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Real Madrid has announced that Xabi Alonso will become their new head coach for the next three seasons until June 2028.
皇家马德里宣布，哈维·阿隆索将成为球队的新任主教练，合同为期三个赛季，直至2028年6月。

Alonso is a legendary former player who represented the club between 2009 and 2014, playing in 236 official matches and winning six major titles.
阿隆索是一位传奇前球员，他在2009年至2014年期间效力于该俱乐部，出战236场正式比赛，并赢得了6项重要冠军。

He was also an important part of the Spanish national team, winning the World Cup in 2010 and two European Championships.
他也是西班牙国家队的重要成员，曾赢得2010年世界杯以及两届欧洲杯冠军。

After finishing his career as a player, Alonso started coaching in Real Madrid’s academy.
结束球员生涯后，阿隆索在皇家马德里的青训学院开始执教。

Later, he managed Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Germany, where he was very successful.
后来，他执教德国的勒沃库森，并取得了巨大成功。

His team went through the domestic season without losing a game and won two big trophies.
他的球队在国内赛事中整个赛季保持不败，并赢得了两项重要冠军。

They lost the Europa League final to Atalanta BC, but the season was still considered a big success.
虽然他们在欧联杯决赛中输给了亚特兰大，但这个赛季依然被认为是非常成功的。

Alonso will be officially presented as Real Madrid’s new coach at a special event.
阿隆索将在一场特别活动中被正式介绍为皇家马德里的新任主教练。

The club president will welcome him, and he will speak to the media.
俱乐部主席将会欢迎他，而他也会向媒体发表讲话。

The team hopes he can bring more titles to the club as a coach.
球队希望他作为教练，能够为俱乐部带来更多冠军。

Britain’s Royal Mint has introduced a special 50 pence coin to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings movies.
英国皇家造币厂推出了一款特别的50便士硬币，以纪念《指环王》电影上映25周年。

The design focuses on the iconic One Ring because it is instantly recognizable to millions of fans around the world, which makes the theme clear despite the small size of the coin.
这款设计以标志性的“至尊魔戒”为核心，因为全球数百万影迷一眼就能认出它，即使硬币尺寸很小，也能清楚传达主题。

The designer explained that they wanted to use Elvishletteringbecause it is beautiful calligraphy.
设计师解释说，他们想使用精灵文字，因为这种字体本身就是一种优美的书法艺术。

By placing two independent rings of text that appear to radiate from each other, the artist created a sense of dynamism and movement on the flat coin.
通过放置两圈彼此向外放射的独立文字环，设计师在平面的硬币上营造出了动态与流动感。

The letters use different angles and line thicknesses to help create this effect.
这些文字采用了不同的角度和线条粗细，以进一步增强这种效果。

The collectible coin also has a unique element that projects the Eye of Sauron whenever light hits it.
这枚收藏硬币还带有一个独特设计：当光线照射到硬币上时，会投射出“索伦之眼”的图案。

In Seoul, South Korea, a 130cm tall humanoid robot named Gabi has officially joined the Buddhist faith.
在韩国首尔Seoul，一台名为Gabi的130厘米高人形机器人正式加入了佛教信仰。

During a special ceremony at the Jogyesa Temple, Gabi was dressed in a traditional saffron robe and received 108 prayer beads.
在Jogyesa Temple举行的一场特别仪式中，Gabi身穿传统的袈裟，并获得了108颗念珠。

Instead of the usual ritual with burning incense, monks placed a sticker on Gabi’s mechanical arm.
在仪式中，僧侣没有使用传统的焚香，而是把一张贴纸贴在Gabi的机械手臂上。

The robot even received a formal certificate, which listed its manufacture date (March 3, 2026) instead of a birth date.
这台机器人甚至获得了一份正式证书，上面列的是制造日期（2026年3月3日），而不是出生日期。

This unusual event is part of an effort by the Jogye order to make Buddhism more popular among young people, as interest in the religion has been falling.
这一不寻常的事件是Jogye Order为让佛教在年轻人中更受欢迎所做的努力之一，因为该宗教的关注度正在下降。

Gabi had to follow five special rules, called precepts, which were adapted for a robot.
Gabi必须遵守五条特别规则（戒律），这些规则是为机器人特别调整的版本。

These rules include not harming life, not damaging other robots, and not overcharging (i.e., avoiding excess, similar to how humans should avoid alcohol).
这些规则包括不伤害生命、不破坏其他机器人，以及不过度充电（即避免过度行为，类似于人类应避免饮酒的戒律）。

The monks hope that by using technology, they can encourage the younger generation to visit temples and think about life’s deeper meanings.
僧侣希望通过利用科技，能够鼓励年轻一代参观寺庙，并思考人生更深层的意义。

The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life.
International Space Station正逐渐接近其使用寿命的终点。

Experts suggest that 2030 will be the end, and a transition is needed.
专家表示，到2030年它可能将正式退役，因此需要进行过渡和替代安排。

A commercial turn for the concept of a space station is taking place because so far, it’s only been in the hands of major governments.
如今，空间站的概念正在走向商业化，因为迄今为止，空间站一直主要由各国政府掌控。

However, new businesses don’t emerge in all the great space hubs like Florida or Houston.
然而，这些新兴企业并不一定都出现在像Florida或Houston这样的传统航天中心。

Companies like Pittsburgh-based Sierra Space want to make space more accessible not only for astronauts or billionaires.
像总部位于Pittsburgh的Sierra Space这样的公司，希望让太空不再只是宇航员或亿万富翁才能接触的领域。

Its animation of the Orbital Reef showed what a space station would look like, with an improvement over the cramped environment of the current International Space Station.
该公司展示的Orbital Reef动画，描绘了未来商业空间站的样貌，相比目前国际空间站狭小拥挤的环境有明显改善。

There may be tourists and scientists who do research and want to take their projects into space.
未来可能会有游客以及从事科研的科学家，把他们的项目带到太空中进行。

When done in the weightlessness of space, such research could lead to making potentially better materials or improvements back on Earth, where gravity can sometimes interfere.
由于太空处于失重环境，这类研究有可能帮助人类制造出更优质的材料，或改进地球上的技术，因为地球重力有时会对实验产生干扰。

These could be better pharmaceuticals, semiconductor materials, plastics, composites, and other things.
这些成果可能包括更先进的药物、半导体材料、塑料、复合材料以及其他产品。

The company’s representatives believe that the space business could boost the area where steel manufacturing once ruled.
该公司代表认为，太空产业有望带动那些曾经以钢铁制造业为主的地区重新发展经济。

Japan is experiencing such extreme heat that the national weather agency had to introduce a new word to describe it.
日本正经历极端高温，以至于国家气象机构不得不创造一个新词来形容这种天气。

The term is kokushobi, which translates to cruelly hot day.
这个词叫“kokushobi”，意思是“酷热难耐的一天”或“残酷炎热日”。

It is used for days when temperatures exceed 40 °C.
这个词专门用于气温超过40摄氏度的日子。

Japan has a long history of creating beautiful, poetic words for weather, like specific terms for rain or the cool air under cherry blossoms.
日本一直以来都有创造优美且富有诗意天气词汇的传统，例如形容不同种类雨水的词，或樱花树下凉爽空气的词语。

However, kokushobi is different because it sounds dangerous and overwhelming.
然而，“kokushobi”与众不同，因为这个词听起来充满危险感和压迫感。

The word was chosen through a public poll of nearly 500,000 people because 2025 was the hottest summer in Japan’s history.
由于2025年成为日本历史上最炎热的夏天，这个词通过一项近50万人参与的公众投票被选了出来。

In fact, more than a third of all 40°C days in the last 150 years have happened just in the last three years.
事实上，在过去150年里所有超过40摄氏度的日子中，超过三分之一竟然都发生在最近三年。

Meteorologists are worried because the combination of high heat and high humidity is very dangerous, especially for the elderly.
气象学家对此感到担忧，因为高温加高湿度的组合极其危险，尤其对老年人而言。

In big cities, the heat island effect makes it even worse.
而在大城市里，热岛效应又让情况变得更加严重。

This new word is not just a description; it is a serious warning for people to protect themselves and take climate change seriously.
这个新词不仅仅是一种描述，它更是在严肃警告人们要保护自己，并认真对待气候变化问题。