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1. 当地时间4月15日下午6时50分左右，法国巴黎圣母院发生严重火灾。
在现场，消防队员疯狂地从起重机抽水灭火，试图挽救教堂里面的无价艺术珍宝、历史文物，但是，火势实在是太厉害了，人们即使是从塞纳河对岸，也可以感受到火场的温度。
At about 6:50 pm local time on April 15th, there was a serious fire in Notre Dame de Paris.
At the scene, the firefighters frantically pumped fire from the cranes, trying to save the priceless art treasures and historical relics in the church. However, the fire was so powerful that people could feel the temperature of the fire even from the other side of the Seine.

1. 4月14日消息，西安女奔驰车主哭诉维权事件持续发酵，奔驰4S店西安利之星除了此前回应表示“已与女车主消除误解，达成共识”之外，暂未有最新正式声明。
On April 14th, Xi'an female Mercedes-Benz owner cried that the rights defense incident continued to ferment. In addition to the previous response, Mercedes-Benz 4S shop Xi'an Lizhixing said that it had "completed misunderstandings with female car owners and reached a consensus". There is no official statement yet.
2. 西安发布”微博发文表示，引起关注的“某女士购奔驰车消费纠纷”一事，西安市高新区市场监管部门对外发布了有关工作进展情况：已对“利之星”立案调查，责成尽快退车退款。

斑鳖（bānbiē – Yangtze Giant Softshell turtles），全世界最大的淡水鳖（dànshuǐ biē – freshwater turtles）。它曾经在长江区域颇为常见。但是自从上个世纪70年代起，由于不合理的污染、猎杀、水坝和水资源开发，斑鳖濒临灭绝（bīnlín mièjué – close to extinction）。
Yangtze Giant Softshell turtles are the world’s largest fresh water turtle. They were once very common in the Yangtze River region. However, since the 1970s, they were pushed towards extinction due to pollution, hunting, dam and development of the water resource.

前提是这样的：2017年12月21日晚上，美国特拉华州，一名名为迈克尔·罗哈纳的男子潜入已关闭的富兰克林科学博物馆(bówùguǎn – n. museum)。当时馆内正在展出一系列从中国借来的珍贵文物(wénwù – n. artifacts)。据监控视频(jiānkòng shìpín – n. surveillance videos)显示，他不仅做出了开着闪光灯看展览、随意触碰展品的行为，他竟然掰下了一个兵马俑(bīngmǎyǒng – n. Chinese Terracotta Warrior)的大拇指并逃出博物馆！

You should know these trivia regarding chopsticks! #burger king chopsticks ad #chopsticks (1)

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2. 筷子是一种绝妙的礼物 Chopsticks are wonderful gifts!

筷子不仅是礼物，它甚至是万能的礼物！

They not only are gifts, they are kind of like the all-purpose gifts!

送爱人时，成双成对的筷子有“永不分离”的寓意；送新人时，筷子不仅可以祝愿新人百年好合，谐音“快子”有“快快生子，早生贵子”的寓意。

To your significant other, a pair of chopsticks represents ‘never apart’. To the newly-wed, they not only can wish them ‘be together for hundreds of year’, ‘kuai zi’ also sounds alike ‘kuàizǐ’, meaning ‘have a baby early’!

1. 北京时间今晚21点整，全世界的太空迷们翘首以盼，人类首张黑洞照片即将揭开神秘面纱。黑洞究竟长什么样?物理和天文学者眼里的黑洞和普通人看到的有什么不一样?高能“剧透”来了。
At 21 o'clock in Beijing time tonight, the world's space fans are looking forward to the first black hole photo of human beings will be unveiled. What does the black hole look like? What is the difference between the black hole in the eyes of physics and astronomers and what ordinary people see? High-energy "spoiler" is coming.
2. 黑洞的超强引力能够将周围的气体撕扯到它自己身边，产生一个围绕黑洞旋转的气体盘，这就是吸积盘。黑洞有时候也会“打嗝”，一部分吸积气体会沿转动方向被抛射出去，形成喷流。吸积盘和喷流两种现象都因气体摩擦而产生了明亮的光与大量辐射，这就是我们在以往各种黑洞模拟中见到的一圈圈的光亮。

最近筷子很火啊！全球连锁快餐品牌“汉堡王”在新西兰投放的一则广告引起了众多亚裔的不满。
Chopsticks are frequently on the news recently! A recent advertisement from a global fast-food chain ‘Burger King’ was released in New Zealand. It sparked numerous debate and received lots of criticism from the Asian community.

What animal is the best to be cute for their country? Panda, Panda, Panda! #Giant panda Xing Er and Mao Sun arrived at Denmark #Panda diplomacy (3)

国宝国宝，星二和毛笋就是我们全中国的宝宝。丹麦第一次饲养大熊猫，能照顾好他们吗？
Being national treasures, Xing Er and Mao Sun are treasures for every Chinese. Is Denmark able to take good care of them, being their first time?

不用担心！中丹大熊猫国际合作已经筹划已久了！
Do not worry! This China-Denmark Panda Cooperation has been planned for really long!

What animal is the best to be cute for their country? Panda, Panda, Panda! #Giant panda Xing Er and Mao Sun arrived at Denmark #Panda diplomacy (2)

先让我们了解一下这两只萌物。
Ok now, let us get to know these two cuties for a bit.

大熊猫选手1号 Panda Player 1

姓名 Name ： 星二: Xing Er
生日 Birthday ： 2013年8月23日 23rd Aug 2013
性别 Gender ： 我是个小帅哥哦 I am a handsome boy!

家庭成员 Family member ：我有一个双胞胎哥哥“星一”。我爸叫“勇勇”，我妈叫“星蓉”。
I have a twin elder brother ‘Xing Yi’. My dad is ‘Yong Yong’ and my mom is ‘Xing Rong’.

What animal is the best to be cute for their country? Panda, Panda, Panda! #Giant panda Xing Er and Mao Sun arrived at Denmark #Panda diplomacy (1)

这两天，国内各大网站都被两只萌物刷屏了：

These two days, the internet in China has been flooded with news about two cuties.

成都大熊猫繁育研究基地的两只大熊猫：“星二”和“毛笋”，已于4月4日启程前往丹麦，入住丹麦哥本哈根动物园，开始了15年“伟大而光荣”地“为国卖萌”之路。

‘Xing Er’ and ‘Mao Sun’, two giant pandas from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, has left for the Copenhagen in Denmark on 4th Apr, starting their 15-year journey to be cute for their country.

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