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社评：美国打“台湾牌”，玩火小心自焚丨US playing 'Taiwan card' risky

In an interview with China Global Television Network on Tuesday, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Yucheng attributed the recent "clamor" concerning Taiwan to the United States violating its commitment to the one-China principle in its eagerness to play the "Taiwan card" in its "competition" with China.

周二，外交部副部长乐玉成在接受CGTN采访时称，近期台湾问题的“噪音”源于美国在与中国的“竞争”中急于打“台湾牌”，违反了一个中国原则的承诺。

 ▲ Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yuchen is in an interview with CGTN's anchor Liu Xin. Photo from Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America.

That's a fair judgment of the situation. Facts show it is the United States that has been playing the "Taiwan card" to fuel cross-Straits tensions. The visit the island's "army commander" paid to the US this week, along with the involvement of US military personnel in military training on the island earlier this month, constitutes the latest example of the US administration's breach of the one-China principle it claims to respect.

这是对形势的公正判断。事实证明，美国一直在打“台湾牌”助长两岸紧张局势。 本周台湾“陆军司令”访美，以及本月早些时候美国军事人员参与岛上的军事训练，是美国政府违反其声称的一个中国原则的最新例证。

US recognition of the one-China principle was the prerequisite for the establishment of Sino-US diplomatic relations, and it is the bedrock for bilateral ties. It is the reneging of the US on this commitment and its irresponsible behaviors that have brought the cross-Straits situation dangerously close to boiling point.

美国承认一个中国原则是中美建交和中美关系的基石。正是美方对这一承诺的背弃和不负责任的行为，使两岸局势接近危险的沸点。

Washington should heed the warnings of an impending worst-case scenario if it continues "playing with fire while carrying firewood".

如果美方继续抱薪玩火，则应该注意到即将发生的最坏情况的警告。

A series of statements the separatist Democratic Progressive Party has made recently has driven home that it is the support of Washington that has emboldened it to constantly push the envelope in its bid to portray the island as an "independent country".

民进党分裂分子最近发表的一系列声明让人回想起，正是美国的支持使其有胆量不断挑战极限，将台湾描绘成一个“独立国家”。

Scratching each other's back, the anti-China US politicians and their pawns on the island are holding Taiwan compatriots hostage while they try to sabotage China's rise and secede the country.

美国反华政客和岛内反华势力狼狈为奸，把台湾同胞当作人质，企图破坏中国的崛起，分裂国家。

That the US has chosen to make Taiwan a core part of its strategy to suppress China's development will only further consolidate the mainland's determination to enhance its ability to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as reunification has now acquired additional significance as self-defense against the US choke hold.

美国将台湾作为其遏制中国发展战略的核心部分，只会进一步巩固大陆加强维护主权和领土完整能力的决心，通过自卫防御对抗美国遏制政策，统一现在具有额外的意义。

President Xi Jinping's vow on the weekend that reunification can and must be realized was a solemn warning to the secessionists and their US patrons that the mainland has the resolve, the will and the ability to complete the historic mission of national reunification.

上周末，习近平主席强调中国完全统一的历史任务，可以而且一定能够实现，这是对分裂分子及其美国支持者的严正警告，大陆有决心、有意愿、有能力完成国家统一的历史使命。

The time frame and the course for national reunification will be determined and charted by the Chinese mainland, independent of the separatists' and the US politicians' will. To try and change that course entails the US to bet its future on it. The Chinese mainland will not be diverted from that course, but how the journey will unfold is still up in the air, as the possibility of peaceful reunification still exists.

国家统一的时间框架和进程将由中国大陆决定和制定，不受分裂分子和美国政客的意志影响。要想改变这条路线，美国必须将押上自己的未来。中国大陆不会偏离这条路线，但和平统一的可能性仍然存在，进程将如何展开仍然悬而未决。

Since China's reunification and national rejuvenation are unstoppable, recognizing the one-China principle is the best thing that the DPP and its US backers can do to serve the interests of Taiwan compatriots and themselves.

祖国统一大业不可阻挡，承认一个中国原则是民进党及其美国支持者为台湾同胞和自己的利益所能做的最好的事情。

A marketing campaign by Prada has drawn rave reviews among Gen Z consumers in Shanghai as fashion-loving youngsters rushed to get a taste of the Italian brand’s design savvy in their local wet market.

普拉达 (Prada) 的营销活动在上海的 Z 世代消费者中引起了热烈的评价，因为热爱时尚的年轻人争先恐后地在当地的湿货市场体验这个意大利品牌的设计理念。

During the recent National Day holidays, it attracted swathes of influencers dressing in high-fashion, taking photos, livestreaming and posing with produce. But it was found out that some people tossed the vegetables into the trash after photos and videos were taken. 

在最近的国庆假期，这个市场吸引了大批人，这些人穿着高级时装、和农产品拍照、直播。 但发现有人在拍完照片和视频后就把蔬菜扔进了垃圾桶。

At the Wuzhong wet market on Wulumuqi Road M on Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of consumers – most of whom were in their 20s and 30s – rummaged their way through vegetable, meat and flower stalls to buy produce wrapped up in the luxury brand’s purple and yellow wrapping paper, emblazoned with the slogan “Feels like Prada”.

周三下午，在乌鲁木齐 M 路的乌中农贸市场，数百名消费者——其中大部分是 20 多岁和 30 多岁——在蔬菜、肉类和花卉摊位中翻找，购买包裹在该奢侈品牌紫色和黄色包装中的农产品。 纸上印有“感觉像普拉达”的口号。

All items sold to shoppers were packaged in Prada paper at no extra cost. About 2,000 shopping bags with three different patterns are expected to be handed out to customers on each day of the event.

出售给购物者的所有商品均采用 Prada 纸包装，无需额外费用。 活动当天，预计每天将向向顾客分发大约2,000个三种不同图案的购物袋。

At least 200 people crowded the two-floor market where about 30 stores were operating. Since the end of September, Italian fashion luxury brand Prada held a cross-over campaign with Wuzhong market in downtown Xuhui district. The campaign ended on Sunday.

至少有 200 人挤满了大约有 30 家商店的两层楼市场。 自9月底以来，意大利时尚奢侈品牌Prada与徐汇区乌中市场开展了跨界活动。 这活动将于周日结束。

Zuo Xiaoyan, a merchant selling chicken eggs at the Wuzhong market, said although sales had risen during the Prada campaign “many visitors have come just to look at the papers and bags”.

在吴中市场卖鸡蛋的商人左小燕说，虽然在 Prada 活动期间销售额有所上升，但“许多游客只是为了看看纸和袋子”。

A local resident surnamed Wang was seen selecting some asparagus in front of a stand. "19 yuan," the stand owner said. "Can you give me a bag? I will give you some more money," the customer bargained, who had already snapped up three bags of various colors.

有人看到当地一位姓王的居民在摊位前挑选一些芦笋。 “19元，”摊主说。 “你能给我一些包装纸吗？我可以再给你一些钱。”顾客讨价还价，他已经抢购了三种不同颜色的包装纸。

Like Wang, almost everyone came for the bags. Customers swarm into the market, in high-heels and makeup, picking up grapes, pineapples, ginger and even eggs clothed in Prada branding for photos, and pose the way influencers do to get the perfect grocery-chic shot.

和王一样，几乎每个人都是为了PRADA包而来。 顾客们化着妆穿着高跟鞋涌入市场，拿起葡萄、菠萝、生姜、鸡蛋甚至穿着普拉达衣服过来拍照，以获得完美的杂货时尚照片。

he campaign has brought more business to the market and a sense of art to the daily life of people.

这项活动为市场带来了更多商业，也给人们的日常生活带来了艺术感。

But not everyone is happy about the change, as pervasive influencer culture takes over market. 

但并不是每个人都对这种变化感到高兴，因为无处不在的拍照行为影响了市场的正常秩序。

"I hope it can come to an end sooner rather than later," a vegetable vendor complained. "The sales haven't grown much. More people come for pictures but few people buy them. They love to toss the vegetables and throw them away," he said.

“我希望它早日结束，”一名蔬菜摊贩抱怨道。 “销量没有增长多少。来拍照的人越来越多，但很少有人买。他们喜欢把蔬菜扔掉。”他说。

The vendor's comments were echoed by netizens who found that some people tossed the vegetables into the trash after taking pictures with them. "What a waste, we should say no to it!"

摊主的说法得到了网友的赞同，他们发现有人与他们合影后将蔬菜扔进了垃圾桶。 “太浪费了，我们应该拒绝！”

Compared to H1 2019, Prada sales in Chinese mainland grew an impressive 77 percent this year, according to the financial results of the group ending June 30.

根据Prada 集团截至 6 月 30 日的财务业绩，与 2019 年上半年相比，今年 Prada 在中国大陆的销售额增长了 77%。

China is accelerating the establishment of a system of protected areas that will eventually encompass all the areas of greatest importance to China's natural ecosystem.

中国正在加快建立自然保护地体系，并其最终将囊括所有中国自然生态系统最重要的地区。

This red-lining of the country's key biosystems lays a solid foundation for the country's protection of its rich biodiversity.

这种对国家重要生态系统的红线划分，为保护国家丰富的生物多样性奠定了坚实的基础。

The system already covers 15 percent of the country's land area today, and shows how earnestly China is striving to fulfill its biodiversity conservation responsibilities. China is home to 10 percent of the world's plant species and 14 percent of its animal species.

如今，这个体系如今已覆盖国土面积的15%，显示出中国在认真地履行其保护生物多样性的责任。中国拥有世界上10%的植物物种和14%的动物物种。

Such efforts are crucial to protect the world's ecosystems, and all countries need to play their part as we have reached what UN biodiversity chief Elizabeth Maruma Mrema called "a moment of truth". But for many developing countries biodiversity conservation requires financial inputs that are beyond their capabilities.

这样的努力对世界生态系统的保护也至关重要。所有的国家都需要发挥自己的作用，因为我们已经到了联合国生物多样性负责人伊丽莎白·穆雷玛所说的“关键时刻”，但对于许多发展中国家而言，保护生物多样性需要大量的财政投入，这超出了他们的能力范围。

In recognition of this, and as a practical move to provide assistance and spur others to lend a helping hand, President Xi Jinping in his keynote speech at the Leaders' Summit of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15) on Tuesday, pledged 1.5 billion yuan ($230 million) to establish a fund to help those developing countries that are most in need of funding support to bolster their biodiversity conservation efforts.

意识到这一点，同时为了从实际行动上提供帮助并带动其他国家施以援手，国家主席习近平星期二在《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会领导人峰会上发表了主旨演讲。在演讲中，他承诺出资15亿元（2.3亿美元）设立基金，来帮助最需要资金支持的发展中国家，加强其生物多样性保护。

The funding pledge is further evidence that China is not just paying lip service to addressing the biodiversity crisis.

出资承诺进一步证明，中国在解决生物多样性危机方面并非只是口头说说而已。

Adopting a "1 + N" policy system, in which "1" is the guiding opinion from the top leadership and "N" is the detailed scheme for implementation at the appropriate level of action, China has initiated a series of measures in recent years to embed biodiversity protection into socioeconomic development.

采用“1+N”政策，即“1”是最高领导层的指导意见，“N”是行动层面的详细实施方案，中国近年来启动的一系列措施，已经将生物多样性保护纳入社会经济发展之中。

For instance, every river, lake and other major natural water body in the country now has a river or lake chief, who is appointed by the relevant local government to take charge of and be accountable for environmental protection.

例如，如今国内的每条河流、湖泊和其他主要的自然水体，都要有一个河长或湖长，由相关当地政府任命，负责其环境保护工作。

As President Xi said, "If we, humanity, do not fail nature, nature will not fail us." That is at the heart of China's holistic approach to conservation and development and its system of governance to protect its natural assets.

正如习近平主席所说：“人不负青山，青山定不负人。”这是中国坚持保护和发展整理思路以及自然资源保护治理体系的核心。

For as China is striving to demonstrate, realizing a green, low-carbon and circular economy, can translate ecological strengths into development strengths. Ecosystem conservation efforts are transformed into economic growth drivers and serve people's well-being.

正如中国努力证明的那样，实现绿色、低碳和循环经济，可将生态优势转化为发展优势。保护生态系统的努力可被转化为经济增长的动力，为人民谋福祉。

This pursuit of an ecological civilization represents the development trend of civilizations. And the building of a community of all life on Earth is an obligation that cannot be shirked.

这种对于生态文明的追求代表了文明的发展趋势。而建立地球上所有生命的共同体是不可推卸的责任。

As such, as the parties at Kunming meeting work to draw up the framework for a new action plan for the next two decades, President Xi's speech was a call for more resolve and executive force to ensure that the new biodiversity conservation targets that are set are "ambitious on the one hand and pragmatic and balanced on the other".

因此，当昆明会议上各方努力为未来20年的新行动计划制定框架时，习近平主席的讲话呼吁了更大的决心和执行力，以确保新的生物多样性保护目标是“兼顾雄心和务实平衡”。

COP 15 is arguably the last chance to turn the tide of biodiversity loss. As its host, China has done all it can to press home the urgency of action and lead the way. Now is time for other parties to step up to the plate as there is no time left for procrastination or words without deeds.

第十五届缔约方大会可以说是扭转生物多样性丧失趋势的最后机会。作为东道主，中国也已经尽其所能地强调了行动的紧迫性，并带头行动。现在是其他缔约方站出来的时候了，因为已经没有时间再拖延或是光说不做了。

近日，在湖南长沙经营一家普通菜摊的李阿姨火了。这位李阿姨做了什么让网友们如此关注，还纷纷表示“想要拥有同款阿姨”？

Li Yuaner, who runs a vegetable stall in Changsha, Hunan province, has attracted extensive attention from netizens, with many expressing their desire to receive "the same type of service".
原来是因为李阿姨抓住了年轻人的“痛点”。
It turned out that Li has greatly satisfied young people's culinary needs.

李阿姨发现自家孩子因工作忙碌，不常在家做饭，喜欢点外卖。“但外卖吃多了往往对身体不好。” 和儿子交流一番后，李阿姨在自家的卖菜摊上开创了 “一周菜单” 服务。

Li found out that her son does not often cook at home because of busy schedules

 and prefers to order take-out food, even though he says "I think that eating too much take-out food

 can be bad for my health." After discussions with her son, Li decided to provide a "one-week menu" service to buyers at her vegetable stall.

顾客到现场点单，她把菜洗好切好，还附赠烹饪技巧。“现在年轻人不喜欢做饭、买菜，我干脆给你们弄一个一周菜单，我帮你们切好、搭配好，你们回去炒就行了。” 

After buyers order, Li washes and cuts up vegetables, and also offers them cooking tips. "Nowadays young people dislike spending time on wandering in the vegetable market and cooking, so I make weekly menus. I could help young people in arranging menus and preparing ingredients, so that they can just buy and cook directly back at home," she said. 

不仅如此，李阿姨发现很多年轻人说要减肥，就多搭配了些蔬菜，让食材丰富起来。

In addition, Li adds more vegetables in the menu to enrich the nutrition as well as to meet young people's need of keeping fit.

搭配的经验是她以前在食堂工作时学会的。“那时候早餐做油条油饼，然后切菜炒菜，做习惯了。”

The experience of preparing menus is what Li learned when she worked in the canteen. "Preparing deep-fried dough sticks and cakes for breakfast, cutting vegetables and cooking were things I was used to," Li said. 

阿姨“保姆级”的服务，让不想切瓜洗菜、吃腻了外卖的年轻顾客们赞不绝口。也获得了网友们的点赞。

Netizens expressed their appreciation of Li's thoughtful preparation which is also widely praised by young customers who are tired of take-out food and, at the same time, don't like to prepare food. 

Greater support was urged for developing nations on biodiversity conservation on the opening day of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Monday. 

周一，联合国生物多样性公约缔约方大会第十五次会议（COP 15）在云南省昆明市开幕，该会议敦促发展中国家加大对于生物多样性保护的支持力度。

The meeting, on the theme "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth", is being held Monday through Friday and will continue in the first half of next year.
本次会议以“生态文明：共建地球生命共同体”为主题，将于周一至周五举行，并于明年上半年将继续召开。

Ecological civilization is a concept promoted by President Xi Jinping for balanced and sustainable development that features the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
生态文明是习近平主席提出的人与自然和谐共处的平衡可持续发展理念。

Xi will participate in the COP 15 leaders' summit on Tuesday via video link and deliver a keynote speech, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.
外交部发言人华春莹周一表示，习近平主席将通过视频形式参加周二的COP 15领导人峰会并发表主旨演讲。

More than 1,800 participants will gather at a forum on ecological civilization on Thursday and Friday at a sideline event. The forum will cover a wide range of topics, including coping with climate change and nature-based ecological protection and restoration.
1800多名与会者将在周四和周五的场边会上参与一场生态文明论坛。该论坛将涵盖广泛主题，包括应对气候变化和基于自然的生态保护和恢复。

Addressing the COP 15 opening ceremony, Vice-Premier Han Zheng said China has stuck to an ecology-first path for green development and hopes to step up cooperation as well as exchanges with all parties.
国务院副总理韩正在COP 15开幕式上致辞时表示，中国坚持走生态优先的绿色发展道路，并希望与各方加强合作交流。

Han, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China will advance biodiversity protection with greater and more tangible efforts.
韩正副总理也是中共中央政治局常委。他表示，中国将切实加大努力，推进生物多样性保护。

Stressing the importance of adhering to the principles of fairness, transparency and State-driven efforts, Han called for developing countries' concerns about funding support, technology and capacity building to be accommodated.
韩正强调，必须坚持公平、透明和国家主导的原则，呼吁关注发展中国家对资金支持、技术和能力建设的担忧。

He said countries should seek common ground, follow a path that is ambitious and practical and formulate post-2020 goals in a scientific manner. Countries should explore more channels of funding and provide greater support for biodiversity protection, Han said.
他表示，各国应求同存异，走有抱负、务实的道路，科学制定2020年后目标。 韩说，各国应探索更多资金渠道，加大对生物多样性保护的支持力度。

China will formulate a national biodiversity protection strategy and action plan for the new era and incorporate biodiversity protection into the mid- and long-term development plans of all regions, Han said.
韩正表示，中国将制定新时代国家生物多样性保护战略和行动计划，将生物多样性保护纳入各地区中长期发展规划。

"We will press ahead with major biodiversity protection projects and further enhance protection methods to make sure that important ecosystems, species and hereditary resources are fully protected. Public education and public participation in eco-protection will also be encouraged," Han added.
“我们将推进生物多样性保护重大工程，进一步加强保护手段，确保重要生态系统、物种和遗传资源得到充分保护。还将鼓励公众教育和公众参与生态保护，”他补充说。

Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, called for more support to help developing nations achieve their goals to counter a grim biodiversity conservation situation. The costs of our "suicidal war" against nature are growing at an alarming rate, Andersen said." As the UN secretary-general has said, making peace with nature is a defining task of the 21st century," she added.
联合国环境规划署执行主任英格·安德森呼吁提供更多支持，帮助发展中国家实现应对严峻的生物多样性保护形势的目标。安德森说，我们与自然“自杀式战争”的代价正以惊人的速度增长。“正如联合国秘书长所说，与自然和平相处是21世纪的一项决定性任务，”她补充道。

The world's efforts have not been sufficient to reverse the damage done by humankind to nature, she said. When the 2010 Aichi biodiversity targets ended in 2020, the world had some successes, however, the action, ambition and impact were inadequate.
她说，全球当前所采取的努力还不足以扭转人类对自然造成的破坏。 当2010年爱知生物多样性目标于2020年结束时，我们取得了一些成功，但行动、雄心和影响力不足。

The post-2020 global biodiversity framework now being discussed is an opportunity for "us all", and the world needs to take clear and tangible action, she said.
她说，现在正在讨论的 2020年后全球生物多样性框架对“我们所有人”来说都是一个机会，世界需要采取明确和切实的行动。

Post-2020 framework

《2020年后生物多样性全球框架》

COP 15, the largest UN gathering on biodiversity in a decade, is tasked with elaborating on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and identifying new protection goals through 2030.
COP 15是十年来规模最大的联合国生物多样性会议，旨在阐明 2020年后全球生物多样性框架，并确定到2030年的新的保护目标。

Andersen also called on parties to focus efforts on an ambitious post-2020 framework and commit to implementing it. "That is how we will ensure a sustainable future for all," she said.
安德森还呼吁各方将努力集中在一个雄心勃勃的 2020年后框架上，并致力于该框架的实施。“这就是我们确保全球可持续性未来的方法，”她说。

Nature should be placed at the heart of decision-making and the shortcomings of governance and markets corrected. Financial systems need to incorporate biodiversity in their assessments and planning, she said. "We need to mobilize much greater resources from all sources, including finance, technology and the capacity to support developing countries to deliver their international ambitions."
应将自然置于决策的核心位置，并纠正治理和市场的缺陷。她说，金融系统需要将生物多样性纳入其评估和规划当中。“我们需要从各方调集更多资源，包括资金、技术和支持发展中国家实现其国际雄心的能力。”

Yunnan province, home to more than a half of China's plant species and more than 6,000 animal species, has set up multiple initiatives to protect biodiversity in the past decades.
云南省拥有中国半数以上的植物物种和 6,000多种动物物种。在过去几十年里，该省制定了多项保护生物多样性的举措。

More than 120 rescue and protection projects targeting plant species with extremely small populations have been implemented in Yunnan in the past five years, with 30 protection zones marked out.

五年来，云南实施了120多项针对极小种群植物物种的抢救保护工程，划定了30个保护区。

"We will take this opportunity and strengthen our cooperation with foreign governments and nongovernment organizations to enhance our protection, so that we will work together to build a community of shared life on Earth," said Ruan Chengfa, Party secretary of Yunnan.

云南省委书记阮成发说：“我们将以此为契机，加强与外国政府和非政府组织的合作，从而加强保护，共同构建地球生命共同体。”

Environmental improvement in China under the ecological civilization promoted by President Xi Jinping is proof the philosophy can be an effective way forward for the world's sustainable development, experts said.

The philosophy stresses harmonious coexistence of man and nature and is a workable alternative to capitalism, they said. The remarks came ahead of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, which will be held in Kunming, Yunnan province, from Monday to Friday and continue in the first half of next year under the theme of "Ecological Civilization－Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth".

Qian Yong, director of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, said it's the first global UN conference with ecological civilization as a theme. This alone demonstrated the international significance of the Thought.

Inaugurated in July at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment office in Beijing, the center is tasked with researching not only theories relating to the philosophy, but also its practice.

Since the dawn of industrial civilization, mankind has created massive material wealth. However, it has come at a cost of exploitation of natural resources, resulting in increasing conflicts between man and nature, Qian said.

"In light of the serious challenges presented by industrialization such as environmental pollution and ecosystem degradation, the Chinese government has been advocating and working to advance ecological civilization," he said.

The development of China's ecological civilization has gained momentum since Xi became general secretary of the CPC Central Committee in 2012. 

"Both ecological civilization construction and the institutional system for environmental protection have been advanced in the country in an accelerated manner since then," Qian said.

Qian pointed to a number of key statistics to show the achievements China has made in environmental management.

As of the end of 2020, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in China had been reduced by 48.4 percent from the 2005 level, bettering the target of 40 to 45 percent.

China has seen its forest areas expand for 30 straight years, contributing to one-fourth of the growth in the world's afforested area. On average, desert land in the country decreases by 2,424 square kilometers every year.

▲ Journalists read brochures at the media center for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Saturday. The phase-one meeting of COP 15 starts on Monday and runs through Friday. Li Jiaxian/China News Service

Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization was officially established in 2018 at the national ecological and environmental protection conference. The harmonious coexistence of man and nature and the idea that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets "are two of the eight core principles of the Thought.

"Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization does not only belong to China but also to the world," he said.

The philosophy is rooted in Chinese civilization and carries forward traditional Chinese ecological culture and wisdom. The philosophy not only addresses China's development problems, but also global problems that have arisen since the industrial civilization.

Australian philosopher Arran Gare said in a recent interview with China Daily that ecological civilization "is a science that is aligned with the humanities and facilitates an integration of the best thinking in the West with the best thinking in the East, including Confucianism and Daoism".

Modern life is characterized by economic globalization dominated by markets, said Gare, author of The Philosophical Foundations of Ecological Civilization: A Manifesto for the Future. The dynamics of these markets have set humanity on a trajectory of self-destruction through ecological destruction, he said.

The joining of ecology and civilization in ecological civilization provides a basis for redefining eco-socialism and eco-Marxism that should appeal to everyone around the world as an alternative to capitalism, he said.

Ecologists have shown that cooperation, rather than competition, is the most important factor in evolutionary progress. Capitalist competition and the conflicts it generates, including imperialist wars, are incompatible with ecological sustainability.

"Ecological civilization, founding civilization on ecological thinking, provides an image of the future to strive for," he said, adding it emphasized community and all humanity.

Ecological civilization is also an advanced form of science that recognizes the complexity and reality of life, as opposed to the reductionist forms of earlier science that attempted to explain away life as nothing more than chemical processes.

Gare said he looks forward to seeing China playing an even bigger role in promoting ecological civilization.

"China can promote the notion of ecological civilization in international institutions, as it has already done to some extent, having had it accepted by the United Nations," he said. "However, initial work in this area can be extended. It can also be extended through the Belt and Road Initiative."

Making the BRI conform to the goal of creating an ecological civilization was witnessed in the Chinese government's decision to cease support for the development of coal-fired power plants in other countries, he said. It could be taken further through establishing sustainable forms of agriculture in developing nations, and also developing alternative energy sources in these countries.

Building on the Chinese traditions of cultivation and celebration of nature, which are central to Confucianism and Daoism, China could develop a vibrant culture that provides an alternative to a consumer culture, he said.

记者：侯黎强

10月11日，生物多样性大会将在云南昆明召开。

这场国际性会议对未来十年的生态环境有着至关重要的作用，甚至直接关乎你我的日常生活，但你知道这场大会的全称是什么吗↓

联合国《生物多样性公约》缔约方第十五次大会，《卡塔赫纳生物安全议定书》缔约方第十次会议，以及《关于获取遗传资源和公正和公平分享其利用所产生惠益的名古屋议定书》缔约方第四次会议。

 长到记者唱了一段Rap……不调侃啦，关于这场国际性会议，你还是要了解这些知识点，一起戳视频学习吧。

红色旅行 全家出游 国庆出行人数激增︱Red tourism, family outings fuel holiday travel surge

The National Day holiday saw a surge in tourism, as people unleashed a strong demand for traveling that was suppressed over the summer holiday due to sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks.

暑假期间，零星暴发的新冠疫情抑制了人们对出行的强烈需求。到了国庆，各地游客人数激增。

Data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed on Thursday that domestic attractions received about 515 million trips over the seven-day break, from Oct 1 to Thursday.

经文化和旅游部数据中心测算，10月1日至7日，全国国内旅游出游5.15亿人次。

The total number of trips is roughly 70 percent of the number during the same period in 2019, before the pandemic hit.

国内出游人次恢复至2019年，即疫前同期的70.1%。

The ministry said that revenue of about 389 billion yuan ($60.3 billion) was generated over the holiday, roughly 60 percent of that in 2019.

此外，国庆期间，各市场实现国内旅游收入3890亿元（合约603亿美元），恢复至疫前同期的60%。

Travel agencies said they have seen an increase in tour package reservations after their businesses had a hard time during the summer. Red tourism, in which people visit sites with historical significance for Communism in China, and tour products focusing on appreciating autumn scenery and family trips are popular.

各旅行社表示，夏天是旅游淡季，生意不景气。此后，成团旅行的预订量有所增加。游览爱国主义教育基地等历史性纪念地的“红色旅游”、以全家出行，欣赏秋日美景为主的旅游路线受备受热捧。

The travel portal Fliggy said in a new report that sales at its platform of tickets for attractions registered a 100 percent increase in the first three days of the holiday compared with the same period last year.

国内旅游平台“飞猪”在一份新报告中称，10月1日至3日，景点门票的销售额比起去年同期增长了一倍。

The Universal Beijing Resort took the top slot on holiday travelers' wish list, followed by Shanghai; Chengdu, Sichuan province; and Chongqing, according to Fliggy.

据“飞猪”平台显示，在游客的国庆旅行愿望单中，北京环球影城排名第一，上海排名第二，成都市和重庆市分居第三与第四。

According to online travel agency Qunar, the top 50 theme parks, including Shanghai Disney Resort and Chimelong Tourist Resort in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, saw a 20 percent average increase in ticket sales.

线上平台“去哪儿旅行”公布的数据显示，国内排名前五十，包括上海迪士尼乐园和广州长隆旅游度假区在内的主题公园，门票销量平均增长20%。

Travelers also showed an increasing preference for Red tourism, as the National Day holiday this year marked the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

2021年的国庆，标志着中华人民共和国成立72周年，越来越多的游客开始选择红色旅游。

Data provided by Trip.com Group, an online travel services provider, show that family trips to Red tourism attractions experienced a 30 percent rise at its platform compared with the same period last year. Destinations including Beijing; Yan'an, Shaanxi province; and Changsha, Hunan province were the most popular Red tourism attractions, it said.

据“携程”集团统计，该平台上选择红色旅游路线全家出行的数量同比增长30%。其中，北京、陕西延安、湖南长沙是最受欢迎的红色旅游景点。

Yuan Lili, who is from Anhui province, said it was a good time to take her child to learn the history of the Communist Party of China and pay tribute to martyrs who made their great contribution to the nation's founding.

一名来自安徽的旅客说，借着国庆假期，正好带孩子了解中国共产党的历史，向为建国献身的烈士们致敬。

"We went to Shaoshan (in Hunan) on Sunday, which is the birthplace of Chairman Mao Zedong, and then traveled to Changsha for two days," she said.

这名旅客表示：“周日去了毛主席的出生地湖南韶山，然后又去了长沙两天。”

suppress

英 [səˈpres]；美[səˈpres]  

vt.压制；禁止；抑制；忍住

sporadic

英 [spəˈrædɪk]；美[spəˈrædɪk]  

adj. 零星的；偶现的；断断续续的

pay tribute to

英 [peɪ ˈtrɪbjuːt tu]；美[peɪ ˈtrɪbjuːt tu]  

v. phrase致敬；讴歌；赞美

Learn to be at leisure︱休假也有大学问

Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list can certainly make you unhappy, but new research suggests that more free time might not be the magic elixir many of us dream it could be.

一个人面前若堆满了一大堆待办事项，定然开心不起来。然而，新研究发现，更多空闲时间也非很多人想象中的万能灵药。

Engaging in a bit of low-key cardio, like walking, can help burn stress. Free-time activities like knitting, reading, cooking or gaming are also known to put people in a state of flow.

适当的有氧运动，比如散步，有助于舒缓压力；在闲时手中做些事也能让自己处于活跃状态，比如织毛衣、阅读、烹饪、玩游戏等等。

We feel like we want to have the best bang for our buck and minutes. So we invest more money in leisure. Better hotels, better movie experiences – like IMAX or Netflix in 4K – better everything.

我们总是想要收到的回报与花掉钱和时间成正比，所以便变本加厉，在休闲娱乐上花更多的钱。比如，住更豪华酒店，享受更高级观影体验：IMAX电影、升级版的4K Netflix大片……一切都要加个“更”字。

All this can lead to hours poring over reviews diligently planning leisure activities.

做这些事会让你花上好几个小时，挨个品读点评网站上的评论，以此详细规划休闲活动。

But our ability to purchase and enjoy goods and services has risen much more rapidly than the amount of time available for us to enjoy them”.

然而，我们购买、享受商品和服务的能力变强的同时，我们享受这些商品和服务的时间却越来越短。

New research shows that we judge future positive events as both farther away and shorter than negative or neutral ones, leading us to feel like a holiday is over as soon as it begins.

新研究表明，人们常常认为，相比较一些消极或者中性事件，未来发生的积极事件要么遥不可及，要么无比短暂，所以我们常常觉得假期刚开始就结束了。

Equally, the way we chase top-notch leisure experiences has made recreation more stressful than ever. High expectations may clash with our experienced reality, making it feel anti-climactic.

在休闲娱乐上追求一流，也让娱乐本身变得比以往更有压力。期望太高，可能会导致实际体验平淡无奇，与期望相差甚远。

Conspicuous consumption used to be a way for people to display their money through scarce luxury goods. Now, they flaunt how they spend their valuable time only on activities that are truly meaningful, productive or spectacular.

在过去，炫耀性消费是指人们通过奢侈品来炫富，而现在是指人们炫耀自己如何把宝贵的时间花在了真正有意义、有成效、且引人注目的活动上。

For example, only 14% of Americans take two weeks' vacation in a row, a finding in keeping with the overwork culture. The same study reports that as of 2017, 54% of American workers didn’t use up their vacation time, leaving 662 million days reserved for leisure unused.

例如，只有14%的美国人会连续休假两周，这一结果也符合他们过劳工作的文化。该研究报告称，截至2017年，54%的美国员工没有休完他们的假期，即剩下6.62亿天空闲时间没有使用。

Selin A Malkoc, associate professor at The Ohio State University, says certain people perceive leisure as lacking value, even when it doesn’t interfere with their pursuit of goals. These negative beliefs about leisure are associated with lower reported happiness and greater reported depression, anxiety and stress.

俄亥俄州立大学市场营销副教授塞林·A·马尔科克表示，有些人认为，哪怕休闲娱乐并不妨碍追求目标的过程，休闲娱乐本身也缺乏价值。对休闲的看法太过消极，幸福感又太低，导致了严重的抑郁和焦虑，以及巨大的压力。

Regardless of which end of the spectrum you fall on, is to relax the productivity mindset. A way to do this is by “assuming a broader perspective on life and anticipating your long-term regrets, as it allows people to enjoy the present more”.

不管你属于哪个极端，都请放下关于追求生产效率的焦虑心态，以更长远的视角看待人生，预见你未来可能的种种遗憾，会让自己更享受当下的生活。

For those seeking to intensify leisure, researchers recommend doing one thing that’s “completely insane” in the middle, such as bungee jumping, and one equally grandiose thing at the end (for instance, a spa day or indulgent meal) to elevate the entire experience and maximise hedonic utility overall.

对于那些想要增强休闲体验的人，研究人员建议，在假期里做一件“近乎疯狂”的事，比如蹦极；在收假前也干件“大”事，比如，做做水疗，或者开怀饱腹。这样一来，假期整体的体验得以提升，享乐效益也最大化。 

Having a “functional alibi” that articulates a purpose for an activity (such as the health and productivity benefits of taking a much-needed vacation) allows many consumers to relax without feeling guilty.

此外，给自己编上一段托辞，表示某个活动是有目的性地（比如，休假肯定有利于身体健康，能提高效率），可以让大多数人得以在休假时不觉内疚、完全放松。

alibi

[ˈælɪˌbaɪ]

n.借口；托辞；不在犯罪现场证明

elixir

[ɪˈlɪksər]

n.灵丹妙药；炼金药；长生不老药