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World's favorite book genres revealed
世界各国的人分别爱看哪种书？

Reading habits look different around the world, and what people choose to read varies depending on their geographic location. A study in Switzerland looked at international Google search records to determine the most popular book genres in countries where data was available. 
世界各地的人们拥有不同的阅读习惯。不同地方的民众对书籍的选择也各不相同。“留学瑞士”机构通过分析国际版谷歌的搜索量来获得数据，从而确定各国最受欢迎的书籍类型分别是什么。

According to search trends, American readers prefer the classics to other popular categories. Book lovers in New Zealand and Ireland are also searching for older books that tend to be taught in literature classes. In Latin America, horror and romance are the most popular genres. Scary books dominate in Mexico and Argentina, and love stories win over readers in Brazil. The two genres tie for the No 1 spot in Venezuela. Fantasy is another popular genre read around the world, coming out on top in Italy, Germany and Poland. India, home to the world's most voracious readers, gravitates toward poetry.
搜索趋势显示，相比其他流行图书，美国读者偏爱阅读经典书籍。新西兰和爱尔兰的阅读爱好者也喜欢搜寻用于文学课教学的古典书籍。在拉丁美洲，恐怖小说和浪漫文学是最受欢迎的。墨西哥和阿根廷的民众最爱看恐怖小说，言情故事则在巴西很吃香。这两种书籍在委内瑞拉的受欢迎程度并列第一。奇幻小说在世界各地也广受欢迎，这类书籍的搜索量在意大利、德国和波兰均排行第一。最爱阅读的印度人则对诗歌情有独钟。

重点词汇
1、genre
英 [ˈʒɒnrə]  美 [ˈʒɑːnrə] 
n. 体裁，类型；风俗画
adj. 属于某类型的，按某种风格创作的

2、voracious
英 [vəˈreɪʃəs]  美 [vəˈreɪʃəs]
adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的

Tiny 'flower' formation spotted on Mars
好奇号探测器在火星上发现'花朵'

During its ongoing investigation of Martian rocks in Gale Crater, the Curiosity rover stumbled on a tiny surprise. The rock artifact, which resembles a piece of coral or a flower, is smaller than a penny. 
好奇号探测器日前在火星盖尔陨石坑内的岩石上探查时，无意中遇到了一个小惊喜，发现了一块状似珊瑚或花朵的石头，体积比一美分硬币还要小。

The Martian "flower" and the spherical pieces next to it were likely "made in the ancient past when minerals carried by water cemented the rock," according to NASA. Curiosity took an image of the rock arrangement on Feb 24 using the Mars Hand Lens Imager, a camera located on the end of its robotic arm.
美国宇航局称，这朵火星上的“花朵”和附近的几块球状石头可能是“远古时期水中矿物凝结成的石头”。2月24日，好奇号用机械臂末端的火星手持透镜成像仪拍下了这几块小石头。

重点词汇
1、Martian
英 [ˈmɑːʃn]  美 [ˈmɑːrʃ(ə)n] 
n. （假想的）火星人
adj. 火星的

2、artifact
英 [ˈɑːtɪfækt]  美 [ˈɑːrtɪfækt]
n. （尤指有文化价值或历史价值的）人工制品，历史文物；非自然存在物体，假象（=artefact）

Florida Gov berates students for wearing masks
美国一州长训斥戴口罩学生

A visibly annoyed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admonished a group of high school students for wearing face masks at an indoor news conference on March 2, saying it was time to stop what he called “this COVID theater.” The Republican governor approached the students and asked them to remove their masks as they waited for him at the press event at the University of South Florida in Tampa. 
佛罗里达州州长罗恩•德桑蒂斯在3月2日的一场室内新闻发布会上面带愠色地斥责一群戴口罩的高中生，称是时候停止所谓的“新冠骗局”了。在南佛罗里达大学坦帕分校的新闻发布会上，这位共和党州长走向学生们，要求他们摘掉口罩。

The college is located in an area where the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommend indoor masking due to high COVID-19 risk. “You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything. We’ve got to stop with this COVID theater. So if you wanna wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous,” he said, letting out an audible sigh and shaking his head. DeSantis, a fierce opponent of masking and vaccine mandates, is running for reelection and considered a potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate.
该校位于新冠疫情高风险地区，美国疾病控制和预防中心仍建议在室内戴口罩。“你们不必戴口罩，摘了吧。说实话这真的没什么用。我们必须停止这场'新冠骗局'。如果你们想戴口罩就戴着吧，但这太荒谬了”，德桑蒂斯说完深深叹息一声，并摇了摇头。德桑蒂斯是口罩和疫苗强制令的强烈反对者，他正在竞选连任，是2024年大选共和党潜在总统候选人之一。

重点词汇
1、berate
英 [bɪˈreɪt]  美 [bɪˈreɪt] 
vt.  （正式或文）严厉责备；严责；申斥

2、admonish
英 [ədˈmɒnɪʃ]  美 [ədˈmɑːnɪʃ] 
vt. 告诫；劝告

3、audible
英 [ˈɔːdəbl]  美 [ˈɔːdəb(ə)l] 
adj. 听得见的

Companies with female leaders outperform those dominated by men
管理层女性占比高的公司盈利能力更强

Women should play a central role in the post-pandemic economic recovery, with evidence revealing companies with more female leaders outperform those dominated by men according to House of Commons research. To mark International Women’s Day, Labour have collated data from the House of Commons library. 
英国下议院的调查指出，有证据显示，女性高管更多的企业比以男性高管为主的企业表现更佳，这说明女性在后疫情时代的经济复苏过程中应发挥核心作用。为了纪念3国际妇女节，英国工党整理了来自下议院图书馆的数据。

It cited McKinsey research showing companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 25 percent more likely to have above-average profitability than companies in the bottom, while companies with more than 30 percent female executives were more likely to outperform companies that don’t, according to research from academics from the Universities of Glasgow and Leicester.
工党援引麦肯锡的调查结果称，管理层性别最均衡的企业比性别最不均衡的企业盈利能力超过平均水平的可能性高出25%。与此同时，格拉斯哥大学和莱斯特大学的学者开展的调查发现，女性高管超过30%的公司比女性高管不足30%的公司表现更佳。

重点词汇
1、post-pandemic
大流行后期

2、outperform
英 [ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːm]  美 [ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrm] 
v. 胜过，做得比……好