「偷拍摄像机」
prominence 为不可数名词，指「重要，杰出，著名」「兴盛」
prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt] 为形容词，指「重要的，著名的，杰出的」，相当于important, well-known
kick off 「开球」讨论、活动等「开始」
fix [fɪks] 作动词，表示「解决」问题
precarious [prɪ'keəriəs] 本义为「摇晃的，不稳的」，还可喻指「不稳定的，危险的」与stable相对;be in precarious work 便指「从事不稳定的工作」
proportion 为名词，指「比例」。disproportionate 为形容词，指「不成比例的」，disproportionately 为副词形式，指「不成比例地，不均衡地」。
pandemic adj.(疾病)流行全国[全世界]的；〔医〕大流行的；全国流行的；普遍的；n.大流行病；(流行全国[全世界]的)传染病；瘟疫

第三节：翻译
胖：这种事依然在小幅度发生的原因不明。其中一个原因可能是强加在女性身上的逐渐增长的矛盾的期待。即使她们擅长应对南韩高度竞争的教育体系，她们也面对着职场歧视和工作之外还应当养孩子的论调。在家她们肩负着大量家务劳动和养孩子的重任。当单收入家庭越来越少，她们又得背负养家糊口的工作。更雪上加霜的是，她们还要忍受性别审美歧视，厌女症，性虐待，以及纵然这样令人憎恶的行为存在的文化，例如针孔偷拍摄像头。南韩著名的MeToo运动，唤醒了愈多人关于这些问题的意识，但是并没有解决它们。年轻的女性依然总是从事着不稳定的工作，意味着她们在疫情来临时将承受不平衡的遭遇。

对照：韩国女性自杀率小幅攀升的确切原因并不清楚。一大可能原因是，韩国社会强加给女性的“期待”越发矛盾化。这些在竞争极为激烈的教育体系中脱颖而出的女性，却经历着职场歧视，“女性就应该抚养孩子而非工作”的论调依然存在。在家，她们得承担大量家务劳动，同样也是养育下一代的绝对主力。然而，如今单收入家庭越来越少，人们也愈发希望女性能为家庭带回“面包”。更糟糕的是，当前韩国女性面临着带有性别歧视色彩的容貌标准、厌女症和性虐可能，纵容恶劣行径（如偷拍视角的毛片）俨然已形成“文化”。就在自杀率小幅增长之前，韩国的#MeToo运动开始兴起，尽管意义重大，但这项运动只能帮民众认识到问题所在，却不能解决问题。在韩国，年轻女性大多工作不稳定，这也就意味着在疫情期间她们承受了更大压力和痛苦。

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数据表示，2021年全世界一共生产了2304吨可卡因，主要生产地是哥伦比亚，秘鲁和玻利维亚。据联合国某项报道，那一年，在欧洲西部和中部官方查获了大概三分之一的可卡因来自厄瓜尔多，是2018年报道的两倍。

上个月里，因毒品而癫痫的人越来越多。欧洲官员在检查从厄瓜尔多运送香蕉的集装箱后，缉获了创纪录的缉获量。在八月15日官员们宣布了西班牙最大的可卡因缉获案：来自厄瓜尔多的冷藏集装箱里装着9.8吨重的香蕉盒子。

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厄瓜多尔日益成为世界两大贸易的交汇点——香蕉和可卡因。
南美是世界上有最大的香蕉生产基地，每年大概产出超过650万吨。它的邻居——秘鲁和哥伦比亚，是世界上最大的可卡因生产地。毒贩发现以香蕉作为容器贩毒，是完美的运输走私工具。毒贩给这个曾经和平的民族带来了极端的暴力。枪击，谋杀，拐卖，勒索已经成为这里的日常。这在太平洋港口城市——商运中心瓜亚基尔是确实存在的。

厄瓜多尔的总统候选人，有些对犯罪集团强硬政治立场的费尔南多·比亚维森西奥，在八月九日被枪击死亡，消息举国震惊。在被枪杀之前，他指控厄瓜多尔cc组织和它已经入狱的头目曾恐吓他和他的竞选团队。除了临近可卡因生产、运输地墨西哥的，哥伦比亚和欧洲的巴尔干半岛也在厄瓜多尔设立业务。因为这个国家也用美元，它的法律和管理机构比较薄弱，像lc 这样的犯罪的集团早就有所准备。

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Drug Traffickers Use Banana Industry in Ecuador for Shipping   

2023-09-11 22:30:22

Ecuador is increasingly at the meeting point of two worldwide trades: bananas and cocaine.The South American country is the world's largest exporter of bananas with about 6.5 million metric tons a year. Its neighbors, Peru and Colombia, are the world's largest cocaine producers.

Drug traffickers find containers filled with bananas the perfect vehicle to smuggle their product.Drug trafficking has since brought extreme violence across this once-peaceful nation. Shootings, murders, kidnappings and extortions have become part of daily life. That is especially true in the Pacific port city and banana-shipping center of Guayaquil.

The country was shocked when Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate known for his tough position on organized crime, was shot to death on August 9. He had accused the Ecuadorian Los Choneros criminal group and its imprisoned leader of threatening him and his campaign team days before the killing.

In addition to being close to cocaine production, drug smugglers from Mexico, Colombia and the Balkans in Europe have also set up operations in Ecuador. That is because the country uses the U.S. dollar; its laws and institutions are weak; and criminal groups like Los Choneros are ready to work.

A record 2,304 metric tons of cocaine was produced in 2021 around the world, mostly in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. That year, nearly a third of the cocaine seized by officials in Western and Central Europe came from Ecuador, two times the amount reported in 2018, found a United Nations report.

Large drug seizures have become more common within the past month. European officials have made record-setting seizures after inspecting containers carrying bananas from Ecuador.Officials on August 25 announced Spain's biggest cocaine seizure yet: 9.5 metric tons hidden among boxes of bananas from Ecuador in a refrigerated container.

Dutch officials also made their country's largest-ever cocaine seizure last month — nearly 8 metric tons — in a container of Ecuadorian bananas. Officials in Greece and Italy also announced seizures of cocaine hidden in Ecuadorian bananas this year.

Knowingly or not, banana growers, exporters, shipping companies, port operators, private security companies, customs agents, agriculture officials, police, and buyers can be used by drug traffickers.Some traffickers have created false companies to look like real banana exporters. Others have taken control of legal businesses, including plantations.

They have found companies willing to cooperate in trafficking. They have also paid off, threatened or kidnapped truck drivers and other workers to help get cocaine into shipments.Violent deaths in Ecuador have doubled from 2021 to 2022, when 4,600 died, the most ever recorded in a year.

The country is likely to break the yearly record again, with 3,568 violent deaths recorded in the first half of 2023. In Guayaquil, people live in fear.No more than 30 percent of containers are currently inspected at Ecuadorian ports. President Guillermo Lasso's government says it wants to use scanners on entire containers.

Twelve of those machines were supposed to be operating already but that has not happened yet, said National Police General Pablo Ramírez. He is Ecuador's national director of anti-drug investigations.Jose Hidalgo is director of the Association of Banana Exporters of Ecuador. He said the industry is more vulnerable to trafficking than other export products because of the number of containers that it uses.

He explained that exporters spend about $100 million yearly on security measures. That includes surveillance cameras at plantations, GPS monitoring of trucks, and the identification of land routes that require police patrols to keep criminals away.Still, some exporters have been accused of being involved in trafficking cocaine.

The organization behind the cocaine seizure in Spain operated through a banana exporting company in Machala, a city south of Guayaquil.After this story was published in The Associated Press, agriculture and customs officials in Ecuador announced in a statement that they had removed a government-run banana export database.

It removed information on export companies considered to be false or incomplete. It also canceled permits of plantations covering 16,000 hectares found to be nonexistent. Difficult words: - monitor — v. a device that is used for showing, watching, or listening to something

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根据一次全国范围普查，平均每人每天花费9.5小时坐着，这是脊柱推拿师推荐时长的两倍以上。这还是在疫情发生之前，少有远程工作的情况。

肥胖，心血管疾病，2型糖尿病是久坐最主要导致的疾病。当人们花费太多时间在他们的背后，他们就可能患有肌肉萎缩，背部，脖子疼痛，不正确的姿势，导致骨健康问题。

为了避免久坐导致的肌肉与骨骼问题，脊柱推拿师汤姆奥多建议每个从事知识工作的人在工作日都要花些时间站着和坐着。他建议每人每60到90分钟都要四处走走，伸展下腿，并在一天中增加站立的时间。

站立帮助我们缓解压力，如果人们每天工作8到9个小时，他们最好把一半的时间花在脚上。在家工作的话，从另一方面来讲，是一把双刃剑，因为这样消减了人们总的活动时间，同时也减少了人们起床和移动的愿望。

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You Shouldn't Sit for More Than 4 Hours per Day, According to Chiropractor

According to a nationwide survey, the average person spends 9.5 hours sitting down, which is more than double the amount recommended by a chiropractor. This was prior to the epidemic and remote work.Obesity, cardiovascular difficulties, and type 2 diabetes are the major medical problems associated with excessive sedentary behavior. When people spend too much time on their behind, they might develop muscle weakness, back and neck pain, bad posture, and bone health problems.To avoid musculoskeletal problems related with sitting, chiropractor Tom Oddo recommended that everyone with a knowledge job spend time both sitting and standing during their workday. He recommends that individuals move around and stretch their legs every 60 to 90 minutes, and that they incorporate more standing into their day.Standing helps relieve stress, and if people work eight to nine hours a day, they should preferably spend half of their shift on their feet. Working from home, on the other hand, is a double-edged sword in that it diminishes total activity and the desire for people to get up and move.

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但是J说其他歌曲并不愤怒。专辑包含了情歌、民谣、乡村歌曲等多种风格。新专辑收录了保罗麦卡特尼，ladygaga，史蒂夫旺德以及滚石乐队2021年逝世的鼓手查理瓦滋 的歌曲。瓦滋在2019年创作了两首歌曲。史蒂夫乔丹是其他十个乐队的鼓手。

理查德说，虽然瓦滋的离开确实很不幸很意外，但是让乔丹代替他的位置是瓦滋自己的建议。贾格里说ladygaga的加入是出于计划外的。事实上，当滚石乐队在洛杉矶的一个录音棚录制唱片时，ladygaga 恰巧就在隔壁，因此，她就和乐队合唱了甜美的天籁之音这首歌。贾格里说，她仅仅是走到我面前来并且准备一起唱歌。

伍德说披头士的麦卡特尼曾在一首曲目中演奏低音吉他。“你知道，他很喜欢它。”麦卡特尼的乐队可能是19世纪60年代滚石乐队最大的竞争对手。TF可能是排着队希望见到乐队的粉丝之一。他来自巴西。他说，我喜欢这些家伙，他们都80岁了，很多乐队在这个年纪都停止制作音乐了。

滚石乐队是1962年出道的，他们在2022年进行了欧洲旅游来为乐队的60周年庆祝，他们还说，2024年计划去南美。76岁的吉他手伍德，说退休是不可能的。他们会在音乐道路上继续走下去。

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和月清岚 写道:

摇滚石头乐队是什么鬼翻译！

是滚石乐队！

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哇哇哇！啊胖也回来了！

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9月合集：
9月9：摇滚石头乐队宣布18年来首张新专辑part1

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滚石乐队这周宣布，在十月二十日他们即将发行进二十年来的首张新专辑。专辑名为哈克尼钻石。名字灵感来源于东伦敦哈克尼地区街道上随处可见的破碎玻璃。三个乐队的老成员——MJ KR RW在历史剧院哈克尼王国宣布了这个消息。

滚石乐队依然在全球巡回演出并开音乐会，但是他们自从2016年后就再也没有出专辑，该唱片不包含新材料。79岁的R说，乐队仅仅因为J想唱歌而录制新唱片。所以他们在差不多20年后才录制新歌曲。R说，当乐队有成员想要唱歌，就该把他丢进录音棚里。

R说这些歌曲充斥着力量感与急迫感。80岁的J说，出新专辑我们很高兴。他说：如果我们不是真的喜欢这张唱片，我们乐团不会一起录它的。我们真心希望大家也喜欢它。这周，他们发行了第一首歌曲，叫做愤怒。

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Rolling Stones Announce First New Album in 18 Years

2023-09-08 22:30:17

The Rolling Stones said this week that their first new collection of songs in almost 20 years comes out on October 20.The album will be called Hackney Diamonds. The name comes from broken glass often seen on the streets of east London's Hackney area.Three of the band's original members - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – came to the Hackney Empire, a historic theater, for the announcement.

The Rolling Stones are still traveling the world and performing concerts, but they have not made an album since 2016. That recording did not include new material.Richards, 79, said the band only made a new album because Jagger wanted to sing. So they went to record new songs after almost 20 years.“When you have a singer that wants to sing,” Richards said, “you grab him and throw him in the studio.”

Richards said the songs came together with “energy and urgency.”Jagger, who is 80, said, “we are quite pleased,” with the new album. He said the group would not have put a recording together if “we hadn't really liked it. We said we had to make a record we really love ourselves … we hope you all like it.”They released the first song, called Angry, this week.

But Jagger said the rest of the songs are not angry. He said the album contains “love songs, ballads, country…” sounds.The new recording includes songs with Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died in 2021. Watts recorded sounds for two songs in 2019.

Steve Jordan is the drummer for the other 10.“Of course, he's missed incredibly,” Richards said about Watts. But he added that Jordan was Watts' suggestion for a replacement.Jagger said the addition of Lady Gaga to the album was unplanned. The Stones were recording at a studio in Los Angeles and Lady Gaga just happened to be in the studio next door. So, she recorded the song Sweet Sound of Heaven with the band.“She walked in next to me and we started singing together,” Jagger said.

Wood said McCartney of the Beatles played the bass guitar on one track. “You know, he was loving it.” McCartney's band was perhaps the Rolling Stones' biggest rival in the 1960s.Taric Fioravanti was one of the fans who lined up outside hoping to see the band arrive. He is from Brazil. “I love these guys,” he said. “They're 80 years old. Most bands have stopped making music by that age,” he added.The Rolling Stones started in 1962.

They celebrated their 60th year with a tour of Europe in 2022 and they said they have plans to visit North America in 2024.Wood, 76, plays guitar. He said the idea of retirement is “Impossible. You've got to keep playing,” he added.

Difficult words:
resident –n. a person who lives in a region,
city; a home or land owner-
original –adj. the first or existing at the beginning-
grab –v. to quickly take hold of something with your hands-
ballad –n. a kind of slow, romantic song- n. 民歌；叙事诗歌；情歌（ballad的复数）
v. 创作叙事曲；编写叙事诗歌（ballad的三单形式）
drummer –n. a person who provides the beat in music, usually using drumsticks and drums to make a sound-
replacement –n. a person who steps in if someone is not available to do a task-
studio –n. quiet room used to record music or voice-
track –n. one song of a group that are included in an album-
rival –n. a person or thing trying to be more successful than another

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Dutch n.荷兰人,荷兰语 adj.荷兰的,<俚> 德国的,条顿民族的
archaeology n.考古学
Saqqara 塞加拉(埃及北部一村庄)
museum n. 博物馆
Afroce 阿夫罗斯
Afrocentric adj. 以非洲为中心的
excavating 挖掘
necropolis n. (古代的)大墓地
controversial adj.争论的,争议的
Leiden n. 莱顿市（荷兰西部城市）；莱顿（大学名称）
Egyptian adj. 埃及的；埃及人的 n. 埃及人；古代埃及语
Kemet 基美特
Hip Hop 街舞; 嘻哈; 嘻哈舞; 嬉蹦;
Funk
n. 恐惧；怯懦；恐怖；臭味
vt. 害怕；畏缩；使闻到臭味
vi. 畏缩；惊恐；发出臭味
pyramid
n. 金字塔；角锥体
vi. 渐增；上涨；成金字塔状
vt. 使…渐增；使…上涨；使…成金字塔状
engage in 从事，参加
authorities n. pl.当局, 官方
previously adv. 事先;以前 <美><口>仓促地;不成熟地
portrayals n. 画像，描述；描写，扮演；描摹，表现
Queen Cleopatra 克利奥帕特拉女王
docuseries 纪录片系列

埃及禁止荷兰考古队进入萨加拉，因为其博物馆的“非洲人”（Afroce）
因为博物馆的非洲人展览，埃及禁止荷兰考古团队进入萨拉加。
在饱受争议的展览后，荷兰博物馆被埃及萨拉加禁止挖掘公墓了。
莱顿国家古物博物馆（RMO）因其展览了以非洲中心为方法的“Kemet文化：埃及的嘻哈，爵士，灵魂和惊悚”，而受到埃及当局的批评。
博物馆的考古学家在萨加拉工作了几十年，他们被拒绝获得下一个挖掘季节的许可。
萨卡拉以其古老的金字塔和重大发现而闻名，博物馆已经挖掘了40多年。该博物馆旨在与埃及当局就此问题进行对话。埃及此前曾反对描绘其古代历史，包括最近的“克利奥帕特拉女王”纪录片系列。

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The US Senate is working to get up to speed on AI basics ahead of any legislation
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The US Senate is making progress on a plan to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), although a comprehensive bill is still months away. Senators are aiming to brief lawmakers on AI and consider legislation in the coming months.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced a series of closed-door information sessions to educate senators on AI's capabilities, competition, and national security implications. Schumer had previously proposed shaping an eventual AI bill around principles promoting transparency and democratic values.The Senate is exploring options for coordinating various legislative proposals, including forming a select committee or involving multiple committees. The legislative process is expected to involve input from various sources, similar to the annual National Defense Authorization Act.

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ChatGPT's responses to suicide, addiction, sexual assault crises raise questions in new study   
2023-06-10 19:31:09

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A study found that the chatbot tool ChatGPT provided critical resources for health crises only 22% of the time. The researchers suggest that public health agencies should collaborate with AI companies to ensure proper incorporation of resources in AI responses.ChatGPT often offered advice but lacked referrals to specific help resources. The study emphasizes the need for partnerships to promote effective public health resources in AI algorithms and connect users with human experts. Addressing the limitations of AI chatbots in providing accurate health information is crucial.

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Salmonella outbreak linked to flour is over, CDC says, but consumers should still check for recalled bags

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A study found that the chatbot tool ChatGPT provided critical resources for health crises only 22% of the time. The researchers suggest that public health agencies should collaborate with AI companies to ensure proper incorporation of resources in AI responses.ChatGPT often offered advice but lacked referrals to specific help resources. The study emphasizes the need for partnerships to promote effective public health resources in AI algorithms and connect users with human experts. Addressing the limitations of AI chatbots in providing accurate health information is crucial.&nbsp;

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Prince Harry chokes up in witness box, telling court his phone hacking testimony has been ‘a lot' 
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Prince Harry became emotional during his eight-hour testimony in his lawsuit against a British newspaper publisher. He expressed concern that his claims of phone hacking would be dismissed, saying it would feel like an "injustice."The duke accused Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) of phone hacking and other illicit methods between 1996 and 2009. During cross-examination, Harry clashed with MGN's lawyer and asserted that phone hacking was widespread. He also mentioned distress caused by articles and invasive paparazzi encounters.This trial marks the first time a senior royal has given evidence in court since 1891. The trial is expected to last seven weeks, and MGN is contesting most of the allegations.

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Rare North American dinosaur named for two-faced Roman god
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Scientists have discovered a new species of early ornithopod dinosaur called Iani smithi in Utah, dating back to around 100 million years ago. The fossils provide insights into life during the middle of the Cretaceous Period and shed light on how some dinosaur lineages persisted despite changing climates.Iani smithi is a relative of rhabdodontomorphs, a type of ornithopod previously known mostly from European fossils. The well-preserved fossils, including a skull and limb bones, provide valuable information about a time in North America from which little is known about the continent's dinosaurs.This discovery helps researchers better understand how ornithopods evolved and adapted during the late Cretaceous and provides insights into navigating a changing climate.

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Coca-Cola's newest flavor is aimed at gamers
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Coca-Cola is launching a limited-edition flavor called Coca-Cola Ultimate in partnership with Riot Games, the publisher of League of Legends. Aimed at gamers, the flavor will be available in the US and Canada starting June 12, and comes in regular and zero sugar varieties.The exact flavor remains a mystery, as with other limited-edition offerings from Coca-Cola. The company's marketing strategy is focused on engaging younger consumers through music and online gaming. Coca-Cola's core product has seen growth, driven in part by the Gen Z market.The partnership with Riot Games allows Coca-Cola to reach gamers through various channels and virtual experiences.

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Lululemon stands by decision to fire employees who intervened in robbery 
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Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald defended the company's decision to fire two employees who attempted to intervene during a theft at one of its stores in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. McDonald emphasized that Lululemon has a zero-tolerance policy for engaging in theft situations to prioritize the safety of its team and customers.The employees knowingly violated this policy by engaging with the thieves and following them out of the store. Lululemon reiterated its commitment to a zero-tolerance policy and emphasized that no amount of merchandise is worth risking employee safety.The company's stance has faced criticism, but experts highlight the potential danger of intervening in theft situations, with past cases resulting in harm or loss of life. The incident sheds light on the growing challenge of retail crime, with rising incidents of theft impacting retailers' bottom lines and prompting concerns for employee safety.

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