7月7日早间英文播报：美科学家开发新算法，可提前一周预测犯罪？

Domestic films contribute 85% to China box office total in first half
上半年电影票房出炉 国产影片收入占比近85%

China's box office earnings for the first half of 2022 totaled 17.18 billion yuan, with the revenue generated by domestic titles accounting for nearly 85 percent. War blockbuster "The Battle at Lake Changjin II" topped the six-month sales chart ending on June 30, with 4.06 billion yuan, followed by comedy "Too Cool To Kill", and the feature film "Nice View", with 2.63 billion yuan and 1.38 billion yuan, respectively, according to film data platforms. 
2022年上半年，中国票房收入总计171.8亿元人民币，其国产影片收入占比近85%。电影数据平台显示，截至6月30日，《长津湖之水门桥》以40.6亿元的票房位居上半年票房榜榜首，《这个杀手不太冷静》《奇迹·笨小孩》分别以26.3亿元和13.8亿元位居第二和第三。

In the first half of the year, 22 new films hit the 100-million-yuan revenue milestone at China's box office, China Film News reported, citing figures from the China Movie Data Information Network. 
《中国电影报》援引中国电影数据信息网的数据报道称，今年上半年，有22部新片的票房收入突破1亿元的里程碑。

重点词汇
1、blockbuster 
英/ ˈblɒkbʌstə(r) /
美/ ˈblɑːkbʌstər /
n. 一鸣惊人的事物，（尤指）非常成功的书（或电影）

NATO allies sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
北约正式签署芬兰瑞典入约议定书

NATO's 30 allies signed accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, starting the process to admit the two Nordic countries into the alliance that may pose a challenge to global security. Foreign Minister of Finland Pekka Haavisto and Foreign Minister of Sweden Ann Linde attended the signing ceremony. 
当地时间7月5日，北约30个成员国签署了芬兰和瑞典加入条约的议定书，正式启动接纳这两个北欧国家加入北约的进程，这可能会对全球安全构成严峻挑战。芬兰外长哈维斯托和瑞典外交大臣林德出席了签字仪式。

NATO's 30 members formally invited Finland and Sweden to join their alliance at the NATO Summit held last week in Madrid. The next step is for the parliaments of all 30 NATO members to ratify Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO, according to their own national procedures.
在上周马德里举行的北约峰会上，芬兰和瑞典被正式邀请加入北约。根据规程，下一步是所有30个成员国的议会按各国的程序批准该议定书。

重点词汇
1、NATO
英/ ˈneɪtəʊ /  美/ ˈneɪtoʊ /
abbr. 北大西洋公约组织（North Atlantic Treaty Organization）

2、protocol
英/ ˈprəʊtəkɒl /
美/ ˈproʊtəkɑːl /
n. 礼仪，礼节；国际议定书，协议；条约草案，（协议或条约的）附件；（协定，公约）修正案（或增补）；（数据传递的）协议，规约；科学实验计划，医疗方案；（科学实验结果的）官方记录
v. 以协议形式发布；拟定

3、Nordic
英/ ˈnɔːdɪk /  美/ ˈnɔːrdɪk /
adj. 北欧人的；斯堪的纳维亚的；日耳曼民族的
n. 北欧人；日耳曼民族；斯堪的纳维亚人；具有北欧日尔曼民族外貌特征的人

Life expectancy of Chinese people rises to 77.93 years
国家卫健委：我国人均预期寿命提高到77.93岁

The life expectancy of Chinese people has risen to 77.93 years, and the main health indicators are in the forefront among upper-middle-income countries, Mao Qunan, director of the Department of Planning, of the National Health Commission, said at a press conference on Tuesday.
国家卫健委7月5日召开新闻发布会，国家卫生健康委规划司司长毛群安介绍：目前，我国人均预期寿命提高到77.93岁，主要健康指标居于中高收入国家前列。

重点词汇
1、forefront
英/ ˈfɔːfrʌnt /  美/ ˈfɔːrfrʌnt /
n. 重要位置，最前沿；（思考、关注的）重心

Can AI algorithm predict future crimes？
美科学家开发新算法：可提前一周预测犯罪，准确率高达90%

Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning have sparked interest from governments that would like to use these tools for predictive policing to deter crime. University of Chicago data and social scientists have developed a new algorithm that forecasts crime by learning patterns in time and geographic locations from public data on violent and property crimes. It has demonstrated success at predicting future crimes one week in advance, with approximately 90 percent accuracy. 
人工智能和机器学习的进步受到各国政府关注，他们希望利用这些工具进行预测性用警，以遏制犯罪。芝加哥大学数据和社会科学家已经开发了一种新算法，通过从暴力和财产犯罪的公共数据中，学习时间和地理位置模式来预测犯罪。该算法成功提前一周预测未来犯罪，准确率约为90%。

The new tool was tested and validated using historical data from the City of Chicago around two broad categories of reported events: violent crimes and property crimes. And the model performed just as well with data from seven other US cities: Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, and San Francisco.
新模型使用芝加哥市的历史数据，围绕暴力犯罪和财产犯罪两大类报告案件进行测试和验证。该模型在亚特兰大、奥斯汀、底特律、洛杉矶、费城、波特兰和旧金山这七个美国城市的数据中表现同样出色。

重点词汇
1、predictive
英/ prɪˈdɪktɪv /  美/ prɪˈdɪktɪv /
adj. 预言性的；成为前兆的

2、deter
英/ dɪˈtɜː(r) /
美/ dɪˈtɜːr /
v. 使打消念头，防止

3、algorithm
英/ ˈælɡərɪðəm /
美/ ˈælɡərɪðəm /
n. （尤指计算机）算法，运算法则

4、validate
英/ ˈvælɪdeɪt /
美/ ˈvælɪdeɪt /
v. 批准，确认……有效；证实，确认；使生效，使具有法律效力；证明有……价值，认可