>Fake tongue detects whiskies
專家發(fā)明鑒酒'人工舌頭'

Being palmed off with a young whisky when expecting an 18-year-old single malt can be a glass-half-empty moment.
當(dāng)你滿懷期待地品嘗十八年陳釀單一麥芽威士忌時(shí)，喝到的卻是一杯當(dāng)年的新貨，實(shí)在是件令人沮喪的事情。

But now scientists have developed an "artificial tongue" that might make such skulduggery a thing of the past.
現(xiàn)在，科學(xué)家們研發(fā)出了一種"人工舌頭"，可以讓這種煩心事兒成為過(guò)去時(shí)了。

"You could train your particular 'tongue' to know what one of these whiskies 'tasted' like, so that when the fake stuff came along it could identify it and when the real stuff came along it could confirm that it was the real stuff," said Dr Alasdair Clark, the lead author of the research from the University of Glasgow.
來(lái)自格拉斯哥大學(xué)的阿拉斯代爾?克拉克博士是這項(xiàng)研究的主要作者，他說(shuō)："你能訓(xùn)練一種特別的'舌頭'，讓它了解某一種特定的威士忌的味道，然后當(dāng)它嘗到假貨的時(shí)候就能鑒別出來(lái)，嘗到真貨的時(shí)候也能確認(rèn)一下。"

Clark said the technology could be incorporated into a small, portable device and have a wide range of applications, from identifying poisons to environmental monitoring of rivers.
克拉克說(shuō)，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)可以整合進(jìn)一個(gè)很小的便攜裝置中，應(yīng)用范圍也非常廣泛，從試毒到監(jiān)測(cè)河流水質(zhì)都能干。

>RAF to allow beards
英國(guó)空軍允許士兵蓄須

The Royal Air Force (RAF) are allowing its airmen to grow beards under new rules for the first time in its 101-year history.
根據(jù)新規(guī)，英國(guó)皇家空軍將允許士兵留絡(luò)腮胡，這在其成立101年的歷史中尚屬首次。

It aims to promote inclusivity, broaden the RAF's recruitment pool and retain highly-skilled personnel.
新規(guī)旨在提升包容性、擴(kuò)大皇家空軍募兵對(duì)象以及留住高技能人才。

The change to their "facial hair policy" will take effect from Sept 1, but there are still strict rules on the beards.
變更后的"面部毛發(fā)政策"將自9月1日起生效，不過(guò)新規(guī)對(duì)于胡子本身仍有嚴(yán)格限定。

The airmen will have to ensure their beards are "trimmed and neat", cover the whole jawline and be no longer than ten inches.
蓄須的士兵必須保證胡子"常修剪、保持整潔"，胡子要覆蓋整個(gè)下巴，且長(zhǎng)度不得超過(guò)10英寸(約合25.4厘米)。

The RAF has insisted members will still have to maintain "high standards of appearance".
皇家空軍強(qiáng)調(diào)士兵仍須對(duì)外表保持高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

>Trash for tickets on bus
印尼號(hào)召塑料瓶抵車(chē)票

Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya - where passengers can swap trash for travel tickets.
在印度尼西亞泗水市一個(gè)繁忙的公交終點(diǎn)站，數(shù)十名乘客手持裝滿塑料瓶和一次性杯子的袋子在排隊(duì)，他們可以用垃圾換取車(chē)票。

The nation is the world's second-biggest marine polluter and has pledged to reduce plastic waste in its waters some 70% by 2025 by boosting recycling, raising public awareness, and curbing usage.
印尼是全球第二大海洋污染國(guó)，該國(guó)承諾到2025年，通過(guò)加強(qiáng)回收利用、提高公眾意識(shí)和限制使用，將其水域的塑料垃圾減少約70%。

The Surabaya scheme has been a hit in the city of 2.9 million, with nearly 16,000 passengers trading trash for free travel each week, according to authorities.
印尼有關(guān)部門(mén)稱，"泗水計(jì)劃"在這座290萬(wàn)人口的城市大受歡迎，每周有近1.6萬(wàn)名乘客用垃圾換車(chē)票。

An hour-long bus ride with unlimited stops costs three large bottles, five medium bottles or 10 plastic cups.
一小時(shí)不限站的巴士車(chē)程車(chē)票需要用3個(gè)大瓶子、5個(gè)中號(hào)瓶子或10個(gè)塑料杯來(lái)?yè)Q取。

But they must be cleaned and cannot be squashed.
但瓶子必須得到清洗，且不能被壓扁。

Authorities said roughly six tons of plastic rubbish are collected from passengers each month before being auctioned to recycling companies.
有關(guān)部門(mén)表示，每月能從乘客那里收集到大約6噸塑料垃圾，之后會(huì)將垃圾賣(mài)給回收公司。

>830M internet users in China
中國(guó)網(wǎng)民數(shù)量達(dá)8.3億人

The number of internet users has surged to 830 million in 2018 from 620,000 in 1997, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). On Tuesday, the NBS released a report on China's achievements on economic and social development since the People's Republic of China was founded 70 years ago.
國(guó)家統(tǒng)計(jì)局13日發(fā)布新中國(guó)成立70周年經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)發(fā)展成就報(bào)告。報(bào)告顯示，我國(guó)網(wǎng)民由1997年的62萬(wàn)人激增至2018年的8.3億人。

Telecommunication industry has been developing fast in 70 years.
70年來(lái)，我國(guó)通信業(yè)發(fā)展突飛猛進(jìn)。

In 2018, the traffic consumption of mobile internet reached 71.1 billion GB, 56.1 times of the amount in 2013.
2018年，移動(dòng)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入流量消費(fèi)達(dá)711億GB，是2013年的56.1倍。

At the end of 2018, 368 million people accessed internet through optical fiber and 1.17 billion people accessed it through 4G.
2018年末，光纖接入用戶達(dá)3.68億戶，4G用戶總數(shù)達(dá)11.7億戶。

Internet consumption unlocked residents' consumption potential.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)消費(fèi)持續(xù)釋放居民需求潛力。

By the end of 2018, the number of internet users involved in online shopping reached 610 million, accounting for 73.6% of all internet users.
截至2018年末，我國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)購(gòu)物用戶規(guī)模達(dá)6.1億，占網(wǎng)民總體的73.6%。

China's express business has remained the top of the world after it surpassed the US in 2014.
我國(guó)快遞業(yè)務(wù)量自2014年超過(guò)美國(guó)后，持續(xù)保持世界第一。

At the end of 2018, the number of express delivery rocketed to 50.7 billion from 1.53 million in 1988.
2018年末，快遞業(yè)務(wù)總量由1988年的153萬(wàn)件激增至507億件。

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