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滑雪医疗队助力冬奥会|Skiing Medical Team Gears up for Games

Over the past four winters, more than 70 medical professionals from Beijing and Hebei province have gathered on snow-covered slopes to practice their skiing skills.

在过去的四年中，来自北京与河北的70多名医务人员相聚冰雪覆盖的山坡，练习滑雪技巧。

They have been training as emergency responders to provide first aid to injured skiers and help transfer them off the ski courses. Dubbed "China's first generation of skiing doctors", the team is set to make its official debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which will open on Feb 4.

他们一直在接受紧急救援人员的培训，为受伤的滑雪运动员提供第一时间救护，并帮助伤员离开滑雪场。冬奥滑雪医疗保障队成员被誉为“中国第一代滑雪医生”。该队将在2月4日开幕的2022北京冬奥会上首次正式亮相。

"When I went for training, some of my friends thought that I'd left for a nice vacation at a ski resort," said Li Rui, a neurosurgeon at China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing and a member of the medical team.

医疗团队成员、中日友好医院神经外科主任医师李锐表示：“当我去训练时，我的一些朋友认为我去滑雪场度过了一个愉快的假期。” 

"But in reality, the drill was highly demanding and we all made great efforts to become qualified," he said.

李锐说：“但实际上，这项训练要求很高。我们都为获得资格付出了巨大努力。”

China began scouting for medical workers with basic skiing skills in 2018. The team, consisting of healthcare workers from more than 10 hospitals in Beijing and Hebei province, was officially assembled in early 2019.

从2018年起，中国开始寻找具备基本滑雪技能的医务人员。冬奥滑雪医疗保障队于2019年初正式组建，由来自北京和河北省十多家医院的医护人员组成。

Li has been an avid skier for over a decade, so much so that he practices roller-skating in the warmer months when skiing venues are closed, in order to maintain his physical strength and develop muscle memory.

十多年来，李锐一直是一名狂热的滑雪爱好者，在不能滑雪的季节，也坚持轮滑训练，保持体能和对滑雪的感觉。

He and around 40 fellow team members will be stationed at the National Alpine Skiing Center in Beijing's northwestern Yanqing district for the Winter Olympics.

他和其他大约40名队员将奔赴位于北京延庆区的国家高山滑雪中心，助力冬奥会。

The venue is located about 2,300 meters above sea level, with a vertical drop of nearly 900 meters. It will host some of the most dangerous Winter Olympic events, including downhill skiing.

场馆位于海拔2300米左右，垂直落差近900米。包括高山滑雪等冬奥会中最危险的一些项目将在这里举行。

"Downhill skiers can travel up to 140 kilometers per hour on the fastest sections," Li said.

李锐说：“高山滑雪运动员在最快路段的滑行速度可达每小时140公里。”

"Imagine what it feels like when driving at a speed that high in a car on a flat road. For athletes, they will be skiing super fast on a pair of 2.17-meter-long skis."

“想象一下，在平坦道路上以如此高的速度驾驶汽车的感觉。对于运动员来说，他们将在一副长2.17米的雪板上以极快的速度滑行。”

When an accident happens, skiing doctors are required to attend to the injured athletes within four minutes while carrying a first aid medical kit weighing over 10 kilograms.

当事故发生时，滑雪医生需要背上重量超过10公斤的急救医疗包，在4分钟内赶到现场，照料受伤的运动员。

"In practice, we only have about one minute to get there because it takes time for other athletes to clear off the course," he said, adding it is important for the medical staff not to severely disturb ski paths, as this could affect the performance of other athletes.

李锐表示：“实际上，除去清空赛道时间，医生赶往现场的时间只有1分多钟。”他补充说，为了不影响其他运动员的发挥，医务人员还不能过多干扰赛道。

During the coldest training sessions, Li said the temperature on the hilltop dropped to -37 C. With strong wind gusts, it felt like -60 C, he said. "Our fingers would go numb in less than two minutes after taking off our gloves. So we must deliver precise treatment on site as quickly as possible," he said.

李锐表示，在最冷的训练时期，山顶温度低至零下37摄氏度，强烈阵风下体感温度达零下60摄氏度。他说：“摘下手套不到两分钟，我们的手指就会冻得麻木，所以必须尽快到达现场进行精确治疗。”

As a seasoned neurosurgeon who performs over 200 craniotomy surgeries annually, Li is used to working under pressure.

作为一名经验丰富的神经外科医生，李锐每年要做200多台开颅手术，早已习惯在压力下工作。

On the ski slopes, it is even more difficult to make split-second decisions, Li said.

李锐说，在滑雪场上一瞬间做出决定更加困难。

"We have to evaluate an athlete's condition and make a series of decisions within 30 seconds," he said.

李锐说：“我们必须评估运动员的状况，并在30秒内做出一系列决定。”

"For instance, if the athlete is found to have breathing difficulties, we need to determine whether we have to immediately intubate or perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. When we need help to transfer the patient, we must decide whether we should call for a helicopter or a snowcat (a fully tracked vehicle designed to move on snow)."

“例如，如果发现运动员有呼吸困难，我们要决定是否需要立即插管或进行心肺复苏；当患者需要转移时，我们必须决定是否需要直升机或雪地履带车（一种为在雪地上行进而设计的全履带式车辆）。”

Liang Xueya, a medical officer at the National Alpine Skiing Center, said the team has received first aid training at the Beijing Emergency Medical Center and taken foreign language courses.

国家高山滑雪中心场馆医疗官梁学亚表示，医疗队在北京市急救中心接受了急救培训，还参加了外语课程。

"The medical team participated in the National Winter Games held in 2020 and an Alpine skiing invitational tournament in 2021 to upgrade procedures and accumulate experience," he said during an interview with Health News, a newspaper administered by the National Health Commission.

梁学亚在接受《健康报》采访时表示：“2020年和2021年，医疗队参加了第十四届全国冬季运动会和‘相约北京’高山滑雪邀请赛的两次测试活动，通过实践积累经验，熟悉赛道，掌握规则。”

Having accompanied and supervised the team since 2018, Liang said what impressed him most was members' "fiery passion". "We are faced with a heavy task, but after enduring so many tests and numerous drills, we are full of confidence," he said.

自2018年以来一直陪伴和监督团队的梁学亚说，给他印象最深的是团队成员“炽热的激情”。他说：“虽然身担重任，但经过多次考验和无数的训练，对‘这场仗’怎么打，我们充满信心。”

scout

英 [skaʊt]；美[skaʊt]  

n. 童子军；侦察员；侦察机

v. 侦察，搜寻（某处）；物色（优秀运动员、演员、音乐家等）

avid

英 [ˈævɪd]；美[ˈævɪd]  

adj. 热心的；热衷的；渴望的；酷爱的；渴求的

seasoned

英 [ˈsiːznd]；美[ˈsiːznd]  

adj. 老练的；富有经验的；调好味的；风干的，晾干的（可加工使用）

resuscitation

英 [rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn]；美[rɪˌsʌsɪˈteɪʃn]  

n. 复苏；复活；复兴

supervise

英 [ˈsuːpəvaɪz]；美[ˈsuːpərvaɪz]  

v. 监督；管理；指导；主管

一、我国多举措促进内外贸一体化发展| China eyes integrated development of domestic, foreign trade

China unveiled measures to advance the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade to help bolster the home market, with domestic and international circulations progressing smoothly, said a circular issued by the General Office of the State Council.

近日，国务院办公厅印发《关于促进内外贸一体化发展的意见》，就促进内外贸一体化，形成强大国内市场，畅通国内国际双循环作出部署。

To support trade integration, the circular stressed improving laws, regulations and supervisory rules, and further aligning domestic trading rules and standards with global ones.

《意见》提出多条促进内外贸一体化发展的举措，包括：健全法律法规，完善监管体制，加强规则对接，促进标准认证衔接；

Efforts should be made to help companies, such as cross-border supply chain service providers, navigate operations in markets at home and abroad, the circular said.

支持跨国供应链服务企业等市场主体内外贸一体化经营；

Promoting integrated trade requires nurturing new business modes, such as digital development backed by modern information technology.

培育内外贸新业态新模式，充分利用现代信息技术，推动内外贸数字化发展；

Nurturing professionals with necessary skills will also be strengthened.

加强内外贸一体化专业人才培养培训等。

二、2021年全国安全生产事故总量下降9%| Workplace safety in China improves in 2021

China saw fewer workplace accidents and related deaths last year as the government stepped up efforts to ensure workplace safety, official data showed. In 2021, the number of workplace accidents in the country dropped 9% year on year, with the death toll dropping 4 percent, said the Ministry of Emergency Management, adding that no extraordinarily serious accident took place last year.

应急管理部发布的数据显示，2021年全国加大力度确保安全生产，与2020年相比，各类生产安全事故总数与死亡人数分别下降9%、4%。全年未发生特别重大事故。

A new amendment to the country's Law on Workplace Safety went into force in September last year, which stipulates heavier penalties for workplace safety violations and adds provisions concerning the new situation of workplace safety in emerging industries, including the platform economy.

去年9月，新修订的安全生产法开始施行，加大对安全生产违法行为的惩处力度。此外，针对平台经济等新兴行业出现的安全生产新情况，新修改的安全生产法也增加了相关规定。

三、上海去年实际使用外资再创新高| Shanghai's new foreign capital record

Shanghai used a record $22.55 billion in foreign capital last year, up 11.5 percent year-on-year, said Mayor Gong Zheng, at a news conference after the municipal people's congress meeting on Sunday.

上海市十五届人大六次会议1月23日闭幕，在之后举行的记者招待会上，上海市市长龚正表示，去年上海实际使用外资达到225.5亿美元、增长11.5%。

"Foreign capital is a very important guarantee of the high-quality development of Shanghai, and last year's record amount was a very strong and upbeat sign," Gong said, adding that it was achieved "thanks to our successful containment of COVID-19 and the resilience of the city".

龚正说："外资是促进上海高质量发展的重要引擎。去年我们牢牢守住了疫情防控这条底线，城市韧性得到进一步提升和体现，所以去年上海实际使用外资再创新高，呈现逆势上扬态势。"

Sixty multinational companies established regional headquarters in Shanghai last year, raising the total to 831, and the companies also set up another 25 regional research and development centers in the city, which now number 506, he said. "

龚正表示，去年上海新增跨国公司地区总部60家、累计达到831家，新增外资研发中心25家、累计达到506家。

That shows Shanghai is still the destination of choice for foreign investment and multinational companies when they plan supply chains and locate innovation centers," he said.

这说明，上海仍然是外商投资的一片热土，是跨国公司布局产业链、创新链的首选地之一。

四、转播机构:北京冬奥开幕式'非常震撼'| Don't miss impressive opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be "very different" from the 2008 Summer Games but will be "equally impressive," according to Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS).

奥林匹克转播服务公司首席执行官兼奥运频道执行董事伊阿尼斯•埃克萨科斯称，2022北京冬季奥运会开幕式将与2008北京夏季奥运会开幕式"截然不同"，但是会"同样震撼"。

The executive director of Olympic Channel Services heaped praise on the show after watching rehearsals.

埃克萨科斯在观看完彩排后对这场开幕式赞誉有加。

As part of the broadcasting team, he worked with acclaimed director Zhang Yimou to present the 2008 showpiece to the world, which he described as "a highlight of my professional life".

作为转播团队的一份子，来自希腊的埃克萨科斯和著名导演张艺谋曾携手向世界呈现2008奥运会开幕式，他将这次经历描述为"职业生涯中的高光时刻"。

With Zhang reappointed chief director for the 2022 Games' ceremonies, Exarchos said he was relishing having another chance to work with a director who understands the needs of broadcasters and TV producers.

如今张艺谋再次被任命为2022冬奥会开幕式总导演，埃克萨科斯表示他很期盼又有机会和这位了解转播方和电视制片人需求的导演合作。

"The ceremony is practically ready, and it's a ceremony that nobody should miss for any reason," he said.

他兴奋地说："开幕式已基本准备就绪，这是一场任何人无论什么原因都不该错过的开幕式。"

circular

英 [ˈsɜːkjələ(r)]；美 [ˈsɜːrkjələr]

n.（同时发送给多人的）印刷品广告，通告

stipulate

英 [ˈstɪpjuleɪt]；美 [ˈstɪpjuleɪt]

vi.规定，明确要求

provision

英 [prəˈvɪʒn]；美 [prəˈvɪʒn]

n.（法律或协议的）条文，条款，规定

heap

英 [hiːp]；美 [hiːp]

vt.（对…）极力（赞扬或批评）

relish

英 [ˈrelɪʃ]；美 [ˈrelɪʃ]

v. 盼望;期待;享受

China is ready to deliver streamlined, safe and splendid Olympic Games to the world as it has promised, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday when meeting with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

As the Beijing Winter Olympics will begin on Feb 4 after more than six years of preparation, Xi said that China is fully confident of guaranteeing the health of the athletes and all people involved in the Games, as well as the safety of the Chinese people.

Noting that the Games will be the first comprehensive world sports event to be held on schedule since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xi said it is a successful implementation of the new Olympic motto which reads: "Faster, Higher, Stronger－Together".

China's hosting of the Games was not only supported by the Chinese people, but also won support from the international community, he said.

According to Xi, nearly 3,000 athletes from around 90 nations will take part in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Winter Games, which will have the most events to be contested and the most gold medals to be awarded, offer an opportunity for more athletes to make their dreams come true in Beijing, Xi said, adding that China will put the athletes first and make an all-out effort to provide comprehensive services to them.

Xi told Bach that the biggest purpose for China to bid for the Games was to engage 300 million Chinese people in ice and snow sports, and now this vision has been successfully realized after relentless efforts.

The hosting of the Games has also driven the development of the country's ice and snow sports industry and its economy, Xi said.

He said that the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and this year's Beijing Winter Olympics have ignited the Chinese people's passion for the Olympic Games, boosted the country's sports development and played an important role in spreading the Olympic spirit worldwide.

Xi said that the spirit of being "together", which the Olympic Games advocates, is also the most needed thing in the world today. And rather than standing on more than 190 small boats by themselves, it is better for all countries to stand on the same ship for a shared and better future, he said.

Bach praised the preparatory work for the upcoming Games, saying that he was impressed by the splendid venues, considerate pandemic prevention measures and the sustainable operation concept, according to a news release issued after the meeting.

The IOC is fully confident that China will ensure a safe, smooth and successful Games for athletes from across the world, he said.

Referring to China's goal of involving 300 million people in ice and snow sports as an unprecedented achievement, Bach said that it is the start of a new era for global winter sports.

The IOC president also said that the international community is opposed to the politicization of sports. And the fact that some countries will for the first time send delegations to attend the Winter Olympics fully shows that the Games are widely supported by global society, he added.

记者：莫竞西

一、英供热企业建议客户“抱宠物取暖”｜Cuddling pets to keep warm?

A British energy supplier has apologized for the "poorly judged and unhelpful" advice sent to customers which suggested they could snuggle up to their pets and exercise to cut back on their heating bills.

英国的一家供热企业为其发给客户的"不当又无用的"建议而道歉，这些建议包括让客户抱着宠物取暖或做运动来减少暖气开支。

SSE, which is owned by OVO Energy, suggested 10 "simple and cost effective ways to keep warm this winter," according to the Financial Times.

据《金融时报》报道，英国能源巨头OVO旗下的SSE能源公司提出了10个"今冬保暖的省钱小妙招"。

Eating bowls of oatmeal, doing star jumps and cuddling pets were among the recommendations on the now-deleted web page.

这些建议现在已经从网页上删除，其中包括吃燕麦粥、做星跳动作和拥抱宠物。

Some British businesses and households have seen their energy bills rise in recent months, as suppliers grapple with a sharp rise in wholesale gas prices.

由于天然气批发价格的急剧上涨给供热企业造成压力，一些英国企业和家庭发现近几个月的能源开支有所增加。

According to National Energy Action, more than 4 million UK households are in the grip of fuel poverty -- a figure which the charity believes could rise by 2 million in April when a cap on energy prices is expected to increase.

英国慈善机构国家能源行动的数据显示，逾400万户英国家庭已陷入了燃料贫困，随着能源价格上限提高，该机构预计到四月份燃料贫困家庭还会再增加200万户。

二、魁北克向拒打疫苗者征健康税｜Health tax imposed on unvaccinated Canadians

The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

加拿大魁北克省将对未接种新冠疫苗的居民征收健康税。

Quebec, which has seen the highest number of COVID-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases.

加拿大新冠死亡人数最多的魁北克省目前正在与病例激增作斗争。

On Jan 11, the provincial premier announced it would be the first in the nation to financially penalize the unvaccinated.

1月11日，魁北克省省长宣布，魁北克将在加拿大率先对未接种疫苗者采取经济处罚措施。

Only about 12.8 percent of Quebec residents are not vaccinated, but they make up nearly a third of all hospital cases.

魁北克只有约12.8%的居民没有接种疫苗，但是在住院病例中，未接种疫苗者却占据了近三分之一。

According to federal data, just over 85 percent of Quebec residents had received at least one vaccine dose by Jan 1.

加拿大联邦政府数据显示，截至1月1日，刚过85%的魁北克居民至少接种了一剂疫苗。

On Jan 11, Quebec's death toll from COVID reached 12,028.

1月11日，魁北克新冠死亡人数达到了12028人。

The percentage of COVID patients in intensive care who have not been vaccinated is 45 percent, provincial data shows.

魁北克省的数据显示，被重症监护室收治的新冠患者当中，没有接种疫苗的患者占到了45%。

三、挪威退役士兵被要求交回内衣袜子｜Conscripts in Norway ordered to return underwear

Conscripts in Norway have been ordered to return their underwear, bras and socks after the end of their military service so the next group of recruits can use them.

挪威要求士兵在服完兵役后归还内衣、胸罩和袜子，以便给下一批新兵使用。

The Norwegian military said on Jan 10 it is struggling with dwindling supplies in part due to the pandemic.

挪威军方1月10日表示，军队目前出现供应不足的情况，这与疫情有部分关系。

The Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization said because of "a challenging stockpile situation, this move is necessary as it provides the Armed Forces with greater garment volumes available for new soldiers starting their initial service."

挪威国防后勤组织表示，由于"储备不足，有必要采取这一举措，此举为武装部队提供了更多服装，以供开始服役的新兵使用。"

Its press spokesman Hans Meisingset said that with "proper checks and cleaning, the reuse of garments is considered an adequate and sound practice."

该组织新闻发言人汉斯•梅辛塞特表示，经过"适当的检查和清洁，服装再利用是一种合理可行的做法。"

四、世界上最长寿男性去世｜World's oldest man dies at 112

Santiago de la Fuente, a 112-year-old Spanish man who was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest man in September last year, died on Tuesday at home in the city of Leon in northwest Spain.

当地时间1月18日，西班牙人德拉•富恩特在该国西北部莱昂市的家中去世，终年112岁。去年9月，富恩特被吉尼斯世界纪录认定为"世界上最年长男性"。

Santiago was born on Feb 12, 1909. He survived the Spanish flu pandemic that broke out in 1918 and started working in a shoe factory when he was 13 years old.

富恩特于1909年2月12日出生，经历过1918年的西班牙大流感，13岁进入一家制鞋厂工作。

He had eight children, 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic he became the first man vaccinated in Leon.

他有8个孩子、14个孙子和22个曾孙。新冠疫情暴发后，富恩特成为莱昂市首个接种新冠疫苗的人。

snuggle

英 [ˈsnʌɡ(ə)l]; 美 [ˈsnʌɡl]

vt.使舒适温暖；紧抱；偎依

vi.偎依；舒服地蜷伏

grapple

英 [ˈɡræpl]; 美 [ˈɡræpl]

v.扭打，搏斗；努力解决问题，应对困境（grapple with）；抓住，抓牢（某人）；<古>用抓钩抓住

 n.格斗，摔跤；摔跤比赛；抓具，抓钩；抓斗机

grip

英 [ɡrɪp]; 美 [ɡrɪp]

n.紧握；掌握，控制；理解；不打滑，走得稳；手柄；紧握（或抓牢）的方式；（拍摄电影时）摄影机和照明设备管理人员；<英>发夹；旅行袋

 v.握紧，夹住；（尤指通过摩擦力）牢牢地附着，紧贴；使感兴趣，吸引住（某人）的注意；对……产生强有力的影响

dwindle

英 [ˈdwɪnd(ə)l]; 美 [ˈdwɪndl]

v.（逐渐）减少，变小；使缩小，使减少

stockpile

英 [ˈstɒkpaɪl]; 美 [ˈstɑːkpaɪl]

n.库存；积蓄

vt.贮存；储蓄

vi.积累；储备物资

garment

英 [ɡɑːmənt]; 美 [ɡɑːrmənt]

n.（一件）衣服

President Xi Jinping is set to chair a virtual summit on Tuesday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and five Central Asian countries－a move that shows China's commitment to strengthening trade, investment and security cooperation for regional prosperity and stability, analysts said.

▲ A freight train from Rizhao to Central Asia leaves a container station of Rizhao port in East China's Shandong province, Sept 12, 2017. Photo/Xinhua

The five Central Asian countries are the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

As the first heads of state meeting between China and the Central Asian countries, the summit is crucial because the leaders will take stock of achievements and experiences in developing relations, and draw up blueprints for future cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a news conference on Monday.

During the summit, the leaders are also expected to adopt and release a joint statement on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the five Central Asian countries, Zhao said.

He said the development of relations between China and the five nations over the past three decades has seen ties reach a historical high.

Cooperation between China and the five countries in various fields has yielded "historic, landmark and groundbreaking" results that have set an example for building a new type of international relations and made contributions to advancing the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, Zhao said.

China will continue to intensify political mutual trust and expand all-around mutually beneficial cooperation with the Central Asian countries in order to upgrade their relations to a new stage, he added.

Over the past 30 years, China has upheld the principles of good neighborliness, equality, mutual trust and mutual benefit in developing ties with the Central Asian countries. Experts said the development of good relations between China and the five nations has delivered tangible benefits to people in the region and also made important contributions to regional peace, stability and prosperity.

The Belt and Road Initiative－proposed by President Xi when visiting Kazakhstan and Indonesia in September and October of 2013 respectively－has helped China and the Central Asian countries strengthen their relations, said Sun Xiuwen, an associate professor of international relations at Lanzhou University's Institute for Central Asian Studies in Gansu province. The initiative has also elevated all-around bilateral and multilateral cooperation to a new stage.

Trade volume between China and the five Central Asian countries has increased by over a hundredfold to around $50 billion over the past 30 years, and China's direct investment in the countries has exceeded $14 billion over the period, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

For the future development of ties between China and the five countries, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said both sides should jointly solidify their strategic mutual trust and consistently uphold open and mutually beneficial cooperation.

In an article published in the People's Daily on Dec 30, Wang also called for the countries to jointly forge relations featuring intensified good neighborliness and friendship, more peaceful and stable situations for regional security, and strengthened international cooperation for fairness and justice.

记者：曹德胜

一、加强春节期间能源和市场保供｜China to strengthen power, goods supply

China will step up efforts to ensure the supply of power and goods during the 2022 Spring Festival holiday, a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang announced on Wednesday.

国务院总理李克强1月19日主持召开国务院常务会议，部署进一步加强下一阶段特别是春节期间能源和重要民生商品保供稳价工作。

Efforts were urged to make better use of the inter-department coordination mechanism concerning the supply of coal, electricity, oil, gas and transportation services, prioritize coal transportation and boost new energy power generation through multiple channels.

会议要求，要发挥好煤电油气运部际协调机制作用，优先保障发电供热用煤运输，多渠道提升新能源发电出力。

Business enterprises, e-commerce platforms and retailers are encouraged to operate during the Spring Festival, and contingency plans should be made to ensure the smooth flow of major transportation networks and the supply of daily necessities.

引导商贸企业、电商平台、零售网点春节正常营业。要继续做好应对不确定因素的预案，保证骨干交通网络畅通，加强生活物资供应保障。

To help enterprises tide over difficulties and promote entrepreneurship and innovation, it was decided at the meeting to extend another 11 preferential tax and fee policies to the end of 2023, covering sectors including science and technology, medical care and education.

为帮助企业纾困解难，促进创业创新，会议决定，再延续执行涉及科技、医疗、教育等另外11项税费优惠政策至2023年底。

二、推动平台经济规范健康持续发展｜Opinions published on platform economy

China on Wednesday made public a document containing several official opinions on regulating its platform economy. The document, released by the National Development and Reform Commission together with eight other government authorities, called for revising the country's anti-monopoly law and improving rules related to data security and personal information protection.

国家发展改革委等9部门1月19日联合印发《关于推动平台经济规范健康持续发展的若干意见》。《意见》提出，修订《反垄断法》，完善数据安全法、个人信息保护法配套规则。

China will severely crack down on illegal behavior from platform enterprises that exceed their authority in collecting and accessing user data.

要严厉打击平台企业超范围收集个人信息、超权限调用个人信息等违法行为。

The country will also regulate the unnecessary collection of user data by platform enterprises and crack down on data abuse, such as the trading of data on black markets and big data enabled price discrimination.

从严管控非必要采集数据行为，依法依规打击黑市数据交易、大数据杀熟等数据滥用行为。

Platform operators should not use their advantages to restrict the independent operation of other platforms and applications.

平台运营者不得利用数据、技术、市场、资本优势，限制其他平台和应用独立运行。

The notice also suggests the government should encourage platform enterprises to actively engage in technological innovation, raising their core competitiveness.

支持平台积极开展科技创新，提升核心竞争力。

Platform enterprises are encouraged to "go abroad," selling their digital products and services in global markets.

支持平台企业”走出去”，增强国际化发展能力，提升国际竞争力。

三、'两癌'筛查对象扩大至城乡适龄妇女｜China extending women's access to cancer screenings

China's National Health Commission on Tuesday issued work plans to extend women's access to screening services for cervical and breast cancers.

国家卫生健康委1月18日发布《宫颈癌筛查工作方案》和《乳腺癌筛查工作方案》，提出为适龄妇女提供宫颈癌、乳腺癌筛查服务。

The scope of such services will be expanded to include females aged from 35 to 64 in both urban and rural areas, and will prioritize those living in rural areas or those from urban families living on subsistence allowances, according to the plans. The services used to be only available to women in rural areas.

筛查服务对象范围由以往的农村适龄妇女扩大为城乡适龄（35至64周岁）妇女，筛查服务优先保障农村妇女、城镇低保妇女。

By the end of 2025, the coverage of cervical cancer screening services for eligible women will surpass 50 percent, while the coverage of breast cancer screening services will increase on a year-by-year basis.

根据方案，到2025年底，我国要实现适龄妇女宫颈癌筛查率达到50%以上、乳腺癌筛查率不断提高等具体目标。

四、全球变暖会导致早产和婴幼儿肥胖｜Global heating linked to early birth

The climate crisis is damaging the health of fetuses, babies and infants across the world, new studies have found.

多项新研究发现，气候危机正在危害世界各地的胎儿和婴幼儿健康。

Scientists discovered increased heat was linked to fast weight gain in babies, which increases the risk of obesity later in life.

科学家发现，气温升高与婴儿体重迅速增长有关，还会增加其日后肥胖的风险。

Higher temperatures were also linked to premature birth, which can have lifelong health effects, and to increased hospital admissions of young children.

此外，研究发现高温天气会导致早产和更多幼童住院，而早产对健康的影响会伴随终生。

The studies, published in a special issue of the journal Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, spanned the globe from the US to Denmark, Israel and Australia.

这些研究发表在《儿科和围产期流行病学》杂志的一期特刊上，研究对象遍及美国、丹麦、以色列、澳大利亚等多个国家。

mechanism  

英 [ˈmekənɪzəm]; 美 [ˈmekənɪzəm]

n.机械装置，机件；途径，方法；（生物体内的）机制，构造；机械论；（产生自然现象等的）物理过程

contingency  

英 [kənˈtɪndʒənsi]; 美 [kənˈtɪndʒənsi]

n.可能发生的事，不测事件；应急措施，应急储备；应急开支；可能性，意外

adj.（计划或措施）未雨绸缪的，应急的

preferential   

英 [ˌprefəˈrenʃl]; 美 [ˌprefəˈrenʃl]

adj.优先的，优待的，优惠的；（投票，选举）表明选择顺序的；（债权人）要求债务人优先偿还的

monopoly  

英 [məˈnɒpəli]; 美 [məˈnɑːpəli]

n.垄断，垄断权；垄断企业，专卖者；独占，专利品；大富翁（棋类游戏,游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产）

cervical  

英 [ˈsɜːvɪk(ə)l]; 美 [ˈsɜːvɪkl]

adj.颈的；子宫颈的

subsistence

英 [səbˈsɪstəns]; 美 [səbˈsɪstəns]

n.勉强生存，维持生计；赖以活命的食物（或钱）；<法律>有效

adj.自给自足的，仅够自用的

fetuses

英 [ˈfiːtəs]; 美 [ˈfiːtəs]

n.胎儿，胎

RCEP推动经济复苏和多边主义｜RCEP set to boost recovery, multilateralism

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is set to accelerate regional economic integration, inject more growth impetus into the world's economic recovery andshore up multilateralismand free trade, experts said on Sunday.

1月23日，专家表示《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》（RCEP）将加速区域经济一体化，为世界经济复苏注入动力，支持维护多边主义和自由贸易。 

They made the remarks at the RCEP Media & Think Tank Roundtable Forum with the theme of "The RCEP comes into effect: New prospects for regional cooperation and development".

在RCEP区域发展媒体智库圆桌论坛上，专家学者围绕“RCEP生效：展望区域合作与发展新前景”的主题讨论交流。

The forum was jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Hainan Provincial Committee, China Daily, the Hainan-based China Institute for Reform and Development and the Hainan Institute for Free Trade Port Studies.

该论坛由中共海南省委宣传部、中国日报社、中国（海南）改革发展研究院、中国特色自由贸易港研究院主办。

The agreement came into force on Jan 1 in 10 of the 15 RCEP member states. The world's biggest trade pact, it covers one third of the global population and domestic gross product and will add more resilience to regional industrial and supply chains, the experts said.

2022年1月1日，《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》(RCEP)正式生效。RCEP现有的15个成员国中，有10国正式开始实施协定。专家表示，作为世界上最大的自贸区，RCEP覆盖了全球三分之一的人口数量和经济体量，将提升区域产业链供应链韧性。  

▲An aerial view of the container dock of the Qinzhou Port section of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qinzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo/Xinhua

中国（广西）自由贸易试验区钦州港片区的集装箱码头，位于中国南部广西壮族自治区钦州。无人机照片新华社 摄

While speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Zhou Shuchun, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily, said a unified regional market willunleashthe huge potential of trade growth in the region. It will also vigorously promote regional economic integration of a higher quality and at a deeper level, and strengthen the presence of the Asia-Pacific region in the global economic and trade arena, he added.

中国日报社总编辑周树春在开幕式致辞中指出，区域统一大市场的运转将释放区域内巨大的贸易增长潜力，必将有力推动地区实现更高质量、更深层次的区域经济一体化，在世界经贸版图中形成更为强劲的“亚太力量”。

The trade pact's implementation is a testimony to truemultilateralismand free trade, which also indicates a future of mutually beneficial cooperation with opening-up practices and win-win outcomes, Zhou said.

周树春表示，RCEP的生效实施有力证明真正的多边主义和自由贸易是历史大势，昭示着互利合作、开放共赢的未来。

"Removing wall-like barriers instead of building more is the trend of history, and it is in line with interests ofpeople in the world to firmly support a multilateral trading system," he said.

他表示：“‘拆墙’而不是‘筑墙’才是历史大势，坚定维护多边贸易体制才符合世界人民的利益。”

The free trade agreement was signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries, including all 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in November 2020. It came into effect in China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and six ASEAN states－Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam－at the start of the year and will be implemented in South Korea on Feb 1.

2020年11月，包括东盟十国在内的15个亚太国家签署了《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》(RCEP)。目前，该协议已在文莱、柬埔寨、老挝、新加坡、泰国、越南等6个东盟成员国和中国、日本、新西兰、澳大利亚等4个非东盟成员国生效，2022年2月1日起将在韩国开始生效。

With provisions on liberalization and facilitation in both trade and investment, it is widely expected the pact willprovidean all-around boost to regional economic growth and global free trade.

RCEP的生效实施提高了地区贸易投资自由化和便利化，促进区域经济及全球自由贸易增长。

Hong Nanwei, general manager of Fujian Chuangxing Ocean Sci-Tech Co, a frozen seafood processor and exporter in Quanzhou, Fujian province,saidthanks to reductions and removals oftariffsin the pact, the company is more confident of better growth in overseas markets.

福建省创兴海洋科技有限公司是一家位于福建省泉州的海鲜冷冻加工和出口商。该公司总经理洪楠威表示，RCEP协议中进口国关税的削减和减免，使得公司更有信心扩展海外市场。 

Chi Fulin, president of the China Institute for Reform and Development, said tariffs on about 90 percent of goods traded within the region will eventually be eliminated and significantly reduce trade costs and product prices.

中国（海南）改革发展研究院院长迟福林表示，RCEP生效后，区域内90%的货物贸易最终实现零关税，由此将大幅降低区域内贸易成本与产品价格。

The cumulative rules of origin, which allow products to have just 40 percent of their value added within the region to enjoy tariff reduction or elimination, will encourage enterprises to source from the region. That will then promote the formation of a closer, more stable and more competitive regional industrial cooperation system, according to Chi, who is also president of the Hainan Institute for Free Trade Port Studies.

RCEP中的“原产地累积规则”规定只要产品在加工过程中实现的增值部分属于15个成员国，且累计增值超过40%，即可享受相应关税优惠。作为中国特色自由贸易港研究院院长，迟福林表示，这一规则有利于激励企业采购区域内产，推动形成密切、稳定和有竞争力的区域产业链分工合作体系。

▲A worker checks engines at a Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Group Co Ltd facility in Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in September. Yuchai has exported more than 260,000 engines to ASEAN nations by the end of 2021. Photo provided to China Daily

9月，在广西玉柴机械集团有限公司位于广西壮族自治区玉林的工厂里，一名工人正在检查发动机。截至2021年底，玉柴向东盟国家出口了26万多台发动机。 中国日报摄

Chen Geng, chairman of Fashion Flying Group, a large-scale outdoor garment manufacturer based in Fuzhou, Fujian province, said the RCEP agreement will help the company tap the potential of Southeast Asian markets.

福建省尚飞制衣有限公司总部位于福建省福州市，是一家大型户外服装制造商。该公司总经理陈耿表示，RCEP协议将帮助尚飞挖掘东南亚市场。 

Citing a study by the Asian Development Bank, Bert Hofman, director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore, said the pact will increase member economies' income by over half a percent by 2030, adding some $245 billion in annual income and 2.8 million jobs in regional employment.

新加坡国立大学东亚研究所所长郝福满（Bert Hofman）引用亚洲开发银行的一项研究表示，到2030年，RCEP将使成员经济体的收入增加0.6%，同时为该区域带来2,450亿美元的经济增长并创造280万个就业岗位。

"It is important for mankind to work together and to benefit from globalization and to benefit from high standards in trade," Hofman said.

郝福满表示：“重要的是，人类要共同努力，从全球化和高标准的贸易中受益。”

Chi suggested member economies strengthen efforts to acceleratealignmentof market regulations and share and recognize customs clearance information to accelerate the formation of a united regional market. Efforts are also needed to advance the construction of integrated markets in key areas such as agricultural products, services and the digital economy, he said.

迟福林建议，各成员国应推动实现区域内市场监管与海关部门信息共享、多边互认，推动形成区域一体化大市场，推进农产品、服务业、数字经济等重点领域的共同市场建设。

Ong Tee Keat, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia in Malaysia,and also Malaysia's former minister of transport, said the regional free trade deal can serve as a building block for multilateralism in the future.

马来西亚新亚洲战略研究中心主席、前交通部长翁诗杰（Ong Tee Keat）表示，RCEP协议会成为未来多边主义的基石。

shore up

英 [ʃɔ: ʌp]；美 [ʃɔr ʌp]

支撑；支持；加强

unleash

英 [ʌnˈliːʃ]；美 [ʌnˈliːʃ]

vt. 解开…的皮带;放纵;解除…的束缚;发泄

tariff

英[ˈtærɪf]；美[ˈtærɪf]

n.关税表;关税;价格表

alignment

英 [əˈlaɪnmənt]；美 [əˈlaɪnmənt]

n. 调准，校正;结盟，联合

美国专家对比中美应对疫情方式：中国以人为本| A tale of two systems fighting pandemic

The world has been living (and dying) with COVID-19 for the past two years, but it feels like an eternity. Yet despite the uncertainties ahead, the contrasting ways China and the United States have handled their respective challenges are a tale of two governing systems－one successful and the other struggling.
过去两年，新冠病毒一直与人类共存，有人因此失去生命，但疫情似乎没完没了。尽管未来存在不确定性，但在应对各自面临的挑战时，中美两国的处理方式截然不同，这是一个关于两种治理体系的故事——一个成功，另一个艰难挣扎。

Their differencesnotwithstanding, it's now critical that the two countries work together where their respective national interests overlap bilaterally and through the rules-based international order. Our lives and our very existence depend upon it.
尽管中美存在分歧，但现在至关重要的是两国在国家利益重叠的方面，通过双边和基于规则的国际秩序进行合作。我们的生活和生存都取决于此。

When I think about this tale of two systems, I am drawn to the memorable opening of A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." Which perfectlyencapsulatesthe contrasting models.
当我想到这个故事时，我回想起《双城记》里令人难忘的开头，“这是一个最好的时代，也是一个最坏的时代；这是一个智慧的年代，这是一个愚蠢的年代”，这句话完美地概括了两种截然不同的模式。

Of course, there have been missteps on both sides as is inevitable in a mega-pandemic situation. However, one side quickly activated its whole of government approach to address and contain the crisis . The other side, with then US president Donald Trump in command, went in a totally different direction: denial andobfuscation. One leader put his people first, the other put himself first.
当然，双方都有失误，这在全球性大流行病面前是不可避免的。然而，一方整个政府迅速采取行动，解决和遏制危机。另一方在时任美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的指挥下，走向了完全不同的方向：否认和混淆视听。

Trump'smantrawas and remains "America first". Thanks to him, when it comes to COVID-19, the US was, and is, first in the number of infections and deaths.
特朗普过去和现在的口号仍然是“美国至上”。多亏了他，新冠疫情暴发后，美国是感染者和死亡人数最多的国家。

According to worldometers.info, the US has recorded more than 65 million cases and nearly 900,000 deaths, while China, with four times the population of the US, has an accumulated 135,000 cases and about 5,700 deaths.
根据“世界实时数据统计”网站，美国登记在册的确诊病例数超过6500万，死亡病例近90万。而中国人口是美国人口的4倍，中国累计确诊病例135000例，死亡约5700人。

Notably, the next country in number of cases to the US is China's neighbor, India, with its population similar to China's but with 270 times the number of cases and 85 times the number of deaths. India, like the US, seems to value politics over human lives.
值得注意的是，确诊病例数量仅次于美国的国家是中国的邻国印度，其人口与中国相似，但确诊数是中国的270倍，死亡人数是中国的85倍。印度和美国一样，似乎更重视政治而非人命。

Why such a disparity? The night and day difference arises from divergent governance models. Those who have no experience of China may be skeptical of China's whole-process democracy but my observation－as one living in China－is that the statistics speak for themselves.
为什么会出现如此大的差距？鲜明的对比来自于不同的治理模式。那些没来过中国的人可能会对中国的全过程民主持怀疑态度，但作为一个生活在中国的人，据我观察，统计数据就是很好的说明。

The results are not accidental. In China, leaders are carefully promoted, according to their performance and achievements, to increasing levels of responsibility. Starting from the smallest village,cadreswho cannot cut it, don't advance. The Peter principle of being promoted beyond competence doesn't exist in the Communist Party of China's model. Instead, at every stage, advancement is based on results.
这些结果不是偶然的。在中国，领导者凭借他们的表现和成绩得到慎重提拔。从最小的村庄开始，不能胜任的干部就不会晋升。在中国共产党的模式中，不存在不能胜任的人被提拔的“彼得原理”。相反，在每个阶段，晋升都是基于成就。

By contrast, the US political system is broken. Trump may have been the last straw that broke the camel's back but the system has long been flawed. When I was in government more than four decades ago, the divisions were there and growing, but leaders from both parties worked together for the good of the country. Now, this rarely happens.
相比之下，美国的政治制度已经崩溃。特朗普可能是压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草，但这个系统长期以来一直存在缺陷。四十多年前我在美国政府工作时，两党分歧已经存在，而且越来越大，但两党领袖为了国家利益还能合作。现在，这种情况很少发生。

The United States today is split right down the middle and most of the two parties' energy is wasted on neutralizing the other side. Trump supporters storming the Capitol was the inevitable result.
今天的美国正处于分裂状态，两党的大部分精力都浪费在了否决另一方上。特朗普的支持者冲进国会大厦是不可避免的结果。

With this legacy, an effective COVID-19 response stilleludesthe US despite President Joe Biden's best efforts. He faces continued opposition tomandatesand scientifically-dictated measures such as requiring vaccinations or workplace testing.
在这些遗留问题下，尽管乔·拜登总统尽了最大努力，但美国仍然没能采取有效防疫措施。他的疫苗接种令、工作场所核酸检测等强制命令和科学措施都遭到持续反对。

It appears from the oral arguments before the US Supreme Court on Jan 7 that Biden's initiatives will bethwarted－and COVID-19 fatalities, many preventable, could cross 1 million.
从1月7日美国最高法院的口头辩论来看，拜登的倡议将会受阻，新冠肺炎死亡病例可能会超过100万（其中许多本可以避免）。

Science in US has been politicized
科学在美国已经政治化

Science in the US has become politicized and weaponized. The mantra "follow the science" has been replaced by "follow the money". More and more, the American model serves the top 1 percent, which is the polar opposite of China's development philosophy of "common prosperity".
科学在美国已经变成政治工具。“追随科学”的口号已被“追随金钱”取代。美国模式越来越多地服务于最顶层的百分之一，这与中国“共同富裕”的发展理念截然相反。

Many see China's zero-tolerance infection policy asdraconian, but the results speak for themselves. In public policy, there are rarely right answers, only least bad ones. Most countries faced with killing their economies or killing their people opted for the former at the expense of the latter. China was the exception.
许多人认为中国的零容忍感染政策过于严苛，但结果说明一切。公共政策很少有标准答案，只有坏处最少的答案。大多数国家在面对牺牲经济还是牺牲人民的问题时都会选择前者，牺牲后者。中国是个例外。

But China found theelusivesweet spot with a small number of deaths but an annual real GDP growth of 2.3 percent in 2020, compared with the US which saw many more deaths and registered a yearly growth of-3.5 percent.
但中国找到了一个很难实现的平衡点，中国的新冠肺炎死亡病例很少，但2020年的年实际GDP增长率为2.3%，而美国死亡人数更多，GDP年增长率为负3.5%。

As such, there is no need for China to quickly change its policy, First, had China relaxed its measures and the infections reached the global average level, the country would have more than 47 million people infected and 950,000 dead, according to China's top epidemiologist Wu Zunyou.
因此，中国没有必要迅速改变当前政策。首先，据中国疾控中心流行病学首席专家吴尊友称，如果中国放松防疫措施，感染率达到全球平均水平，中国将有超过4700万人感染，95万人死亡。

Second, China is on track to develop new vaccines, which can better protect against the novel coronavirus and new variants.
其次，中国正在研发新疫苗，可以更好地预防新冠病毒及其新变异毒株。

Third,pathogensdo not observe national borders and until most of the people in the world are vaccinated, mutant strains, some even morelethal, will keep emerging and infecting more and more people.
第三，病原体不受国界限制，在世界上大多数人接种疫苗之前，突变株（有些甚至更致命）将不断出现并感染越来越多的人。

In fact, some scientists say the novel coronavirus is mild compared with what could come next. For example, the Nipah virus that recently broke out in India, although not nearly as transmissible, has a 50-75 percent mortality rate and no cure. There is a need therefore to look beyond COVID-19 and national borders to prevent future pandemics.
事实上，一些科学家表示，与未来可能出现的病毒相比，新冠病毒可能是温和的。例如，最近在印度暴发的尼帕病毒，虽然不易传播，但致死率为50-75%，而且无法治愈。因此，有必要以超越新冠病毒和国界的眼光来预防未来的流行病。

The World Health Organization is the global coordinator for public health but it is vastly underfunded.
世界卫生组织是全球公共卫生协调员，但资金严重不足。

There is a hope-raising precedent for cooperation, though.Smallpox, which killed more than 300 million people in the 20th century alone, was eradicated at the height of the Cold War because of US-Soviet Union cooperation.
不过，历史上出现过让人充满希望的合作先例。由于美国和苏联的合作，仅在20世纪就造成3亿多人死亡的天花在冷战高峰期被根除。

I can'tfor the life of mefigure out why the US and China don't do the same to contain COVID-19, especially because they are capable of providing the leadership to pull this off, saving lives, rescuing economies and building mutual confidence again.
我怎么也想不明白，为什么美国和中国不采取同样的措施来遏制疫情，尤其是因为他们有能力发挥领导作用，终结疫情，拯救生命，拯救经济，重建互信。

Recent developments have made me pessimistic, but I am optimistic that such necessary cooperation would be possible if only one side shows the courage to take the first step.
最近的事态发展使我感到悲观，但我乐观地认为，只要一方拿出勇气迈出第一步，这种必要的合作是可能的。

notwithstanding

英 [ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ]；美 [ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ]

prep. 尽管;虽然

adv. 尽管如此，仍然;还是

encapsulate

英 [ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt]；美 [ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt]

vt. 封装;概述

vi. 形成囊状物

obfuscation

[,ɑbfʌs'keʃən]

n. 昏迷，困惑;发暗

mantra

英 [ˈmæntrə]；美 [ˈmæntrə]

n. 颂歌;咒语;准则

cadre

英 [ˈkɑːdə(r)]；美 [ˈkædri]

n. 干部;骨架;核心;骨干

elude

英 [iˈluːd]；美 [iˈluːd]

vt. 逃避;使…迷惑;理解不了;抓不到

mandate

英 [ˈmændeɪt]；美 [ˈmændeɪt]

n. 授权;任期;委任;命令

thwart

英 [θwɔːt]；美 [θwɔːrt]

vt. 阻挠;使受挫折;挫败; <旧>横过

draconian

英 [drəˈkəʊniən]；美 [drəˈkoʊniən]

adj. 严厉的;苛刻的;严酷的;龙一样的

elusive

英 [iˈluːsɪv]；美 [iˈluːsɪv]

adj. 难以捉摸的;不易记住的;逃避的;难以找到的

pathogen

英 [ˈpæθədʒən]；美 [ˈpæθədʒən]

n. 病菌，病原体

lethal

英 [ˈliːθl]；美 [ˈliːθl]

adj. 致命的，致死的;能致命的;破坏性的;有害的

smallpox

英 [ˈsmɔ:lpɒks]；美 [ˈsmɔlpɑks]

n. 天花;痘疮;痘

for the life of me

英 [fɔ: ðə laif ɔv mi:]；美 [fɔr ði laɪf ʌv mi]

无论如何

As the clock hands approach midnight, Ma Qingqi－a delivery driver in Zhongshan, Guangdong province－leaves his home to start his daily routine. Earlier than most of his fellow drivers, he transports fresh vegetables to a wholesale market in Macao. After unloading the goods, Ma relishes the most relaxing time of the day－and orders a cup of coffee and a pineapple bun.

当时钟指针接近午夜时，来自广东省中山市的送货司机马庆祺离开家门，开启了日常的一天。和大多数同行相比，他会更早地将新鲜蔬菜运送到澳门的一个批发市场。卸下货物后，马庆祺会点上一杯咖啡和一个菠萝包，享受着一天中最放松的时光。

As a popular destination renowned for its varied cuisine, Macao lives up to any tourist's expectations for a tasty trip. However, a lesser-known fact is that around 90 percent of the region's fresh ingredients are transported from the Chinese mainland, with the "vegetable basket project"－a decadeslong program to improve food production and supplies－carried out in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

澳门是一个以各种美食闻名的旅游胜地，任何来澳门旅行的游客都不会失望。鲜为人知的是，这个地区大约90%的新鲜食材都是从内地运来的。“菜篮子工程”在粤港澳大湾区实施了几十年，致力于改善食品生产和供应。

Ma's routine, exemplifying the project's impact, is seen in Crunch and Munch in Macao, a 4K documentary series jointly produced by the China Media Group and the Macao Special Administrative Region.

马庆祺的日常工作在纪录片《澳门之味》中彰显了“菜篮子工程”的影响。这部4K纪录片由中央广播电视总台与澳门特别行政区联合制作。

图源：纪录片《澳门之味》

With four episodes, each spanning 50 minutes, the documentary has been running on multiple platforms including CCTV-1 and CCTV-9 since Dec 18, two days before the 22nd anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. Currently, the documentary has been watched by more than 23 million people, and has accumulated 600 million clicks of its related social media content on platforms including Sina Weibo.

这部四集的纪录片每集时长为50分钟，12月18日起在CCTV-1和CCTV-9等多个平台播出。首播时间在澳门回归祖国22周年纪念日的前两天。目前，已有2300多万观众观看该片，其在新浪微博等平台上的相关社交媒体点击量已累计达到6亿。

The documentary touches on all the major aspects of Macao's food, not least its colorful street snacks and the culinary traditions inherited from early Guangdong and Fujian immigrants, as well as the transformation brought by Macao's handover.

《澳门之味》展现了澳门饮食的主要方面，不仅有丰富多彩的街头小吃、传承于早期广东和福建移民的烹饪传统，还有澳门回归后饮食上的转变。

图源：纪录片《澳门之味》

Zhang Hanbing, the chief director, recalls that they first had the idea to produce the documentary in 2019, but their interviews－reaching a total of 397 individuals and restaurant staff in four weeks－started in August last year due to the pandemic.

总导演张涵冰回忆说，2019年他们就萌生了制作这部纪录片的想法。但由于新冠肺炎疫情的影响，节目的采访录制去年8月才开始，四周内他们采到了包括餐厅工作人员在内的共计397人。

Talking about the fact that Macao earned UNESCO recognition as a world-leading culinary destination in 2017, Zhang says the region's distinctive openness and hospitality helped merge cooking techniques, as well as ingredients, from the East and the West.

2017年，澳门被联合国教科文组织授予“世界美食之都”的称号。谈到这个，张涵冰表示，澳门独特的开放包容和热情好客有助于东西方食材和烹饪技术相互交融，博采众长。

Overcoming a series of challenges, including two regional resurgences of the pandemic and a strong typhoon, Zhang led four teams of eight directors to wrap up the main shoot in mid-October, with a few new scenes, featuring a gourmet festival and the Macao Grand Prix, filmed later in November.

拍摄团队克服了一系列困难，其中包括两次区域性的新冠肺炎疫情和一次强台风。在张涵冰的带领下，八名导演组成的四个小组在10月中旬结束了主要的拍摄工作，而包含美食节和澳门格兰披治大赛在内的新场景则是在11月结束拍摄的。

Despite the difficulties, the shoot was a journey of surprise. Xu Rui, director of one episode, recalls their chance encounter with Audrey Stow, the daughter of the late Andrew Stow, a baker known for the iconic Macao egg tart, a reinvented version that blends the methods of traditional Portuguese egg tarts with English custard tarts.

尽管困难重重，这次拍摄却充满了惊喜。其中一集的导演徐蕊回忆起他们偶遇著名烘焙师安德鲁·斯托的女儿区迪·斯托的故事。安德鲁·斯托生前创造了经典的澳门蛋挞，这款蛋挞融合了传统葡式蛋挞和英式蛋挞的制作方法。

"Macao egg tarts are so famous that most tourists will rank it highly on their must-try list, so we didn't plan to take much time to feature it. However, Audrey told us some interesting stories, making us change our mind," says Xu.

徐蕊介绍：“澳门的蛋挞非常有名，大多数游客会把它排在打卡名单的前列，所以我们一开始没打算花太多时间介绍它。但是，在区迪和我们分享了一些有意思的故事后，我们的想法发生了改变。”

Originally traveling to work in Macao as a pharmacist, Andrew Stow shifted his career interest to the food industry, opening up Lord Stow's Bakery in the late 1980s. With an experimental spirit, Stow cooked his special egg tarts with the creatively, crispy scorched top.

最初，安德鲁·斯托以药剂师的身份来到澳门工作。后来他对食品行业产生了浓厚的兴趣，在20世纪80年代末开了家安德鲁饼店。带着一种实验精神，他创造出了这款特别的蛋挞，该蛋挞的顶部烤制得非常酥脆。

However, the brown top－now a signature flavor－was not well-received as most people believed it was burnt. Stow's wife persuaded her husband to give away the tarts for free. The endeavor met with an overwhelmingly positive response, laying the foundation for the bakery franchise's expansion overseas to Japan and the Philippines.

虽然焦黄的挞顶如今已成为一种标志性的味道，但这种蛋挞当时并不受欢迎，因为大多数人认为它被烤焦了。斯托的妻子甚至劝说他将蛋挞免费赠送了。但斯托的这项创举还是取得了空前的积极效果，为其开设日本和菲律宾的海外分店奠定了基础。

"Audrey told us that she'll never change the egg-tart recipe, as she wants the flavor created by her father to be tasted by future generations. Her love and devotion to her father instills the snack with a touching warmth, making the story more meaningful," says Xu.

徐蕊表示：“区迪告诉我们她永远不会改变蛋挞的配方，因为她希望子孙后代能继续品尝到她父亲创造的味道。她对父亲诚挚的爱赋予了这道甜点温暖、感人的意味，也让这个故事更有意义。”

Aside from its alluring taste, food sometimes possesses power thanks to the legendary stories behind certain dishes. This is reflected in the tale of Leong Kam Hon, a former shipbuilder whose life was altered after a workplace accident which nearly cost him his arm in the 1990s.

除了诱人的味道之外，美食有时也因其背后蕴含的传奇故事而充满强大的力量。这在梁金汉的故事中得到了充分印证。曾是一名船工的梁金汉，在20世纪90年代的一次工伤事故中，差点失去了手臂，他的生活也由此发生变化。

Restarting his career by opening up a cafe, the determined man learned a recipe for hand-stirred coffee from a foreign couple. One cup requires constant stirring－at least 400 times－to mix sugar, hot water and instant coffee. With praise from Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat, who stumbled upon his small venue and enjoyed a cup of the hand-whipped coffee, the cafe has since become a top draw for avid fans and curious tourists.

梁金汉开了一家咖啡馆，重新开始了个人事业，意志坚定的他从一对外国夫妇那里学到了手打咖啡的配方。为了让糖、热水和速溶咖啡充分融合，一杯咖啡需要不断搅拌至少400次。香港巨星周润发偶然发现这家小小的咖啡店，在享用了一杯手打咖啡后留下赞誉。此后，这家咖啡馆成为了打卡圣地，吸引着狂热的粉丝和想来一探究竟的游客。

Such interesting stories abound in Macao－a Portuguese chef taking Macao as his second home to run a restaurant with his wife, a hospitable street vendor devoted to his porridge sales for over 60 years, and an American chef's experimental cooking of steaks in a special kitchen with a wall made of Himalayan salt blocks.

这样有趣的故事在澳门比比皆是：一位葡萄牙厨师把澳门当做第二故乡，与妻子经营着一家餐馆；一位好客的街头小贩卖了60多年的粥；一位美国厨师在一间由喜马拉雅盐板砌成的特殊厨房里烹饪牛排。

"Most of the legendary stories behind the delicacies are like a dialogue exchanged between different civilizations. If you take a look back at history, you find most cultural clashes were accompanied by violence or conflict," comments Zhang Tongdao, director of the documentary center with Beijing Normal University.

北京师范大学纪录片研究中心主任张同道评论说：“大多数美食背后的传奇故事，就像不同文明之间的对话交流。但如果回顾一下历史，你会发现大多数文化碰撞是与暴力或冲突相伴的。”

"Hence, a cultural encounter through food is beautiful and warm, making the documentary not just a mouthwatering treat but also a thought-provoking trip," he adds. 

他补充道，“因此，食物搭载的文化碰撞是美丽且温暖的。这部纪录片不仅是一次令人垂涎欲滴的盛宴，也是一次发人深省的旅途。”

编辑：李金昳 周婵

记者：徐帆

录音：Stephanie Stone

实习生：陈伊明 舒好

研究：全球变暖会导致早产和婴幼儿肥胖|Global Heating Linked to Early Birth and Damage to Babies’ Health, Scientists Find

The climate crisis is damaging the health of fetuses, babies and infants across the world, six new studies have found.

六项新研究发现，气候危机正在危害世界各地胎儿和婴幼儿的健康。

Scientists discovered increased heat was linked to fast weight gain in babies, which increases the risk of obesity in later life. Higher temperatures were also linked to premature birth, which can have lifelong health effects, and to increased hospital admissions of young children.

科学家发现，气温升高与婴儿体重迅速增长有关，还会增加其日后肥胖的风险。此外，研究发现，高温天气会导致早产和更多幼童住院，而早产对健康的影响会伴随终生。

The studies, published in a special issue of the journal Pediatric andPerinatalEpidemiology, spanned the globe from the US to Denmark, Israel and Australia.

这些研究发表在《儿科和围产期流行病学》杂志的一期特刊上，研究对象遍及美国、丹麦、以色列、澳大利亚等多个国家。

"From the very beginning, from preconception, through early childhood into adolescence, we’re starting to see important impacts of climate hazards on health," said Prof Gregory Wellenius, who edited the issue with Amelia Wesselink, both at the Boston University school of public health, in the US.

负责编辑这期特刊的格雷戈里·韦勒纽斯教授说：“从孕前到幼儿期再到青春期，气候灾害对健康的重大影响从一开始就显现出来。”一起编辑这期特刊的还有和韦勒纽斯同在美国波士顿大学公共卫生学院的阿米莉亚·韦塞林克。

The link between heat and rapid weight gain in the first year of life was found by scientists in Israel. They analyzed 200,000 births and found that babies exposed to the highest 20% of night-time temperatures had a 5% higher risk of fast weight gain.

以色列的科学家发现了高温天气和新生儿体重迅速增长之间的联系。他们分析了20万名新生儿后发现，那些身处那五分之一“最高夜间气温”环境下的婴儿，体重迅速增长的风险会高出5%。

Globally, 18% of children are now overweight or obese. A possible mechanism for the rapid infant weight gain is that less fat is burned to maintain body temperature when the ambient temperature is higher.

目前全球范围内有18%的儿童超重或肥胖。这可能是因为周围温度更高，维持体温所需燃烧的脂肪减少了，婴幼儿的体重增长也就变快了。

Two new studies examined the link between high temperatures and premature birth. The first assessed almost one million pregnant women in New South Wales, Australia, from 2005 to 2014, of whom 3% delivered their babies before 37 weeks.

另外两项新研究观察了高温天气和早产之间的联系。第一项研究对2005年至2014年间澳大利亚新南威尔士州近100万孕妇的资料进行了分析，其中有3%的孕妇未满37周就分娩了。

The researchers found that those in the hottest 5% of places in the state in the week before birth had a 16% higher risk of premature birth. Previous research had found a similar effect in the warmer sub-tropical city of Brisbane, but this was the first in a more temperate region of Australia.

研究人员发现，在出生前一周，该州5%最热地区的人早产风险高出16%。先前的研究发现，气候炎热的亚热带城市布里斯班也出现过早产增多的情况，但这是第一次在澳大利亚的温带城市发现同样的情况。

The second study analyzed 200,000 births from 2007-2011 in Harris County, Texas – which includes Houston – where people are accustomed to heat. The period included Texas’s hottest summer on record in 2011.

第二项研究分析了2007年至2011年间美国得克萨斯州哈里斯郡（包括天气酷热的休斯顿在内）的20万例分娩资料，这一时期涵盖了得州有史以来最热的2011年夏天。

A quarter of the mothers were exposed to at least one very hot day while pregnant, days when temperature reached the top 1% of historic summer temperatures. The risk of any premature birth was 15% higher the day after these very hot days, the scientists found. But the risk was even higher for especially early births, tripling for babies born before 28 weeks, and was also higher for the most disadvantaged 20% of the mothers.

四分之一的孕妇在怀孕期间至少经历过一个夏日的气温达到史上最高的1%。科学家发现，在极其炎热的一天后，早产风险增加了15%。但是超早产的风险甚至更高，在28周以前出生的早产风险增加了两倍，且20%条件最差的孕妇早产风险也更高。

Hotter temperatures also increased the number of admissions of young children to emergency departments in New York City, another new study found. The scientists looked at 2.5m admissions over eight years and found that a 7C rise in maximum temperature led to a 2.4% increase in admissions in under-fives. Young children lose proportionally more fluids than adults and their ability to regulate their body temperature is immature, the researchers said.

另一项新研究发现，高温天气还增加了纽约市急诊科收治的幼童数量。科学家分析了8年间急诊科收治的250万名幼童患者资料后发现，当最高温度升高7摄氏度时，看急诊的5岁以下幼童数量增加了2.4%。研究人员指出，高温天气下幼童失去的体液比重比成人更高，而且他们调节体温的能力还未发育成熟。

The burning of fossil fuels drives the climate crisis but also causes air pollution and a new study in Denmark assessed the impact of dirty air on 10,000 couples trying to conceive naturally. It found that increases in particle pollution of a few units during a menstrual cycle led to a decrease in conception of about 8%.

燃烧化石燃料不仅加剧了气候危机，还导致了空气污染。丹麦的一项新研究分析了空气污染对1万名希望自然受孕的夫妇的影响。研究发现，在一次月经周期内，空气污染颗粒物浓度的增加会导致怀孕率降低约8%。

Wellenius said an important aspect of the studies was that they showed that vulnerable people often suffered the worst effects, for example people of color and those on low incomes who did not have air conditioning or lived in areas with higher air pollution. “This is absolutely a health equity and justice issue,” he said.

韦勒纽斯表示，很重要的一点是，这些研究都表明弱势群体往往受到的影响最大，比如有色人种和低收入群体，他们没有空调，居住地区的空气污染也更严重。韦勒纽斯说：“这完全是卫生公平问题。”

fetus

英 [ˈfiːtəs]；美[ˈfiːtəs]  

n. 胎；胎儿

pediatric

英[pi:di'ætrik]；美[pi:di'ætrik]

perinatal

英 [ˌperɪˈneɪtl]；美[ˌperɪˈneɪtl]  

adj. 临产的；围产期的

ambient

英 [ˈæmbiənt]；美[ˈæmbiənt]  

adj. 周围环境的；周围的；产生轻松氛围的

menstrual

英 [ˈmenstruəl]；美[ˈmenstruəl]  

adj. 月经的

来源：英语点津