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《我们的天才儿子》全网刷屏，让无力者找到向上的光| "Our Genius Son" Went Viral Online, Endowing the Weak with Light

An article published by Hangzhou Daily has touched millions of readers with the real-life story of "genius" translator Jin Xiaoyu and his father, Jin Xingyong.

近日《杭州日报》的一篇文章感动了数百万读者，文章讲述了一位“天才”翻译家金晓宇和他父亲金性勇的真实人生。

The story was published on Monday in the newspaper in Zhejiang province after the paper's editing team received a phone call from a funeral home. The 85-year-old father asked if the editors would publish his son's story.

这篇报道于周一在《浙江日报》上发表。此前，该报编辑团队接到一个从殡仪馆打来的电话，85岁的父亲金性勇在电话里请求编辑部写写他儿子的故事。

"My son is a genius. He is in a mental hospital and his mother just died today," he said.

 金性勇说：“我儿子是天才，他现在在精神病院，他妈妈今天刚走了。” 

The story documented the life of Jin Xiaoyu, 50, and his struggle against a mental disorder. Jin has been blind in one eye after an accident and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age. To help control his condition, he has visited a mental hospital for treatment every year since 1992.

故事记录了金晓宇50年人生中与精神疾病所做的斗争。在金晓宇很小的时候，一次事故导致他的一只眼睛失明，随后又被诊断出患有双相情感障碍。为了帮助控制病情，从1992年开始，他每年都要去精神病院看一次病。

In 2010, he started translating foreign books. Over the past decade, he has translated 22 books from English, Japanese and German and read almost every foreign language novel in Zhejiang Library. More than 10 of his translations have been published.

2010年，他开始翻译外国书籍。在过去的十年里，他翻译了英语、日语、德语三个语种共22部著作，读完了浙江图书馆里几乎所有的外语小说，出版译本十余部。

Jin used translation as his "weapon" to fight the mental problem, and he took care of his mother, who had Alzheimer's disease, for the last three years of her life.

金晓宇以翻译作“武器”，与精神问题作斗争，并且细心照顾患有阿兹海默症的母亲，陪她走过人生最后三年。

"This is admittedly a sad story, but it is overflowing with love. A resilient and indestructible love. A love that can give rise to a will that is strong beyond measure and can withstand the heavy pressures of life. Only a father's love can make him believe in his child and not give up on him," the newspaper article's author, Ye Quanxin, wrote at the beginning of the story.

文章的作者叶全新在开篇写道：“这诚然是一个悲伤的故事，但也洋溢着坚韧不拔的爱，无法被摧毁的爱。爱能催生出强大无比的意志，能承受生活沉重的压力。只有父爱才能让一个父亲坚信自己的孩子，不放弃自己的孩子。”

The story captured the hearts of millions of readers and began circulating widely online. As of Tuesday afternoon, the article had garnered 2 million reads on Hangzhou Daily's WeChat account and 5 million reads on its Sina Weibo account. The trending topic on Sina Weibo gained 49 million views.

这个故事令数百万读者为之动容，并开始在网络上广泛传播。截至18日下午，这篇文章在《杭州日报》微信公众号上的阅读量达到200万次，新浪微博阅读量达到500万次，微博话题词阅读量超4900万次。

"Please have tissues ready before reading this story," a netizen commented under the article.

一名网友在文章下评论道：“看这个故事前请准备好纸巾。”

Another Sina Weibo user commented, "The story is so saturated with suffering that there seems to be no room for any more misfortune in the lives of the father and the son, but fortunately there is literature and foreign languages that provide a little haven for them."

另一位新浪微博用户评论道：“整个故事充满了痛苦，父子俩的人生已经不幸到了极点，但万幸的是，还有文学和外语做他们的小小避风港。”

Jin Xingyong began to receive phone calls offering help after the story ran in the newspaper. According to Hangzhou Daily, readers have offered to renovate Jin's old home, buy Jin Xiaoyu a new computer, introduce well-known psychiatrists, and make long-term financial donations.

在金晓宇的故事登上报纸后，金性勇开始收到很多热心人士的帮助电话。据《杭州日报》报道，读者们有想给金晓宇家做老房子改造的，有想送金晓宇一台新电脑的，有介绍精神科名医的，还有愿意长期资助捐款的。

Jin Xingyong declined all the material support. He said the story's publication in the newspaper is the fulfillment of his "long-held" wish. "I said what was in my heart. Xiaoyu read the story and accepted it. There were things I didn't dare to say in front of Xiaoyu," he told Hangzhou Daily.

金性勇拒绝了所有物质援助。金性勇表示，故事见报，完成了一桩他“盘桓已久”的心愿。金性勇在接受《杭州日报》采访时说：“我把心里话说出来，小宇看了报道，也接受了。因为有些话当着小宇的面，以前不敢讲。”

He also said Jin Xiaoyu has returned home from the hospital and received the draft of a book he translated that is expected to be published next month. He is now working on translatingThe Arcades Project written by German philosopher and cultural critic Walter Benjamin.

金性勇还说，金晓宇已经出院回家，并收到了翻译的《本雅明书信集》样书，预计下月上市。目前金晓宇正在翻译由德国哲学家和文化评论家瓦尔特·本雅明撰写的《拱廊计划》。

"What Xiaoyu needs most now is a peaceful and quiet life and care that lasts like a fine stream," Jin said while expressing thanks for all the attention.

金性勇表示感谢外界的关注，但“小宇现在最需要的是平静安宁的生活和细水长流的关怀”。

Most of the readers said they were particularly touched by the parents' great love for Jin Xiaoyu.

大多数读者表示，金晓宇父母对孩子的爱深深打动了他们。

"I cried several times reading it and understood what it meant to be dependent on each other. Although Xiaoyu is mentally challenged and physically handicapped, he is loved by his parents, who love their son with all their heart," a reader surnamed Lyu commented.

一位ID叫“吕”的网友评论道：“看哭了好几次，明白了什么叫相依为命。小宇虽然精神有些问题，但是得到了父母满满的爱。祝福小宇早日康复，越来越好！”

Ye, the article's writer, said, "What I wrote about was a life so weak yet so strong. This may be the reason why the story could touch so many. Although people don't know each other, the emotions connected with love, misfortune and redemption are universal."

文章作者叶全新说：“我写的不是一个故事，而是一个生命，一个如此弱小又如此强大的生命。这可能就是金晓宇父子的故事能打动千千万万读者的缘由。虽然素不相识，但关于爱，关于不幸，关于救赎，这些人类的情感是彼此相通的。”

indestructible

英 [ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbl]；美[ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbl]  

adj. 不可摧毁的；破坏不了的

saturate

英 [ˈsætʃəreɪt]；美[ˈsætʃəreɪt]  

vt. 使湿透；浸透；使充满；使饱和

adj. 浸透的；饱和的

renovate

英 [ˈrenəveɪt]；美[ˈrenəveɪt]  

vt. 修复；翻新；修复；重新粉刷

handicapped

英 [ˈhændikæpt]；美[ˈhændikæpt]  

adj. 有生理缺陷的；残疾的；弱智的；残疾人；弱智者

v. 妨碍；阻碍

n. 残疾人；弱智者

redemption

英 [rɪˈdempʃn]；美[rɪˈdempʃn]  

n. 赎回（股票等）；救赎；拯救

一、2022年春运正式开启｜Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

The number of railway passenger trips during China's upcoming Spring Festival travel rush is expected to jump 28.5 percent from the holiday season last year. A total of 280 million railway passenger trips are expected during China's largest annual travel rush, which will last from Jan 17 to Feb 25 this year, according to the China State Railway Group.

2022年春运自1月17日开始，至2月25日结束。国铁集团表示，2022年春运全国铁路预计发送旅客2.8亿人次，同比增长28.5%。

During the 40-day travel season, also known as chunyun, many Chinese people will travel to meet their families for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb 1 this year.

春运是我国每年最大的客流高峰，今年的春运将持续40天，许多人会长途旅行去和家人团聚共度春节。今年春节是2月1日。

Zhu Wenzhong, deputy director of the passenger transport department at China State Railway Group, said the company will strictly prevent overloading by increasing the number of available daily seats to about 10.5 million, an increase of 10 percent compared with 2019.

国铁集团客运部副主任朱文忠表示，将充分安排运力，严控列车载客率。今年春运每日席位可供给能力最高可以达到1050万左右，较2019年提高10%。

Zhu said it will also extend the service time for online bookings and refunds to 24 hours a day to avoid crowds waiting in lines in stations, which would increase the risk of the virus spreading.

将延长互联网售票改签业务办理时间，提供24小时退票服务，避免大量人员在车站内聚集等待，降低疫情传播风险。

二、2021年实际使用外资规模再创新高｜China FDI inflows hit record high

Foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 14.9 percent year-on-year to a record high of 1.15 trillion yuan in 2021, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. In US dollar terms, the inflow went up 20.2 percent year-on-year to 173.48 billion dollars.

商务部1月13日公布的数据显示，2021年，全国实际使用外资金额1.15万亿元人民币，同比增长14.9%(折合1734.8亿美元，同比增长20.2%)。

High-tech industries saw FDI inflows jump 17.1 percent from a year earlier. Foreign investment in China's high-tech manufacturing and high-tech services industries rose 10.7 and 19.2 percent year-on-year respectively.

高技术产业实际使用外资同比增长17.1%，其中高技术制造业增长10.7%，高技术服务业增长19.2%。

Investment in the Chinese mainland from countries along the Belt and Road and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations jumped 29.4 and 29 percent respectively.

从来源地看，"一带一路"沿线国家和东盟实际投资同比分别增长29.4%和29%。

China will further expand its high-level opening-up, enhance its services for foreign-funded firms and projects and make more efforts to optimize the business environment in 2022, ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting told a press briefing.

商务部新闻发言人束珏婷在新闻发布会上表示，2022年我国将进一步扩大高水平对外开放，同时加强外资企业和项目服务保障，优化外商投资环境。

三、气候变化或致肾结石发病率增加｜Climate change may cause kidney stones

Climate change in the coming decades could lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones that would bring huge costs to healthcare systems, according to research by scientists in the United States.

美国科学家的研究显示，未来几十年内的气候变化可能导致肾结石病例增加，这将大大加重医疗系统负担。

A study, published recently in Scientific Reports, found even if measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there would still be a rise in cases of the painful condition.

近日发表在《科学报告》上的一项研究发现，即使采取措施减少温室气体排放，这样肾结石病例仍会增加。

With this latest study, scientists sought to project how climate change will impact the burden of kidney stone disease on healthcare systems in the future, The Independent reported.

据英国《独立报》报道，通过这项最新研究，科学家们试图预测未来气候变化将如何影响肾结石疾病给医疗系统造成的负担。

The scientists created a model to estimate the impact of heat on future kidney stone presentations in the southeastern US state of South Carolina, which has a higher incidence of the disease.

科学家们建立模型估算高温对未来美国东南部南卡罗来纳州肾结石疾病情况的影响。该州肾结石发病率较高。

The model predicted the number of cases will increase between 2.2 and 3.9 percent by the year 2089, depending on projected daily temperatures under two climate change scenarios.

该模型预测，到2089年，肾结石病例数量将增加2.2%至3.9%，具体取决于在两种气候变化情景下预测的每日温度。

四、德约科维奇遭驱逐无缘2022澳网｜Djokovic loses visa appeal

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his court battle to stay in Australia and compete in the Australian Open. Australia's Federal Court on Sunday dismissed the world No 1's application to have his visa cancellation overturned one day before the start of the Australian Open, in which Djokovic had been expected to defend his title.

澳大利亚联邦法院1月16日裁定，驳回塞尔维亚网球选手德约科维奇就自己的赴澳签证被取消而提起的上诉，这意味着世界网坛男单“一哥”、卫冕冠军无法参加次日开赛的2022年澳大利亚网球公开赛。

Djokovic has won nine of his 20 Grand Slam trophies at the Australian Open. The 34-year-old from Serbia was trying to use a medical exemption to get around the requirements everyone at the Australian Open－players, their support teams, spectators and others－be inoculated against COVID-19.

德约科维奇现年34岁，共夺得过20个大满贯单打冠军，曾在澳网9次登顶。德约科维奇称自己已获得医疗豁免，无需接种新冠疫苗即可参加澳网。而澳网公开赛要求球员及其团队、观众等所有人必须接种新冠疫苗才能参赛或观赛。

Djokovic is not vaccinated, and the government said his presence could stir up anti-vaccine sentiments.

澳政府表示，德约科维奇未接种疫苗参加澳网可能在当地引发反疫苗情绪。

inflow 

英 [ˈɪnfləʊ]; 美 [ˈɪnfloʊ]

n.流入；流入物；岭量

 vi.流入；货币回笼

optimize

英 [ˈɒptɪmaɪz]; 美 [ˈɑːptɪmaɪz]

v.优化，充分利用（形势，机会，资源）；使（数据、软件等）优化；持乐观态度

overturn  

英 [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]; 美 [ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn]

v.（使）翻倒，（使）倾覆；推翻，撤销（判决等）；颠覆，破坏（政府或体系）；

 n. <罕>颠覆，革命；（尤指水温分层的湖水每年两次的）湖水对流

exemption

英 [ɪɡˈzempʃn]; 美 [ɪɡˈzempʃn]

n.免除，豁免；免税，免税额

stir up

英 [stɜː(r) ʌp]; 美 [stɜːr ʌp]

激起；煽动；搅拌；唤起

国际邮件引起全国警觉｜Nation raises caution on overseas packages

Beijing is facing increased epidemic control pressure as the city reported three new COVID-19 cases, including two locally transmitted ones, the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control said on Tuesday.

北京市疾控中心18日表示，北京市新增2例本土新冠肺炎确诊病例和1例核酸检测阳性者，疫情防控压力加大。

The two newly confirmed cases are of the Omicron variant. They are the mother and colleague of the patient reported on Saturday in Haidian district who had contact with international mail from Canada.

2例确诊病例均检出奥密克戎变异株，为15日通报的北京海淀确诊病例的母亲和同事，该病例自述近期曾接触过来自加拿大的国际邮件。

The person who tested positive in a nucleic acid test is a migrant worker in the city's Chaoyang district, who arrived in Beijing in November.

核酸检测阳性者是一位外来务工人员，于2021年11月来到北京朝阳区。

The Beijing CDC confirmed the positive result on Tuesday and said that it was the Delta variant.

2022年1月18日，北京市疾控中心复核该人员核酸检测结果为阳性，并检测出德尔塔变异株特异性突变位点阳性。

"The city has conducted epidemiological investigations related to all of the cases," Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing CDC, said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. "All of the patients have mild symptoms."

18日下午，北京市疾病预防控制中心副主任庞星火在新闻发布会上表示：“目前已对上述确诊病例和核酸检测阳性者开展流行病学调查，临床分型均为轻型。”

Both districts have implemented a range of measures to control the virus. In Chaoyang district, an additional 35 nucleic acid testing sites have been opened to the public, said Yang Beibei, the district's deputy head.

海淀和朝阳区均落实了一系列疫情防控措施。朝阳区副区长杨蓓蓓表示，朝阳区新增了35处新冠病毒核酸检测采样点。

By 1 pm on Tuesday, Haidian had identified 29 close contacts of the district's two new cases and their test results are waiting to be examined.

截至18日13时，海淀区共排查两病例密接29人，核酸采样结果待出。

Haidian had launched its emergency response after the previous case was reported in the district on Saturday, when it launched mass nucleic acid testing. By Tuesday afternoon, 60,035 people in the district had been tested and all of them were negative.

15日报告新增病例后，海淀区启动了应急响应并开展大规模核酸检测。截至18日下午，共采集60035人，结果均为阴性。

Because the first cases of the Omicron variant in Beijing and Shenzhen were people who had contact with parcels from North America, the State Post Bureau said it has ordered stronger measures to ventilate and disinfect sites where items mailed from overseas are handled.

由于北京和深圳的第一例奥密克戎病例均接触过来自北美的国际邮件，国家邮政局表示，要加强疫情防控政策措施，切实抓好国际邮件快件处理场所消毒通风等工作。

Postal workers must wear protective equipment, receive booster shots and undergo regular testing, it said onthe website. International packages must be isolated, cleaned and held for a waiting period to ensure they are free from the virus.

国家邮政局在其网站上表示，邮件快件揽投人员应当全程规范佩戴口罩，尽快完成加强针接种并定期进行核酸检测。必须对进口国际邮件快件进行隔离、清洁并在消毒后静置，以确保该邮件没有携带病毒。

Zhang Liubo, chief disinfection expert of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "The virus can stay alive for seven days, even longer since the northern hemisphere is in winter and experiencing low temperatures. However, not all the parcels with positive test results are infectious. They can be infectious only when the virus is alive."

中国疾病预防控制中心消毒学首席专家张流波表示：“北半球目前正是寒冬季节，储运过程温度低，飞机货仓气温也很低，有利于病毒存活，所以病毒存活七天甚至更长时间是有可能的。不是所有的新冠核酸检测阳性的物品，都有具有传染性。只有物品上面的病毒具有活性，人接触时才能有可能被感染。”

Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan has stressed a quick response and swift containment of clusters of COVID-19 cases as Spring Festival approaches.

春节临近，国务院副总理孙春兰强调，应尽早扑灭聚集性疫情。

epidemiological

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

adj. 流行病学

nucleic acid

英 [nju:ˌkli:ɪkˈæsɪd]；美 [nuˌkliɪkˈæsɪd]

n. 核酸

parcel

英[ˈpɑːsl]；美[ˈpɑːrsl]

n.包袱，包裹;（土地的）一块;一批，一群;（货物的）一宗

ventilate

英 [ˈventɪleɪt]；美 [ˈventɪleɪt]

vt. 使通风;通风;公开;公开讨论

cluster

英 [ˈklʌstə(r)]；美 [ˈklʌstər]

n. 团，群，簇;〈语音〉辅音从

v. 聚集

一、华裔玩偶成美国2022“年度女孩”| American Girl reveals 'Girl of the Year' doll

American Girl has revealed its first ever “Girl of the Year” of Chinese descent as advocates call for more steps to combat challenges some children face amid an increase in anti-Asian hate incidents that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

新冠疫情期间，针对亚裔的仇恨事件增多，在该背景下，美国女孩公司宣布了有史以来它的第一个华裔"年度女孩"，以此呼吁采取更多措施帮助一些儿童应对挑战。

The Mattel-owned company announced last week that its 2022 doll is named Corinne Tan, who is an avid skier from Colorado adjusting to changes after her parents' divorce.

美泰旗下美国女孩公司上周宣布，其2022年度玩偶名为科琳·谭，她来自科罗拉多州，酷爱滑雪，正在适应父母离婚后的变化。

She's proud of her heritage and is trying to find "courage to speak up when faced with xenophobic comments," according to a statement from the company.

据该公司声明介绍，科琳·谭对自己的血统感到自豪，并试图"勇敢直面排外言论"。

More than 10,300 hate incidents against Asian Americans have been reported between March 19, 2020, and September 30, 2021, according to Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition that tracks the incidents.

追踪亚裔仇恨事件的"停止仇恨亚裔美国人"组织称，在2020年3月19日至2021年9月30日之间，已经报告超过10300起针对亚裔美国人的仇恨事件。

二、美心脏病患者接受猪心移植|Man gets genetically modified pig heart

A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig.

一名美国男子成为全球首位从转基因猪身上接受心脏移植的人。

David Bennett, 57, is doing well after the seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say.

这名美国男子名叫大卫•贝内特，现年57岁。其主治医生说，手术在美国巴尔的摩进行，时长7小时，目前病患状况良好。

The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Bennett's life, though it is not yet clear what his long-term chances of survival are.

心脏移植是挽救贝内特生命的最后希望，尽管目前还不清楚他长期存活的机会有多大。

Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were granted special dispensation by the US medical regulator to carry out the procedure, on the basis that Bennett would otherwise have died.

马里兰大学医学中心的医生们获得了美国医疗监管机构的特别授权，可以进行这项手术，因为如果不这样做，贝内特就会死亡。

For the medical team that carried out the transplant, it marks the culmination of years of research and could change lives around the world.

对于负责手术的医疗团队来说，这场手术标志着其多年研究成果最终实现，该成果很可能改变全球许多人的命运。

The surgery would bring the world "one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis", the University of Maryland School of Medicine said in a release.

马里兰大学医学院在一份新闻稿中提到，这项手术将使世界”距离解决器官短缺危机更近一步”。

That crisis means that 17 people a day in the US die waiting for a transplant, with more than 100,000 reportedly on the waiting list.

数据显示，美国每天有17人在等待器官移植时死亡，而等待名单上的人数超过10万人。

三、日本推出世界首辆“双模车”| The world’s first dual-mode vehicle

Japan recently unveiled the world’s first Dual-Mode Vehicle (DMV), a contraption that runs both on roads, like a bus, and on rails, like a train.

日本近日推出了世界第一辆"双模车"，这种车既可以像公共汽车一样在马路上行驶，也可以像火车一样在铁轨上行驶。

The unique bus-train hybrid was unveiled last month, in the town of Kaiyo, in Japan’s Tokushima Prefecture.

这种巴士火车"二合一"的独特交通工具上个月在日本德岛县海阳镇亮相。

The mini-bus-like contraption didn’t win anyone over with its looks, but it definitely made an impression in terms of practicality.

它的外观不太讨人喜欢，类似于小巴车，但是在实用性方面绝对让人印象深刻。

It runs with normal rubber tires on the road, but when it needs to switch to train mode, a pair of metal wheels drop down from the vehicle’s underbelly. The front tires are lifted off of the track, while the rear wheels stay down to propel the vehicle.

在马路上行驶时，它使用正常的轮胎，但是如果需要切换成火车模式，底盘上就会降下一对金属轮，并收起前轮胎，使其离开轨道，后轮胎则会保持在原来的位置来驱动车辆前进。

Switching between road and train modes takes only about 15 seconds.

在马路和铁轨两种模式之间切换仅需要15秒。

The vehicle has been in the works for over a decade, and authorities in Tokushima hope that it will not only improve the lives of locals but also attract tourists curious to see the dual-mode vehicles in person.

双模车的研制过程长达十余年，德岛县政府希望它不但能改善当地人的生活，还能吸引好奇的游客亲自来看看这辆双模车。

The dual-mode vehicles, which come in a variety of colors, are diesel-powered, can carry up to 21 passengers and run at a speed of 60 km/h in train mode, and up to 100 km/h as a bus.

这种双模车是由柴油驱动的，最多能搭载21名乘客，有多种颜色。开启火车模式后时速为60千米，开启巴士模式后时速为100千米。

四、欧洲超半数人口将感染奥密克戎毒株|Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron

The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid-19 variant within the next six to eight weeks.

世界卫生组织警告，在未来6到8周内，欧洲一半人口将感染奥密克戎变异毒株。

The projection was based on the 7 million new cases reported across Europe in the first week of 2022.

该预测基于2022年第一周全欧洲报告的700万新增病例。

The number of infections has more than doubled in a two-week period.

感染人数在两周内翻了一番以上。

The record number of people catching it has left health systems under severe strain.

创纪录的感染人数使卫生系统承受着巨大的压力。

On Monday, the UK reported 142,224 more confirmed cases of the virus and 77 deaths.

1月10日，英国报告了142224例新增新冠肺炎确诊病例和77例死亡病例。

A number of hospitals have declared "critical" incidents due to staff absences and rising pressures caused by Covid-19.

一些医院宣称，由于员工缺勤和新冠肺炎带来的压力不断上升，出现了"危机"事件。

Elsewhere, hospital numbers are also rising.

在其他地方，住院病例数量也在上升。

France's Health Minister Olivier Veran warned last week that January would be tough for hospitals.

法国卫生部长奥利维尔·韦兰上周警告，1月份对医院来说将是艰难的。

descent  

英 [dɪˈsent]; 美 [dɪˈsent]

n.下降，降落；斜坡，斜面；出身，血统；堕落，沦落；突然到访，突袭

xenophobic  

英 [ˌzenəˈfəʊbɪk]; 美 [ˌzenəˈfoʊbɪk]

adj.恐惧外国人的

coalition  

英 [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n]; 美 [ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃn]

n.联合政府；联合体，联盟；联合，结合

dispensation

英 [ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃn]; 美 [ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃn]

n.分配；免除；豁免；天命

culmination

英 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]; 美 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn]

n.终点，高潮；<旧>（天体的）达于中天

unveil

英 [ˌʌnˈveɪl]; 美 [ˌʌnˈveɪl]

v.（首次）公开，揭示；为……揭幕，揭去……上的覆盖物；除去面纱，显露

contraption   

英 [kənˈtræpʃn]; 美 [kənˈtræpʃn]

n.奇妙的装置；精巧的设计

Xi made the remarks on Monday in a special address to the 2022 World Economic Forum via video link from Beijing. He was invited by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF, to participate in the all-virtual Davos forum.

Xi also called on international economic and financial institutions to play a constructive role in building international consensus, strengthening policy coordination and guarding against systemic risks to help the world economy recover.

"Major developed countries should adopt responsible economic policies, manage policy spillovers, and avoid severe impacts on developing countries," Xi said.

He underlined the need to cope with risks to promote steady recovery of the world economy, saying that the risks of disrupted global industrial and supply chains, rising commodity prices and tight energy supplies compound to heighten the uncertainty about economic recovery.

Noting that the trend of economic globalization will not be stopped, he urged countries around the world to uphold true multilateralism, insist on removing barriers instead of erecting walls, and choose openness over seclusion and synergy over decoupling, in order to advance the building of an open world economy.

Xi called for reforming the global governance system based on the principle of fairness and justice, and safeguarding the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at the core.

While calling for international solidarity and cooperation to jointly defeat COVID-19, he emphasized the need to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines and close the global immunization gap.

China has already sent over 2 billion doses of vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organizations, Xi said. "Still, China will provide another 1 billion doses to African countries, including 600 million donated doses, and will also donate 150 million doses to ASEAN countries."

In order to bridge the development divide worldwide, Xi called on countries around the world to participate in China's Global Development Initiative, a public good open to the whole world with a view to forming synergy with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and boosting common development around the world.

He called for discarding a Cold War mentality and seeking peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

"History has proved time and again that confrontation does not solve problems; it only invites catastrophic consequences. Protectionism and unilateralism can protect no one; they ultimately hurt the interests of others as well as one's own. Even worse are the practices of hegemony and bullying, which run counter to the tide of history," he said.

"We should choose dialogue over confrontation, inclusiveness over exclusion, and stand against all forms of unilateralism, protectionism, hegemony or power politics."

In terms of China's economic development, Xi said the fundamentals of the Chinese economy, characterized by strong resilience, enormous potential and long-term sustainability, remain unchanged.

"We have every confidence in the future of China's economy," he added.

Xi reiterated that China remains committed to reform and opening-up, saying it will "deliver national treatment for foreign businesses and promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation".

He also emphasized that the country will keep working toward its carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals to honor its commitment to the international community and to meet the demand of its high-quality development.

With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games set to open next month, Xi said China will present streamlined, safe and splendid Games to the world.

记者：曹德胜

研究：戴口罩让人看上去更有魅力 | Face masks make people look more attractive, study finds

There have been precious few positives during the Covid pandemic but British academics may have unearthed one: people look more attractive in protective masks.

新冠疫情期间的正面新闻少之又少，然而英国学者们却给我们带来了一则积极的讯息，那就是戴口罩会让人看起来更有魅力。

Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were judged to look better with a face covering obscuring the lower half of their faces.

卡迪夫大学的研究人员惊讶地发现，在脸的下半部分被遮住时，男性和女性看上去都更有魅力了。

In what may be a blow for producers of fashionable coverings – and the environment – they also discovered that a face covered with a disposable-type surgical mask was likely to be deemed the most appealing.

研究人员还发现，戴一次性外科口罩的脸被认为最有吸引力，这也许对时尚口罩的生产商和环境都是一个打击。

Dr Michael Lewis, a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces, said research carried out before the pandemic had found that medical face masks reduced attractiveness because they were associated with disease or illness.

卡迪夫大学心理学院高级讲师、面部专家迈克尔·路易斯博士表示，疫情前开展的研究发现，由于口罩和疾病的关联性，戴医用口罩会降低魅力值。

"We wanted to test whether this had changed since face coverings became ubiquitous and understand whether the type of mask had any effect,” he said.

他说：“如今口罩无处不在，我们想测试这种情况是否发生了改变，并了解不同类型的口罩对魅力值有什么影响。”

"Our study suggests faces are considered most attractive when covered by medical face masks. This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions. At a time when we feel vulnerable, we may find the wearing of medical masks reassuring and so feel more positive towards the wearer.”

“我们的研究表明，人们在佩戴医用口罩时看起来最有魅力。这可能是因为我们习惯看医护人员佩戴蓝色口罩，所以将蓝色口罩和这些人联系在一起。当我们感觉脆弱时，我们可能会觉得戴医用口罩让人很安心，因此对戴医用口罩的人更有好感。”

The first part of the research was carried out in February 2021 by which time the British population had become used to wearing masks in some circumstances. Forty-three women were asked to rate on a scale of one to 10 the attractiveness of images of male faces without a mask, wearing a plain cloth mask, a blue medical face mask, and holding a plain black book covering the area a face mask would hide.

研究的第一部分是在2021年2月开展的，当时英国人已经习惯在某些情况下佩戴口罩。研究人员让43名女性分别给不戴口罩、戴棉布口罩、戴蓝色医用口罩或用黑色书盖住下半部分脸的男性颜值打分，最低1分，最高10分。

The participants said those wearing a cloth mask were significantly more attractive than the ones with no masks or whose faces were partly obscured by the book. But the surgical mask – which was just a normal, disposable kind – made the wearer look even better.

参与者表示，戴棉布口罩的人比不戴口罩或一部分脸被书遮住的人看起来有魅力得多。但是戴一次性普通外科口罩的人看起来最有魅力。

"The results run counter to the pre-pandemic research where it was thought masks made people think about disease and the person should be avoided,” said Lewis.

路易斯称：“这一研究结果与疫情前的研究结果相反，疫情前的那次研究认为口罩会让人联想到疾病，从而让人想远离戴口罩的人。”

"The pandemic has changed our psychology in how we perceive the wearers of masks. When we see someone wearing a mask we no longer think ‘that person has a disease, I need to stay away’," said Lewis.

路易斯称：“疫情改变了我们看待口罩佩戴者的心理。当我们看到有人戴口罩时，我们想到的不再是‘那人有病，我得离远点’。”

Lewis said it was also possible that masks made people more attractive because they directed attention to the eyes. He said other studies had found that covering the left or right half of a face also made people look more attractive, partly because the brain fills in the missing gaps and exaggerates the overall impact.

路易斯表示，口罩让人显得更有魅力，也可能是因为戴口罩会让人的注意力转移到眼部。他指出，其他研究发现，遮住左半部或右半部脸会让人看起来更有魅力，某种程度上是因为人们会脑补另一半脸，从而美化整体效果。

The results of the first study has been published in the journal Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. A second study has been carried out, in which a group of men look at women in masks; it has yet to be published but Lewis said the results were broadly the same.

该研究的第一项研究结果已发表在期刊《认知研究：原则与启示》上。第二项研究也已经完成，这次是一组男性来给戴不同口罩的女性打分。虽然还未发表，但是路易斯表示结果大致相同。

unearth

英 [ʌnˈɜːθ]；美 [ʌnˈɜːrθ]

vt. 发掘;揭露;从洞中赶出

obscure

英 [əbˈskjʊə(r)]；美 [əbˈskjʊr]

adj. 昏暗的，朦胧的;晦涩的，不清楚的;隐蔽的;不著名的，无名的

vt. 使…模糊不清，掩盖;隐藏;使难理解

blow

英 [bləʊ]；美 [bloʊ]

n. 打击;重击;吹

surgical

英 [ˈsɜ:dʒɪkl]；美 [ˈsɜrdʒɪkl]

adj. 外科的，外科手术的;（服装）治疗用的

ubiquitous

英 [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]；美 [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]

adj. 无所不在的;普遍存在的

run counter to

英 [rʌn ˈkauntə tu:]；美 [rʌn ˈkaʊntɚ tu]

v. 违反，背道而驰;非;对着干

中国汽车销量结束三连降| China ends three-year decrease in auto sales

China's vehicle market ended its three-year decline last year, with deliveries edging up 3.8 percent from 2020 to reach 26.28 million. The China Association of Automotive Manufacturers estimates that the market will grow 5 percent to 27.5 million in sales in 2022.

2021年，中国汽车销量达2627.5万辆，同比增长3.8%，结束了连续三年的下降趋势。中国汽车工业协会预计，2022年我国汽车总销量将达到2750万辆，同比增长5%。

▲ Customers inspect an SUV in Shanghai. Photo/China Daily

在上海，客户正在仔细检查一辆SUV。中国日报 摄

Despite the hard-earned rebound and the positive prospects of the market as a whole, carmakers individually had an up-and-down year battling COVID-19 and chip shortages through 2021, a sign of the fast-evolving changes in the world's largest vehicle market.

过去一整年，各汽车制造商忙于应对新冠疫情和芯片短缺等挑战，都经历了大起大落。此次销量回升来之不易且市场整体向好，这也标志着作为全球最大的汽车市场的中国市场正在经历一场快速的变化。

Thanks to the rising popularity of electrification, new energy vehicle carmakers performed well, and local private brands attracted buyers away from international volume brands.

由于电气化水平不断提升，新能源汽车制造商表现亮眼。此外，客户更倾向于选择一些民营本土品牌而非国际知名品牌。

SAIC Volkswagen's sales plummeted 17.5 percent in 2021 from 2020, which Volkswagen Group China CEO Stephan Woellenstein said was the result of chip shortages.

大众汽车集团（中国）首席执行官冯思翰（Stephan Woellenstein）表示，受到芯片短缺的影响，上汽大众销量2021年同比下降17.5%。

The joint venture's sales drop, coupled with a slump at another joint venture, FAW-Volkswagen, resulted in Volkswagen's second yearly sales decrease in China.

由于上汽大众和另一家合资公司一汽大众的销量都呈下滑趋势，大众汽车在华销量连续两年下降。

SAIC GM's sales in 2021 fell around 9 percent year-on-year to 1.47 million units. Despite this, GM China President Julian Blissett said he is optimistic about 2022.

上汽通用2021年销量为147万辆，同比下降约9%。尽管如此，通用汽车中国公司总裁柏历（Julian Blissett）表示，他对2022年持乐观态度。

Many Japanese carmakers suffered as well. Nissan's deliveries totaled 1.38 million units, down 5.2 percent year-on-year, while Honda sold 1.56 million, marking a 4 percent fall. Mazda's sales slumped 14.3 percent year-on-year to 184,000 units.

许多日本汽车制造商也有相同遭遇。东风日产销量138万辆，同比下降5.2%；本田销量156万辆，同比下降4%；马自达销量为18.4万辆，同比大幅下降14.3%。

Toyota was the only exception. Partly insulated from chip shortages, it delivered 1.94 million vehicles in China, up 8.2 percent from 2020.

丰田是唯一的例外。由于部分产业并未受到芯片短缺的影响，丰台在中国的交付量达到194万辆，较2020年增长8.2%。

The CAAM said both Japanese and German carmakers' market share fell somewhat in China last year, without offering specific figures.

中国汽车工业协会表示，2021年，日本和德国汽车制造商在中国的市场份额都有所下降，但没有提供具体数据。

The premium vehicle segment experienced something different in 2021. Volkswagen's Audi deliveries fell 3.6 percent. BMW, however, saw its deliveries soar 9 percent to 846,000 units, consolidating its position as the best-selling premium carmaker in the country.

高档汽车市场则有不同的表现。大众旗下的奥迪交付量下降了3.6%。然而，宝马的交付量大幅增长9%，达到84.6万辆，巩固了其在华销量第一的高档汽车制造商的地位。

Luxury marques hit all-time high last year. Lamborghini sold 935 vehicles in China, up 55 percent from 2020. Bentley delivered 4,033 units, soaring 40 percent year-on-year.

豪华汽车品牌去年创下历史新高。兰博基尼在中国售出935辆汽车，较2020年增长55%。宾利交付4,033辆，同比增长40%。

Porsche's deliveries totaled 95,671 units in China, up 8 percent from 2020, but the growth rate was less than its global average of 11 percent.

2021年，保时捷在华累计交付量为95671辆，同比增长8%，但仍低于增幅11%的全球平均水平。

Private Chinese carmakers did a decent job as well. China's largest SUV maker Great Wall Motors sold 1.28 million vehicles last year, up 15.2 percent year-on-year from 2020.

中国民营汽车制造商的表现同样亮眼。中国最大的SUV制造商长城汽车去年售出128万辆汽车，同比增长15.2%。

The year 2021 marked the sixth year in a row that Great Wall Motors sold over 1 million vehicles.

并且，这是长城汽车连续第六年突破百万销量。

Last year, a record number of 143,000 units were sold in international markets, accounting for over 11 percent of the carmaker's total sales.

2021年，其海外销量达到14.3万辆，创历史记录，占该品牌总销量的比重高达11%以上。

Great Wall Motors aims to sell 4 million vehicles a year in 2025, with 80 percent of them NEVs.

长城汽车公布其战略目标，即截至2025年，实现年销量达到400万辆，其中新能源汽车占比80%。

BYD sold 740,000 vehicles last year, up 73.34 percent from 2020. Of its deliveries, more than 80 percent were electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, which helped the carmaker seized the No 1 position in China's NEV segment.

比亚迪在2021年共售出74万辆汽车，同比增长73.34%。其中，电动汽车和插电式混合动力汽车占其交付量的80%以上，使得该品牌在中国新能源汽车领域排名第一。

Wuling came second by delivering 452,000 small electric vehicles last year, up 160 percent from 2020.

五菱以45.2万辆的交付量位居第二，同比增长160%。

They brought cumulative sales of the Sino-US joint venture's small electric cars to 750,000 units by the end of 2021.

截至2021年底，这家中美合资企业的小型电动汽车的累计销量达到75万辆。

Of its small electric models, Wuling said the most popular one was the Hongguang MINI EV.

五菱表示，在其所有小型电动车型中，最受欢迎的是五菱宏光MINI EV。

It has been the most popular electric model in China for 16 months in a row, with its cumulative sales hitting 550,000 units by the end of last year.

它已连续16个月成为中国最受欢迎的电动车型，截至2021年底，累计销量达到55万辆。

Tesla had the best growth among all international carmakers in China.

所有在华的国际汽车制造商中，特斯拉增长最快。

Over 484,000 Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs rolled off the facility's assembly line in 2021, accounting for 51.7 percent of Tesla's global deliveries of 936,000 units during the year, according to the China Passenger Car Association.

据中国乘用车市场信息联席会数据统计，截至2021年，特斯拉共交付48.4多万辆Model 3和Model Y，占特斯拉全球交付量（93.6万辆）的51.7%。

The carmaker is seeing its popularity hit a record high in China as well. In December, over 70,000 Tesla vehicles were sold in the country, 34 percent higher than the November figure.

这家汽车制造商在中国的受欢迎程度也创下历史新高。去年12月，特斯拉汽车在中国的销量超过7万辆，比上月高出34%。

They brought Tesla's China deliveries to over 320,000 units in 2021, which were one-third of the carmaker's global sales, according to the CPCA.

根据乘联会数据统计，2021年，特斯拉在中国的交付量超过32万辆，占特斯拉全球销量的三分之一。

A total of 3.52 million electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in 2021, up 160 percent from 2020, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday.

工信部12日表示，2021年，全国共售出电动汽车和插电式混合动力车共352万辆，较去年增长160%。

NEV exports in 2021 reached 310,000 units, a year-on-year surge of more than three times, which exceeded the cumulative exports in previous years, the ministry said.

此外，2021年，新能源汽车出口量达到31万辆，同比增长3倍以上，超过往年累计出口量。

Wang Weiming, an official from the ministry, said it will further promote the development of NEVs and smart vehicles, and improve the stability and competitiveness of the industry and supply chains of the automobile industry.

工信部装备工业一司司长王卫明表示，要进一步推动新能源汽车和智能汽车的发展，提升汽车产业及其供应链的稳定性和竞争力。

According to China's development plan, NEVs will account for about 20 percent of vehicles sold in 2025.

根据中国的发展规划，截至2025年，新能源汽车将占汽车总销量的20%左右。

edge 

英 [edʒ]; 美 [edʒ]

n.边，边缘；锋，刃；优势；影响力，奇特的品质；

v.缓慢地移动；给……加边；险胜；用球拍边击球；倾斜滑雪；

rebound 

英 [rɪˈbaʊnd]; 美 [rɪˈbaʊnd]

v.（球或其他运动物体）弹回；回升，反弹；抢篮板球；产生事与愿违的结果，适得其反

 n.弹回，反弹；反弹球，回弹球；抢篮板球；回升，复兴；（尤指停药后病情的）反弹，复发；（因失恋而）处于心灰意懒的状态

 v.重捆；重新装订（rebind的过去式和过去分词)

electrification

英 [ɪˌlektrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]; 美 [ɪˌlektrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.电气化；带电；充电

venture

英 [ˈventʃə(r)]; 美 [ˈventʃər]

n.风险项目，冒险事业；冒险旅行，冒险行动

v.敢于去（未知或危险等地方）；冒险；小心地说，谨慎地做；敢说，大胆表示

consolidate  

英 [kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt]; 美 [[kənˈsɑːlɪdeɪt]

v.使巩固，使加强；合并，统一

marques

英 [mɑːk]; 美 [mɑːrk]

n.知名品牌（尤指汽车）；（汽车或其他高档品的）牌子，商标；捕拿特许证

一、“十四五”数字经济发展规划印发|China Plans to Boost Digital Economy

China's State Council on Wednesday rolled out a plan to facilitate development of the digital economy in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

国务院周三印发《“十四五”数字经济发展规划》。

The country aims to raise the proportion of the added value of core digital economy industries in its GDP to 10% in 2025, up from 7.8% in 2020, according to the plan. By 2025, China will see the digital transformation of industries reach a new level, digital public services will become more inclusive, and the digital economy governance system will improve noticeably.

《规划》提出，到2025年，数字经济核心产业增加值占国内生产总值比重将从2020年的7.8%增加到10%，产业数字化转型迈上新台阶，数字化公共服务更加普惠均等，数字经济治理体系更加完善。

It details key tasks in eight areas, including optimizing and upgrading digital infrastructure, pushing forward the digital shift of enterprises, and expanding international cooperation on the digital economy.

《规划》部署了优化升级数字基础设施、大力推进产业数字化转型、有效拓展数字经济国际合作等8个方面重点任务。

According to the document, China will strengthen its support of 6G research and development, enhance innovation in strategic fields such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence, and facilitate the development of new business modes.

《规划》提出，要加大6G技术研发支持力度，增强集成电路、人工智能等关键技术创新能力，加快培育新业态新模式。

The country will also explore establishing regulations in the fields of cross-border data flows, market access, anti-monopoly work, the digital yuan and privacy protection in the digital era, drawing on international rules and experience.

积极借鉴国际规则和经验，围绕数据跨境流动、市场准入、反垄断、数字人民币、数据隐私保护等问题探索建立治理规则。

二、12月CPI同比上涨1.5%|China's CPI Rises 1.5% in Dec

China's consumer price index rose by 1.5% year-on-year in December, down from 2.3% in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

国家统计局周三发布数据显示，2021年12月，全国居民消费价格指数同比上涨1.5%，涨幅比上月回落0.8个百分点。

The slower growth of consumer inflation was mainly attributed to the decline in food prices, with pork price dropping 36.7% year-on-year in December.

全国居民消费价格指数涨幅回落主要是由于食品价格下降，其中，12月猪肉价格同比下降36.7%。

Prices of industrial consumer goods also saw slower growth, rising 2.9% year-on-year, according to NBS.

据国家统计局称，工业消费品价格同比上涨2.9%，涨幅回落。

The country's whole-year consumer inflation grew slower than expected, up 0.9% year-on-year.

2021年全年，全国居民消费价格指数比上年上涨0.9%，涨幅低于预期。

Meanwhile, China's producer price index rose 10.3% year-on-year in December, down from 12.9% in the previous month, NBS said.

国家统计局称，2021年12月份，工业生产者出厂价格指数同比上涨10.3%，涨幅比上月回落2.6个百分点。

三、博鳌亚洲论坛将于春季举办年会| Boao Forum for Asia to Hold its 2022 Annual Conference

The Boao Forum for Asia Secretariat held a press conference in Beijing on Jan 12 for its 2022 annual conference, where Secretary General Li Baodong talked about preparations for the conference.

1月12日，博鳌亚洲论坛秘书处在北京召开2022年年会新闻发布会，论坛秘书长李保东介绍了论坛年会筹备情况。

Li confirmed that the Boao Forum for Asia will hold its annual conference in the spring at Boao of Hainan Province as usual, where leaders and government officials of various countries, including the host country China, politicians, heads of international organizations, guests from business and academia, as well as the media will gather and discuss the post-pandemic development agenda for Asia and the world.

李保东表示，博鳌亚洲论坛将按惯例于2022年春季在海南博鳌举行年会，邀请包括东道国中国在内的国家和政府领导人、政府官员、国际组织负责人、企业代表、专家学者和媒体人士出席会议，共商疫后亚洲与全球发展大计。

This year’s annual conference will be an on-site occasion supplemented with online links. The exact date for the conference is yet to be released.

年会将以线上线下相结合的方式举办，具体日期尚未公布。

Li emphasized the necessity to actively seize and rein in the post-pandemic development trend with a forward-looking perspective, despite the uncertainty over when the pandemic would be over.

李保东强调，虽然现在很难断言疫情什么时候会彻底结束，但我们必须着眼未来，积极把握和推动疫后世界发展大势。

四、海南离岛免税购物消费火爆|Hainan Records Surging Duty-Free Shopping

The southern Chinese island province of Hainan reported 49.5 billion yuan in offshore duty-free shopping in 2021, up 80% year on year, with more than 70 million items bought by 6.72 million shoppers.

2021年，海南离岛免税购物金额495亿元，与上年相比增长80%，购物人数672万人次，购物件数7000余万件。

The per capita shopping amount registered in the offshore duty-free shops (DFS) of Hainan logged 7,368 yuan, an increase of 20.2% from 2020. Cosmetics, watches, and jewelry were among the top three best-sellers for the shops.

海南离岛免税店人均购物金额7368元，与上年相比增长20.2%。其中，化妆品、手表、首饰的销售额位居前三。

Notably, the island's number of DFS customers last year increased by approximately 50% year on year and the number of items they bought soared by 107%.

2021年，海南离岛免税店购物人数、购物件数与上年相比分别增长近50%和107%。

Three more duty-free shops opened last year in Hainan, raising the total number to 10. These shops host more than 720 brands in a total shopping area of 220,000 square meters.

2021年海南新增离岛免税店3家，截至目前离岛免税店已增至10家，各免税店品牌进驻数量超过720个，免税店经营面积达22万平方米。

Since July 1, 2020, Hainan has raised its annual tax-free shopping quota from 30,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan per person.

自2020年7月1日起，海南离岛旅客每年每人免税购物额度从每年每人3万元提高至10万元。

anti-monopoly

英 [ˈænti məˈnɒpəli]；美[ˈænti məˈnɑːpəli]  

n. 反垄断；反垄断法

secretariat

英 [ˌsekrəˈteəriət]；美[ˌsekrəˈteriət]  

n. （大型国际组织、政治组织的）秘书处，书记处

academia

英 [ˌækəˈdiːmiə]；美[ˌækəˈdiːmiə]  

n. 学术界

rein

英 [reɪn]；美[reɪn]  

n. 缰绳；（幼儿佩戴以防走失的）保护带；控制

v. 控制；驾驭；勒住

The fast-spreading Omicron variant should not be treated like influenza, because it can pose severe risks to unvaccinated people and its long-term effects on recovered patients still remain unclear, health experts said.

公共卫生专家表示，我们不应该把快速传播的奥密克戎变异株当作流感一样对待。因为它可能会对未接种疫苗的人造成严重威胁，而对于感染后痊愈的患者，奥密克戎带来的后遗症仍不得而知。

As the new strain has swept the world and caused several outbreaks in China, Chinese experts have called for accelerated efforts to expand vaccination and resolutely adhere to the country's science-based virus control strategy.

随着这一新毒株席卷全球并几次在中国爆发，国内专家呼吁要加快扩大疫苗接种范围，并坚持中国建立在科学基础上的疫情防控政策。

"Omicron is not a 'big flu', and it can bite, especially for people without strong immunity," Zhang Wenhong, leader of the COVID-19 treatment expert team of Shanghai and head of Fudan University Huashan Hospital's infectious disease department, said at a science forum in Shanghai last week.

上周，在上海举行的光华科技公益论坛上，上海市新冠肺炎临床救治专家组组长、复旦大学附属华山医院感染科主任张文宏表示：“如果你没有强大的免疫能力，奥密克戎不是‘大号流感’，它是会咬人的。”

Image▲ Zhang Wenhong, head of the Center for Infectious Diseases with the Shanghai-based Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, takes an interview on July 30, 2020. Photo/Xinhua

2020年7月30日，复旦大学附属华山医院感染科主任张文宏接受采访。（图源：新华社）

He said that successfully fending off the threat of Omicron requires building robust herd immunity and preparing sufficient medical resources.

张文宏表示，一个国家和地区需要强大的免疫屏障和医疗资源，才能成功抵御奥密克戎的威胁。

Some Western countries, despite a significant increase in daily new infections, have managed to lower their COVID-19 death rates because of high vaccination coverage, according to Zhang.

他认为，尽管一些西方国家每天都有大量的新增感染病例，但由于疫苗覆盖范围广，他们还是成功降低了新冠病毒的致死率。

"We should further expand initial immunization and the rolling out of booster shots," he said at the forum. "Meanwhile, it is important to ensure adequate provision of healthcare resources in different regions so that immunocompromised people infected with the novel coronavirus can be treated effectively."

张文宏在论坛上表示：“除了不断提高疫苗两针及以上的接种率，确保医疗资源的充分供给也十分重要，这样才能对免疫力低下的感染者进行充分救治。”

Initial studies from global researchers have suggested that the Omicron variant more readily infects the upper respiratory tract and may not attack the lungs as much as other strains.

全球初步研究表明，奥密克戎似乎更容易感染上呼吸道，而不会像先前毒株那样轻易感染肺部。

However, the new strain remains a serious global health risk due to its high transmissibility and potential to evade vaccine-induced immunity.

但由于较强的传染性和逃避疫苗诱导免疫的能力，奥密克戎仍对全球健康构成严重的威胁。

The World Health Organization said in a news briefing released on Tuesday that it recorded 15 million new COVID-19 cases worldwide last week, the highest number of cases reported in a single week. The Omicron variant is rapidly displacing the Delta variant in all countries, it added.

世界卫生组织在本周二的新闻发布会上表示，上周世界各地报告的新增新冠肺炎确诊病例超过1500万例，单周新增确诊病例数创新高。在所有的国家，奥密克戎正在迅速取代德尔塔。

Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead on COVID-19, said recently on social media, "While some reports show a reduced risk of hospitalization of Omicron compared to Delta, there are still far too many people infected, in hospital sick & dying from Omicron (& Delta)".

世卫组织紧急项目技术主管玛丽亚·范·科霍夫近日在社交媒体上称，“虽然一些报告显示，奥密克戎导致的住院率略低于德尔塔，但仍有太多人感染，生病住院，或死于奥密克戎（和德尔塔）。”

In another post on social media, she said:"Omicron is not mild. Omicron is not flu or the common cold. SARS-CoV-2 is not endemic yet. Now is not the time to give up," she said.

另一则贴文中，她说：“奥密克戎并不温和，它不是流感或普通感冒。新冠病毒还不是地区性流行病。现在还不是懈怠的时候。”

In China, the Omicron variant has triggered a domestic outbreak concentrated in Tianjin municipality and Henan province. A number of regions have also detected imported infections with the new strain.

中国天津市和河南省出现了奥密克戎本土病例，一些地区还出现了境外输入病例。

Zhang Boli, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a top traditional Chinese medicine expert, said the Omicron variant appears to be more elusive and to spread more easily.

中国工程院院士、顶级中医药专家张伯礼表示，奥密克戎变种似乎更加难以琢磨，也更容易传播。

"Although most local patients only have mild symptoms, it is not appropriate to treat it as a 'big common cold'," he said. "Data from overseas have shown that a large number of Omicron patients have exhibited lingering effects after recovery, and the proportion is higher than that for influenza."

张伯礼说：“虽然大多数本地患者症状比较轻，但说奥密克戎是‘大号流感’是不恰当的。在国外，有相当一批病人，出现了‘持续症状’，或者后遗症，出现的还是比较多的，而一般的流感不会这么多。”

As a result, it would be irresponsible to loosen virus control restrictions, Zhang said, adding that China's "zero-COVID-19" policy should be capable of tackling the new strain's local spread.

因此，他觉得放松疫情防控的做法是不负责任的。张伯礼补充道，中国“动态清零”的政策可以应对奥密克戎在国内的传播。

"Mass vaccination should be ramped up further, as vaccines' effect in preventing serious cases and deaths remains strong," he said.

他说：“由于疫苗可以有效预防重症和死亡病例的出现，我们应进一步加强大规模的疫苗接种战略。”

According to the National Health Commission, China had administered more than 2.9 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Tuesday.

国家卫健委11日通报，全国新冠疫苗接种剂次超29亿。

Chun Wai Chan was 13 years old, when he first performed in The Nutcracker. He played the role of a young boy attending a Christmas party in the classic ballet by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. 

陈镇威首次在《胡桃夹子》中表演时只有13岁。在这部俄罗斯作曲家彼得·伊里奇·柴可夫斯基作曲的经典芭蕾舞剧中，他扮演一个参加圣诞派对的小男孩。

During the past decade, Chan, now 29, has performed in numerous different versions of The Nutcracker, and in both complete performances and excerpts.

如今29岁的陈镇威，在过去的十年中已经在许多不同版本的《胡桃夹子》里表演过，其中既有完整的演出，也有些精彩片段。

The ballet tells the story of a young girl and her Nutcracker Prince, who battle the Mouse King and embark on a journey through the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy.

这部芭蕾舞剧讲述了一个小女孩与胡桃夹子王子的故事，他们和老鼠王战斗，并与糖梅仙子一同踏上了穿越糖果之国的旅程。

陈镇威在《胡桃夹子》的演出中 受访者供图

On Dec 12, as a soloist with New York City Ballet, Chan played the role of The Cavalier in a performance at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts which was choreographed by George Balanchine.

12月12日，巴兰钦版的《胡桃夹子》在林肯表演艺术中心上演。作为纽约城市芭蕾舞团的独舞演员，陈镇威在这场演出中饰演了男一号骑士。

Based on the story, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, the ballet piece has enchanted audiences since it premiered in 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Balanchine, regarded as one of the foremost contemporary choreographers, staged The Nutcracker for New York City Ballet in 1954, helping to make it a holiday classic.

这部芭蕾舞剧改编自霍夫曼于1816年创作的童话故事《胡桃夹子与老鼠王》。舞剧自1892年在俄罗斯圣彼得堡首演以来，就深受观众喜爱。1954年，被视为当代一流编舞大师之一的巴兰钦，为纽约城市芭蕾舞团排演了一版《胡桃夹子》，助这部舞剧成为了节日中的经典。

陈镇威出演香港芭蕾舞团《胡桃夹子》

Balanchine's The Nutcracker is a very demanding theatrical, staged ballet. According to New York City Ballet, "All 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 40 stagehands and more than 125 children, in two alternating casts, from the School of American Ballet join forces to make each performance as magical as possible."

巴兰钦版的《胡桃夹子》是一部要求很高的芭蕾舞台剧。据纽约城市芭蕾舞团，“美国芭蕾舞学校的90名舞蹈演员、62名音乐家、40名舞台工作人员和不少于125位儿童，在两组演员的交替阵容中，通力合作，使每场演出尽可能地充满奇幻色彩。”

The most famous example is "the one-ton Christmas tree" that grows from a height of 3 meters to 13 meters, it adds, "evoking audible gasps of disbelief from the audience at each performance".

最著名的例子是一棵从3米长到13米高的“一吨重的圣诞树”，“每次演出都让观众发出难以置信的惊叹声”。

Chan, born in Huizhou, Guangdong province, was introduced to the art of dance by his elder sister. He was admitted to Guangzhou Arts School in 2004 at the age of 12.

出生于广东惠州的陈镇威，通过姐姐开始接触舞蹈艺术。2004年，12岁的他被广州艺术学校录取。

陈镇威在广州市艺术学校

Though his parents and grandparents were not very supportive of his decision to become a dancer, Chan has shown determination in pursuing his goal since he was a teenager.

虽然陈镇威的父母和祖父母不太支持他成为一名舞者，但自青少年时期起他就展现出了追求目标的决心。

"I wrote a letter to my dad on Father's Day when I was 11 years old, telling him that dance is what I love and I wanted to become a dancer," Chan says. "He allowed me to try because he knew dancing is very hard and requires a lot of effort. He thought that I would quit in three months. However, I didn't quit and worked very hard to achieve my goal."

陈镇威说道，“11岁的时候，我曾在父亲节那天给父亲写过一封信，告诉他我热爱舞蹈，我想成为一名舞者。他让我试一试，因为他知道跳舞很难，需要付出很多精力。他以为我三个月后就会放弃。然而，我非但没有放弃，反而更加认真地练习以实现我的目标。”

▲ 陈镇威在节目《舞蹈风暴》中 受访者供图

When he played the role of the Nutcracker Prince with Hong Kong Ballet as a guest principal dancer in Hong Kong in 2018, Chan's parents and grandmother watched his performance and told him they felt proud of him, Chan adds.

陈镇威补充道，2018年他在香港芭蕾舞团以客席首席舞者的身份饰演了《胡桃夹子》中王子的角色，他的父母和祖母在看了他的表演后为他感到骄傲。

In 2010, Chan entered the Prix de Lausanne, an annual international competition for young dancers held in Switzerland. He became a finalist and earned a full scholarship.

2010年，陈镇威参加了洛桑国际芭蕾舞比赛，该比赛每年都会在瑞士为年轻舞者们举办。进入决赛的他还获得了全额奖学金。

He moved to the United States to study with Houston Ballet's second company, Houston Ballet II, when he was 18. In 2012, he joined the main company of Houston Ballet. In 2014, Chan performed in the group dance in The Nutcracker by the renowned choreographer Ben Stevenson.

18岁时，陈镇威搬到美国开始在休斯顿芭蕾舞团的第二剧团学习。2012年，他加入休斯敦芭蕾舞团。2014年，他以群演身份参演著名编舞家本·史蒂文森版的《胡桃夹子》。

▲ 图源：微博 @陈陈镇威

In 2016, thanks to his solid technique and dedication, Chan became the first Chinese dancer with Houston Ballet to play the role of the Nutcracker Prince, in a version choreographed by Stanton Welch, artistic director of Houston Ballet.

2016年，陈镇威凭借自己扎实的基本功和不懈的努力，出演了休斯敦芭蕾舞团艺术总监斯坦顿·韦尔奇版《胡桃夹子》中的王子一角，创造了该剧首位华裔演员出演的历史时刻。

As Chan recalls, it was the first time that he got to put his own stamp onto the role."I was very excited then and couldn't wait to perform it," Chan says. "All the moments onstage still lingered in my head after I finished my performance." In December 2017, Chan, then 25, was promoted to the position of principal dancer with Houston Ballet.

陈镇威回忆，这是他首次为这个角色打上自己的烙印。“我当时非常兴奋，迫不及待地想要上台表演。演出结束后，舞台上的所有场景仍萦绕在我的脑海中。”2017年12月，时年25岁的陈镇威被提拔为休斯敦芭蕾舞团首席舞者。

His repertoire also includes Mazurka boy in Etudes, the Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Aminta in Sylvia and the Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake.

他出演的剧目角色还有《练习曲》中的马祖卡男孩，《睡美人》中的蓝鸟，《西尔维亚》中的阿米塔和《天鹅湖》中的齐格弗里德王子。

▲ 图源：@微博 陈陈镇威

Chan moved to New York and joined New York City Ballet as a soloist in August 2021. He is the only Chinese dancer in the company. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chan has kept himself busy by sharing his daily training regime and giving workshops through social media.

2021年8月，陈镇威搬到纽约，以独舞演员的身份加入纽约城市芭蕾舞团。他是舞团中唯一的中国舞者。在新冠肺炎疫情期间，陈镇威依旧让自己保持着忙碌的状态，他通过社交媒体分享自己的日常训练计划，举办线上研讨会。

In 2020, he appeared as a contestant on the Chinese television show Dance Smash on Hunan Satellite TV, which gained him a large following.

2020年，陈镇威以选手的身份参加了湖南卫视的电视节目《舞蹈风暴》，收获了一大批粉丝。

▲ 陈镇威在舞剧《谭元元和她的朋友们——美术馆奇幻夜》中 受访者供图

In 2021, he also performed with Tan Yuanyuan, a prima ballerina with San Francisco Ballet, in a theatrical production, Tan Yuanyuan and Her Friends－Magical Night at the Art Museum, in Beijing. With Tan as its artistic director and co-choreographer, the production was praised as an immersive experience that offered parallel ways to appreciate art: music, dance and paintings.

2021年，陈镇威在北京与谭元元出演了舞剧《谭元元和她的朋友们——美术馆奇幻夜》。作为旧金山芭蕾舞团的首席女演员，谭元元还担任该剧的艺术总监和联合编舞。这部备受称赞的作品为观众们提供了一次身临其境的体验，让他们欣赏到音乐、舞蹈和绘画艺术的融合。

"I met lots of talented young Chinese dancers when I returned. I also felt excited that my family could watch me dancing on a TV show," Chan says.

陈镇威说，“回国后，我遇到了很多才华横溢的年轻中国舞者。能让家人们看到我在节目中跳舞也令我兴奋。”