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英语新闻｜一系列措施保障安全考研

Exam authorities and universities are making the final epidemic control preparations for the upcoming national postgraduate entrance exam, to ensure that all entrants can participate safely.

考管部门和高校正在为即将到来的全国考研做最后的防疫准备，确保所有考生都能安全参加。

The Ministry of Education, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control said on Wednesday that the utmost efforts will be required to make sure that the exam, which takes place from Saturday to Monday, runs smoothly.

教育部、中央网信办、公安部和国家疾病预防控制总局周三（12月21日）表示，将尽最大努力确保从周六到周一的研究生考试运行顺利。

Local authorities should prioritize offering nucleic acid tests to entrants and provide the results to entrants and test centers in a timely manner, according to a release from the Ministry of Education.

根据教育部发布的消息，地方有关部门应优先为考生提供核酸检测，并及时将结果提供给考生和考点。

The ministry said in an earlier notice that local authorities should set up separate exam centers for participants who have tested positive for COVID-19.

该部在早些时候的通知中表示，地方当局应为新冠检测呈阳性的考生设立单独的考点。

Entrants should wear masks before entering test centers and are advised to keep them on during the exam. Each test center will be equipped with masks, hand sanitizer and at least one medical worker, it said.

考生在进入考点前应戴上口罩，并建议在考试期间佩戴口罩。每个测试中心都将配备口罩、洗手液和至少一名医务人员。

Proper ventilation and disinfection steps should be taken before and after each exam, and local authorities can take extra precautions to minimize the risk of infection, it added.

并且，每次考试前后都应采取适当的通风和消毒措施，地方当局可以采取额外的预防措施，以尽量减少感染的风险。

Participants from a province or region other than where the test center is located and who would have difficulty returning can apply to take the exam in the region where they are now, the ministry said.

考点所在地以外省份或地区考生返回困难的，可申请在所在地区参加考试。

The Jiangsu province education examination authority had required that all test takers have a nucleic acid test on Tuesday and report their results to an online system before Wednesday.

江苏省教育考试院要求所有考生在周二进行核酸检测，并在周三之前将结果报告给在线系统。

Entrants who have tested positive for COVID and those who have a high temperature will take the test in separate centers, while test takers who had negative COVID test results but showed symptoms including fever, cough or fatigue should report to monitors immediately, the Jiangsu authority said.

江苏省有关部门表示，新冠病毒检测呈阳性的考生和体温过高的考生将在不同的考点进行考试，而新冠病毒检测结果为阴性但出现发烧、咳嗽或疲劳等症状的考生应立即向监测员报告。

Beijing Jiaotong University had asked test takers to monitor their health condition beginning on Monday and report nucleic acid test results or antigen test results before Tuesday.

北京交通大学已要求考生从周一开始监测自己的健康状况，并在周二之前报告核酸检测结果或抗原检测结果。

Entrants who tested positive or have COVID symptoms should wear N95 or KN95 masks during the exam, while others are also encouraged to wear masks, the university said.

该大学表示，测试呈阳性或有新冠症状的考生应在考试期间佩戴N95或KN95口罩，同时也鼓励其他人佩戴口罩。

The university has also arranged a separate canteen and places for test takers to take a nap during the exam.

学校还专门安排了食堂和考生在考试期间小憩的地方。

Zhou Xia, executive deputy dean of postgraduate studies at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, said 2,152 entrants are expected to take the exam at the university this year, which would be a record.

北京建筑大学研究生院常务副院长周霞表示，今年预计将有2152名考生参加该大学的考试，这将是一个新记录。

The university has set aside 11 test centers for 291 entrants who have tested positive for COVID-19, and it will ensure they remain separate from other test takers, she said.

她说，该大学已经为291名新冠检测呈阳性的考生预留了11个考点，这将确保他们与其他考生分开考试。

The university has also arranged for extra monitors for the exam and reminded them to take extra epidemic control precautions, Zhou said.

周说，学校还为考试安排了额外的监考人员，并提醒他们采取额外的防疫措施。

The university is equipped with enough epidemic control equipment. Each test center will be disinfected thoroughly twice a day, and the canteen will be disinfected once a day, she added.

大学配备了足够的防疫设备。她补充说，每个考点将每天彻底消毒两次，食堂每天消毒一次。

Jiang Fanxuan, 21, a senior student at Peking University, will take the exam at the university.

21岁的北京大学大四学生姜凡轩将在本学校参加考试。

All of the epidemic control measures will ensure the health and safety of test takers while also making sure that those who test positive for COVID can still take the exam, she said.

她说，所有的流行病控制措施都将确保考生的健康和安全，同时确保新冠检测呈阳性的人仍然可以参加考试。

She tested positive for COVID about 10 days ago but only had mild symptoms, so it has not affected her studies much, she said.

她说，大约10天前，她的新冠检测呈阳性，但只有轻微症状，因此对她的学习影响不大。

"Although nobody wants to get infected, getting it early can make sure I am healthy during the exam," she added.

“虽然没有人想被感染，但早点感染可以确保我在考试期间保持健康，”她补充道。

Jiang said the pressure of the exam is very high, and she stopped studying whenever she felt depressed. "I have cried secretly sometimes, and you can just get over the pressure by yourself."

姜说，考试压力很大，心情低落的时候，她就停止学习了。“我有时候偷偷哭过，压力你自己熬过去就好了。”

A total of 4.57 million people signed up for the exam this year, and experts believe the number will increase again next year.

今年共有457万人报名参加考试，专家认为明年人数还会增加。

Utmost

英[ˈʌtməʊst]；美[ˈʌtmoʊst]

Adj. 最大的；极度的

Ventilation

英[ˌventɪˈleɪʃn]；美[ˌventɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n]

n. 通风，换气

Disinfection

英[ˌdɪsɪnˈfekʃn]；美[ˌdɪsɪnˈfekʃn]

n. 消毒

英语新闻｜大熊猫“丫丫”和“乐乐”要回家了！

A pair of giant pandas will return to China after two decades at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the US state of Tennessee, as the zoo's current giant panda loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens is coming to an end.

在美国田纳西州孟菲斯市的孟菲斯动物园生活了20年之后，一对大熊猫将回到中国。该动物园与中国动物园协会的大熊猫租借协议即将结束。

Giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le will "make the journey back to China within the next few months," the zoo announced on Wednesday.

动物园在本周三宣布，大熊猫丫丫和乐乐“将在未来几个月内返回中国”。

Ya Ya and Le Le came to Memphis in 2003, and the contract was renewed in 2013. The current loan agreement will end in 2023.

丫丫和乐乐2003年来到了孟菲斯，并于2013年续签了合同。目前的租借协议将在2023年结束。

"Ya Ya and Le Le have been integral parts of the Memphis community for the past 20 years and we are grateful for the time we were able to spend with them," the zoo said in a statement.

动物园在一份声明中说：“过去20年来，丫丫和乐乐一直是孟菲斯社区不可或缺的一部分，能与它们共度这一段时光，我们表示感谢。”

"During their time at Memphis Zoo, Ya Ya and Le Le helped pioneer research and conservation projects to teach others about the importance of their species," the statement read.

声明还写道：“在孟菲斯动物园期间，有了丫丫和乐乐的帮助，多项研究和保护项目得以开展，人们遂了解到了这一物种的重要性。”

The Memphis Zoo also underscored that it has been a privilege to host these incredible bears and that the impact the Chinese culture has had on the City of Memphis "will forever be remembered."

孟菲斯动物园还强调，他们非常荣幸能够接待这对令人惊艳的熊猫，中国文化对孟菲斯这座城市的影响“将永远被铭记”。

"Guests have traveled to Memphis to get a small taste of the exquisite culture of the People's Republic of China and Memphis Zoo is so thankful to have been a middle ground between two great nations," the zoo said.

动物园表示：“游客们来到孟菲斯是为了领略中华人民共和国精妙的文化，孟菲斯动物园非常感谢自己能够成为两个大国之间的中间地带。”

"It has been a wonderful 20 years fostering this relationship with Ya Ya, Le Le, and the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens and we look forward to continuing this partnership in the future," it added.

“我们与丫丫、乐乐和中国动物园协会已经建立了20年的美好关系，并且期待着在未来也继续这种伙伴关系，”动物园补充道。

Two other zoos in the United States -- the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, and Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia -- are housing giant pandas.

美国的另外两个动物园——位于华盛顿特区的史密森国家动物园和位于乔治亚州亚特兰大的亚特兰大动物园，将继续接待大熊猫。

Integral

英 [ˈɪntɪɡrəl , ɪnˈteɡrəl]  美 [ˈɪnteɡrəl , ɪnˈteɡrəl]

adj. 完整的

Underscore

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔ:(r)]  美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔ(r)]

v. 强调

Exquisite

英[ɪkˈskwɪzɪt]    美[ɪkˈskwɪzɪt]

adj.精致的

China will focus on ensuring stability in growth, employment and prices, in order to keep major economic indicators within a proper range, further stabilize and sustain economic development, and secure a good beginning for economic performance next year, according to decisions made on Tuesday at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.

国务院总理李克强20日主持召开国务院常务会议，指出要突出做好稳增长、稳就业、稳物价工作，保持经济运行在合理区间，促进经济进一步回稳向好、实现明年好的开局。

The meeting pointed out that although the economy has sustained the momentum of recovery and stable growth, its foundation is not solid. It is imperative to implement the decisions of the recent Central Economic Work Conference and better coordinate COVID-19 response with economic and social development.

会议指出，当前经济恢复和回稳，但基础还不牢固。要落实中央经济工作会议精神，更好统筹疫情防控和经济社会发展。

"This year, in the face of shocks from factors beyond expectation, we have managed to keep employment, prices and the overall economic performance stable, which is no easy feat," Li said, adding that "major economic indicators are on the whole kept within a proper range".

李克强指出，面对一系列超预期因素冲击，今年稳就业稳物价、稳住经济大盘工作成果极为不易，主要经济指标保持运行在合理区间。

The meeting noted that there is still room for bringing out the effects of the policy package for stabilizing the economy and its follow-up policies, especially construction of key projects and equipment upgrading and renovation.

会议指出，稳经济一揽子政策和接续措施仍有释放效应空间，特别是在重大项目建设和设备更新改造方面。

"The effective work we do now will help maintain stable growth next year," Li said. "It is crucial to seize the window of opportunity and maintain high vigilance. We have been improving COVID response measures, and as the situation in different localities varies, it is important to effectively implement policy measures in light of local conditions, and remove barriers and bottlenecks as needed."

李克强表示，现在工作做好了对明年稳增长也会起更多成效，要抓住时间窗口，狠抓政策落实。随着优化调整疫情防控措施的有序推进落实，由于各地情况不同，有关部门要再次督导地方落实稳经济一揽子政策措施。

It is also imperative to remain firmly committed to consolidating and developing the public sector, and to encouraging, supporting and guiding the development of the nonpublic sector, in order to shore up the confidence of private enterprises and support their greater development, the meeting decided.

会议指出，必须毫不动摇巩固和发展公有制经济，鼓励、支持、引导非公有制经济发展，以支持民营企业提振信心、更好发展。

In addition, the sound and sustained development of the platform economy will be supported. Efforts will be made to promote the orderly recovery of consumption of services in light of actual conditions.

此外，还将支持平台经济健康持续发展，结合实际促进服务消费有序恢复。

The 16 financial policies aimed at meeting people's basic housing needs and their wish to improve housing conditions, ensuring the delivery of pre-sold homes and supporting financing for the real estate sector, among others, will be implemented. Maximum convenience will be provided for foreign trade and investment negotiations.

落实支持刚性和改善性住房需求、保交楼和房企融资等16条金融政策。为国际贸易投资洽谈提供最大程度便利。

The meeting noted that China has maintained price stability this year against high global inflation. As New Year's Day and Spring Festival approach, it is imperative to ensure the supply of daily necessities and keep their prices stable.

会议指出，在全球高通胀背景下，今年我国物价保持平稳。元旦春节临近，要继续抓好生活品保供稳价。

Furthermore, solid efforts will be made to meet people's needs for anti-COVID-19 and medical supplies, and relevant enterprises will be supported in bringing production to full capacity. In addition, international cooperation will be enhanced, and urgently needed supplies will be imported as appropriate.

此外，要切实保障群众防疫和医疗物资需求，支持相关企业开足马力生产，并加强国际合作，合理进口急需品。

The meeting noted that 12 million new urban jobs have been created this year. However, keeping employment stable still faces pressure, and more solid work is needed to maintain job stability and meet people's basic needs.

会议指出，今年新增城镇就业1200万人，但当前稳就业压力依然较大，要进一步抓实稳就业保民生。

Policies to help enterprises overcome difficulties and stabilize and increase jobs must be implemented to good effect, the meeting decided. Concrete efforts will be made to help college graduates find jobs. Wage arrears for migrant workers will be redressed, and assistance will be provided to help them return to work on time after the holidays.

会议指出，要突出保市场主体稳就业，落实好助企纾困、稳岗拓岗各项举措。扎实做好大学毕业生就业工作。集中整治拖欠农民工工资问题，帮助农民工节后及时返岗。

Temporary assistance will be provided to people facing difficulties due to COVID-19, with priority given to those in emergency situations. Solid work will be done to secure the basic living needs of disaster-stricken populations.

对因疫困难群众予以临时救助，情况紧急的先行救助，切实保障受灾困难群众基本生活。

Coordinate

英 [kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt]  美 [koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt]

v. 协调

Indicator

英 [ˈɪndɪkeɪtə(r)]  美 [ˈɪndɪkeɪtər]

n. 指标

Arrear

英 [əˈrɪə]  美 [əˈrɪr]

n. 欠款

英语新闻｜核酸采样点变身“发热诊疗站”，网友点赞！

The Suzhou government in Jiangsu province has been praised recently by many Chinese netizens for being the first city in the country to transform nucleic acid sampling stations into fever clinics, which can provide fever and pain medications to people in need.

近日，江苏苏州成为全国第一个将核酸采样点改造为“发热诊疗站”的城市，为有需要的人提供退烧药和止痛药，网友纷纷点赞称，“值得推广”！

 Compared with those queuing for hours at hospitals, people visiting roadside fever clinics can finish the whole medical process in about 10 minutes. They can use their health insurance to get fever and pain medications, which are in short supply at the moment across the country.

据悉，市民可以不用去医院排几小时的队，在路边的发热诊疗站只需10分钟就能完成全科医生诊疗、开具处方、配药的过程。市民在发热诊疗站还可以使用医保购买退烧药和止痛药这类目前在全国范围内短缺的药物。

Cao Qiaolu, deputy director of Gusu District Community Health Management Center, said that the fever clinic enables residents to get help within a 15-minute walking distance. The clinichas doctors and pharmacists, and is equipped with oxygen concentrators.

苏州姑苏区社区卫生管理中心副主任曹巧璐介绍，发热诊疗站使居民能够在15分钟的步行距离内就获得帮助。诊所配备了医生和药剂师，还提供了氧气机等设备。

As of Sunday, Suzhou had established 1,035 roadside fever clinics. Neighboring city Wuxi has also established 1,519 similar fever clinics. As of Saturday, more than 16,000 people have visited the fever clinics, and more such clinics are under renovation and will be put into use soon.

截至18日，苏州已经设立了1035个发热诊疗站。邻近城市无锡也建立了1519个类似的发热诊疗站。截至17日，已有超过16000人到发热诊疗站就诊，更多此类诊所正在装修中，不久后将投入使用。

Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, has also rolled out similar measures to relieve the medication shortage. Nanjing's Jiangning district has sent 16 buses upgraded to treat fever to residential communities and local companies since Monday. All of its 154 residential community medical centers have opened fever clinics. Patients visiting the bus willbe offered a three-day dose pack, so that they don’t have to queue in the hospital.

江苏省会南京也推出了类似措施，以缓解用药压力。南京市江宁区从19日开始，向居民社区和当地公司派出了16辆升级版的“发热诊疗巴士”。同时，154个居民社区医疗中心都开设了发热门诊。每位到访巴士的病人将获得三天的药物，避免了在医院排队的需要。

Meanwhile, medications are becoming more available and accessible. Since Monday, Nanjing has provided 2 million fever medicine pills to local residents. A customer may purchase six pills each time at one of the 153 pharmacies selling fever medicine across the city.

除此之外，药物难买的情况也正在好转。自19日以来，南京已向当地居民提供了200万粒发烧药。顾客每次可以在全市153家销售退烧药的任意一家药店购买，每个顾客限购6粒。

Similar measures have also been introduced in cities of Shandong province. In Taierzhuang district of Zaozhuang, some testing sites have also been working as temporary fever clinics since Sunday.

山东省各城市也推出了类似的措施。在枣庄市台儿庄区，自18日起，一些检测点也开始作为临时发热诊疗站工作。

Chengwu county of Heze has upgraded 56 testing stations into fever treatment service stations to provide diagnosis and medicine. Each station has one doctor and one nurse on duty, and keeps medicines in stock.

菏泽市成武县也已将56个检测点升级为发热诊疗站，提供诊断治疗和药物。每个站都有一名医生和一名护士值班，并备有药品。

Medication

英 [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn]  美 [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]

n.药物

Pharmacist

英 [ˈfɑːməsɪst]  美 [ˈfɑːrməsɪst]

n.药剂师

Diagnosis

英 [ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs]  美 [ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsɪs]

n.诊断

Dongzhi, or Winter Solstice, is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. The Winter Solstice also marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. 

英语新闻｜专家预测明年春天疫情将恢复正常

China has optimized its COVID-19 response measures at the right time, amid the reduced fatality rate of the Omicron variant and the increased preparedness of the nation's healthcare system, experts said over the weekend.

本周末，专家表示，在奥密克戎病毒死亡率降低，国家医疗系统的准备程度提高的情况下，我国适时优化调整了新冠肺炎防控举措。

They cautioned that the country will face "waves of COVID-19 infection" through winter, but added that the overall epidemic situation is controllable and a return to full normalcy can be expected by spring.

专家提醒，整个冬季，我国将面临“新冠肺炎感染潮”，但总体疫情是可控的，预计明年春天将恢复完全正常。

Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the rate of severe and critical cases plummeted from 16.47 percent in 2020 to 3.32 percent last year. By Dec 5, the rate further dropped to 0.18 percent.

中国疾病预防控制中心首席流行病专家吴尊友表示，中国新冠重症、危重症的比例从2020年的16.47%下降到去年的3.32%，再下降到今年12月的0.18%，重症与病死率都在逐渐下降。

"The past three years have been very difficult. We have waited for the virus to become less virulent and less of a threat to people's health. We have also earned plenty of time to expand our vaccination reach and build our capacity to cope with the disease," he said at a forum held on Saturday.

“过去三年非常艰难。我们一直在等待新冠病毒的致病性也逐渐减弱到同流感病毒一般，甚至低于流感病毒。中国防疫的3年里，让更多人完成了疫苗接种，形成足够的防护力。”12月17日吴尊友在论坛上指出。

On Dec 7, China released a set of 10 optimized COVID-19 rules, including allowing asymptomatic cases and patients with mild symptoms to isolate at home and restricting the need for mass testing.

12月7日，中国宣布防疫“新十条”，包括允许具备居家隔离条件的无症状感染者和轻型病例采取居家隔离，并限制大规模检测的开展。

Wu said these policy adjustments were rolled out when the number of deaths per week globally had hit the lowest level and stayed below 10,000 for consecutive weeks.

吴尊友解释说，新十条的宣布时间，正是全球过去3年每周报告死亡人数的最低点，也是连续几周每周报告病例死亡数低于一万的时间点。

"If these measures were announced earlier, say at the beginning of this year, the mainland would have seen 866,000 to 1.039 million more deaths," he said.

吴尊友说：“按照推算，若是将“新十条”提前公布，将会造成多数百万人死亡。哪怕是提前到今年年初公布，中国大陆就会多死亡86.6万—103.9万人。”

Zeng Guang, a former researcher at the China CDC, observed that the COVID-19 infection has changed with time. While its transmissibility has increased, its ability to cause death has declined.

中国疾病预防控制中心流行病学前首席科学家曾光观察到，新冠肺炎感染随着时间的推移而发生变化。虽然病毒的传播性增加了，但致死性下降了。

"The 10 new measures, which are also meant to facilitate opening-up, couldn't have come at a more opportune moment," he said during another online event on Saturday.

12月17日，曾光在一场线上论坛中谈到，新十条是为了促进开放，从公共卫生角度来看，这是一个较好的转折点。

The high transmissibility rate of the Omicron variant, the cold weather and the waning immunity from vaccination are all contributing to the rising number of infections in many regions, Zeng said.

曾光表示，奥密克戎变异株的高传播率、寒冷的天气以及疫苗免疫效力的下降都是许多地区感染人数上升的原因。

"Beijing and many local governments have launched targeted emergency measures to prevent overstretching of their local medical systems. The overall situation is under control and is set to improve," he added.

“北京的措施正在向全国普及，很多省也提出了相似的对策，预防医疗挤兑。我相信形势可控，形势会越来越好。”曾光补充说。

Chief epidemiologist Wu said that the mainland will likely be hit by three more waves of COVID-19 infection in the coming months. Large cities are already facing the first wave, which began in mid-December and will continue till mid-January.

首席流行病专家吴尊友表示，今冬疫情可以概括为“一峰三波”， 从12月中旬到1月中旬将是第一波疫情，第一波以城市为主。

Traveling by migrant workers during the Spring Festival holiday will fuel the second wave and the third wave will occur when these workers return to their workplaces between late February and mid-March.

第二波是1月下旬到2月中旬，春节前的人员流动造成第二波疫情上升。第三波是2月下旬到3月中旬，春节后返岗返工。

"Around 10 to 30 percent of Chinese people will get infected this winter, and the fatality rate will range from 0.09 to 0.16 percent," he said.

吴尊友表示，估计今冬疫情感染率在10%到30%。死亡率将在0.09%到0.16%之间。

To step up preparedness, Wu recommended getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, maintaining hand hygiene and wearing masks. More efforts should be devoted to protecting vulnerable groups, he said.

吴尊友建议大家做好准备，打加强针、戴口罩、保持手卫生，每个人都要保护好自己，此外要重点保护好脆弱人群。

Zhang Boli, a top traditional Chinese medicine expert and an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that the epidemic is expected to stabilize by spring, following a peak in January and February, and people will be able to resume their normal lives.

顶级中医专家、中国工程院院士张伯礼表示，预计疫情将在1月和2月达到高峰后，在春季稳定下来，人们将能够恢复正常生活。

Liang Wannian, a senior expert with the National Health Commission, said the number of severe cases and the strain on hospitals should be closely monitored to map the possibility of outbreaks.

国家卫生健康委专家梁万年表示，应密切监测重症病例数量和医院压力，以确定疫情爆发的可能性。

Liang said pressing tasks at present include raising vaccination rates among the elderly and those with chronic diseases, stocking up on medical equipment, strengthening hospital capacity and stepping up surveillance of viral mutations.

梁万年表示，目前的紧迫任务包括提高老年人和慢性病患者的疫苗接种率、储备医疗设备、提升医院反应能力，并加强病毒突变监测。

Preparedness

英 [prɪˈpeərɪdnəs]  美 [prɪˈperdnəs]

n. 做好准备

Epidemiologist

英 [ˌepɪˌdiːmiˈɒlədʒɪst]  美 [ˌepɪˌdiːmiˈɑːlədʒɪst]

n.流行病学家

Transmissibility

英 [trænsˌmɪsəˈbɪləti]  美 [trænsmɪsəˈbɪlɪti]

n. 传递性

After finally winning the World Cup, Lionel Messi made his strongest case yet to be considered soccer's greatest player of all time.

最终赢得世界杯，这可以看成是梅西被归为世界最佳足球运动员的最有力证据。

It will never be possible to say definitively, though, even after Argentina's 4-2 penalty shootout victory over France on Sunday in the final at Lusail Stadium.

但凡事都没有绝对，即便他率领阿根廷队在卢塞尔体育场以点球大战4比2淘汰了法国取得胜利。

Messi has been his country's inspiration throughout the tournament in Qatar and scored twice in the game that finished 3-3 through extra time.

梅西在整个卡塔尔世界杯期间一直是阿根廷队的灵魂人物，并在加时赛中梅开二度，在加时赛中取得3-3的成绩。

"It's just crazy that it became a reality this way," Messi said. "I craved for this so much. I knew God would bring this gift to me. I had the feeling that this was the one."

“以这种方式实现实在是太疯狂了，”梅西说。“我非常渴望赢得冠军。我知道上帝会把这份礼物带给我。我有过一种感觉就是这样的。”

Kylian Mbappe certainly made Messi work for a golden trophy that had eluded him throughout his storied career. The France forward scored a hat-trick as the defending champions came back from 2-0 down and then evened the match again after Messi made it 3-2 in extra time.

姆巴佩(Kylian Mbappe)的存在无疑让梅西为这座大力神杯而努力，而在他传奇的职业生涯中，这座奖杯一直与他无缘。这位法国前锋上演帽子戏法，帮助卫冕冠军在0-2落后的情况下扳回一局，随后又在加时赛中，在梅西将比分改写为3-2的情况下，姆巴佩再次扳平比分。

But this was Messi's night and Messi's World Cup.

但这是梅西的夜晚，也是梅西的世界杯。

"It took so long, but here it is," Messi said. "We suffered a lot, but we managed to do it."

梅西说："我们花了很长时间，而此刻它就在眼前。"梅西说。"我们历经磨难，但我们做到了"。

For some, no one will ever surpass Pele, who won the World Cup three times with Brazil. Even in Messi's homeland of Argentina, Diego Maradona remains, for many, the country's ultimate soccer icon after captaining the national team to the 1986 World Cup title.

对一些人来说，没有人能够超越贝利，他曾三次随巴西队赢得世界杯。即使在梅西的祖国阿根廷，在迭戈·马拉多纳（Diego Maradona）率领国家队获得1986年世界杯冠军后，人们将他视为国家的终极足球偶像。

And for the past 15 years or so, Messi has had a personal rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo just to establish himself as the finest player of his generation.

而在过去的15年中，为了将自己打造成他这一代最优秀的球员，梅西与克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多（Cristiano Ronaldo）一直进行着个人竞争。

Competition is fierce when it comes to determining the greatest of all time, or the GOAT, as it has come to be known. It can come down to the smallest of margins that separate players of such brilliance.

众所周知，史上最佳或最伟大球员的评选竞争非常激烈。最终将用最小的差距来区分一众杰出球员。

Messi's failure to win the sport's biggest prize has always counted against him when measuring his achievements against Pele and Maradona. The same goes for Ronaldo.

与贝利和马拉多纳相比，梅西未能获得足坛最高奖项一直是他的劣势。罗纳尔多也是如此。

Messi is a seven-time winner of the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world and lifted club soccer's biggest prize, the Champions League trophy, on four occasions. He ended his wait for a first major trophy with his country at last year's Copa America.

梅西曾七次获得世界最佳球员金球奖，并四次捧起俱乐部足球的最高奖项——欧洲冠军联赛奖杯。去年，他首次代表国家队赢得美洲杯。

The World Cup, however, is the ultimate measure of greatness and Pele and Maradona secured immortality with inspirational performances on that stage.

然而，世界杯才是衡量伟大球员的终极标准，而贝利和马拉多纳在这一舞台上凭着鼓舞人心的发挥成就了不朽传奇。

That had eluded Messi until Sunday.

在这周日之前，梅西一直与世界杯擦肩而过。

Yes, he was part of the Argentina team that lost to Germany 1-0 in the 2014 final, but the magic he produced game in, game out during his peak years for Barcelona never seemed to translate when wearing the blue and white stripes of his country.

没错，他作为阿根廷队的一员，曾在2014年的决赛中以1-0输给了德国队，他在为巴萨效力的巅峰时期所创造的奇迹，似乎从未在身披国家队蓝白条纹的时候得到体现。

At 35 and nearing the end of his career, the tournament in Qatar was widely seen as his final shot at the World Cup. And if that is the case, he saved his best for last.

35岁的他已经接近职业生涯的尾声，人们普遍认为卡塔尔世界杯是他在世界杯上的最后一战。如果的确如此，他在此留下了自己最好的一面。

Messi does not dominate over 90 minutes anymore, but instead decides matches with moments of genius. He scored seven goals in Qatar, but, arguably, his assists have been more memorable.

梅西不再主宰90分钟的比赛，而是在关键时刻发挥天才般的作用决定比赛。他在卡塔尔世界杯踢进了7个球，但可以说，他的助攻更令人难忘。

His disguised pass for Nahuel Molina's goal against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals was weighted and measured to perfection. His twisting and turning run to beat Croatia defender Joško Gvardiol and set up teammate Julian Alvarez in the semifinals felt like peak Messi, only in slow motion.

在四分之一决赛对阵荷兰队的比赛中，他为纳胡尔·莫利纳(Nahuel Molina)的进球做出了伪装传球，堪称完美表现。在半决赛中击败克罗地亚后卫约斯科·格瓦迪奥尔（Joško Gvardiol）并助攻队友朱利安·阿尔瓦雷斯（Julian Alvarez），这转身跑动的感觉就像巅峰期的梅西，只不过变成了慢动作。

He has now surpassed Pele with 13 goals at World Cups and is tied for fourth with Just Fontaine on the all-time list. His seven in this year's tournament surpassed Maradona's five at the 1986 edition in Mexico.

现在，他已经在世界杯上以13个进球超越贝利，并在所有的进球名单中与贾斯特·方丹（Just Fontaine）并列第四。他在今年比赛中的7个进球超过了马拉多纳在1986年墨西哥世界杯上的5个。

Messi has now scored a national team-record 98 goals in 172 games. That places him third in the all-time scoring list for men's internationals, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (118) and Ali Daei (109).

梅西现在已经在172场比赛中打入98球，创下了国家队纪录，他凭借这一点在男子国家队历史得分榜上排名第三，仅次于克里斯蒂亚·诺罗纳尔多（Cristiano Ronaldo ）（118分）和阿里代伊（Ali Daei）（109分）。

There has been a sense of destiny for Messi and Argentina, even after its shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the team's opening game of the World Cup.

对于梅西和阿根廷来说，一直有一种命运感，即使是球队在世界杯揭幕战中以2-1的比分输给沙特阿拉伯，也仍是如此。

Messi had to summon every bit of energy in his aging limbs to get Argentina through the final and hold off Mbappe. Leading 2-0 and cruising to the title as the game approached the last 10 minutes, Mbappe intervened to remind everyone that he has already overtaken Messi and Ronaldo as the best player in the world right now.

梅西不得不调动起他不再健壮如初的每一丝力量来帮助阿根廷队完成决赛，并阻止姆巴佩的进攻。在比赛接近最后10分钟时，他们以2比0领先，在即将顺利夺冠的时刻，姆巴佩打断了这一切，并提醒着大家，他已经超过梅西和罗纳尔多，成为目前世界上最好的球员。

He scored in the 80th and 81st minutes to turn the game upside down.

他在第80分钟和第81分钟的进球让比赛发生了翻天覆地的变化。

When Messi put Argentina back in front in the 108th minute, he looked to have scored the winner. But Mbappe's penalty in the 118th saw the Paris Saint-Germain star complete the first hat-trick in a World Cup final in 56 years.

梅西在第108分钟让阿根廷队重新领先时，他似乎踢进了制胜球。但姆巴佩在第118分钟的点球让这位巴黎圣日耳曼球星在世界杯决赛中完成了56年来的首次帽子戏法。

In the penalty shootout, Gonzalo Montiel scored the decisive kick to secure Messi's place among the pantheon of greats and, perhaps, confirm his position as the true GOAT.

在点球大战中，冈萨罗·蒙蒂尔踢进了决定性的一球，确保了梅西在伟大神坛的地位，或许也证实了他作为真正意义上“历史最佳球员”的地位。

Source: Agencies via Xinhua

资料来源：新华社

Trophy

英 [ˈtrəʊfi]    美 [ˈtroʊfi]

n. 奖杯（牌）

Immortality

英 [ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti] 美 [ˌɪmɔːrˈtæləti]

n. 不朽

Intervene

英[ˌɪntəˈviːn]美[ˌɪntərˈviːn]

v.介入

GOAT: Goat in soccer:  is a term used as an acronym for the“Greatest of All Time”.

英语新闻｜警惕！超10亿年轻人听力或受损

11月15日，由世界卫生组织（WHO）发起的一项研究显示，全世界约有10亿年轻人可能因戴耳机或参加环境嘈杂的娱乐活动面临听力受损的风险。

Around 1 billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research led by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated on Nov 15.

这项研究呼吁年轻人审视他们的听觉习惯，并敦促政府和制造商做更多工作来保护未来年轻一代的听力。

The study called on young people to be more careful about their listening habits, and urged governments and manufacturers to do more to protect future hearing.

相关文献发表在《英国医学杂志·全球卫生》（BMJ Global Health）上，它分析了过去20年里33项数据研究，涉及英语、西班牙语、法语和俄语，囊括1.9万多名年龄跨度在12-34岁的实验参与者。

The analysis published in the journal BMJ Global Health looked at data from 33 studies published in English, Spanish, French and Russian over the last two decades covering more than 19,000 participants aged between 12-34.

该研究发现，24%的年轻人在使用耳机和智能手机等设备时有不安全的聆听行为；48%的人进入娱乐场所（如音乐会或夜店）时暴露在了不安全的噪音指数中。

It found that 24 percent of the young people had unsafe listening practices while using headphones with devices such as smartphones. And 48 percent were found to have been exposed to unsafe noise levels at entertainment venues such as concerts or nightclubs.

综合这些发现，该研究估计有67万至13.5亿年轻人可能面临听力受损的风险。

Combining these findings, the study estimated that between 670,000 to 1.35 billion young people could be at risk of hearing loss.

该研究的第一作者、南卡罗来纳州医科大学的听力学家劳伦·迪拉德（Lauren Dillard）说，一些年轻人同时存在上述两个滥用听觉的习惯。

Some young people are probably at risk from both factors, said Lauren Dillard, an audiologist at the Medical University of South Carolina and the study's first author.

迪拉德说，暴露在过高音量的声音中会使耳朵的感觉细胞和结构疲劳。如果持续时间过长，它们可能会受到永久性损伤，导致听力丧失、耳鸣或两者兼有。

Exposure to sound at too high a volume can fatigue the sensory cells and structures in the ear, Dillard said. If that goes on for too long, they can become permanently damaged, resulting in hearing loss, tinnitus or both.

该研究称，人们使用耳机听音乐时通常会选择高达105分贝的音量，娱乐场所的音量通常在104至112分贝之间；而专家建议的成年人最高安全音量为80分贝，儿童是75分贝。

Plugged into a smartphone downloaded with MP3 audio files, listeners often choose volumes as high as 105 decibels, and venues often range from 104 to 112 decibels, the study said. But the maximum safe volume recommended by experts is 80 decibels for adults and 75 decibels for children.

迪拉德说，人们降低耳机听力损失风险的最好方法是调低音量并缩短收听时间，并建议耳机用户应该使用智能手机上的设置或应用程序来监测音量水平。

Dillard said the best way for people to lessen their risk of hearing loss from headphones is to turn down the volume and listen for shorter periods. And headphone users should use settings or apps on smartphones to monitor sound levels, Dillard advised.

迪拉德补充道，专家无法确定哪种耳机最安全，但她建议使用降噪耳机。在嘈杂的环境中，降噪耳机可以帮助避免“调大你的音乐以试图淹没所有的背景噪音”。

Experts cannot conclusively say which headphones are the safest for listening, Dillard said, but she did recommend using ones that reduce background noise. In loud environments, noise-canceling headphones can help avoid "cranking up your music to try to drown out all that background noise," she said.

她建议，在音乐会或夜店等喧闹场所中应该戴上耳塞，并补充说：“也许站在前面的扬声器旁很有趣，但长远来看这无益于你的身体健康。所有暴露在噪音环境里带来的恶果，会在你整个生命过程中逐渐累积，然后当你67岁时，就会知道这种伤害究竟有多大。”

Earplugs should be worn at loud events like concerts or nightclubs, she said, adding, "Maybe it's fun to be in the front by the speakers, but it's not a good idea for your long-term health. All of these behaviors, these exposures can compound over the course of your entire life, and then when you're 67 years old, it can have a pretty big impact," she said.

同时迪拉德呼吁各国政府遵守世卫组织关于听觉安全使用的指南，包括监测和限制公共娱乐场所的音量。她还敦促手机等移动终端制造商在音量过大时向听众发出警告，并设置家长锁功能，以限制儿童接触噪音。

Dillard called on governments to comply with WHO guidelines on safe listening, including making sure venues monitor and limit music levels. She also urged companies that make devices like phones to warn listeners when the volume is too loud, and to include parental locks to restrict children's exposure.

南非比勒陀利亚大学听力学教授斯瓦内普尔（De Wet Swanepoel）在一封电子邮件中说：“听觉是连接我们和我们所爱的人的感官。照顾好我们的听力是维系亲密关系、保持总体健康、获得幸福的关键。成年早期就应加强听力保护，这对避免年长后的听力损失至关重要。”

“Hearing is the sense that connects us to the people we love,” Swanepoel said in an email. “Taking care of our hearing is key to maintaining healthy relationship(s) and general health and well-being. Primary prevention in early adults is critical to avoid earlier onset and accelerated age-related hearing loss.”

Audiologist

英 [ˌɔːdiˈɒlədʒɪst]  美 [ˌɔːdiˈɑːlədʒɪst]

n. 听力学家

Tinnitus

英 [ˈtɪnɪtəs]  美 [ˈtɪnɪtəs]

n. 耳鸣

Decibel

英 [ˈdesɪbel]  美 [ˈdesəbel]

n. 分贝

英语新闻｜阿根廷夺冠！梅西终圆梦

Argentina won possibly the greatest World Cup final ever after a penalty shootout that followed a 3-3 draw after extra time here on Sunday.

12月18日，在加时赛后，阿根廷队以3比3战平，经过点球大战，赢得了可能是世界杯历史上最伟大的决赛。

Lionel Messi scored twice and Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick, but Emiliano Martinez's save from Kingsley Coman's spot-kick in the shootout was decisive with Aurelien Tchouameni also firing wide for the French, who had twice come back after looking out of the game.

梅西梅开二度，姆巴佩上演帽子戏法，但在点球大战中，埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯扑出了金斯利·科曼的点球，这是决定性的，而奥勒连·乔梅尼也为法国队射偏，法国队两次在看空比赛后扳回一球。

Messi opened the scoring with a 23rd-minute penalty after Ousmane Dembele clipped Angel Di Maria's heel.

第23分钟，登贝莱踢到了迪马利亚的脚后跟，梅西罚进点球，首开纪录。

Di Maria doubled their lead in the 36th minute, finishing off an excellent team goal from a perfect counter-attack.

迪马利亚在第36分钟通过一次完美的反击完成了一个出色的团队进球，扩大了领先优势。

Argentina looked to be in complete control, and the French didn't even have a shot until the 67th minute when Randal Kolo Muani headed well wide.

阿根廷看起来完全控制了比赛，法国人甚至没有机会射门，直到第67分钟，兰德尔·科洛·穆阿尼头球打偏。

Mbappe gave France a lifeline with an 80th-minute penalty after Nicolas Otamendi bundled over Kolo Muani, and a minute later he equalized with a thumping volley from Coman's clipped pass.

在尼古拉斯·奥塔门迪撞倒科洛·穆阿尼后，姆巴佩在第80分钟射中的点球为法国队提供了救命稻草。一分钟后，科曼的凌空抽射扳平了比分。

Mbappe went close to a third before 90 minutes were up, but his shot was deflected over and the match went into extra time.

姆巴佩在90分钟结束前差点进三分，但他的射门被打偏，比赛进入加时赛。

Messi put Argentina back in front in the 108th minute, firing home from close range after Hugo Lloris had done well to block a shot from Argentina substitute Lautaro Martinez, but Mbappe equalized again from the penalty spot after his shot was blocked by Gonzalo Montiel's arm.

比赛进行到第108分钟，梅西在乌戈·洛里斯成功封堵阿根廷替补球员劳塔罗·马丁内斯的射门后，近距离射门将比分扳平，但姆巴佩的射门被蒙蒂尔的手臂挡出，点球再次扳平比分。

Emiliano then saved from Kolo Muani with virtually the last kick of the game to take the final to penalties.

埃米利亚诺随后在比赛的最后一脚扑出了穆阿尼的射门，将决赛带入了点球大战。

Shootout

英 [ˈʃuːtˌaʊt]  美 [ˈʃuːtaʊt]

n.射门

Penalty

英 [ˈpenəlti]  美 [ˈpenəlti]

n.罚球

Deflect

英 [dɪˈflekt]  美 [dɪˈflekt]

v.偏斜

英语新闻｜梅西确认！这是他最后一届世界杯

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar almost complete, the quadrennial tournament has provided a platform for some of the globe’s biggest stars to compete for a chance to represent their country in a tournament like no other.

随着2022 年卡塔尔 FIFA 世界杯即将结束，四年一度的锦标赛为全球一些最伟大的明星提供了一个平台，让他们有机会代表自己的国家参加一场与众不同的比赛。

However, some stars could be playing in their final tournament due to how old they’ll be for the next World Cup in 2026. 

然而，考虑到他们在2026 年下一届世界杯的年龄，一些球星可能会参加他们的最后一场比赛。 

Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last FIFA World Cup game when Argentina takes on France or Morocco in Sunday’s final in Qatar.

卡塔尔世界杯足球赛决赛将成为梅西的最后一场世界杯比赛，这是这位阿根廷球星当地时间14日在接受本国媒体采访时确认的。

Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semifinal on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its first World Cup title since 1986.

在当地时间13日晚进行的世界杯半决赛中，梅西一传一射帮助阿根廷队3:0战胜克罗地亚队。阿根廷队曾于1986年夺得世界杯冠军，2014年跻身世界杯决赛后不敌德国，获得亚军。八年后，“潘帕斯雄鹰”再次向世界足坛最高荣誉发起冲锋。

“I feel very happy, to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final,” Messi told Argentine mediaoutlet Diario Deportivo Ole.

“我非常高兴能达到这个目标，用一场决赛来结束自己的世界杯之旅。

“It’s many years till the next World Cup and I don’t think I’ll be able to do it. Ending it like this, it’s the best,” added the Argentinian captain.

下一届世界杯还需要很多年，我不认为我还能做到，这样结束是最好的结果。”梅西在接受阿根廷媒体采访时说。

The 35-year-old is playing at his fifth World Cup, surpassing the four of Diego Maradona and Javier Mascherano.

这是这位35岁的老将第五次参加世界杯，超过了四次参加世界杯的马拉多纳和马斯切拉诺。

With his fifth goal in Qatar, he also surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the top Albiceleste scorer at World Cups, netting 11 times.

赢下这场半决赛后，35岁的梅西打破了一系列纪录——他在卡塔尔世界杯已经打入5球，这让他在世界杯决赛阶段的进球总数达到11个，超越巴蒂斯图塔成为阿根廷队在世界杯上的第一射手

“It’s all well and good (the records), but the important thing is to be able to achieve the group objective, which is the most beautiful thing of all,” Messi added. “We’re just one step away, after fighting hard, and we’re going to give everything to try to make it happen this time.”

“这些纪录都很好，但更重要的是能够实现整个球队的目标，现在我们（距离冠军）只有一步之遥，经过了艰苦的战斗，我们将竭尽全力争取实现这一目标。”梅西说。

Net

英[net]；美[net]

v. （将球）踢入球门，射入球门

quadrennial

英[kwɒdˈrenɪəl]；美[kwɑdˈrenɪəl]

adj. 每四年一次的；连续四年的

outlet

英[ˈaʊtlet]；美[ˈaʊtlet]

n. 从事大众媒体行业的公司