英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2024/10/01 05:30
◎魏國金

As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across a paper suggesting that bacteria, her field, could be used in art restoration, her mother’s own area of expertise.

當西班牙微生物學家皮拉爾‧博許2008年為她的博士學位苦思研究主題時，偶然發現1篇論文提及，細菌—她研究的領域，可能可以被用於藝術修復—她母親的專長領域。

At that same moment, her mother - Pilar Roig - was struggling to restore 18th-century paintings by Antonio Palomino in one of the oldest churches in Spain’s third city, Valencia.

與此同時，她的母親皮拉爾‧羅伊格正在西班牙第3大城瓦倫西亞最古老的1座教堂，努力修復18世紀安東尼奧‧帕洛米諾的畫作。

2024/09/30 05:30
◎陳成良

India’s one-horned Asian rhino population has almost tripled in the past four decades thanks to conservation and anti-poaching efforts, according to government figures.

印度獨角亞洲犀牛的數量在過去40年裡幾乎增加3倍，這要歸功於保育和反盜獵的努力，政府數據顯示。

Data released on Sunday － World Rhino Day － said the number of the animals, known for their single horn and thick, armour-like skin, had surged from 1,500 four decades ago to more than 4,000 now.

2024/09/26 05:30
◎孫宇青
The spoon, which is made of plastic and metal, is aimed at people struggling to reduce their salt intake, as excess sodium intake is linked to increased cases of high blood pressure, strokes and other conditions.

這款湯匙由塑膠和金屬製成，旨在幫助那些很難減少鹽攝取量的人們，因為鈉攝取量過多與高血壓、中風和其他疾病的發生率上揚有關。

The Electric Salt Spoon works by passing a weak electric current through the tip of the device to concentrate sodium ion molecules on the tongue.

電子鹽湯匙的運作原理是透過裝置尖端傳遞微弱電流，將鈉離子分子集中在舌頭上。

2024/09/25 05:30
◎管淑平
France may be the home of haute cuisine but the British team have been less than impressed about the food on offer at the Paris Olympic village, especially "raw meat".

法國或許是高級料理之鄉，但英國隊對巴黎奧運選手村提供的食物不以為然，尤其是「生肉」。

Britain have brought in an extra chef as a result and complained about a shortage of the right food at the village, and the quality of what’s on offer, English media reported.

英國媒體報導，英國隊因此得額外雇用1名廚師，而且抱怨選手村缺乏合適的食物，提供的食物品質也欠佳。

2024/09/23 05:30
◎陳成良

Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, a Singapore university said Monday.

新加坡一所大學週一表示，從1980年至2020年，人為排放和野火等其他來源的污染，與全球約1.35億人過早死亡有關。

Weather phenomena like El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole worsened the effects of these pollutants by intensifying their concentration in the air, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) said, unveiling the results of a study led by its researchers.

2024/09/19 05:30
◎孫宇青

A bear was caught on camera breaking into a California home and leaving with only one stolen item: a package of Oreo cookies.

監視器拍到1隻熊闖入加利福尼亞州1戶住家，只偷走1件物品：1包奧利奧餅乾。

A video recorded in the Canyon Crest Drive area in Monrovia shows the bear entering the home through a window and exiting with the package of Oreos dangling from its mouth.

2024/09/18 05:30
◎管淑平

France’s high-speed rail network was hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

在巴黎奧運會舉行開幕式前數小時，法國鐵路營運商「法國國家鐵路公司」（SNCF）週五表示，法國高速鐵路網遭到包括縱火在內的「惡意行為」攻擊，擾亂運輸系統。

"This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network," SNCF told AFP, adding that many routes will have to be cancelled and the situation would last "at least all weekend while repairs are conducted".

2024/09/16 05:30
◎陳成良

Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list.

週六，義大利古羅馬阿庇亞古道被列入聯合國教科文組織世界遺產名錄，成為該國第60項世界遺產。

At more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) long, the Appian Way, known as the “Queen of Roads,” is the oldest and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans from 312 B.C.

2024/09/11 05:30
◎管淑平
NASA announced Wednesday that cost overruns and delays have forced it to cancel its VIPER moon rover program, marking a significant setback for the agency’s lunar exploration program.

美國航太總署週三宣布，成本超支和進度延宕，已迫使該署取消其月球探測車VIPER計畫。這項決定代表NASA月球探索計畫的重大挫折。

The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) was intended to explore the lunar south pole in search of ice and other resources.

「揮發物調查極地探測車」（VIPER）原本計畫探索月球南極，尋找冰和其他資源。

2024/09/10 05:30
◎盧永山

Before he died this week, French internationally acclaimed and prolific actor and producer Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Loubo buried with him. To the relief of animal lovers around France, Loubo will be allowed to survive.

法國享譽國際且多產的演員和製片人亞蘭‧德倫在本週去世前曾表示，希望心愛的牧羊犬魯波陪葬。讓法國各地喜愛動物者鬆口氣的是，魯波將被允許活下去。

Delon was quoted in a 2018 interview with Paris Match as saying he wanted Loubo, a Belgian Malinois he adopted in 2014, buried with him. “I’ve had 50 dogs in my life, but I have a particular relationship with this one,’’ he told the magazine. ”If I die before him, I’ll ask the veterinarian for us to leave together.’’

2024/09/09 05:30
◎陳成良

Scientists who study the sperm whales living around the Caribbean island of Dominica have, for the first time, outlined the basic elements of how these whales might communicate with each other.

研究加勒比海多米尼克島附近抹香鯨的科學家，首次勾勒出牠們可能如何相互交流的基本要素。

They communicate by forcing air through their respiratory systems, producing rapid clicks that sound like a very loud zipper underwater. These clicks also serve as a form of echolocation, aiding them in tracking their prey.

2024/09/04 05:30
◎管淑平
Lawsuits are flying in a dispute between two California airports over the right to use the name "San Francisco" － despite neither of them being in the city.

加州2座機場為了「舊金山」名稱使用權的爭議，正在打官司，儘管這2座機場都不是位於這座城市。

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is suing the recently renamed San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK), insisting the similar sounding names might confuse potential passengers.

「舊金山國際機場」控告最近更名的「舊金山灣奧克蘭國際機場」，堅稱這2個聽來相似的名稱可能會混淆有意前往的乘客。

2024/09/03 05:30
◎魏國金

A Hong Kong court found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles.

香港法院判決現已停刊的媒體機構《立場新聞》的2名編輯串謀發布煽動刊物罪成立。

The two editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, could be jailed for up to two years when they are sentenced on Sept. 26.

2024/09/02 05:30
◎陳成良

Surgeons perform amputations when traumatic injuries, such as those from war or vehicle accidents, cause significant tissue damage, or in cases of severe infections or diseases. However, humans are not the only species to perform such procedures.

外科醫生在創傷性損傷，如戰爭或車禍所致，引起重大組織損壞，或出現嚴重感染或疾病時，會進行截肢手術。然而，人類並非唯一執行此類手術的物種。

New research shows that some ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to improve their survival chances. The behavior was documented in Florida carpenter ants - scientific name Camponotus floridanus - a reddish-brown species more than half an inch (1.5 cm) long inhabiting parts of the southeastern United States.

2024/08/27 05:30
◎盧永山

After Sam Sam the Kittycat Man disappeared 11 years ago, Jennifer Ravenel couldn’t hold another cat in her lap. Her heart never could overcome the loss of that feral kitten she had rescued from the crook of a tree on her South Carolina farm.

11年前，貓人山姆．山姆失踪後，珍妮佛‧羅芙奧 再也無法將另一隻貓抱在腿上，她的心永遠無法克服失去那隻野貓的痛苦，這隻小貓是她從南卡羅來納州農場的樹彎裡救出來的。

But Sam is now back in Ravenel’s lap, thanks to her decision to have a microchip put in him.

2024/08/26 05:30
◎陳成良

Japanese scientists have used human cells to develop a substance equivalent to living skin, which can be attached to robotic surfaces to produce a realistic - albeit creepy - smile.

日本科學家利用人類細胞開發出一種等同於活體皮膚的物質，可以附著在機器人表面，呈現出逼真但令人毛骨悚然的微笑。

Researchers from the University of Tokyo published their findings this week, accompanied by a video showing the gooey-looking pink material being stretched into an unsettling grin.

2024/08/22 05:30
◎孫宇青

Dolphins are thought of as one of the most intelligent species in the animal kingdom – and experts believe they have put their ingenuity to use in the pursuit of getting "high".

海豚被認為是動物王國中最聰明的物種之一，專家相信牠們會利用自己的聰明才智，來追求「興奮感」。

In extraordinary scenes filmed for a new documentary, young dolphins were seen carefully manipulating a certain kind of puffer fish which, if provoked, releases a nerve toxin.