>Young seek strangers' praise
'夸夸群'在高校迅速躥紅
A new trend - seeking praise from strangers - has gone viral on Chinese social media, especially among China's over-stressed young people. A number of chat groups have been formed that are designed to show kindness and support to members, the very opposite tone one often finds on social media platforms. Often dubbed "flattery groups," or Kuakuaqun in Chinese, such online chatrooms have become a place for students to give compliments, look on the bright side of life and spread positivity. According to media reports, the online praising groups originated in 2014 on Douban, a social site. Now universities across China have joined the trend by creating their own praising groups. In a chat group set up by students in Tongji University in Shanghai, the number of participants rocketed from 200 to 500 in less than 10 hours. The conversation kept going for a whole day. The chats reflected people's anxiety and provided a sort of psychological support, said a freshman from Tsinghua University.
近日，尋求陌生人的夸贊的新趨勢在國內(nèi)社交媒體上，尤其是壓力山大的年輕人當(dāng)中走紅。網(wǎng)上成立了許多為向群聊成員表達(dá)善意和支持而建的聊天群，這與社交媒體平臺(tái)的一貫氛圍正好相反。這種被稱作"夸夸群"的網(wǎng)絡(luò)聊天室已成為學(xué)生贊美他人、看待人生積極一面和傳播正能量的地方。據(jù)媒體報(bào)道，這種網(wǎng)絡(luò)夸夸群2014年興起于社交網(wǎng)站豆瓣。如今全國高校都加入這股潮流，建立自己的夸夸群。在上海同濟(jì)大學(xué)學(xué)生建立的夸夸群里，參與人數(shù)在不到10小時(shí)內(nèi)從200人飆漲至500人?？滟澦说膶?duì)話持續(xù)了一整天。清華大學(xué)一名新生表示，此類對(duì)話反映出人們的焦慮感，為人們提供了一種心理支持。

>Vogue cover sparks debate
楊穎登Vogue封面引吐槽
Vogue's April issue features on its cover 14 female celebrities from around the world, including US actress Scarlett Johansson, French actress Lea Seydoux, Bae Doona from South Korea, and Chinese pop star Angelababy, or Yang Ying in Chinese. Angelababy's landing on the American Vogue cover has shocked many. Some say she is not a suitable actress to represent China, because compared with the others on the cover Angelababy has not achieved much in the film industry. "I think she is a symbol of online celebrity, not an actress," says a netizen. Vogue, launched in 1982 in the US, is considered the fashion industry's bible. Becoming a cover model for the magazine is tough work, even for the biggest stars.
《Vogue》四月刊的封面人物是14位來自世界各地的女性名人，其中包括美國演員斯嘉麗?約翰遜、法國演員蕾雅?賽杜、韓國演員裴斗娜以及中國明星Angelababy(楊穎)。楊穎登上美版《Vogue》封面令許多人感到意外。有人說，楊穎不能代表中國演員，因?yàn)榕c同期登上封面的其他人比，她在電影上的成就不大。一名網(wǎng)友說："我覺得她是作為網(wǎng)紅入選，而不是演員。"《Vogue》1982年在美國創(chuàng)刊，被譽(yù)為時(shí)尚界的圣經(jīng)，要成為《Vogue》的封面模特即便對(duì)巨星來說也不容易。

>FAA probed for plane approval
美聯(lián)邦航空管理局被查
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is investigating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its approval of Boeing 737 MAX, two of which have crashed. According to the Wall Street Journal, the DOT is looking into whether the FAA used appropriate design standards and engineering analysis in certifying the anti-stall system, known as MCAS, which is suspected of playing a role in the recent crashes. An earlier report by the Seattle Times said analysis on the MCAS system, largely conducted by Boeing itself, was flawed. The report identified several flaws with the assessment, including understating the power of the new flight control system, failing to account for how the system could reset itself each time a pilot responded, and assessing a failure of the system as one level below "catastrophic."
美國交通部正就美國聯(lián)邦航空管理局審批波音737 MAX客機(jī)一事展開調(diào)查，近期有兩架該型號(hào)飛機(jī)發(fā)生墜機(jī)。據(jù)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》報(bào)道，美國交通部正在調(diào)查美國聯(lián)邦航空管理局在評(píng)估飛機(jī)防失速系統(tǒng)(MCAS)時(shí)是否使用了適當(dāng)設(shè)計(jì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和工程分析方法，MCAS系統(tǒng)被懷疑與最近兩起墜機(jī)事件有關(guān)?！段餮艌D時(shí)報(bào)》早先的一篇報(bào)道稱，MCAS的分析評(píng)估工作主要由波音自行完成，存在疏漏。該報(bào)道指出，評(píng)估報(bào)告存在多個(gè)問題，包括未充分標(biāo)識(shí)出新型飛行控制系統(tǒng)的全部動(dòng)力，未說明駕駛員每次做出回應(yīng)后系統(tǒng)要如何復(fù)原，系統(tǒng)故障的危險(xiǎn)評(píng)估等級(jí)被定為"災(zāi)難性"以下一級(jí)。

>Inadequate sleep among kids
我國六成兒童睡眠不足
More than 60% of children and teens do not get adequate sleep, which can put their health at risk, according to a report released on Sunday by the Chinese Sleep Research Society, ahead of the World Sleep Day that falls on March 21. Nearly 63% of Chinese youths ages 6 to 17 sleep less than eight hours a day, according to the report. Among 13- to 17-year-olds the figure is more than 81%. The report found that the heavy school homework load and the popularization of electronic devices were the two top causes for the inadequate sleep. Experts suggested that local education authorities across China take more measures to help students get more sleep, including delaying the start of morning classes by a half-hour.
3月21日是世界睡眠日，中國睡眠研究會(huì)17日發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告顯示，超過6成兒童和青少年睡眠不足，這會(huì)給他們的健康帶來風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。報(bào)告稱，我國年齡6-17歲的青少年中，近63%的人每天睡眠不足八小時(shí)。年齡在13-17歲的青少年中，這一比例超過81%。報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)，沉重的課業(yè)負(fù)擔(dān)、電子設(shè)備的普及是造成青少年睡眠不足的兩大主因。專家建議，全國各地教育部門應(yīng)采取更多措施幫助學(xué)生獲得更多睡眠，比如將上午開課時(shí)間延遲半小時(shí)。

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