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Supermoon dazzles the night sky over China
超级月亮照亮中国夜空
A supermoon was spotted in the night sky on July 14, 2022, across many parts of China. In the eastern city of Nanjing, the moon rose through the clouds and drew spectators to admire the view. It’s also known as a buck moon because it falls in July. “The full Moon in July is called the Buck Moon because the antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full-growth mode at this time,” as The Old Farmer’s Almanac ① says. “Bucks shed and regrow their antlers each year, producing a larger and more impressive set as the years go by.” According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Purple Mountain Observatory, the next supermoon is forecast to occur on August 31, 2023. ( South China Morning Post and NPR)
2022年7月14日，中国多地夜空观察到超级月亮。在中国东部城市南京，月亮穿云升起，引来看客观赏。这次超级月亮也叫“雄鹿月”，因为出现在七月。“七月的满月被叫作‘雄鹿月’，因为雄鹿的角在此时完全长成。”《老农夫年鉴》介绍说，“雄鹿每年脱角，再长出新的。一年年过去，一对角也越来越大，越来越引人瞩目。”据中国科学院紫金山天文台预测，下一次超级月亮将出现在2023年8月31日。
【注释】
① The Old Farmer’s Almanac : a reference book containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles《老农夫年鉴》（参考书，包含天气预报、种植图、天文数据、食谱、文章）
A supermoon is pictured near the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, China.
(Credit: Xinhua)
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Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter
马斯克放弃收购推特
Elon Musk announced that he would abandon his offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter sued Musk for violating the deal to buy the social media platform, asking a Delaware court to order the world’s richest person to complete the merger① at the agreed price of $54.20 per share. The company requested the trial begin in September because the merger agreement with Musk terminates on 25 October 2022. Musk’s lawyers argued the dispute over false and spam accounts② was fundamental to Twitter’s value and extremely fact- and expert-intensive. They said it would require substantial time for discovery③ and requested a trial date on or after 13 February next year. (AP and The Guardian )
埃隆·马斯克宣布，推特未能提供关于虚假账户的足够信息，他将放弃收购该公司的提议。推特起诉马斯克，称其违反收购该社交媒体平台的协议，请求特拉华法院要求这位世界首富按照约定价格每股54.2美元完成收购。该公司请求9月审理此案，因为与马斯克的收购协议于2022年10月25日终止。马斯克的律师团队则强调，有关虚假、垃圾账户的争议是推特价值的根本，涉及极多的事实，需要极多的专家。他们表示，披露程序需要大量时间，请求于明年2月13日或之后审理。
【注释】
① merger: [ˈmɜːdʒə(r)] n. the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one （组织或企业的）合并
② spam account: accounts that are not operated by a human hand, and are designed to manipulate users or disrupt their interactions on the platform 垃圾账户（操纵用户、破坏平台交互的机器人账户）
③ discovery: [dɪˈskʌvəri] n. the usually pretrial disclosure of pertinent facts or documents by one or both parties to a legal action or proceeding 披露程序（一般在庭审前，一方或双方公布相关的事实或文件）
Elon Musk outside a New York courthouse in 2019.
(Credit: Reuters)
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NASA releases first batch of images from the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA发布韦伯太空望远镜拍摄的第一组照片
NASA debuted its first batch of full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the biggest and most powerful telescope that’s been sent into space. The images — taken with JWST’s 21-foot (6.5-meter) diameter mirror — reveal the deepest, most remote stretches① of the universe ever seen. “Every image is a new discovery and each will give humanity a view of the universe that we’ve never seen before,” Bill Nelson, NASA’s administrator, told an audience of engineers and scientists who contributed to the telescope’s development. “You’re going to see the formation of stars, you’re going to see devouring② black holes,” Nelson said. Often described as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb launched on December 25, 2021, after more than two decades of development. (Business Insider)
美国国家航空航天局公布了詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜拍摄的首批全彩图像，韦伯望远镜系送入太空最大、最先进的望远镜。拍摄这些图像所用镜片直径21英尺（6.5米）。图像揭示了宇宙迄今看到最深处、最遥远的区域。“每张图都是新发现，每张都会让人类看到此前从未看到的宇宙。”美国国家航空航天局比尔·尼尔森如是告诉观众——他们都是对望远镜研发有贡献的工程师和科学家。“你们会看到星体的形成和吞噬一切的黑洞。”尼尔森说。韦伯望远镜常被称为哈勃望远镜的继承者，经过20余年的研发，于2021年12月25日发射升空。
【注释】
① stretch: [stretʃ] n. an expanse of land or water 一大片土地或水
② devour: [dɪˈvaʊə(r)] vt. to eat all of (something) quickly, especially because you are very hungry 狼吞虎咽地吃光
The star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, captured by JWST.
(Credit: NASA)
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Ashes① of 8,000 victims found in mass grave② in Poland
波兰万人坑发现8000名遇害者骨灰
A mass grave containing 17.5 tonnes of human ashes has been unearthed in northern Poland, close to the former Nazi concentration camp of Soldau. The grave contained at least 8,000 victims. The bodies are thought to have been dug up and burned in a Nazi operation to hide traces of their murders. The Nazis murdered Jews, political opponents and members of the Polish elite at Soldau. The concentration camp was built in 1939 for transit, internment and extermination and used throughout the Nazi occupation③. Up to 30,000 people are thought to have been killed there and researchers hope to carry out DNA analysis of the remains to find out more about the victims. Among the Poles who were murdered were members of the clergy and intelligentsia. (BBC)
波兰北部、靠近前纳粹索尔道集中营的地方发现了一座万人坑，埋有17.5吨人类骨灰，至少有8000名受害者。研究人员认为，是纳粹将受害者尸体挖出焚烧，以此掩盖其谋杀罪行的痕迹。纳粹在索尔道集中营谋杀了犹太人、政敌和波兰精英。该集中营建于1939年， 用于转运、囚禁和*杀屠**， 纳粹占领波兰期间一直在运转。有多达3万人被认为在索尔道被杀害。研究人员希望对骨灰进行DNA分析，从而得到更多受害者的信息。被谋杀的波兰人中有神职人员和知识分子。
【注释】
① ash: [æʃ] n. (plural) the remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration 骨灰；遗骸
② mass grave: a grave in which a large number of corpses has been buried 万人坑，万人冢
③ occupation: [ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn] n. the act of moving into a country, town, etc. and taking control of it using military force; the period of time during which a country, town, etc. is controlled in this way 军事占领（期间）
A symbolic cross has been erected at the site of the mass grave.
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Bill Gates plans to give away ‘virtually all’ his $113 billion
比尔·盖茨计划捐出“几乎全部”1130亿美元财产
Financial experts typically recommend being careful how you allocate your money, lest you run out of it. But for billionaire Bill Gates, running out of money is the goal. The Microsoft co-founder announced last week that he’s donating $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, while reiterating his pledge to give away “virtually all of my wealth to the foundation” and eventually drop off the list of the world’s wealthiest people altogether. Gates announced his plans in a Twitter post, writing: “I have an obligation to return my resources to society in ways that have the greatest impact for reducing suffering and improving lives. And I hope others in positions of great wealth and privilege will step up① in this moment too.” (CNBC)
金融专家一般建议谨慎分配财富，以防用尽。但对于亿万富翁比尔·盖茨来说，花光钱才是目标。这位微软的联合创始人上周宣布，计划向比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会捐赠200亿美元，并重申了“向基金会”捐出“我的几乎全部财富”、最终彻底退出世界富豪排行榜的承诺。盖茨在推特上发文宣布了这些计划。他发推道：“我有义务将我的资源以最能减少苦难、改善生活的方式回报给社会。并且，我希望其他拥有巨大财富和特权的人有朝一日也能这样站出来。”
【注释】
① step up: to come forward 上前，走近
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