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新奇事件簿 巴西派安全部队打击森林砍伐
Brazil has asked its security forces to help fight deforestation in the Amazon. 巴西要求其安全部队帮助打击亚马孙的森林砍伐。 The Brazilian government is worried that a dangerous level of trees is being cut down in the world's la
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新奇事件簿 纽约市禁止无现金商店
The advance of technology in our lives has been halted somewhat in New York City. Lawmakers have passed a bill to ban cashless businesses. With many parts of the world in a seemingly relentless drive to replace cash with plastic or digital payments,
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新奇事件簿 科学家开始大规模搜寻外星人
Is there life on other planets? Are we alone? These are two of the biggest questions humans have been asking for centuries. 其他星球有生命吗？只有我们吗？这是几个世纪以来人类提出的两个最大的问题。 Now, scientists h
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新奇事件簿 非法牙齿美白有害健康
Everyone these days seems to want a gleaming set of pearly white teeth. Having the perfect Hollywood smile has created the multi-billion-dollar global teeth-whitening industry. However, not all is shiny and bright behind this business. A new report f
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新奇事件簿 研究表明罪犯的大脑体积较小
A new study has found that antisocial people are more likely to have smaller areas of their brain. Researchers said criminals' brains had a different structure to the brains of people who followed the law. The study is published in the journal Lancet
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新奇事件簿 丰富的早餐有利身体健康
Researchers have revealed what might be a highly popular new way to lose weight - eat a big breakfast. It could become the biggest diet fad ever for those wishing to shed a few kilos. Scientists in Germany conducted a study on how a hearty breakfast
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新奇事件簿 圣潘克拉斯火车站被评为欧洲最佳
A railway station in London has been named as the best station in Europe for passengers. The station is London St Pancras, which is also called St Pancras International. It is an international station because the Eurostar trains to France, Belgium an
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新奇事件簿 切片蛋黄酱将在日本开售
Whatever will they think of next? A food manufacturer in Japan has invented a new product that seems destined to become a huge, global bestseller. The imaginative new culinary invention is sliced mayonnaise. Japanese food company Bourbon believes the
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新奇事件簿 微软飞行游戏大升级
The Microsoft airplane game Flight Simulator has been upgraded to include every airport in the world. This means gamers will have a choice of over 37,000 airports to take off from and land at. The upgrade has added over 13,000 new airports to the pre
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新奇事件簿 乔治·克鲁尼对童工表示伤心
The Oscar-winning actor and director George Clooney has spoken about allegations of child labour at the Nespresso coffee company, for which he is brand ambassador. Clooney is a member of Nespresso's sustainability advisory board, which aims to ensure
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新奇事件簿 学校停课 谁来照顾孩子
Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, which is the start of the new school year. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have t
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新奇事件簿 气候变化将导致世界上一半海滩消失
Rising sea levels could see the demise of half of the world's beaches by the end of this century. Climate scientists predict that 50 per cent of sandy beaches along the world's coastlines could vanish over the next eight decades if climate change con
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新奇事件簿 抢购引发卫生纸短缺
Shoppers around the world are embarking on panic buying sprees because of fears over the coronavirus. People in countries as far afield as England, Japan, Singapore and Australia have been emptying supermarket shelves of toilet paper, face masks, han
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新奇事件簿 亚马逊出售其无人收银技术
The online retail giant Amazon will start selling its cashier-less technology to any store or retail outlet that wants it. The software is called Just Walk Out. The software means stores do not need any cashiers. Shoppers simply scan a smartphone app
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新奇事件簿 受疫情影响 多项体育赛事延期
The global spread of COVID-19 is playing havoc with sports events worldwide. After the WHO designated the coronavirus as a pandemic, many sports associations have taken measures to curb the spread of the virus. Major sporting events are being suspend
