Possible meteorite crashes into New Jersey home, no injuries

 

疑似隕石砸穿紐澤西住宅 無人受傷

【摘要2023.8.31.四.自由】◎孫宇青

A metallic object believed to be a meteorite punched a hole in the roof of a central New Jersey home, smashing into a hardwood floor and bouncing around a bedroom. The family who owns the home discovered the black, potato-sized rock in a corner — still warm.

一塊據信是隕石的金屬物體，在紐澤西州中部一棟住宅的屋頂砸出一個洞，撞在硬木地板上，又在臥房裡四處彈跳。這棟住宅的主人一家在角落發現這塊黑色、馬鈴薯大小的石頭時，它還是熱的。

Nobody was hurt and there was no serious damage to the residence. The object measures about 10 by 15 centimeters and weighs about 1.8 kilograms, police said.

事件沒有造成任何人受傷，住宅也沒嚴重損壞。警方表示，該物體約為10*15公分，重約1.8公斤。

Suzy Kop, whose family owns the home, said they initially thought someone had thrown a rock into an upstairs bedroom, but soon realized that wasn’t the case.

住戶蘇吉‧寇普說，他們一開始以為是有人朝樓上的房間丟擲石頭，但很快意識到不是這麼一回事。

The family plans to meet with an astrophysicist who will further examine the object.（AP）

家人準備和一名天體物理學家會面，對方會進一步檢查這個物體。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

metallic：形容詞，（含）金屬的、有金屬特性的、金屬製的。例句：Benny bought a new car which is metallic blue.（班尼買了一台帶有金屬質感藍色的新車。）

smash：動詞，打碎；猛撞。例句：The car accidentally smashed into a tree.（這台車意外撞在樹上。）

 

US actor Kevin Spacey cleared of UK sex offences

 

美國演員凱文‧史貝西的英國性犯罪罪嫌獲判無罪

【摘要2023.8.30.三.自由】◎管淑平

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was found not guilty in Britain Wednesday of nine alleged sex offences against men, which follows the Oscar winner’s being cleared in a US case.

奧斯卡獎得主、好萊塢演員凱文‧史貝西繼美國的一樁控罪獲洗清罪嫌後，他在英國被控犯下9項對男人的性犯罪，週三獲判無罪。

The star of drama series "House of Cards", who turned 64 on Wednesday, was acquitted by majority verdicts in London following a trial that lasted several weeks.

經過持續數週的審理後，這名主演影集「紙牌屋」的明星週三過64歲生日當天，在倫敦獲得陪審團多數判決無罪。

"I’m enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached their decision and I am humbled by the outcome today," he told reporters outside court.

「我對陪審團花時間仔細檢視所有證據和所有事實，然後做出他們的判決，感到無比感激，今天的審判結果使我感到謙卑」，他在法院外向記者說。

Spacey’s once-stellar career has been halted by the various allegations of sexual offences, which he has always consistently denied and has never been convicted of. (AFP)

史貝西一度輝煌的演藝生涯，因為這些多項性犯罪指控而中斷；他始終否認這些指控，而且未曾因此被定罪。（法新社）

新聞辭典

clear：動詞，證明無罪，洗清嫌疑。例句：He was cleared of all charges.（他洗清了所有罪嫌。）

stellar：形容詞，精彩的，輝煌的。例句：The cellist delivered an absolutely stellar performance.（這名大提琴家展現一場極為出色的演出。）

 

‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track

 

‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track

著暴龍裝比賽 在華盛頓州賽道上 以終點攝影決定名次

【摘要2023.8.29.二.自由】◎盧永山

A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes.

這個週末，西雅圖郊區的1條賽馬直播賽道變成史前景象，200多人穿著充氣的暴龍裝在賽道上奔跑。

The 2023 T-Rex World Championships at Emerald Downs — an event that started in 2017 as a pest control company’s team-building activity — ended in a photo finish on August 20, with three competitors hitting the finish line together.

在翡翠唐斯賽馬場舉辦的2023年暴龍世界錦標賽始於2017年，最初是1家害蟲防治公司營造團隊氣氛的活動，8月20日當天因有3名參者一起衝過終點線，最後以終點攝影決定名次。

Ocean Kim took top honors in the 100-yard (91.2-meter) dash after officials agreed Kim, of Kailua, Hawaii, hit the finish wire just ahead of the pack. Second place went to Colton Winegar of Boise, Idaho. Seth Hirschi, of Renton finished in third.

主辦方一致認為，來自夏威夷州凱盧亞的金海洋在100碼（91.2公尺）短跑比賽中領先雄衝過終點線，最終獲得冠軍。第二名是來自愛達荷州博伊西的柯爾頓‧溫尼加爾。來自倫頓的塞斯‧赫斯奇獲得第三名。

The actual T. rex roamed the planet between 65 million and 67 million years ago. A study published two years ago in the journal Science estimated that about 2.5 billion of the dinosaurs ever lived. Hollywood movies such as the “Jurassic Park” franchise have added to the public fascination with the carnivorous creature.

真正的暴龍在6500萬至6700萬年前就在地球上漫遊。2年前發表在《科學》雜誌上的1項研究估計，約25億隻恐龍曾經存活過。《侏羅紀公園》等好萊塢電影增加了公眾對這種肉食性動物的迷戀。

新聞辭典

inflatable：名詞，充氣小艇；形容詞，可充氣的、膨脹的、得意的。例句：I bought a new inflatable mattress for camping.（我買了1張可充氣的床墊用於露營。）

carnivorous：形容詞，肉食性的。例句：The Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant.（捕蠅草是肉食性植物。）

 

Daily Sugary Drinks Linked to Women’s Liver Cancer Risk

 

日飲含糖飲料與女性癌症風險相關

【摘要2023.8.28.一.自由】◎陳成良

Women who drink just one sugary soda per day are at a much higher risk of developing liver cancer, a study suggests.

一項研究表明，女性每天只喝1杯含糖汽水，罹肝癌風險便高出許多。

A team from Harvard Medical School in Boston observed a group of nearly 100,000 American women over the age of 50 who were followed for over 20 years.

波士頓哈佛醫學院的一個團隊，觀察一組近10萬名50歲以上的美國女性，她們被追蹤了20多年。

Women who drank one or more sugar-sweetened sodas per day were 85 percent more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer in that time compared to those who consumed fewer than one a week.

與每週喝不到1杯的女性相比，每天喝1杯或多杯含糖汽水的女性，在那段時間被診斷出罹患肝癌的機率高出85％。

Daily soda drinkers were also 68 percent more likely to die from liver disease than those who drank three or fewer per month. However, the researchers note the overall risk of death was still very low - with only around 150 fatalities from the disease in the trial.

與每月喝汽水3次或3次以下的人相比，每天喝汽水的人死於肝病的機率要高出68％。不過，研究人員指出，總體死亡風險仍然很低—試驗中只有約150人死於肝病。

No correlation was observed between liver cancer and those who drank artificially-sweetened beverages - despite recent concerns that the popular sweetener aspartame may be linked to the formation of tumors.

儘管最近有人擔心流行的甜味劑阿斯巴甜可能與腫瘤的形成有關，但沒有觀察到肝癌與飲用人工甜味劑飲料的人有任何關聯。

新聞辭典

die of/from：片語，因…而死。例句：My grandmother was 97 when she died of/from old age.（我的祖母在97歲時自然衰老而死。）

correlation：名詞，相互關係，相關。例句：There seems to be a correlation between a high-fat diet and some types of cancer.（高脂飲食和幾種癌症之間似乎有關聯性。）

 

亞洲青少棒賽台灣擊敗日本！奪睽違8年隊史第7冠

 

Holst: The Planets (IV: JUPITER, THE BRINGER OF JOLITY) Boston Symphony Orchestra/William Steinberg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jj0YzkwGyg

【摘要2023.8.27.日.壹蘋】亞洲青少棒賽，台灣隊冠軍戰成功復仇，與日本隊交手，5局上攻勢串聯攻下4分、奠定勝基，兩任投手方紹齊、杜翊澤聯手壓制，台灣終場以6比4、睽違8年拿下隊史第7冠。

2023年亞洲青少年棒球錦標賽台灣隊預賽拿下3勝，以分組第一名晉級複賽，但複賽首戰以5比6不敵日本隊，昨天擊敗地主中國隊，今天冠軍戰再度與日本隊交手，比賽前半段是投手戰，兩隊4局打完1比1僵持不下。

5局上台灣隊顏鉑勛率先敲出安打，靠著滾地球上到二壘，宋米家右外野方向安打、幫助球隊超前比數，幸世賢再敲出安打，台灣隊靠腳程壓迫日本隊造成守備失誤、再跑回1分，接著再靠著失誤、暴投、接連安打多拿2分、取得5比1領先。

台灣隊先發投手方紹齊1局下失掉1分，2局過後越投越穩，直到5局下1人出局後投出保送退場，杜翊澤接手後援，牽制失誤讓日本隊跑者站上三壘，再被敲出滾地球失掉1分，這1分要算在方紹齊身上，杜翊澤2人出局後再被敲出安打、跑者盜上二壘，再因守備失誤失掉1分，但及時回穩、沒有多掉分數。

台灣隊7局上再起攻勢，幸世賢靠著不死三振上壘、盜上二壘，陳金豐適時安打，替球隊多添1分保險分，日本隊7局下追回1分，但攻勢沒有延續。方紹齊今天總計投4.1局、杜翊澤後援投2.2局，兩人聯手好投、幫助球隊拿下勝利。

台灣隊上一次在亞洲青少棒賽拿下冠軍是2015年，2017年冠軍戰不敵日本隊，2019年冠軍戰再碰上日本隊比賽因雨裁定、台灣拿下亞軍，今天冠軍戰再碰頭搶勝奪冠，為台灣隊史第7冠。

 

 

Surviving Beatles join Dolly Parton on ’Let It Be’ cover

 

在世的披頭四成員加入桃莉巴頓「Let It Be」翻唱

【摘要2023.8.27.日.自由】◎林家宇

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr， the two living members of The Beatles， have reunited for a cover of their 1970 hit "Let It Be" on country singer Dolly Parton’s coming rock album.

保羅．麥卡尼和林哥．史達，兩名在世的披頭四團員，為了鄉村歌手桃莉．巴頓在即將發行的搖滾專輯中翻唱他們1970年名曲「Let It Be」重聚演奏。

Parton released the single on Friday ahead of the November debut of her album "Rockstar." McCartney sang and played piano while Starr played drums on the recording.

巴頓在她的專輯「搖滾巨星」11月問世前，先行釋出了「Let It Be」單曲。麥卡尼在曲中獻聲並彈奏鋼琴，史達打鼓伴奏。

"I mean， seriously， how much better does it get?" Parton wrote on X， formerly known as Twitter.

「我說認真的，還能比這更好嗎？」巴頓在前身為推特的X上寫道。

The "Rockstar" album was inspired by Parton’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year. It will include nine original songs and 21 covers with an all-star list of collaborators， including Elton John， Miley Cyrus， Stevie Nicks， Debbie Harry， Joan Jett and Chris Stapleton.

「搖滾巨星」專輯是受巴頓去年進入搖滾名人堂所啟發。這張作品包含9首原創歌曲及21首翻唱曲，並與艾爾頓．強、麥莉．希拉、史蒂薇．尼克斯、黛比．哈利、瓊．傑特、克里斯．特普爾頓等多位搖滾明星合作。

新聞辭典

cover：名詞，轉錄歌曲、翻唱。例句：How many cover versions have been made of that song？（那首歌製作過多少個翻唱版本？）

ahead of：介係詞，在…之前。例句：The timeline is circulated to householders two weeks ahead of the meeting.（時間表於會議前兩個週在住戶間傳閱。）