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◎供稿：萬宇婧

1 Beijing offers high tech power naps to journalists at the Games 北京冬奧會記者打盹神器

Journalists reporting on the Winter Olympics are being offered the chance to sleep on the job thanks to high-tech cabins at the Beijing media centre.The “Sleep Rest Cabins” are just one of a number of innovations to be unveiled at the Games.Anyone can access the pods by scanning a QR code on their phone.The spacious cabins contain the same bed Olympians are sleeping on in the Athletes’ Village with the user able to adjust their position and with a remote control or mobile phone.The beds even have a “zero-gravity mode［零重力模式］” meant to reduce stress on the body — you don’t quite float，but it’s pretty comfortable.The spokesperson for cabin manufacturer，said 30 to 40 people a day have been using them so far.“We’ve placedsleeping cabins［睡眠艙］here for journalists to give an environment to work，rest and get relaxed，” she said.

多虧了北京冬奧會新聞中心的高科技休息艙，報道冬奧會的記者有機會在工作間隙打個盹兒了。“睡眠休息艙”只是北京冬奧會上眾多創新之一。用手機掃描二維碼，即可進入艙內。寬敞的休息艙里有冬奧村運動員同款智能床，用戶可以用遙控器或手機調整高度。這些床甚至還可以設置“零重力模式”以減輕身體壓力，雖然不會讓人飄浮，但躺著非常舒適。睡眠休息艙制造商發言人表示，到目前為止，每天有30 ～ 40人使用休息艙。她說：“我們在這里為記者安置了休息艙，為他們提供工作、休息和放松的環境。”

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★ Journalists can work，rest and get relaxed in the sleeping ____________ .

2 Face masks make people look more attractive 戴口罩讓人看上去更有魅力

British academics have a positive message for us: people look more attractive in protective masks.Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were judged to look better with a face covering obscuring the lower half of their faces.In what may be a blow for producers of fashionable coverings，they also discovered that a face covered with a disposable-type surgical mask was likely to be deemed the most appealing.“This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions.At a time when we feel vulnerable，we may find the wearing of medical masks reassuring and so feel more positive towards the wearer，” said Dr Michael Lewis，a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces.

英國學者給大家帶來了一條積極的信息：戴口罩會讓人看起來更有魅力。卡迪夫大學的研究人員驚訝地發現，當臉的下半部分被遮住時，男性和女性看上去都更有魅力了。研究人員還發現，戴一次性外科口罩的臉被認為最有吸引力，這也許對時尚口罩的生產商是一個打擊。卡迪夫大學心理學院高級講師、面部專家邁克爾·路易斯博士表示：“這可能是因為我們習慣看醫護人員佩戴藍色口罩，所以將藍色口罩和這些人聯系在一起。當我們感覺脆弱時，我們可能會覺得戴醫用口罩讓人很安心，因此對戴醫用口罩的人更有好感。”

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★ People may look more ____________ when they’re wearing masks.

3 Beijing 2022 starts new era for global winter sports［全球冰雪運動］ 北京冬奧會將開啟全球冰雪運動新時代

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be the start of a new era for winter sports worldwide with over 300 million Chinese taking up winter sports，said International Olympic Committee (IOC)President Thomas Bach on Feb 3rd，as he opened the 139th IOC Session in the Chinese capital on the eve of theOpening Ceremony［開幕式］.The IOC President added that，Beijing officially became the first city ever to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.Bach also believed that the Chinese people will enjoy social benefits from hosting the Games.“Today，China is a winter sport country.The increased physical activity through winter sport is contributing to the health and well-being of the Chinese people.”

2月3日，國際奧委會第139次全會在北京開幕，國際奧委會主席托馬斯·巴赫表示，中國為實現“帶動三億人參與冰雪運動”創造了歷史，北京冬奧會將開啟全球冰雪運動的新時代。巴赫表示，2月4日，北京冬奧會開幕，北京成為世界上首個既舉辦過夏奧會又舉辦冬奧會的“雙奧之城”。巴赫還表示，北京冬奧會將惠及中國億萬群眾，現在的中國已經是冬季運動大國，人們將因參與冰雪運動而收獲身心健康。

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★ Beijing is the first city which has host both ____________ and ____________ editions of the Olympic Games.