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Variety, ballroom dancing, illuminations, rollercoasters: Blackpool has long seen itself as an entertainment capital. It now has highhopes of becoming the next UK City of Culture.
从综艺表演、交谊舞到灯光展和过山车，长期以来，布莱克浦一直将自己视为 “娱乐之都”。如今，布莱克浦对成为下一届英国 “文化之城” 寄予厚望。

Its rivals for the prize: Sheffield, with everything from the John Ruskin collection to its pioneering electronic music, Milton Keynes, the UK's biggest new town and home of codebreaking in the Second World War, and Wrexham with its Hollywood-owned football club.
布莱克浦的竞争对手包括：谢菲尔德，这座城市既拥有约翰·拉斯金收藏，又以具有开创性的电子音乐闻名；米尔顿凯恩斯，英国最大的 “新城”，也是二战时期密码破译工作的所在地；还有雷克瑟姆，当地的足球俱乐部由好莱坞人士持有。

Each will now receive £125,000 to put forward towards a final bid. The announcement of the winner will be made early next year, along with an award of £10m to help fund the events of City of Culture 2029.
四座入围城市将分别获得 12.5 万英镑资金，用于准备最终申办方案。获胜城市将于明年早些时候揭晓，并获得 1000 万英镑，用于支持 2029 年英国 “文化之城” 系列活动的举办。

The ancient wreck was found off the coast of Kekova Island, with artefactsscattered across an underwater slope.
这艘古代沉船位于凯考瓦岛附近海域，船上的文物散落在一处水下斜坡上。

Divers discovered three large stone anchors and more than 30 ceramic storage pots, which are called amphorae.
潜水员发现了三个大型石锚以及 30 多个陶制储物罐。这些储物罐被叫作 “双耳细颈瓶”。

The distinctive shape of these ceramics – the pots have two handles, a ridge around the middle and a flat bottom – have been used to date the ship to between 4,400 and 4,700 years old, which was the Early Bronze Age.
这些陶器具有独特的外形——储物罐带有两个把手，中部环绕着一道凸棱，底部平坦。考古学家正是根据这些特征推断，这艘沉船距今约 4400 年到 4700 年，可追溯至青铜时代早期。

Social media brings influencer and celebrity culture to our phone screens, making it hard to resist the temptation of jumping on all the latest fashion trends. But when the fashion industry is responsible for up to 10% of global emissions, according to the UN, more than the aviation and shipping industry combined, we could all make an effort to make more conscious clothing decisions.
社交媒体将影响者和名人文化带入我们的手机屏幕，让我们难以抗拒追随所有最新时尚潮流的诱惑。 但根据联合国的数据，当时装业排放量占全球排放量的 10%，超过航空业和航运业的总和时，我们都可以努力做出更明智的着装决定。

Most of the environmental impact comes from the use of raw materials – a huge amount of oil is needed to produce synthetic materials like polyester, for example. According to the waste charity Wrap, making a pair of jeans requires 10,000 litres of water! Many clothing companies have launched "eco" collections, using organic or recycled materials, but critic say this does not address the biggest problem – overconsumption. One rubbish truck of textiles is thrown away every second globally, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. So, how can we have fun with fashion without costing the planet?
大部分环境影响来自原材料的使用——例如，生产聚酯等合成材料需要大量石油。 据垃圾慈善机构 Wrap 称，制作一条牛仔裤需要 10,000 升水！ 许多服装公司推出了“生态”系列，使用有机或回收材料，但评论家表示，这并没有解决最大的问题——过度消费。 据艾伦·麦克阿瑟基金会称，全球每秒就有一车纺织品垃圾被扔掉。 那么，我们怎样才能在不以牺牲地球为代价的情况下享受时尚的乐趣呢？

An answer usually given is to buy second hand. High quality items that might usually cost an arm and a leg at retail price can cost you a fraction. Though buying second-hand clothing is more sustainable than buying new, it often doesn't replace fast fashion habits, rather it supplements them. One of the things we can do instead, writes professor of consumer psychology Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, is 'shopping your closet'. Creating new looks with existing pieces in your wardrobe can be a fun, creative process. She suggests setting yourself a ten-day challenge to wear combinations of your clothes that you have not worn before.
通常给出的答案是购买二手货。 通常零售价可能要花费一大笔钱的高品质商品可能会花费您一小部分。 尽管购买二手衣服比购买新衣服更可持续，但它通常不会取代快时尚习惯，而是补充它们。 消费者心理学教授凯瑟琳·詹森-博伊德写道，我们可以做的事情之一就是“逛逛你的衣柜”。 用衣柜中的现有单品打造新造型可能是一个有趣且富有创意的过程。 她建议给自己设定一个为期十天的挑战，穿上你以前从未穿过的衣服组合。

Another idea is to get comfortable with having fewer clothes. Decision paralysis may be a familiar feeling when you're getting ready in the morning and thinking 'What on earth am I going to wear?!' That problem falls away when you only have a few t-shirts to choose between. If decluttering your wardrobe feels negative, try a shift in mindset. Professional organiser Marie Kondo says it's not about choosing which items to get rid of, it's about carefully selecting the items which 'spark joy' – keeping only the items which speak to your heart. And for those items which you may only wear once for an occasion, try borrowing from a friend or renting.
另一个想法是适应少穿衣服。 当你早上准备好并思考“我到底要穿什么？！”时，决策瘫痪可能是一种熟悉的感觉。 当你只有几件 T 恤可供选择时，这个问题就迎刃而解了。 如果整理衣柜感觉很消极，请尝试改变心态。 专业组织者近藤麻理惠表示，这不是选择扔掉哪些物品，而是仔细选择那些能“激发快乐”的物品——只保留那些能触动你内心的物品。 对于那些您可能只在某个场合穿一次的物品，请尝试向朋友借或租用。

Overall, we have many options at our fingertips, but if there's one takeaway, it's to avoid impulse purchases. If you find yourself wanting to buy the latest fashion trend, give yourself at least 48 hours to make the decision, and ask yourself, are there ways to avoid buying this new?
总的来说，我们有很多选择，但如果有一个要点的话，那就是避免冲动购买。 如果您发现自己想要购买最新的流行趋势，请给自己至少 48 小时的时间来做出决定，并问问自己，是否有办法避免购买这种新品？

The world's richest man is making a promise to the youngest Americans.
近日，世界首富向美国最年幼的一代作出了一项承诺。

In a post on X, Elon Musk pledged to give one share of his company, SpaceX, to "every kid in America", though he did not say how that would be carried out.
埃隆·马斯克在社交平台X上发帖承诺，将向“美国的每一个孩子”赠送一股他旗下的SpaceX公司的股票，不过，他并未说明具体将如何实施。

With about 73 million children under the age of 18 in the U.S., that would amount to nearly $10.7 billion, based on SpaceX's closing stock price on Friday.
美国18岁以下的儿童约有7300万人，按照SpaceX周五的收盘股价计算，这些股票的总价值将接近107亿美元。

It comes after AI firm Anthropic announced it would commit at least 5% of its shares to the company's new public benefit fund.
此前，人工智能公司Anthropic宣布，将至少拿出其5%的股份，投入该公司新设立的公益基金。

Musk has said AI could be the only way to deal with the growing U.S. national debt.
马斯克曾表示，人工智能可能是解决美国不断增长的国债问题的唯一途径。

Anthropic's co-founder predicts the technology could add trillions to the economy.
Anthropic的联合创始人预测，这项技术可能为经济带来数万亿美元的增长。

"One model predicts a vast economic transformation with U.S. GDP potentially reaching 44 trillion by 2030. But it's implicated by the technology continuing to get better."
“有一种模型预测，到2030年，美国国内生产总值（GDP）可能达到44万亿美元，届时经济将发生巨大变革。但这一预测的前提是，这项技术会继续进步。”

But a new AP poll finds Americans are growing concerned about AI, with 64% saying they believe it's developing too fast.
不过，美联社的一项最新民调发现，美国人对人工智能的担忧日益加深，64% 的受访者表示，他们认为人工智能的发展速度过快。

And progressives on the campaign trail warn that tech's rapid growth is a danger to society.
此外，进步派人士在竞选过程中警告称，科技的快速发展对社会构成了威胁。

All this comes on the heels of the President's Trump Accounts Initiative, which gives $1,000 to American children born between 2025 and 2028.
所有这些都发生在特朗普总统推出“特朗普账户计划”之后，该计划会针对2025年至2028年间出生的美国儿童提供1000美元。

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. In Italy, espresso is often enjoyed quickly like a shot, whereas Scandinavian coffee culture places more emphasis on taking time to enjoy coffee socially. In Ethiopia, which is often considered the birthplace of coffee, they take their coffee culture very seriously, and drinking coffee can last several hours. Freshly roasted beans are ground by hand, then brewed in a special clay pot before being served in small cups and enjoyed in three rounds, each round symbolising deeper community connection and blessing. The way people drink coffee is rooted in tradition, but it's also changing. According to a BBC News article with the headline Coffee Price Surges to Highest on Record, coffee is the world's second most traded commodity by volume, and its popularity is increasing, perhaps because of new drinking cultures.
咖啡是世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一。 在意大利，人们通常会像一杯咖啡一样快速享用浓缩咖啡，而斯堪的纳维亚咖啡文化则更注重在社交场合花时间享用咖啡。 在通常被认为是咖啡发源地的埃塞俄比亚，他们非常重视自己的咖啡文化，喝咖啡可以持续几个小时。 新鲜烘焙的豆子由手工研磨，然后在特殊的陶罐中酿造，然后装在小杯子中，分三轮享用，每一轮都象征着更深层次的社区联系和祝福。 人们喝咖啡的方式根植于传统，但也在发生变化。 根据 BBC 新闻标题为“咖啡价格飙升至历史最高水平”的文章，按交易量计算，咖啡是世界上第二大贸易商品，并且其受欢迎程度正在增加，这可能是由于新的饮用文化。

Drinking coffee doesn't just give you a boost of energy. It's been known to have some health benefits too. According to BMJ, a peer-reviewed medical journal, an analysis of nearly 220 studies found that coffee drinkers may enjoy more overall health benefits, such as a lower risk of specific cancers and neurological, metabolic, and liver conditions.Some young adults are also becoming more interested in coffee with additional health benefits. Hardtank's research into Gen Z coffee trends suggests that young consumers are becoming more interested in health-conscious coffee, for those who actively care about physical, mental, and nutritional well-being. DrinkRipplesalso reports that 38% of consumers will pay more for drinks with added health benefits. Blends that use mushroom powder, proteins and collagen are also gaining popularity.
喝咖啡不仅可以补充能量。 众所周知，它也有一些健康益处。 据同行评审的医学杂志《BMJ》报道，对近 220 项研究的分析发现，喝咖啡的人可能会享受到更多的整体健康益处，例如降低患特定癌症以及神经、代谢和肝脏疾病的风险。一些年轻人也对具有额外健康益处的咖啡越来越感兴趣。 Hardtank 对 Z 世代咖啡趋势的研究表明，年轻消费者对健康咖啡、积极关心身体、心理和营养健康的人越来越感兴趣。 Drink Ripples 还报告称，38% 的消费者愿意花更多钱购买具有额外健康益处的饮料。 使用蘑菇粉、蛋白质和胶原蛋白的混合物也越来越受欢迎。

The drink also has to look the part. Pure Gusto's research into UK cafe trends highlights how customers want drinks that are more exciting. There has been a surge in using unusual ingredients with interesting flavours and creating colourful and fun aesthetics for drinks. Ingredients such as ube and black sesame are appearing in specialty drinks, while sweet and savoury combinations such as miso caramel are making traditional coffee more adventurous. These ingredients, along with toppings such as cold foam and cream, are becoming more popular.
饮料也必须看起来合适。 Pure Gusto 对英国咖啡馆趋势的研究强调了顾客如何想要更令人兴奋的饮料。 人们越来越多地使用不寻常的原料和有趣的口味，并为饮料创造丰富多彩和有趣的美感。 宇部和黑芝麻等成分出现在特色饮料中，而味噌焦糖等甜味和咸味组合使传统咖啡更具冒险精神。 这些配料以及冷泡沫和奶油等配料正变得越来越受欢迎。

So, how do you take your coffee? Are you more traditional in your method of preparing coffee with boiled water and perhaps a splash of milk or a bit of sugar? Or do you love mixing in syrups to create sweeter flavours and pouring your concoction into a clear cup and adding toppings to show off your coffee creativity?
那么，你如何喝咖啡呢？ 您是否更传统地用开水加一点牛奶或一点糖来冲泡咖啡？ 或者您喜欢混合糖浆以创造更甜的口味，然后将混合物倒入透明杯子中并添加配料来展示您的咖啡创造力？