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So this piece called Lalu is probably from about ten years ago, from this body of work kind of looking at fields, the visual of the motion of tall grass and the wind.
这个叫“Lalu”的作品大约创作于十年前，出自这个以田野为主题的系列作品，探讨了高草随风摇曳的视觉效果。

You never see the wind. You always see the effects of the wind.
你看不见风。但是你总能感受到风带来的影响。

But also for me is sort of calling to mind of the front end of a harvest or a reaper and the way that this machine enters the field, and sort of cuts the grain down and processes the grain.
但对我来说，这让我想起了收割机的前端，以及这台机器进入田地、割倒谷物并加工谷物的方式。

I don't think of it as a robot creating art. These are no more robots than just sort of like atoms that are moving through space right now.
我不认为这是机器人在创作艺术。它们和此刻在太空中移动的原子没什么两样，称不上是机器人。

This is just a sort of device that helps visualize or record that phenomenon. So it appears inorganic that's actually quite organic.
这只是一种有助于直观呈现或记录该现象的工具。它看起来是无机的，但实际上是有机的。

But the heart of it really is controlled chance that you create a barrier and make some selections in terms of color.
但其实它的核心是可控的随机性，你打造一个屏障，并选择一些不同的色彩。

Some of my favorite moments are like in the corner. This is like the highway roadmap business of LA.
我最喜欢的一些效果往往出现在角落里。这就像洛杉矶的高速公路路线图。

The overlay in a lot of cases comes out of more historical narratives.
在很多情况下，这种色彩的重叠更多来自于历史叙述。

A lot of the philosophical questions that are embedded in the work for me are ancient questions.
作品中蕴含的很多哲学问题对我来说都是古老的问题。

Where do you go when you die? Or what is the wind? Or where does the wind come from?
人死后会去往哪里？风是什么？风是从哪里来的？

I'm also very interested in getting out of my routine and seeing the world.
我也非常渴望打破常规，去看看这个世界。

Remarkable things can be found all over the place, sometimes just up the road from where you live. It's a question of deviating from your normal path.
非凡的事物随处可见，有时就在你居住地附近。关键在于偏离你惯常的路线。

According to the National Center for Health Statistics of the United States, roughly 37 percent of US adults consume fast food on a daily basis.
根据美国国家卫生统计中心的数据，大约37%的美国成年人每天都会食用快餐。

The center found a significant rise in the number of severe obesity cases in very young children aged 2 to 5.
该中心发现，2至5岁幼儿的严重肥胖病例数量显著增加。

Thank you so much for having us here in your home.
非常感谢您邀请我们到您家做客。

Zobaida Falah, an Ohio-based Muslim entrepreneur, launched her snack bar company called Cure in June 2016
佐拜达·法拉赫是一位来自俄亥俄州的穆斯林企业家，她于2016年6月创办了一家名为“Cure”的小吃店，

in an effort to end unhealthy food habits and raise awareness about proper nutrition and its benefits.
旨在消除不健康的饮食习惯，并提高人们对合理营养及其益处的认识。

To fight obesity and junk food habits, Falah created a line of organic healthy bars for all. The idea come to her when she was teaching math and English to kids.
为了对抗肥胖和垃圾食品习惯，法拉赫为所有人推出了一系列有机健康棒，她教孩子们英语和数学时，有了这个主意。

I would watch my students to come into the classroom, eating chips and soda, refined sugars, bad carbs.
我看着我的学生们走进教室，吃着薯片、喝着汽水，里面含有精制糖和不健康的碳水化合物。

And anytime I asked them why do you guys eat so poorly, a very common response was healthy food just doesn't taste good.
每当我问他们为什么吃得这么不健康时，一个非常常见的回答是健康食品就是不好吃。

With taste in her mind, Falah started experimenting on a unique recipe inspired by her grandmother.
法拉赫脑海中想着那种味道，开始尝试一种受她祖母启发的独特食谱。

Ingredients include a mixture of nuts, flavorful seeds, honey and black seeds.
配料包括坚果混合物、风味种子、蜂蜜和黑籽。

It took off. But to this day she still runs her business from home, meeting roughly four to six thousand orders a month.
直到今天她仍然在家经营业务，每月大约处理四千到六千份订单。

Falah doesn't just want to change people's health but also tackle hunger as she donates a snack bar to the homeless for ages when sold.
法拉赫不仅想改变人们的健康状况，还想解决饥饿问题，因为她每卖出一份零食棒，就会长期为无家可归者捐赠一份。

We have a social movement and mission behind the company, which means that when we first launched we would donate a bar for every bar that we sold and we would donate it to people experiencing homelessness.
我们公司背负社会运动和使命，这意味着我们刚推出产品时，每售出一份产品就会捐赠一份给无家可归的人。

And as the company has grown and we've expanded and added new product lines to our brand.
随着公司的发展壮大，我们扩大了业务范围并为品牌新增了多条产品线。

Now we actually donate a percentage of all of our profits towards alleviating world hunger.
现在，我们实际上会将所有利润的一定比例捐赠出去，用于缓解世界饥饿问题。

Falah says her company has helped more than 200,000 poor people in the U.S. and abroad, including refugees in Syria, Morocco, Palestine, and Gambia.
法拉赫说，她的公司已经帮助了美国和国外超过20万人，包括叙利亚、摩洛哥、巴勒斯坦和冈比亚的难民。

When it comes to breaking world records, London Marathon is now in a league of its own.
在打破世界纪录方面，伦敦马拉松已无人能望其项背。

This year's race was the biggest, with nearly 60,000 finishers, and the fastest, with two elite world records, and Sabastian Sawe becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier in a sanctioned race.
本届赛事不仅规模空前，有近六万人完赛，成绩也刷新了历史最快纪录，诞生了两项精英组世界纪录，塞巴斯蒂安·萨维更成为了首位在认证赛事中突破两小时大关的运动员。

Now, more people than ever want to take part in next year's event, with over 1.3 million applications, and near parity between male and female runners.
现在，想要参加来年比赛的人数达到了有史以来的最高峰，共有超过 130 万人申请参赛，其中男女选手比例几乎持平。

Organisers are considering staging the 2027 edition across two days with two separate mass participation races.
赛事组委会正在考虑将 2027 年的赛事分两天举行，即举办两场独立的大众赛。

Approval is yet to be given, but it could mean there may be more spots up for grabs in what has become the world's most popular running race.
方案虽待审批，但这预示着在这场全球最受欢迎的竞跑赛事中，将有更多参赛名额可供争取。

Has exam season got you hitting the books instead of the gym? Study is important, but if you're not keeping up with your exercise, you might be missing out. It turns out that regular physical exercise can boost your memory, focus and reasoning skills. One study even found that Scottish teenagers who got 60 minutes of exercise a day scored a whole grade higher on national exams.
考试季是否让您只顾书本而不是去健身房？ 学习很重要，但如果你没有跟上锻炼的步伐，你可能会错过机会。 事实证明，定期的体育锻炼可以提高你的记忆力、注意力和推理能力。 一项研究甚至发现，每天锻炼 60 分钟的苏格兰青少年在全国考试中的成绩会高出整整一个等级。

Physical exercise has been linked to a number of positive changes inside our brains. Regular aerobic exercise appears to be linked with an enlarged hippocampus. That's the area of the brain linked to learning and memory. Other studies have suggested that exercise four hours after learning allows new information to be better integrated into our memories. Looking inside our brains, it seems that exercise triggers tiny bursts of electrical energy, known as 'brain ripples' which are thought to be connected to the process of storing and organising memories. Exercise could also lead to improved executive function. This is the part of our brain that's responsible for things including working memory and self-control. A recent study showed that students who carried out 10 minutes of moderate exercise showed improved cognitive performance afterwards.
体育锻炼与我们大脑内部的许多积极变化有关。 定期有氧运动似乎与增大的海马体有关。 这是大脑中与学习和记忆相关的区域。 其他研究表明，学习后四小时进行锻炼可以使新信息更好地融入我们的记忆中。

Looking inside our brains, it seems that exercise triggers tiny bursts of electrical energy, known as 'brain ripples' which are thought to be connected to the process of storing and organising memories.
锻炼还可以改善执行功能。 这是我们大脑中负责工作记忆和自我控制等事务的部分。 最近的一项研究表明，进行 10 分钟适度运动的学生随后的认知能力有所改善。

As well as the direct physical benefits of exercise on our brains, there are other associated advantages. Exercise leads to the release of endorphins. These chemicals help to alleviate the effects of stress and can improve our mood. Exam preparation can be both a cause of stress and something that's adversely affected by it. Exercise reduces your stress so that you can focus on your revision. Good sleep habits are also important for brain health and function. And this is another area where exercise helps out. Regular exercise has been shown to lead to better sleep and fewer episodes of insomnia. A study from the University of Texas also linked it to longer instances of deep sleep. When you're asleep, your body processes memories, so it's another way that exercise can take you to higher grades.
除了锻炼对大脑产生直接的身体益处外，还有其他相关的好处。 运动会导致内啡肽的释放。 这些化学物质有助于减轻压力的影响并改善我们的情绪。 考试准备既可能造成压力，也可能受到压力的不利影响。 锻炼可以减轻你的压力，让你可以专注于复习。 良好的睡眠习惯对于大脑健康和功能也很重要。 这是锻炼可以发挥作用的另一个领域。 事实证明，定期锻炼可以改善睡眠并减少失眠。 德克萨斯大学的一项研究也将其与更长的深度睡眠时间联系起来。 当你睡着时，你的身体会处理记忆，所以这是锻炼可以让你取得更高成绩的另一种方式。

Exercise benefits both our mental and physical health and has clear benefits for academic performance. So, while it's important to spend time studying, don't forget to keep some time back for physical activity.
锻炼有益于我们的心理和身体健康，并且对学习成绩有明显的好处。 因此，虽然花时间学习很重要，但也不要忘记留出一些时间进行体育锻炼。

The new Wildlife Health Centre is due to be built as the Zoological Society of London, which runs the zoo, celebrates its 200th anniversary. The development is being made possible by a £20n donation from a mystery benefactor, the largest in the zoo's history.
运营该动物园的伦敦动物学会宣布，将建造一所新野生动物医疗中心，目前正值该学会庆祝其成立 200 周年。这一工程计划的实施得益于一位神秘资助者提供的 2000 万英镑捐款，这是该动物园历史上收到过的最大一笔捐赠。

Critics say the zoo's plans are more about monetising public curiosity than benefiting the wildlife, a suggestion the zoo denies. It says as well as letting visitors view medical procedures as they happen, the new facility will allow research into animal health and will become a training hub for wildlife vets across the world.
批评人士称，动物园的计划更多的是为了利用公众的好奇心变现，而不是造福野生动物，园方对此予以否认。动物园表示，除了让游客实时观看医疗程序的进行，新设施还将支持开展动物健康研究，并成为全球野生动物兽医的培训枢纽。