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Lu Xun is regarded by many as the father of modern Chinese literature. In one of his last pieces, This is Also Life, he recorded his feelings after recovering from a dangerous illness.

鲁迅被誉为“中国现代文学的奠基人”。其最后的作品之一《这也是生活》，记录了他从重病中康复后的感受。

"The lamplight in the street shines through the window, dimly illuminating the room. I take a glance around, the familiar walls, their edges, the familiar stacks of books, the unbound picture album, the night going on outside, the world far away, and millions of people. I can relate to them all."

“街灯的光穿窗而入，屋子里显出微明，我大略一看，熟识的墙壁，壁端的棱线，熟识的书堆，堆边的未订的画集，外面的进行着的夜，无穷的远方，无数的人们，都和我有关。”

Born on Sept 25, 1881, Lu resonates with young people in different ways.

虽生于1881年9月25日，鲁迅却仍以种种方式与年轻人产生共鸣。

In late February last year, Wu Yifan, 21 at the time, posted a video of a rap song he wrote based on 16 prose poems from Lu's Wild Grass collection. The song soon became a hit on the Bilibili short-video platform.

去年2月底，21岁的吴一凡发布了一段视频，内容是他根据鲁迅《野草》中16首散文诗创作的一首说唱歌曲。这首歌很快在B站上走红。

Wu spent Spring Festival last year in his hometown of Shihezi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and started rereading Wild Grass, which he had read many times since leaving middle school.

去年春节，吴一凡在家乡新疆石河子市重读《野草》。中学毕业后，他曾多次拜读这簿诗集。

"I had previously reread my favorite passages, paying a lot of attention to the language and writing style. However, last year, after reading the entire collection, I noticed the general tone was anguished. I could sense Lu's disappointment and despair, which I hadn't felt so profoundly before."

吴一凡表示，他以前重读他最喜欢的段落，注重的是语言和写作风格。然而，在去年又阅读完整部文集后，他察觉到诗文总基调苦痛难抑。他能感觉到鲁迅“哀其不幸，怒其不争”的呐喊——这是他以前从未有过的深刻体悟。

When Lu wrote the poems in Wild Grass from December 1924 to January 1926, he was living in Beijing, which was ruled by the Northern Warlords (1912-27). The future of China at that time was unclear.

1924年12月至1926年1月，鲁迅创作《野草》之时，他住在北洋军阀统治的北京（1912-1917）。当时的中国前途未卜。

"Wild Grass is a reflection and analysis of Lu Xun. It describes his struggles to find hope amid despair. My admiration for him grew after I understood this background," Wu said, and wrote lyrics to tell a story of his own.

吴一凡表示，《野草》折射了鲁迅的内心世界，反映了鲁迅在绝望中寻找希望，在挣扎中上下求索。在了解到《野草》的创作背景后，吴一凡对鲁迅的钦佩与日俱增，遂谱词作曲，直抒胸臆。

"I wanted to use the song to convey the tone of the prose poem collection," Wu said.

吴一凡表示，他想用这首歌来传达这部散文诗集的基调。

The song went viral in March last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll.

去年3月，新冠肺炎疫情暴发，这首歌随之流行。

"I don't know how people understood the song, but maybe they could sense the need to keep fighting amid despair," Wu said. "Lu's works encourage us to think. I don't like quoting him blindly and simply using some of his words to criticize current social issues. Rather, we should read him to understand his works against a historical background."

吴一凡表示，他不知道人们对这首歌有何理解，但也许他们能感受到在绝望中继续抗争的必要性。吴一凡说，鲁迅的作品鼓励人们思考，他不喜欢盲目地引用鲁迅，简单地用他的一些话来批评当前的社会问题。相反，人们应该“去实事求是地阅读鲁迅。”

For Deng Jiahao, 25, who is known as Zhineng Luzhang on Bilibili, where he is followed by more than 2.6 million people, the most important thing he gained from reading Lu's works and making videos about him, is understanding the writer's way of thinking.

邓佳豪，网名“智能路障”，是B站知名视频博主，拥有250万粉丝。今年25岁的他表示，阅读鲁迅作品、制作关于鲁迅的视频给他带来的最重要的东西，是理解作者的思维方式。

"Many people say Lu Xun was an angry critic, always laying into people harshly, but he was not in any way extreme. He always thought about problems in a comprehensive manner," Deng said.

邓佳豪表示，许多人认为鲁迅是一个愤怒的批评家，言辞甚苛。但他豪不极端，总是全面地思考问题。

He said that even though it is 85 years since Lu died, he is still a hot topic online and is frequently quoted. In 2019, Deng started reading short stories and essays by Lu, and last year created his first video focusing on the extent of the writer's talent. "Many people hear of his quotes, but know little about the background of his works. I guess that's why they watch my videos."

他说，尽管鲁迅已经去世85年了，他仍然是网络上的常客，常常被引用。2019年，邓佳豪开始阅读鲁迅的短篇小说和散文。去年他制作了第一部关注鲁迅才华的视频。邓佳豪表示，很多人都听说过鲁迅的名言，但对他作品背景知之甚少，而这就是人们看他视频的原因。

Lu is not viewed as being outdated "because his criticism touches the core of human nature, which does not change over time," Deng said.

邓佳豪说，鲁迅从未过时，因为他的批评触及了人性的核心，而人性不会随着时间的推移而改变。

Thanks to the videos, Deng has attracted some 500,000 followers, one of them being Yu Hua, the author of To Live and Chronicle of a Blood Merchant, who is a big fan of Lu Xun.

凭借着这些视频，邓佳豪有了大约50万名粉丝，而余华也是其中之一。余华是《活着》和《许三观卖血记》的作者，也是鲁迅的忠实粉丝。

Yu has said on many occasions, that Lu was the only writer he used to dislike, because studying his works at primary, middle and high school, he could not understand him properly. He "fell in love" with Lu at age 36.

余华曾多次表示，鲁迅是他过去唯一不喜欢的作家。因为在中小学阶段学习鲁迅作品时，余华都无法正确理解鲁迅。直到36岁，他才“爱上”了鲁迅。

Debate on whether Lu's works should be removed from Chinese textbooks for primary, middle and high school students has been a popular topic online for some time. Many people, including Deng, support the idea, as it is hard for children to understand the writer, but easy to shun him due to the challenges his work poses.

一直以来，对于是否应该将鲁迅的作品从中小学语文教科书中删除，网络上始终争论不休。包括邓佳豪在内的许多人都认为鲁迅作品不应进入中小学教材，因为孩子们很难理解这位作家；鲁迅的作品难度大，孩子们反而会望而却步，避之不及。

However, for Hou Xiaotong, 27, a Chinese-language teacher at a middle school in Beijing, although giving lessons about Lu is demanding work, it is also exciting to discuss one of her favorite writers in class.

然而，对于27岁的侯晓彤来说，作为北京一中学的汉语老师，尽管讲一些涉及鲁迅的课是一项艰巨的工作，但鲁迅是她最喜欢的作家，每每在课堂上谈起鲁迅她都振奋不已。

Hou is working to find ways in which students can connect with the characters in Lu's stories.

侯老师正在努力寻找让学生们与鲁迅故事中的人物建立联系的方法。

"It's great when I discuss the writer I love with students in class. It is especially rewarding when students who are initially not interested in literature, or think that Lu's work is boring and heavy, finally become interested in him," she said.

侯老师说，她享受在课堂上与学生讨论她喜欢的作家。当学生们从最初对文学不感兴趣，或认为鲁迅的作品枯燥沉重，到最终对鲁迅兴趣盎然时，一切的努力都尤为值得。

"He was a great stylist and storyteller. Readers can see how such an incisive and open-minded writer reflected on the world. Moreover, Lu Xun observed many subtleties about human nature, which young students don't understand, but will appreciate when they reach adulthood," she said.

侯老师说，鲁迅是一位伟大的文学家。读者可以感受到，这样一位精辟开明的作家描摹出了一个怎样的社会。此外，鲁迅所察人性许多微妙之处，年轻学生现在或不理解，但当他们成年后便会心领神会。

重点词汇：

illuminate

英 [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt]；美 [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt]  

vt. 照明；阐明；解释；用彩灯装饰

resonate

英 [ˈrezəneɪt]；美 [ˈrezəneɪt]  

vi. ~ (with sb/sth) 产生共鸣；发出回响；回荡；（使）回响，起回声；引起共鸣

anguished

英 [ˈæŋɡwɪʃt]；美 [ˈæŋɡwɪʃt]  

adj. 痛苦不堪的

harshly

美 [ˈhɑrʃlɪ]；英 [hɑ:ʃlɪ]

adv. 严厉地；刺耳地；粗糙地

shun

英 [ʃʌn]；美 [ʃʌn]  

vt. 避开；回避；避免

社评：安倍危险的妄言|Abe's Wild Talk Lays Bare Militarist Dream

By claiming that "A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, and therefore an emergency for the Japan-US alliance," former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has openly revealed his outdated mindset and the militarism that is deeply ingrained in his psyche.

日本前首相安倍晋三妄称“台湾有事”即“日本有事”，也就是“日美同盟有事”。安倍此番发言公开暴露了他固守错误立场，及其根深蒂固的军国主义思想。

If Japan was to heed such wild talk it would sacrifice its future for the futile cause of separatists on the island. Citing Japan's alliance with the United States shows Abe knows Japan is powerless to act on its own.

倘若日本听信这种极端错误言论，日方将为“台独”势力的徒劳事业牺牲自己的未来。援引“日美同盟”表明，安倍对日本无力独自行动心知肚明。

His remarks immediately drew a strong reaction from the Chinese side: Not only did the Chinese Foreign Ministry lodge a stern representation to the Japanese side, it also summoned Japan's ambassador to China on Wednesday evening.

安倍的言论立即引起中方的强烈不满和坚决反对。中国外交部向日方提出严正交涉，且在周三晚上召见了日本驻华大使。

In her meeting with Japanese Ambassador Shui Hideo, Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying called Abe's remarks "erroneous" and a violation of basic norms of relations between China and Japan as they have "openly challenged China's sovereignty and given brazen support to Taiwan independence forces".

中国外交部部长助理华春莹会见日本驻华大使垂秀夫。其间，华春莹表示，安倍言论极端错误，公然挑衅中国主权，悍然为“台独”势力撑腰，严重违反中日关系的基本准则。

In fact, Abe's remarks continue the incessant attempts by anti-China forces to interfere in China's internal affairs.

事实上，安倍的言论助长了反华势力不断干涉中国内政的企图。

He was right in predicting that it would be a crisis for Japan if it tried to thwart China's reunification bid and for its alliance with the United States, which will not welcome being dragged into a conflict by armchair warriors in Japan.

安倍在这方面的预测是正确的：如果日本试图阻挠中国的统一进程，那对日本自身和“日美联盟”来讲都是一场危机。美国不希望日本的纸上谈兵使其陷入冲突。

Pretending to be unaware that the climate between the US and China has changed for the better after a video summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden last month, Abe is still indulging in the dream that Japan can profit from geopolitical competition between the two big countries and that he is still relevant on the world stage.

11月习近平主席和美国总统拜登召开视频峰会，中美关系好转。安倍对此视而不见，仍妄想日本能从中美两国间的地缘政治竞争中渔翁得利，沉醉于他在世界舞台上依旧举足轻重的迷梦之中。

But Biden made it clear in his talk with Xi that the US has no intention of getting into a conflict with China nor does it support "Taiwan independence".

但拜登在与习主席谈话中明确表示，美国无意与中国发生冲突，更不支持“台独”。

As a diehard right-winger, Abe vigorously pushed for constitutional changes which would have given Japan's Self-Defense Forces a greater role both in the country's periphery and overseas when he served as Japan's prime minister. But his attempts to revive the ghost of Japan's military past encountered strong condemnation both at home and abroad. Long gone are the days when Japanese militarists could colonize and bully China.

在担任日本首相时，顽固右翼分子安倍曾大力推动宪法改革，使日本自卫队在周边国家和海外地区获得更高权限。但他重振日本军国主义的妄想遭到了国内外强烈谴责。日本军国主义可以殖民和欺凌中国的日子早已一去不复返。

Considering that Japan is already at odds with China over the East China Sea issue, a war with China over Taiwan, as presented by Abe, would only lead the country down a self-destructive path. And he was wrong in suggesting that it would be an emergency, as that is something which happens unexpectedly. Beijing has repeatedly made clear the consequences of emboldening the island's secessionists to cross the redline.

鉴于日本已在东海问题上与中国存在分歧，安倍提出的与中国就台湾问题开战只会引火自焚。安倍对局势始料未及，因此错误地认为“有事”。北京已重申煽动“台独”势力越过红线的后果。

It is high time Abe and other right-wingers in Japan laid their militarist dreams to rest.

奉劝安倍及日本其他右翼人士早日放弃他们的军国主义妄想。

重点词语：

heed

英 [hiːd]；美[hiːd]  

vt. 注意；留心；听从（劝告或警告）

n. 注意；留心

futile

英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl]；美[ˈfjuːtl]  

adj. 徒然的；徒劳的；无效的

brazen

英 [ˈbreɪzn]；美[ˈbreɪzn]  

adj. 厚颜无耻的；黄铜制的；黄铜色的

v. 变得无耻；厚脸皮地做

incessant

英 [ɪnˈsesnt]；美[ɪnˈsesnt]  

adj. 不停的；持续不断的

thwart

英 [θwɔːt]；美[θwɔːrt]  

vt. 阻碍；对…构成阻力

adj. 穿过的；不利的

adv. 横过

n. （横贯小艇的）坐板

embolden

英 [ɪmˈbəʊldən]；美[ɪmˈboʊldən]  

vt. 壮胆；使增加勇气；将（文本）变成粗体

十二月佳片云集，这五部电影最值得期待！︱5 Films to Watch This December

Spider-Man: No Way Home

《蜘蛛侠：英雄无归》

Now that Marvel's superheroes have saved the Universe, their next job is obvious: they have to save the multiverse. In the third of the Spider-Man blockbusters starring Tom Holland, the teenage web-spinner accidentally opens a portal to numerous parallel realities. He finds himself up against Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus, who fought the Tobey Maguire incarnation of Spider-Man, and Jamie Foxx's Electro, who fought the Andrew Garfield incarnation. And, who knows, he may even bump into Maguire and Garfield themselves. Sounds fun? Errr... well, apparently not. "What people will be really surprised about is that it's not fun, this film," Holland told Total Film. "It's dark and it's sad, and it's going to be really affecting. You're going to see characters that you love go through things that you would never wish for them to go through."

如今漫威的超级英雄们已经拯救了宇宙，他们的下一个任务显而易见——拯救多元宇宙。《英雄无归》是《蜘蛛侠》系列的第三部。片中主演少年蜘蛛侠（汤姆·赫兰德饰）意外打开了通往多个平行现实世界的大门，碰上了托比·马奎尔版蜘蛛侠和安德鲁·加菲尔德版蜘蛛侠的死对头——章鱼博士（阿尔弗雷德·莫利纳饰）和电光人（杰米·福克斯饰）。而且，谁知道呢，他甚至可能撞上马奎尔和加菲尔德本人。听上去很有意思？绝非如此。赫兰德告诉《电影大全》杂志说：“这部电影并不好玩，会出乎所有观众的预料。影片基调阴暗悲伤，而且还会催人泪下。你喜爱的角色会经历你希望他们永远不要经历的可怕事情。”

Released internationally on 15 December

该片将于12月15日在全球上映。

Don't Look Up

《不要抬头》

People are often slow to react to a cataclysm, whether it's a climate emergency or a global pandemic – and it was this tendency that prompted Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice) to make his new satire, Don't Look Up. Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio play two astronomers who have calculated that a "planet killer" comet is going to smash into the Earth, killing everyone. But the US president (Meryl Streep) is just one of the many people who refuse to face the facts. The rest of the all-star cast includes Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande.

气候危机，抑或是全球性大流行病，人们对灾难的反应通常较为迟钝。而这种迟钝正是亚当·麦凯（代表作《大空头》、《副总统》）新作《不要抬头》的拍摄灵感。《不要抬头》是一部讽刺电影，片中两名天文学家（詹妮弗·劳伦斯和莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥饰）估算出一颗“足以毁灭行星的”彗星将会撞击地球，导致所有人丧生，而美国总统（梅丽尔·斯特里普饰）和许多人一样不愿面对现实。该片的全明星阵容还包括罗布·摩根、乔纳·希尔、蒂莫西·柴勒梅德和爱莉安娜·格兰德。

In selected cinemas from 10 December, and on Netflix from 24 December

该片将于12月10日在北美部分影院上映，12月24日于网飞平台上线。

The Matrix Resurrections

《黑客帝国：矩阵重启》

Almost two decades after The Matrix Revolutions rounded off the Matrix saga – or so it seemed – it's time to take the red pill once again. The story is that Neo (Keanu Reeves) has been living as plain old Thomas A Anderson, with no memory of his heroics as a robot-bashing, kung-fu-kicking messiah, and no knowledge of his relationship with Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss). Then, of course, everything changes. This is the first Matrix film to be directed by Lana Wachowski without her sister Lilly, and two of the series' best actors – Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving – aren't returning. Still, the action-packed trailer looks suitably eye-popping, and, thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, virtual reality and the metaverse is a hot topic once again.

《黑客帝国：矩阵革命》是《黑客帝国》系列的最后一部。现如今，本片完结已近20年，似乎是时候再次服下红色药丸了。新片讲述了（尼奥基努·里维斯饰）已经忘却了自己用功夫打败机器人拯救世界的英雄过往，也不再记得他和崔妮蒂（凯瑞-安·莫斯饰）的感情，现在他名为托马斯·A·安德森，过着平凡的老年生活。当然，接下来一切都改变了。《矩阵重启》是拉娜·沃卓斯基在没有与妹妹莉莉合作的情况下，首次执导的《黑客帝国》电影。系列内两位知名演员劳伦斯·费什伯恩、雨果·维文不会回归本片。尽管如此，打戏十足的预告片看起来十分引人眼球。多亏马克·扎克伯格，虚拟现实和元宇宙再度成为了热门话题。

Released internationally on 22 December

该片将于12月22日在全球上映。

West Side Story

《西区故事》

The original 1961 film of West Side Story, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, is renowned as one of the finest Hollywood musicals ever made. A New York-set update of Romeo and Juliet, it was the biggest box-office hit of the year, and went on to win 10 Oscars, including best picture. Why, then, should anyone watch a new take on the same material? Well, one answer is that this West Side Story is directed by Steven Spielberg. Another answer is that Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's music, has given it his seal of approval. "It's really terrific," he said on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. "And for those of you who know the show, there are going to be some real surprises in it, because Tony Kushner who wrote the screenplay has done some really imaginative and surprising things with the way the songs are used in the story, and the whole thing has real sparkle to it and real energy... Spielberg and Kushner really, really nailed it."

由罗伯特·怀斯、杰罗姆·罗宾斯执导的1961年版《西区故事》，是有史以来制作最为精良的好莱坞音乐电影之一。《西区故事》是纽约版、现代版的“罗密欧与朱丽叶”，登顶当年票房榜的同时，还一并赢下包括最佳影片奖在内的10座奥斯卡奖杯。那么为什么这部翻拍电影不得不看呢？其一，新《西区故事》由斯皮尔伯格执导；其二，老版《西区故事》由伦纳德·伯恩斯坦配乐，而乐曲填词人斯蒂芬·桑德海姆对新片表示高度认可。他在《深夜秀》节目上对斯蒂芬·科尔伯特说：“这部电影非常棒。哪怕看过原版，新版也能给你惊喜。编剧托尼·库什纳富于想象和创新，把配乐巧妙地穿插在故事中，整部片子都焕发出光彩和生机……斯皮尔伯格和库什纳做得很棒！”

Released internationally on 10 December

该片将于12月10日在全球上映。

Nightmare Alley

《玉面情魔》

Guillermo del Toro's first film as director since his Oscar-winning The Shape of Water is also his first not to feature ghosts, aliens, vampire superheroes or any other supernatural creatures. Despite having a spooky title, Nightmare Alley is a shadowy crime thriller based on a 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham. Bradley Cooper stars as The Great Stanton, a conjurer who steals a mind-reading act from a clairvoyant (Toni Collette) in a low-rent carnival. He performs it in swanky nightclubs with his loyal girlfriend (Rooney Mara), but a seductive psychologist (Cate Blanchett) is onto his game.

《玉面情魔》是吉尔莫·德尔·托罗自奥斯卡获奖影片《水形物语》之后的首部作品，也是他执导的第一部没有鬼魂、外星人、吸血鬼、超级英雄或其他超自然生物的电影。尽管电影名听起来像是恐怖片，但是《玉面情魔》其实是一部传统黑色电影，原型是威廉·林赛·格雷沙姆1946年所作同名小说。片中，魔术师斯坦顿（布莱德利·库柏饰）在一场底层人民的狂欢上偷学了占卜师（托妮·科莱特饰）的读心术，此后伙同忠实的女友（鲁妮·玛拉饰）一起在豪华俱乐部表演读心术，最后却被性感的心理学家（凯特·布兰切特饰）盯上。

Released on 3 December in India, and on 17 December in the US.

该片将于12月3日在印度上映，12月17日在美国上映。

重点词汇：

blockbuster

英 [ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)]；美[ˈblɑːkbʌstər]  

n. 大轰动；一鸣惊人的事物；（尤指）非常成功的书（或电影）

cataclysm

英 [ˈkætəklɪzəm]；美[ˈkætəklɪzəm]  

n. 大灾变；（突然降临的）大灾难；大动乱

resurrection

英 [ˌrezəˈrekʃn]；美[ˌrezəˈrekʃn]  

n. 复活；复苏

clairvoyant

英 [kleəˈvɔɪənt]；美[klerˈvɔɪənt]  

adj. 能预卜未来的；未卜先知的；通灵的

n. 未卜先知的人；通灵大师

swanky

英 [ˈswæŋki]；美[ˈswæŋki]  

adj. 摆阔的；时髦且豪华的

2021年全球哪个城市物价最贵？这份榜单告诉你| Theseare the World's Most Expensive Cities in 2021

All over the world, it's been a tough year on wallets.

对于世界各地而言，今年都是荷包吃紧的一年。

Supply-chain blockages and changing consumer demand have pushed up the cost of living in many of our biggest cities, according to new research published Wednesday, and inflation is the fastest recorded over the past five years.

12月1日发布的新调查报告显示，供应链阻塞和消费者需求变化让许多大城市的生活成本水涨船高，通胀速度也达到了五年来的最高水平。

One city has been experiencing more rapid change than most, jumping from fifth place to first in this year's Worldwide Cost of Living index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

根据经济学人智库发布的2021全球生活成本指数，有一个城市的生活成本上涨速度尤其快，从第五名跃升到了第一名。

The Israeli city of Tel Aviv topped the rankings for the first time, overtaking last year's leader Paris, which is now tied in second place with Singapore.

以色列特拉维夫市首次位居榜首。去年排名第一的巴黎今年和新加坡并列第二。

The EIU attributes Tel Aviv's sharp rise on the index to increases to grocery and transport prices and the strength of the Israeli shekel against the US dollar.

经济学人智库将特拉维夫市的指数飙升归结于食品杂货价格和交通费用的上涨，以及以色列谢克尔对美元汇率的增长。

The 2021 Worldwide Cost of Living index tracks the cost of living across 173 global cities -- 40 more than last year -- and compares the price of more than 200 everyday products and services.

2021全球生活成本指数追踪了全球173个城市的生活成本（比去年多了40个），并比较了200多种日常用品和服务的价格。

Data for the survey, which has been carried out for more than three decades, is gathered by EIU's global team of researchers each March and September.

这项调查已经开展了三十多年。每年3月和9月经济学人智库的全球研究团队都会收集数据。

The index is benchmarked against prices in New York City, hence cities with currencies that are stronger against the US dollar are likely to appear higher in the rankings.

全球生活成本指数以纽约市物价为基准，因此本币比美元坚挺的城市通常排名更靠前。

Zurich and Hong Kong are at Nos. four and five respectively, having held the top spot last year alongside Paris. New York, Geneva, Copenhagen, Los Angeles and Osaka round up the rest of the top 10.

苏黎世和香港分别排在第四和第五位，去年巴黎、香港、苏黎世生活成本并列全球第一。生活成本排名前十的城市还有纽约、日内瓦、哥本哈根、洛杉矶和大阪。

The upper rankings continue to be dominated by European and developed Asian cities. The lowest-ranking cities are mainly in the Middle East, Africa and less wealthy parts of Asia.

欧洲城市和亚洲发达城市依然名列前茅。排名垫底的主要分布在中东、非洲和比较贫困的亚洲地区。

The EIU reports that, on average, prices for the goods and services covered by the index have risen by 3.5% year on year in local-currency terms, compared with an increase of just 1.9% this time last year.

经济学人智库报告称，按照当地货币标准，该指数所涵盖的商品和服务价格和去年同期相比平均上升了3.5%，相比之下，去年同比仅上升1.9%。

Those much-reported global supply-chain problems have contributed to price rises and the Covid-19 pandemic and social restrictions are still affecting production and trade around the world. With a new coronavirus variant currently causing widespread alarm, these issues won't be going away in a hurry.

被广泛报道的全球供应链问题导致了物价上升。与此同时，新冠疫情和社交限制措施依然影响着世界各地的生产和贸易。眼下随着新变种毒株蔓延引发的普遍恐慌，这些问题不可能很快得到解决。

Rising oil prices drove a 21% increase in the price of unleaded petrol, reports the EIU, but there were also big price hikes in the recreation, tobacco and personal care categories.

据经济学人智库报告，原油价格上升导致无铅汽油价格上涨了21%，但是娱乐、烟草、个人护理等行业也出现了大幅涨价。

The highest-rising city in 2021 was the Iranian city of Tehran, which jumped 50 places from No.79 to No.29 as US sanctions resulted in shortages and higher prices.

2021年排名上升最快的城市是伊朗德黑兰，从去年的79名跃升50位至29名，原因是美国制裁导致物资短缺、物价高企。

The Syrian city of Damascus once again ranks as the cheapest city in the world, as its war-torn economy continues to struggle. Damascus and Tehran suffered from very high inflation in 2021, as did Caracas in Venezuela and Buenos Aires in Argentina.

在长年战乱的重创下，经济不景气的叙利亚大马士革再度成为全球最便宜城市。大马士革和德黑兰2021年的通胀指数都非常高，委内瑞拉的加拉加斯和阿根廷的布宜诺斯艾利斯也同样遭遇了高通胀。

重点词汇：

blockage

英 [ˈblɒkɪdʒ]；美[ˈblɑːkɪdʒ]  

n. 堵塞；造成阻塞的东西

benchmark

英 [ˈbentʃmɑːk]；美[ˈbentʃmɑːrk]  

n. 基准

vt. 检测（用基准问题测试）

coronavirus

美 [kɒrənə'vaɪrəs]；英 [kɒrənə'vaɪrəs]

n.冠状病毒属；冠形病毒

tobacco

英 [təˈbækəʊ]；美[təˈbækoʊ]  

n. 烟叶；烟草

sanction

英 [ˈsæŋkʃn]；美[ˈsæŋkʃn]  

n. 制裁；（正式）许可，批准；约束；处罚

vt. 许可；准许；惩罚；实施制裁

刘鹤：预计中国全年经济增长将超预期目标| China Expectedto Exceed Economic Target

Despite the threats posed by COVID-19 variants and supply constraints, China is on track to achieve economic growth well above its target this year with a controllable inflation level, officials and experts said.

多名官员和专家表示，尽管新冠病毒变异毒株和供应制约带来的威胁尚存，在保持可控通胀水平的情况下，中国仍有望实现今年经济增长远超预期目标。

Vice-Premier Liu He said China's economy has continuously recovered this year and its full-year GDP growth is projected to exceed the expected target.

国务院副总理刘鹤表示，今年中国经济持续复苏，预计全年GDP增长将超过预期目标。

Indicators of growth, employment, prices and international payments have overall remained at a normal level since the beginning of the year, Liu said on Tuesday while addressing the Hamburg Summit via a video link.

11月30日，刘鹤以视频方式出席汉堡峰会并发表主旨演讲。他表示，自年初以来，中国经济持续恢复，增长、就业、物价、国际收支情况总体正常。

China's annual economic growth target was set at above 6 percent this year. Having grown by 9.8 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of the year, the world's second-largest economy is expected to achieve about 8 percent GDP growth for the whole year, experts said.

今年中国年度经济增长目标定为6%以上。专家称，中国今年前三季度经济同比增长9.8%，预计全年GDP增长约8%。

Kang Yong, chief economist at KPMG China, said the strong export growth had driven a continuous recovery in industrial production and manufacturing investment.

毕马威（KPMG）中国首席经济学家康勇表示，强劲的出口增长推动了工业生产和制造业投资的持续复苏。

"Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, we kept our forecasts of China's GDP growth for this year and the next unchanged. It has been within expectation that new variants would appear as long as the coronavirus is yet to get controlled everywhere in the world," Kang said.

康勇表示，“尽管出现新冠变种奥密克戎毒株，但我们对今年和明年的中国GDP增长预期并未改变。只要疫情在世界各地未得到控制，就有可出现新变种，这都是在我们的预期里。”

Unless Omicron is proven to be significantly more contagious than the Delta variant, its economic impact should be smaller than the latter as vaccination rates have increased while the world has got more experienced in coping with the pandemic, Kang said.

康勇表示，除非奥密克戎毒株比新冠变种德尔塔毒株具有更强的传染性，其经济影响应该小于德尔塔毒株。因为疫苗接种率已提高，而且世界各国在应对该流行病方面积累了更多经验。

"I don't think the Chinese economy is facing stagflation," Kang added, stating that consumer inflation has remained mild while the spike in industrial goods prices has started to soften with the recovering supply of electricity and commodities.

康勇补充道，他不认为中国经济正面临滞胀威胁。他表示，消费通胀保持温和，而随着电力和大宗商品供应的恢复，工业品价格飙升已开始放缓。

As the tight supply of power eased in November, production in the manufacturing sector has returned to expansion last month, while the rise in input costs facing the sector has slowed significantly, said a survey released on Wednesday by media group Caixin.

财新传媒集团周三发布的一项调查显示，随着11月电力供应紧张的缓解，制造业生产上个月已恢复扩张，而该行业面临的投入成本增长已明显放缓。

Looking ahead to next year, the vice-premier said that China will maintain the continuity, stability and sustainability of its macro policy, make more efforts to vitalize micro entities, and provide a better development environment for small and medium-sized enterprises and foreign businesses.

展望明年，副总理刘鹤表示，中国将保持宏观政策连续性、稳定性、可持续性，进一步振兴微观实体，为中小企业和外资企业创造更好环境。

His remarks came as the market is awaiting clues about China's economic policy agenda for the next year from the Central Economic Work Conference, a tone-setting meeting that usually takes place in December.

刘鹤发表上述演讲之际，市场正等待通常于每年12月举行的中央经济工作会议会定调，提供有关中国明年经济政策议程的信息。

Hu Yifan, head of macroeconomics for Asia-Pacific with UBS Global Wealth Management, said Liu's remarks signaled that the Chinese government may moderately ease macro policy in the coming year to avoid any sharp economic slowdown, but aggressive stimulus measures will be unlikely given the emphasis on policy stability.

瑞银集团（UBS）全球财富管理公司亚太区宏观经济负责人胡一帆表示，刘鹤的讲话表明，在未来一年里，中国政府可能适度放松宏观政策以避免经济增长大幅放缓，但鉴于强调政策稳定，不太可能采取激进的刺激措施。

Meanwhile, the government is expected to remain committed to its long-term structural adjustment agenda and will continue to support key areas such as technological innovation and social welfare, she said.

胡一帆表示，与此同时，预计政府将继续致力于其长期结构性调整工作，继续支持技术创新和社会福利等关键领域的发展。

Specifically, China's central bank is likely to cut the reserve requirement ratio, which refers to the proportion of deposits that banks must reserve and not loan out, by the Spring Festival holiday, which will start at the end of January, according to Hu.

具体而言，胡一帆认为，央行可能会在春节前，也就是1月底前调低存款准备金率，即调低银行必须存缴的金额比例，这部分存缴金额不可用于发放贷款。

Meanwhile, considerable fiscal spending is likely to be directed next year into areas such as high-end manufacturing, green investment and smart infrastructure, Hu said.

同时，胡一帆表示，明年有大量财政支出可能会进入高端制造业、绿色投资和智能基础设施等领域。

With accelerated infrastructure investment and stronger consumption to bufferslowing property development, China's economy may grow by about 5.4 percent next year, a steady level compared with this year after factoring in the impact of last year's super-low base, she added.

她补充道，随着基础设施投资加速和消费增强以缓解房地产发展疲软，中国明年经济可能增长约5.4%。考虑到去年超低基数的影响，与今年相比，该增长率属于稳定水平。

重点词汇：

variant

英 [ˈveəriənt]；美[ˈveriənt]  

n. 变种；变体；变形

adj. 变异的；不同的；多样的；易变的

year-on-year

英 [jɪə(r) ɒn jɪə(r)]；美[jɪr ɑːn jɪr]  

同比（与上年同期数字相比）

contagious

英 [kənˈteɪdʒəs]；美[kənˈteɪdʒəs]  

adj. 传染性的；（疾病）接触传染的

spike

英 [spaɪk]；美[spaɪk]  

n. 尖峰；尖状物

v. 用尖物刺入（或扎破）；迅速升值；急剧增值

sustainability

英 [səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti]；美[səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti]  

n. 耐久性，可持续性

刘鹤：预计中国全年经济增长将超预期目标| China Expectedto Exceed Economic Target

Despite the threats posed by COVID-19 variants and supply constraints, China is on track to achieve economic growth well above its target this year with a controllable inflation level, officials and experts said.

多名官员和专家表示，尽管新冠病毒变异毒株和供应制约带来的威胁尚存，在保持可控通胀水平的情况下，中国仍有望实现今年经济增长远超预期目标。

Vice-Premier Liu He said China's economy has continuously recovered this year and its full-year GDP growth is projected to exceed the expected target.

国务院副总理刘鹤表示，今年中国经济持续复苏，预计全年GDP增长将超过预期目标。

Indicators of growth, employment, prices and international payments have overall remained at a normal level since the beginning of the year, Liu said on Tuesday while addressing the Hamburg Summit via a video link.

11月30日，刘鹤以视频方式出席汉堡峰会并发表主旨演讲。他表示，自年初以来，中国经济持续恢复，增长、就业、物价、国际收支情况总体正常。

China's annual economic growth target was set at above 6 percent this year. Having grown by 9.8 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of the year, the world's second-largest economy is expected to achieve about 8 percent GDP growth for the whole year, experts said.

今年中国年度经济增长目标定为6%以上。专家称，中国今年前三季度经济同比增长9.8%，预计全年GDP增长约8%。

Kang Yong, chief economist at KPMG China, said the strong export growth had driven a continuous recovery in industrial production and manufacturing investment.

毕马威（KPMG）中国首席经济学家康勇表示，强劲的出口增长推动了工业生产和制造业投资的持续复苏。

"Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, we kept our forecasts of China's GDP growth for this year and the next unchanged. It has been within expectation that new variants would appear as long as the coronavirus is yet to get controlled everywhere in the world," Kang said.

康勇表示，“尽管出现新冠变种奥密克戎毒株，但我们对今年和明年的中国GDP增长预期并未改变。只要疫情在世界各地未得到控制，就有可出现新变种，这都是在我们的预期里。”

Unless Omicron is proven to be significantly more contagious than the Delta variant, its economic impact should be smaller than the latter as vaccination rates have increased while the world has got more experienced in coping with the pandemic, Kang said.

康勇表示，除非奥密克戎毒株比新冠变种德尔塔毒株具有更强的传染性，其经济影响应该小于德尔塔毒株。因为疫苗接种率已提高，而且世界各国在应对该流行病方面积累了更多经验。

"I don't think the Chinese economy is facing stagflation," Kang added, stating that consumer inflation has remained mild while the spike in industrial goods prices has started to soften with the recovering supply of electricity and commodities.

康勇补充道，他不认为中国经济正面临滞胀威胁。他表示，消费通胀保持温和，而随着电力和大宗商品供应的恢复，工业品价格飙升已开始放缓。

As the tight supply of power eased in November, production in the manufacturing sector has returned to expansion last month, while the rise in input costs facing the sector has slowed significantly, said a survey released on Wednesday by media group Caixin.

财新传媒集团周三发布的一项调查显示，随着11月电力供应紧张的缓解，制造业生产上个月已恢复扩张，而该行业面临的投入成本增长已明显放缓。

Looking ahead to next year, the vice-premier said that China will maintain the continuity, stability and sustainability of its macro policy, make more efforts to vitalize micro entities, and provide a better development environment for small and medium-sized enterprises and foreign businesses.

展望明年，副总理刘鹤表示，中国将保持宏观政策连续性、稳定性、可持续性，进一步振兴微观实体，为中小企业和外资企业创造更好环境。

His remarks came as the market is awaiting clues about China's economic policy agenda for the next year from the Central Economic Work Conference, a tone-setting meeting that usually takes place in December.

刘鹤发表上述演讲之际，市场正等待通常于每年12月举行的中央经济工作会议会定调，提供有关中国明年经济政策议程的信息。

Hu Yifan, head of macroeconomics for Asia-Pacific with UBS Global Wealth Management, said Liu's remarks signaled that the Chinese government may moderately ease macro policy in the coming year to avoid any sharp economic slowdown, but aggressive stimulus measures will be unlikely given the emphasis on policy stability.

瑞银集团（UBS）全球财富管理公司亚太区宏观经济负责人胡一帆表示，刘鹤的讲话表明，在未来一年里，中国政府可能适度放松宏观政策以避免经济增长大幅放缓，但鉴于强调政策稳定，不太可能采取激进的刺激措施。

Meanwhile, the government is expected to remain committed to its long-term structural adjustment agenda and will continue to support key areas such as technological innovation and social welfare, she said.

胡一帆表示，与此同时，预计政府将继续致力于其长期结构性调整工作，继续支持技术创新和社会福利等关键领域的发展。

Specifically, China's central bank is likely to cut the reserve requirement ratio, which refers to the proportion of deposits that banks must reserve and not loan out, by the Spring Festival holiday, which will start at the end of January, according to Hu.

具体而言，胡一帆认为，央行可能会在春节前，也就是1月底前调低存款准备金率，即调低银行必须存缴的金额比例，这部分存缴金额不可用于发放贷款。

Meanwhile, considerable fiscal spending is likely to be directed next year into areas such as high-end manufacturing, green investment and smart infrastructure, Hu said.

同时，胡一帆表示，明年有大量财政支出可能会进入高端制造业、绿色投资和智能基础设施等领域。

With accelerated infrastructure investment and stronger consumption to bufferslowing property development, China's economy may grow by about 5.4 percent next year, a steady level compared with this year after factoring in the impact of last year's super-low base, she added.

她补充道，随着基础设施投资加速和消费增强以缓解房地产发展疲软，中国明年经济可能增长约5.4%。考虑到去年超低基数的影响，与今年相比，该增长率属于稳定水平。

重点词汇：

variant

英 [ˈveəriənt]；美[ˈveriənt]  

n. 变种；变体；变形

adj. 变异的；不同的；多样的；易变的

year-on-year

英 [jɪə(r) ɒn jɪə(r)]；美[jɪr ɑːn jɪr]  

同比（与上年同期数字相比）

contagious

英 [kənˈteɪdʒəs]；美[kənˈteɪdʒəs]  

adj. 传染性的；（疾病）接触传染的

spike

英 [spaɪk]；美[spaɪk]  

n. 尖峰；尖状物

v. 用尖物刺入（或扎破）；迅速升值；急剧增值

sustainability

英 [səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti]；美[səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti]  

n. 耐久性，可持续性

国家统计局最新发布：工资最高的行业是……

The annual salary of people working in urban areas has risen continuously over the last few years, with those serving in software and information technology services earning the highest annual salaries in China, with average pay exceeding 100,000 yuan ($16,000).

近年来，全国城镇单位就业人员平均工资保持逐年增长的态势。其中，信息传输、软件和信息技术服务业的平均年薪最高，平均工资超过10万元。

According to a yearbook published by the National Bureau of Statistics this month, workers in urban non-private units and companies saw their annual salaries increase by 7.6 percent last year, following rises of 9.8 percent in 2019 and 11 percent in 2018.

据国家统计局发布的《中国统计年鉴-2021》的数据来看，2018年至2020年，我国城镇非私营单位就业人员年平均工资同比分别增长11.0%、9.8%、7.6%。

People in information transmission, software and information technology services in administrative units and non-private companies earned the most, with annual pay averaging over 177,500 yuan last year.

在非私营单位就业人员平均工资中，信息传输、软件和信息技术服务业收入最高，2020年平均年薪超过17.75万元。

They were followed in the salary rankings by those in scientific research and technology services in the non-private sector, whose average annual pay was around 140,000 yuan. Jobs in finance－traditionally the best paid positions－ranked third in the non-private sector with annual pay of about 133,400 yuan per year.

科学研究和技术服务业紧随其后，平均年薪约为14万元；以往薪酬最高的金融业排名第三，平均年薪约为13.34万元。

According to the yearbook, nonprivate sectors performed better than private ones. In the non-private sectors, the average annual pay of employees in eight provinces and regions, including Beijing, Shanghai and the Tibet autonomous region, exceeded 100,000 yuan, with people in Beijing earning the most last year－about 178,000 yuan on average.

从《统计年鉴》披露的数据来看，非私营单位待遇高于私营单位。北京、上海、西藏等八个地区的非私营单位，就业人员平均年薪超过10万元。其中，北京非私营单位就业人员平均年薪最高，约为17.8万元。

However, none of the private companies in those eight provinces and regions gave employees annual pay averaging 100,000 yuan. Those in Beijing earned the most last year－over 90,000 yuan－according to the yearbook.

相比而言，上述八个地区未有任何一家私营单位的平均工资超过10万元。而北京私营单位就业人员平均年薪最高，超过9万元。

Surveys and reports have showed that jobs requiring higher technology, education and work skills usually pay more. The salaries vary in different professions, with management posts in information technology firms earning the most.

据调查，要求掌握高等技术、受过高等教育、拥有高级工作技能的岗位，报酬也相对较高。不同行业的薪资待遇不同，软件和信息技术行业的管理层职位收入最高。

Education levels matter when it comes to annual pay, with a recent report released by Zhaopin, an online recruitment platform, showing that higher degrees lead to higher salaries.

教育水平是决定年薪高低的关键。智联招聘近日发布报告指出，学历越高，薪酬越高。

It said that in the third quarter, job seekers with doctoral degrees were offered average pay of over 25,000 yuan per month, followed by those with a master's degree at about 17,000 yuan a month, and bachelor's degree holders on 12,900 yuan per month.

报告称，第三季度，博士求职者月平均工资超过25000元，硕士求职者月工资约为17000元，学士求职者每月工资约为12900元。

Cao Yuanzheng, vice-chairman of the China Society of Macroeconomics, told a forum in September that the average pay of Chinese workers will keep rising as the nation's labor force shrinks and demand for workers remains robust.

今年9月，中国宏观经济学会副会长曹远征在参与论坛时表示，中国劳动人口仍在下降之中，而劳动力需求量大，未来工资水平还会持续提高。

sector

英 [ˈsektə(r)]；美[ˈsektər]  

n. 部门；扇形；（某一）领域，行业

macroeconomics

英 [ˌmækrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks]；美[ˌmækroʊˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪks]  

宏观经济学；宏观经济

社评：美“民主”峰会亵渎民主|US Making Mockery of Democracy

Arguments can always be found to turn desire into policy. For politicians in Washington, when it comes to foreign policy, the arguments generally boil down tothe trigger word "democracy".

把欲望作政策的论调屡见不鲜。对于华盛顿的政客来说，凡涉及外交政策，争论通常汇聚到“民主”一词。

Democracy is a word whose meaning has been distorted and tarnished by the United States. Although the US tosses the word around like confetti, it uses the term most frequently as a pretext to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

民主一词的含义早已被美国歪曲和玷污。美国大张旗鼓、四处宣扬所谓的民主，实则“挂羊头卖狗肉”，以此为借口干涉他国内政。

The true meaning of the word is immaterial for politicians in Washington, who believe that it only makes sense when employed to push the country's international agenda.

对华盛顿的政客来说，民主的真正含义并不重要。在他们眼中，这个词只有在被用于推动本国国际议程设置时才有意义。

Given what the US has done all over the world in the name of democracy, it has made a mockery of its claim to champion that cause.

美国在世界各地打着“民主”旗号的胡作非为已亵渎了其捍卫民主事业的主张。

Of the 258 military conflicts in 153 regions and countries since the end of World War II until 2001, 201 were launched by the US. Its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and its occupation of the country for 20 years plunged that country into an abyss of misery and poverty. Its invasion of Iraq in the name of fighting terrorism and spreading democracy resulted in chaos in the country and the rise of the Islamic State terrorist group.

自二战结束至2001年，153个地区和国家共发生258起军事冲突，其中201起由美国牵头。美方2001年入侵阿富汗，占领该国20年，使阿富汗深陷苦难、坠入贫困的深渊；以打击恐怖主义和传播民主的名义侵占伊拉克，导致该国民不聊生、伊斯兰国恐怖组织崛起。

Its interference in the internal affairs of other countries in various forms under the banner of democracy has led to only armed conflict or political chaos.

美方打着民主的旗号以各种形式干涉别国内政，只会造成武装冲突或致使政治混乱。

The US claims these actions are to promote democracy, but none of them have promoted the development of democracy in any country. Instead, they have been the habitual saboteur of peace and stability around the world.

美国声称，这些行动是为了促进民主，但没有哪项行动真的促进了哪个国家民主的发展。相反，美国一直是破坏世界和平与稳定的惯犯。

Now the Joe Biden administration has freshened up this dog and pony show by convening a virtual meeting later this month in the name of democracy.

本月末，美方又大谈民主，召开虚拟会议，老戏新唱。

By inviting countries or political entities it likes and excluding those it dislikes from the virtual Summit for Democracy the US president will host on Dec 9-10, the US administration is drawing an ideological line as it did during the Cold War.

2021年12月9日至10日，美国总统即将主办虚拟民主峰会。美国政府只依本国喜好邀请他国与会，而把其余国家拒之门外。不难看出，美国政府又在盘算着划定出意识形态界线，重蹈冷战覆辙。

It is not difficult to see the trick the US is playing, and many countries have expressed their dismay at what the US is trying to do.

美国的花招昭然若揭。许多国家早已对美方的种种行径大失所望。

The globalized world with peace and development as the mainstay makes this meeting an anachronism.

当今世界以和平与发展为主旋律，这次会议并不合时宜。

Convening such a gathering to consolidate its hegemonic position simply reinforces the fact that the US is not qualified to be the champion of democracy.

召开如此会议巩固霸权地位只会强化一个事实——美国没有资格做民主的捍卫者。

重点词汇：

tarnish

英[ˈtɑːnɪʃ]；美[ˈtɑːrnɪʃ]  

v. 玷污；（使）失去光泽；损坏（名声等）

n. （金属表面上的）暗锈

pretext

英 [ˈpriːtekst]；美[ˈpriːtekst]  

n. 借口；托词

abyss

英 [əˈbɪs]；美[əˈbɪs]  

n. 深渊

saboteur

英 [ˌsæbəˈtɜː(r)]；美[ˌsæbəˈtɜːr]  

n. 破坏者；（为防止敌方利用或为表示抗议的）蓄意破坏者；阴谋破坏者

anachronism

英 [əˈnækrənɪzəm]；美[əˈnækrənɪzəm]  

n. 不合时宜；过时的人（或风俗、思想）

实锤！大熊猫吃肉被发现了，巡护员：它捧着一根骨头啃得正香…… | Giant Panda was Found Eating Meat!Ranger: It was Gnawing at Bones with a Good Appetite

A wild giant panda has been caught on camera gnawing at the bones of a dead takin, an animal similar to a goat antelope found in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

一只野生大熊猫被抓拍到正在啃食一头羚牛的骨头。羚羊类似于山羚羊，分布在中国西北部陕西省。

This species of bears, whose ancestor was omnivorous, is believed to sporadically eat dead animals after it was forced to change its diet to bamboo.

大熊猫的祖先是杂食动物。据说，在被迫改食竹子后，大熊猫偶尔会吃动物尸体。

While counting the number of giant pandas in a field population survey, ranger Li Shuiping and a team from the Foping National Nature Reserve in Shaanxi, took the pictures of a wild giant panda gnawing on the bones of a takin.

陕西佛坪国家级自然保护区巡护员李水平等人在实地调查大熊猫数量时，拍下了一只野生大熊猫啃食羚牛骨头的照片。

"When we found the panda, it was less than 50 meters away from us. There is no bamboo forest on this large mountain slope so we were wondering what it was eating as we kept observing," Li told Xinhua.

“我们发现它时，距离不到50米。这一大片山坡上没有竹林，它能吃啥呢？吃得这么香？”李水平告诉新华社，他们一直在观察它在吃什么。

Li mentioned that the "thing" the wild panda was eating turned out to be "the bones of a dead takin that were more than a foot long."  

原来，李水平提到野生大熊猫吃的“东西”是一根超过一英尺长的羚牛骨头！

"The panda enjoyed its food for about 10 minutes before it dropped the bones and walked slowly into the woods on the hillside and climbed up a big tree," Li said.

李水平表示，它吃了大概10分钟，然后扔下骨头，慢慢走进山坡上的林子里，爬上一棵大树。

Researchers also found that the feces of the panda after eating meat were different from the usual bamboo diet.

研究人员还发现，与通常食竹大熊猫的粪便相比，大熊猫吃肉后的粪便有所不同。

The feces of pandas that usually eat bamboo are called "qingtuan" like the traditional Chinese green rice dumpling. The China Academy Science (CAS) Chengdu Branch explained that they named the droppings after the food for the shape and "fragrance of bamboo."

通常，食竹熊猫的粪便被称为“青团”，其形似中国传统绿色粽子。中国科学院（CAS）成都分院解释说，之所以用食物的名字命名这些粪便，是因为它们的形状和“竹子的清香”。

As they collected feces samples they found that, compared with the droppings of the common giant panda, the color of these clusters was gray and white, like a "spindle-shaped lime stick," according to the report.

据报道，在收集粪便样本时，他们发现，与普通大熊猫粪便相比，这些粪便的颜色灰白，就像一根“梭形的石灰棒”。

This is the second image of a wild giant panda captured eating meat in the Foping National Nature Reserve.

这是第二次在佛坪国家级自然保护区拍摄到野生大熊猫吃肉。

Still, bamboo occupies 99 percent of the catering habits of wild pandas and only in rare cases would they eat meat, according to the CAS. A proper explanation for this sudden meat-eating behaviour is that the animal needs "to absorb other nutrients the body requires when necessary," Sun Quanhui, biologist of the World Animal Protection, told the Global Times on Sunday.

据中国科学院介绍，竹类占据野生大熊猫日常饮食的99%，只有在极少数情况下它们才会吃肉。周日，世界动物保护协会生物学家孙全辉在接受《环球时报》采访时表示，对这种突然肉食行为的一个恰当解释是，动物需要在必要时吸收身体所需的其他营养。

Originally carnivore, this species was forced to change its diet to bamboo to adapt to the changing climate and habitat. Yet, experts say that its digestive system still "retains the traits of a carnivore, just like their ancestors."

大熊猫最初是食肉动物。为了适应气候与栖息地环境的不断变化，大熊猫被迫改变了食性，特化为专食竹子。然而，专家表示，大熊猫的消化系统结构依然保留着食肉类祖先的特征。

"Wild pandas mainly prey on the remains of a wide range of dead animals," mentioned Li Sheng, researcher at Peking University and expert at International Union for Conservation of Nature, adding that there had been several records of wild pandas "eating meat occasionally" in areas around the Qinling Mountains.

北京大学研究员、世界自然保护联盟（IUCN）专家李晟认为，野生大熊猫“主要是取食动物残骸”，并补充说，在秦岭周围地区有几项“野生大熊猫偶尔会‘打牙祭’”的记录。

重点词汇：

gnaw

英 [nɔː]；美[nɔː]  

v. 咬；啃；啮

omnivorous

英 [ɒmˈnɪvərəs]；美[ɑːmˈnɪvərəs]  

adj. 杂食的；（尤指）动、植物都吃的；兴趣广泛的

feces

英 [ˈfiːsiːz]；美[ˈfiːsiːz]  

n. 粪便；排泄物；渣滓

droppings

英 [ˈdrɒpɪŋz]；美[ˈdrɑːpɪŋz]  

n.（鸟、小动物等的）粪

carnivore

英 [ˈkɑːnɪvɔː(r)]；美[ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr]  

n. 食肉动物

President Xi Jinping outlined on Monday a new road map to build a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, as he unveiled nine projects－including an aid package of another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines－to further cooperation.

Xi made the announcement in a keynote speech delivered via video link from Beijing to the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

To help Africa achieve its target of vaccinating 60 percent of its population by 2022, the president said, China will donate 600 million vaccine doses and offer another 400 million doses via joint production by Chinese and local firms.

China will also help African countries implement 10 health programs and send 1,500 medical workers and public health experts to the continent, he added.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and African countries. Xi said the two sides have forged an unbreakable fraternity in their joint struggle against imperialism and colonialism, and have embarked on a journey of cooperation toward development and revitalization.

▲ A Chinese train driver for Kenya's Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Railway and a Kenyan apprentice prepare for departure. The 471-kilometer-long stretch will be the first rail link conforming to Chinese standards ever built outside of China. China and Africa will strengthen cooperation under a new road map outlined on Monday by President Xi Jinping. Li Yan/Xinhua

"Together, we have written a splendid chapter of mutual assistance amid complex changes and set a shining example for building a new type of international relations," he said.

He attributed the close relationship to "an everlasting spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation forged between the two sides, which features sincere friendship, equality, mutual benefit and common development, fairness and justice", adding that the relationship had progressed with "openness and inclusiveness".

Calling it the historic starting point of building a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, Xi made a four-point proposal: fighting COVID-19 with solidarity; deepening practical cooperation; promoting green development; and upholding equity and justice.

"We need to open up new prospects for China-Africa cooperation, expand trade and investment, share experience on poverty reduction, strengthen cooperation on digital economy, and promote entrepreneurship by young Africans and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises," he added.

He underlined the necessity for both sides to promote green development, saying there was a need to advocate green and low-carbon development and actively promote solar, wind and other sources of renewable energy.

In upholding equality and peace, he said China and Africa need to unequivocally stand for the just propositions of developing countries and translate their common aspirations and interests into joint actions.

Xi said China will work closely with African nations to carry out nine programs as part of the first three-year plan under the China-Africa Cooperation Vision 2035.

In addition to health programs, China will undertake 10 poverty reduction and agricultural projects in Africa and send 500 agricultural experts to the continent, he said.

China's imports from African nations will total $300 billion over the next three years. Fast lanes for African agricultural exports to China will be established by speeding up inspection and quarantine procedures. The number of products enjoying zero-tariff treatment for least-developed countries with diplomatic relations with China will also be increased, he said.

China will provide $10 billion to support African exports. A zone for in-depth China-Africa trade and economic cooperation will be built in China as well as a China-Africa industrial park for Belt and Road cooperation, Xi said.

As part of the investment promotion program, Xi said China will encourage Chinese businesses to invest no less than $10 billion in the continent in the next three years, and will establish a platform for China-Africa private investment promotion.

China will help build or upgrade 10 schools in Africa, and invite 10,000 high-caliber African professionals to seminars and workshops, he said, adding that Chinese companies in Africa will be encouraged to create at least 800,000 local jobs.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the role of FOCAC in promoting South-South cooperation and relations between China and African countries. He called it a valuable and practical dialogue that helps to bring about a more equitable international order and amplify Africa's voice on the world stage.

Since its inception, FOCAC has become an engine of progress and an instrument through which the two sides have forged diplomacy, security, trade and investment ties that bind African countries and China, Ramaphosa said. He added that South-South cooperation has become more important than ever as the two sides work to overcome the pandemic and strive for an equitable global economic recovery.

The triennial event brought together leaders including Senegalese President Macky Sall, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat.

记者：徐伟

Plans unveiled for high-tech '10-minute city' in Seoul︱韩国首尔推出“10分钟城市”社区项目

The idea of a "15-minute city," in which residents can all reach work and leisure facilities within a quarter-hour walk -- or cycle -- of their homes, has gained significant traction among urban planners during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“15分钟城市”，即居民都能从家步行或骑车15分钟内到达工作和休闲场所。新冠疫情期间，这一概念愈发受到城市规划者的追捧。

Now, a group of architects is planning an even more ambitious neighborhood in South Korea's capital, Seoul: a 10-minute city.

如今，一群建筑师正在韩国首尔规划一个更加宏伟的社区项目——10分钟城市。

Dubbed "Project H1," the development is set to transform an old industrial site into an interconnected "smart" city. Combining eight residential buildings with co-working offices and study spaces, the 125-acre district is also set to house entertainment venues, fitness centers, swimming pools and even hydroponic urban farms.

该规划被称为“H1项目”——将一个老工业区改造成互相连通的“智慧”城市。建筑师计划将8栋住宅楼用作联合办公区和教学场所，同时在这块125英亩（50.6万平方米）的区域里建造娱乐场所、健身中心、游泳池甚至城市水培农场。

Designed by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio and backed by Hyundai Development Company (a real estate firm owned by the conglomerate behind the car maker of the same name), the neighborhood will also be completely car-free. A press release for the project claimed that "all the conveniences of the city" will be within a 10-minute walk of people's homes.

这个项目由荷兰建筑公司UNStudio设计、现代房地产开发公司出资建造，建成后将实现无车化。项目组发布新闻稿称，从家步行不到10分钟，便可低达“市内所有便利设施”。

In a statement, UNStudio co-founder Ben van Berkel said that residents' "daily life experience" is the project's "top priority."

UNStudio建筑师事务所的联合创始人本·凡·贝克尔在一份声明中称，居民的“日常生活体验”是整个项目的“重中之重”。

"We do this through the inclusion of a rich density of uplifting, curated on-site experiences that provide an extensive range of options for how they can spend their living, working and leisure time, thereby also saving them the time needed to travel elsewhere in the city -- because with time that is saved, more time is created," he is quoted as saying.

他在声明中说道：“我们在项目中密集植入了各种令人振奋的精心设计，为居民提供了生活、工作和休闲的多样化选择，节省了前往市内其他地方的时间。这样一来，时间就省下来了。”

A spokesperson for UNStudio confirmed that project has been green-lit but did not disclose when it is likely to break ground. For now, a series of CGI renderings hint at how the neighborhood will look, with public plazas, gardens, green roofs and "nature zones" connected by pedestrian walkways.

UNStudio的一名发言人证实该项目已获批，不过没有透露何时动工。目前只能看到电脑生成的效果图，图上显示这个社区有广场、花园、绿色屋顶以及连接多条人行道的“自然区”。

The architects also said that clean energy will be generated on site, while systems to capture and store rain are being designed to reduce water use.

这家建筑公司还透露，社区内可以就地生产清洁能源，还有收集和储存雨水的节水系统。

The "15-minute city" concept was first proposed by French-Colombian academic Carlos Moreno in 2016, and was more recently popularized by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, who proposed making the French capital a "ville du quart d'heure" -- a quarter-hour city -- during her recent reelection campaign.

2016年，法裔哥伦比亚籍学者卡洛斯·莫雷诺首次提出“15分钟城市”的概念，近期在巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈的连任竞选活动中得以推广。安妮提议把巴黎改造成为“ville du quart d'heure（一刻钟城市）”。

Critics have suggested that the concept could cause gentrification by further concentrating wealth in the most accessible and convenient districts. The desirability of "15-minute" neighborhoods may, in turn, result in home prices that exclude low-income and marginalized communities.

也有批评人士指出，这一概念可能会让财富往最便利地区集中，导致住宅高档化。“15分钟”社区的高需求量最后可能会抬高房价，把低收入者和边缘化社区排除在外。

But the Covid-19 pandemic has seen growing interest in the concept. With people around the world working from home and avoiding public transport, urban planners have begun pedestrianizing streets and reimagining how cities manage dense populations.

即便如此，新冠疫情的暴发催热了这一概念。考虑到世界各地的人们都在家办公，不再乘坐公交，城市规划部门开始将车道改为步行区，并重新考虑城市安置高密度人口的方式。

Writing in the academic journal Smart Cities earlier this year, Moreno said, "The emergence of this pandemic exposed the vulnerability of cities ... and the need for a radical re-thinking, where innovative measures need to be tailored to ensure that urban residents are able to cope and continue with their basic activities, including cultural ones, to ensure that cities remain both resilient and livable in the short and long terms."

莫雷诺今年早些时候在学术杂志《智慧城市》中写道：“疫情的来袭暴露了城市的脆弱性……我们需要彻底改变思维，并根据具体情况制定新措施，保证城市居民的日常生活以及文化活动，确保城市在短期和长期内都能适应变化、适宜居住。”

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