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新西兰女总理宣布怀孕
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She wrote: ‘And we thought 2017 was a big year! ‘Clarke and I are really excited that in June our team will expand from two to three, and that we'll be joining the many parents out there who wear two hats.
她在Instagram上面写到：“我们相信2017年是充满意义的一年！‘Clarke和我对6月份家庭成员将从2名增加到3名这件事感到很兴奋，’我们也要加入到那些戴两顶帽子的父母的行列。”
‘I'll be Prime Minister AND a mum, and Clarke will be “first man of fishing” and stay-at-home dad. ‘I think it's fair to say that this will be a wee one that a village will raise, but we couldn't be more excited.’Ardern, 37, became the country's youngest prime minister since 1856 when she formed her centre-left coalition government in October.“
我既是总理更是妈妈，Clarke将成为‘钓鱼节目的第一人’——‘家庭主男’。我想这说明了新社会女性地位的提高了一点，但是我们俩再兴奋不过了。37岁的Ardern在去年10月成立自己的左翼联合政府，她成为了自1856年以来国家最年轻的总理。
瑞士禁止生煮龙虾
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The practice of boiling lobsters alive is common in seafood restaurants around the world, and stems from the belief that the crustaceans can't feel pain.
煮生龙虾的行为在全世界的海鲜餐厅很普遍，并且这是有传言称甲壳纲动物不会感觉到疼痛。
However, scientists are increasingly agreeing with animal rights advocates that crustaceans' nervous systems are sophisticated and complex enough for them to feel immense pain when boiled alive.
然而，随着科学家们越来越支持动物的权利，他们主张甲壳纲动物的神经系统是足够精密和复杂的。当龙虾在水中生煮时，它们是可以感觉到巨大疼痛的。
As part of a major overhaul of animal protection laws, Bern has now said that ‘the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water, which is common in restaurants, is no longer permitted'.
作为检查动物保护法的一员，Bern现在说，“曾经在餐厅很普遍的把龙虾放入开水中煮，这样的行为已经不再被允许了。”
From March 1 this year, the government order said, lobsters 'will now have to be stunned before they are put to death’.
从今年的3月1号，政府命令说，“把龙虾弄死之前，必须将它们麻醉处理。
伊朗古老村庄的“小人国”
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In the first part of Jonathan Swift’s book Gulliver’s Travels, Lemuel Gulliver washes ashore on the island country of Lilliput, where he encounters the Lilliputians, who stand barely taller than 15cm.
在乔纳森·斯威夫特（Jonathan Swift）的著作《格列佛游记》（Gulliver's Travels）的第一部分中，莱米尔·格列佛（Lemuel Gulliver）在海上遇难时，被海水冲到了利立浦特岛国（Lilliput），岛上的居民身高甚至不超过15厘米。
While Swift’s Lilliput is merely a fantasy, a comparable village exists in the eastern extremities of Iran. Up until around a century ago, some of the residents of Makhunik, a 1,500-year-old village roughly 75km west of the Afghan border, measured a mere metre in height – approximately 50cm shorter than the average height at the time.
尽管斯威夫特的利立浦特只是一个虚幻的传说，但在伊朗最东端，的确存在着一个类似的村庄。直到一个世纪前，阿富汗西边界以西大约75公里处坐落着一个拥有1500年历史的名为马库尼克（Makhunik）的小村庄，村里的部分居民身高仅1米——比当时的平均身高矮了大约50厘米。
In 2005, a mummified body measuring 25cm in length was found in the region. The discovery fuelled the belief that this remote corner of Iran, which consists of 13 villages, including Makhunik, was once home to an ancient ‘City of Dwarfs’. Although experts have determined that the mummy was actually a premature baby who died roughly 400 years ago, they contend that previous generations of Makhunik residents were indeed shorter than usual.
2005年，一具25厘米长的木乃伊尸体在这片区域被发现。此次发现使人们相信，在伊朗的这个偏僻角落，有13个村庄（包括马库尼克），曾经是古老"小矮人城"的所在地。尽管专家们据专家判断，这具木乃伊事实上是一个死于约400年前的早产儿，但他们仍然认为，马库尼克村的前几代居民们的确比正常身高要矮小。
美国烟民人数历史新低
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The American Lung Association says fewer Americans smoke cigarettes now than before tobacco control policies were put in place.
美国肺脏协会说，自从烟草控制政策实施以来，美国的吸烟人数有所减少。
In its annual report, the ALA says smoking rates among adults and teens are at historic lows. On average, just over 15.5 percent of American adults and eight percent of high school students smoke cigarettes.
美国肺脏协会在年度报告中说，成年人和十几岁青少年的吸烟比例都处于历史低水平。目前美国成年人中有15.5%的人吸烟。这个比例在美国高中生中为8%。
There's also peer pressure, and when friends or parents smoke, teens tend to take up the habit. Studies show that most people who smoke start before they are 18. Some start as young as age 11 according to The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Carr calls it a pediatric disease. "It starts in your teens and then once you’re hooked, you can’t get off of it."
朋友和父母吸烟的青少年更容易吸烟。研究显示，大多数烟民是在18岁之前学会吸烟，有些人甚至是在11岁的时候。卡尔称这种现象为“儿科疾病”。他说，年轻时上了瘾，以后很难摆脱。
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发表于 2018-8-8 15:48:35
