英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

Just over half of young adult Americans live with their parents, an unprecedented proportion that is doubtless linked to the coronavirus but also reflects a deeper trend, researchers said Friday.

研究人員週五表示，逾5成的美國年輕人與他們的父母住在一起，這高得空前的比例，無疑地與新型冠狀病毒疫情有關聯，但是也反映更深層趨勢。

Between February and May, the share of 18-29 year-olds living with at least one parent rose from 47 percent to 52 percent and stayed at that level through July.

在2月到5月間，18到29歲族群中與父母其中至少1人同住的比例從47％增加到52％，到7月都一直維持這樣的比例。

The rise was most marked among 18-24 year-olds, with 71 percent of them living with their parents in July, up from 63 percent in February.

18到24歲族群與父母同住的比例增加得最明顯，從2月的63％增加到7月的71％。

Among ethnic groups, the breakdown showed that the trend was strongest inside the Hispanic community.

各族裔分類顯示，這種趨勢在西裔族群最明顯。

Even though the increase was pushed by the pandemic as young adults struggled to get by, it is part of a longer-term pattern, Pew says. （AFP）

皮優說，儘管年輕人受疫情影響日子難過，推升與父母同住的比例，但是這也是長期模式的一環。（法新社）

The Danish toymaker is investing £310m in efforts to create its colourful bricks using sustainable materials, but its quest to find an alternative to oil-based plastic has been quite difficult so far.

這家丹麥玩具製造商正投資3.1億歐元，努力創造使用永續材質的多彩積木，但它尋找能取代油基塑膠的替代方案之路，到目前為止還很艱難。

For five years, a team of more than 150 engineers and scientists have been testing many different plant-based and recycled materials - but making sure the bricks can stick together while coming apart easily has been a challenge.

5年來，一支超過150名工程師與科學家參與的團隊，已經測試過許多不同基於植物與可回收的材質，但要確保積木既能夠黏在一起，又能輕鬆分開，仍然是個挑戰。

Lego executive Tim Brooks said the company has been testing how to use bio-polyethylene, a type of plastic made from ethanol that’s produced using sugarcane, for its hard bricks.

樂高執行長提姆．布魯克斯說，該公司已經著手測試如何使用生物聚乙烯，這是一種由甘蔗生產的乙醇製成的塑膠，製造它的堅固積木。

Lego has also announced that it’s going to ditch plastic bags in its boxed sets, which are currently used to hold loose bricks.

樂高也宣布，它將拋棄盒裝組合內，目前用於盛裝散裝積木的塑膠袋。

英倫翻譯轉自

https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1401327

The Covid-19 pandemic has been stressful in so many ways that it can be hard to tease apart the strands of what’s getting us down or freaking us out. But amidst the health concerns, family worries, and social distancing strangeness, increased work stress certainly stands out as a widespread consequence of the pandemic.

「2019冠狀病毒病」（Covid-19，武漢肺炎）大流行，在很多方面都給人造成壓力，各種壓力糾結在一起，往往不易弄清楚是什麼導致我們感到沮喪或驚慌。但是，在健康問題、家庭擔憂和社會疏離感中，工作壓力上升無疑是大流行的普遍後果。

In this environment, a new study titled "This job is (literally) killing me" seems particularly timely.

在這種環境下，一項名為「這項工作（從字面上）殺死了我」的新研究，似乎特別應景。

The study, by researchers at Northern Illinois University and Indiana University, used data collected over a 20-year period to find out whether there is a link between how we feel at work and when we die.

這項由北伊利諾伊大學和印第安那大學研究人員所做的研究，使用20年間收集的數據，以發現我們在工作中的感覺與死亡時間之間是否存在聯繫。

Analyzing that data, the current study found that those with high-stress, low-control jobs were 43% more likely to die than those in lower-risk categories.

透過分析這些數據，當前這項研究發現，那些工作壓力大、自主權低的人，比工作壓力小、自主權高的人死亡率高出43%。

英倫翻譯轉自

https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1401101

Richmond, Virginia, can continue removing city-owned Confederate memorials, the state Supreme Court ruled this week.

（美國）維吉尼亞州最高法院本週裁示，該州瑞奇蒙市可以繼續拆除市府所有的邦聯國紀念物。

Following protests for racial equality in the wake of George Floyd’s death earlier this summer, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney invoked his emergency powers to remove multiple Confederate monuments in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, including a statue honoring Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, from the city’s historic Monument Avenue.

今夏稍早（遭警察壓頸的）喬治．佛洛伊德死後的種族平等抗議之後，瑞奇蒙市長勒瓦．史東尼動用緊急權，拆除多座位於邦聯國前首都瑞奇蒙的邦聯國紀念物，包括將一尊紀念邦聯國將軍湯瑪士．「石牆」．傑克森的塑像，從該市具有歷史意義的紀念碑大道上移除。

"As the capital city of Virginia, we have needed to turn this page for decades. And today, we will," Stoney said at the time.

「身為維州的首府，我們必須將糾結了數十年的這一頁翻過去。就在今天，我們將這麼做，」史東尼當時如是說。

But his actions were soon challenged by a citizen, referred to anonymously in court documents, who said Stoney was acting outside his authority, and a lower court put Stoney’s action on hold to permit the citizen to weigh in on the case.

但他的行動很快遭到一名市民的反對。這名在法庭文件中被匿名的市民說，史東尼此舉逾越其市長權限，而下級法院因而下令暫停史東尼的拆除行動，以便該市民能繼續訴訟。

英倫翻譯轉自

https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1400508

As more Americans turn to surgery to lose weight, more of them are also returning for a second operation because the first isn’t working.

愈來愈多美國人透過手術減重，也愈來愈多人回頭做第2次，因為第1次手術成效不彰。

Last year, an estimated 15% of the 252,000 obesity surgeries in the U.S. came after a previous surgery. That compares to 6% of the 158,000 surgeries in 2011, according to a surgeons’ group.

根據一個外科醫師組織統計，美國去年25.2萬次減重手術中，有15%屬於第2度手術。相較之下，2011年的15.8萬次手術中，這種情形僅佔6%。

Weight loss surgery has proven to be an effective way to treat obesity and related conditions like diabetes. Methods vary, but the operations generally shrink the stomach to limit how much people can eat without feeling sick.

減重手術已證實能有效對抗肥胖和糖尿病等相關疾病。手術方式五花八門，但通常是透過縮胃，讓患者在不感到難受的情況下抑制食慾。

Many people achieve significant weight loss but results aren’t assured. It’s still possible to overeat and regain weight over time once restrictive devices slip and stomachs stretch back out.（AP）

許多人減重成果顯著，但無法保證從此就能安心。一旦約束性裝置鬆開，胃伸展成原來的大小，人們還是有可能吃太多，進而復胖。（美聯社）

英倫翻譯轉自https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1400281