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  • 英语新闻 | 北雨南热!南方多地开启“高温周”

    英语新闻|北雨南热!南方多地开启“高温周”


    The southwest Sichuan basin and southern parts of China may see temperatures as high as 40 C or more over the next 10 days, according to the National Meteorological Center.

    据中国国家气象中心的数据预计,未来10天,四川盆地西南部和我国南部地区的气温可达40℃以上。

    The notice comes on the back of a recent spate of extremely hot weather across the country, the latest being on Sunday when a yellow alert was issued for central, southern and northwestern parts of China.

    近期全国范围内多个省份出现出现极端高温天气,中国气象台持续发布高温预警。最近一次在7月10日,我国中部、南部和西北部地区发布了高温黄色预警。

    Provinces and regions such as Northwest China's Shaanxi and Xinjiang, East China's Zhejiang and Fujian, and Chongqing and Sichuan in the southwest saw the mercury rise to as much as 40 C on Sunday.

    7月10日,我国西北的陕西和新疆、华东的浙江和福建、以及西南的重庆和四川等地气温高达40℃。

    Shanghai issued its first red alert of the summer as temperatures in the city's downtown Xuhui district hit 40 C on Sunday afternoon. The heat wave that has lingered since July 5 is expected to persist in the coming days, according to the Shanghai Meteorological Service.

    10日下午,据上海气象局公布的最新数据,市中心徐汇区的最高气温定格40℃,上海发布今夏季首个高温红色预警。预报显示,自7月5日以来的酷热高温天气预计将在未来几天持续存在。

    This is the first time Shanghai has experienced a heat wave with temperatures hitting 40 C in five years, and also the earliest date temperatures have ever hit 40 C in the city.

    这是上海近五年来首次出现40℃高温热浪,也是该市自有气象记录以来,最早达到40℃的一天。

    The continuous high temperatures are likely to impact power supply and water usage, and could harm health and agriculture, according to the center.

    上海市气象局表示,持续的高温天气对电力供应、水资源配置、人体健康、农业生产等都会产生不利影响。

    The high temperatures and a shortage of rainfall have already caused droughts in some northern parts of the country such as the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Shaanxi and Gansu province, according to a recent release by the Ministry of Emergency Management.

    根据应急管理部最近发布的消息,受高温天气和降水偏少的影响,我国内蒙古、陕西和甘肃等北部部分地区受旱较重。

    The ministry said the droughts may continue and worsen due to the high temperatures and lack of moisture in the soil.

    该部表示,由于持续的高温少雨天气,加速土壤失墒,旱情可能持续和发展。

    On Saturday, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters took emergency measures in Shaanxi, Gansu and Inner Mongolia.

    7月9日,国家防汛抗旱总指挥部针对陕西、甘肃、内蒙古等地启动抗旱四级应急响应。

    The headquarters required these regions to enhance their monitoring of the droughts and provide precise analysis and timely reporting.

    国家防总要求相关省份加强旱情监测和分析研判,及时统计报告旱情信息。

    Fire brigades have been organized to transport water for people to drink and for agricultural use to reduce possible losses.

    现已组织国家综合性消防救援队伍拉水送水,确保群众饮水安全,保障农业生产用水,最大程度减轻干旱影响和损失。

    mercury

    英[ˈmɜːkjəri];美[ˈmɜːrkjəri]

    n. [化]汞,水银; [天]水星; 温度表; 精神,元气

    linger

    英[ˈlɪŋɡə(r)];美[ˈlɪŋɡər]

    vi.逗留,徘徊; 缓慢消失

    moisture

    英[ˈmɔɪstʃə(r)];美[ˈmɔɪstʃər]

    n.水分; 湿气; 潮湿; 降雨量


    3 min
  • 英语新闻集锦 | 马斯克终止对推特的收购

    俄罗斯铺设草莓味柏油马路|Russian lays strawberry asphalt road

    Laid on June 30th, in Leningrad's Vsevolozhsk district, a 700-meter-long strawberry-scented asphalt road is part of Russia's Safe High-Quality Roads project.

    日前,在列宁格勒弗谢沃洛日斯克区铺就了一条700米长的草莓味柏油路,这是俄罗斯安全优质道路工程的一部分。

    About 300 tons of strawberry-scented asphalt mix were produced for this experiment.

    承包商为这次试验生产了约300吨草莓味柏油混合材料。

    It's unclear how successful the experiment actually was, or how long the scent of strawberries lasted, but the contractor did mention that the strawberry scent does not affect the quality of the asphalt.

    目前还不清楚这次试验有多成功,也不知道草莓味能持续多久,但是承包商明确提到草莓味不会影响柏油质量。

    马斯克终止对推特的收购|Elon Musk decides to terminate Twitter deal

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided on Friday to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, blaming the company for withholding information on its number of spam and fake accounts.

    特斯拉公司首席执行官埃隆•马斯克当地时间8日表示,将终止对推特的440亿美元收购计划,理由是推特无法准确提供垃圾邮件及虚假账户数据信息。

    Musk's lawyer claimed Twitter failed to comply with its obligations in the merger agreement and was "in material breach of multiple provisions" of the agreement signed in April.

    马斯克的律师表示,推特公司没有“遵守其合同义务”并严重违反了4月签署的协议中的多项条款。

    Twitter's Board Chair Bret Taylor said the company is committed to closing the deal on the price and terms agreed upon with Musk, and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the agreement.

    推特公司董事会主席布雷特•泰勒而后表示,推特致力于按照与马斯克商定的价格和条款完成交易,并计划采取法律行动来推动协议。

    冬奥场馆“冰丝带”对外开放|"Ice Ribbon" opens to public

    The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics' National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the "Ice Ribbon", opened to the public on Saturday.

    7月9日,作为北京2022年冬奥会标志性场馆,国家速滑馆“冰丝带”正式面向社会开放。

    Visitors can take photos with Beijing 2022 mascot Bing Dwen Dwen and tour the Champions Wall.

    游客们可以和北京2022年冬奥会吉祥物冰墩墩合影,还可以参观冠军墙。

    They can also enjoy a skating experience on 12,000 square meters of the "fastest ice" at sea level.

    他们还可以在1.2万平方米的冰面上体验冬奥“最快的冰”。

    Stadium also features a podium for visitors to simulate the medal award ceremony.

    场馆里还保留了领奖台,游客可以体验颁奖仪式。

    中国第一颗综合性太阳探测卫星全球征名啦!|China requests names for solar observatory

    The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has initiated a call for suggestions to name the country's newest solar observatory, which will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit in October.

    日前,中国科学院为我国最新的综合性太阳探测卫星发起了全球命名征集活动,该卫星将于今年10月发射升空。

    The newest Chinese solar observation satellite, the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), is to help solar physicists study the relationships between the solar magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).

    这个最新的太阳探测专用卫星——“先进天基太阳天文台“(ASO-S)将帮助太阳物理学家研究太阳磁场、太阳耀斑和日冕物质抛射之间的相互关系。

    Together with other observatories, it will provide a fuller picture of solar activity and dynamics for studies on the sun.

    它将与其他类似的天文台一起,为太阳研究工作提供更全面的太阳活动和动力学图片。

    asphalt

    英[ˈæsfælt];美[ˈæsfɔlt]

    n. 沥青,柏油;(铺路等用的)沥青混合料

    withhold

    英[wɪðˈhəʊld];美[wɪðˈhoʊld]

    v. 拒绝给;扣留

    podium

    英[ˈpəʊdiəm];美[ˈpoʊdiəm]

    n.表演台;讲台;乐队指挥台;领奖台

    observatory

    英[əbˈzɜːvətri];美[əbˈzɜːrvətɔːri]

    n. 天文台;气象台;瞭望台


    3 min
  • 英语新闻︱中国多地最新疫情防控措施

    英语新闻︱中国多地最新疫情防控措施


    Concrete and effective measures are being introduced tocurbthe spread of COVID-19 on the mainland during the summer holidays, as the government tries tocome to grips with multiple outbreaks and maintain its dynamic COVID-zero strategy.

    为做好暑假期间新冠肺炎疫情防控工作,政府继续采取精准有效措施遏制多地疫情暴发,继续实行动态清零政策。

    The mainland reported 65 locally transmitted confirmed cases on Saturday, with authorities indicating that the epidemic is stillgrimand complex.

    7月9日报告全国新增确诊本土病例65例,疫情形势仍然复杂严峻。

    In Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, health officials have urged locals not to visit high and medium-risk areas and regions that have reported COVID-19 cases within seven days during the summer holidays.

    广州市卫健委提醒民众,暑假期间避免前往中高风险区及7天内发生过本土疫情的县(市、区)。

    "Parents and their children should understand local epidemic situations and epidemic prevention policies before they start traveling to other cities and regions," Chen Bin, the city health commission's deputy director and spokeswoman, said at a news conference on Sunday.

    7月10日,广州市召开疫情防控新闻发布会。广州市卫生健康委副主任、新闻发言人陈斌表示,“暑假带孩子出门旅行是许多市民朋友的优先选择。疫情期间出行,特别是准备出省跨区旅行,一定要提前了解当地的疫情形势和防控政策,了解目的地近期是否有本土病例报告,避免前往中高风险区及7天内发生过本土疫情的县(市、区)。”

     "Also, those who return to Guangzhou are required to show a negative nucleic acid test and report their travel history to health departments and neighborhood committees," she said.

    “此外来(返)穗人员需要出示核酸检测阴性证明,并密切注意当地的疫情和政府、卫生、旅游等部门的通告,返穗后请按照34号通告的规定及时报备、检测核酸,按要求接受相应健康管理。”

    The official made the remarks after the southernmetropolisreported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in the 24 hours leading up to 8 am on Sunday.

    The new cases have pushed the city's total number of infections to nine since Friday.

    7月9日8时至10日8时,广州本次疫情新增3例新冠病毒本土感染者。7月8日至今,本次疫情累计报告感染者9例。

    According to a statement released by the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission on Sunday, the province, known as the southern gateway of the motherland, reported 17 confirmed cases, plus eight asymptomatic ones on Saturday.

    7月10日广东通报全省累计本土确诊病例17例,新增本土无症状感染者8例。

    At a previous news conference held on Saturday, Chen said based on an epidemiological investigation and gene sequencing, medical experts believe the city's infections belonged to the same transmission chain that was imported by two couples who returned to Guangzhou on July 5 after taking a road trip outside the city.

    The couples were four of the five confirmed cases detected in Guangzhou on Saturday, she said.

    7月10日,陈斌在疫情防控新闻发布会上表示,“综合目前流调、核酸检测、环境采样、病毒基因测序结果等情况,上述新增感染者为同一传播链,经专家研判为自驾游外地市感染输入聚集性疫情。5名确诊病例中包括两对夫妻,于6月20日起结伴到外地市自驾游,7月5日晚返穗。”

    Zhang Zhoubin, Party secretary of the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said gene sequencing indicated the recent cases were infected with the Omicron BA.2.3 subvariant that is not homologous with previous cases detected in Guangdong.

    7月9日,在广州市疫情防控新闻发布会上,广州市疾控中心党委书记张周斌介绍,基因检测结果显示这次毒株是BA2.3,和广东省已经报告的感染者的基因测序结果均不同源。

    Shanghai reported the first local case of the Omicronsubvariantknown as BA.5, an infection related to previous imported cases, on Sunday.

    Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai Health Commission, said that a COVID-19 infection registered in Pudong district on Friday was found to be BA.5.2.1.

    7月10日,上海市举行新冠肺炎疫情防控新闻发布会,上海市卫生健康委副主任赵丹丹介绍,综合分析流行病学调查和病毒基因测序比对结果,7月8日浦东新区报告的1例社会面感染者感染的病毒为奥密克戎BA.5.2.1变异株,是上海第一例奥密克戎变异株本土病例,为境外入境关联感染者。

    In light of a recent outbreak related to a karaoke bar in Xuhui district, which has led to more than 200 related infections since July 3, the city will implement massive nucleic acid testing in at least nine districts, including downtown Huangpu, Jing'an and Xuhui, twice from Tuesday to Thursday to stop potential virus spread, Zhao said.

    7月3日至7月9日,上海已经累计报告本土阳性感染者200多例,其中绝大部分与普陀区兰溪路148号KTV相关疫情存在关联性。为尽快控制疫情,上海市决定对黄浦区、徐汇区、长宁区、静安区、普陀区、虹口区、杨浦区、闵行区、宝山区全域以及其余行政区中有阳性感染者轨迹的街道(镇)开展全员核酸筛查。7月12日至14日开展“三天两检”。
      

    In Anhui province, the Sixian county government issued a letter asking residents to continue toadhere to static management measures on Sunday after the county reported 10 confirmed cases and 71 asymptomatic carriers on Saturday.

    7月10安徽泗县报告确诊病例10例,无症状感染者71例。泗县新冠肺炎疫情防控发布通告请广大市民严格遵守疫情防控有关要求。

    Sixian has been Anhui's epicenter for its outbreak since June 26, local authorities said.

    6月26日起,泗县为安徽省疫情暴发中心区。
      

    In Hainan province, its capital launched weeklong temporary control measures at indoor venues for public gatherings and entertainment on Saturday.

    7月9日,海口市新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部发布通告,自7月9日18时起实施7天临时性管控措施。公众娱乐休闲场所、人员聚集经营性场所和公共文化活动场所暂停营业一周。

    Travelers now need to have their body temperatures checked and present their health codes, travel records and negative nucleic acid test results from within 48 hours of their trips before they can leave the island, said local officials.

    根据海口市新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部通知要求,离岛旅客需出示健康码、行程卡,体温检测正常(<37.3℃)并持有48小时内一次核酸阴性证明,才能办理登机离岛手续。

    The island province reported four local infections on Saturday.

    7月10日海南岛新增4例新冠肺炎本土确诊病例。

    Elsewhere, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and the provinces of Shandong, Gansu, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang and Fujian all reported confirmed cases on Saturday.

    7月9日,内蒙古自治区、山东、甘肃、江苏、江西、陕西、浙江、福建均出现新增确诊病例。

    curb

    英[kɜːb] 美[kɜːrb]

    v. 控制,抑制;约束,限定

    come to grips with

    v. 对付,处理

    grim

    英[ɡrɪm]  美[ɡrɪm]

    adj. 冷酷的,残忍的;严厉的;可怕的

    metropolis

    英[məˈtrɒpəlɪs] 美[məˈtrɑpəlɪs]

    n. 大都市,大都会

    subvariant

    英[sʌbˈveəriənt] 美[sʌbˈveriənt] 

    n.亚变种;从属品种


    adhere to

    英[ədˈhɪə(r)]美[ədˈhɪr]

    v. 坚持;粘附;拥护,追随


    5 min
  • 英语新闻 | 深圳8月1日起将允许无人驾驶汽车上路

    英语新闻|深圳8月1日起将允许无人驾驶汽车上路


    Shenzhen, a city that pioneered reform and opening-up in China, will allow fully autonomous vehicles to run on certain roads, as the city in Guangdong province unveiled the nation's first regulation tailored for smart and internet-connected vehicles.

    深圳这座率先在中国实行改革开放的城市日前发布了我国首部关于智能网联汽车管理的法规,将允许无人驾驶汽车在特定路段行驶。

    The new regulation, scheduled to come into force on Aug 1, also clarified rules for liability in car accidents that involve autonomous driving, helping to fill the legal gap in China's smart car industry.

    将于8月1日起施行的新法规明确了无人驾驶引发的交通事故的责任划分,有助于填补中国智能汽车产业的法律空白。

    Shenzhen is giving self-driving cars a legal "identity card", a key move in accelerating the commercialization of autonomous vehicles, experts said, adding that more legal measures and more testing experience are needed before widening such trials.

    专家称,深圳让自动驾驶汽车有了合法的“身份证”,这是实现商业化运营的重大一步。专家还指出,在扩大试点之前还需要更多法律措施和进一步测试。

    The new regulation said automakers don't necessarily have to equip fully autonomous vehicles with human driving modes and equipment, nor must they have human drivers.

    根据新规,完全自动驾驶的汽车可以不具有人工驾驶模式和相应装置,可以不配备驾驶人。

    But such fully automated vehicles can only run on certain roads and sections designated by Shenzhen's traffic management department, according to the regulation, which was published on the official website of Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress on Tuesday.

    但是条例指出,这种完全自动驾驶的汽车只能在深圳交通管理部门划定的区域、路段行驶。该条例于7月5日发布在深圳市人大常委会官网上。

    The new regulation classified autonomous vehicles into three types: conditionally autonomous driving, highly autonomous driving and fully autonomous driving.

    新规将自动驾驶汽车分为三类:有条件自动驾驶、高度自动驾驶和完全自动驾驶。

    The former two types of vehicles must have human control equipment and drivers, the regulation added.

    新规指出,前两种自动驾驶汽车必须配备人工驾驶设备和驾驶员。

    The regulation also clarified rules for liability in car accidents that involve autonomous driving. For autonomous driving vehicles with a driver, the driver is held responsible for accidents and compensation.

    新规还明确了自动驾驶引发的交通事故的责任划分。对于需要有驾驶员的自动驾驶,违法和赔偿责任由驾驶员承担。

    For fully autonomous vehicles without a driver, the owner or the user of the vehicle is held responsible for accidents and compensation.

    对于没有驾驶员的完全自动驾驶汽车,事故责任由车辆所有人、管理人承担。

    In a traffic accident, if the damage is caused by the defects of a vehicle, the driver, the owner or the user of the vehicle, after paying for the bill, can request compensation from the manufacturer or seller of the car in accordance with laws, the regulation said.

    条例指出,如果交通事故原因是因汽车存在缺陷造成的损害,驾驶人或者车辆所有人、管理人可以在承担事故责任后,依法向生产者、销售者索求赔偿。

    Yu Qian, CEO and founder of QCraft, a Chinese self-driving startup, said, "China's autonomous driving industry is entering a golden development period, with policies becoming increasingly clear and open, and technologies and algorithms becoming more powerful."

    中国自动驾驶初创企业轻舟智航创始人、首席执行官于骞表示,随着政策变得更加开放和透明,自动驾驶产业正迎来发展的黄金拐点,技术算法越发强大。

     pioneer

    英[ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)];美[ˌpaɪəˈnɪr]

    n.先驱; 开拓者

    v.开创

    designated

    英['dezɪɡneɪtɪd];美['dezɪɡneɪtɪd]

    vi.把…定名为,称呼委任,指派

    adj.指定的,选定的

    v.指出( designate的过去式和过去分词); 指派; 命名; 标明

    liability

    英[ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti];美[ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti]

    n.责任; 倾向; 债务; <口>妨碍

    compensation

    英[ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn];美[ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃn]

    n.补偿/赔偿金; (对不利局面的)补偿; 报酬(雇员获得的金钱和其他福利的总和)

    manufacturer

    英[ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərə(r)];美[ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərər]

    n.制造商,制造厂; 厂主; [经]厂商


    4 min
  • 英语故事︱走起路来甜甜的:俄罗斯铺设草莓味柏油马路

    英语故事︱走起路来甜甜的:俄罗斯铺设草莓味柏油马路

    A company in Russia’s Leningrad region recently laid a small section of strawberry-scented asphalt as an experiment to help solve the problem of unpleasant odors.

    俄罗斯列宁格勒地区的一家公司最近铺设了一小段草莓味柏油马路,这一试验工程是为了帮助解决柏油马路气味难闻的问题。

    I don’t knowif you’ve ever smelled hot asphalt when road sections are being laid or fixed, but it’s not the most appealing odor in the world. Luckily, we may not have to put up with it for much longer, as companies are beginning to come up with solutions to this issue. Just a few months after a Polish company came up with floral-scented asphalt to improve working conditions for the people working with it on a daily basis, a Russian company has successfully laid a 700-meter-long stretch of road using strawberry-scented asphalt.

    不知道你是否闻过正在铺设过程中的热乎乎的柏油马 路的气味,但这绝不是世界上最好闻的气味。幸运的是,我们可能不用再长时间忍受这种气味了,因为有些公司已经开始想办法解决这个问题了。波兰的一家公司前不久刚推出一种花香柏油来改善修路工人的日常劳动条件,短短几个月后,俄罗斯的一家公司就用草莓味柏油成功铺就了一段700米长的道路。

    "The contractor came up with this solution, this was their own initiative,” Russia’s Interfax news agency announced. “Many people do not like the smell of overheated bitumen, which spreads during the repair process, so they decided to try it.”

    俄罗斯国际文传电讯社宣称:“承包商想出了这个解决办法,这是他们自己主动提出的。许多人不喜欢修路过程中散发出的热乎乎的柏油味道,于是他们决定尝试一下。”

    Laid on June 30th, in Leningrad’s Vsevolozhsk district, the 700-meter-long strawberry-scented asphalt road is part of Russia’s Safe High-Quality Roads national project. About 300 tons of strawberry-scented asphalt mix were produced for this experiment.

    6月30日在列宁格勒弗谢沃洛日斯克区铺就的这条700米长的草莓味柏油路是俄罗斯安全优质道路国家工程的一部分。承包商为这次试验生产了约300吨草莓味柏油混合材料。

    It’s unclear how successful the experiment actually was, or how long the scent of strawberries lasted, but the contractor did mention that the strawberry scent does not affect the quality of the asphalt at all.

    目前还不清楚这次试验有多成功,也不知道草莓味能持续多久,但是承包商明确提到草莓味绝对不会影响柏油质量。

    英文来源:Oddity Central

    asphalt

    英[ˈæsfælt];美[ˈæsfɔlt]

    n. 沥青,柏油;(铺路等用的)沥青混合料

    odor

    英[ˈəʊdə];美[ˈoʊdər]

    n. 气味,名声

    bitumen

    英[ˈbɪtʃəmən];美[bəˈtumən]

    n. 沥青,柏油


    2 min
  • 英语新闻︱约翰逊黯然下台,唐宁街新主或可调整英中关系

    英语新闻︱约翰逊黯然下台,唐宁街新主或可调整英中关系

    With the loss of support within his government and party, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson was left with no option but to resign on Thursday. This brings his tumultuous, scandal-plagued, just shy of three years in office to an ignominious end. It remains to be seen who will succeed him, but it is to be hoped the new leader will pursue a rational China policy that has not been molded by Washington.

    近日来大批英国政府官员辞职,英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊在政府和保守党内完全陷入孤立,因此于7月7日宣布辞职。短短不到三年的执政生涯争议不断、丑闻缠身,以一个不光彩的结局画上句点。虽然仍未确定唐宁街新主,但民众们希望这位新领导人能够不受美方干涉,奉行理性的对华政策。

    By enthusiastically jumping onto the United States' anti-China bandwagon, the Johnson government ruined the mutual respect and good momentum of productive economic and trade cooperation that had been hailed as the beginning of a "golden age" for Sino-UK relations.

    鲍里斯·约翰逊领导的政府积极参与了美国掀起的反华浪潮,破坏了相互尊重、经贸合作卓有成效的中英关系“黄金时代”。

    The new leader of the UK can draw the lessons from that.

    希望英国的新首相能够从中吸取教训。

    The damage done to Sino-UK relations, because of the UK government's meddling in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang affairs, and its forming of AUKUS with Australia and the US, among other things, has been substantial.

    英国政府干涉中国香港、台湾、新疆等涉华议题,与澳大利亚、美国等结成联盟,对中英关系造成重大损害。

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of ambassadorial-level diplomatic relations between the two countries. The general strengthening of cooperation between the two sides, despite the occasional setbacks, have brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and beyond.

    今年是中英建立大使级外交关系50周年。中英关系虽时有起伏,但是两国合作总体加强,给两国人民和世界各国人民带来了实实在在的利益。

    China is the UK's largest trading partner in Asia and its largest source of imports. In 2021, bilateral trade between China and the UK reached $112.6 billion, up 22 percent year-on-year. More than 500 Chinese companies have set up shop in the UK. Bilateral economic and trade cooperation shows a trend of diversification particularly in the UK's competitive fields of transportation, energy, chemical industry, machinery manufacturing, information and biological engineering.

    中国是英国在亚洲地区的第一大贸易伙伴和第一大进口来源国。2021年,中英双边贸易额达1126亿美元,同比增长22%。目前已有超过500家中资企业落户英国。双边经贸合作呈现多元化趋势,尤其是在英国的优势领域方面,例如交通运输、能源、化工、机械制造、信息与生物工程等。

    Brexit should have represented a chance for the UK and China to further tap the complementarity potential of their economies and carry on the good momentum of their economic and trade cooperation. But the Johnson administration's joining with the US to decouple China from the world market put paid to any such hopes.

    英国脱欧本应成为中英两国进一步挖掘经济互补潜力、延续经贸合作良好势头的契机,但英国政府却与美国联手,让中国与世界市场脱钩,让这美好愿景化为泡影。

    Johnson's successor will, hopefully, be aware that the way the Johnson administration treated relations with China has not served the UK's interests.

    希望英国首相的继任者能够意识到,约翰逊政府的对华政策并不符合英国的利益。

    China remains willing to develop healthy relations with the UK on the basis of mutual respect and due consideration for its core interests.

    中方愿在相互尊重、充分考虑英方核心利益的基础上,同英方一道推动两国关系健康发展。

    The UK side should take the opportunity of Johnson's resignation to balance the gains and losses of persisting with his administration's approach toward China. Taking concrete actions to put the relations back onto the right track will make the past three years merely a temporary blip in the "golden age" of their relations.

    英方应借约翰逊辞职为契机,权衡约翰逊政府对华政策的得失。如果英方能够以实际行动推动两国关系重回正轨,那么过去的三年只是中英关系“黄金时代”中的小插曲。

    ignominious

    英[ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs];美[ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs]

    adj. 耻辱的;不光彩的;不名誉的;丢脸的

    mold

    英[məʊld];美[moʊld]

    n. 模子;模式;类型;霉

    vt. 塑造;浇铸;用模子做;用泥土覆盖

    vi. 对…产生影响,形成;发霉

    bandwagon

    英[ˈbændwæɡən];美[ˈbændwæɡən]

    n.时尚,浪潮; [音乐]乐队彩车; [非正式用语]引导车; [非正式用语]潮流

    blip

    英[blɪp];美[blɪp]

    n. 暂时的突变;突然的中断; 转折点,跳点; 光点,信号


    4 min
  • 网友向前同事要回份子钱引争议,“份子钱”用英文怎么说?丨夜听双语

    最近,一位网友分享了她向从前关系一般的同事要回份子钱的故事,引起了热烈讨论。这位楼主说,她之前参加同事婚礼和生娃宴时,送出了两份300元、一份500元和一份1000元的礼金。现在考虑到自己尚不确定何时才能成婚,和前同事们也没有什么联系,于是决定要回自己的“血汗钱”。



    对于这位楼主的分享,网友们纷纷表示,面对普通朋友和关系没那么好的同事,随份子钱真的没必要。一些网友还晒出了自家所在省份的份子钱金额。



    份子钱对大家来说一定不陌生,每次去参加婚礼都少不了要随份子钱。在岭南地区,份子钱红包被称作“利是”或“利事”,即好运连连、诸事皆宜的意思。
    Traditionally, guests will give red envelopes with money inside to the couple as wedding gifts. The red envelope is called "hong bao"or "li shi", in Chinese, which represents "good fortune"
    The stuffed red envelope is the most common and feasible Chinese wedding gift because it helps the newlyweds pay for the wedding costs and begin to establish their life together.份子钱是中国婚礼中最常见的礼物,对于新人们来说,份子钱不仅能够弥补婚礼的花销,还可以为成家后的生活做准备。
    其实,国内各地对随份子钱都有不同的风俗和要求。一般随礼从200元到2000元不等,很多地区也热衷于“吉祥数字”,如888和1314。据网友分享,最吓人的份子钱要数温州,8888都算是平常事。相比之下,广东地区则被视为“一股清流”,据说最多不过三五百,一些地区还会将份子钱折角后原封返回。

    那么外国文化环境里也有份子钱的说法吗?有一点,但是不多。在国外,参加婚礼时要送新婚礼物

    (wedding gift)

    ,也会有人直接将现金作为礼物送给新人,如果一定要说,“份子钱”相当于“cash as a wedding gift”。英语国家一般没有约定俗成的礼金,但与之对应的是一份由新娘列出的清单,其中包括一些家具、装饰品、日常用品等,让朋友们按照清单送礼。这份清单,就叫做“新娘登记单”

    (bridal registry)

    或“婚礼清单”

    (wedding list)


    A bridal registry is a gift list created by engaged couples that indicates to wedding guests which presents the couple would like to receive for their big day. Once completed, this wish list is sent out to friends and family, helping them decide what to buy while avoiding duplicate wedding gifts

    但这不是说在国外参加婚礼就可以少花钱了。据美国《赫芬顿邮报》报道,美国女子坦妮娅参加一位朋友的婚礼时和男友一同随礼了100美元,但没过几天这位朋友就通过社交网站发私信抱怨她的随礼太少。


    而据统计,英国人参加一次婚礼的平均花费是440英镑。不过,这笔钱大部分都用于服装打扮,只有100多英镑是赠送给新婚夫妇的礼金。


    近日《纽约时报》的一则报道指出,国外越来越多的年轻新人

    (newlywed)

    希望在婚礼中收到现金作为礼物,原因之一是“缺钱”:成家买房度蜜月,都需要花钱。


    Though money has long been an acceptable wedding gift, asking for it outright hasn’t always been viewed as proper etiquette. But attitudes have shifted, as long as requests for money are made tactfully, they are now perfectly fine.
    虽然很多人都能接受把现金作为新婚礼物,但直接要钱总是有些不合礼仪。不过,现在大家的态度已经转变了,只要说得委婉一些,要钱完全没有问题。

    为了迎合这一风潮,国外知名婚礼策划和礼单登记网站the Knot也在清单礼物中添加了“现金基金”

    (cash fund)

    这一选项。



    On the wedding planning and registry website the Knot, the number of couples requesting cash on registries created in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 10 percent compared with the same period in 2021.
    在the Knot上,2022年第一季度在婚礼清单中表示想要现金的夫妻同比增加了10%。

    国外的“份子钱”风潮也引起了网友的热议。一些人认为给钱和买礼物是一样的,既然都要花钱反而是直接给比较方便,而另一些人则认为这种形式的份子钱非常不合适。


    “我就是觉得向朋友要钱来买房或者度蜜月不合适!如果你想和父母要钱,那勉强可以,但让大学室友来资助你的梦想?想都别想。”


    “其他文化里也有很多给现金的传统啊。你想想中国的份子钱,大家把钱放进红包里然后在婚礼上送给新人。在我丈夫的文化里,大家族的生日聚会都要在民族餐厅里举行,而我们也不送礼物,而是给现金来抵消聚会的花销。剩下的钱寿星也可以拿来给自己买点东西。”




    不难看出,无论是中国传统的份子钱,还是外国的现金礼物,都会引起诸多争论。其实,除了送实用礼物和送钱,还有很多婚礼风俗既花不了多少钱,还能表达美好的祝愿。


    ①扔捧花 

    bouquet toss


    扔捧花的传统来源于中世纪的英国。最初,这一习俗还需要伴娘们一起拥抱新娘并撕掉她衣服的一角。现在扔捧花已经简化为新娘伴随音乐扔出手中的花束,但捧花一直都象征着幸福的传递,抢到花的人则被认为会桃花运满满。看起来好像和抛绣球有异曲同工之处?


    The tradition of bouquet toss is said to have originated in England. This tradition required everyone to touch the bride or grab a piece of her clothing. This act was said to bring good luck to the wedding guests, especially in aspects of suitors and marriage. 

    ②旧的,新的,借来的,蓝色的

    Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue


    这句话原本是英国一首押韵诗中的句子,后来慢慢转变为了西方的婚礼习俗。人们相信,如果新娘结婚时身上穿着了新的、旧的、借来的、蓝色的东西,就会带来好运和幸福。一些小伙伴可能知道,《老友记》中Monica和Chandler结婚的时候,就有这样的桥段。



    Something old represents continuity and protection for a bride's future child.
    “旧的”代表了对新娘未来孩子的保护。

    Something new represents optimism for the future.
    “新的”代表了对外来好运的期望。

    Something borrowed represents borrowed happiness from another happily married couple or bride.
    “借来的”代表从已经结婚的夫妻那里借来幸福。

    Something blue represents purity, love, and fidelity.
    “蓝色的”代表从纯洁、爱和矢志不渝。


    ③各国独特的新婚礼物


    法国传统的新婚礼物是亚麻,这可以被看作是为传统的新娘嫁妆添砖加瓦。一般新娘会带一个装着传家宝的柜子搬进新家,而客人们就可以在婚礼上赠送亚麻布。



    德国有时会将布谷鸟钟作为新婚礼物送给新人。这些布谷鸟钟在德国黑森林生产,雕工细致,里面还藏着一只木制布谷鸟。



    在韩国传统婚礼中,新郎会送给丈母娘鹅代表自己对婚姻的忠诚。而后,客人们会在婚礼上送给新人一对木制的鸳鸯(mandarin duck)。



    你家那边份子钱要给多少?你听说过什么有趣的婚礼传统吗?留言分享给双语君吧。

    晚安,好梦。


    编辑:商桢

    实习生:李睿

    来源:豆瓣 知乎 谷雨数据 人民网 New York Times  Huffpost the Knot Verbal Gold


    10 min
  • 英语新闻 | 注意!你发的每一个表情符号都有可能成为“呈堂证供”

    英语新闻|注意!你发的每一个表情符号都有可能成为“呈堂证供”


    If your business partner sends you an OK emoji when you ask for an opinion about a contract, how would you understand its meaning? Does it signal agreement with the contract, or just that the message was received?

    如果你在征求商业伙伴对合同的意见时,对方发了一个OK的表情符号,你会如何理解它的含义?它是表示同意合同内容,还是仅仅表示已收到消息?

    People may have different understandings of the emoji, which is frequently used in online chats, and misinterpretations may result in disputes and have an impact on court rulings.

    人们对线上聊天中使用的表情符号可能有不同的理解,误解会导致纠纷并影响法院的裁决。

    Given that emojis may easily cause ambiguity, judicial and internet professionals suggest people use them prudently in online chats, especially when discussing contracts or conducting transactions.

    鉴于表情符号很容易引起歧义,司法和互联网专业人士建议人们在线上聊天中谨慎使用它们,尤其是在讨论合同或进行交易时。

    Over the past five years, Chinese courts have handled 158 lawsuits involving online expressions, according to a statement recently posted by Jiangsu Provincial High People's Court on its WeChat account. It said the number of such cases rose from just eight in 2018 to 61 last year.

    根据江苏高院发文科普表示,2018年以来,全国共有158起以表情符号作为证据的案件,从2018年的8件到2021年61件,增幅明显。

    Emojis, stickers and memes-collectively known as biaoqingbao in Chinese-have long been a part of the social media lexicon, but interpreting them from a legal perspective is sometimes challenging, said Zhao Zhanling, a legal adviser for the Internet Society of China.

    中国互联网协会的法律顾问赵占领表示,表情符号、贴纸和表情包长期以来都是社交媒体词汇的一部分,但从法律角度解读它们有时很有挑战性。

    "The meaning behind some emojis may vary from one user to another, and this confuses judges sometimes," he added.

    “一些表情符号背后的含义可能因用户而异,这有时会让法官感到困惑,”他补充道。

    "It may be difficult to identify content, including texts, sounds and online expressions, that cannot be accurately interpreted, as evidence in civil cases."

    “在民事案件中,可能很难将无法准确解释的内容(包括文本、声音和在线表达)识别为证据。”

    For example, in a recent case heard by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong province, judges did not recognize an icon depicting the OK hand gesture in a contract lawsuit as legally binding, regarding it as a visual element to convey litigants' emotions during online chats rather than evidence of them agreeing to the terms, according to the Jiangsu court's statement.

    例如,在广东省广州市中级人民法院最近审理的一起案件中,据江苏法院的声明称,法官不认为合同诉讼中描绘OK手势的图标具有法律约束力,认为其是在网上聊天时传达当事人情感的视觉元素。

    But in a loan dispute in Xiamen, Fujian province, judges there recognized a similar emoji as evidence of litigants' agreement to the terms, it added.

    但声明指出,在福建省厦门市的一起贷款纠纷中,法官认定了一个类似的表情符号作为诉讼当事人同意条款的证据。

    Zhu Wei, an associate professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, highlighted the importance of context in verifying the meaning of online expressions, but he said that it would still be inappropriate to deem those emojis as key evidence in lawsuits.

    中国政法大学副教授朱巍强调了上下文语境在验证网络表达含义方面的重要性,但他表示,将这些表情符号视为诉讼中的关键证据仍然不合适。

    "It's hard to figure out the exact meaning of emojis when someone may only be using them as a symbol of politeness or making a reply without carefully reading the content," he said.

    他说:“当有人可能只是将表情符号用作礼貌的象征或在没有仔细阅读内容的情况下做出回复时,很难弄清楚表情符号的确切含义。”

    "For instance, a vendor previously invited me to buy something in a new shop via text messages, and I replied with a smiley face emoji. Several days later, the business owner contacted me again online, asking me why I had not visited the store," he recalled.

    “比如,之前一位卖家通过发送信息邀请我去他新开的商店买东西,我发了一个笑脸表情作为回复。几天后,店主又在网上联系我,问我为什么没有去那家店”,他回忆说。

    "The vendor didn't understand my usage of the emoji. He thought it meant I would come to the shop, but actually it was just my way of expressing thanks for his invitation," he said. "So, I don't think it's good to reply with emojis when dealing with contracts or transactions online. The meaning may be more ambiguous."

    他表示:“卖家不理解我使用的表情符号。他认为这意味着我会来商店,但实际上是我在感谢他的邀请。所以,我觉得在网上处理合同或交易的时候,用表情符号回复不是一个好的选择,其含义可能比较模糊。”

    In Zhu's view, such online expressions can serve as auxiliary proof to help judges verify facts, as it is not practical to interpret the nuances of emojis in this fast-paced life.

    在朱巍看来,这样的表情符号可以作为辅助证据,帮助法官核实事实,因为在快节奏的生活中,解读表情符号的细微差别是不切实际的。

    "Simply put, emojis are difficult to verify as independent or key evidence, though Chinese courts have long recognized chat records in messaging apps and social media posts as digital evidence for civil lawsuits," he added.

    “简而言之,表情符号很难作为独立或关键性证据进行验证,尽管我国法院长期以来一直将信息应用程序和社交媒体帖子中的聊天记录视为民事诉讼的数字证据,”他补充说。

    But Zhao and Zhu clarified that emojis should not be used as a cipher in violations or even criminal activities.

    但赵占领和朱巍都表示,表情符号不应该成为违法行为甚至犯罪活动的密码。

    The Jiangsu high court also called for netizens to use emojis to express their ideas online in a sensible manner. It said that using someone's portraits, facial expressions or gestures as stickers should not infringe upon their legitimate rights.

    江苏高院还呼吁网友们理智地使用表情符号在网上表达自己的想法,并且使用某人的肖像、面部表情或手势作为表情符号时,不应侵犯其合法权益。

    While confirming some people have been found to use emojis to mask illegal activity in online chats, the high court suggested netizens be wary of stickers sent to them from strangers, adding this may be a deceptive act by fraudsters.

    虽然确实存在一些人使用表情符号来掩盖网络聊天中的非法活动,但高等法院建议网民要警惕陌生人发出的表情符号,因为这可能是骗子的欺诈行为。

    ambiguity

    英[ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti];美[ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːəti]

    n.歧义; 不明确,模棱两可; 暧昧

    depict

    英[dɪˈpɪkt];美[dɪˈpɪkt]

    v.描绘,描画; 描述

    ambiguous

    英[æmˈbɪɡjuəs];美[æmˈbɪɡjuəs]

    adj.模棱两可的; 不明确的; 捉摸不定的

    auxiliary

    英[ɔːɡˈzɪliəri];美[ɔːɡˈzɪliəri]

    adj.辅助的; 备用的

    n.助动词; 辅助人员; 附属机构

    legitimate

    英[lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət];美[lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət]

    adj.合法的,合理的; 正规的; 合法婚姻所生的; 真正的,真实的


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  • 英语新闻|进入聚集场所人员须接种新冠疫苗

    英语新闻|进入聚集场所人员须接种新冠疫苗


    Starting on Monday, those who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccine will be restricted from entering some public venues in Beijing, city officials said on Wednesday.

    7月6日,北京市卫健委新闻发言人表示,自2022年7月1日(星期一)起,未接种新冠疫苗人员将被限制进入北京的一些聚集场所。

    "Except for those who are not suitable for vaccination, only visitors who have received COVID-19 vaccines will be allowed to enter many public sites, including educational institutions, libraries, museums, movie theaters, art galleries, cultural centers, stadiums, fitness centers, entertainment venues and internet cafes," Li Ang, deputy head of the Beijing Health Commission, said at a news conference. "Other places requiring visitor restrictions and reservations will give priority to those who have been vaccinated.

    北京市卫健委副主任李昂在北京市新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情防控工作第379场新闻发布会上说:“进入线下培训机构、图书馆、博物馆、电影院、美术馆、文化馆、体育场馆、健身场所、演出娱乐场所、网吧等聚集场所的人员须接种疫苗(不适宜接种人员除外),其他限流、预约场所优先安排已接种疫苗成员。”

    "We also encourage seniors who often visit seniors' universities, activity centers and fitness and entertainment venues to get the COVID-19 vaccine as early as possible," he said. "Under the current situation of epidemic prevention and control, vaccination is still an effective way to prevent being infected and prevent conditions from further worsening."

    他说:“我们鼓励出入老年人大学、老年活动站和老年健身娱乐活动场所的老年人要尽快实现应接尽接。” “在当前新冠肺炎疫情防控常态化形势下,接种疫苗仍是新冠疫情肺炎疫情防控最有效的措施之一,对预防重症和死亡效果明显。”

    According to Li, as of Wednesday noon, the city has given over 62 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to over 23.4 million people, including around 3.61 million people aged above 60. The city had about 4.3 million people aged 60 or above by late 2020.

    李昂表示,截至7月6日12时,全市已累计接种超6200万剂、2340万人,其中60岁及以上人群接种约361万人。截至2020年底,全市60岁及以上人口约430万人。

    Beijing reported nine new infections between Tuesday and 3 pm on Wednesday, including one asymptomatic case. All the new cases were among people in quarantine.

    北京在7月5日至6日15时新增本土新冠肺炎病毒感染者9例,其中包括无症状感染者1例,均为隔离观察人员。

    The total number of infections rose to 12 in the current outbreak, which emerged on Monday. It has involved four districts, with Yanqing registering eight cases. Shunyi district had two and Tongzhou and Changping had one each.

    7月4日至6日,北京市累计报告12例新冠肺炎病毒感染者,涉及4个区。延庆区8例,顺义区2例,通州区、昌平区各2例。

    Beijing has also adjusted the epidemic prevention and control measures for those entering from outside the city.

    北京还调整了对外来人员的防疫措施。

    According to the previous policy, those who returned from regions with one or more domestic COVID-19 cases reported within 14 days would be forbidden from entering Beijing, while the new policy adjusted it to seven days. As long as no local infections were reported in a county-level area, people in that area will no longer be restricted from entering Beijing if other counties in the same prefecture-level region have infections. Restrictions for entering Beijing on people who have been to land border ports are also lifted.

    根据之前的政策,将14天内有1例及以上本土新冠病毒感染者所在县(市、区、旗,下同)旅居史人员严格限制进返京,调整为7天内有该区域旅居史人员严格限制进返京。对有1例及以上本土新冠病毒感染者所在地级市其他县人员、陆路边境口岸所在县人员不再限制进返京。

    In Xi'an of Shaanxi province, the tally of the recent outbreak starting on Saturday had reached 29 by Tuesday, including 11 confirmed cases and 18 asymptomatic carriers, most of which were related to a recycling resource trade market in the city.

    7月2日,陕西西安出现新一轮疫情。截至5日24时,累计报告29例新冠肺炎感染者,包括确诊病例11例,无症状感染者18例。其中大部分感染者与该市再生资源交易集散市场相关联。

    Gene sequencing showed the Omicron subvariant BA.5.2 is to blame for this cluster of cases, which is more contagious than the previous strain, according to the local center for disease control and prevention.

    据当地疾病控制和预防中心称,基因测序结果显示阳性感染者此次感染的毒株均为奥密克戎变异株BA.5.2分支,它比以前的菌株更具传染性。

    Anhui province reported 81 locally transmitted confirmed cases and 141 asymptomatic carriers for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the provincial Health Commission said on Wednesday morning. All the new confirmed cases were found in Suzhou, with 75 identified in Sixian county and six in Lingbi county.

    7月6日,安徽卫健委表示,截至5日24时,新增确证病例81,新增无症状感染者141例。所有新增确诊病例均在苏州发现,其中泗县75例,灵璧县6例。

    By Wednesday noon, the eighth round of mass testing in Sixian, the center of this outbreak, found nine infections in communities, the first time for a single-digit growth since the outbreak started on June 26, according to the Suzhou epidemic control headquarters.

    据宿州市疫情防控应急处置现场指挥部最新消息,截至7月6日12时,泗县第八轮区域核酸检测结果已出,发现社会面阳性感染者9例,这是自6月26日疫情爆发以来首次出现个位数增长。



    epidemic

    英[ˌepɪˈdemɪk];美[ˌepɪˈdemɪk]

    n.流行病; 泛滥,猖獗

    asymptomatic

    英[ˌeɪsɪmptəˈmætɪk];美[ˌesɪmptəˈmætɪk]

    adj.无临床症状的

    quarantine

    英[ˈkwɒrəntiːn];美[ˈkwɔːrəntiːn]

    n.检疫期,隔离期; 检疫所,隔离所; 四十天的时间

    vt.对…进行检疫; 隔离

    contagious

    英[kənˈteɪdʒəs];美[kənˈteɪdʒəs]

    adj.(病)接触传染的; (态度)感染性的


    5 min
  • 英语新闻 | 美国“独立日”发生枪击事件,多人死伤

    英语新闻|美国“独立日”发生枪击事件,多人死伤


    A gunman opened fire on a rooftop into a US Independence Day parade in Illinois on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens.

    7月4日,美国伊利诺伊州在举行“独立日”游行时发生枪击事件,目前已造成至少6人死亡,数十人受伤。

    The shooting happened around 10:15 am, when the parade was about three-quarters completed in downtown Highland Park, about 25 miles north of Chicago, said authorities.

    美国警方表示,枪击事件发生在当地时间4日上午10点15分左右,当时在芝加哥以北约25英里的海兰帕克市高地公园举行的游行活动已经进行到四分之三。

    Late Monday afternoon, police identified the person of interest in the shooting as 22-year-old Robert E Crimo III. The suspect has been "taken into custody without incident" following a massive manhunt, said police.

    4日下午晚些时候,警方确认枪击事件的嫌疑人为22岁的罗伯特·克里莫三世。警方表示,在大规模搜捕后,嫌疑人已“毫无意外地被逮捕”。

    A police officer briefly chased the suspect as he drove about five miles north of the shooting scene before the man pulled over and was taken into custody, said Highland Park police.

    高地公园警方表示,一名警官在嫌疑人离开枪击现场以北约5英里外的交通检查站将其拦下,短暂追捕后,嫌疑人被逮捕。

    The shooter apparently used a "high-powered rifle" to fire from a spot atop a commercial building and targeted people attending the parade. Earlier in the day, police described the gunman as a white man with a small build and longer black hair.

    嫌疑人克里莫三世用一把大威力步枪从商用楼顶上开火,瞄准了参加游行的人。4日早些时候,警方称嫌疑人为白人,身材矮小,较长黑发。

    Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said the gunfire stopped around the time when police officers reached the shooting scene. He said the shooter was "discreet and very difficult to see" and called the crime "very random, very intentional".

    莱克县重案组发言人克里斯托弗·科韦利表示,枪声在警察到达案发现场时停止了,嫌疑人“很谨慎、很难被发现”,此次袭击似乎是“随机、故意的”。

    Police said they are urgently tracing the recovered firearm to figure out who purchased the weapon and its origin.

    警方表示,他们正在追查这支枪的购买者及其来源。

    Among the victims, five were killed during the shooting at the scene and another person died later in the hospital. Police have not released details about the victims or wounded.

    在遇难者中,5人当场死亡,1人送医后伤重不治。警方尚未公布受害者或伤者的详细信息。

    The five victims killed at the scene were all adults, said Jennifer Banek, the Lake County coroner, but she didn't have information on the sixth victim, who was taken to a hospital and died there.

    莱克县验尸官詹妮弗·班内克说,在游行中遇难的5名受害者都是成年人,但她没有关于被送往医院并在那里死亡的第6名受害者的信息。

    Following the attack, NorthShore Highland Park Hospital said in a statement that the facility received 26 people, with their ages ranging from 8 to 85.

    枪击事件发生后,北岸高地公园医院在一份声明中表示,该医院共接收了26名伤者,年龄从8岁到85岁不等。

    "A vast majority suffered gunshot wounds and the remaining sustained injuries as a result of the ensuing chaos at the parade," said the NorthShore Highland Park Hospital.

    北岸高地公园医院表示:“由于游行中随后的混乱,绝大多数人中枪,其余人受伤。”

    Roberto Velasco, Mexico's director for North American affairs, said on Twitter that one Mexican national was killed in the Highland Park shooting and two other Mexicans were wounded.

    墨西哥外交部长的发言人罗伯托·贝拉斯科表示,此次枪击事件中的死者包含至少1名墨西哥公民,另有2名墨西哥人受伤。

    Celebrations, including parades and fireworks, were called off in several nearby cities amid fears of more violence.

    由于担心发生更多暴力事件,案发地点及其附近几个城市的庆祝活动(包括游行和烟花爆竹)被取消。

    In a speech Monday evening, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker addressed the Highland Park community, saying "there are no words" to describe the loss and grief of the families of those killed and injured in the parade.

    7月4日,伊利诺伊州州长杰伊·罗伯特·普利兹克在记者会上发表讲话,称“没有言语”可以形容游行中遇难者和受伤者的亲属所遭受的损失和悲痛。

    "It is devastating that a celebration of America was ripped apart by our uniquely American plague," Pritzker said. "A day to freedom has put into stark relief the one freedom we, as a nation, refused to uphold. The freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence."

    普利兹克说:“这场庆祝美国诞生的活动被‘美国特有的瘟疫’撕扯得粉碎,令人心碎。”“每年庆祝一次独立日,群体性枪击事件却成为每周例行。我们同胞的生活自由,是无需每天担心枪支暴力”

    US President Joe Biden on Monday said in a statement that he and first lady Jill Biden were "shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day." He said he had "surged federal law enforcement to assist in the urgent search for the shooter, who remains at large at this time".

    美国总统拜登4日发表声明称,他和妻子“对此次在独立日给美国社会带来悲痛的枪支暴力事件感到震惊”,并表示“已派出联邦执法部门协助紧急搜寻目前仍在逃的嫌疑人”。

    Monday's shooting marks at least the 308th mass shooting in the US this year, according to data compiled by the US Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit tracking such incidents.

    根据非营利组织美国枪支暴力档案汇编的数据,7月4日的枪击事件已是美国今年发生的第308起大规模枪击事件。

    It was the latest in a series of high-profiling mass shootings in recent months. Ten people were killed and three were wounded when a heavily armed white man opened fire at a grocery store in a predominantly black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, in May. In Uvalde, Texas, 19 children, 2 adults were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in June.

    这是近几个月来一系列引人注目的大规模枪击事件中的最新一起。5月,一名全副武装的白人男子在纽约布法罗市一家超市内外开枪,造成10人死亡,3人受伤。6月,在得克萨斯州的尤瓦尔迪市,19名儿童和2名教师在一所小学的枪击事件中丧生。



    suspect

    英[səˈspekt];美[səˈspekt]

    v.猜想,觉得; 怀疑

    adj.不可信的; 可能有假的; 可疑的

    n.嫌疑犯; 可疑分子

    coroner

    英[ˈkɒrənə(r)];美[ˈkɔrənə(r)]

    n.验尸官; 法医

    devastating

    英[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ];美[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ]

    adj.毁灭性的; 令人震惊的; 给人印象深刻的

    v.毁坏; 使震惊


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