夏说英语新闻晨读 第284期:Iphone X的面部识别

本期内容： EvenApplewillnotbeabletoexplainhowitsforthcomingiPhoneXcanspotsomeeffortstofoolitsfacialrecognitionsystem. ThefirmhasreleasedaguidetotheFaceIDsystem,whichexplainsthatitreliesontwotypesofneuralnetworks,oneofwhichhasbeenspecificallytrai

夏说英语新闻晨读 第283期:双鸭山大学首例基因手术

本期内容： Precise chemical surgery has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world first, Chinese researchers have told the BBC. The team at Sun Yat-sen University used a technique called base editing to correct a single error

夏说英语新闻晨读 第281期:愤怒小鸟上市了

本期内容： The mobile games developer behind Angry Birds expects to be worth about 1bn dollars when it lists on the stock market. Rovio has set a range for its share sale that would value the business at between 802m euros and 896m euros. The Fi

夏说英语新闻晨读 第280期:卡西尼计划

本期内容： The American-led Cassini space mission to Saturn has just come to a spectacular end. Controllers had commanded the probe to destroy itself by plunging into the planet's atmosphere. It survived for just over a minute before being broke

夏说英语新闻晨读 第279期:中国游客在南极

本期内容： As the number of Chinese tourists to Antarctica soared to the No 2 ranking, experts urged the country to speed up legislation on Antarctic travel to protect the environment there as well as tourists' safety and interests. Last year, 5

夏说英语新闻晨读 第277期:模特太瘦无法走台

本期内容： A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come into effect. Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI)

夏说英语新闻晨读 第278期:剑桥大学取消纸笔考试

本期内容： Eight centuries of students submitting hand-written exam papers could soon come to an end at the world famous Cambridge University. The university is considering axing compulsory written exams and allowing students to use laptop compu

夏说英语新闻晨读 第508期:电子屏幕对孩子无害?

本期内容： There is little evidence screen use for children is harmful in itself, guidance from leading pediatricians says. It says there is no good evidence that time in front of a screen is toxic to health, as is sometimes claimed. While the g

夏说英语新闻晨读 第507期:国泰航空一诺千金

本期内容： Cathay Pacific has said it will honour first-class and business-class tickets that it sold to some lucky passengers for a fraction of the usual price. The Hong Kong-based airline mistakenly sold business-class seats on August flights

夏说英语新闻晨读 第50期:丹麦没收难民财产

本期内容： Denmarksparliamentvotedtoallowtheconfiscationofasylum-seekerspossessionstopayfortheirkeep.Migrantsmayretain$1,450inmoneyandvaluables;itemsofsentimentalvalue,suchasweddingrings,areexempt.Human-rightsgroups,theUNsrefugeeagencyandtheEuro

夏说英语新闻晨读 第399期:航空业抵制酒后乘机

本期内容： Holidaymakers have been warned their getaways could be ruined if they drink too much at airports or on flights. The travel industry unveiled its One Too Many campaign on social media and displays at 10 UK airports, including Gatwick a

夏说英语新闻晨读 第400期:英女王将拍卖千万御用座驾

本期内容： A collection of rare Rolls-Royces, including vehicles used by Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana, is to be auctioned off in the UK. The eight cars are expected to attract combined bids of up to $6.4 million (4.9 million pounds) whe

夏说英语新闻晨读 第401期:亚马逊人脸判官

本期内容： An Amazon facial recognition tool has wrongly identified 28 members of the US Congress as police suspects. The American Civil Liberties Union compared official photos of the politicians with a database of public arrest photos. Amazon

夏说英语新闻晨读 第403期:养狗能包治百病吗?

本期内容： Dogsreallyareourbestfriends,accordingtoaSwedishstudythatsayscanineownershipcouldreduceheartdisease.Astudyof3.4millionpeoplebetweentheagesof40and80foundthathavingadogwasassociatedwitha23%reductionindeathfromheartdiseaseanda20%lowerrisk

夏说英语新闻晨读 第337期:一代神车甲壳虫停产

本期内容： Volkswagen is about to end production on the VW Beetlebetter known to many drivers as the Bug. And while there were rumors about a next generation electric version of the iconic vehicle, the company says that car will not be made. The

夏说英语新闻晨读 第338期:神秘消失的女飞行员

本期内容： Bones discovered on a Pacific island in 1940 are likely to be those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart, according to a US science journal. Earhart, her plane, and her navigator vanished without a trace in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. But t

夏说英语新闻晨读 第339期:手机成瘾要hold住

本期内容： An app that rewards students for time spent away from their phones is being released in the UK. Hold was developed by three students who met at Copenhagen Business School and wanted to develop something to help with the issue of devic

夏说英语新闻晨读 第340期:比特币监管

本期内容： Crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin should be regulated to crack down on illegal activities and protect the financial system, Mark Carney warned. The Bank of England governor said their inherent risks meant investments in digital curren

夏说英语新闻晨读 第341期:Facebook泄露个人信息

本期内容： The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users' private information was misused by a political consultancy firm. Cambridge Analytica (CA), hired by the Trump campaign i

夏说英语新闻晨读 第342期:太平洋垃圾堆

本期内容： A collection of plastic afloat in the Pacific Ocean is growing rapidly, according to a new scientific estimate. Predictions suggest a build-up of about 80,000 tonnes of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between California and