还是学英语吧

tina50

这图片真养眼，看看南瓜王的待遇，冷了不行，热了也不行的



Giant pumpkin bid nipped in the bud by Bream Creek Show cancellation





Every year at the Bream Creek Show crowds gather in awe as record-breaking monster vegetables are weighed in.

One of Tasmania's favourite country events, the show would have been held last Saturday but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020 ... nt-pumpkin/12081512

tina50

我们有这样的农民，还怕饿肚子吗？囤点货可以，过渡抢购就不必了。

fishlegs

tina50 发表于 2020-3-22 07:20
经常看到有同学说心咋那么大呢还坐游轮，其实登船的人也有很多无奈啊，很早很早就计划好的，投入了很多金钱 ...

理解经济学一个基本理论 Sunk Cost , 就能破解这样的困局。

钱已经花了，不能退。怎么办？

如果是我，就会当作这笔钱已经不存在了 （事实也的确不存在了）

不考虑钱，只把当前的情况作为评估： 我有上船的权利，也可以不上船，在当前的情况下，怎么选择对我是最有利的。

错误的想法：因为我花了钱了，那么不去就亏了。

能理解这一点，人生会少很多困惑。

tina50

fishlegs 发表于 2020-3-24 11:01
理解经济学一个基本理论 Sunk Cost , 就能破解这样的困局。

钱已经花了，不能退。怎么办？

很有道理，舍不得原始投资，很可能会陷入困境被迫花掉更多，甚至搭上健康和生命。

tina50

sunk cost
In economics, a sunk cost is any past cost that has already been paid and cannot be recovered.

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-3-22 07:58
好绝望的感觉：the more he knows about not existing, the more willing he is to die.

喜欢这句：The mo ...

你太有才了
浑浑噩噩对迷迷糊糊，糊涂难得？简直就是一生糊涂。

tina50

当你策划了很长时间的旅游，而在最后要出发时，发现事情发生了变化，有很多不利的不确定的因素要影响这次旅行，那去还是不去呢？比如去年澳洲的山火和如今的疫情，很多人选择放弃，但也有人坚持出行，就像那些登上游船的人，他们心中一定有解不开的情节吧：不想让过去投入的精力和金钱浪费。

They Want to Make the Investment Worth Their While

They don’t want to feel that they spent anything in vain — time, money, anything. However, even if they know deep inside that their approach is wrong, they still have trouble abandoning it.

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They Want to Make the Investment Worth Their While
字典翻译：他们想让投资物有所值


https://litemind.com/sunk-cost-bias/

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-3-24 12:50
sunk cost
In economics, a sunk cost is any past cost that has already been paid and cannot be recove ...

图文对比着看稍明白了一点。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-3-24 13:30
图文对比着看稍明白了一点。

就是钱打水漂了

tina50

再来一个游轮的，其实我也在想，如果是我，我会登船吗？
This is, of course, easier said than done.
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'We were told we were fine'

Cathy Kleim-Meulman and her husband Bill were on board the Ovation of the Seas for a short cruise to New Zealand.

"We were very excited because we enjoy cruising and we've been to New Zealand before," she told 7.30.

Their temperature was checked when they boarded the vessel at the start of the cruise.

The ship turned around when New Zealand closed its borders.

It did not stop at any foreign port after leaving Sydney.

"We went into the theatre at night and we all watched shows … life went on normally on the cruise ship," Ms Kleim-Meulman said.

"So, yes, we were sort of not in a realistic world on the cruise ship. And then we were told we were fine when we got off."

When they arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday, March 18 they were surprised to find no health checks at the port.

tina50

接上

"We were all anxious, we didn't know what was going to happen," Ms Kleim-Meulman said.

"We didn't actually know whether we could get off in Sydney.

"We just hopped off and went straight home. And that's what happened."

But four days after they arrived, passengers began receiving emails and calls from NSW Health officials on the morning of Saturday, March 22 advising them they urgently needed to self-quarantine.

In the four days since they disembarked the vessel, Ms Kleim-Meulman and her husband, along with almost 3,000 other passengers, had been out in the community.

"It sort of hit us pretty hard when we realised that we could have actually been spreading something that we didn't mean to," Ms Kleim-Meulman said.

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2 ... sembarking/12081426

tina50

这次疫情期间一艘又一艘游轮，跌宕起伏的险情，会被载入史册吧，可以编入教科书供以后的医学生铭记在心

tina50

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Are Feeling Better, Thank God



Over the weekend, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson further alleviated concerns about their coronavirus diagnoses with two excellent social media posts: Wilson did a very long and amusing rap, while Hanks gave an update about how they’re on the health rebound. “Two weeks after our first symptoms and we feel better,” he wrote, encouraging everyone to keep social distancing. “This, too, shall pass. We can figure this out.” This update comes after numerous days of silence from the couple, who last reported on March 17 that their symptoms were somewhat improving, although they still felt generally sick. “No fever but the blahs,” Hanks explained at the time. “Folding the laundry and doing the dishes leads to a nap on the couch. Bad news: my wife has won six straight hands of Gin Rummy and leads by 201 points.” And, in an cruel twist of fate, noted typewriter superfan Hanks added this bit of trivia with a photo: “I travelled here with a typewriter, one I used to love.” Zoom in on the company name.



Hanks and Wilson had previously returned to their rental home in Australia last week to continue their self-quarantine. The couple announced their coronavirus diagnosis on March 11, testing positive after feeling under the weather. To quell concerns, Hanks tweeted to assure fans that he and Wilson were receiving dedicated treatment from doctors Down Under. Hanks initially traveled to the continent to prepare for his role in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis Presley biopic. He seems to be embracing the Aussie lifestyle during his isolated stay, sharing a picture of toast slathered in (too much?) Vegemite and a cute ‘roo. That’s certainly one way to ride out the virus.

https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/ ... te-coronavirus.html
https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/ ... rap-song-watch.html
https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... p;extra=&page=1

tina50

小袋鼠可爱死了，但那面包太咸了

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-3-24 16:02
接上

"We were all anxious, we didn't know what was going to happen," Ms Kleim-Meulman said.

Australia's eighth coronavirus death — a female passenger in her 70s who had been on the Ruby Princess cruise ship

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-3-24 16:35
Australia's eighth coronavirus death — a female passenger in her 70s who had been on the Ruby Pri ...

RIP

tina50

WHO says young people also at risk from COVID-19  

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning young people all over the world that they are also at risk from COVID-19. The WHO said young people are not exempt from catching the coronavirus. Many young people mistakenly believe they will not catch the virus because of their age. They think it is a disease that only older people catch. The WHO said the truth is that young people are catching the coronavirus and becoming ill or dying from it. It added that young people are also spreading the disease to their parents, grandparents and other people. The White House also urged young adults to follow advice and to avoid gathering in large groups to help prevent the spread of the virus.

The Director-General of the WHO said: "Today, I have a message for young people: You are not invincible." He added: "This coronavirus could put you in hospital for weeks, or even kill you. Even if you don't get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else." The WHO said: "A significant proportion of patients treated in hospital for COVID-19 around the world are aged under 50." New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said many young people are not following the state's social-distancing rules. He told young people that: "This is a public health issue and you cannot be endangering other peoples' health."

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All over the world
At risk from
Exempt from
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Gathering in
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Difference between
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tina50

继续红宝石游船事件，谁该负责？先留这，慢慢看

NSW Government grilled over handling of coronavirus issues on Ruby Princess — full press conference

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant have been grilled about the state's handling of the Ruby Princess' arrival in Sydney.

Thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark from the cruise ship last week despite several people being tested for coronavirus.

Here's what they said at today's press conference:

Reporter: Premier, it seems that the Ruby Princess issue has been a significant source [of coronavirus cases]. Is Border Force to blame for this?

Premier: Every single agency needs to take responsibility for our borders. Whether it's a ship at a port, whether it's a plane load of people coming in from overseas. We're still having thousands of people coming in on planes every single day.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020 ... ss-arrival/12087784
https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... &extra=page%3D1
https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... 6orderby%3Ddateline
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/c ... BB11EFBl?ocid=ientp
https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... &extra=page%3D1

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-3-25 16:43
继续红宝石游船事件，谁该负责？先留这，慢慢看

NSW Government grilled over handling of coronavirus is ...

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has, so far, danced around the issue, and said "every single agency needs to take responsibility on our borders".
It understands that what took place on the Ruby Princess can never happen again.
新州长闪烁其词，有关部门各打一板。保证日后不再发生类似的事件

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-3-25 19:49
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has, so far, danced around the issue, and said "every single agency ...

她心里清楚谁最失责，希望这件事能被追责，无论现在或今后，不能不了了之，该谁的责任誰负。

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-3-25 19:53
她心里清楚谁最失责，希望这件事能被追责，无论现在或今后，不能不了了之，该谁的责任誰负。 ...

2,700 passengers had disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Circular Quay despite 13 people on board being tested for COVID-19
As their results were in limbo, a tidal wave of passengers who had been exposed to the potentially deadly virus were travelling in cabs, trains, buses and planes.
2700-13已乘的士，火车，巴士，飞机，四散而去。是不是又细思极恐的感觉。追责，以后吧。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-3-25 20:37
2,700 passengers had disembarked from the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Circular Quay despite 13 pe ...

不管啥时候，这责应该追

tina50

非常喜欢这篇分析，让我能透过疫情的小窗，增加对澳洲的了解。

The two extremes of our coronavirus response explain why Morrison and the premiers don't always agree

As the latest round of social directives sinks in and Australians tussle with the (in most cases rhetorical) question of why they can only invite three people to their wedding but nine to their squat challenge in the park, the better question to ask is a broader one.

Why does public advice seem to disagree with itself? Why are federal and state governments saying different things?

The messages are confusing. But the reasons for the differences are pretty simple.

In politics, it's always important to remember who's talking, and what skin they have in the game. What are their responsibilities and their risks?

In last night's National Cabinet meeting, as has been happening for some time now, the Victorian Premier pushed for a full lockdown like Britain's. This is an approach that is resisted by the Federal Government.

Here's why. State governments run hospitals. State health ministers and premiers are the political figures with the most scar tissue from hospital disasters. So anything a state leader can do to "flatten the curve" is not only in the interest of public health, it's also in the interest of their own personal political health.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020 ... n-premiers/12089662
https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... ead&tid=1579759

tina50

我也有这个困惑：Why are federal and state governments saying different things?
读完这篇，心里的问号少了些，对政策的颁布理解的更多了些

In politics, it's always important to remember who's talking, and what skin they have in the game. What are their responsibilities and their risks?

在政治中，记住是谁在说话，他们在游戏中扮演什么角色非常重要。他们的责任和风险都是什么？(新足迹翻译）

tina50

再来一篇科普文章，不全懂，努力理解吧：

What we can learn from the countries winning the coronavirus fight

See how coronavirus is spreading around the world — and what lessons we can take from the countries beating the virus.

Just two weeks ago coronavirus was an issue at the edges of the Australian consciousness. Now the globe is in crisis and the country is shell-shocked.

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has now reached more than 400,000 known cases, spread to 169 countries, and caused almost 19,000 deaths.



Just like in this chart, there’s a lot going on, and it’s very hard to understand what it all means. Well, we’re here to help.

By pulling this chart apart and then helping you put it back together, this story aims to help you understand:

• how quickly coronavirus is spreading in different countries;
• where Australia fits into the global picture;
• what we can learn from countries that appear to have curbed the rise of COVID-19; and
• what you can do to help keep Australians safe.

But first, one concept that’s vitally important to understanding a pandemic is exponential growth. This is a pattern viruses tend to initially follow, due to the way they’re spread.

The result is that what might seem like a small difference in the rate of growth can actually have enormous impacts on how many people are infected overall.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020 ... -explained/12089028
https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... p;extra=&page=2

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-3-26 19:23
我也有这个困惑：Why are federal and state governments saying different things?
读完这篇，心里的问号 ...

主要还是联邦制。特朗普想复工，州长也不鸟他。

tina50

bigcrow 发表于 2020-3-26 20:18
主要还是联邦制。特朗普想复工，州长也不鸟他。

就是不是一言堂呗

tina50

exponential growth指数增长

exponential：Exponential means growing or increasing very rapidly.

指数是幂运算aⁿ(a≠0)中的一个参数，a为底数，n为指数，指数位于底数的右上角，幂运算表示指数个底数相乘。当n是一个正整数，aⁿ表示n个a连乘。当n=0时，aⁿ=1。

tina50

Jacinda Ardern，如果你是我的总理，在你说完这些话后，我会100%默默的服从于你。

Coronavirus: Clarity is the quality that makes Jacinda Ardern so effective in a crisis

While Australians spent this morning wondering exactly how long they were allowed to be at the hairdresser, New Zealand quietly went into full lockdown.

The entire population, minus a handful of essential workers, is now in self-isolation for four weeks under strict rules imposed by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

“It won’t always be perfect, but the principle of what we are doing is the right one,” she told her people yesterday.

“Success won’t be instant. The benefit of what we do today won’t be felt for many days to come.

“Expect our numbers to keep rising, because they will. In fact, modelling suggests we could have several thousand cases before we see the measures we’re taking today having an impact. But over time, we will see change if we all stick to the rules.

“You may not be at work, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a job. Your job is to save lives, and you can do that by staying home and breaking the chain.

“Finally, if you have any questions about what you can or can’t do, and you’re looking for answers, apply a single principle. Act like you have COVID-19. Every move you make could be a risk to someone else. That is how we must all collectively think now.

“Remember to be calm, be kind, stay at home.”


https://www.news.com.au/lifestyl ... 12e83719c4f2428f5b5

https://www.oursteps.com.au/bbs/ ... &extra=page%3D1

tina50

While Australians spent this morning wondering exactly how long they were allowed to be at the hairdresser, New Zealand quietly went into full lockdown.

没有比较就没有伤害