还是学英语吧

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A constituent is someone who lives in a particular constituency, especially someone who is able to vote in an election.
A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament or government.

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bigcrow 发表于 2020-2-13 21:41
谁的出生率低谁着急
发达国家出生率低发达国家最着急
据说法国就急得不得了，英国也急得火烧眉毛，就直接 ...

人类会越来越少，机器人会越来越多？

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eradicate: to eradicate something means to get rid of it completely.

Eradicate：to get rid of

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She said: "The model guarantees the child a place at the centre of family benefits, and it promotes wellbeing and gender equality."

World is 100 years away from gender parity but these countries are speeding things up


gender equality
gender parity

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1. Cooking has reached higher levels. Astronauts in space have made the first space-baked cookies. They said the chocolate chip cookies looked out of this world. They are the first food to be baked in space from raw ingredients. Space food is usually made on Earth. It is pre-packaged and then heated up in space. Eating freshly baked food will make astronauts happy. It will remind them of home. This is important for astronauts who go to the moon or Mars.

2. Kitchen technology has reached new heights. Astronauts on the International Space Station have made the universe's first ever space-baked cookies. The ISS residents said the chocolate chip cookies looked out of this world. The cookies mark a first in space cookery. They are the very first kind of food to be baked in space from raw ingredients. Astronauts' food is usually pre-made on Earth. The food is dehydrated or pre-packaged and is heated or warmed up on the space station. The astronauts said eating freshly baked food will make them happy while on the space station. It will be a comforting reminder of home. This will be important for astronauts going to the moon or on the long journey to Mars.


out of this world: If you say that something is out of this world, you are emphasizing that it is extremely good or impressive.

Cooking - Kitchen technology
higher levels - new heights

Astronauts in space - Astronauts on the International Space Station
the first space-baked cookies - the universe's first ever space-baked cookies

They said - The ISS residents said

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the first food - the very first kind of food
Space food - Astronauts' food
made - pre-made

is pre-packaged - is dehydrated or pre-packaged
heated up - heated or warmed up
in space - on the space station

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Eating freshly baked food - The astronauts said eating freshly baked food
will make astronauts happy - will make them happy while on the space station
will remind them of home - will be a comforting reminder of home

This is important - This will be important
astronauts who go to the moon or Mars - astronauts going to the moon or on the long journey to Mars

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-2-15 17:04
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Eating freshly baked food - The astronauts said eating freshly baked food
will make astronauts  ...

The question is: how do they taste? The answer: nobody knows, yet.
the cookies would "soon undergo additional testing
These tests will establish whether the cookies are safe to eat.
希望测试不会令宇航员失望

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bigcrow 发表于 2020-2-15 18:28
The question is: how do they taste? The answer: nobody knows, yet.
the cookies would "soon undergo ...

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The first cookie - baked for 25 minutes - was undercooked, but the second - baked for 75 minutes - released a fresh scent in the ISS.

The fourth and fifth cookies - one baked for 120 minutes and left to cool for 25 minutes, and the other baked for 130 minutes and left to cool for 10 minutes - were deemed to be the most successful.

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deem: to think, believe, or judge

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SYNONYMY NOTE:

stop implies a suspension or ending of some motion, action, or progress [my watch stopped]; cease implies a suspension or ending of some state or condition or of an existence [the war had ceased]; quit is equivalent to either , stop or , cease [to quit working means either to stop working, as for the day, or to cease working, i.e., to retire]; discontinue suggests the suspension of some action that is a habitual practice, an occupation, etc. [he has discontinued the practice of law]; desist implies a ceasing of some action that is annoying, harmful, futile, etc. [desist from further bickering]

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How to say 'Hi' to Harry and Meghan, according to an etiquette expert

Bow, curtsy, maybe even shake hands — but never tap them on the shoulder

If British Columbians happen to spot the much-talked-about Duke and Duchess of Sussex, treat them like cats: let them come to you.

Vancouver etiquette expert Elizabeth Burnett says it's important not to approach them.

"I would wait for them to attend to me," Burnett told Kathryn Marlow, guest host of CBC's All Point West. "I wouldn't just go up and tap him on the shoulder and say, 'Oh, hello, Harry, how are you?'"

"We have to remember that Harry will always be royal," she added. "It's in his blood."

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It was late last year that we started to hear reports about a new virus that had infected some people in the Chinese city of Wuhan. They reckon it might have started in this market where there was a lot of raw meat and animals. Pretty quickly it started to spread, some people died and the news reports about coronavirus got more serious and regular.

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So why are people so worried? ... Although most people who've caught this coronavirus have recovered. The real concern is how fast this one is spreading.

There have now been more than 40,000 confirmed cases. Most of those have been in China. But the virus has now been found in at least 25 countries and some are worried about it spreading even further. To try and stop that from happening the World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency. Which is basically a way of encouraging governments around the world to take this seriously and do what they can to stop it.

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Back here in Australia there's only been around a dozen cases of coronavirus but it's still having a big effect on a lot of people. Aussies who were stuck in Wuhan have been sent to Christmas Island for two weeks so authorities can check they're not sick.

The government has also banned Chinese people who aren't citizens or permanent residents from coming into the country. That's hurting a lot of businesses that rely on Chinese visitors. It's also hard for international students who are missing class time and families who are being kept apart. But the government says it's about keeping people safe.

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SCOTT MORRISON, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: I want to assure Australians that we are doing everything that we can, and through these actions to protect Australia from what is an escalating threat and a constantly changing situation.

It all sounds pretty intense, right? But don't worry too much. Experts say there's no need to panic. Your chances of getting coronavirus are really low and like we said most people who get it get better. The best way to protect yourself is to do things you should do anyway like covering your mouth when you cough and washing your hands regularly. Meanwhile, scientists are working hard to develop a vaccine and hopefully, it won't be too long before coronavirus isn't in the news so much.

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目前在澳洲我感到安全，因为禁令又延长了一星期

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1. Queensland residents forced to evacuate amid fears dam could burst
2. Residents remain on high alert in Talgai, southwest of Brisbane, as a dam break continues to threaten homes.

3. Residents surrounding a Queensland dam are still on high alert, as water continues to seep out of a 433 megalitre dam.
Seep: If something such as liquid or gas seeps somewhere, it flows slowly and in small amounts into a place where it should not go.


As the stability of the dam remains in question,


Service have all attended the site to assess the damage to the wall.


Engineers on site have identified that the dam wall is still at risk of failure,


A cofferdam with a 50 megalitre capacity and a large paddock have contained some overflow.


cofferdam: a watertight structure, usually of sheet piling, that encloses an area under water, pumped dry to enable construction work to be carried out. Below a certain depth a caisson is required

A paddock is a small field where horses are kept.

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1. New York City lawmakers have banned cashless businesses. With the non-stop push to replace cash with plastic or digital payments, officials decided cash is still important in our lives. Stores, restaurants and other outlets can no longer refuse cash. Officials want people to be able to pay with notes and coins. Businesses in New York City will not be able to insist that customers use cashless payments in any transactions.

2. The advance of technology in our lives has been halted somewhat in New York City. Lawmakers have passed a bill to ban cashless businesses. With many parts of the world in a seemingly relentless drive to replace cash with plastic or digital payments, New York City officials have decided cash still has a valuable part to play in our lives. The officials have approved legislation that prohibits stores, restaurants and other retail outlets from refusing to accept cash. They want to provide the ability for people who prefer to pay via traditional means, through notes and coins. This means businesses in the city will no longer be able to insist that customers make use of cashless payments in any transactions.

3. New York became the latest city to tell businesses they must accept cash. The bill, which prevents most retailers from refusing to accept cash or charging customers more if they use it, was approved by the city council Thursday. The law will go into effect nine months after it is signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, who supports it. New York joins Philadelphia, San Francisco and the state of New Jersey in passing legislation that lawmakers say will prevent businesses from enacting policies that shut out the millions of Americans who don't have a bank account, lack credit cards or don't have photo identification.


plastic: If you use plastic or plastic money to pay for something, you pay for it with a credit card instead of using cash.
[informal]

linegar

tina50 发表于 2020-2-16 13:26
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So why are people so worried? ... Although most people who've caught this coronavirus have reco ...

Let’s remain calm but watchful of developments, and stay prepared to respond without panic.

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linegar 发表于 2020-2-16 20:49
Let’s remain calm but watchful of developments, and stay prepared to respond without panic.

treat them like cats: let them come to you.

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Holden汽车要淡出了

Holden to 'retire' its car brand across Australia and New Zealand by 2021, 600 jobs to go

About 600 Holden employees will lose their jobs after General Motors announced it would axe the iconic Australian car brand by the end of the year.

GM said the brand was no longer competitive in the current market and would be "retired" from sales, design and engineering across Australia and New Zealand by 2021.


很可惜啊，公司挺不住了，那么这个品牌是怎么起家的呢？公司网页上说

No other car company has shaped Australia in so many ways, for so long. Established as a saddle maker in 1856, Holden has come a long way. And we’re still going places.

好吧，马鞍和汽车同属交通工具，从马鞍到汽车，这个品牌还是非常与时俱进的，不知为啥就不能再来一次革命，转身变成电动车呢？

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axe：名词是斧头，动词是裁员，简直太形象了，斧头挥起来，600人的工作砍没了。

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Sydney Metro flooding prompts review of network after 37 weeks of service

Extreme flooding within the Sydney Metro should be the catalyst for the NSW government to consider making changes to the multi-billion dollar system, the state’s transport boss says.

More than five million litres of water poured into the Metro tunnels over the weekend, flooding the deepest areas up to platform height and cancelling parts of services for three days.


catalyst：NOUN
1. a person or thing acting as the stimulus in bringing about or hastening a result.
2. In chemistry, a catalyst is a substance that causes a chemical reaction to take place more quickly.

hasten: If you hasten to do something, you are quick to do it.

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翻译摘自新闻版

Holden已经死了，几十年后，还记得曾经每两家的车道上就停着一辆本地制造的汽车的人也会死。

Holden is dead, and in a few decades so too will be the motorists who can remember a time where every second driveway had a locally-built car sitting in it.

bigcrow

tina50 发表于 2020-2-17 22:27
翻译摘自新闻版

Holden已经死了，几十年后，还记得曾经每两家的车道上就停着一辆本地制造的汽车的人也会死 ...

        

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tina50 发表于 2020-2-17 22:27
翻译摘自新闻版

Holden已经死了，几十年后，还记得曾经每两家的车道上就停着一辆本地制造的汽车的人也会死 ...

我是觉得说这句话的人好幽默，就贴这里了。说车就说车呗，还连上一帮人都死了。

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蝗灾（1）

Millions of farmers' lives in Africa are at risk from locusts. Swarms of locusts have destroyed large areas of farmland and crops in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. The locusts are spreading and could go to other countries. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation say swarms have been seen as far away as Oman in the Gulf. It is the worst locust invasion in 70 years. Some say it is like a scene from the Bible.

The living of farmers in East Africa is under attack from locusts. Authorities say swarms of locusts are destroying large areas of farmland. Millions of people are at risk. The insects destroyed crops in Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and other countries. The swarms are spreading and could affect neighbouring countries. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation say some swarms have been sighted as far away as Yemen and Oman in the Gulf. It is the worst locust invasion in 70 years. Some say it is nearing a Biblical scale.

The livelihood of farmers and other food growers in East Africa is under attack from locusts. Authorities say swarms of millions of locusts are ravaging large swathes of farmland and vegetation. Millions of people are at risk after the insects destroyed crops in Eritrea, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda. The swarms of locusts are spreading and could affect the agriculture, bushland and forests of neighbouring countries. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) report that some swarms have been sighted as far afield as Yemen and Oman in the Gulf. It is the worst locust invasion in 70 years and some say it is reaching Biblical proportions.

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Millions of farmers' lives in Africa are at risk from locusts.

The living of farmers in East Africa is under attack from locusts.

The livelihood of farmers and other food growers in East Africa is under attack from locusts.

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Millions of farmers' lives - The living of farmers - The livelihood of farmers and other food growers

Africa - East Africa

At risk - under attack

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Livelihood: Your livelihood is the job or other source of income that gives you the money to buy the things you need.
Synonyms: occupation, work, employment

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Swarms of locusts have destroyed large areas of farmland and crops in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda.

Millions of people are at risk. The insects destroyed crops in Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and other countries.

Authorities say swarms of millions of locusts are ravaging large swathes of farmland and vegetation. Millions of people are at risk after the insects destroyed crops in Eritrea, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

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Swarms of locusts have destroyed - Authorities say swarms of locusts are destroying

Locus - millions of locusts

destroying - ravaging

areas - swathes

farmland - farmland and vegetation

The insects destroyed - Millions of people are at risk after the insects destroyed