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2019.04.17
Wednesday
Daily news words must be memorized
centuries-old
adj. The long-standing
stunning
adj. Excellent; fainting; deafening
v. Knock... unconscious; deafening; shocking
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Fire guts Paris' Notre Dame
Notre Dame Cathedral
A massive fire consumedNotre DameCathedral on Monday,guttingand destroying theroofof the Paris landmark andstunningFrance and the world, but firefighters said they hadsavedthe shell of the stone structure fromcollapse. Flames that began in the early evening burst rapidly through the roof of the centuries-oldcathedral and engulfedthe spire, whichtoppled, quickly followed by the entire roof.
15 Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, shocked France and the world, but firefighters said the main part of the stone building was preserved and protected from collapse. The fire broke out in the evening of the day. Rivals of flames rushed out from the top of the ancient cathedral and quickly spread across the spire, which collapsed one after another.
As it burned into the evening, firefighters battled to prevent one of the main bell towers from collapse. Firefighters battled smoke and falling drops of molten lead to salvagepriceless artworks andrelics. A centuries-old crown of thorns made fromreedsand gold and thetunicworn by Saint Louis, a 13th century king of France, were saved, Notre Dame's top administrativecleric, Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, said.
The fire continued until the evening, and one of the two bell towers was spared from the fate of collapse after the firefighters fought hard. Firefighters also emitting thick smoke and falling melt to rescue precious art and cultural relics. Patrick Shovey, the chief pastor of Notre Dame, said that the centuries-old crown of thorns made of reeds and gold and the garment worn by the 13th-century French king St. Louis was rescued.
The Paris prosecutor's office said it had launched an inquiry into the fire. Several police sources said that they were working on the assumption for now that it was accidental.
The Paris Attorney's office said that an investigation into the fire. Several police sources revealed that the police temporarily treated the fire as an accident.
key words
1, consume
1, consume
1, /kən'sjuːm/mei /kənˈsum/
vt. Consume, consume; fascinate; squander
vi. Exhaust, destroy; exhaust life
2, gutting
/gʌt/
n. Remove viscera
v. Take out viscera (gut form)
3, roof
0/ruːf/mei /ruf/
n. Roof; highest point, top; maximum limit
vt. Cover the roof, cover
4, stunning
English /'stʌnɪŋ/ American /'stʌnɪŋ/
adj. Excellent; faint; deafening
v. Knock out of it; deafening; shocking (stun's ing form)
5, save … from…
, stay away; avoid
6, centuries-old
adj. The long-standing
7, cathedral
0 English /kə'θiːdr(ə)l/ American /kə'θidrəl/
n. Cathedral
8, engulf
English /ɪn'gʌlf; en-/ American /ɛnˈɡʌlf/
vt. Engulf; swallow, swallow twelve
9, topple
eng /'tɒp(ə)l/ American /'tɑpl/
vi. Dump; collapse; shaking
vt. Overturn; subvert; make collapse
10, salvage
ʒ/ American /'sælvɪdʒ/
n. Salvage; sea rescue ; rescue goods; bonus for rescue
vt. Rescue; sea rescue
11, relic
11, relic
ying /'relɪk/Mei /'rɛlɪk/
n. Relics, relics; ruins; monuments
12, reeds
/ri:dz/
n. Reeds (plural of reed)
v. Cover with reeds (single third person of reed)
13, tunic
ng /'tjuːnɪk/Mei /'tʊnɪk/
n. tunic; cover
14, cleric
English /'klerɪk/ American /'klɛrɪk/
n. Pastor; missionary
adj. Pastor, priest
15, prosecutor
10 /'prɒsɪkjuːtə/ American /'prɑsɪ'kjʊtɚ/
n. Prosecutor; prosecutor; [France] prosecutor; executor
Japan to fix odd translations
The Olympics are coming to 'Japanese English'
"Forgotten Center" instead of "Lost and Found" is just one of themistranslationsdiscovered on websites that may puzzle foreign tourists in Japan, the government said,urgingthe operators to fix such problems as soon as possible.
The Japanese government said that "Lost and Found" translated into "Forgotten Center)" This is just one of the many mistranslations found on Japanese websites that have confused foreign tourists. The Japanese government urges operators to correct these mistakes as soon as possible.
With the country readingitself for a further influxof foreign visitors ahead of next year's Olympics, the Japan Tourism Agency conducted a survey between February and March examining a total of 85 websites by train and bus operators as well as transportation signs in towns. Peculiar English words were found on websites that rely on automated translations, with problematic examples including the use of "dwarf" for "children" and "release place" for "ticket machines".
The Tokyo Olympics will be held in 2020, and Japan is preparing for the influx of more foreign tourists. From February to March this year, the Japan Tourism Bureau conducted a survey on websites operated by 85 train and bus companies and traffic signs in some towns and found that some websites rely on machine translation have various strange English expressions, including translating "children" into "dwarfs" and "ticket purchase machines" into "release seats".
key words
1, instead of
instead; instead...
2, mistranslation
/,mɪstræns'leʃən/
n. Mistranslation
3, urging
English /ɜːdʒɪŋ/
v. Persuasion, urge; motivate, drive; clear (urge form)
4, influx
English /'ɪnflʌks/ American /'ɪnflʌks/
n. Inflow; gathering; river gathering
5, readying
adj. Prepare; ready; ready; quick; willing; soon...
n. Cash; ready state
adv. Rapidly; pre-
vt. Prepare
6, dwarf
English /dwɔːf/ American /dwɔrf/
vi. Dwarf
n. Dwarf
vt. Dwarf
adj. Dwarf
First 3D print of heart
First 3D printed heart is released
Scientists in Israel unveileda 3D print of a heart with humantissueandvesselson Monday, calling it a first and a "major medical breakthrough" that advances possibilities for transplants. While it remains a far way off, scientists hope one day to be able to produce hearts suitable for transplant into humans as well aspatchestoregeneratedefectivehearts.
htmlOn 15, Israeli scientists showed the first 3D printed heart containing human tissue and blood vessels, and said that this "major medical breakthrough" will increase the possibility of organ transplantation. Scientists hope that one day in the future, they can create a complete heart suitable for transplantation into the human body and patched tissue that can repair the defective heart.The heart produced by researchers at Tel Aviv University is about the size of a rabbit's. It marked "the first time anyone anywhere has successfully engineered and printed an entire heart replete with cells, blood vessels, ventriclesandchambers," said Tal Dvir, who led the project.
The 3D printed heart made by researchers at Tel Aviv University is the same size as a rabbit heart. Deville, who led the study, said that this is the first time in the world that a complete heart containing cells, blood vessels, ventricular and chambers was successfully designed and printed.
"People have managed to 3D-print the structure of a heart in the past, but not with cells or with blood vessels," he said. But the scientists said many challenges remain before fully working 3D printed hearts will be available for transplant into patients.
In the past, people have 3D printed hearts, but no cells or blood vessels. But scientists also said that many challenges need to be overcome before 3D printed hearts are actually used for human transplants.
key words
1, unveil
1, unveil
1/American /,ʌn'vel/
vt. Make it public, unveil; unveil
vi. Remove the veil; reveal
2, tissue
2, tissue
ying /'tɪʃuː; 'tɪsjuː/American /'tɪʃu/
n. Tissue; tissue; tulle; a set of
vt. Decorate with tulle; wipe off
3, vessel
3/'ves(ə)l/American /'vɛsl/
n. Ship, ship; [tissue] Vascular vessels, vessels; containers, vessels
4, patch
English /pætʃ/Mean /pætʃ/
n. Eye mask; spots; fragments; small plots of land
vt. Fix; solution; cover
vi. Patch
5, regenerate
5 /rɪ'dʒenəreɪt/Mean /rɪ'dʒɛnəret/
vt. Regeneration; innovation
vi. Regeneration; innovation
adj. Regenerated; innovative
6, defective
English /dɪ'fektɪv/ Beauty /dɪ'fɛktɪv/
adj. Flawed; imperfect
n. Flawed; incomplete change words
7, replete (with)
eng /rɪ'pliːt/ Beauty /rɪ'plit/
adj. Full; full
n. [Kun] Milk storage ants
8, ventricle
ml /'ventrɪk(ə)l/ Beauty /'vɛntrɪkl/
n. ventricular; ventricle; ventricle
9, chamber 1
eng /'tʃeɪmbə/ American /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
n. (Inside the body or organ) room, chamber; room; club
adj. Indoor; private, secret
vt. Keep... indoors; reload (ammunition, etc.)
12.4 digital books a year
12.4 digital books per person last year read 12.4 e-books
Chinese people on average read 12.4 digital publications in 2018, taking an average of 71.3 minutes, according to a report released at the Digital Reading Conference China 2019 in Hangzhou city. Approximately 432 million Chinese read digital publications on electronic devices, such as personal computers, mobile phones, tablet computers and e-readers, the report said.
2019 China Digital Reading Conference was held in Hangzhou a few days ago. A report released at the meeting showed that last year, my country read 12.4 digital publications per capita, and the per capita reading time was as long as 71.3 minutes. About 432 million people read electronic publications on electronic devices such as personal computers, mobile phones, tablets, and e-readers.
China's digital reading market reached 25.5 billion yuan in 2018, up 19.6% from 2017. With the development of information technology, digital reading has become increasingly important, the report said. In addition, many educational platforms have also cooperated with digital publishers to reach more users.
In 2018, the scale of my country's digital reading market reached 25.5 billion yuan, an increase of 19.6% over 2017. The report said that with the development of information technology, digital reading has become increasingly important. In addition, many educational platforms also work with digital publishers to gain more users.
Feng Shixin, a dependency director in charge of publication at the PublicityDepartment of theCPC Central Committee , said digital reading had experienced a rapid boom in China, enrichingpeople's reading choices.
Feng Shixin, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Central Propaganda Department, said that digital reading has developed rapidly in my country, enriching people's reading choices.
Key words
1, up 19.6% from 2017
up (numerical percentage) from （** year）
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v. Make the abundance; enhance the value of...; decorate (enrich's ing form)
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