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英语新闻|8分钟一道菜！疫情带火“预制菜”，网友：不用洗菜切菜太好了……

COVID-19 restrictions mean dining at restaurants has become a distant memory for some cities in China. Diners are eager to buy ready-to-cook, ready-to-heat or ready-to-eat meals that taste similar to those served at restaurants. Given the convenience of such meals that require minimum preparation, a niche has developed for ready meal retailers, market insiders said.

疫情之下，防疫措施的限制意味着许多人在餐馆就餐已经成为遥远记忆。人们渴望购买与餐厅食物味道相似的产品，比如烹饪即食、加热即食、开袋即食等即享食品。市场知情人士表示，鉴于这类产品方便快捷，即食餐零售商已经成为了一个利基市场。

Major ready meal makers have witnessed a surge in sales, and big e-commerce grocery platforms such as Freshippo, Missfresh, Meituan Maicai and Dingdong Maicai have increased their investments in the sector. During the May Day holiday in early May, sales of ready meals on those platforms surged 100 percent to 500 percent year-on-year.

“预制菜”解救了众多厨房“小白”，广受消费者们的欢迎。盒马鲜生、每日优鲜、美团买菜、叮咚买菜等生鲜电商平台也纷纷加大了对这一领域的投入。五一假期期间，这些平台的“预制菜”销售额同比飙升100%至500%。

On May 13, according to the 2022 ready meals consumption trend report released by JD consumption and Industrial Development Research Institute in conjunction with JD supermarket, consumers' demand for "efficient kitchens" and the impact of the epidemic have significantly increased the consumption demand for "ready meals". In 2021, the turnover of ready meals increased by 156% year-on-year.

5月13日，据京东消费及产业发展研究院联合京东超市发布《2022即享食品消费趋势报告》显示，消费者对于“高效厨房”的需求加上疫情的影响，使得“预制菜”消费需求提升明显，2021年预制菜成交额同比增长156%。

Meanwhile, an increasing number of people who live alone have fueled the market that targets single diners. China has 494.16 million households, of which more than 125 million people who live alone, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released last year.

与此同时，单身人口和独居人口的增加，进一步催生了“一人食”的市场。2021年中国统计年鉴显示，2020年，全国共有家庭户49416万户，其中“一人户”家庭超过1.25亿。

In 2021, the supply volume of food in individual servings online more than doubled the volume available in 2020. Last year, sales of light meals, rice-flour noodles, high-end noodles, and self-heating meal options were quite popular, and sales of those categories grew about 60 percent to 80 percent year-on-year, according to online retailer JD.

京东数据显示，2021年“一人食”产品数量同比增长超1倍。其中，代餐轻食、米线米粉、高端面食和自热系列深受消费者喜爱，这些类别中的一些产品同比增长了约60%至80%。

Instant spaghetti in tomato meat sauce, black pepper and cream flavors has become a hit among young Chinese consumers, especially among single diners.

对于不少年轻消费者而言，兼具方便和仪式感的轻烹意面也备受青睐，番茄肉酱、黑椒、奶油口味的意面颇受欢迎。

Besides, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region-inspired luosifen, or pungent rice noodles containing pickled bamboo shoots and river snails, saw its sales surge last year by more than 50 percent year-on-year, JD found.

此外，京东数据显示，年轻人对螺蛳粉的喜爱更是停不下来，2021年螺蛳粉的销量同比增长52%。

There is no need to cut or wash dishes, and there is no need to worry about poor cookingskills. Simply processing or heating them, and a home-made dish can be served. The simplest home food can also be full of ritual.

不用切菜、洗菜，更无须担心厨艺不佳，只需简单加工或加热一下，一道色香味俱全的家常菜就可以端上桌。最简单不过的居家饮食，也可以吃出满满仪式感。

restrictions

英[rɪˈstrɪkʃn]；美[rɪˈstrɪkʃn]

n.限制，限定；拘束，束缚；管制

autonomous

英[ɔːˈtɒnəməs]；美[ɔːˈtɑːnəməs]

adj. 自治的；独立自主的；有主见的

The college entrance examinations (gaokao) will be held on Tuesday to Friday amid an upsurge in COVID-19 infections in some places. Will the sporadic outbreaks in infections affect gaokao candidates’ performance? Two experts share their views with China Daily’s Yao Yuxin on how students and their families can overcome the challenges, and candidates can get good scores in gaokao.

在个别地区仍有新冠疫情病例的情况下，2022年全国高考将于6月7日到10日如期举行。疫情是否影响高考考生的表现？两位专家向《中国日报》记者姚宇馨分享对学生及其家人如何克服挑战，以及考生如何在高考中取得好成绩的看法。

Given that gaokao will be held amid sporadic outbreaks, the most important thing is to safeguard the rights of every candidate to take the exams. In other words, despite testing positive for the novel coronavirus, they should not be denied entry to a test center for reasons such as nucleic acid testing results.

鉴于高考在零星疫情暴发的情况下举行，最重要的就是要保障每一位考生的考试权利。也就是说，尽管考生确诊新冠，也不应该以核酸检测阳性为理由拒绝考生进入考场。

Fortunately, the problem has been addressed as separate rooms have been arranged for students who test positive for the novel coronavirus or are suspected to have contracted the virus.

好在这个问题已经得到解决，已经为确诊病例或无症状感染者安排了单独的考场。

The pandemic prevention and control measures do create some inconveniences, so students should leave for the test centers well in advance to avoid delay. Apart from that, candidates do not need to worry too much about the anti-pandemic measures, and instead should seriously prepare for the exams.

疫情防控措施确实带来了一些不便，考生应提前前往考点，以免耽误时间。除此之外，考生不必过于担心防疫措施，而是要认真备考。

In fact, the pandemic can give the students who are good at self-regulation or can study on their own an edge over others in gaokao. The restrictions on people’s movement, which have forced many examinees to study intermittently at home, have created much more time for self-study and reduced the cram sessions at school. On the other hand, students who get high scores by memorizing answers will be at a slight disadvantage.

事实上，疫情能够让那些善于自我调节或能够自学的考生在高考中取得优势。对人员流动的限制迫使很多考生间歇性居家学习，这为自学创造了更多时间，并减少了学校的补习。但在这种情况下，对于通过背诵答案获得高分的学生将会有轻微劣势。

This can make gaokao more equitable, and students who are truly talented and passionate about studies, rather than those who get high scores through rote learning, will perform better.

这可以让高考更加公平，表现更好的会是真正有才华且热爱学习的学生，而不是那些通过死记硬背获得高分的学生。

So instead of worrying too much, self-motivated and self-regulated students should be more confident about performing well in gaokao.

所以有上进心、能够自我调节的学生，与其过分担心，不如相信自己能够在高考中取得好成绩。

Gaokao candidates need not worry about the pandemic and COVID-19 protocols. Education authorities around the country are well-prepared to ensure gaokao is held in a safe and methodical way and all candidates can take the exams.

高考考生不必担心疫情和防疫措施，全国各地的教育部门都做好了充分的准备，以确保高考能够安全、有条不紊地进行，让所有考生都能参加考试。

The number of students that have signed up for gaokao this year is about 11.93 million, an increase of 1.15 million year-on-year. However, given the authorities’ more than two years’ experience of holding the exams amid the pandemic, the increase in the number of candidates should not raise safety fears.

今年报名参加高考的考生约1193万人，同比去年增加115万人。然而，我国在疫情期间举办高考已有两年多的经验，所以考生人数的增加不应引起安全担忧。

Aside from Shanghai that has postponed gaokao for one month, the rest of the country will hold the exams on schedule.

除了上海推迟一个月高考外，全国其他地区都将如期举行。

To rule out the possibility of infections and ensure the students’ safety, examinees were required to have their body temperature measured and their health condition monitored for 14 consecutive days ahead of the exam. And separate rooms have been earmarked for students who have come in close contact with an infected person or have contracted the novel coronavirus.

为了排除感染的可能性，确保考生安全，各地要求考生在考试前进行连续14天的体温测量和健康监测。此外，新冠密切接触者及确诊病例被安排了单独的房间。

Students should strictly follow the pandemic prevention and control measures, and focus on preparing for the exams. Since gaokao is a competitive test for candidates within one provincial-level region, the impact of the pandemic on all will be the same.

考生应严格遵守疫情防控措施，集中精力备考。由于高考是一个省级区域内的学生竞争性考试，所以疫情对于所有人的影响是一样的。

Therefore, the students should adapt to the changes, and consider gaokao as another test of their resilience and academic knowledge, which will stand them in good stead even beyond the exams.

因此，学生们应该适应变化，把高考作为对自身韧性和学术知识的又一考验，他们的收获将远超过考试本身。

Candidates should study hard for gaokao, and take the exams in a relaxed and confident manner. In fact, they should use gaokao as a test to show their knowledge and aptitude which they have accumulated over 12 years of schooling.

考生应为高考而努力学习，以轻松自信的态度参加考试，要把高考当做对自己12年学校教育中所积累的知识和能力的一场测验。

sporadic

英[spəˈrædɪk]；美[spəˈrædɪk]

adj.不定时发生的，时有时无的；零星的，分散的；哩哩啦啦

intermittently

英[ˌɪntə'mɪtəntlɪ]；美[ˌɪntə'mɪtəntlɪ]

adv.间歇地；断断续续

equitable

英[ˈekwɪtəbl]；美[ˈekwɪtəbl]

adj.公平的，公正的；合理的

methodical

英[məˈθɒdɪkl]；美[məˈθɑːdɪkl]

adj.有方法的；有条不紊的；井然

resilience

英[rɪˈzɪliəns]；美[rɪˈzɪliəns]

n.弹性；弹力；快速恢复的能力；回弹

The successful launch of the Shenzhou XIV spaceship from Jiuquan, Gansu province, on Sunday morning, and its successful docking with Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station about seven hours later, mark the beginning of China's third crewed mission to its space station.

5日上午，神舟十四号飞船从甘肃酒泉成功发射，并在约7小时后与天宫空间站天和核心舱成功对接，标志着中国第三次载人空间站任务的开始。

During their six-month stay in Tianhe, the three astronauts — Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe — will help with the docking, setting up and testing of two lab modules, Wentian and Mengtian, that are due to be launched in July and October.

在天和核心舱在轨驻留的6个月期间，航天员陈冬、刘洋和蔡旭哲将配合分别于7月和10月发射的问天实验舱和梦天实验舱的交会对接及转位。

The transformation of the space station from the current single-module structure into a three-module space laboratory will provide a larger-scale platform for scientific experiments in microgravity.

空间站将由单舱组建成三舱三船的构型，为微重力科学实验提供更大规模的平台。

Another three astronauts are due to be sent to the space station at the end of the current mission to work and live with the crew for five to 10 days, which will be the first crew rotation in space and bring the number of astronauts in space to a record six at the same time.

神州十五号的另外三名航天员将在当前任务结束时入驻空间站，与神州十四号飞行乘组一起工作生活5到10天，这将是首次航天员在轨轮换，届时我国在太空执行任务的航天员将达到创纪录的6人。

The Tiangong space station is scheduled to be fully crewed by the end of next year and operational for about 15 years from then on.

天宫空间站计划在明年年底前完成载人工作，建设完成后预计将持续15年。

After the space station's operations are normalized, large-scale scientific research projects are planned with the aim of not only furthering understanding of the universe but also helping to promote sustainable development on Earth.

空间站运营正常化后，将规划大型科研项目，其目的不仅在于加深对宇宙的了解，还有助于促进地球的可持续发展。

Despite being a latecomer to space, with the huge input of the country and productive international cooperation, China has proved to be not only a keen learner but also a brave explorer and a true innovator in its space endeavors — it successfully landed the first exploratory rover on the far side of the moon in 2020 — and its space ambitions span far into the future with grand plans for space exploration, research and commercialization.

我国航天虽是后来者，但在国家投入巨大和富有成效的国际合作下，证实我国不仅在热心的学习，也在勇敢的探索并且真正的创新——在2020年成功令第一辆探索车登陆了月球的另一端——其太空雄心跨越遥远的未来，并制定了太空探索、研究和商业化的宏伟计划。

That the country has been making one achievement after another with its space missions reflects the rapid development of its aerospace sector thanks to its institutional strengths. Adopting a results-oriented model, hundreds of institutes, universities, labs and companies are involved in China's space cause. Their achievements in advancing China's space cause also produce tangible benefits for the whole nation in the form of transferrable research results.

我国航空航天事业取得一项又一项的成就，反映了我国体制优势，使我们的航空航天部门迅速发展。数百家研究所、大学、实验室和公司以注重实效的模式参与中国的航天事业，在推进我国航空航天事业方面取得的成就也以可转让的研究成果形式为全国带来了实实在在的利益。

The remarkable achievements China has made in space exploration are expected to attract more young people to dedicate their talents to the meaningful cause that benefits humankind as a whole.

我国在太空探索方面取得的傲人成绩也吸引了更多的年轻人，使其将自己的才能奉献给造福全人类的有意义的事业。

dock

英[dɒk]；美[dɑːk]

n.码头；月台；被告席；酸模

v.停靠码头；（使）在太空对接；扣除

microgravity

英[maɪkrəɡ'rævɪtɪ]；美[maɪkrəɡ'rævɪtɪ]

n.微重力，无重力，失重状态

rotation

英[rəʊˈteɪʃn]；美[roʊˈteɪʃn]

n.旋转，转动；轮流，循环；【农】轮作；【天】自转

aerospace

英[ˈeərəʊspeɪs]；美[ ˈeroʊspeɪs]

n.航空与航天事业；宇宙空间（指地球大气层及其外面的空间）；航空航天学；航空航天工业

President Xi Jinping has called for the whole of society to engage in action to promote and practice the philosophy of ecological civilization, as China endeavors to achieve a comprehensive green transition toward a clean and beautiful world.

The natural environment provides the very foundation for human survival and development, and having a sound natural environment is the common wish of people of all countries, Xi said in a congratulatory letter to a national celebration event on Sunday marking World Environment Day.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, China has emphasized that the strategy of building an ecological civilization is vitally important to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, said Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

The country has made concrete steps toward building a beautiful China, he said, adding that "historical, transformative and comprehensive" changes have been achieved.

With the intensified endeavor to promote a comprehensive green transition of economic and social development, China will devote more efforts to pollution control, ecological conservation and tackling of climate change to build a beautiful China and to help build a clean and beautiful world, Xi said.

World Environment Day, observed each year on June 5, was also designated a national environment day for China in 2014 when the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, adopted an amendment to the Environmental Protection Law.

This year, on the theme of "Building together a clean and beautiful world", the celebratory event was held on Sunday in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Vice-Premier Han Zheng called for upholding the concept of "a community of life for man and nature" and promoting public awareness so that all Chinese citizens take action to build a beautiful China.

He said continued efforts should be made to address acute environmental problems at people's doorsteps, and the security of energy, grain supply, the industrial supply chain and people's normal lives must be ensured when the country endeavors to cut its carbon emissions.

Han underscored the need for global cooperation on green transition and to make the philosophy of ecological civilization and its practices benefit people around the world.

Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said that while forging ahead with the domestic green transition, China will proactively participate in global environmental governance with intensified international cooperation.

Via video link on Sunday, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, lauded China's great efforts and achievements on green transition. She said that China has taken a series of important measures and demonstrated leadership in mainstreaming biodiversity.

"I would like to call upon all to act and act now, as the challenges we face are huge and urgent," she said. "I also look forward to China's continued leadership and efforts in addressing environmental issues at various levels."

记者：侯黎强

concrete

英[ˈkɒŋkriːt]；美[ˈkɑːŋkriːt]

n.混凝土

v.用混凝土浇筑

adj.混凝土制的；具体的；实在的

conservation

英[ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn]；美[ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃn]

n.保护；节约

amendment

英[əˈmendmənt]；美[əˈmendmənt]

n.修改，修订；修正案

英语新闻|加拿大将立法禁止进口、买卖和运输手枪 

Canada should introduce a total ban on the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said.

加拿大总理贾斯汀·特鲁多表示，加拿大应立法全面禁止手枪买卖。

His government is proposing a new law that would freeze private ownership of all short-barrelled firearms.

特鲁多政府计划推出一项新法案，限制私人对各类短枪的所有权。

The legislation would not ban the ownership of handguns outright - but would make it illegal to buy them.

该法案不会完全剥夺私人对手枪的所有权，但是会立法禁止私人购买手枪。

Mr Trudeau's proposal comes days after a deadly shooting at a Texas primary school, in the neighbouring US, killed 21 people.

就在特鲁多提出该法案几天前，邻国美国得克萨斯州的一所小学发生了一起致命枪击案，导致21人死亡。

The bill, which was presented to Canada's parliament on Monday, makes it impossible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in the country.

5月30日呈交加拿大国会的这一法案禁止在全加任何地方买卖、运输和进口手枪。

"Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives," Mr Trudeau told reporters.

特鲁多告诉记者称：“除了用枪从事射击运动和打猎，加拿大的任何人在日常生活中都没有理由用到枪。”

"As we see gun violence continue to rise, it is our duty to keep taking action," he said.

他指出：“正如我们所看到的，枪支暴力愈演愈烈，对此我们的职责就是持续采取行动。”

It marks the most ambitious attempt yet by his government to restrict access to firearms.

这是特鲁多政府迄今为止最雄心勃勃的限枪举措。

The bill would also require rifle magazines to be reconfigured so they can hold no more than five rounds at a time.

该法案将规定步枪弹匣更改配置，每个弹匣一次最多只能容纳5发子弹。

And it would take away firearms licences from gun owners involved in domestic violence or criminal harassment.

此外，涉嫌家暴或刑事骚扰的枪支所有者将被吊销持枪许可证。

Unlike in the US, gun ownership is not enshrined in Canada's constitution, but firearms are still popular, especially in rural parts of the country.

和美国不同，枪支所有权并没有被写进加拿大宪法，但是枪支在加拿大仍然很普遍，尤其在加拿大的乡村地区。

Canada already has stricter rules on gun ownership than its southern neighbour and records fewer firearm incidents every year.

加拿大对枪支所有权的规定本来就比美国更严格，每年记录在案的枪击事件也更少。

For example, all guns must be kept locked and unloaded and anyone wishing to buy a firearm must undergo extensive background checks.

举例而言，加拿大规定，所有枪支都必须闭锁并清空弹匣，任何想购买枪支的人都必须接受广泛的背景调查。

But there have been calls in recent years to tighten gun legislation there even further, especially following a number of deadly shootings.

但是近年来有人呼吁实施更严格的控枪法规，尤其是在发生了多起致命枪击案之后。

In April 2020, a gunman posing as a police officer killed 22 people during a shooting spree in Nova Scotia - the deadliest in Canada's history.

2020年4月，一名持枪者假扮警察在新斯科舍省多地扫射导致22人死亡，这是加拿大有史以来最致命的枪击案。

Within days, Mr Trudeau announced an immediate ban on 1,500 different kinds of military-grade and assault-style weapons.

几天前，特鲁多刚宣布了一项针对1500种军用武器和攻击性武器的即时生效的禁令。

The new bill would effectively limit the number of legally-owned handguns in Canada to present levels.

新法案将把加拿大国内合法拥有的手枪数量限制在现有水平内。

legislation

英[ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]；美[ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]

n.立法，制定法律；法律，法规

rifle

英[ˈraɪfl]；美[ˈraɪfl]

n.步枪；来福枪

vt. & vi.快速搜寻；匆忙翻找；偷窃；盗取

harassment

英[ˈhærəsmənt]；美[həˈræsmənt]

n.骚扰，扰乱；折磨人的东西；烦恼，忧虑；袭扰

constitution

英[ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn]；美[ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃn]

n.宪法，章程；构造；体质；组成

英语新闻|上海全面恢复正常生产生活秩序

Veterinarian Yu Zhe, who has lived alone at Shanghai PAW Veterinary Hospital for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was finally able to return home at midnight on Tuesday, when the city's lockdown was officially lifted.

疫情期间，上海佩兹宠物医院的兽医虞喆独自驻守了近两个月，终于在5月31日午夜上海全面实施疫情防控常态化管理后回家。

Since April 1, Yu had been in sole charge of nearly 20 pets at the facility, providing assistance to animal owners living in the area.

4月1日起，虞喆独自照料该宠物医院的近20只宠物，并为居住在该地区的动物主人提供帮助。

However, returning home does not mean that she will be taking a break.

然而，回家并不意味着她会休息。

"When I announced in the WeChat group with pet owners that our hospital would resume normal operations on Wednesday, the group suddenly became extremely active," said Yu, deputy director of the Shanghai Pet Industry Association.

上海市宠物业行业协会副会长虞喆说：“当我在与宠物主人联系的微信群中宣布，我们医院将于6月1日（周三）起恢复正常营业时，群里突然变得异常活跃。”

"Vet appointments for Wednesday and Thursday were booked up quickly. We are expecting about 20 pets to arrive at the hospital every day, and we are now arranging appointments for Friday and the weekend."

她表示，“周三和周四的兽医预约很快就被预定了。预计每天会有20只宠物被送到医院，我们现在正在安排周五和周末的预约。”

To deal with the surge in appointments, Yu arranged for three additional staff members to work on Wednesday. She said that with more vets returning to work, the number of pet owners seeking help last month fell significantly compared with April.

为了应对宠物医院预约人数的激增，虞喆又另外安排了三名员工在周三工作。她说，随着更多的兽医重返工作岗位，与四月份相比，五月份寻求帮助的宠物主人大大减少。

Yu is just one of more than 22 million Shanghai residents in low-risk communities who can now leave their compounds and neighborhoods without limited time passes or area restrictions after the city government lifted most epidemic control measures and allowed many businesses to resume operations.

在上海市政府取消大部分防疫措施并允许一部分企业恢复运营后，虞喆作为上海2200万低风险社区居民中的一员，可以在不受时间限制及区域限制的情况下离开自己的小区和社区。

The streets of Shanghai were bustling again on Wednesday, with residents eager to get out and about. From early morning onward, many people were seen at landmark sites, including the Bund and the riverside in Pudong New Area.

6月1日，上海的街道再次开始熙熙攘攘，居民们渴望出门。当天凌晨起，外滩、浦东新区滨江等地标性景点涌现了很多人群。

Figures from the bike-sharing app Meituan showed that cycle trips rose by 535 percent during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, compared with the same time last week.

美团共享单车的数据显示，与上周同期相比，6月1日早高峰时段的单车使用量增加了535%。

In a letter of thanks to Shanghai residents, the city's Party committee and the municipal government said, "After all these unforgettable days, when the metropolis was paused unprecedentedly, Shanghai has achieved major milestones in the fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus."

在上海市委、上海市政府发布的《致全市人民的感谢信》中表示，“经过两个多月的持续奋战，艰苦卓绝的大上海保卫战取得了重大阶段性成果。”

The letter stated that the major task now is economic recovery and consolidating hard-won epidemic control results.

信中提到，巩固疫情防控成果依然不容丝毫松懈，加快经济社会恢复的任务也日益迫切。

"With the city's characteristics of openness, innovation and inclusiveness, Shanghai will strive to build a stronger, safer and more attractive environment for individuals and business development, and give people more reasons to have trust, remain in the city, and to love Shanghai," the letter added.

信中强调，“会更加坚定地弘扬‘开放、创新、包容’的城市品格，坚定打造更具韧性、更加安全、更富吸引力的发展环境，给予大家更多相信上海、扎根上海、热爱上海的理由。”

On Tuesday, Shanghai registered 15 new COVID-19 infections, all detected in quarantined populations. The number of daily infections in the city has fallen to double digits for three consecutive days.

5月31日，上海新增本土确诊病例15例，均在闭环管控中发现。全市日增确诊病例已连续三天降至两位数。

Before midnight on Tuesday, all tunnels and bridges linking both sides of the Huangpu River reopened. Police also removed barriers isolating districts.

31日午夜，连接黄浦江两岸的所有隧道和桥梁重新开放。隔离区的障碍物也一并被警方拆除。

The ringing of the Custom House bell on the Bund at midnight on Tuesday was accompanied by drivers sounding their horns to herald life in the city returning to normal.

6月1日零点，外滩海关大楼整点钟声响起，司机纷纷鸣笛，宣告上海正式进入全面恢复全市正常生产生活。

Public transportation services, including buses, metro lines and ferries, resumed full operations. Shanghai's metro authority said that by 11 am on Wednesday, 913,000 passenger trips had been made on the city's subway network.

公共交通服务，包括公共汽车、地铁和渡轮，恢复全面运营。上海申通地铁集团表示，截至6月1日11时，该市轨道交通全网累计运送客流91.3万人次。

Cars from low-risk areas of the city can also hit the road again. Police said traffic was generally stable and flowing smoothly during the morning rush hour. The number of vehicles on the roads was about 60 percent of the average figure before the current outbreak emerged.

来自低风险区的汽车也可以再次上路。警方表示，早高峰时段的交通运行总体有序安全，平稳畅通。道路上的车流量约为疫情前工作日早高峰的6成左右。

Chen Dong, deputy traffic police chief in the downtown district of Jing'an, said, "As many drivers needed to buy fuel, we deployed more officers at gasoline stations in the area to avoid congestion."

上海市静安区交警支队副支队长陈栋说：“由于需要加油的司机很多，我们在本区的加油站部署了更多的警力，以避免交通拥堵。”

Taxis and other ride-hailing services also resumed operations.

出租车和其他叫车服务也恢复了运营。

A driver with the ride-hailing giant Didi, surnamed Zhang, resumed work before 7 am on Wednesday after receiving a booking the previous day to take a passenger to the Hongqiao Transport Hub.

来自滴滴打车的司机张师傅，在接到前一天的预约后，于1日早上7点前恢复工作，接载乘客前往虹桥交通枢纽。

"I felt quite excited to finally hit the road again," said Zhang, who for the past two months stayed in an apartment in Baoshan district with three fellow drivers. For the first month, they relied on instant noodles, as they did not have any cooking utensils.

张师傅说：“再次开车上路，我感觉十分兴奋。”过去的两个月，他和另外三个司机一起住在宝山区的一套公寓里，第一个月只有方便面吃，因为他们没有任何炊具。

Gu Xinyun, who works for SAIC Volkswagen, said the company called on its employees to help neighbors jump-start their vehicles, as the batteries may have become flat after two months.

在上汽大众工作的顾新云（音译）表示，由于电动汽车的电池在两个月后可能都没电了，因此该公司呼吁员工帮助邻居启动车子。

He said more than 10 neighbors asked him for help in a week. While most of their problems were solved, some cars had serious power loss, with the batteries needing to be replaced.

他说，一周内有十多个邻居向他求助。虽然他们大部分的问题都得到了解决，但是一些电动汽车却出现了严重的电力损失问题，需要更换电池。

"I'll help neighbors jump-start their vehicles and they can then drive them to the maintenance shop," Gu said.

他表示：“我会帮助邻居们启动车辆，让他们可以开车去维修店。”

After putting up the shutters for two months, the Green Bazaar restaurant, which sells light meals at the Bund Finance Center, is ready to welcome more customers.

外滩金融中心点的甜绿新集低卡餐厅在关门两个月后，已经准备好迎接更多的顾客了。

Wang Ningning, the eatery's manager, said most employees who returned to work were excited. "We've been waiting for so long," she added.

餐厅经理王宁宁（音译）表示，大部分复工的员工都很兴奋，“我们等了太久了”。

"On Wednesday, the number of customers coming to the restaurant to collect takeout orders was about half that recorded for an average day before the pandemic. Online sales orders exceeded our capacity, so we had to suspend taking them for a time. We're all confident that the market can recover."

她说：“6月1日（周三）来餐厅取外卖的顾客数量大约是疫情前一天的一半。外卖订单超出了我们的承受能力，所以不得不暂停接收一段时间。我们所有人都对市场复苏充满信心。”

Zhao Dan, CEO of the BFC shopping mall, said 200 of its stores, or 96 percent, resumed business on Wednesday, including supermarkets, catering and clothing outlets.

BFC外滩金融中心CEO赵丹表示，1日起，有占96%的200家门店恢复营业，其中包括超市、餐饮和服装店。

In addition, more than 2,000 employees at 110 enterprises, or 90 percent of the total number based in the mall's office buildings, have resumed work, Zhao said.

赵丹说，此外还有110家企业的2000多名员工（占商场办公楼总数的90%）已经复工。

Wang Yu, who lives in Huangpu district, visited the mall with his daughter, who is a kindergarten pupil, to celebrate the city returning to normal.

家住黄浦区的王宇（音译）带着上幼儿园的女儿逛商场来庆祝城市恢复正常。

"People are very friendly to each other on the streets today," Wang said.

王宇说：“今天街上的人们都非常友好。”

Shanghai's victory over its worst outbreak of COVID-19 in two years was a result of joint efforts by residents. After the citywide lockdown was imposed on April 1, daily infection numbers peaked at 27,719 on April 13.

大上海保卫战的胜利是人们共同努力的结果。自4月1日实施全市封控管理后，日增确诊病例在4月13日达到27719例的峰值。

The daily total gradually fell last month, and the city finally achieved zero transmission in all 16 districts on May 17, except for quarantined and locked down populations.

上个月每日新增病例逐渐下降，最终在5月17日，全市16个区实现社会面清零，不包括隔离封控区。

This success came after numerous rounds of nucleic acid and antigen tests, with residents required to self-isolate at home, and most infected patients being treated at makeshift hospitals.

这一成功是在多次核酸检测和抗原检测后取得的，居民们被要求在家自我隔离，大多数感染者在方舱医院接受治疗。

On Tuesday, the largest makeshift hospital, which provided 50,000 beds and was renovated from the National Exhibition and Convention Center, was closed.

5月31日，拥有5万张床位的上海最大方舱医院——国家会展中心方舱医院正式关仓。

Three makeshift hospitals providing a total of 20,000 beds have been retained in Shanghai to meet future epidemic prevention and control requirements. At the peak of the outbreak, there were 120 makeshift hospitals in the city, providing more than 300,000 beds.

上海保留了三家方舱医院，有共计2万张床位，以满足未来疫情防控需要。疫情最严重时，全市有120家方舱医院，提供床位30万余张。

Yin Xin, spokeswoman for the Shanghai government, said, "Our city is ushering in a brand-new start, which we have long looked forward to and dedicated a lot to achieve."

上海市政府新闻发言人尹欣表示：“我们的城市将迎来新的开始，这一天我们都期盼了很久，每个人都付出了很多。”

bustling

英[ˈbʌslɪŋ]；美[ ˈbʌslɪŋ]

adj.繁忙的，熙熙攘攘的

v.闹哄哄的忙乱，奔忙；催促

metropolis

英[məˈtrɒpəlɪs]；美[məˈtrɑpəlɪs]

n.大都市，大都会；首府，首都；大主教区；大城市

herald

英[ˈherəld]；美[ˈherəld]

n.使者，先驱，通报者；（旧时的）传令官

v.传达，通报；预告，预示…的到来；欢呼

congestion

英[kənˈdʒestʃən]；美[kənˈdʒestʃən]

n.拥挤，堵车；阻塞；充血；（人口）过剩，稠密

makeshift

英[ˈmeɪkʃɪft]；美[ˈmeɪkʃɪft]

adj. 临时的；权宜之计的；凑合的

Hello everyone, we are Unboxing China!


大家好 这里是 开箱中国


I'm Liz.


我是Liz


I'm Nancy.


我是南希


We are in my apartment right now.


这里是我的公寓


Actually, recently it has become my office.


其实 最近它也是我的办公室


Right.


是啊


Those who follow the news currently may know that


最近关注新闻的人可能知道


Beijing is battling a wave of COVID-19.


北京正在应对这一轮的新冠疫情


So we've been working at home for two weeks.


我们已经在家里工作了两个多星期


Exactly.


是的


And activities like indoor dining have been suspended.


像堂食这样的活动已被暂停了


That means we have to spend extra time


我们要花很多时间


thinking about what to eat every day.


思考每天吃什么


Yes, that troubles me a lot.


这问题让我很是头疼


So I've asked some friends, colleagues and neighbors


所以我问朋友 同事和邻居们


to get some Chinese recipes.


要到了一些中餐食谱


Let me take a look!


让我看看


Ta-da!


看哇


Wait, that is what they cook at home?


什么 这是在家能做出来的


No way. That's way beyond my cooking skills.


我的厨艺可差得太多了


No worries.


别担心


I've also got some easy and quick stay-at-home recipes


我也有一些用常见食材做的


with the most common ingredients.


快手家常菜食谱


So you can master them also.


保证你也能学会


That sounds like something for me!


这才像是适合我的东西


Here are all the ingredients we will use today.


这些是我们今天要使用的所有材料


Not a lot, right?


不是很多 对吧


We will cook four dishes,


我们来做四道菜


spicy Sichuan-style stir-fried cabbage,


手撕包菜


Cola chicken wings,


可乐鸡翅


scrambled eggs with tomatoes,


番茄炒蛋


and sweet corn fritter.


和玉米烙


They are all classic home-cooked recipes!


都是经典家常菜谱


All ingredients are very easy to get.


这些食材都很容易买到


So it's very perfect for this time.


适合现在这个时期


Liz, you look like a real professional in this kitchen.


Liz 你看起来好专业


Have you cooked a lot recently?


你最近是不是常常做饭


What's your favorite recipe?


最喜欢做点什么


Honestly, salads maybe.


说实话 我最喜欢沙拉


Oh really!


真的假的


Potato, eggs, veggies...


像是土豆沙拉 鸡蛋沙拉 蔬菜沙拉


They are pretty easy to cook, you know.


它们都很容易做


I don't even have to use the stove.


我甚至不用开火


How about you?


你呢


For me, I guess, different types of noodle soups.


各种汤面吧


Some "dinner for one" things.


那种“一人食”


This pandemic has actually


说真的 新冠疫情


given me a reason to practice cooking.


给了我一个锻炼厨艺的理由


You see, my kitchen is quite well-equipped,


你看 我的厨房设备还算齐全


but I seldom cook.


但我很少做饭


Probably once or twice a month maximum.


可能每个月最多一两次


For example, I bought this air fryer a year ago,


我一年前买了这个空气炸锅


but today is my first time using it.


但今天是我第一次用它


What? Then why (did) you buy it?


什么 那你为什么要买它


I know.


是吧


I was always either too lazy or too busy


我总是要么太懒要么太忙


to cook a legit meal.


没有时间好好做顿饭


But the pandemic situation actually helped me to


但新冠疫情


slow down a little bit.


让我慢了下来


I’ve cooked more this month


不得不说


than the previous year combined, I have to say.


这个月我做的饭  比前一年加起来做的还多


I feel you.


我懂你


I also used to order the take-out a lot.


我以前也经常叫外卖


It's so convenient.


外卖是真的非常方便


It's, of course, quick and easy.


外卖当然快捷又便利


But the current prevention and control measures


但目前的防疫措施


have changed that.


改变了这一点


Deliverymen cannot enter our community


我们的小区不允许外卖员进入了


so no more food to our doorstep.


所以外卖不能送到家门口了


Oh, that's the same for me.


我们这里也是


But I can't say it's a bad thing.


但这也不是个坏事


I spend more time cooking.


我在做饭上花了更多时间


It has the magical power of keeping me calm and relaxed.


它有一种让我保持冷静和放松的神奇力量


Also, it's a unique way of bonding with friends,


做饭也是与朋友们团聚的一种特殊方式


like what we are doing right now.


就像我们现在做的这样


It's a special memory.


这将是一段特别的回忆


Guess we've found some new ways of enjoying our lives.


我想我们已经找到了一些享受生活的新方法


That's one of the many ways


这是这场疫情给我们的生活方式


the pandemic has changed our lifestyle.


带来的诸多改变之一


Talking about that,


说到这个


I know in-door workouts are a huge hit today.


我知道现在室内健身现在挺火的


like Liu Genghong (Will Liu),


Many people are following influencers


很多人跟着刘畊宏等人


follow their workout live streams on


social media platforms.


在社交媒体上的健身直播一起锻炼


I'm one of them.


我就是呀


Oh really?


是吗


I love Vivi.


我爱Vivi


Vivi is Liu Genghong's wife, by the way.


Vivi是刘畊宏的妻子


I've been practicing with Liu Genghong for, like, ten days!


我已经跟着刘畊宏锻炼有大概十天了


How's it! Is it effective?


怎么样 有效吗


For me, not so much as losing weight,


对我来说 与其说是在减肥


but it brightens up my days.


不如说它点缀了我的生活


I know! Exercising always makes people feel happy.


是啊 锻炼总是能让人感到快乐


And another thing we may try is to raise a pet or a plant!


我们还可以尝试养宠物或养花


You must know it because you have two cats!


你一定感同身受 因为你有两只猫


Actually, I've already started!


我也已经开始了


I have my own mini garden.


我有了一个迷你花园


How long have you kept it?


你养了多长时间了


For two weeks?


两个星期


Barely two weeks.


差不多两个星期吧


Definitely, I think, it's the pandemic


that encouraged me to (grow flowers).


是疫情让我开始了（种花）


More and more people around me they started to


我身边越来越多的人开始


keep a plant, or herb, or some flowers.


培育植物 香草或者花卉


Yeah, it's my first time doing it,


是啊 我就是第一次养花


but I think I've done an excellent job.


但我觉得我养得相当不错


Can I see it?


我可以看看吗


Yeah, sure!


当然


So we are pretty much done with the cooking.


我们基本上做完饭了


We have all the four dishes here.


这是我们的四道菜


We even have a dessert!


我们甚至有一道甜点


It's so legit.


太像样了


It is an iconic home-cooking meal for Chinese families.


这就是顿经典的中式家常菜


It does remind me of mom and home.


它让我想起了母亲和故乡


I totally feel it.


我也是


And it's fairly easy to prepare.


而且这顿饭并不难做


This dish, I highly recommend for those who cook for one.


我强烈推荐番茄炒蛋给独居的朋友


Speaking of that, one of my friends


she recorded her daily meals for one.


说到这个 我有个朋友记录了她每天的一人食食谱


Wow. She's my new role model now.


哇 她是我的新榜样


She's brilliant.


她很棒


Love her food, love her life.


热爱食物 热爱生活


So let's waste no more time and start enjoying our meal!


那我们就赶紧开始享受美食吧


That's all for today's Unboxing China.


今天的开箱中国就是这样


Stay healthy and happy!


要保持健康快乐哦


We'll see you next time, bye-bye!


我们下次再见

Dragon Boat Festival food inventory, which one do you like best?

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the favorite festivals for foodies. During the Dragon Boat Festival, you can eat all kinds of delicious snacks, and these snacks have a lot of talk, let's take a look!

Zongzi

In Guangdong province, the dumplings are filled with five-spice coated fatty pork and plenty of mung beans cooked inside the rice. Often, traditional cooks also add a whole salted egg yolk. In Beijing and other northern provinces, the preference is for sweet dumplings, filled with sugary red-bean paste.

Realgar Wine

There is an old saying: 'Drinking realgar wine drives diseases and evils away!' Realgar wine, or xionghuangjiu, is a Chinese alcoholic drink consisting of fermented cereals and powdered realgar.

Eggs Steamed with Tea

It is a custom for people in Central China's Nanchang region to eat eggs boiled with tea at Dragon Boat Festival. The shells of the boiled eggs are then dyed red, put into colorful net bags, and hung round children's necks, which is believed to bring them good luck.

Eggs with Garlic

In the rural areas in Central China's Henan province and East China's Zhejiang province, people eat eggs with garlic on Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs are steamed with garlic and then shared with families as breakfast. Eating eggs with garlic is believed to promote health.

Dagao - Glutinous Rice Cake

Glutinous rice cakes are eaten by the Korean ethnic group, who live in Yanbian prefecture in Northeast China's Jilin province. Served with honey or sugar, it tastes delicious and chewy.

Eel

The custom of eating eel on Dragon Boat Festival day prevails in central China's Wuhan region. Eels are probably eaten simply because they are in season during the festival, fatty and tender, and rich in nutrition.

Jiandui - Fried Cake

Jiandui is a kind of fried round cake made of wheat and rice flour and something to sweeten them. In East China's Fujian province, every family eats jiandui on Dragon Boat Festival. A legend explains this custom. It is said that the area enters its rainy season during Dragon Boat Festival. People believed there were holes in the sky which, if not filled, would allow the rain to continue indefinitely. Eating jiandui is said to help mend the sky and fill the holes.

Pancake

In East China's Wenzhou area, every family eats a kind of thin pancake at Dragon Boat Festival. Green bean sprouts, leek, shredded meat, and mushrooms are then placed on the pancake, which is then rolled up and eaten as a wrap.

Salted Duck Eggs

Tradition has it that it is good to eat salted duck eggs during the Dragon Boat Festival as the burning summer is coming. The salted duck eggs are nutrient-rich and have some effect on the treatment of heat stroke.

Mianshanzi

Mianshanzi is a kind of wheat flour food made in a fan shape. The custom of eating mianshanzi on the Dragon Boat Festival mainly prevails in Minqin county in Northwest China's Gansu province. This fan-shaped food is made up of five multi-colored layers, with each layer covered with fried sprinkles of pepper powder. The layers are pinched into a variety of patterns to make it appealing to eyes. This dietary custom is said to be trace back to the tradition of making and selling fans during Duanwu Festival in ancient times.

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英语新闻|为什么发烧时会做奇怪的噩梦？

There are many reasons why it is difficult to have a good rest when you have a cold and fever. It's hard to get a good night's sleep when you have a stuffy nose, a persistent cough, or other intolerable symptoms. When you have a fever, it is more difficult to ensure high-quality sleep. Another reason is that you often have strange dreams when you have a fever. So why does a fever cause strange nightmares? Scientists have some speculation about this.

感冒发烧时很难好好休息，这其中有很多原因。当你鼻塞、不停咳嗽或还伴有其他难以忍受的症状时，想要睡个好觉是很难的。发烧时会更加难以保障高质量的睡眠，还有一个原因是发烧时经常会做一些奇怪诡异的梦。那么为什么发烧会引发奇怪的噩梦？对此科学家们有一些猜测。

Getting a solid night’s rest when you’re sick can seem like an unattainable goal for any number of reasons. It’s difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep when you’re plagued by a stuffy nose, a ceaseless cough, or some combination of those and other intolerable symptoms.

生病时似乎很难安睡一夜，这其中有很多原因。当你鼻塞、不停咳嗽或还伴有其他难以忍受的症状时，就会难以入睡且容易醒来。

Fevers can make quality sleep even harder, thanks in part to fever dreams: especially vivid, weird, or downright disturbing dreams that occur when you have a fever. As the Sleep Foundation explains, fever dreams sometimes involve “spatial distortion,” such as moving walls and melting objects; “threats or danger,” which can be anything from insects to terrorists; and illness. If you were to have a dream fitting this description when you weren’t sick, you might just write it off as a garden-variety nightmare. But since people seem to experience such strange dreams more often during fevers, it’s given rise to the idea that the two things must be linked.

发烧时更难保障高质量的睡眠，部分原因是“发烧梦”，它尤其指当你发烧时会出现的生动、怪异或令人不安的梦。睡眠基金会解释称，“发烧梦”里有时会出现“空间扭曲”，例如移动的墙壁和融化的物体；“威胁或危险”，如昆虫、恐怖分子等各种元素；以及疾病。如果你在没生病时做了一个符合上述特征的梦，你可能会把它当作一场普通的噩梦。但由于人们似乎在发烧时更经常做这种奇怪的梦，因此会认为两者之间一定存在联系。

While there’s a lot about fever dreams we don’t know, there is at least a little evidence supporting the theory that some people’s fever dreams are different from their regular dreams. In one retrospective study from 2016, researchers asked 62 people to describe past fever dreams and found them to be “more bizarre, more emotionally intense, and often negatively toned than [regular] dream[s] from an age- and gender matched sample.”Of the 164 people who participated in a 2020 survey, 100 reported fever dreams. The researchers noted that these dreams “included more references to health and temperature perception compared to ‘normal’ most recent dreams.”

我们对“发烧梦”的了解并不多，但一些人的“发烧梦”与他们平时做的梦不同，至少关于这一点是有据可循的。在2016年的一项回顾性研究中，研究人员要求62人描述曾经做过的“发烧梦”，结果发现，这些梦境“比年龄和性别匹配的研究样本做的（普通）梦更奇怪，情绪更强烈，而且往往是消极的”。在2020年一项164人参与的调查中，有100人报告做过“发烧梦”。研究人员指出，“与近期‘寻常’的梦境相比，这些梦出现了更多关于健康和温度感知的内容”。

As for why fevers beget bizarre nightmares, scientists have some ideas.“[One] theory is that the brain doesn’t process sensations normally when we have a fever,” Dr. Beth Malow, director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s sleep division, told Health in 2020. So burning up in your bed might just manifest itself in a dream full of melting objects and seemingly unrelated perils.

至于为什么发烧会引发奇怪的噩梦，科学家们有一些猜测。2020年，范德比尔特大学医学中心睡眠科主任贝思·马洛博士在接受《健康》杂志采访时称，“有一种理论认为，当我们发烧时，大脑无法正常处理感觉。”因此，睡觉时发烧，感觉到的可能只会是一个充满融化的物体和看似无关的危险梦境。

The reason fever dreams seem so vivid could be related to fever’s tendency to interfere with REM sleep: the period of deepest sleep during which most dreams occur. As Dr. Alcibiades Rodriguez, medical director of NYU Langone Health’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center-Sleep Center, told Health, “If we get a spike in fever during REM sleep, we may feel more uncomfortable and have micro-arousals (shifts between deep and light sleep). This increases the likelihood of us remembering our dreams.”

“发烧梦”如此逼真的原因可能与发烧有干扰快速眼动睡眠的倾向有关。快速眼动睡眠是最深的睡眠期，大多数梦都是在这一时期发生的。纽约大学朗格尼医学中心癫痫-睡眠综合中心医学主任阿尔西比亚德斯·罗德里格斯博士告诉《健康》杂志，“如果我们在快速眼动睡眠期间发烧，可能会感到更不舒服，并产生微觉醒（深浅睡眠之间的转换）。这增加了我们记住梦的可能性。”

persistent

英[pəˈsɪstənt]；美[pərˈsɪstənt]

adj.持续的；坚持不懈的；持久的；坚持不渝

combination

英[ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃn]；美[ˌkɑːmbɪˈneɪʃn]

n.结合（体）；联合（体）

retrospective

英[ˌretrəˈspektɪv]；美[ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv]

adj.回顾的；怀旧的；【法】有追溯力的；可追溯的

n.回顾展

sensations

英[senˈseɪʃn]；美[senˈseɪʃn]

n.感觉；直觉；知觉；轰动

manifest

英[ˈmænɪfest]；美[ˈmænɪfest]

vt.显示，表明；证明；使显现

adj.明白的，明显的

n.货单，旅客名单

President Xi Jinping stressed on Monday the decisive role of the new electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in enabling various sectors to jointly contribute to the growth of the city, saying that the system must be treasured and upheld over the longer term.

Xi conveyed Beijing's full recognition and support to John Lee, the newly appointed chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR, during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

Lee, the former chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong SAR government, scored a sweeping win in the election on May 8 and is set to take office on July 1, after being formally appointed by the State Council this month.

The president said the new electoral system has played a decisive role in ensuring that patriots administer Hong Kong and guaranteeing that Hong Kong residents can exercise their rights to run the city.

He noted that elections held under the new electoral system, including the election of the Election Committee, the Legislative Council and the chief executive, have all proved successful, adding that the system is a political system and a system of democracy that is in keeping with the "one country, two systems" principle, the reality of Hong Kong and its needs for development.

Xi also spoke highly of Lee, commending him for his unwavering patriotism, love for Hong Kong, and for assuming his duties in different posts to contribute to national security and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.

As Hong Kong is set to mark the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland in July, Xi said the practice of "one country, two systems", despite the challenges it faced, has been a universally recognized success.

He underscored that the central government's commitment to comprehensively and faithfully implementing "one country, two systems" has never wavered, and will remain unwavering.

Xi said that Hong Kong has already completed a major turnaround from chaos to stability and is now in a critical period in transitioning from stability to prosperity.

Xi added that he believes the new SAR government will demonstrate new vitality in its governance and the region will write a new chapter in its growth.

Hong Kong's economy contracted by 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, as the SAR was hit hard by a fifth wave of COVID-19, which also resulted in cross-boundary transport disruption.

Premier Li Keqiang, who granted Lee a certificate of appointment at a meeting on Monday, said the central government will extend full support to the chief executive and the new SAR government in exercising law-based governance, developing the economy and improving the public's well-being.

He highlighted the need to amplify the strengths of the region and enable the city to better integrate itself into national development, and to maintain its long-term prosperity and stability.

The central government and the motherland will always serve as strong underpinning for Hong Kong in tackling various difficulties, risks and challenges, he added.

The premier expressed his hope that the new SAR government can unite the various sectors of society, proactively respond to the concerns of society and keep improving its governance capacity.

It is important for the SAR to consolidate its traditional strengths, bolster its comprehensive competitiveness, steadily enhance its position as a center for international finance, aviation and trade, and expedite its efforts to develop an international hub for innovation, science and technology, he said.

He called for continuous efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, improve the public's well-being and solve problems related to the interests ofthe general public and offer solutions to the major concerns of the people.

Lee told the premier that he will live up to the trust of the central government and the expectations of Hong Kong people.

He pledged to make all-out efforts to seek growth for the SAR and happiness for its residents, and promote the region's long-term prosperity and stability.

记者：徐伟