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As coronavirus forces billions of people around the world into lockdown, another sizeable population has also been hard hit － stray animals.

隨著冠狀病毒迫使全世界數十億人被禁足，另一群為數可觀的族群—流浪動物，也受到嚴重打擊。

While pet owners in many countries are still allowed to walk their dogs, thousands of other animals － the exact numbers are unknown － are starving and turning feral.

儘管許多國家仍允許寵物飼主遛狗，但其他動物正在挨餓、流浪街頭，這些動物數以千計，確實數目不明。

"We are seeing an increase in the numbers of cats in areas where we feed, some appear to have been abandoned, while others have roamed far from their usual spots in search of food," says Cordelia Madden-Kanellopoulou, a co-founder of Nine Lives Greece, a network of volunteers dedicated to reducing the overpopulation of stray cats in Athens and other cities.

「我們餵食區內的街貓數量正在增加，有些顯然是遭遺棄，其他的則是為了找食物，流浪到離牠們慣常棲身地很遠的地方」，義工組織「希臘九命貓」共同創辦人科黛莉雅．馬登—卡內洛波羅說；該組織致力於減少雅典等城市過多的流浪貓。

According to the municipality, the stray dog population in Athens is put at hundreds while the cats run into the thousands. （AFP）

根據市府的說法，雅典有數百隻流浪狗，流浪貓數量則達數千。（法新社）

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Dutch broadcaster VPRO decided to organise an AI Song Contest after the country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The aim was to research the creative abilities of AI and the impact it has on us, as well as the influence it could have on the music industry, according to the official Eurovision website.

荷蘭廣播公司VPRO決定舉辦一場AI歌曲大賽，在這個國家贏得2019年歐洲歌唱大賽後。歐洲歌唱大賽官方網站指出，（比賽的）目標是研究AI的創意能力、對我們的衝擊，以及它對音樂產業的影響。

Thirteen teams entered the contest, with Australia beating out Sweden, Belgium, the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands to take home the title, giving fans a taste of Eurovision after 2020 contest was cancelled due to COVID-19.

共有13組人馬參賽，最後由澳洲擊敗瑞典、比利時、英國、法國、德國、瑞士與荷蘭等對手，將冠軍頭銜帶回家，在2020年歐洲歌唱大賽因為2019冠狀病毒流行病（COVID-19）疫情取消後，讓歌迷一嚐大賽的滋味。

The winning song, titled Beautiful the World, includes audio samples of koalas, kookaburras and Tasmanian devils, and was made by music-tech collective Uncanny Valley as a response to the Black Summer bushfires.

獲勝曲的題目為「Beautiful the World」，含有無尾熊、笑翠鳥與袋獾的聲音樣本，由音樂技術團體「恐怖谷」製作，回應黑暗夏日的叢林大火。

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https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1373759

Local authorities in Japan are sacrificing tens of thousands of flowers to deter visitors, as the country attempts to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

在日本試圖遏制冠狀病毒疫情之際，地方當局為了阻止遊客，犧牲成千上萬朵的鮮花。

Tiptoeing through the tulips or breathing in the scent of roses are popular spring rites in Japan, but there is concern that flower festivals could become the source of new infection clusters.

在日本，踮著腳走過鬱金香花田，或呼吸玫瑰的芬芳，是春季熱門活動，但有人擔心花卉節會成為新增群聚感染病例的源頭。

This week workers began severing the buds of about 3,000 rose bushes at Yono park in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in an attempt to keep flower viewers away.

為了不讓賞花者前來，本週東京北部埼玉縣與野公園的工作人員，開始剪除約3000株玫瑰的花苞。

The local government had already cancelled the annual rose festival, but the park is still open to the public, prompting the decision to rid the venue of its main attraction – 180 varieties of rose bushes that reach their peak from around the middle of May.

當地政府已經取消一年一度的玫瑰節，但公園仍然向公眾開放，促使當局做出去除主要景觀的決定—將在五月中旬前後迎來盛開期的180種玫瑰植株。

"It’s very painful, but we decided to take action after looking at the situation in other cities,” a local official told the Mainichi newspaper, adding that it would take about a week to remove all the buds.

一名當地官員告訴《每日新聞》說：「這很讓人心痛，但我們觀察其他城市的局勢後，決定採取這一行動。」他補充說，剪除所有花苞需要大約一週時間。

For the local TV news viewers in Pittsburgh, Joe Biden offered a dash of dad humor, making a play on the state’s nickname："Pennsylvania is not only the Keystone State, it is the key" to winning the White House, he said.

對匹茲堡的地方電視台新聞節目的觀眾而言，（美國前副總統）拜登講了一個俏皮話，拿該州的暱稱來玩文字遊戲：「賓州不只是拱心石州」，也是拿下白宮的「關鍵」（譯註：keystone指拱心石，但有基礎、主旨之意，key除了意指鑰匙，也有關鍵之意）。

Speaking on a broadly aired Hispanic radio show based in Los Angeles, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promised that on his first day in office he’d push for an overhaul to the country’s immigration rules, a topic he has rarely addressed.

在洛杉磯的一個廣為放送的西班牙語系廣播節目中，這位幾乎篤定被提名的民主黨總統候選人承諾，他上台第一天就會推動全面改革美國的移民規定——這是他向來鮮少提及的主題。

And early Wednesday morning on "The Late Late Show with James Corden," the 77-year-old provided some insight on whether he’d run for a second term if he won a first. The decision on a second term would be made "three years out," he said.

週三一早在「詹姆斯柯爾登深夜秀」中，這位77歲的政壇老將對於他倘若當選是否會尋求連任，提供見解：他說，他會在「3年後」就是否連任做出定奪。

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https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1372899

Dr. Jason Barnes, who’s treating patients with the novel coronavirus, made a temporary home of his children’s treehouse in the backyard of the family’s Corpus Christi home.

正在治療新型冠狀病毒患者的傑森．巴恩斯醫師，將科珀斯克里斯蒂市自家後院裡孩子們的樹屋，暫時當成居所。

The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

這種新型冠狀病毒會讓大部分人產生輕中度症狀，但也可能導致老年或本身有健康問題的人，面臨重症或死亡。

Barnes said that he has spent nearly three weeks in the cabin treehouse and often shouts down to his kids if he needs something, or sometimes walks up to the back of their home to make his request.

巴恩斯說，他已住在小樹屋將近3週，需要什麼東西時就大聲呼喊孩子，有時也會走去住宅後方表達要求。

"They’re within yelling distance," he said. "I can call or go up to the glass. They know not to open the door and risk catching something." Of course, this self-isolation means his two sons, ages 6 and 9, lose their playhouse. "They love that thing, but they understand, so they’re not missing the treehouse."（AP）

他說：「家人都在喊得到的距離內，我可以叫他們或走到玻璃窗邊，他們知道不要冒著可能被傳染上什麼的風險開門。」當然，這種自我隔離方式意味著，他的兩名6歲和9歲兒子失去玩耍的天地，「他們喜愛樹屋，但他們了解現況，所以不會想念。」（美聯社）

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A giant coronavirus is stalking the streets of southern India － propelled by a 100 cc engine and an inventor trying to drive home the message that Indians should stay indoors as the pandemic sweeps across the world.

一個巨大的冠狀病毒在印度南部街頭出沒—被一具排氣量100立方公分的引擎和一名發明家驅動著，試圖明確傳達在大流行病橫掃全球的此刻，印度人應該好好待在家裡的訊息。

Sudhakar Yadav’s wacky small single-seater car － made of fluorescent-green fibre and complete with the red crown-like spikes of the virus － has been racking up the miles in the tech hub of Hyderabad to remind fellow citizens of the dangers of COVID-19.

雅達夫的古怪單人座小車，是以螢光綠色纖維製成，並加上紅色的病毒冠狀突刺造型，在科技大城海德拉巴行駛了一段時間，提醒市民同胞2019冠狀病毒肺炎的危險。

"People are not scared and are still... on the streets despite the clear danger," the 67-year-old Yadav, who runs a printing business, told AFP.

「儘管明顯有危險，大家還是不害怕，依舊…在街上趴趴走」，經營印刷生意的67歲雅達夫告訴法新社。

"My message through the car art is to make them understand that it is dangerous to be out on the streets and the safest place right now is the home." （AFP）

「我透過這輛車要傳達的訊息是，希望這些人能夠了解，外出上街是危險的，現在最安全的地方就是家裡」。（法新社）

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Previous research indicated an alarming decline in numbers in all parts of world, with losses of up to 25% per decade. This new study, the largest carried out to date, says the picture is more complex and varied.

過去的研究指出，全球各地（的昆蟲）數量令人憂心地下降，每10年至少減少25％。這份迄今最大的新研究卻表明，情況其實更加複雜與多變。

Land-dwelling insects are definitely declining the authors say, while bugs living in freshwater are increasing. The overall picture is complex - even in close geographical areas, some insects can be doing well next door to members of the same species who are struggling.

研究報告作者群指出，陸棲昆蟲正在減少，棲息於水中的蟲則在增加。總體情況是複雜的，即使是在相近的地理區域，有些昆蟲可以活得很好，隔壁區域的同種昆蟲，卻必須奮力存活。

Ann Swengel, one of the authors on the paper has spent more than 30 years studying butterflies in parts of the US. "We’ve seen so much decline, including on many protected sites. But we’ve also observed some sites where butterflies are continuing to do well," she said. "It takes lots of years and lots of data to understand both the failures and the successes, species by species and site by site."

論文作者之一安‧斯文格，已研究美國部分地區的蝴蝶超過30年。「我們已經看到（昆蟲）大量減少，包括在許多保護區裡。但我們也觀察到某些保護區中的蝴蝶持續活得很好」，她說。「要了解失敗與成功、不同物種、不同地點之間的關係，需要花費多年時間與大量資料」。

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https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1372165

Thailand has found the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic, environmentalists say.

生態學家表示，由於冠狀病毒全球大流行，泰國海灘少了遊客，卻迎來大量稀有的棱皮龜築巢，數量創20年新高。

The 11 turtle nests authorities have found since last November were the highest number in 20 years, said Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong, the director of the Phuket Marine Biological Center.

普吉島海洋生物中心主任貢吉亞特表示，當局自去年11月以來發現11個海龜巢，為20年之最。

"This is a very good sign for us because many areas for spawning have been destroyed by humans," he told Reuters. No such nests had been found for the previous five years.

他告訴路透：「我們覺得這是非常好的跡象，因為許多產卵地都遭到人類破壞。」 過去5年完全沒有發現海龜巢。

"If we compare to the year before, we didn’t have this many spawn, because turtles have a high risk of getting killed by fishing gear and humans disturbing the beach."

「如果和1年之前比較，那時的蛋沒這麼多，因為當時海龜面臨高風險，或被漁具糾纏致死，或在海灘上遭人類侵擾。」

Leatherbacks are the world’s largest sea turtles. They are considered endangered in Thailand, and listed as a vulnerable species globally by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

棱皮龜是全世界最大的海龜。牠們在泰國被視為瀕危動物， 也被「國際自然保育聯盟」列為全球易危物種。

Doctors around the country are trying to figure out whether a new mysterious skin condition could be a possible sign of coronavirus in asymptomatic patients.

全（美）國各地的醫生正在想辦法釐清，一種新的、神秘的皮膚狀況，是否會是無症狀的新冠病毒病患的指標之一。

The condition, informally being called "COVID toes" by some doctors, causes lesions or painful bumps, and sometimes frostbite-like areas of purple, blue or red discoloration in toes and sometimes fingers.

這種被某些醫生俗稱為「武肺腳趾」的症狀，會形成病灶或會痛的疙瘩，腳趾上有時會有紫色、藍色或紅色凍瘡似的變色區塊，有時手指也有。

Northwestern University Medicine dermatologist Dr. Amy Paller said she’s seen large numbers of this popping up recently, mainly in teenagers and young adults.

西北大學醫學院皮膚科醫師艾美．帕勒說，她近來看到這類皮膚症狀大量出現，主要發生在青少年與年輕成年人身上。

Dr. Paller, the chair of dermatology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said the lesions are sometimes itchy and often painful, but the individuals generally don’t have any other signs of viral infections.

西北大學芬伯格醫學院皮膚病學系主任帕勒說，這些病灶有時候會癢，而且經常會痛，但患者通常沒有其他感染新冠病毒的跡象。

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Sprinting shoppers, rationed mineral water and not a roll of toilet paper to be seen: panic-buying sparked by the new coronavirus soared in Los Angeles this week.

短跑衝刺的購物者、限量購買的礦泉水，和放眼不見一卷衛生紙：新型冠狀病毒掀起的恐慌搶購潮，在洛杉磯增溫。

Two days after California declared a statewide emergency, wholesale stores were unable to keep up with soaring demand for a range of staple items, as citizens prepare for the worst.

在加州宣布全州進入緊急狀態2天後，一系列主食商品的需求量，由於民眾為最壞狀況做準備而升高，量販店供不應求。

Police in San Bernardino County were called to one store after customers became enraged by the lack of supplies.

聖伯納迪諾郡一家商店發生顧客因買不到東西而抓狂，驚動警方到場處理。

But some shoppers, though concerned, managed to see the lighter side of the situation.

然而，有些購物者雖然也會擔心，卻設法輕鬆看待此事。

"I’m guarded," said emergency responder Andrew wheeling a trolley filled with water, paper towels, limes and ginger ale. "I want to make sure we have the essentials － some mixers, some wines, you know, so if things go bad I can make a drink." (AFP)

急救員安德魯推著裝滿水、紙巾、萊姆和薑汁汽水的推車說，「我是有所防備的」，「我要確定我們有必需品：一些調酒用的飲料、葡萄酒，你知道，這樣如果情況變糟，我還能弄杯酒來喝」。（法新社）

Chris has found a way to cope with the coronavirus pandemic：A new tattoo on his own body for every day of the lockdown.

克里斯找到了應對冠狀病毒大流行的方法：在封城期間，每天刺一個新的刺青圖案在身上。

Sitting on the sofa in his flat in Walthamstow, London, Chris Woodhead is trying to find space to add another tattoo to his already crowded body. There is little unmarked skin left - from the tips of his fingers to the soles of his feet, almost every inch is covered in a vast jumble of tattoos of different styles.

坐在他位於倫敦沃爾瑟姆斯托區的公寓裡，克里斯試圖在他已經很擁擠的身上找到空間，添加新的刺青圖案。幾乎沒有任何沒刺青的皮膚，從手指尖到腳底，幾乎每一吋都被大量不同風格的紋身覆蓋。

At the beginning of the lockdown, Chris had around 1,000 designs on his body. Now he has 40 more and counting. On the creased skin of the sole of his left foot, Chris has written the words, "WHEN WILL IT END?" At the bottom of his right leg there’s a spherical Coronavirus particle. On his sternum - a place where it "feels like you’re going straight into the bone" - Chris withstood the pain to tattoo his own homage to the National Health Service.

在封鎖開始時，克里斯身上約有1000個刺青，現在增加了40幾個。在他左腳底皺皺的皮膚上，克里斯寫下「什麼時候會結束？」的字句；在右腿底部，有個球形的冠狀病毒顆粒。在他的胸骨上，一個（刺青時的痛感）彷彿直衝骨頭的地方，克里斯忍受紋身的疼痛，以表達他對國家醫療保健服務（NHS）的敬意。

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https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1370586

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an order allowing online marriages, as many weddings are cancelled under lockdown restrictions.

眼下許多婚禮都因封鎖限制而取消之際，紐約州州長古莫簽署一項允許網上結婚的法令。

From now on, people in the US state will be able to apply for marriage licences remotely and clerks allowed to conduct ceremonies virtually.

現在起，美國紐約州居民將可遠端申請結婚證，辦事員可以線上主持登記儀式。

Mr Cuomo joked that the decision meant there was now "no excuse" for couples not to tie the knot.

古莫開玩笑說，這一決定意味著現在新人們「沒有藉口」不結婚了。

The decision comes after New York state extended lockdown measures until May 15. More than 13,000 people have died of coronavirus in New York city alone.

在發佈這項決定前，紐約州將封鎖期延長到5月15日。光是紐約市就有超過1.3萬人死於冠狀病毒。

Social media reaction to the decision was mixed.

社群媒體對這項決定褒貶不一。

A quick-thinking Helsinki bakery has saved itself from financial ruin during the new coronavirus pandemic by creating a cake that looks like a toilet roll.

（芬蘭首都）赫爾辛基一家腦筋動得快的烘焙坊，創造出看似衛生紙捲的蛋糕，在新型冠狀病毒大流行期間，拯救自己免於破產。

The dismayed staff at the Ronttosrouva bakery found all their orders cancelled last month, at the same time as panicked consumers began to hoard toilet roll. This sparked the idea of a toilet roll cake made of oat batter, passion fruit mousse and covered with white fondant.

「倫托斯洛瓦」烘焙坊員工上個月驚慌地發現，他們所有的訂單都被取消了；在此同時，惶恐的顧客開始囤積衛生紙。這個現象刺激店家想出以燕麥蛋糕和百香果慕斯製作而成、並在外層覆上白色翻糖的衛生紙捲蛋糕。

The first five cakes sold within an hour, baker Uliana Timofeeva told Reuters, and the cake became a social media hit.

蛋糕師傅烏里安娜‧提摩費娃告訴《路透》，最先做好的5模蛋糕1小時內就賣光，還在社群媒體上造成轟動。

The bakery now has hundreds of orders and its owner Saana Lampinen has even been able to hire two extra people. "For us it’s a game changer and I am relieved because I know all my employees are safe for months," she said.

這家烘焙坊現在接下數百張訂單，老闆沙娜‧蘭皮寧甚至還有能力另聘2名人手。她說：「對我們來說，這是扭轉情勢的一次嘗試，我現在鬆了一口氣，因為我知道所有員工接下來幾個月都不用擔心飯碗了。」

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French homeless organisations accused police of issuing fines to rough sleepers for failing to comply with self-isolation requirements under the strict social lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

法國街友組織指控警方，以未依照為了遏制病毒蔓延而實施的嚴格社會封鎖令，遵守自我隔離要求，對露宿街頭的遊民開出罰單。

Without providing numbers, they said fines have been issued to homeless people in the French capital Paris, in Lyon in the east and Bayonne in the southwest.

街友組織指稱，在法國首都巴黎、東部的里昂和西南部的巴約納，都有無家可歸的人被開罰，但該組織並未提供罰款金額。

French society has been in lockdown since March 17, with excursions from the home limited to buying food, visiting the doctor, walking the dog or going for a solitary jog.

法國社會自3月17日起封鎖，外出僅限採買食物、看醫生、遛狗或獨自慢跑。

People who venture outside need to carry a certificate to declare the reason for their trip, and risk a 135-euro fine if they cannot show one. （AFP）

敢於外出者必須有證明文件說明外出理由，否則將被罰款135歐元。（法新社）

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Scientists exploring the deep sea off Australia’s coast have discovered as many as 30 new marine species – and what may be the longest animal ever seen.

科學家在探勘澳洲沿岸的深海時，發現30多種新的海洋生物，以及一種也許是人類見過最長的動物。

The discoveries were the result of expeditions into Western Australia’s underwater canyons. One of the biggest discoveries was a siphonophore measuring an estimated 46 metres. Siphonophores are deep-sea predators made up of many small clones that act together as one and spread out like a single long string in the water. Researchers think this particular siphonophore may be the longest yet found.

這次針對西澳洲海底峽谷的探險有許多發現，其中一項最大的發現，就是一隻長約46公尺的管水母。管水母是一種深海掠食者，由許多小型複製體組成一隻（水母），並在水裡散開成一條繩子的形狀。研究人員認為，這隻獨特的管水母，可能是目前已知世界上最長的（動物）。

Nerida Wilson, a senior research scientist at the Western Australia Museum, who led the expedition, said the discovery of the extra-long siphonophore came when many researchers on board were least expecting it. The research vehicle dived as deep as 4,439 metres, but the siphonophore was only discovered as the vehicle was making its way back to the surface at around 630 metres.

領導這次探勘的西澳洲博物館資深研究科學家涅里達．威爾森說，研究人員在最不抱期望的時刻，發現了超長管水母。研究船最深潛至4439公尺深，管水母卻是在他們要返回水面時，於約630公尺處被發現。

Emerging evidence in humans suggests a typically Western high-fat, high-sugar ’junk food’ diet can quickly undermine your brain’s appetite control.

在人類中新發現的證據顯示，含有高脂高糖「垃圾食物」的典型西方飲食，可以快速破壞大腦對食慾的控制。

After indulging in a week-long binge of waffles, milkshakes and similarly rich foods, researchers in Australia found young and healthy volunteers scored worse on memory tests and experienced a greater desire to eat junk food, even when they were already full.

狂吃鬆餅、奶昔和類似的高脂食物一週後，澳洲研究人員發現，年輕健康的志願者在記憶力測試中成績欠佳，而且對垃圾食物更有食慾，甚至在吃飽之後還想吃。

The findings suggest something is amiss in the hippocampus - a region of the brain that supports memory and helps to regulate appetite. When we are full, the hippocampus is thought to quieten down our memories of delicious food, thereby reducing our appetite.

研究結果顯示問題出在海馬體，這個區域在大腦中支援記憶力，協助調節食慾。我們吃飽之後，海馬體被認為會使美食記憶不再活躍，從而降低食慾。

When it’s disrupted, this control can be seriously undermined.

當海馬體受到擾亂，對食慾的控制也會受到嚴重破壞。

Over the years, extensive research on juvenile mice has found the function of the hippocampus is very sensitive to ’junk food’ , but this has only recently been observed in young and healthy humans.

近年來對幼鼠進行的廣泛研究發現，海馬體對「垃圾食物」很敏感，但最近才在年輕健康的人群中發現這一問題。

For a famously mild-mannered man whose worst cuss words are G-rated throwbacks like "golly," Mitt Romney has a way of getting under President Trump’s skin.

就一個以溫和出名、最難聽的罵人話是「golly」（避諱稱God的說法）之類的普級（G級）懷舊用語的人而言，羅尼總是有辦法讓川普總統不爽。

This time, the Republican senator from Utah did it by announcing a bit of good news amid the welter of scary developments during the pandemic：He has tested negative for the coronavirus.

這回，這位代表猶他州的共和黨籍國會參議員惹毛川普的方式，是在（武漢肺炎）大流行的可怕混亂發展中，宣布了一丁點好消息：他的新冠病毒檢驗結果呈陰性。

"This is really great news! I am so happy I can barely speak," Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. "He may have been a terrible presidential candidate and an even worse U.S. Senator, but he is a RINO, and I like him a lot!"

「這真是個天大的好消息！我高興到難以用言語表達，」川普週三一早在推文中寫道。「他也許是個很糟糕的總統候選人，甚至是個更糟糕的美國國會參議員，但他再怎麼說，名義上還是共和黨人（RINO：Republican In Name Only ，諷刺立場不夠保守、宛如純掛名的共和黨人），我很喜歡他！」

The bad blood between Trump and Romney dates at least to 2012, when Trump said the election was Republicans’ to lose and then blamed Romney for doing just that.

川普與羅尼之間的嫌隙，至少可以追溯到2012年，當時川普說，共和黨會贏得大選，但稍後又把敗選怪罪到（該年的共和黨總統候選人）羅尼頭上。

Romney shrugged off the critique, but his low opinion of Trump seemed to harden.

羅尼對此批評不屑一顧，但看似更加看不起川普了。

Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America.

消費主義勝地紐約針對當地「用了就丟」的文化，祭出一紙禁用拋棄式塑膠袋的禁令；這道禁令花了數年時間制定，在美國還相當少見。

Environmental activists welcome the new law but caution that exemptions will weaken its effect, while some small businesses worry the ban might negatively impact their profits.

環保運動人士歡迎這項新法，但也提醒例外條款將削弱該法令的效力，一些小型商家也擔心，這項禁令或許會損及他們的營收。

New York’s older residents note that plastic bags only became available in US grocery stores in 1979, signaling how quickly habits can change.

紐約老一輩的居民提到，美國零售店直到1979年才開始提供塑膠袋，這表示要改變習慣有多快。

"When I was growing up we brought our own bags," shopper Denise Shaleaon told AFP, adding of the ban: "The New Yorker will have to live with it!" (AFP)

消費者夏利恩告訴法新社，「我成長過程中，我們都自備袋子」，並說這項禁令「紐約客不喜歡也得接受」。（法新社）