通勤學英語 15Mins Today

討論原文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-973-how-does-s-pore-socialite-jamie-chua-spend-her-money

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:

Socialite n. a person who is well known in fashionable society and is fond of social activities and entertainment

• Paris Hilton was the most famous socialite in the 90s

Lavish adj. rich, elaborate, luxurious

• Jamie took her alimony and gave herself a lavish lifestyle

Alimony n. court-ordered provision for the support of spouse after divorce

• Jamie demanded NTD6.24m monthly alimony in her divorce lawsuit

每日英語跟讀 Ep.1015: Edward Enninful Is Named Editor-in-Chief at British Vogue

Edward Enninful, the creative and fashion director of the U.S. magazine W, is set to replace Alexandra Shulman as editor-in-chief of British Vogue, its parent company, Conde Nast, confirmed Monday. The first man and the first black editor to take the helm of Britain’s most powerful fashion publication in its 100-year history, Enninful will begin his new role Aug. 1.

A top stylist and acclaimed fashion director who migrated to Britain from Ghana as a child, the 45-year-old Enninful is known for his cheerful demeanor, his legendary fashion covers and for having an army of loyal fans in and out of the fashion business. He received an Order of the British Empire in June for his services to diversity in the fashion industry.

英國版Vogue雜誌的母公司康泰納仕4月10日證實，美國Ｗ雜誌的創意與時尚總監艾德華．恩寧佛將接替亞歷珊卓．舒爾曼，擔任該雜誌總編輯。恩寧佛將在8月1日走馬上任，他將是這個英國最有影響力的時尚刊物創立一百年來，執掌大權的第一位男性，也是第一位黑人總編輯。

45歲的恩寧佛是頂尖造型師和備受讚譽的時尚總監，他孩童時期從迦納移民英國，以快活的舉止表情、傳奇的時尚雜誌封面，以及在時尚圈內和圈外擁有大批鐵粉聞名。去年6月獲頒大英帝國勳章，表彰他對時尚產業多元化的貢獻。

Conde Nast’s international chairman and chief executive, Jonathan Newhouse, called Enninful “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music which shape the cultural zeitgeist,” and added that “by virtue of his talent and experience, Edward is supremely prepared to assume the responsibility of British Vogue.”

The appointment comes three months after Newhouse named another man, Emanuele Farneti, to the helm of Italian Vogue, following the death of Franca Sozzani.

康泰納仕國際集團董事長兼執行長強納森．紐豪斯說，恩寧佛是「形塑時代思潮的時尚界、好萊塢和音樂界一位具有影響力的人物」，「憑他的才華和經驗，艾德華已為承擔英國版Vogue的責任做好了萬全的準備。」

在決定這項任命的三個月前，紐豪斯任命了另一位男士艾曼紐爾．法內提出掌義大利版的Vogue，接替去世的法蘭加．索薩妮。

Enninful was an unexpected choice. Born in Ghana, Enninful was raised by his seamstress mother in the Ladbroke Grove area of London, alongside five siblings. At 16, he became a model for the British magazine i-D after being scouted while traveling on the Tube, London’s subway system. He has called modeling his “baptism into fashion.”

By 17, he was assisting on photography shoots for the publication with the stylists Simon Foxton and Beth Summers. In 1991, at 18, he took over from Summers as i-D fashion editor, making him one of the youngest-ever leaders of a major fashion publication. He also obtained a degree from Goldsmiths, University of London.

恩寧佛是出人意料的人選。他在迦納出生，當裁縫的母親在倫敦蘭僕林區把他和5個兄弟姊妹撫養長大。16歲時，他在搭乘倫敦地鐵時被星探相中，成為英國i-D雜誌的模特兒。他把自己的模特兒經驗稱為「進入時尚界的受洗禮」。

到了17歲，他協助造型師西蒙．佛克斯頓和貝絲．桑默斯為這本刊物拍攝照片。1991年18歲時，他取代桑默斯，成為i-D雜誌時尚編輯，使他成為主要時尚刊物有史以來最年輕的主管之一。他並取得倫敦大學金匠學院的文憑。

Although there are a handful of notable exceptions, the fashion industry has a dearth of black power players, and that had been a source of immense frustration for Enninful, who has made a considerable effort to improve things. He has made headlines with accusations of racism, including after he was assigned to sit in the second row at a couture show in Paris in 2013 when white “counterparts” were in the first.

雖然有少數著名的例外，時尚產業極欠缺有權力的黑人，這一直令恩寧佛極感挫折，而他已相當努力以謀求改進。他曾因指控種族歧視而上了大新聞，包括2013年在巴黎一場高級訂製服的秀上，他被指定坐在第二排，而與他「地位相當」的白人坐在第一排。

Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/312421/web/

每日英語跟讀 Ep.1014: Going Under the Knife, With Eyes and Ears Wide Open

"Do you want to see your tendons?”

Dr. Asif Ilyas, a hand and wrist surgeon, was about to close his patient’s wound. But first he offered her the opportunity to behold the source of her radiating pain: a band of tendons that looked like pale pink ribbon candy. With a slender surgical instrument, he pushed outward to demonstrate their newly liberated flexibility.

“That’s pretty neat,” the patient, Esther Voynow, managed to gasp.

「你想看看你的肌腱嗎？」

專門處理手部和腕部的外科醫師阿西夫．伊爾亞斯準備為他的病人縫合傷口。但他先讓她有機會看她放射性疼痛的來源：看起來像淡粉色彩帶糖的一束肌腱。他用一件細長的外科手術器材把肌腱往外推，以展示新獲解放的彈性。

病人艾絲瑟．瓦伊瑙幾乎喘不過氣地說：「真不錯。」

More surgery is being performed with the patient awake and looking on, for both financial and medical reasons. But as surgical patients are electing to keep their eyes wide open, doctor-patient protocol has not kept pace with the new practice. Patients can become unnerved by a seemingly ominous silence, or put off by what passes for office humor. Doctors are only beginning to realize that when a patient is alert, it is just not OK to say, “Oops!” or “I wasn’t expecting that,” or even “Oh, my God, what are you doing?!”

伊爾亞斯做的手術稱為狹窄性肌腱滑膜炎（俗稱媽媽手）緩解術，手術時病患通常會麻醉。但瓦伊瑙受到醫學好奇心驅使，加上很不喜歡麻醉，選擇保持清醒，只打了一針局部麻醉針，讓前臂失去知覺。

基於費用和醫學考量，愈來愈多手術是在病人保持清醒和注視下進行。但是在接受手術的病人選擇睜大眼睛之際，醫生與病人之間的行為準則卻沒跟上這種新做法的腳步。病人可能因為似乎予人不祥之感的沉默而緊張，或是因為所謂的辦公室幽默而覺得尷尬。醫師們也才剛剛開始明白，當病人處於警覺狀態時，可不能說「糟糕！」或「我沒預料到」，甚至「哇，我的老天啊，你在做什麼？！」

“For a thousand years, we talked about the operating theater,” said Dr. Mark Siegler, a medical ethicist at the University of Chicago and an author of a recent study on surgeon-patient communication during awake procedures, published in The American Journal of Surgery. “And for the first time, in recent years the patient has joined the cast.”

芝加哥大學的醫學倫理專家馬克．席格勒說：「我們談手術劇場已談了一千年，這幾年，病人才頭一次加入演員陣容。」他最近在「美國外科手術期刊」上發表了一篇有關清醒手術過程中醫病溝通的研究報告。

選擇看著自己的手術進行，是病人自主運動的又一表現，在這個運動中，病人反抗醫師的家長式作風，樂於更深入參與自身的治療。

A few studies suggest that some patients feel less anxious about staying awake during surgery, despite possible gruesome sights, than they do about being sedated.

Voynow did not need a preoperative physical exam, blood work, an IV drip or even an attending anesthesiologist. As nurses wheeled her on a gurney out of the O.R., she looked pleasantly surprised. “I’ve had root canals that were worse,” she said.

一些研究顯示，部分病人覺得在手術時保持清醒，反而不像被麻醉那麼讓人焦慮，儘管可能會看到駭人的景象。

瓦伊瑙不需要術前身體檢查、驗血、靜脈注射，甚至一位麻醉主治醫師。當護理師用輪床把她推出手術室時，她顯得既意外又愉快，她說：「這還沒有我接受過的一些根管治療可怕呢。」

Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/312421/web/

每日英語跟讀 Ep.1013: About Europe - Sculpture restoration work draws laughs, memories in Spain

Restoration work on a sculpture in northern Spain has resurrected memories of a restored Christ fresco in another Spanish city eight years ago that drew ridicule as well as tourists.

西班牙北部一座雕像的修復工作，勾起外界對8年前西班牙另一座城市的一座既招來奚落、但也帶來遊客的被修復的耶穌濕壁畫的回憶。

The latest incident concerns a relief sculpture on the exterior of an ornate office building in the city of Palencia. What was once the bust of a smiling woman now looks more like the head of a cartoon character.

最新的這起修復案例，是關於帕倫西亞市一棟華麗的辦公大樓外牆的一座浮雕。原本是一名微笑女子半身像的浮雕，如今看起來更像是某個卡通人物的頭部。

The disfigurement was brought to light by a local artist who lives near the office building and was tipped off by a florist on his street. Antonio Capel posted before and after photographs on his Facebook page, triggering a flurry of social media reaction and attention from journalists.

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Painting found in Italian gallery’s wall confirmed to be long-lost Klimt／義大利畫廊牆壁發現的畫作 證實是佚失多時的克林姆名畫

Gustav Klimt’s "Portrait of a Lady" disappeared from an art gallery in northern Italy 23 years ago. It was presumed stolen.

古斯塔夫．克林姆的作品「仕女肖像」23年前從義大利北部的一家藝廊不翼而飛，推斷應該是遭竊。

The location of the masterpiece has been one of the art world’s biggest mysteries ever since — only to be solved after discovering a secret door in the gallery’s walls.

這幅名畫的下落，自此成為藝術界最大謎團之一，沒想到在發現這家藝廊的牆壁上有一扇神秘的門後得以破解。

In December, a gardener at the Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery in Piacenza, Italy, found a painting hiding in a plastic bag within an external wall while clearing away ivy. Experts confirmed Friday that that painting is the long-lost Klimt work.

（去年）12月，義大利城市皮亞琴察的瑞西．歐迪現代藝廊，一名園丁在清除常春藤時，發現外牆裡的一個塑膠袋裡藏有一幅畫。專家週五證實，這幅畫就是消失許久的克林姆作品「仕女肖像」。

"I’d like to say with no lack of emotion that I can announce the painting is authentic," Piacenza Prosecutor Ornella Chicca told reporters Friday.

「我要非常激動地說，我可以宣布這幅畫是真跡，」皮亞琴察檢察官歐涅拉．齊卡週五告訴記者。

According to BBC News, "Portrait of a Lady" is valued at $66 million.

根據英國廣播公司新聞，「仕女肖像」價值6600萬美元。

Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1409264 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1412404

每日英語跟讀 Ep.1012: Biden-Harris ticket among most tweeted people in 2020

According to Twitter, the announcement of “Black Panther” actor Chadwick Boseman’s death on his account was the most shared tweet in 2020, and with over 7.5 million “likes,” it also became the most liked tweet in history. US President Donald Trump was No. 1 among the top 10 most-tweeted about people worldwide, followed by US president-elect Joe Biden, whose running mate Kamala Harris at No. 10 was the most tweeted about women this year.

根據推特表示，今年轉推最多的推文，是電影《黑豹》男主角查維克博斯曼推特帳號上，公布他已過世的訊息。這則推文還獲得超過七百五十萬個「讚」，成為歷史上獲得最多讚的推文。美國總統唐納川普是全球推特上討論度最高的十大人物之首，總統當選人喬拜登居次，他的搭檔賀錦麗排名第十，是最受人關注的女性。

K-pop supergroup BTS has continued to dominate the top 10 most tweeted musicians for four straight years, reflecting the boyband’s milestones on the Billboard charts and successes at award shows in recent years. They are followed by Kanye West, Beyonce, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Cardi B, Blackpink, Drake, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift.

韓流天團防彈少年團（BTS）已連續第四年稱霸最多推文討論的音樂藝人，這也反映出BTS近年來在告示牌排行榜所創下的里程碑，及在各大頒獎典禮獲得的成就。緊跟在後的有︰肯伊威斯特、碧昂絲、蕾哈娜、小賈斯汀、卡蒂‧B、南韓女團Blackpink、德瑞克、亞莉安娜、泰勒絲。

The hashtag #COVID19 was the most popular one on the social media platform, and the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter was at the second spot following the tragic death of George Floyd in May. The hashtag #StayHome was the third most popular one.

在該社群媒體平台上，主題標籤「#武漢肺炎」（新冠病毒，COVID-19）是今年最熱門的標籤。主題標籤「#黑人的命也是命」居次，該標籤自黑人男子喬治佛洛伊德五月不幸死亡後暴增。主題標籤「#待在家中」則位居第三。

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.1011: The Perfect Gift? It’s the One They Asked For

Social scientists bear glad tidings for the holiday season. After extensively observing how people respond to gifts, they have advice for shoppers: You don’t have to try so hard.

社會科學家為假日季節帶來令人愉悅的消息。在廣為觀察人們對禮物的反應後，他們向購物者提出了建議：你不需要這麼辛苦。

You’re not obliged to spend hours finding just the right gift for each person on your list. Most would be just as happy with something quick and easy. This may sound too good to be true, but rest assured this is not a ploy by some lazy Scrooges in academia.

你沒有必要花上好幾個小時，為你名單上的每個人找到適合的禮物。即使是輕鬆快速挑選的禮物，一樣能令大多數人高興。也許這聽起來好得教人難以置信，但請放心，這並不是學術界一些懶惰的小氣鬼耍弄的噱頭。

These researchers are meticulous analysts of gift-giving rituals, and this year they have more data than ever to back up their advice:

這些研究人員一絲不苟地分析送禮風俗，今年他們有了比以往更多的資料來支持他們的建言：

Don’t aim for the “big reveal.” Many shoppers strive to find a sensational toy or extravagant piece of jewelry that will create drama when it’s opened. But drama is not what recipients want, according to a new study by Jeff Galak of Carnegie Mellon University.

不要以「打開禮物時的驚喜」為目標。許多購物者努力去找令人驚奇的玩具或昂貴的珠寶，想在禮物拆封時創造戲劇效果，但根據卡內基美隆大學賈拉克的新研究，戲劇效果並不是收禮者要的。

He and his colleagues have found that gifts go wrong because the givers are focused on the moment of exchange, whereas the recipients are thinking long-term: Will I actually get any use out of this?

賈拉克與研究夥伴們發現，禮物選錯是因為送禮的人專注在交換的那一刻，收禮者想的卻是長期問題：我真能用上它嗎？

Don’t “over-individuate” your gifts. People too often give bad presents because they insist on buying something different for everyone.

不要「太過量身打造」你的禮物。人們太常因為堅持為每個人買不同的禮物而選錯禮物。

In experiments using greeting cards and gifts, psychologists found that people typically feel obliged to choose unique items for each person on their list even when the recipients wouldn’t know if they got duplicates — and even when one particularly good gift would work better for everyone.

在使用禮卡和禮物的實驗中，心理學家發現，人們常常覺得非得為名單上每個人挑選不同的禮物不可，就算收禮者不會知道拿到了跟別人一樣的東西，就算某一種特別好的禮物會讓每個人更高興，也是如此。

The more gifts you select, the more likely you’ll pick some duds. If you can find one sure thing, don’t be afraid to give it more than once.

你挑選愈多種禮物，就愈有可能挑到廢物。如果你能找到一種確定很好的禮物，不要怕重複送出。

— Don’t be ashamed to regift. Researchers have found that most people assume that someone who gave them a gift would be deeply offended if they passed it along to someone else. But these same studies show that most givers actually aren’t offended.

Once they give someone a present, they figure it’s the recipient’s right to dispose of it at will.

他們一旦把禮物送出去了，就認為收禮者有權隨意處置。

— Let your recipients do the work for you. They know what they want better than you do. If they’ve asked for something, buy it instead of surprising them.

Psychologists have found people are happier getting items listed in their gift registry than unsolicited gifts, and in some cases they’re happier still to receive cash. (But one of the researchers, Francis Flynn of Stanford University, cites an exception: Don’t try giving your spouse cash.)

——讓收禮的人為你找禮物。他們對自己想要什麼比你清楚。如果他們要求過某種東西，買就是了，不用讓他們驚喜。

心理學家發現，人們收到在心目中禮物名冊上的禮物時，會比收到從未要求過的禮物更開心，在某些情況下，收到現金更是高興。（不過，其中一名研究人員、史丹福大學的弗林提到一個例外：可別給配偶現金。）

Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/307851/web/

Summary:

Pets are an inseparable part of our world and our families. Pet companionship can help improve psychological wellbeing, and according to studies, pets can also help with human immunity. Study from Mount Sinai Hospital analyzed data from over 3 million people, found a 24 percent reduction in risk of death within 10 years for dog owners. Benefits of owning a pet include: Dogs produce more immunoglobulin when stroked. An antibody in their saliva, which fights antigens. Next, pets can also help people respond better to stress, and this in turn boosts the immune system. Last, microbes on pets have strong connection to the microbes in people’s bodies. Some researches have shown that pet microbes can directly influence the health and immunity of people.

原討論文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-966-keeping-pets-can-boost-your-immunity

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:

Companionship n. a feeling of fellowship or friendship

• Pet companionship can improve psychological wellbeing of people.

Wellbeing n. state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy

• Mental and physical wellbeing are two major topics under wellness these days.

Immunity n. ability to resist a particular toxin or infection.

• Many people take vitamins to boost immunity.

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.1010: About UK- Scotland is making tampons and pads free

Scotland has become the first country to allow free and universal access to menstrual products, including tampons and pads, in public facilities, a landmark victory for the global movement against period poverty.

蘇格蘭成為世界首個在公共設施免費向所有人供應衛生棉條和衛生護墊等生理期用品的國家，這是全球對抗月經貧困運動的一次里程碑式勝利。

The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of the Period Products bill on Tuesday, months after lawmakers had initially signaled their support.

在國會議員初步表示支持之後數月，蘇格蘭議會週二一致投票通過月經用品法案。

It means period products will be available to access in public buildings including schools and universities across Scotland. According to the new rules, it will be up to local authorities and education providers to ensure the products are available free of charge.

這意味著蘇格蘭各地包括中小學和大學在內的公共場所將會免費提供月經用品。根據新法規，地方政府部門和教育機構將確保免費供應月經用品。

The bill’s accompanying financial memorandum estimates it could cost around £8.7 million a year by 2022, depending on the number of women who will take advantage of the free products.

該法案附帶的財務備忘錄估計，到2022年，該免費項目每年將耗資約870萬英鎊（約3.3億台幣），具體數目取決於領用免費月經用品的女性數量。

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BBC announces probe into 1995 Diana interview BBC宣布調查1995年黛妃專訪

The BBC announced Wednesday the immediate start of an investigation into how it obtained an explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana that lifted the lid on her troubled marriage to Prince Charles.

英國廣播公司（BBC）週三宣布，將立即就該公司如何在1995年讓黛安娜王妃同意接受驚世專訪、揭露她與王儲查爾斯的婚姻問題重重一事，展開調查。

The late princess’ brother, Charles Spencer, has alleged that the flagship "Panorama" programme reporter who conducted the interview, Martin Bashir, showed him faked documents to persuade his sister to take part.

這位已故王妃的胞弟查爾斯．史賓塞宣稱，專訪黛妃的BBC招牌節目「萬象」的記者馬丁．巴席爾，曾向他展示造假檔案以說服他胞姊受訪。

New reports have surfaced alleging that Bashir used underhand methods to persuade Diana to talk, including by claiming her own staff members were being paid to spy on her.

新出現的報導指稱，巴席爾以不入流的手段說服黛妃受訪，包括宣稱她的幕僚收錢監視她。

In the November 1995 interview, which was watched by a record 22.8 million people, Diana detailed her collapsing marriage to the heir to the throne.

在1995年11月這段有破紀錄的2280萬人觀看的專訪中，黛妃詳述她與王儲之間瀕臨瓦解的婚姻。

Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1418379 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1417500

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.1009: Oregon Preschool Policy Could Be National Model

On Election Day, Multnomah County, which includes Portland, Oregon, passed one of the most progressive universal preschool policies in the nation.

美國總統大選投票當天，俄勒岡州最大城市波特蘭所屬的摩特諾瑪郡，同時通過了全郡適用的學齡前教育政策創制案，進步程度在全美名列前茅。

The measure, to be paid for by a large tax on high earners, will provide free preschool for all children ages 3 and 4, in public schools and in existing and new private preschools and home-based child care centers. It will also significantly raise teachers’ wages so they are equivalent to those of kindergarten teachers.

政策內容是讓所有3到4歲兒童免費在公立幼兒園、現有和新設的私立幼兒園及設於民宅的托育中心就讀，資金來自向高收入者所課重稅，並將幼兒園教師薪資大幅提高到與學前班（幼稚園）教師等同。

It seeks to overcome the central problem in early childhood care and education: It is unaffordable for many families, yet teachers are underpaid. The solution, Multnomah County voters decided, is to finance preschool with public funding instead of private tuition and to pay teachers much more.

這項政策旨在解決幼兒照顧與教育核心問題：許多家庭負擔不起，且教師薪水太低。郡選民決定，解決方式不是靠個人所交學費支撐幼兒園營運，而是由公家出錢，同時大幅調高教師薪水。

It also seeks to overcome some of the pitfalls of universal preschool policies in places like New York and Washington, D.C. In doing so, early childhood researchers say the policy could serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country.

政策還意在克服紐約與華府等地全體適用學齡前教育政策的缺點。幼教學者說，這政策可作為全美的藍本。

“This was focused on access to quality preschool, so when children enter kindergarten, they are able to succeed,” said Jessica Vega Pederson, a county commissioner and a chairwoman of the measure’s steering committee.

郡政委員兼這項政策的指導委員會主席潔西卡．彼得森說：「政策意在讓孩子得以就讀優質幼兒園，讓他們進入學前班後適應良好。」

Caregiving has become a much more politically salient issue. The closings of schools and child care centers because of the coronavirus made clear the extent to which the sector underpins the economy. Joe Biden has made caregiving a central part of his economic plan.

幼兒照顧議題政治性已遠甚於既往。新冠肺炎疫情導致學校和托育中心關閉，凸顯這個區塊支撐經濟的程度。宣布當選美國總統的拜登，一直把幼兒照顧視為經濟政策的重點。

托育費用是許多家庭最大開銷，但柏克萊加州大學兒童托育就業研究中心的資料，非裔和西語裔女性占比超高的托育人員，平均時薪僅12美元（約台幣360元），半數依賴社會福利過活。該中心還發現，就算教育程度相同，幼兒園老師的薪水卻只有學前班老師的一半。

Research has shown that high-quality preschool is beneficial for children, particularly those from low-income families. It helps them prepare for kindergarten — academically, socially and behaviorally — and shrinks achievement gaps. Research has shown that for poor children, it results in increased earnings and better health later in life.

研究顯示，優質幼兒園可嘉惠兒童，尤其低收入家庭兒童。優質幼兒園讓兒童在學業、社交和行為上做好進入學前班的準備，並縮小成就差距。研究顯示，貧困兒童進入優質幼兒園，長大會有更高的收入，也更健康。

Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/359776/web/

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.1008:About Japan - Japan shop deploys robot to check people are wearing face masks

A shop in Japan has enlisted a robot to ensure customers are wearing masks, as the country prepares for a possible third wave of coronavirus infections.

日本一家商店已經招募1台機器人，以確保顧客都有戴上口罩，在該國為了可能的第3波武漢肺炎疫情做準備之際。

Robovie, developed by the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto, is able to pick out customers who aren’t wearing masks and politely ask them to cover up. It can also intervene when they fail to socially distance while queuing up to pay.

由京都國際電氣通信基礎技術研究所研發的Robovie，可以找出沒有戴口罩的顧客，並且禮貌地要求他們戴上。當人們排隊結帳時未遵守社交距離，它也可以插手干預。

The trial, which began last week at the club shop of Cerezo Osaka, a professional football team, will run until at least the end of November.

這項實驗上週於大阪櫻花職業足球隊的俱樂部商店開始進行，將至少持續至11月底。

Robovie’s developers hope the experiment will reduce close contact between shoppers and staff, adding that they believe most people will feel less embarrassed by being asked to cover up by a robot than by a fellow human being.

Robovie的研發者們希望這項實驗可減少購物者與員工的近距離接觸，他們也認為，對大部分的民眾而言，由機器人要求他們戴口罩，會比由人要求更不感到尷尬。

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Giant Japanese robot spurs hopes for tourism after virus hit 受病毒衝擊後 巨大的日本機器人為觀光業燃起希望

An 18-metre “Gundam” robot that can walk and move its arms was unveiled in Japan on Monday amid hopes that it will help invigorate tourism hit by COVID-19.

一個18公尺、可以走動及移動手臂的「鋼彈」機器人週一在日本亮相，希望它能幫忙振興受到2019冠狀病毒疾病衝擊的觀光業。

The robot is modelled after a figure in “Mobile Suit Gundam”, a Japanese cartoon first launched in the late 1970s about enormous battle robots piloted by humans. The series spawned multiple spin-offs and toys and gained a worldwide following.

這個機器人仿照「機動戰士鋼彈」其中一款打造，這部日本卡通於1970年代晚期首度發表，描述了由人類操控之大型戰鬥機器人。一系列漫畫催生出多項衍生產品與玩具，並獲得全球關注。

It will be the centrepiece of the Gundam Factory Yokohama, a tourist attraction that opens on Dec. 19 in the port city.

它將是12月19日於橫濱這個港市開張的觀光景點「橫濱鋼彈工廠」最引人入勝的核心。

“I hope this will lead to stimulating tourism demand and revitalising local areas,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference.

內閣官房長官加藤勝信在記者會說，「我希望這會帶動刺激觀光需求並振興當地。」

Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1417090 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1417730