夏说英语新闻晨读 第230期:笔记本电脑禁用

本期内容： The U.S. is expected to broaden its ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from the European Union, a move that would create logistical chaos on the world's busiest corridor of air travel. The ban would affect trans-At

夏说英语新闻晨读 第231期:南极洲变绿

本期内容： Plant life on both poles is growing rapidly as the planet warms. A new study has found a steady growth of moss in Antarctica over the last 50 years as temperatures increased as a result of climate change. The continued retreat of glac

夏说英语新闻晨读 第232期:英国上流社会的婚礼

本期内容： Two likely future British kings were there, along with one of the world's most photographed women, the often-adorable Prince Harry, a multilingual tennis legend and a brash TV reality star. But all eyes were on Pippa Middleton on Satu

夏说英语新闻晨读 第249期:特斯拉进一步崛起

本期内容： Shares in electric car maker Tesla have risen after founder Elon Musk said its new Model 3 car would be ready by Friday, two weeks ahead of schedule. The five-seater car - its lowest-cost vehicle to date - had passed all its regulator

夏说英语新闻晨读 第248期:高龄爸爸与天才儿子

本期内容： Men who delay starting a family are more likely to have geekier sons, a study suggests. They were brighter, more focused and less bothered about fitting in - according to the Geek Index devised by King's College London. The mother's a

夏说英语新闻晨读 第247期:学术界的性别歧视

本期内容： AleadingeconomisthasinadvertentlycausedastormbysayinghepreferredthevoiceontheiPhoneSirivirtualassistanttobemalebecausehefeltthatmadeitmoretrustworthy.NobelprizelaureateSirChristopherPissarides'commentsataconferenceinNorwayattractedfie

夏说英语新闻晨读 第246期:亚马逊vs沃尔玛

本期内容： Walmart, the US biggest retail chain, has been accused of trying to coerce its technology suppliers into shunning Amazon's cloud computing service. Amazon has accused its rival of attempting to bully the IT companies into picking a ri

夏说英语新闻晨读 第245期:第四次工业革命的前夕

本期内容： Theworldiswidelyconsideredtobeonthecuspofafourthindustrialrevolutiononewheremachineswillbeabletodomanyofthejobscurrentlyperformedbyhumans,andperhapsevendothembetter.Itisafuturethatpromisesgreaterefficiencyandcheaperservices,butonethat

夏说英语新闻晨读 第243期:伦敦城市指数排名下降

本期内容： A rise in global nationalism paired with a worldwide drop in oil prices has brought about significant shifts in the global economy over the past year. As a result of these developments, certain destinations that have long been some of

夏说英语新闻晨读 第242期:摔跤吧爸爸

本期内容： WithFather'sDayduetobecelebratedon18June,retailersaroundtheworldaresettoenjoyasignificantboost.ButwhiletheamountofmoneyweallspendonFather'sDaycontinuestogoupeveryyear,itstilltrailsfarbehindMother'sDay.DrLarsPerner,aconsumerpsychologis

夏说英语新闻晨读 第241期:Ariana获得曼城荣誉市民

本期内容： Ariana Grande is to get honorary citizenship of Manchester under plans put forward by the city council. The council is proposing a new system to recognize outstanding contributions to the city. The US singer is in line to be the first

夏说英语新闻晨读 第240期:家家有本难念的经

本期内容： A long-running feud among the family of Singapore's prime minister over the legacy of their father, the country's first leader, has resurfaced. In Facebook posts, two of PM Lee Hsien Loong's siblings accused him of going against their

夏说英语新闻晨读 第239期:巴宝莉削减成本

本期内容： Burberry-bestknownforitstrenchcoatsanddistinctivecheckpattern-hasbeenrevampingitsproductlineandonlinestore,aswellascuttingcosts.Inaddition,itsaidearlierthisyearthatitwasgoingtostopdevelopingitsfragranceandbeautyproductsin-houseandfran

夏说英语新闻晨读 第238期:肥胖与睡眠的关系

本期内容： Sleepingtoomuchortoolittlecanincreasethelikelihoodofbecomingobese,researchershavediscovered.Thestudyfoundabnormalsleepingpatternsincreasedtheriskofbeingoverweightforthosegeneticallypredisposedtoobesity.Theeffectwasseenregardlessofdiet

夏说英语新闻晨读 第237期:博物馆奇妙夜

ADutchteacherhaswonthechanceofalifetime-tosleepunderthegazeofTheNightWatch.StefanKasperbecamethefirstperson,apartfromtheoddsecurityguard,tospendanightalonewithRembrandt'smasterpieceatAmsterdam'sworldfamousRijksmuseumthisweek.AndallMrKasperhadtodotowi

夏说英语新闻晨读 第236期:英航系统故障

本期内容： British Airways suffered a global IT failure, resulting in the wholesale stoppage of flights from London airports on Saturday. Delays and cancellations continued throughout the weekend. BA blamed a power-supply problem for the snafu,

夏说英语新闻晨读 第235期:丹麦生蚝与中国吃货

本期内容： Around 500 tons of the oysters are clogging parts of the Scandinavian coast, threatening native species. In jest, Denmark's embassy in China turned to social media, inviting Chinese tourists to eat the shellfish. The post has received

夏说英语新闻晨读 第234期:亚马逊线下书店

本期内容： Amazon opened its seventh US bookshop in New York on Thursday, drawing a steady stream of selfie-snapping gawkers, tourists and loyal shoppers who reveled in the novelty experience of shopping in person. Opening its first bookshop in

夏说英语新闻晨读 第244期:Uber换帅

本期内容： In an email to drivers, Uber said adding tipping was the first announcement in its 180 days of change, a program that the company hopes will help it improve its relationship with drivers. Driver pressure will have played a significant

夏说英语新闻晨读 第257期:加泰罗尼亚的生活

本期内容： Catalonia has moved a step closer to abandoning the long working hours and protracted lunch breaks that have tested Spaniards'powers of endurance for more than seven decades, by adopting an initiative intended to reset people's work-l