>Moms want August babies
中國媽媽搶生'開學寶寶'
Chinese media have noticed a trend of pregnant women rushing to have caesarean sections before the end of August, so that their yet-to-be-born children will be in the academic year ahead of September-born babies. China News Service has released a video featuring a "busy scene" of pregnant women at a hospital in the city of Wuhan. The video has prompted an online debate about Chinese parents' attitude towards education. Some said striving to have a child before September leaves parents feeling they have "won time" regarding their child's education. But most said the trend is "crazy" and shows the way in which Chinese parents are putting too much pressure on their children.
中國媒體注意到一個趨勢，一些準媽媽們急于在8月底之前進行剖腹產(chǎn)，這樣的話，自己即將出生的孩子會比9月出生的孩子早一年上學。中新社發(fā)布的一段視頻展現(xiàn)了武漢市一家醫(yī)院里孕婦們的忙碌畫面。視頻引發(fā)了一場關于中國父母對待教育所持態(tài)度的網(wǎng)絡討論。有網(wǎng)友稱，爭取在9月之前生下孩子這一舉動讓父母覺得他們?yōu)樽约汉⒆拥慕逃?贏得了時間"。但多數(shù)網(wǎng)友表示這種趨勢很"瘋狂"，體現(xiàn)出中國父母正對孩子施加過大的壓力。

>Man gets royal treatment
男子謊稱'殿下'假扮皇室
Arthur Birch, a former parking inspector from western Sydney, was organizing a flight from the Nigerian capital Abuja to the nation's Lagos. He claimed to have "on purpose" given himself the title prefix HRH for His Royal Highness when making the booking. The simple trick worked and resulted in "the royal treatment". "The Australian High Commission arranged for me to be picked up from my hotel in Abuja to be transported back to the airport in a fully armored high security vehicle with an armed escort and even my luggage was protected,' Birch wrote online. He attached the photos taken with the armed guard and his boarding pass to his Facebook to prove he wasn't lying.
近日，來自澳大利亞悉尼西部的一名前停車場巡視員亞瑟?伯奇訂購了從尼日利亞首都阿布賈飛往拉各斯的航班。他稱自己在下訂單時"故意"給名字加上了HRH(殿下)的前綴。這個簡單的伎倆竟然奏效，使他享受到了"皇室待遇"。伯奇在網(wǎng)上寫道："澳大利亞高級專員公署安排了一輛配備一名武裝護衛(wèi)的全裝甲高級安保車輛，將我從阿布賈的酒店接到機場，甚至連我的行李也被一路護送。"為了證明沒有說謊，他將一張自己與武警的合照以及登機牌傳上了臉書。

>Rio museum burned out
巴西國博大火藏品盡毀
Rio de Janeiro firefighters on Monday battled and brought under control a devastating fire that broke out Sunday night at Brazil's prestigious National Museum. Despite their efforts, little remains of the more than 20 million artifacts in the collection of the 200-year-old museum, which is also the country's oldest scientific institution. "What survived? The building and several pieces, almost 10%," Cristiana Serejo, a museum deputy director, said at a press conference. The cause of the fire is unknown. In recent years, the museum saw cutbacks in funding that led to several exhibits being closed due to the poor state of the building. In 2018, the museum has received only 10% of the needed maintenance budget, according to local media reports. A renovation project, including fire prevention and mitigation measures, was reportedly postponed because of Brazil's electoral law, which restricts spending during an election period.
2日晚，著名的巴西國家博物館發(fā)生嚴重火災。3日，里約熱內(nèi)盧消防人員努力救火、火勢得到控制。盡管消防人員全力滅火，館藏的2000多萬件文物已然所剩不多。巴西國家博物館擁有200年歷史，也是巴西最古老的科研機構。博物館副館長塞雷若在新聞發(fā)布會上表示，只有建筑本身和不到10%的藏品得以幸存。目前還不清楚起火原因。巴西國博的經(jīng)費近年來遭到削減，導致多場展覽因建筑狀況堪憂而關閉。當?shù)孛襟w報道稱，2018年博物館獲得的撥款僅為所需維護預算的10%。據(jù)報道，由于巴西選舉法限制競選期間的支出，一個包括防火減損措施的修繕項目被延期。

>Palace starts renovation
故宮養(yǎng)心殿啟修繕工作
The Palace Museum starts official renovation on Yangxin Dian, or the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in the Forbidden City Monday, a building where emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) resided and handled state affairs. The palace had been closed two years and eight months before the official renovation started. According to museum curator Shan Jixiang, during this period the museum had conducted systematic training with 275 craftsmen, covering detailed skills for ancient architecture construction and traditional repair techniques. 116 craftsmen passed the selection test, and serve as the main force for the renovation of Yangxin Dian. It is scheduled to finish in 2020 when the Forbidden City welcomes its 600th birthday.
3日，故宮博物院正式啟動對紫禁城內(nèi)養(yǎng)心殿的修繕工作。養(yǎng)心殿是清朝皇帝居住和處理政務的場所。在正式啟動修繕工作前，養(yǎng)心殿已"閉門謝客"兩年零八個月了。據(jù)故宮博物院院長單霽翔介紹，在此期間，故宮博物院對275名工匠進行了系統(tǒng)培訓，包括古代建筑施工的精細技術和傳統(tǒng)修復技術等。通過選拔考試的116名工匠是養(yǎng)心殿修復工作的主力軍。按計劃，養(yǎng)心殿的修繕工作將于2020年完工，屆時紫禁城也將迎來其600歲生日。

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