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A president, a prime minister and a top soccer player: the selfie of President Xi Jinping, then-British prime minister David Cameron and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero became an instant internet hit in 2015, when Xi ended a state visit to the United Kingdom in Manchester.

"That was really an iconic photo from the visit, which really showed the human and personal side of President Xi Jinping as well as being a strong global leader, also him as a human being enjoying a visit and meeting a footballer," said David Houliston, policy head of the Manchester City Council, who was involved in Xi's visit to Manchester as policy and partnership manager for the city.

Although Xi is known for his keen interest in soccer, that visit to Manchester far transcended the game.

In Manchester, bees, a city emblem, are everywhere to be seen. The hardworking insect evokes the city's history as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, when it was chimneys, smoke and crowds of workers that were everywhere to be seen.

In recent decades the city became home to the world's first modern computer, and then graphene, hailed as a wonder material, appeared and Manchester became a center of the Cameron government's "Northern Powerhouse" initiative and of the current government's "Levelling Up" initiatives.

Xi's first stop was the National Graphene Institute at Manchester University, the brain of the city's modern scientific and technological revolution.

The institute researches graphene, the world's thinnest material. It is used mainly in the fields of energy and electronics and is now the focus of research looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions.

There, President Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were given a tour around the laboratories led by Professor Konstantin Novoselov, one of two scientists who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2010 for their work on graphene at the University of Manchester. Novoselov was also trained in Chinese traditional painting.

"Everyone was trying to ask and answer questions, making jokes, and the students were involved," Novoselov said.

"It was quite a dynamic atmosphere, I would say. I gave President Xi one of my paintings. He was very surprised and gave me a set of marvelous paint brushes back as a present."

He recalled the special gift he prepared for Xi, a traditional Chinese ink painting of a lotus pond. In fact, graphene ink was used in that painting.

Nowadays, university staff members refer to the passage that Xi walked through to see the signature cleanroom laboratory as the "famous corridor" because it later attracted the personnel of so many Chinese scientific institutes. A photo of Xi at the institute hangs on the wall of the corridor.

"Xi Jinping's visit to the National Graphene Institute really created another wave of enthusiasm and interest in 2D materials in China," Novoselov said. "More researchers started to work on it, and more interesting work started to appear. And China today is very strong in this area."

Professor Luke Georghiou, deputy president and vice-chancellor of the university, also vividly recalled Xi's visit.

"He was knowledgeable. He was interested in what we were doing. I think he has a background himself in technology. So he understood very well what he was seeing."

Following the visit, the university's collaboration with Chinese institutes increased. Research activities with investment of about 50 million pounds ($60.1 million) have been conducted since then, Georghiou said, and global issues such as environmental protection and sustainability have become a new focus of collaboration.

"It's important that the world leaders don't think the UK is only about London," he said. "So it was important for us."

On Xi's visit to the UK, Manchester was the only city apart from London that he went to, one reason being the city's post-industrial history, Georghiou said.

"We have managed to grow from older declining industries and found a new economic basis for the way we work with a very dynamic and regional approach. I believe there is some interest in China because you also have many industrial cities."

One example is Manchester's sister city relationship since 1986 with Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. That city similarly transformed itself from an industrial powerhouse into a modern scientific and technological innovation center.

The two cities, having worked on trade, investment and education for decades, have found new common ground: hydrogen and sponge cities.

"We've learned from the Wuhan sponge cities program about how to use nature-based solutions to hold back floodwater," said Houliston, who has led Manchester's partnership with Wuhan for about seven years. "In Wuhan, that's about stopping flooding on the Yangtze River. In Manchester, we've done demonstrations learning from China's technology and investment."

In late April, the two cities signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrogen energy industry exchanges and collaboration, through which they will work together on the clean energy, with water as the only byproduct, for their net-zero targets.

Xi's visit triggered city partnerships between the two countries, Houliston said.

"We saw a real succession of visits from governors and vice-governors of different regions of China coming to visit Manchester to see what the president had seen himself."

In Manchester, many people on the city council, in universities and at companies have business cards that are in English and Chinese. Simple etiquette is one rationale for this, he said, but it also demonstrates the city's ties with China.

"We do that for all senior level people in our council, the mayor and the representatives."

At a welcoming banquet held by the municipal government of Manchester in 2015, Xi said he hoped Manchester would act as a pacesetter of China-UK relations, highlighting the city's links with China.

Over the past seven years, China-UK relations have had ups and downs, but the relationship between Manchester and Wuhan seems to be undisturbed.

"We've seen historically that there can be challenges around some of the international relationships," Houliston said. "And we've always felt that city-to-city dialogues and people-to-people dialogues can kind of shelter from those things a little bit.

"Even in the most difficult diplomatic era between the UK and China, we continued our work with Wuhan, and we're very proud that the city relations continued."

The Airport City Manchester project, the biggest project in the city involving China, was also on Xi's itinerary. It is an £800-million joint venture between the State-owned Beijing Construction Engineering Group and UK construction company Carillion at Manchester Airport.

With the Airport City project as a starting point, BCEG has taken part in five major construction projects in the UK as a developer or contractor in Manchester and beyond, with a gross development value of about£3 billion. The latest completed phases of the Middlewood Locks project have provided about 6,000 jobs in the local community.

"Chinese companies have been very popular with our partners in Manchester since Xi's visit," said Yu Dongwen, director of BCEG International. "It really brings confidence to Chinese companies with ambition on their global reach."

Charlie Cornish, chief executive officer of Manchester Airport, said its relationship with the Chinese company is "very positive".

"You're always concerned about the commitment of the other party or parties, the openness of the other party or parties. But we've found them to be open, transparent, (and) friendly. If they said they would deliver a project for a particular time, they did it."

Since Xi's visit, Manchester has had projects involving China worth about £6 billion, and every year more than 9,000 Chinese students in Manchester have contributed more than 1 billion pounds to the region's economy, Houliston said.

Rhys Whalley, executive director of the Manchester-China Forum, who calls himself an eternal optimist in terms of Manchester's relationship with China, said he believes in a promising future for bilateral ties. "One has to be," he said.

"I'm a proponent of the role the city and regions have to play in driving forward engagement. For too long that had been overlooked, particularly by national and multinational organizations. Cities and regions have a really important role to play, because ultimately that's where people come together."

记者：李雪晴

transcend

英[trænˈsend]；美[trænˈsend]

vt. 超越，超出…的限度;优于或胜过…;高于或独立于（宇宙）而生存

emblem

英[ˈembləm]；美[ˈɛmbləm]

n. 象征，标记;纹章，徽章;标记，典型;〈古〉寓意画

graphene

英['græfɪnɪ]；美['græfɪnɪ]

n.石墨烯（由碳原子构成的单层片状结构的纳米材料）

powerhouse

英[ˈpaʊəhaʊs]；美[ˈpaʊərhaʊs]

n. 精力充沛的人；强大的集团（或组织）；强国；权威人士；动力源

sponge

英[spʌndʒ]；美[spʌndʒ]

n. 海绵;海绵动物;海绵蛋糕

v. （用海绵）擦拭

英语新闻︱美国10岁女孩堕胎遭拒引发众怒

A 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio was denied an abortion, sparking outrage online as many Republican-led states strip away reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade.

美国俄亥俄州一名遭强奸怀孕的10岁女孩在该州被拒绝堕胎，引起轩然大波，因为在美国最高法院推翻罗诉韦德案后，许多保守州剥夺了女性的堕胎权。

Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Indianapolis, received a call last Monday, three days after the Court’s ruling, from a child abuse doctor in Ohio who had a 10-year-old girl in their office who was six weeks and three days pregnant, and therefore ineligible to receive an abortion in the state, according to a report fromThe Indianapolis Star.

据《印第安纳波利斯星报》报道，印第安纳波利斯的妇产科医生凯特琳·伯纳德近日接到俄亥俄州一名处理儿童受虐案件的医生的电话。后者的办公室近日接诊了一名怀孕六周零三天的10岁患者，但根据法律，医生不能为她堕胎。

The child was unable to receive an abortion in Ohio because the state bans the procedure after six weeks when fetal cardiac activity may be detected. Some Republican-led states banned abortions at that point, claiming that a heartbeat can be detected within that timeframe.

患者之所以无法在俄亥俄州接受堕胎手术，是因为俄亥俄州禁止女性在怀孕六周后进行堕胎，此时已可以检测到胚胎的心跳。一些保守州禁止女性在怀孕六周后堕胎，声称在怀孕六周后已经可以检测到胚胎的心跳。

However, these so-called “fetal heartbeat” bans on abortion have faced criticism from medical experts, many of whom argue there is no heartbeat at six weeks. Rather, doctors can detect a flutter in the region where the heart will eventually form. Additionally, many women and girls do not know they are pregnant at that point.

而所谓的“胎儿心跳法案”堕胎禁令遭到了医学专家的批评，大部分医学专家认为六周大的胎儿是没有心跳的，只不过医生可以在后来发育成心脏的区域检测到跳动，而且很多女性在孕期第六周时并不知道自己怀孕了。

A ban has not yet taken effect in Indiana, which meant that the girl was able to travel to Dr. Bernard for the procedure. Other information about the child’s case was unknown, likely due to her age. Bernard told the Star that “it’s hard to imagine that in just a few short weeks we will have no ability to provide that care.”

由于印第安纳州的堕胎禁令尚未生效，这位女孩可以前往伯纳德医生那里接受手术。也许是因为女孩年龄较小，这一病例的其他信息尚不清楚。伯纳德医生表示，“很难想象，可能在短短几周后，我们将不再有能力继续提供这样的救助。”

However, lawmakers in Indiana are pushing for the state to enact its own abortion restrictions, which may force women and girls seeking the medical procedure to travel even further to receive it.

而与此同时，印第安纳州的议员们却在推动该州堕胎禁令的落地落实，此后，寻求堕胎手术的女性将被迫去往更远的地方接受手术。

Critics argued the girl’s situation shows the devastating impact of the Supreme Court’s decision, which will result in other children who are victims of rape being forced to carry their pregnancies to term.

批评者认为，这个女童的境况凸显了最近美国最高法院关于堕胎问题的裁决所产生的破坏性影响。这个裁决将导致其他遭受强奸的儿童被迫生下孩子。

Following the Court’s decision, many states’ “trigger laws,” laws banning abortion passed in anticipation of the ruling, went into effect—essentially banning the procedure for large swaths of the country. Other states with conservative legislatures are also moving to ban the procedure, while Democratic states have tightened abortion protections.

不少共和党领导的州都有所谓的“触发法”，最高法院一推翻罗诉韦德案，这些州便随即宣布禁止堕胎，目前，全美大片地区已严格禁止堕胎。其他保守党州也在采取措施禁止堕胎，而民主党掌权的州则加强了对堕胎的保护。

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat who has been critical of the Supreme Court decision, described laws banning the girl from being able to receive an abortion as “insane.”

北卡罗来纳州总检察长、民主党人乔希·斯坦对最高法院的裁决持批评态度。他表示，禁止这名女童堕胎的法律“荒唐至极”。

“A 10 year old victim of abuse denied an abortion in OH because she was 3 days past 6 weeks pregnant. This is insane. She’s 10 years old!” he tweeted Friday night.

2日晚上，乔希·斯坦在社交媒体发文说：“一名10岁的性侵受害者无法在俄亥俄州堕胎，只是因为她比法律规定的6周时间超过了3天。荒唐至极。她可只有10岁啊！”

“Victimize the victim. Victimize her parents. How the hell is it acceptable to force a 10 year old rape survivor to carry the rapist’s offspring and deprive the family the choice to spare her body and mind the traumas?! She’s 10!! Abortion is a human right!” wrote one foreign netizen.

一位美国网友在社交媒体发文说：“这是在惩罚受害者，惩罚她的父母。强迫一个10岁的强奸受害者生下强奸犯的后代，剥夺这个家庭的选择权，只能看着她的身心遭受创伤，这怎么能让人接受？！她才10岁啊！堕胎权是人权！”

Source: Newsweek

来源：美国《新闻周刊》

outrage

英[ˈaʊtreɪdʒ]；美[ˈaʊtreɪdʒ]

n. 义愤;愤慨;暴行;骇人听闻的事件

vt. 引起…的义愤，激怒;凌辱，强奸;虐待，迫害;违反

ineligible

英[ɪnˈelɪdʒəbl]；美[ɪnˈelɪdʒəbl]

adj. 无入选资格的，不合格的;无被选权

cardiac

英[ˈkɑ:diæk]；美[ˈkɑrdiæk]

adj. 心脏（病）的;（胃的）贲门的

flutter

英[ˈflʌtə(r)]；美[ˈflʌtər]

vi. 飘动;鼓翼

vt.& vi. 振翼，拍翅膀;烦扰，坐立不安;（旗帜）飘扬

n. 紧张，激动不安;颤振;飘扬;（身体部分的）病态阵跳

英语新闻｜丹麦哥本哈根枪击案初步排除恐袭

Danish police on Monday ruled out any terrorism-related motive of the gunman who killed three people and injured several others in a shopping mall on the outskirts of the capital Copenhagen on Sunday, saying he acted alone and shot victims at random.

当地时间7月4日，丹麦警方表示，初步排除3日在首都哥本哈根一家购物中心发生的枪击事件为恐怖袭击，该事件造成3人死亡，数人受伤。未发现嫌疑人有同谋，看似随机选择目标。

The shooting began at about 5:30 pm local time on Sunday in the Field's shopping center, leaving three people dead and several others injured, including four in critical condition. Police were called at 5:37 pm and arrested the suspect 11 minutes later, who was identified as a 22-year-old "ethnic Dane" man.

枪击事件发生在当地时间7月3日下午5点30分左右的菲尔兹购物中心，3人在枪击中死亡，4人伤势严重，另有多人受轻伤。警方于当天下午5点37分接到报警，并在11分钟后逮捕了嫌疑人，该嫌疑人是一名22岁的丹麦裔男子。

The three killed were identified as a Danish boy and girl, both aged 17, and a 47-year-old Russian man living in Denmark. The four in critical condition were two Danish women aged 19 and 40, and a 50-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl from Sweden, Copenhagen chief inspector Soren Thomassen told a news conference on Monday morning.

当地时间7月4日上午，哥本哈根警察局总督察瑟伦·托马森在新闻发布会上表示，3名遇难者包括一名17岁丹麦男子、一名17岁丹麦女子以及一名47岁俄罗斯男子。另有4人伤势严重，分别是一名19岁丹麦女子、一名40岁丹麦女子、一名50岁丹麦男子和一名16岁瑞典女子。

He said the gunman likely acted alone and selected his victims indiscriminately. He added that while the shooter's motive was still unclear, there was no sign that it was related to terrorism.

托马森指出，嫌疑人可能是单独行动，随机伤人。虽然嫌疑人的动机尚不清楚，但未有证据显示这是一起恐怖袭击。

"There are no indications in the investigation, documents or witness statements that could point to this being about terrorism," he said.

托马森说：“在审查、物证以及目击者陈述中没有任何迹象表明这与恐怖主义有关。”

Thomassen expressed that he was not prepared to discuss the alleged shooter's motives, but said "our suspect is also known among psychiatric services, beyond that I do not wish to comment".

托马森表示，他不准备讨论嫌疑人的动机，但指出“精神健康服务机构确认了这名嫌疑人，除此以外我不做过多评论”。

After the arrest, authorities launched a sweeping search operation across the island of Zealand in search of any possible accomplices.

该嫌疑人被捕后，警方正在全国范围内展开广泛调查，以寻找任何可能的同谋。

The suspect was due to be arraigned later on Monday for preliminary charges of murder.

这名嫌疑人被指控为谋杀，定于4日晚些时候出庭。

Video footage showed the alleged gunman wearing knee-length socks and holding a rifle.

录像显示，嫌疑人身穿及膝袜，手持步枪。

Police now believe the videos of the suspect that went viral on social media on Sunday evening are authentic. In one clip, the suspect was seen posing with weapons, talking about psychiatric medication "that does not work" and mimicking suicide gestures.

警方目前认为，7月3日在社交媒体上出现的一些视频的确是嫌疑人所发。视频画面中，嫌疑人拿着枪，称精神疾病治疗“不管用”，还做出自杀手势。

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the country "was hit by a cruel attack".

丹麦首相梅特·弗雷德里克森发表声明，把这起枪击事件形容为一起“残忍的袭击事件”。

"It is incomprehensible. Heartbreaking. Pointless," she said. "Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second."

她表示：“这是令人难以理解的，令人心碎的。我们美丽且通常安全的首都在一瞬间改变了。”

The Danish royal family said their "thoughts and deepest sympathy are with the victims and their relatives and all those affected by the tragedy".

丹麦王室发表声明表示，他们对遇难者及其亲属，以及所有受到此次枪击案件影响的人表示最深切的同情。

Video footage also showed that more than 100 people rushed out of the shopping center and others were forced to hide inside.

视频片段还显示，100多人直接冲出购物中心，其他人被迫躲在里面。

Many were at the center before an evening concert by British star Harry Styles at a nearby venue. The event was later canceled.

英国知名歌手哈里·斯泰尔斯原定在该购物中心附近场地举行演唱会，许多粉丝提前抵达附近等待演唱会开始，但该活动后来被取消。

The last time such shooting took place in Denmark was in February 2015, which resulted in the death of three people, including the perpetrator himself.

上一次在丹麦发生此类枪击事件是在2015年2月，该事件导致包括肇事者本人在内的3人死亡。

The incident also came a week after a horrible shooting in neighboring Norway where a gunman killed two people and injured more than 20 outside a popular LGBTQ nightclub in Oslo on June 25. Norwegian authorities identified the shooter as a suspected radical Islamist with "a long history of violence and threats "and mental illness.

约一周前，与丹麦相邻的挪威发生大规模枪击事件，嫌疑人于6月25日在市中心一家夜店附近开枪，造成2人死亡，20多人受伤。挪威警方将此事定性为恐怖主义行为，称嫌疑人曾受到极端组织影响。

terrorism

英[ˈterərɪzəm]；美[ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm]

n.恐怖主义，恐怖手段; 威吓，胁迫; 恐怖状态; 恐怖统治

indiscriminately

英[ˌɪndɪ'skrɪmɪnətlɪ]；美[ˌɪndɪ'skrɪmɪnətlɪ]

adv.无差别，任意地; 不分青红皂白地; 滥; 不分皂白

psychiatric

英[ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk]；美[ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk]

adj.精神病学的; 精神病治疗的

preliminary

英[prɪˈlɪmɪnəri]；美[prɪˈlɪmɪneri]

adj.初步的，初级的; 预备的; 开端的; 序言的

n.准备工作; 预赛; 初步措施; （对学生等的）预考

perpetrator

英[ˈpɜ:pətreɪtə(r)]；美[ˈpɜrpətreɪtə(r)]

n.做坏事者; 犯罪者; 加害者; 行凶者

英语新闻｜美国堕胎药物需求量增长

Since the US Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion, demand for medical abortions, done with pills and without the help of a doctor, has risen, an abortion-pill advocacy group says.

美国某堕胎药物倡导组织表示，自从美国最高法院推翻了联邦宪法规定的堕胎权以来，堕胎药物的需求量增加，这种堕胎是在没有医生帮助的情况下使用药丸完成的。

"We have heard from abortion pill providers that they have seen an increase in requests, especially for getting pills now to have on hand just in case," said Elisa Wells, co-founder of Plan C. "We saw traffic (on our website) surge to 209,000 visitors on the day of the decision, up from 3,400 the day before."

C计划的联合创始人伊莉莎·威尔士表示：“我们从堕胎药片供应商那里听说，他们的需求大大增加了，特别是现在需要手头有药来以防万一。我们发现本公司网站的浏览量在美国最高法院作出决定的当天激增至20余万人，比前一天多出了3400人。”

The court's ruling on June 24 immediately created uncertainty about how women could get access to terminations, particularly in states where "trigger laws" took immediate effect after the court's ruling, including Alabama, Kentucky and Utah.

美国最高法院6月24日的裁决当即为女性堕胎权带来不确定性，尤其是在法院裁决后“触发法”立即生效的州，包括阿拉巴马州、肯塔基州和犹他州。

Medication abortion, also known as plan C, is an abortion done with pills that a woman can take without the help of a doctor. However, about 19 states have laws that require a clinician to be present as she takes the medication.

药物流产，也就是C计划，是一种使用药物进行流产的方式，女性可以在没有医生帮助的情况下服用。然而，美国有大约19个州的法律要求女性在服药时临床医生必须在场。

To make the pills work, two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, are needed. Mifepristone works by blocking the hormone progesterone, needed for a successful pregnancy. Misoprostol is taken one or two days later and empties the uterus. Misoprostol alone can be used if mifepristone is unavailable.

为了成功堕胎，需要两种药物，即米非司酮和米索前列醇。米非司酮通过阻断怀孕所需的激素黄体酮发挥作用，一到两天后服用米索前列醇将宫腔内的妊娠组织排出子宫。如果没有米非司酮，也可以单独使用米索前列醇。

Last year the Food and Drug Administration removed the longstanding requirement that a woman must obtain mifepristone in person.

去年，美国食品和药物管理局取消了女性必须亲自获取米非司酮的要求。

In the US abortion pills are widely available with a prescription from a doctor or from an online pharmacy. They are safe and effective, studies show. Under federal law, the pills can then be delivered directly to where a person lives.

在美国，堕胎药物可以通过医生处方或在线药店提供。研究表明，这些药物安全有效。根据联邦法律，这些药物可以送货上门。

The pills, approved by the FDA for 20 years, work to terminate a pregnancy of up to 10 weeks. They also work beyond the 10-week mark, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says.

堕胎药物获得美国食品和药物管理局批准使用已经有20年，该药物可以终止长达10周的妊娠。美国妇产科学院表示，妊娠超过10周也有效。

The pills are 95 to 98 percent effective in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. They cost from $40 to $750, Planned Parenthood says. But their effectiveness reduces with gestation time.

在怀孕的前10周，堕胎药物的有效率为95%至98%。计划生育协会表示，它们的价格从40美元到750美元不等，但药物有效性会随着妊娠时间的增加而降低。

Women who want to terminate an abortion later in their term can take the pills accompanied by a doctor.

想要在妊娠后期堕胎的女性需要在医生的陪同下服用药物。

In 2020 at least 54 percent of all abortions were done with pills, not surgery, the research organization the Guttmacher Institute says. About 90 percent of abortions take place in the 13 weeks after a woman becomes pregnant.

古特马赫研究所表示，至2020年，至少有54%的堕胎是通过药物而非手术完成的，其中大约90%的堕胎案例发生在女性怀孕后的13周内。

Plan C offers an online US map showing which states have telehealth abortions. It says that women in states with restrictive abortion laws are gaining access to pills in a variety of ways, including buying from other states and getting it delivered.

C计划提供了一张线上美国地图，可显示出哪些州可进行远程医疗堕胎。该地图显示，在有限制性堕胎法的州，女性正在以各种方式获得药物，包括从其他州购买并交付使用。

"It is essential that people know that they can still access medication abortion pills by mail in all states," Wells said.

威尔斯说：“重要的是，人们知道她们仍旧可以在所有州通过邮购的方式获得堕胎药物。”

Some women have been choosing to get the pills from abroad without a prescription. Aid Access, an international telemedicine abortion provider founded by Rebecca Gomperts, a Dutch physician, said it will continue to mail pills to women in all US states.

还有一些女性会选择在没有医生处方的情况下从国外获得堕胎药物。由荷兰医生丽贝卡·冈珀茨创立的国际远程堕胎医疗机构表示，将继续向美国所有州的女性邮寄药物。

Several Republican states, including Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee, want to restrict access to abortion pills further. President Joe Biden has pledged that he would work to ensure women have access to medication abortions nationwide.

包括肯塔基州、俄克拉荷马州、得克萨斯州和田纳西州在内的几个共和党州希望进一步限制堕胎药物的使用权。美国总统拜登承诺，他将努力确保全国女性都能够获得堕胎药物。

overturn

英[ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]；美[ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn]

vt.& vi.（使）翻倒

vt.使垮台，推翻; 撤销（判决等）

advocacy

英[ˈædvəkəsi]；美[ˈædvəkəsi]

n.拥护，支持，主张; 辩护; 游说

termination

英[ˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn]；美[ˌtɜrmɪˈneɪʃn]

n.终止妊娠; 结束; 终止处; 结局

prescription

英[prɪˈskrɪpʃn]；美[prɪˈskrɪpʃn]

n. [医]药方，处方; 处方药; 训令，指示; 法规

pharmacy

英[ˈfɑːməsi]；美[ˈfɑːrməsi]

n.药房; 配药学，药学; 制药业; 一批备用药品

gestation

英[dʒeˈsteɪʃn]；美[dʒɛˈsteʃən]

n.怀孕; 怀孕期; （思想、主意等的）构思、酝酿; 孕育（过程）

英语新闻︱香港故宫文化博物馆正式对公众开放参观

Hong Kong Palace Museum, which opened to the public on Sunday, has ignited the city's passion and pride for the nation's rich civilization and 5,000-year history, as many of the visitors called the exhibition unforgettable and "worth a second visit".

香港故宫文化博物馆于7月3日正式对公众开放参观，引发公众热情，让香港民众为中国上下五千年的悠久历史和灿烂文化而感到骄傲。许多游客称展览让人难忘，“值得再去参观一次”。

To mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the new cultural landmark presents over 900 treasures on loan from Beijing's Palace Museum, ranging from paintings and bronzeware to embroideries. Some of them have never been shown to the public before.

为了纪念香港回归祖国25周年，这座香港文化新地标将展出从故宫博物院藏品中精选出来的逾900件珍贵文物，包括画作、青铜器、织绣等，部分文物在此前从未向公众展示过。

The opening of the museum, originally scheduled for Saturday, was postponed due to a fierce tropical cyclone.

原定于7月2日开放的香港故宫文化博物馆因受台风影响，延至3日正式迎客。

After a day of waiting, visitors' expectations reached a peak on Sunday. At around 8 am, one hour before opening, the museum had Hong Kong residents lining up with excitement. Four residents dressed in traditional Chinese clothing in honor of the special occasion.

7月3日上午8时，离正式开馆还有一个小时，香港市民就已按耐不住急切的心情，排起了长队。还有四位游客身着中国传统服饰来庆祝这个特殊的日子。

Local resident Timothy Chan, a 29-year-old museum lover, said it is an unforgettable memory for him to have been among the first group of visitors, noting that he used to catch flights to Beijing to visit the Palace Museum and appreciate its cultural relics.

今年29岁的香港居民陈先生是一名博物馆爱好者，成为香港故宫文化博物馆首批游客，对他来说是一段难忘的回忆，陈先生表示他过去常常飞往北京，参观故宫博物院的藏品。

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's now difficult for Chan to visit Beijing, and the opening of the Hong Kong museum offered him another option.

由于疫情，陈先生很难像以往一样到北京旅游，而香港故宫文化博物馆的开放给他提供了另一个选择。

Chan said the new cultural landmark not only provides a cultural feast to museum lovers like him, but will also help boost residents' desire to know more about Chinese culture.

陈先生表示，这座文化新地标不仅为像他这样的博物馆爱好者打造了一场文化盛宴，还满足了香港市民更多了解中国文化的愿望。

Zhu Shihao, a 26-year-old student working on a master's degree in Chinese literature, who came from the mainland, said he is very happy to get a close look at the rarely seen cultural relics, calling the tour a special adventure that is worth a second visit.

26岁的朱世豪（音译）来自大陆，正在香港攻读中国文学硕士学位。朱先生很高兴能够近距离看到这些珍宝，并将此次博物馆之行称为奇妙之旅，值得再来一次。

Zhu, who is fond of art, said he prefers modern art over traditional art. However, he was still fascinated by the exhibition, as the treasures on display include not only Chinese artworks but also some from the West, which offers him a different perspective.

热爱艺术的朱先生表示，即使自己更喜欢现代艺术，此次展览仍然让他着迷。因为展出的珍宝不仅包括中国艺术作品，还有一些来自西方的艺术作品，为他提供了不同的视角。

Besides antiques from Beijing Palace Museum, the opening exhibitions also showcased 13 artworks on loan from the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

此次开幕展除了来自北京故宫博物院的珍贵文物外，还展出了从法国巴黎卢浮宫借来的13件珍贵藏品。

Daisy Wang Yiyou, deputy director of Hong Kong Palace Museum, said the new museum will not limit itself to Chinese art, but will also offer a Hong Kong perspective and a global vision, presenting the finest objects from the Palace Museum and other important cultural institutions around the world.

香港故宫文化博物馆副馆长王伊悠表示，博物馆将不局限于中国艺术，会从香港出发，结合环球视野，展出故宫博物院和其他世界重要文化机构的珍藏。

"Our starting point is Chinese art, but our goal is broader than that," Wang said, revealing that after the three-month opening exhibition, there will be another grand show about European fine art.

王伊悠说：“我们的出发点是中国艺术，但我们的目标不止于此。”据其透露，在为期三个月的开幕展后，香港故宫文化博物馆还会举办一场盛大的欧洲绘画艺术展。

Grateful for the help of all partner museums, Wang said she believes that Hong Kong Palace Museum, which adopted new curatorial approaches, has an important role to play with other Hong Kong museums in enhancing the city's position as a world leader in the field of arts.

副馆长王伊悠还对所有合作博物馆的帮助表示感谢，香港故宫文化博物馆采用了新的策展方式，将会与香港其他博物馆一道，巩固香港作为中外文化艺术交流中心的地位。

Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, who took office as Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hong Kong on July 1, hopes that by offering an environment for immersion in traditional Chinese culture, the museum can boost Hong Kong people's national identity and well-being in the long-run.

于7月1日就职的香港文化体育及旅游局局长杨润雄希望能够借助香港故宫文化博物馆，让香港市民浸润在中国传统文化中，长远地提升香港市民的认同感和幸福感。

On Sunday, he hailed the museum as a successful example of using the advantages of "one country, two systems" to tell Chinese stories to the world. He said it will surely be a milestone on the city's journey to become a global cultural and art hub.

7月3日，杨润雄称赞道，香港故宫文化博物馆是利用“一国两制”优势向世界讲述中国故事的成功范例，是香港将来成为中外文化交流中心的重要里程碑。

The museum said it had sold about 115,000 tickets by Saturday, accounting for approximately 85 percent of the total number of tickets to be sold in July.

据悉，截至7月2日，香港故宫文化博物馆开幕展已售出近11.5万张门票，约占7月份门票总数的85%。

ignite

英[ɪɡˈnaɪt]；美[ɪɡˈnaɪt]

vt. 点燃;使燃烧;使激动;使灼热

vi. 点火;燃烧

landmark

英[ˈlændmɑːk]；美[ˈlændmɑːrk]

n. [航]陆标;界标;里程碑;纪念碑

bronzeware

英[b'rɒnzweə]；美[b'rɒnzwer]

n. 青铜制品

embroidery

英[ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri]；美[ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri]

n. 绣花;刺绣（品）

研究：能否“金鸡独立”10秒钟，可测试出你的寿命

An inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in later life is linked to nearly double the risk of death from any cause within the next decade, according to a new study.

一项新研究发现，中老年人如果无法单腿站立10秒钟，未来十年内由任何因素导致的死亡风险将会翻番。

The simple balance test may be useful to include in routine physical exams for people in middle and old age, the research, which was published Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggested.

6月21日发表在《英国运动医学杂志》的这项研究指出，这项简单的平衡测试也许很适合被纳入中老年人的常规体能测试。

While aging leads to a decline in physical fitness, muscle strength and flexibility, balance tends to be reasonably well-preserved until a person's 50s, when it starts to wane relatively rapidly, the research noted. Previous research has linked the inability to stand on one leg to a greater risk of falls and to cognitive decline.

研究指出，尽管衰老会导致体能、肌肉力量和灵活性下降，但是良好的平衡力通常会保持到50多岁，之后平衡力就会快速下降。先前的研究指出，无法单腿站立意味着跌倒及认知衰退的风险增大。

The study involved 1,702 people ages 51 to 75 living in Brazil, who were asked to balance unsupported on one leg during an initial check. Researchers told the participants to place the front of the free foot behind the standing leg, keep their arms by their sides and eyes fixed straight ahead. Up to three attempts on either foot were permitted.

该研究涵盖了1702名年龄在51岁到75岁之间的巴西居民，他们被要求在初次测试中完全靠自己单腿站立。研究人员让参与者把不沾地的那只脚的脚面放在站立的那条腿后面，把两只手臂放在身体两侧，双目直视前方。最多有三次尝试机会，任何一只脚站立都可以。

Being able to balance on one leg is important for older people for a number of reasons, and it is also reflective of wider fitness and health levels, said study author Dr. Claudio Gil Araújo at Exercise Medicine Clinic - CLINIMEX - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

该研究的作者、来自巴西里约热内卢运动医学诊所CLINIMEX的克劳迪奥·吉尔·阿劳若博士称，单腿站立的平衡能力对于中老年人很重要，原因是多方面的，而且单腿站立能力还能反映出总体的健康水平。

The study participants had an average age of 61 and two-thirds of them were men. Around 1 in 5 failed to balance on one leg for 10 seconds at the initial checkup.

研究参与者的平均年龄为61岁，其中三分之二为男性。约五分之一的参与者在初次测试中未能单腿站立10秒钟。

Researchers monitored the participants after the initial checkup for a period of seven years, during which 123 — 7% — of the people being studied died. The proportion of deaths among those who failed the test (17.5 %) was significantly higher than deaths among those who were able to balance for 10 seconds (4.5%).

研究人员在初次测试后监测这些参与者长达七年，在此期间有123人（7%）离开人世。未能完成测试者（17.5%）的死亡率明显高于那些能单腿站立10秒钟的人（4.5%）。

The study found that for those unable to complete the balance test there was an 84% higher risk of death from any cause, and this link remained even when other factors — including age, sex, BMI, and preexisting conditions or health risks such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes — were taken into account.

研究发现，未能完成平衡测试的人死于任何因素的风险比其他人高出84%，即使将年龄、性别、身体质量指数以及冠心病、高血压、肥胖、高胆固醇和糖尿病等原有疾病或健康风险之类的其他因素考虑在内，二者仍然存在关联。

The research was observational and doesn't reveal cause and effect. The study didn't look at any possible biological mechanisms that might explain the link between poor balance and longevity.

这项研究是观察性的，没有揭示因果关系。该研究没有探究任何可能解释平衡力不佳和寿命之间联系的生理机制。

In general, those who failed the test had poorer health and included a higher proportion of people who were obese and/or had heart disease, high blood pressure, and unhealthy blood fat profiles, according to the study. Type 2 diabetes was also more common among those who failed to complete the test.

研究指出，总体来看，那些未能通过测试的人健康状况更差，其中患有肥胖和/或心脏病、高血压、高血脂的比例更大。未能完成测试者当中患有2型糖尿病的情况也更普遍。

The study took place between 2009 and 2020 and was part of wider research project that started in 1994.

该研究是在2009年至2020年期间开展的，是始于1994年的一个更广泛的研究项目的一部分。

The inability to complete the balance test rose with age, more or less doubling at subsequent 5-year intervals from the age range of 51 to 55 and onward. More than half (around 54%) of study participants ages 71 to 75 were unable to complete the test, compared with 5% in the lowest age bracket who couldn't do it.

未能完成平衡测试的情况随着年龄增长而增多，51岁到55岁及以上年龄段在随后五年间做不到的人数几乎翻倍。超半数（约54%）年龄在71岁到75岁之间的研究参与者未能完成测试，相比之下，年龄最小的参与者只有5%做不到。

preexist

英['pri:ɪg'zɪst]；美[priɪg'zɪst]

v.先前存在

mechanism

英[ˈmekənɪzəm]；美[ˈmekənɪzəm]

n. [生]机制，机能，[乐]机理; （机械）结构，机械装置[作用]，（故事的）结构; [艺]手法，技巧，途径; 机械作用

subsequent

英[ˈsʌbsɪkwənt]；美[ˈsʌbsɪkwənt]

adj.后来的；随后的；作为结果而发生的；附随的

2017年，国家主席习近平视察香港。“香港一直牵动着我的心”，习主席对香港发展作出重要指示。时隔五年，“香港故事”更加精彩！

国家主席习近平于2017年6月29日视察西九文化区。同日，习近平见证了香港特区政府与故宫博物院签署香港故宫文化博物馆合作协议，标志着项目正式启动。

为庆祝香港回归25周年，香港故宫文化博物馆将于7月2日向公众开放，冀发挥香港中西文化荟萃优势，向世界展现中华文化。目前，西九文化区面积达40公顷，已发展为融合地方与传统特色，并加入国际元素的世界级综合文化艺术区。

2017年7月1日，国家主席习近平视察港珠澳大桥香港接线工程进度。2018年10月24日，全球最长跨海大桥——港珠澳大桥于正式通车运营。珠澳陆上前往香港的平均出行时间从近四小时缩短为半小时，促使粤港澳大湾区联动变得更紧密。

在香港第五波疫情之下，大量中央援港物资经港珠澳大桥运抵香港，港珠澳大桥成为援港抗疫“生命线”。

国家主席习近平于2017年7月1日前往香港国际机场，了解三跑道系统的建设进度。

三跑道系统建造工程于2016年8月启动，整个三跑道系统预计将于2024年全面投入服务。据悉，预计到2030年，在三跑道系统运作下，香港国际机场的客运量将超过1亿人次，货运量近900万公吨。

President Xi Jinping inspected the construction of the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport on July 1, 2017. 

来源：中国日报香港版

英语新闻|我国成年男女平均身高169.7厘米和158厘米，你拖后腿没？

Chinese people aged between 18 and 44 grew taller on average over the 2015-20 period, said an official with the National Health Commission on Monday.

6月27日，国家卫生健康委在新闻发布会表示，在2015-2020年期间，我国18-44岁的平均身高有所增长。

Average heights for men and women in this age group edged up 1.2 centimeters and 0.8 cm to 169.7 cm and 158 cm respectively during the period, Liu Jinfeng, director of the department of food safety standards, risk surveillance and assessment with the commission, said at a news conference.

国家卫生健康委食品安全标准与检测评估司司长刘金峰表示，2020年我国18-44岁居民身高分别为男性169.7厘米、女性158.0厘米，比2015年分别增加1.2厘米、0.8厘米。

"Monitoring results revealed that the nutritional and health status of Chinese people has continued to improve over the past years, and the disparity between urban and rural areas is gradually narrowing," he said.

他说：“监测结果显示，我国居民营养健康状况持续改善，城乡差异逐步缩小。”

With improved nutrient intake, the stunting rate among children aged six and below dropped from 11.3 percent in 2015 to 5.8 percent in 2020, the commission's data showed.

国家卫健委数据表明，随着营养摄入量的提高，我国6岁以下儿童生长迟缓率由2015年的11.3%下降至2020年的5.8%。

Furthermore, the average daily per capita consumption of salt from cooking dropped by 1.2 grams over the years to 9.3 grams in 2020.

此外，2020年人均每日烹调用盐9.3克，比2015年下降1.2克。

As of the end of last year, about 13.7 million babies in previously impoverished areas in China had benefited from a nationwide program aimed at improving their nutrition, the commission said.

国家卫健委表示，截至2021年底，通过我国贫困地区儿童营养改善项目累计收益的儿童人数达到1370万。

The commission initiated the program in 2012 to provide micronutrient sachets for infants and young children aged 6 months to 2 years in impoverished areas. The food supplement package contains essential proteins, vitamins and minerals to counter malnutrition.

国家卫生健康委从2012年启动了该项目，为国家集中连片特殊困难地区的6-24月龄的婴幼儿每天提供1包营养包，这个营养包富含蛋白质、维生素和矿物质作为辅助的营养补充品。

China also launched a program in 2011 to issue nutrition subsidies to primary and middle school students in rural areas.

我们国家从2011年开始启动农村义务教育学生营养改善计划，为贫困农村义务教育学生提供营养膳食补助。

Ding Gangqiang, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Nutrition and Health Institute, said that each student can now receive a 5 yuan (75 cents) subsidy per day.

中国疾控中心营养与健康所所长丁钢强表示，如今每学习日每人每天都能获得5元（75美分）的补贴。

surveillance

英[sɜːˈveɪləns]；美[sɜːrˈveɪləns]

n.盯梢，监督; [法]管制，监视

disparity

英[dɪˈspærəti]；美[dɪˈspærəti]

n.不同; 不等; 不一致; 悬殊

impoverished

英[ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt]；美[ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt]

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的

v.使（某人）贫穷; 使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

malnutrition

英[ˌmælnju:ˈtrɪʃn]；美[ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃn]

n.营养不良

President Xi Jinping has reiterated that the dynamic zero-COVID policy has proved to be "correct "and "effective" in the nation's response to COVID-19 outbreaks, saying that the "herd immunity "approach would cause unimaginable consequences in such a populous country as China.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks on Tuesday during an inspection tour of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. The city reported the first case of COVID-19 in China.

He visited a residential community and a high-tech enterprise in Wuhan, and highlighted the importance of coordinating the COVID response and socioeconomic development, as well as improving the nation's independence and self-reliance in science and technology.

While visiting the Zhiyuan Community, Xi commended the city's regular epidemic prevention and control efforts, saying that since Wuhan won the battle against the virus in 2020, it has encountered several outbreaks again, but it got them under control in a short time, thereby preventing massive resurgences of the virus.

Practice has proved that the principle and policy adopted by the CPC Central Committee are correct and effective and must be unswervingly upheld, Xi said.

Over the past more than two years, China has adhered to the overarching principle of "guarding against imported cases and preventing a resurgence of the outbreak at home" and the dynamic zero-COVID policy to combat the pandemic.

Noting that the pandemic is a big test, Xi said that the nation's dynamic adjustment of epidemic control measures has protected people's lives, safety and health to the maximum extent.

Implementing the dynamic zero-COVID policy is determined by the CPC Central Committee in line with the Party's nature and its founding purpose as well as national conditions, he said.

It is better to temporarily affect economic development than to harm people's lives and health, particularly among the elderly and children, Xi said. Judging from the effects in all aspects, the nation's epidemic prevention and control measures are the most economical and effective, he added.

Saying that the pandemic is not yet over and the nation still feels the heavy pressure of the pandemic response, Xi urged perseverance in seeking victory over the virus. He warned against any tendency to grow weary of the fight or slacken prevention and control efforts.

Xi called for improving community-based regular COVID response measures, saying that science-based and targeted steps must be taken to firmly prevent the spread of the virus in communities.

Party committees and governments at various levels should work to help address people's difficulties and ensure that economic activities and people's work and lives are less affected by COVID control measures, Xi said.

"We are confident of striking a balance between epidemic prevention and control and socioeconomic development, and striving for relatively good performance in this year's economic development."

While visiting Wuhan HGLaser Engineering Co Ltd, one of the largest laser equipment suppliers in China, Xi stressed the importance of implementing the innovation-driven development strategy to "keep the lifeline of science and technology firmly in our own hands".

He urged greater progress in independence and self-reliance in the sector of science and technology to make the country's development more secure.

He also stressed fostering more advanced technologies and sectors and creating new advantages in international competition.

Xi said that with the country's development, it becomes urgent to make breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields.

Saying that high-end manufacturing is an important pillar of high-quality economic development, Xi urged the strengthening of technological research and development to push for the upgrading of the nation's manufacturing industry and build China into a manufacturing power.

记者：曹德胜

inspection

英[ɪnˈspekʃn]；美[ɪnˈspekʃn]

n.检查; 检验; 视察; 检阅

self-reliance

英[self rɪ'laɪəns]；美[ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪəns]

n.自立; 自力更生，依靠自己

resurgence

英[rɪˈsɜ:dʒəns]；美[rɪˈsɜrdʒəns]

n.复苏，复活; 中断之后的继续; 再起; 回潮

perseverance

英[ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns]；美[ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrəns]

n.毅力 ; 韧性; 不屈不挠的精神

weary

英[ˈwɪəri]；美[ˈwɪri]

adj.疲倦的; 感到厌烦的

v.使疲倦; 失去热情

pillar

英[ˈpɪlə(r)]；美[ˈpɪlər]

n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱; 墩，柱脚; （组织、制度、信仰等的）核心

英语新闻|重要调整！密接和入境人员隔离管控时间调为7+3

The State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism released the ninth and latest prevention and control guideline for COVID-19 on Tuesday, more than a year after the previous version was published.

6月28日，国务院应对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情联防联控机制综合组组织修订《新型冠状病毒肺炎防控方案（第九版）》，全面落实“外防输入、内防反弹”总策略和“动态清零”总方针，切实维护人民群众生命安全和身体健康，最大限度统筹疫情防控和经济社会发展。

According to the document, inbound travelers only need to undergo centralized isolation for seven days, rather than 14 days under the previous rule, and then spend three days in self-quarantine at home. The rule also applies to close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 patients.

主要修订内容包括：将密切接触者、入境人员隔离管控时间从“14天集中隔离医学观察+7天居家健康监测”调整为“7天集中隔离医学观察+3天居家健康监测”。

People who in turn are close contacts of the close contacts of COVID-infected people will go through seven days of isolation at home rather than in centralized quarantine, it added.

密接的密接管控措施从“7天集中隔离医学观察”调整为“7天居家隔离医学观察”。

The guideline also formulates new standards for listing areas deemed at risk of the virus' spread.

该防控方案将两类风险区域划定标准和防控措施进行衔接对应，统一使用中高风险区的概念，形成新的风险区域划定及管控方案。

The designation of high-risk area usually refers to the residence of confirmed infections and can only cover a certain residential compound. People living there are required to stay at home.

高风险区实行“足不出户、上门服务”，连续7天无新增感染者降为中风险区，中风险区连续3天无新增感染者降为低风险区。其他地区对近7天内有高风险区旅居史人员，采取7天集中隔离医学观察措施。

Medium-risk refers to places where confirmed infected patients have visited and stayed for some time. Such an area's perimeter should be decided based on epidemiological results, instead of the previous convention of listing a whole neighborhood or village. People there are not allowed to travel outside the area.

中风险区实行“足不出区、错峰取物”，连续7天无新增感染者降为低风险区。其他地区对近7天内有中风险区旅居史人员，采取7天居家医学观察措施。

The remaining areas in a district or county that has at least one medium- or high-risk area will be listed as low risk. When people living there travel outside, they should present negative nucleic acid test results taken within 48 hours and complete two tests in three days at their destinations.

低风险区指中、高风险区所在县（市、区、旗）的其他地区，实行“个人防护、避免聚集”。其他地区对近7天内有低风险区旅居史人员，要求3天内完成2次核酸检测。

COVID-19 antigen tests, approved for use in China in March, have also been included in the guideline as an additional tool for grassroots-level medical institutions to screen suspicious patients and residents from medium- or high-risk areas.

增加抗原检测作为疫情监测的补充手段，基层医疗卫生机构对可疑患者、疫情处置时对中高风险区人员等可增加抗原检测。

inbound

英[ˈɪnbaʊnd]；美[ˈɪnˌbaʊnd]

adj.回内地的; 归本国的; 到达的; 入境的

formulate

英[ˈfɔːmjuleɪt]；美[ˈfɔːrmjuleɪt]

vt.构想出，规划; 确切地阐述; 用公式表示

epidemiological

英[ˌepɪˌdi:mɪə'lɒdʒɪkl]；美[ˌepɪˌdimɪr'lɒdʒɪkl]

adj.流行病学