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Denmark to hold referendum on scrapping EU defence opt-out①
丹麦将就是否加入欧盟防务举行公投
Denmark’s prime minister has called for the country’s citizens to overturn the country’s opt-out from EU defence policy in a referendum to be held on 1 June. “Historic times call for historic decisions,” Mette Frederiksen told a news conference, adding that the government “very clearly calls on Danes to lift the opt-out on defence”. Frederiksen also pledged to increase defence spending by 7bn kroner (£780m) over the next two years. Calling it the “largest investment in recent decades”, Frederiksen set out② plans to increase spending to 2% of GDP, in line with Nato membership requirements, by 2033. Participating in the common security and defence policy (CSDP) would enable Denmark to take part in joint EU military operations and to cooperate on the development and acquisition of military capabilities within the EU framework. ( The Guardian )
丹麦首相呼吁该国公民在6月1日举行的公投中改变该国不参加欧盟防务的政策。首相梅特·弗雷泽里克森在新闻发布会上说：“历史性的时代需要历史性的决定。”她还补充道，政府“非常明确地请求丹麦人改变该国不参加欧盟防务的政策”。弗雷泽里克森还承诺接下来两年增加70亿丹麦克朗（7.8亿英镑）的国防开支。她介绍了在2033年前将开支增加到GDP百分之二的计划，称之为“近几十年最大的投入”，这与北约对成员国的要求一致。加入欧盟共同安全与防务政策（CSDP）意味着，丹麦可以参加欧盟的联合军事行动，并在欧盟框架内就发展和获得军事能力开展合作。
【注释】
① opt-out: [ˈɒpt aʊt] n. the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement 选择不参加
② set out: to present (ideas, facts, etc.) in an organized way, in speech or writing（在讲话或写作中）系统阐明
Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen (right) alongside the leader of the Liberal party, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
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South Koreans elect Yoon Suk-yeol
尹锡悦当选韩国下任总统
South Korea’s next president promised to strengthen the country’s alliance with the United States and to deal “sternly①” with North Korean bad behaviour, bringing to an end five years of engagement with Pyongyang. Yoon Suk-yeol, who won the election by the narrowest of margins, said that he was open to talks with North Korea. But the result is likely to add to tensions with Pyongyang, which has been test-firing ballistic missiles at regular intervals and shows signs of restoring its nuclear test site. It will mean an end to the policy of engagement pursued by President Moon, who brought together Kim Jong-un and President Trump and held three meetings of his own with the North Korean leader. ( The Times )
韩国下一任总统承诺，将加强该国与美国的同盟关系，“强硬”处理朝鲜的不良行为，结束与朝鲜5年的接触政策。尹锡悦以史上最微弱的优势赢得选举。他表示，对与朝鲜谈判持开放态度。然而，这一选举结果很可能会加剧韩朝紧张局势。最近一段时间，朝鲜一直在定期试射弹道导弹，并表现出恢复使用核试验场的迹象。尹锡悦当选，意味着文在寅追求的接触政策的结束。文在寅曾促成朝鲜领导人金正恩与美国时任总统特朗普的会面，其本人也曾与金正恩会谈三次。
【注释】
① sternly: [ˈstɜːnli] adv. in a serious and difficult way 严肃地；严峻地
Yoon Suk-yeol was elected by the narrowest of margins and will take office in May
(Credit: LEE YOUNG-HO / ALAMY)
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Petrol at fresh record as oil and gas prices soar
石油、天然气价格飙升，汽油价格创新高
United States President Joe Biden has imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports, while the United Kingdom said it would phase out imports by the end of 2022. The latest sanctions are likely to push up oil prices — resulting in even higher prices at the pump①. Russia is the world’s top exporter of crude and oil products combined, producing about 7 million barrels per day (bpd), or 7 percent of global supply. Energy analysts warn prices could climb as high as $200 a barrel for crude oil after oil sanctions are imposed by the West. At that level, the average price for a gallon of U.S. gasoline could exceed $5, a scenario Biden and other political figures are desperate to avoid. (Al Jazeera and NBC News)
美国总统乔·拜登宣布立即禁止从俄罗斯进口石油等能源商品；与此同时，英国表示，将在2022年底之前逐步停止进口。这些最新制裁很可能推高油价，导致汽油价格进一步升高。俄罗斯是世界上原油和石油产品总体出口最大的国家，每天生产大约700万桶，占全球供给的7%。能源分析人士警告，西方制裁石油之后，原油价格可能攀升至每桶200美元。达到这一水平，美国每加仑汽油的均价可能超过5美元，这是拜登等政治人物迫切想要避免的。
【注释】
① at the pump: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars 在加油站
The US ban on imports of Russian oil and gas has seen worldwide prices surge
(Credit: SERGEI KARPUKHIN / REUTERS)
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Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
接受转基因猪心脏的男子去世
The first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died. David Bennett, who had terminal heart disease, survived for two months following the surgery in the US. But his condition began to deteriorate several days ago, his doctors in Baltimore said, and the 57-year-old died on 8 March. But Mr Bennett’s son, David Jr, said he hoped his father’s transplant would “be the beginning of hope and not the end”, according to news agency AP. “We are grateful for every innovative moment, every crazy dream, every sleepless night that went into① this historic effort,” he added. (BBC)
世界上第一位接受转基因猪心脏移植的患者去世。大卫·贝内特患有晚期心脏病，他在美国接受移植手术，术后存活了两个月。不过，据他在巴尔的摩的医生介绍，他的病情几天前就开始恶化了。3月8日，57岁的贝内特去世。但是，据新闻机构美联社报道，他的儿子小大卫表示，他希望父亲的移植手术“是希望的开始，而非结束。”他补充道：“这是一场具有历史意义的手术。我们感激这个过程中的每一个创新时刻、每一个疯狂梦想和每一个不眠夜。”
【注释】
① go into: (of money, time, effort, etc.) to be spent on something or used to do something（钱、时间、精力）被用于
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Surgeon Bartley P Griffith pictured with David Bennett earlier this month
(Credit: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)
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Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance ship found in Antarctica after 107 years
107年后，欧内斯特•沙克尔顿的“耐力号”在南极洲被发现
More than a century after it sank off the coast of Antarctica, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship HMS Endurance has been located, apparently intact and in good condition. The ship, which sank in 1915, is 3,008 meters deep in the Weddell Sea, a pocket① in the Southern Ocean along the northern coast of Antarctica, south of the Falkland Islands. The discovery was a collaboration between the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and History Hit, the content platform co-founded by historian Dan Snow. “This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen. It is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state of preservation,” Mensun Bound, the mission’s director of exploration, said in a statement. He added: “This is a milestone in polar history.” (BBC)
一个多世纪以前，极地探险家欧内斯特·沙克尔顿的“耐力号”在南极洲海岸附近沉没。该船目前已被发现，明显无损且状况良好。该船于1915年沉没，现位于威德尔海水下3008米处。威德尔海是南大洋的一部分，靠近南极北部海岸沿线，在福克兰群岛以南。此次发现由福克兰群岛海事遗产信托基金会与内容平台“历史命中”合作完成。后者由历史学者丹·*诺斯**联合创立。这次探险任务的负责人曼森·邦德在声明中说：“这是迄今我见过最好的木质船骸。船身直立，昂然挺立在海床上，完好无损，保存状态极佳。”他还补充道：“这是极地史上的一座里程碑。”
【注释】
① pocket: [ˈpɒkɪt] n. a small group or area that is different from everyone or everything around it（与周围不同的）小组织；小区域
Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance trapped in ice in the Weddell Sea in 1915
(Credit: Frank Hurley)
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