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第3149期:Portable fan problems
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Today at 12:00 AM

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...


第3148期:Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages
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Yesterday at 12:00 AM

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 tea


第3147期:Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman dies at 95
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Last Saturday at 12:00 AM

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


第3146期:Trump: 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada to hit Tuesday
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Last Friday at 12:00 AM

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 ha


第3145期:Polio eradication still faces challenges
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Last Thursday at 12:00 AM

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。



第3144期:California’s initiatives could bring about massive changes
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Last Wednesday at 12:00 AM

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 challe


第3143期:Melting Arctic ice allows large whales to move in
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Last Tuesday at 12:00 AM

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。<


第3142期:The peacock effect: Why overconfidence can be good for you
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09/14/2026

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. Decei


第3141期:The US decides to exempt the "Big Three" automakers
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09/13/2026

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


第3140期:The U.S. cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine
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09/12/2026


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 o


第3139期:Hollywood funds pour into Black cinema
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09/11/2026

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 fi


第3138期:NYC Plastic Collectibles Shop
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09/10/2026

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


第3137期:Huge Roman villa found under popular park dubbed town's 'Pompeii'
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09/09/2026

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。


第3136期:Why don't I like rollercoasters anymore?
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09/08/2026

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 a...


第3135期:The wildfire contaminated the reservoir water source
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09/07/2026

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。


第3134期:Filibuster.
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09/06/2026

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


第3133期:The US designates October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
第3133期:The US designates October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. episode artwork
#1
09/05/2026

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。



第3132期:Spider monkeys sharing fruit knowledge
第3132期:Spider monkeys sharing fruit knowledge episode artwork
#1
09/04/2026

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。


第3131期:Near-extinct snails rescued from rock
第3131期:Near-extinct snails rescued from rock episode artwork
#1
09/03/2026

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。


How seasons affect our moods.
How seasons affect our moods. episode artwork
#4
09/02/2026

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 importan...


第3130期:The Pope joins the Vatican spiritual retreat remotely.
第3130期:The Pope joins the Vatican spiritual retreat remotely. episode artwork
#1
09/02/2026

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。


第3129期:South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was released.
第3129期:South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was released. episode artwork
#1
09/01/2026

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


第3128期:Former Philippine President Duterte detained
第3128期:Former Philippine President Duterte detained episode artwork
#1
08/31/2026

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


第3127期:Self-sufficiency in the garden
第3127期:Self-sufficiency in the garden episode artwork
#1
08/30/2026

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


第3126期:All-Black towns in Oklahoma
第3126期:All-Black towns in Oklahoma episode artwork
#1
08/29/2026

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


第3125期:French anti-separatism bill sparks controversy
第3125期:French anti-separatism bill sparks controversy episode artwork
#1
08/28/2026

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.<


第3124期:Which English accent is the oldest?
第3124期:Which English accent is the oldest? episode artwork
#1
08/27/2026

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...


第3123期:US astronauts stranded for 9 months set to return to Earth
第3123期:US astronauts stranded for 9 months set to return to Earth episode artwork
#1
08/26/2026

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 det


第3122期:Starmer pressures Putin for peace
第3122期:Starmer pressures Putin for peace episode artwork
#1
08/25/2026

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 countr


第3121期:The 200th anniversary of the U.S. Botanic Garden
第3121期:The 200th anniversary of the U.S. Botanic Garden episode artwork
#1
08/24/2026

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


第3120期:Americans pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
第3120期:Americans pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. episode artwork
#1
08/23/2026

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


第3119期:Life on Venus
第3119期:Life on Venus episode artwork
#1
08/22/2026

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。



第3118期:Chimpanzees build trust through touch
第3118期:Chimpanzees build trust through touch episode artwork
#1
08/21/2026

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。


第3117期:World's most expensive dinosaur
第3117期:World's most expensive dinosaur episode artwork
#1
08/20/2026

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。


第3116期:The art of farts
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08/19/2026

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...


第3115期:Gen Z's love of the past
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08/18/2026

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...


第3114期:A major art exhibition exploring the achievement
第3114期:A major art exhibition exploring the achievement episode artwork
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08/17/2026

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 eve


第3113期:Climate change survivors – Coral reefs
第3113期:Climate change survivors – Coral reefs episode artwork
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08/16/2026

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 cor


第3112期:From Farm to Table: Blockchain Technology Will Bring Transformation
第3112期:From Farm to Table: Blockchain Technology Will Bring Transformation episode artwork
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08/15/2026

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。



第3111期:Adaptive fashion products
第3111期:Adaptive fashion products episode artwork
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08/14/2026

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