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新奇事件簿 中国成为拥有驻外机构最多的国家
China is now the country with the most diplomatic posts around the world. Diplomatic posts are embassies, consulates, high commissions and other places to represent a country overseas. China overtook the USA as the country with the most diplomatic po
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新奇事件簿 34岁芬兰女性成为世界上最年轻的总理
A 34-year-old woman is to become the youngest prime minister in the world. The new leader is Sanna Marin. She only celebrated her 34th birthday last week. She became the head of the Finnish Social Democrats Party last week. Members of her party voted
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新奇事件簿 布干维尔独立公投
The process is under way for the possible introduction of a new member to the global family of nations. The people of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have voted overwhelmingly for independence in a referendum. The vote was held on the island between
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新奇事件簿 格蕾塔·桑伯格获2019年度人物
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named TIME magazine's Person of the Year for 2019. The 16-year-old from Sweden beat New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Hong Kong democracy protestors to win the award. Ms Thunberg shot to fame
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新奇事件簿 可以击退细菌的塑料
A revolutionary new plastic could help to prevent bacteria and superbugs causing disease and illness. Scientists have developed a new kind of transparent, plastic wonder-wrap. They say it will drastically cut incidences of microbe transfer in hospita
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新奇事件簿 玛丽亚·凯莉金曲25年后登榜首
American singer Mariah Carey has reached number one in the U.S. music charts with her classic song All I Want For Christmas Is You. 美国歌手玛丽亚凯莉的经典歌曲《All I Want For Christmas Is You》登上美国音乐榜榜首。 It is no
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新奇事件簿 特朗普遭美国众议院弹劾
Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives in the USA. 唐纳德特朗普遭美国众议院弹劾。 The House took the historic step of impeaching the President. 众议院采取了弹劾总统的历史性步骤。 It is just the
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新奇事件簿 音乐会和博物馆帮助延长寿命
Researchers have found that people who go to live concerts, shows and museums can live longer than those who do not. Experts from University College London looked at the lifestyles of over 6,700 British people for 15 years. They examined how often th
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新奇事件簿 压力会导致灰发
Scientists have discovered that stress is one factor in turning our hair grey, white or silver - at least, in mice. 科学家发现压力是导致头发变灰、变白或变银的一个因素至少在老鼠身上是这样。 Stem cell biologists from
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新奇事件簿 宇航员首次在太空烘焙饼干
Kitchen technology has reached new heights. 厨房技术达到了新的高度。 Astronauts on the International Space Station have made the universe's first ever space-baked cookies. 国际空间站（ISS）的宇航员制作了宇宙中第一块太空
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新奇事件簿 美国学校午餐将意大利面作为蔬菜
Pasta has been reclassified as a vegetable in U.S. schools. 意大利面在美国学校被重新归类为蔬菜。 An overhaul of national dietary regulations has resulted in pasta 国家饮食规定的一项彻底改革导致意大利面 now countin
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新奇事件簿 豆制品可以帮助延年益寿
There are many reasons why Japanese people live longer than the rest of us. 日本人比他国人长寿的原因有很多种。 One reason might be soybean products like tofu, natto and miso. 其中之一可能是像豆腐、纳豆和味噌这样的大
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新奇事件簿 东非遭遇70年来最严重蝗灾
The livelihood of farmers and other food growers in East Africa is under attack from locusts. Authorities say swarms of millions of locusts are ravaging large swathes of farmland and vegetation. Millions of people are at risk after the insects destro
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新奇事件簿 芬兰新生儿父母可享7个月产假
Finland is giving new parents more time to spend with their babies. The Finnish government has decided to give mothers and fathers seven months of parental leave. This means Finland will almost double the amount of its maternity leave and paternity l
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新奇事件簿 韩国千名新人参加集体婚礼
Six thousand couples decided not to let the coronavirus deter them from celebrating their happy day. The multiple brides and grooms attended a mass wedding ceremony in South Korea's Unification Church on Friday, in spite of the health scare from the
