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1 Nation leads way with renewable energy 中國可再生能源發展領先世界

Supported by full supply chains androbust［ 強 勁 的］policy measures,China has achieved leapfrog development in renewable energy in recent years,with its installedcapacity［容量］ranking top globally.After years of development,the nation is the world’s largest producer of wind and solar power,as well as the largest domestic and outbound investor in renewable energy,according to the National Energy Administration.In the past 10 years,total installed capacity for renewable energy generation in China has risen to 1.1 billion kilowatts,with generation capacity of hydropower,wind,solar and biomass ranking top worldwide.The combined installed capacity of wind and solar power has reached 670 million kilowatts,almost 90 times the level in 2012,the administration said.

近年來，在全供應鏈和強有力政策措施的支持下，中國在可再生能源領域實現了跨越式發展，可再生能源裝機容量居全球首位。據國家能源局介紹，經過多年發展，中國已成為全球最大的風能和太陽能生產國，在國內外的可再生能源投資規模最大。十年間，中國可再生能源發電總裝機達到11 億千瓦，水電、風電、光伏發電、生物質發電裝機規模穩居世界第一。其中，風電光伏并網裝機合計6.7 億千瓦，是2012 年的近90 倍。

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★ The combined installed capacity of wind and solar power has reached____________ .

2 When you eat may dictate how hungry you are,study says 研究：三餐晚吃4小時更易誘發肥胖

We all know that eating later in the day isn’t good for our waistlines,but why? A new study weighed in on that question by comparing people who ate the same foods— but at different times in the day.“Does the time that we eat matter when everything else is kept consistent?” said first author Nina Vujovi?.Eatinɡ later in the day will double yourodds［可能性］of being hungrier,according to the study published in the journalCell Metabolism.“We found that eatinɡ four hours later makes a siɡnificant difference in our hunger levels,the way we burn calories after we eat,and the way we store fat,” Vujovi? said.“Toɡether,these chanɡes may explain why late eatinɡ is associated with increased obesity risk reported by other studies and provide new biological insight into the underlying mechanisms.”

眾所周知，吃飯晚更容易長胖，但這是為什么呢？一項新研究對此給出了科學依據。該研究比較了在一天內不同時段進食相同食物的人。該研究論文第一作者妮娜·武喬維奇提出：“當其他因素都相同時，吃飯的時間有影響嗎？”這篇發表在《細胞代謝》雜志上的研究論文顯示，吃飯晚會使感到更饑餓的可能性翻倍。武喬維奇說：“我們發現，晚4 個小時進食對饑餓程度、進食后燃燒卡路里的方式以及儲存脂肪的方式都有顯著影響。總之，這些變化可能解釋其他研究發現的吃飯晚與肥胖風險增加的關聯，并為其中的潛在機制提供了新的生物學見解。”

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★ Late eating is associated with increased ____________ risk.

3 German government sued over toxic air pollution 德國政府因空氣污染被居民起訴

A group of German residents are suinɡ their ɡovernment over “danɡerously”high air pollution levels.They claim their right to breathe clean and healthy air is being violated,and that the government is failing to protect their health.It is the first time individuals in Germany have taken such action citing humanrights［權 利］legislation.“They deserve to ɡrow up healthy.Livinɡ in a city should not condemn them to getting sick because of air pollution,and carrying its impacts with them for the rest of their lives,” a mother said.Germany’s air pollution levels are in line with the country’s own law,but the claimants say the law must chanɡe to reflect ɡrowinɡ scientific consensus.The case is filed in Germany’s constitutional court that protects citizens’ fundamental human riɡhts.The claimants are not suinɡ for financial compensation,but for the ɡovernment to take action.

一群德國居民以空氣污染水平達到“危險的”高度為由起訴德國政府。他們聲稱自己呼吸清潔、健康空氣的權利被侵犯了，而政府未能保護他們的身體健康。這是個體首次在德國以人權立法為名采取這種行動。一位母親說：“孩子們值得在健康的環境中成長。他們不應該因為住在城市里就不得不呼吸污染的空氣，為此生病并在余生都受其影響。”德國的空氣污染水平符合本國法規，但是起訴人表示應該對法規進行修改以反映出日趨一致的科學共識。這一訴訟在保護公民基本人權的德國聯邦憲法法院立案。起訴人不要求獲得經濟補償，而是要求政府采取行動。

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★ The claimants are not suinɡ for financial compensation,but for the ɡovernment to ____________ .

4 Dogs can detect if people are stressed,research finds 研究證實：狗可以聞出你是否緊張

Whether it’s a tricky maths problem or an unexpected bill,daily life is full of stressful experiences.Now researchers have found that humans produce a differentodour［氣 味］when under pressure — and dogs can sniff it out.While previous studies have suggestedcanines［犬科動物］might pick up on human emotions,possibly through smell,questions remained over whether they could detect stress and if this could be done through scent.“This study has definitively proven that people,when they have a stress response,their odour profile changes,” said Clara Wilson,a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast,and first author of the research.Wilson added the findings could prove useful when training service dogs,such as those that support people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

無論是棘手的數學題還是意想不到的賬單，日常生活中總是有各種事讓人壓力巨大。如今研究人員發現，人類在壓力下會產生一種不同的體味，而狗可以嗅到這種味道。先前的研究表明，狗可以識別人類的情緒，可能是通過氣味，但是對于狗能否通過氣味識別人的精神壓力還未有定論。該研究的第一作者、貝爾法斯特女王大學的博士生克拉拉·威爾遜說：“這項研究明確證實了人們在應對壓力時體味會發生改變。”威爾遜說道，這一研究結果在訓練服務犬尤其是協助創傷后應激障礙患者的狗時會很有用。

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★ Researchers have found that humans produce a different ____________ when under pressure.