英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2025/08/12 05:30
◎盧永山
Zookeepers in Prague sometimes have to become puppeteers to save newborn birds rejected by their parents. This was the case for a lesser yellow-headed vulture chick hatched three weeks ago.
布拉格的動物園管理員有時不得不扮演操偶師，拯救那些被父母遺棄的新生雛鳥。3週前孵化的1隻小黃頭美洲鷲，就遭遇這樣的狀況。
Bird keeper Antonín Vaidl said Thursday that when a dummy egg disappeared from the nest, it signaled to keepers that the parents were not ready to care for their two babies, despite doing so in 2022 and 2023.

2025/08/11 05:30
◎魏國金
US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods over its purchase of Russian energy, the White House said Wednesday.
美國總統川普針對印度採購俄羅斯能源，課徵印度產品額外的25％關稅，白宮週三宣布。
The new levy — which will stack on top of a 25% country-specific tariff— will take effect within 21 days, according to an executive order signed by Trump.

2025/08/06 05:30
◎管淑平
North Korea has completed construction on a massive tourist resort boasting colourful water slides and swimming pools, state media said on Thursday, a pet project of leader Kim Jong Un.
北韓領導人金正恩的重點計畫，一座以擁有色彩繽紛的滑水道和泳池自豪的超大型觀光度假區已經完工，官方媒體週四表示。
Kim on Tuesday attended a lavish inaugural ceremony for the tourist zone, which hosts accommodation for nearly 20000 people and what Pyongyang claims is "a world-class cultural resort", the Korean Central News Agency said.

2025/08/05 05:30
◎盧永山
A big bull moose has spent the summer lingering around a popular Adirondack mountain hiking trail, prompting New York state wildlife officials to close the path as they monitor the potentially ailing animal.
1頭體型龐大的公駝鹿，整個夏天都在阿迪朗達克山1條熱門登山步道附近徘徊，紐約州野生動物官員因此關閉了這條小徑，以監測這頭可能生病的動物。
The Goodman Mountain trail in the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest has been temporarily closed since June 6 due to the oddly behaving animal. The moose is staying on or around the trail near the summit, sometimes sitting and sometimes foraging in a small area, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.

2025/08/04 05:30
◎魏國金
President Donald Trump’s reciprocal levies will likely weigh on economic growth and push up prices while hammering the global economy, according to Bloomberg Economics.
總統川普的對等關稅將可能衝擊經濟成長、推升物價，同時重創全球經濟，根據「彭博經濟研究」（BE）的分析。
The tariffs announced Friday, which run from 10% to 41% and mark the highest rates since World War II, would increase the average US duty to 15.2% from 2.3% in 2024, according to analysis by Maeva Cousin, chief trade economist at BE.

2025/07/30 05:30
◎管淑平
Norway plans to raise overall spending on defence and broader security to 5% of gross domestic product, its prime minister said on Friday, in line with a planned common goal among NATO states.
挪威總理週五表示，計畫將在國防和更廣泛安全上的整體支出，提高到國內生產毛額的5％，以符合北大西洋公約組織（NATO）成員國擬定的共同目標。
Europe is scrambling to boost defences against a potential Russian attack after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump made clear that the United States was no longer willing to be the main guarantor of Europe’s security.

2025/07/29 05:30
◎盧永山
Scarlet uniforms flashed against the riverbank. Wooden skiffs glided in formation. A young swan, gently lifted from the water, was measured, inspected and released.
猩紅色的制服在河岸上閃閃發光。木製小艇列隊滑行。1隻小天鵝被輕輕地從水中抬起，經過測量、檢查後放生。
The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III began Monday on the River Thames to assess their health.

2025/07/28 05:30
◎魏國金
President Donald Trump put the odds of striking a trade deal with Europe to reduce the tariff rate on their imports at 50-50.
美國總統川普認為，與歐盟達成貿易協議，以降低他們進口關稅的可能性，為五五波。
Trump said US and EU negotiators were working “closely” to strike a deal and predicted an agreement could come to fruition.

2025/07/24 05:30
◎孫宇青
Indonesia’s resort island of Bali is known for its packed beach clubs and streets that bustle with hoards of tourists and traffic, but once a year it enjoys 24 hours of blissful silence.
印尼度假勝地峇里島以其星羅棋布的海灘俱樂部，以及街道上熙熙攘攘的遊客和車水馬龍的交通而聞名，但每年有一天，島上會度過24小時沒有煩憂的寧靜時光。
The annual hush descended over the island in the morning on March 29 for Nyepi － a day of silence on the Hindu calendar that is closely monitored by an army of patrol guards called "Pecalang".

2025/07/23 05:30
◎管淑平
At least four of the studies cited in a flagship White House report on children’s health do not exist, authors listed in the document told AFP Thursday, casting doubt on the paper outlining US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda.
白宮一份有關兒童健康的旗艦級報告，引用的研究有至少4份不存在，這份文件列出的作者週四告訴法新社，對這份概述美國衛生部長小羅勃甘迺迪施政議程的報告，提出質疑。
The highly anticipated "Make America Healthy Again" report was released on May 22 by the presidential commission tasked with assessing drivers of childhood chronic disease.

2025/07/21 05:30
◎魏國金
The US Commerce Department will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5% on imports of Chinese graphite, a key battery component, after concluding the materials had been unfairly subsidized.
美國商務部在裁定中國石墨獲得不公平補貼後，將對此關鍵電池成份的進口課徵初步93.5％的反傾銷稅。
A trade association representing US graphite producers in December filed petitions with two federal agencies, asking for investigations into whether Chinese companies were violating anti-dumping laws.

2025/07/17 05:30

◎ 孫宇青

Finland said it has kicked off a two-year scheme to improve the fitness of conscription-age youths, warning that their physical condition was declining.

芬蘭表示，已啟動一項為期2年的計畫，旨在改善屆齡服役的年輕男子健康狀況，並警告說，他們的身體素質正在下降。

At age 18, Finnish men have to do compulsory military service for a period ranging from nearly six months to a year, and Finnish women can volunteer to do so.