>Girlish male stars stir debate
男星’娘炮’之風(fēng)引發(fā)熱議
A heated debate on China's new feminine-looking male celebrities has flooded Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, as the country's State broadcaster aired four young male singers in its television special "First Class of the New Semester" on Sept 1. Designed for China's elementary school students, the TV special jointly produced by China Central Television and the Ministry of Education is compulsory for most of the country's elementary students. Angry parents harshly criticized the youthful celebrities, deriding them with terms like "pretty girls that cannot have babies", and called on authorities to ban the effeminate stars before the next generation adopts their example. Mr Feng, father of a 5-year-old boy, said that he is worried that his son will behave in a feminine way in school under the influence of these stars. On the other hand, some voices are urging society to respect people's rights to be as feminine or masculine as they choose. "It is important to stay true to your heart," said a mother of a 4-year-old boy, adding, "I will give my son all my support as long as he chooses a path he likes."
隨著中國國家電視臺(tái)9月1日播出由4名年輕男歌手參加的電視特別節(jié)目《開學(xué)第一課》，有關(guān)有著陰柔面孔的新興男星的熱烈討論席卷國內(nèi)社交媒體平臺(tái)新浪微博。該節(jié)目由央視和教育部聯(lián)合出品，特別為我國小學(xué)學(xué)生打造，全國大部分小學(xué)生被要求必須觀看。憤怒的家長對(duì)這些年輕明星進(jìn)行嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)，用"不能生孩子的漂亮女孩"一類詞語嘲諷他們，并呼吁有關(guān)部門封殺娘娘腔明星，以防下一代人有樣學(xué)樣。馮先生是一名5歲男孩的父親，他表示自己擔(dān)心兒子在這類明星的影響下，在學(xué)校的言行舉止會(huì)非常娘娘腔。另一方面，有些人則敦促社會(huì)應(yīng)尊重人們選擇陰柔或陽剛的權(quán)利。一個(gè)4歲男孩的媽媽稱，忠于內(nèi)心很重要，只要兒子選擇的是自己喜歡的路，就予以全力支持。

>'Fear' posts strong sales
黑特朗普新書銷售火爆
Bob Woodward's book "Fear: Trump in the White House", which officially came out on Tuesday in both hardcover and e-book form, is already one of the biggest publishing success stories of the year. Thanks to a week of sustained news coverage and presidential condemnations after excerpts from the book leaked out last Tuesday, "Fear" has firmly established itself as a hit. The publisher, Simon & Schuster, said Monday that it is printing 1 million copies of the book to keep up with reader demand. "Fear" is already the sixth biggest seller of 2018 on Amazon. The only other Trump-related titles that are higher on the list are James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty" at No 5, and Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury" at No 1.
鮑勃?伍德沃德的新書《恐懼：特朗普在白宮》11日以精裝本和電子書形式正式上市，現(xiàn)已成為本年度出版業(yè)最大的成功案例之一。自《恐懼》的部分內(nèi)容4日泄露后，經(jīng)過一星期的持續(xù)新聞報(bào)道和總統(tǒng)發(fā)聲譴責(zé)，該書已經(jīng)牢固豎立了自己的暢銷書地位。出版商西蒙與舒斯特10日宣布，為滿足讀者需求，該書印刷量已達(dá)到100萬冊(cè)。《恐懼》目前位于亞馬遜年度最佳暢銷書排行的第6位。榜單上排名比《恐懼》高的特朗普相關(guān)書籍只有詹姆斯?科米所著的《更高的忠誠》(第5位)以及邁克爾?沃爾夫所著的《火與怒》(第1位)。

>Apple's new iPhone lineup
蘋果發(fā)布三款新iPhone
Apple Inc introduced three new iPhones on Wednesday - the Xs, Xs Max, and XR. The Xs is the successor to last year's iPhone X, and the awkwardly named Xs Max is a larger version of the Xs. The company also introduced the colorful iPhone XR, which will be a slightly more affordable model. The Xs and the Xs Max both have 4 GB of memory, and up to 512 GB of storage onboard, which should be more than enough for even the most voracious shutterbugs and largest music libraries. The phones will start at $999 and $1,099 respectively, and be available for preorder Sept 14 and in stores Sept 21.
蘋果公司12日發(fā)布三款新iPhone手機(jī)，分別是iPhone Xs、iPhone Xs Max和iPhone XR。iPhone Xs是去年推出的iPhone X的升級(jí)版。iPhone Xs Max名字有些拗口，是增大版的iPhone Xs。蘋果還推出了配色絢麗的iPhone XR，價(jià)格稍微親民一點(diǎn)。iPhone Xs和iPhone Xs Max內(nèi)存均為4GB，內(nèi)置存儲(chǔ)空間高達(dá)512GB，即使是最貪婪的攝影發(fā)燒友和音樂愛好者也夠用了。兩款機(jī)型的起售價(jià)分別為999美元(約合6835元人民幣)和1099美元(約合7520元人民幣)，9月14日起接受預(yù)定，21日起正式發(fā)售。

>Credits for student volunteers
東京奧運(yùn)志愿者'掙'學(xué)分
Two years after announcing strict volunteer requirements for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and realizing they could not get enough help for free, the Japanese organizing committee has instead turned to universities and their vast human resources. In the latest move to entice students to volunteer for the Olympics, a large number of universities have begun to offer academic credits as a form of remuneration. According to broadcasting corporation NHK's survey, 49% of universities in Tokyo are now considering that option. The move raises the question of what it means to volunteer. "Volunteering is essentially willing participation, as disaster volunteers and Olympic volunteers are inherently different. It's unacceptable that institutions are enticing university students with promises of academic credit," Masayuki Kobayashi, a professor at the Center for Research and Development of Higher Education in the University of Tokyo, said.
兩年前，東京奧組委公布了2020年東京奧運(yùn)會(huì)志愿者招募的嚴(yán)格要求，而今卻發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有足夠的志愿者應(yīng)征。于是，奧組委轉(zhuǎn)而將目光瞄向了大學(xué)及龐大的大學(xué)生群體。在吸引大學(xué)生成為奧運(yùn)會(huì)志愿者的最新舉措中，很多大學(xué)都開始向志愿者提供學(xué)分作為報(bào)酬。根據(jù)日本放送協(xié)會(huì)的調(diào)查，目前東京有49%的大學(xué)正在考慮這一選擇。此舉令人們對(duì)"志愿者"的含義提出了質(zhì)疑。東京大學(xué)高等教育研究與發(fā)展中心的小林昌之教授表示，志愿活動(dòng)本質(zhì)上是自愿參與，而救災(zāi)志愿者與奧運(yùn)志愿者也有本質(zhì)的不同。一些高校以學(xué)分為許諾，吸引大學(xué)生做志愿者，這讓人無法接受。

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