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全国幼儿园数量十年增长近八成︱Number of kindergartens grows by 77% in past decade

The number of kindergartens in China reached 295,000 in 2021, up nearly 77 percent from a decade ago, figures from the Ministry of Education showed Tuesday.
教育部4月26日发布的数据显示，2021年，全国幼儿园达到29.5万所，较2011年增长近77%。

Of all the new kindergartens established in the period, around 60 percent are located in rural areas.
全国新增幼儿园60%左右分布在农村。

By 2021, there were 245,000 government-funded and privately-run non-profit kindergartens, representing 83 percent of all kindergartens in the country.
2021年全国普惠性幼儿园达到24.5万所，占幼儿园总量的83%。

The figures also showed that preschool enrollment rose, from 62.3 percent in 2011 to about 88 percent in 2021.
全国学前三年毛入园率由2011年的62.3%提高到2021年的约88%。

中国第38次南极科学考察圆满收官︱China concludes 38th Antarctic expedition

China's research icebreaker Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai on Tuesday, marking the end of the country's 38th Antarcticexpedition. Two icebreakers participated in the 174-day expedition, with theSnow Dragon 2 arriving in Shanghai six days ago. This is the second time that China has sent two icebreakers to the Antarctic since the 36th polar expedition.
4月26日，“雪龙”号极地科学考察船远航归来抵达上海，这标志着历时174天的中国第38次南极科学考察圆满收官。中国第38次南极科学考察由“雪龙”号和“雪龙2”号共同执行考察任务。这是中国自第36次南极科学考察之后，第二次派遣两艘破冰船在同一个“考察季”奔赴南极。其中，“雪龙2”号已于4月20日返回上海。

The scientific venture involved a range of tasks, including thereplenishment of materials and staff rotation at China's Zhongshan Station and Great Wall Station in the region, as well as marine observations and oceanic ecosystem investigations.
中国第38次南极科学考察顺利完成南极长城站、中山站物资补给和人员轮换任务，开展了站基多学科和近岸海洋业务化观测，对南大洋生态系统进行了调查，取得了多项科研成果。

我国公路总里程已达528万公里︱China's highway network reaches 5.28m km

The total length of China's highway network has reached 5.28 million km, an official said on Tuesday. Zhou Rongfeng, an official with the Ministry of Transport, underscored the importance of strengthening highway maintenance and management, as the highway is among the most widely used means of transportation, with the most extensive coverage and the highest number of passengers. China has set up a national highway network that consists of expressways, trunk roads, and rural roads.
交通运输部公路局副局长周荣峰在4月26日举行的新闻发布会上宣布，目前我国公路总里程已达528万公里，形成了以高速公路为骨架、普通干线为脉络、农村公路为基础的全国公路网。周荣峰表示，公路交通是覆盖范围最广、服务人口最多、使用最广泛的交通运输方式，维护好这些规模庞大的公路资产，加强公路养护管理工作意义重大。

A total of 1.29 trillion yuan has been channeled into highway maintenance and addressing highway safety hazards in recent years, according to the ministry.
近年来全国累计投入1.29万亿元资金用于公路养护及安全隐患治理。

上海外企积极复工复产对中国市场信心不变︱Multinationals express firm faith in China

Multinational corporations in Shanghai have implementedcontingency plans to maintain production as the city's authorities have introduced measures to help businesses in the city return to normal operations.
随着上海市政府采取措施帮助该市企业恢复正常经营，上海的跨国公司已实施应急计划维持生产。

While supply chain challenges remain, most executives of multinationals said that their long-term confidence in China remainsintact.
尽管供应链挑战依然存在，但绝大多数跨国公司高管表示，他们对中国的长期信心依然保持不变。

A number of global manufacturers have entered into "closed-loop management" in Shanghai since late March, prior to the city's lockdown, when staff members were mobilized to stay on site and their health was closely monitored.
3月下旬上海封控前，一些跨国公司工厂已在上海进入“闭环管理”，当时员工被动员留在公司，他们的健康状况也在密切监测中。

expedition

英 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n]；美 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

n.远征，考察

replenishment

英[rɪˈplenɪʃmənt]；美[rɪˈplenɪʃmənt]

n.补充，补给

contingency

英 [kənˈtɪndʒənsi]；美 [kənˈtɪndʒənsi]

adj.（计划或措施）未雨绸缪的，应急的

intact

英 [ɪnˈtækt]；美 [ɪnˈtækt]

adj.完好无损的

国办发文力促消费持续恢复︱China to further tap consumption potential

China on Monday unveiled guidelines to furthertap the country's consumption potential, with detailed measures to tackle short-term bottlenecks and boost longer-term consumption vitality.
国务院办公厅4月25日印发《关于进一步释放消费潜力促进消费持续恢复的意见》，提出一系列解决短期消费瓶颈和增强长期消费活力的具体措施。

The country plans to build a batch of warehouses in the suburbs of large and medium cities to ensure the supply of daily necessities in case of emergencies, according to the guidelines released by the General Office of the State Council.
意见提出，在各大中城市规划建设一批城郊大仓基地，确保应急状况下及时就近调运生活物资。

The guidelines also required financial institutions to further support the real economy through measures such as lowering lending rates and cutting fees, to help cope with the impact of COVID-19.
推动金融系统通过降低利率、减少收费等多种措施，向实体经济让利。意见还明确了应对新冠肺炎疫情影响、促进消费复苏的其他措施。

央行决定下调外汇存款准备金率 ︱China to cut RRR for foreign currency deposits

China's central bank announced Monday that it will cut the reserve requirement ratio for foreign currency deposits by 1 percentage point from the current 9 percent to 8 percent, starting from May 15. The move aims to strengthen the management of foreign currencies in financial institutions, the People's Bank of China said in an online statement.
据央行网站消息，为提升金融机构外汇资金运用能力，中国人民银行决定，自2022年5月15日起，下调金融机构外汇存款准备金率1个百分点，即外汇存款准备金率由现行的9%下调至8%。

我国拟组建近地小行星防御系统︱China mulls building defense system against near-Earth asteroids

China is set to build monitoring and defense systems protecting the planet from the dangers of near-Earthasteroids (NEAs).
我国将着手组建近地小行星监测和防御系统，以应对近地小行星撞击的威胁。

Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), told China's CCTV News recently that China will start building an Earth-based and space-based NEA monitoring and warning system, in order to ensure the safe, stable and orderly operation of spacecraft.
国家航天局副局长吴艳华近日在接受央视采访时表示，我国要开始完善建立地基天基对小行星的监测预警系统，以确保太空中的航天器安全稳定有序运行。

China plans to set up an NEA defense system, map out an NEA defenseblueprint, and develop virtual software to simulate NEA-derived risk scenarios.
我国将着手组建近地小行星防御系统，组织编制近地小行星防御发展规划，开发近地小天体防御仿真推演软件并组织开展基本流程推演。

 高盛：未来两年美国经济衰退几率为35%︱Goldman Sachs sees some risk US economy will stumble

There is a real chance that the US economy is going to suffer a recession or“hard landing” in the next two years, according to the economic team at Goldman Sachs.
美国高盛集团经济团队表示，未来两年，美国经济很有可能陷入衰退或“硬着陆”。

The bank’s economists see the odds of a recession at about 15% in the next 12 months, with the odds rising to 35% over the next 24 months.
该投资银行经济学家认为，未来一年美国经济衰退的可能性约为15%，而在未来两年美国经济衰退的可能性将上升至35%。

With inflation above 8% for the first time in 40 years, Fed officials say they are laser-focused on getting interest rates up.
由于美国通货膨胀率40年来首次超过8%，美联储官员表示正在加息对抗通胀。

The Fed wants to try to engineer a soft landing, raising rates enough to cool inflation but not so much as to damage the labor market.
美联储希望设法实现经济软着陆，加息实现通胀降温，但又不至于破坏劳动力市场。

tap

英 [tæp]；美 [tæp]

v.开发，发掘，利用（资源、形势）

asteroid

英[ˈæstərɔɪd]；美[ˈæstərɔɪd]

n.小行星

blueprint

英 [ˈbluːprɪnt]；美 [ˈbluːprɪnt]

n.行动方案，规划，蓝图

英语新闻︱习近平：培养大国工匠

President Xi Jinping has underlined the important role of technical workers in building China into a strong manufacturing country and urged reforms in fostering a strong industrial workforce.

习近平主席强调，技术工人队伍是实施制造强国战略的重要力量，我国应深化产业工人队伍建设改革，培养更多高技能人才。

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a congratulatory message delivered to the First Innovation ExchangeConference for Craftsmen of the Nation, which opened in Beijing on Wednesday.

4月27日，首届大国工匠创新交流大会在京开幕。中共中央总书记、中央军委主席习近平发来贺信，向大会的举办表示热烈的祝贺。

In the message, Xi also extended his sincere greetings to the technical professionals and model workers and expressed his festive congratulations to workers around the country ahead of International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.

“五一”国际劳动节即将到来，习近平主席向广大技能人才和劳动模范致以诚挚的问候，向广大劳动群众致以节日的祝贺！

He said that technical workers are an important force that makes "made-in-China" and "created-in-China" a reality.

他指出，技术工人队伍是支撑中国制造、中国创造的重要力量。

The working class andall working people in China should carry on the spirit of model workers andcraftsmanship and adapt themselves to the needs of the scientific, technological and industrial transformation in today's world, Xi said.

我国工人阶级和广大劳动群众要大力弘扬劳模精神、劳动精神、工匠精神，适应当今世界科技革命和产业变革的需要。

He encouraged workers nationwide to work hard, be innovative and pioneering, and keep improving their techniques and skills in order to contribute their wisdom and strength to advancing the country's high-quality development, implementing the nation's manufacturing power strategy and comprehensively building China into a modern socialist country.

他鼓励广大劳动者勤学苦练、深入钻研，勇于创新、敢为人先，不断提高技术技能水平，为推动高质量发展、实施制造强国战略、全面建设社会主义现代化国家贡献智慧和力量。

Xi urged Party committees and governments at various levels to intensify reforms in fostering the industrial workforce, attach importance toleveraging the role of technical professionals and strive to enable them to innovate in their work.

他强调，各级党委和政府要深化产业工人队伍建设改革，重视发挥技术工人队伍作用，使他们的创新才智充分涌流。

The conference, held by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, provided a platform for technical professionals to develop exchanges.

本次大会由中华全国总工会主办，为技术工人提供了一个交流的平台。

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, Xi has on various occasions emphasized the importance of cultivating more high-quality technical professionals, promoting the spirit of craftsmanship and developing the modern vocational education system.

党的十八大以来，习近平主席多次强调培养更多高素质技术技能人才，弘扬工匠精神，加快构建现代职业教育体系。

As China's economy transitions from a phase of rapid growth to a state of high-quality development, it faces a shortage of about 20 million technical professionals. In 2020, the fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee proposed to launch special projects to train more top-level engineers and highly skilled personnel.

在中国经济发展由高速增长阶段转向高质量发展阶段时期，高技术人才缺口高达2000万。2020年，中共十九届五中全会提出要加强人才培养，壮大高水平工程师和高技能人才队伍。

extend

英 [ɪkˈstend]；美 [ɪkˈstend]

v.表示

craftmanship

英[ˈkrɑːftsmənʃɪp]；美[ˈkræftsmənʃɪp]

n.手艺，工艺

leverage

英 [ˈliːvərɪdʒ]；美 [ˈlevərɪdʒ]

v.充分利用（资源、观点等）

英语新闻︱马斯克宣布收购推特，特朗普：不会重返推特

The deal, which was unanimously approved by Twitter's board, is expected to close this year.
这项交易获得了推特董事会的一致批准，预计将于今年完成。

Twitter stock was up nearly 6% following the announcement of the deal,hovering around $51.84, just shy of the offer price. The deal is pending approval from shareholders and regulators.
交易宣布后，推特股价上涨近6%，徘徊在51.84美元左右，略低于发行价。该交易正在等待股东和监管机构的批准。

Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter stock they own, matching Musk's original offer and marking a 38% premium over the stock price the day before Musk revealed his stake in the company.
交易完成后，推特股东每股可获得54.2美元现金，与马斯克最初报价相符，较披露其持股前的最后一个交易日4月1日的收盘价溢价38%。

"The Twitter Board conducted a thoughtful and comprehensive process to assess Elon's proposal with a deliberate focus on value, certainty, and financing," Twitter independent board chair Bret Taylor said in a statement, calling the deal " the best path forward for Twitter's stockholders."
推特独立董事会主席布雷特·泰勒在一份声明中称：“董事会进行了深思熟虑，全面评估了马斯克的提议，重点关注了价值、确定性和融资。我们相信这对推特股东来说是最好的发展路径。”

What Musk means for Twitter
马斯克入主推特，将有哪些改变？

Musk is both a high-profile Twitter user and acontroversial one. He has more than 83 million followers on the platform, which he has used over the years for everything from sharing memes and discussing his companies to insulting politicians, and spreading misleading claims about Covid-19 .
马斯克是一位备受关注、充满争议的推特用户，他拥有超过8300万名粉丝，多年来一直活跃在推特上，从分享表情包、讨论他的公司到抨击政客，再到传播关于新冠的误导性言论。

Musk has repeatedly stressed in recent days that his goal is to bolster free speech on the platform and work to "unlock" Twitter's "extraordinary potential."
最近马斯克反复强调，他的目标是支持推特言论自由，并努力“释放”推特的“非凡潜力”。

Musk has criticized Twitter's moderation, calling himself a free speechabsolutist, and said that Twitter's algorithm for prioritizing tweets should be public, and has criticized giving too much power on the service to corporations that advertise.
马斯克曾批评推特的审核机制，他自称言论自由的绝对追随者，称推特应当公开其优先展示贴文的算法，也批评过推特对做广告的公司给予了过多权力。

In his statement Monday, Musk said he wants to "make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans."
马斯克在4月25日发声明称，他希望“通过加强一些新功能来让推特变得更好，让算法开源以增加用户的信任感，打击垃圾信息机器人，同时对真人进行身份验证。”

Still, some industry experts worry that Musk's desire for free speech on Twitter could mean rolling back some of the platform's work to curb hate speech, misinformation,harassment and other harmful content.
尽管如此，一些业内专家担心，马斯克对推特言论自由的追求可能意味着减少该平台在遏制仇恨言论、虚假信息、骚扰和其他有害内容方面的工作。

Others questioned whether Musk might restore former President Donald Trump's account, which was removed early last year for violating Twitter policies against inciting violence following the Capitol Riot. Such a move could have significant ramifications for the upcoming 2024 US presidential election.
其他人则质疑马斯克是否会恢复美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普的账户，该账户因在国会骚乱事件后违反推特禁止煽动暴力政策而于去年年初被删除。此举可能会对即将到来的2024年美国总统选举产生重大影响。

"I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on Truth," Trump told Fox News. "I hope Elon buys Twitter because he'll make improvements to it, and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on Truth."
特朗普接受福克斯新闻网采访时表示，“我不会重返推特，我会留在Truth上。我希望马斯克收购推特，因为他能改进推特，而且他是一个好人，但我还是会留在Truth上。”

unanimously

英 [juˈnænɪməsli]；美 [juˈnænɪməsli]

adv.全体一致地

hover

英[ˈhɒvə(r)]；美[ˈhʌvəri]

v.徘徊

controversial

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃ(ə)l]；美 [ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl]

adj.有争议的，引发争论的

absolutist

英 [ˈæbsəluːtɪst]；美 [ˈæbsəluːtɪst]

n.绝对论者

harassment

英 [ˈhærəsmənt]；美 [həˈræsməntˌˈhærəsmənt]

n.骚扰

英语新闻︱Xi stresses pivotal role of infrastructure

A key Party meeting on Tuesday set the tone for comprehensivelybolstering infrastructure construction nationwide, highlighting the significance of implementing such a policy in upholding national security, expanding domestic consumption and promoting the country's high-quality development.

The meeting of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs was presided over by Xi Jinping, who is president of China and general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. The meeting also underlined the need to make coordinated efforts in ensuring both development and security, take into account worst-casescenarios, and strengthen the capacity for major risk forecasting and early warning.

At Tuesday's meeting, a related commission and ministries under the State Council reported on efforts to comprehensively strengthen infrastructure construction, as well as on the implementation of decisions and policies made by the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs since the 19th National Congress of the CPC in 2017.

While presiding over the meeting, Xi, who is also the director of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, said infrastructure is the mainstay of the country's social and economic development.

He called for efforts to coordinate development and security, optimize the layout, function and development mode of the country's infrastructure and build a modern infrastructure system in order to lay a solid foundation for comprehensively building China into a modern socialist country.

The meeting's participants affirmed the marked progress the country has made in the overall development of infrastructure as well as its achievements in major scientific and technological facilities, waterconservancy projects, transportation hubs and information infrastructure over the past decade, according to a statement issued after the meeting.

They pointed out that the nation's existing infrastructure has yet to accommodate its development and security needs, and comprehensively boosting infrastructure construction is of great importance in fostering a dynamic domestic market and helping the domestic and international markets reinforce each other, the statement said.

While calling for the upgrading of traditional infrastructure facilities, the meeting's participants stressed the need to step up construction of "new infrastructure", including 5G networks, the industrial internet, intercity transportation and intracity rail systems, data centers, artificial intelligence, ultrahigh voltage infrastructure, and new energy vehicle charging stations.

They also called for a forward-looking approach to planning infrastructure projects that contributes to guiding industrial development and safeguarding national security.

Efforts should be made to improve transportation, energy and water conservancy infrastructure with an emphasis on strengthening them in order to improve the overall efficiency of these facilities, the meeting's participants said.

While highlighting the need to upgrade the nation's water transport network, the meeting's participants called for developing intelligent power grids, speeding up the improvement of oil and gas pipelines, and strengthening facilities that contribute to the upgrading of the information, logistics, and scientific and technological sectors.

They also underlined the need to make plans for advancing major scientific and technological infrastructure, such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and the broadband network.

Urban infrastructure should be strengthened to create an environment for people to live a higher-quality life, the meeting's participants said, adding that disaster prevention and relief facilities should be strengthened.

They called for improving public health emergency facilities, strengthening intelligent transportation infrastructure and bolstering rural infrastructure construction.

The meeting's participants also called for intensifying the construction of infrastructure facilities in the field of national security to raise the capacity for dealing with extreme situations.

While stressing the importance of improving the efficiency of implementing the decisions and policies of meetings of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, the meeting's participants also called for efforts to guide market expectations and stabilize market confidence.

bolster

英[ˈbəʊlstə(r)]；美[ˈboʊlstər]

v.增强，改善

scenario

英 [səˈnɑːriəʊ]；美 [səˈnærioʊ]

n.情节，设想

conservancy

英 [kənˈsɜːvənsi]；美 [kənˈsɜːrvənsi]

n.管理；保护；保存

英语新闻︱揭秘：蔬菜放冰箱如何才能保鲜更久？

1. Keep vegetables in the fridge for 7 to 12 days.

蔬菜在冰箱里可储存7到12天

Different vegetables spoil at different rates, and knowing approximate times can help you to make sure you use them before the vegetables go bad. Remember when you purchased the vegetables and keep a note on how long they have been in your fridge.

不同蔬菜变质的速度不同，了解蔬菜的保鲜时间，才能保证自己不吃变质蔬菜。记住你购买蔬菜的时间并留意它们在冰箱里储存了多久。

2. Keep vegetables with other, similar vegetables.

把同类蔬菜存放在一起

If you keep your vegetables in bags in your refrigerator, do not mix the types of vegetables inside of a single bag. If you do not use bags, keep types of vegetables—like root vegetables, leafy greens,cruciferous (like broccoli or cauliflower), marrow (likezucchini, cucumber), legume vegetables (likegreen beans, fresh peas)—together.

如果你将蔬菜装袋后放进冰箱，不要在同一个袋子里放不同种类的蔬菜。如果你不用袋子装蔬菜，应该把相同类型的蔬菜放在一起，比如按照根茎类、绿叶类、十字花科（比如西兰花或菜花）、瓜类（西葫芦、黄瓜）、豆类（青豆、豌豆）分别存放。

3. Separate vegetables that wilt from those that rot withhumidity drawers.

将容易干枯的蔬菜和容易腐烂的蔬菜放在湿度不同的隔层里

Most fridges have a high-humidity drawer and a low-humidity drawer with settings that allow you to control the humidity levels. Most vegetables belong in the high humidity drawer because they begin to wilt otherwise. This drawer locks in moisture without allowing the veggies to become excessively damp.

多数冰箱都有可以调节湿度的高湿度抽屉和低湿度抽屉。蔬菜大多适合放在高湿度抽屉里，否则就会干枯。这种抽屉会锁住湿度，又不会让蔬菜太潮湿。

The low-humidity drawer will mostly contain fruits, but some vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes can be kept in here.

低湿度抽屉基本上都用来放水果，但是西红柿和土豆等蔬菜也可以放在这里面。

4. Store leafy greens like lettuce and spinach by keeping them dry and contained.

莴苣和菠菜等绿叶菜要保持干燥并密封好再放冰箱

Rinse the leaves off before to remove any bacteria that could lead to spoiling. Let them dry completely before storing in the fridge. Loose leafy greens should be wrapped in a paper towel and placed into a sealed bag or container.

在洗去可能导致变质的任何细菌后应该将绿叶菜沥干水分。绿叶菜完全干燥后才能放进冰箱。散装绿叶菜应该用厚纸巾包裹起来再放进密封的袋子或盒子里。

5. Trim asparagus and then wrap in a damp paper towel.

把芦笋的尾部切掉并用湿纸巾裹好

Place in an airtight container away from other vegetables that could come into contact with the moisture.

将芦笋这样处理后放入密封包装盒里，因为有湿气，所以要远离其他蔬菜。

6. Keep root vegetables like winter squashes, onions, or mushrooms in a cool, dark place.

将冬瓜、洋葱或蘑菇等根茎类蔬菜放在阴暗凉爽处 

These do not need to be refrigerated. Make sure they stay dry and out of direct sunlight, as this could allow bacteria or mold growth.

这些蔬菜不需要放在冰箱里。确保它们保持干燥，不受日光直射，否则会滋生细菌或发霉。

7. Keep your vegetables away fromethylene-producing produce.

蔬菜要远离会释放乙烯的农产品

Some vegetables and many fruits produce ethylene gas, which can cause many other vegetables to spoil more quickly, though some are unaffected. Store ethylene-sensitive vegetables away from etylene-producing ones.

一些蔬菜和许多水果都会释放乙烯气体，这种气体会导致许多其他蔬菜更快变质，但也有一些蔬菜不受影响。不要把对乙烯敏感的蔬菜和会释放乙烯的农产品存放在一起。

Ethylene-producing fruits and vegetables include apples, avocados, bananas, peaches, pears, peppers, and tomatoes.

会释放乙烯的果蔬包括苹果、牛油果、香蕉、桃子、梨、辣椒和西红柿。

Ethylene-sensitive vegetables include asparagus, broccoli, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, squashes, and zucchini.

对乙烯敏感的蔬菜包括芦笋、西兰花、黄瓜、茄子、莴苣、辣椒、南瓜和西葫芦。

8. Wash and completely dryveggies before placing them in the fridge.

清洗蔬菜，待其完全干燥后再放入冰箱。

Washing removes bacteria and other contaminants from the surface of the vegetable. Lay vegetables out on a paper towel or the counter to dry. Before you place them into storage, however, make sure they are completely dry so that excess moisture doesn't allow the vegetable to begin to spoil.

清洗蔬菜可以去除蔬菜表面的细菌和其他污染物。将蔬菜放在纸巾或灶台上风干。在放入冰箱前，确保蔬菜完全干燥，避免湿度过高导致蔬菜变质。

cruciferous

英 [kruːsɪfərəs]；美 [kˈruːsɪfərəs]

adj.十字花科的

humidity

英[hjuːˈmɪdəti]；美[hjuːˈmɪdəti]

n.湿度

ethylene

英 [ˈeθɪliːn]；美 [ˈeθɪliːn]

n.乙烯

veggies

英 [ˈvedʒɪz]；美 [ˈvedʒiz]

n.蔬菜（veggy的复数形式）

英语新闻︱Xi hails role of nation's youth

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday urged the young generation across the country to follow the Party, strive for national rejuvenation, and work hard for the best possible results.

4月25日，习近平总书记强调，希望全国广大青年牢记党的教诲，立志民族复兴，在青春的赛道上奋力奔跑，争取跑出当代青年的最好成绩。

Xi, who is also China's president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark when visiting Renmin University of China in Beijing ahead of China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4.

在五四青年节即将到来之际，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平来到中国人民大学考察调研。

He also called for blazing a new path to build world-class universities with Chinese characteristics, and stressed that China's universities should be deeply rooted in China and should avoid simply copying foreign standards and models.

他强调，建设中国特色、世界一流大学不能跟在别人后面依样画葫芦，简单以国外大学作为标准和模式，而是要扎根中国大地，走出一条建设中国特色、世界一流大学的新路。

Renmin University of China, which was founded by the Party in 1937, is one of the mostprestigious universities in China. With an emphasis on teaching and research in the social sciences and Marxist theories, the university has developed into one of the most influential think tanks in the country.

中国人民大学始建于1937年，由中国共产党创办，是中国最负盛名的大学之一。在长期的办学实践中，人大注重人文社会科学高等教育和马克思主义教学与研究，被誉为“我国人文社会科学高等教育领域的一面旗帜”。

During his tour, Xi visited an intelligent classroom for political and theoretical education, as well as a museum and a library to learn about the university's work in educational reform and innovation, itshistorical evolution and the achievements it has made in teaching and scientific research.

习近平首先观摩了思政课智慧教室现场教学，并前往学校博物馆和图书馆详细了解学校历史沿革、建设发展和近年来教学科研成果等情况。

He also learned about the efforts to strengthen the protection andutilization of ancient books and promote the application of theoretical research achievements.

习近平还听取了学校要加强文献古籍保护利用，促进理论研究成果转化应用等情况介绍。

In running universities, Xi stressed the need to follow the Party's leadership and pass on revolutionary traditions.

他指出，高校建设应坚持党的领导，继承优良传统，赓续红色血脉。

While joining students taking part in a political and theoretical course, Xi underlined the importance of ideological education, and encouraged them tofirm up their confidence in the country's development path, theory, system and culture, and strive to be pioneers in the new journey of building China into a modern socialist country.

习近平同青年学生一起就座，认真倾听并参与讨论，强调思想政治教育的重要性，并勉励同学们坚定中国特色社会主义道路自信、理论自信、制度自信、文化自信，在全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程中勇当开路先锋、争当事业闯将。

When visiting the university's museum, Xi spoke of the founding of the university and its development under the leadership of the Party, and called for carrying on its fine revolutionary traditions.

习近平来到学校博物馆，强调中国人民大学在党的关怀下发展壮大，具有光荣的革命传统和鲜明的红色基因，一定要把这一光荣传统和红色基因传承好。

He met some senior professors, experts and representatives of middle-aged and young teachers, and stressed the need to attach importance to fostering a strong workforce of teachers in order to build the university into an important center for talent and innovation in the teaching and research of social sciences.

他看望了老教授、老专家和中青年骨干教师代表，并强调要高度重视教师队伍建设，把人民大学打造成为我国人文社会科学研究和教学领域的重要人才中心和创新高地。

While presiding over asymposium attended by the university's teachers and students, the president underscored the importance of developing philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics in the context of the country's efforts to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics as well as the speedy evolution of the international landscape.

在同中国人民大学师生代表座谈上，习近平指出，当前，坚持和发展中国特色社会主义理论和实践提出了大量亟待解决的新问题，世界百年未有之大变局加速演进，世界进入新的动荡变革期。

He called for adapting the basic principles of Marxism to the actual conditions of the nation, saying that stepping up the development of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics fundamentally calls for building China's independent knowledge system.

总书记指出，要坚持把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合，加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，归根结底是建构中国自主的知识体系。

Efforts should be made to strengthen innovation in theories andknow-how and to continuously advance the innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture, he said.

要不断推进知识创新、理论创新、方法创新，不断推动中华优秀传统文化创造性转化、创新性发展。

Xi also urged efforts to leverage the unique role of philosophy and social sciences in promoting exchanges between Chinese and foreign cultures as well as interaction between various civilizations, and try to make China's voices heard and its theories better understood by the world, and make contributions to advancing the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

要发挥哲学社会科学在融通中外文化、增进文明交流中的独特作用，传播中国声音、中国理论、中国思想，让世界更好读懂中国，为推动构建人类命运共同体作出积极贡献。

prestigious

英[preˈstɪdʒəs]；美[preˈstiːdʒəs]

adj.有威望的，有声望的

utilization

英 [ˌjuːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn]；美 [ˌjuːtələˈzeɪʃn]

n.利用，使用

firm up

英 [fɜːm ʌp]；美 [fɜːrm ʌp]

加强；巩固

symposium

英 [sɪmˈpəʊziəm]；美 [sɪmˈpoʊziəm]

n.专题研讨会，讨论会

know-how

英 [ˈnəʊ haʊ]；美 [ˈnoʊ haʊ]

n.专门知识，实际经验

新闻集锦︱专家：接吻可以保护牙齿，有益口腔健康

专家：接吻可以保护牙齿，有益口腔健康︱Kissing is as good for teeth asbrushing, dentist claims
Smooching boostssaliva production and clears the mouth of the bad bacteria and acids that cause decay.
接吻可以促进唾液的分泌，清除口腔中腐蚀牙齿的有害细菌和酸。

Orthodontist Dr Khaled Kasem said people should kiss for four minutes a day on top of brushing andflossing.
正畸医生卡里德·卡西姆称，在刷牙和使用牙线的同时，可以每天接吻四分钟。

He said:“The main benefit of kissing is that it produces more saliva in your mouth.”
他说：“接吻主要好处是促进口腔分泌更多唾液。”

“Saliva neutralizes the acids that sit on your teeth which helps to reduce your risk of getting tooth decay. It can also washbacteria off your teeth to reduce stubborn oral plaque.”
“唾液能中和牙齿上的酸，有助于降低蛀牙的风险。还能清洁牙齿上的细菌，减少顽固的牙菌斑。”

A daily snog also reduces infection risk because bacteria from your partner’s saliva boost your immune system—and vice versa.
每天接吻还可以降低感染风险，因为伴侣唾液中的细菌会提高你的免疫力。

Other health benefits include stress relief, thanks to love hormones, and more youthful looks from exercising the face muscles.
接吻的其他健康益处还包括缓解压力，这要归功于荷尔蒙，锻炼面部肌肉还会让你看起来更年轻。

But lovers might swap bad bacteria and boost the risk of decay if one of them already has dental problems.
但如果恋人之间已经有一人的牙齿出现问题，那么接吻可能会交换坏细菌，增加蛀牙风险。

Dr Kasem added:“The only negative impact of kissing is when people are sick, have a cold sore or already have bad oralhygiene.”
卡西姆还表示：“接吻的唯一坏处出现在当人们生病、感冒或口腔卫生状况不佳时。”

The British Dental Association said snacking, sipping fizzy drinks and not cleaning your teeth thoroughly all raise the risk of tooth decay.
英国牙科协会表示，吃零食、喝汽水和不彻底清洁牙齿都会增加蛀牙风险。

A BDA spokesperson said:“Kissing is no substitute for following a good oral hygiene routine.”
该协会一位发言人称：“接吻并不能替代良好的口腔卫生习惯。”

4202亿元留抵退税款直达企业︱VAT credit refunds top 420b yuan
China's value-added tax creditrefunds topped 420.2 billion yuan in the first half of April, data from the State Taxation Administration showed on Tuesday. The refunds benefited 527,000 taxpayers in the period.
国家税务总局4月19日发布的数据显示，自本月实施大规模留抵退税政策以来，4月1日至15日，已有4202亿元留抵退税款退到52.7万户纳税人的账户。

To improve the cash flow of enterprises, promote consumption-driven investment and further improve the system for refunding VAT credits, China is set to issue VAT credit refunds on a large scale in 2022 according to this year's government work report.
今年政府工作报告指出，综合考虑为企业提供现金流支持、促进消费投资、大力改进增值税留抵退税制度，今年对留抵税额实行大规模退税。

Tax refunds and cuts are expected to total 2.5 trillion yuan, while VAT credit refunds will account for 1.5 trillion of the sum and go straight to enterprises.
预计全年退税减税约2.5万亿元，其中留抵退税约1.5万亿元，退税资金全部直达企业。

周小川：数字人民币应用重点在零售︱E-CNY built for retail transactions

China's e-CNY, also known as the digital yuan, is designed for retail transactions for the convenience of people and merchants, rather than to replace the US dollar, said Zhou Xiaochuan, president of the China Society for Finance and Banking.
中国金融学会会长周小川表示，数字人民币是为了零售，为了百姓方便、商户方便，不是为了替代美元。

We don't exclude the possibility the e-CNY may be used for cross-border payments in the future, but I estimate it will still focus on retail transactions such as cross-border retail transactions," he said, adding the digital yuan will not be used as a weapon.
周小川称：“当然不排除数字人民币未来可能有跨境支付的前景，但是我估计也会注重于零售，跨境零售的应用。”他表示，数字人民币不会被用作武器。

saliva

英 [səˈlaɪvəl]；美 [səˈlaɪvə]

n.唾液

bacteria

英[bækˈtɪəriə]；美[bækˈtɪriə]

n.细菌（bacterium的复数）

hygiene

英 [ˈhaɪdʒiːn]；美 [ˈhaɪdʒiːn]

n.卫生

refund

英 [ˈriːfʌnd]；美 [ˈriːfʌnd; rɪˈfʌnd]

n.退款，偿还金额

北京市：4月22日以来累计报告41例感染者

Beijing reported 41 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases between Friday and Sunday in various locations in the city, further complicating prevention and control efforts in the capital, a senior official said on Sunday.

周日，北京疾控中心通报称，22日至24日期间，北京多地报告41例本土新增病例，首都疫情防控工作进一步复杂化。

The latest infections involved students, a teacher, seniors who'd been traveling in tour groups, interior decorators and a restaurant deliveryman. A preliminary epidemiological investigation showed that the virus has been spreading for a week, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention at a news conference on Sunday afternoon.

最新感染病例涉及学生、教师、老年旅行团、装修人员以及送餐快递员。北京市疾病预防控制中心副主任庞星火在24日下午的新闻发布会上说，初步流调结果显示，目前已隐匿传播了1周。

"The center has carried out the gene sequencing on four samples from the patients, and the result showed that the viruses are the Omicron variant," she said.

庞星火表示，疾控中心已对四位感染者的标本进行基因测序，结果显示病毒均属于奥密克戎变异株。

The investigation on one case who'd taken part in a tour of a Beijing suburb is ongoing, and the initial source has yet to be identified, Pang said.

庞星火称，正在对涉及京郊旅游团的病例进行调查，初步来源尚未确定。

About a quarter of the 41 cases are age 60 and above. Half of those cases had not been vaccinated.

本次确诊的41例病例中，大约四分之一年龄在60岁及以上，这些病例中一半没有接种疫苗。

The capital reported 21 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases between 4 pm Saturday and 4 pm Sunday-16 confirmed patients and five asymptomatic carriers-in Chaoyang, Shunyi and Fangshan districts, according to Pang. The new confirmed cases included nine students and one deliveryman.

据庞星火介绍，4月23日16时至24日16时，北京市新增本土新冠肺炎病毒感染者21例，其中确诊病例16例、无症状感染者5例；病例涉及朝阳区、房山区、顺义区。新增病例中包括9名学生和1名外卖人员。

Previously, a school in Chaoyang had reported 10 cases between Friday and Saturday. The school was put under controlled management on Friday.

22日至23日，朝阳一所学校报告了10例病例，该学校已于22日进行临时管控。

All the districts involved have taken epidemic prevention and control measures, and the city has taken steps to ensure people's daily needs are met in the controlled areas.

受疫情影响的各区已采取疫情防控措施，全市已采取措施保障管控区群众生活所需。

Yang Beibei, deputy head of Chaoyang, said starting Monday, the district will conduct nucleic acid testing for all people living and working in it.

朝阳区副区长杨蓓蓓表示，从周一开始，朝阳区将对所有生活、工作在区内的人员进行核酸检测。

"People in Chaoyang should try to reduce their social activities," she said. "All sports, art and training schools in Chaoyang have suspended in-person classes since Saturday."

杨蓓蓓表示，建议朝阳区市民减少社会面活动。自周六以来，朝阳市所有体育、艺术和培训学校暂停所有线下课程和集体活动。

On Saturday and Sunday, Chaoyang tested 733,647 residents in key areas.

23日至24日，朝阳区对重点地区733647名居民进行了检测。

Authorities will also strengthen specific prevention and control measures related to interior decorators and tour groups to avoid the potential for additional infections.

相关机构还将加强与室内装修人员和旅行团有关的具体防控措施，避免可能造成的感染。

Chaoyang has suspended operations of all regional tour groups. The district will offer subsidies to service operators that will be affected by epidemic control measures.

朝阳区区域内所有旅行团全部暂停，并对受疫情防控措施影响的服务经营者给予补贴。

Shunyi, where two new cases were reported on Sunday, has tested around 500,000 residents as of Saturday, and all the results were negative.

24日，顺义区报告2例新增病例。23日，该区累计完成检测50余万人，结果均为阴性。

The district has helped 200 farming families work in bubbles to avoid financial losses that could be incurred by epidemic control measures.

该区已帮助200余户村民进入闭环管理，以避免农民因封控不能劳作将直接影响全年经济收入。

On Sunday, authorities designated a residential community in Chaoyang as a high-risk area, and another a medium-risk area.

截至24日，北京朝阳共有高风险地区1个，中风险地区1个。