7月13日午间英语新闻：花钱吃“剩菜”？你愿意买吗？

> The phenomenon of "leftover blind boxes" in China

花钱吃“剩菜”？你愿意买吗？

What is inside a mystery box? Usually the answer would be toys, but now stores have been putting unsold food or food nearing their expiration date into mystery boxes, calling them “leftover mystery boxes”.  With their very low prices, they have become increasingly popular among people in many cities in China, such as Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu.

盲盒里装的是什么？通常是玩具。但现在，一些商家将没卖完的，或临近保质期的餐食装进盲盒里，称之为“剩菜盲盒”。由于价格低廉，这种盲盒在北京、南京和成都等地越来越受欢迎。

The trend is reminiscent of an app from the UK. Students could order “mystery boxes” from an app called Too Good To Go. These boxes were usually sold by local stores.

这一趋势让人想起早前英国的一款应用，学生们可以从一款名为Too Good To Go的应用程序中订购“盲盒”。这些商品通常来自当地的商店。

The price of each box was about 3 to 5 pounds (or 27 to 45 yuan), and there were usually three to four items inside. For example, a 3-pound box from Costa had three kinds of bread and one muffin cake inside - the original price was around 10 pounds.

一份“剩菜盲盒”售价通常3到5英镑（约合27到45人民币），里面包含三、四种食物。譬如，Costa一份3英镑的“剩菜盲盒”，里面有三块面包和一块蛋糕，原价约10英镑。

The joy and excitement from saving money is not the only benefit of these boxes. They also help reduce food waste, therefore helping the environment as well as one’s wallet.

省钱带来的喜悦和兴奋并不是这些盒子的唯一好处。它们还有助于减少食物浪费，因此对环境和钱包都有帮助。

Food safety is another concern for mystery boxes. Being so close to the expiration date, the food may “secretly” go bad although it appears to be fine. It’s also worth mentioning that some food may not be tasty or has strange flavors, which may be why they are left over to begin with. 

“剩菜盲盒”的食品安全也是个隐患。由于近效期的原因，食物可能会“偷偷”变坏，尽管它看起来没什么问题。外值得一提的是，有些食物可能不好吃或味道奇怪，这可能就是为什么他们被留下来的原因。

重点词汇：

1、leftover
英/ ˈleftəʊvə(r) /
美/ ˈleftoʊvər /
n.剩饭，剩菜（leftovers）；残存物，遗留物
adj.剩下的，多余的

2、reminiscent

英/ ˌremɪˈnɪs(ə)nt /

美/ ˌremɪˈnɪs(ə)nt /

adj.使人联想的；怀旧的，缅怀往事的；与……相像的

> IAEA denies endorsement of Japanese gov't decision

日本核污水评估报告公布！国际原子能机构：不是“背书”

The Japanese government has been pushing to start dumping the contaminated water this summer, which has aroused strong opposition and doubts from domestic fishing groups, neighboring countries, Pacific coastal areas, South Pacific island countries and the overall international community.

日本政府一直在推动于今年夏天实施福岛核污染水排海。日方在福岛核污染水排海问题上一意孤行的做法引发日本国内渔业团体、周边国家、太平洋沿岸地区、南太平洋岛国以及国际社会的强烈反对和质疑。

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not endorse the Japanese government's decision with its safety review report on Japan's plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, the report presented Tuesday by the IAEA chief showed.

国际原子能机构（IAEA）上周公布的针对日本福岛核污染水的综合评估报告显示，该机构不支持日本政府将核污染水排海的决定。这份报告对日本计划将受损严重的福岛第一核电站的核污染水排入大海的计划进行了审查。

At the invitation of Japan's foreign ministry, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi started his four-day visit to Japan on Tuesday, including a trip to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

应日本外务省邀请，IAEA总干事拉斐尔·格罗西于7月4日至7日访问日本，其中包括参观福岛第一核电站。

"I would like to emphasize that the release of the treated water stored at Fukushima Daiichi Power Station is a national decision by the Government of Japan and that this report is neither a recommendation nor an endorsement of that policy," Grossi noted in the foreword of the report, which he delivered in person on Tuesday to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

格罗西在报告前言中强调，福岛第一核电站处理水排海是日本政府的“国家决定”，“这份报告既不是对这一政策的推荐，也不是背书”。格罗西于4日当天向日本首相岸田文雄提交了综合评估报告。

"The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of IAEA Member States," said the report, noting that "neither the IAEA nor its Member States assume any responsibility for consequences which may arise from its use".

“报告中提出的见解并不必然反映IAEA成员国的看法，”报告称，并指出“IAEA及其成员国对利用这一报告引发的任何后果不承担责任。”

The IAEA will have a continued presence at the Fukushima Daiichi plant site to review, monitor and assess the discharge activities for decades to come, Grossi said, adding that whether other countries are allowed to participate in the supervision is a decision to be made by the Japanese government.

格罗西表示，IAEA将继续在福岛第一核电站现场工作，以审查、监测和评估未来几十年的排放活动，并补充说，是否允许其他国家参与监督将由日本政府决定。

Meanwhile, the credibility of the IAEA report has been questioned after South Korean media revealed that the Japanese government has made a political donation of more than 1 million euros to the IAEA in order to resolve the differences of opinion between the IAEA and third country experts conducting the review.

另外，据韩国媒体报道称，日本政府向IAEA提供100余万欧元政治献金，换取对日方有利的验证结论。因此，IAEA的报告可信度受到了质疑。

重点词汇：

1、dumping

英/ ˈdʌmpɪŋ /
美/ ˈdʌmpɪŋ /
n.（危险物质的）倾倒，倾泻；倾销
v.倾倒（垃圾等）；（非正式）抛弃；倾销（dump 的现在分词）

2、contaminated
英/ kənˈtæməneɪtɪd /
美/ kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd /
adj.受污染的，弄脏的
v.污染；玷污，毒害（contaminate 的过去式和过去分词）

3、arouse
英/ əˈraʊz /
美/ əˈraʊz /
v.引起，激起；叫醒，唤醒；激起……的性欲

4、endorse
英/ ɪnˈdɔːs /
美/ ɪnˈdɔːrs /
v.（公开）赞同，认可；（在广告中对某种产品）宣传，吹捧；（尤指在支票背面）签名，背书；(在驾驶执照上)记录违章事项

5、credibility
英/ ˌkredəˈbɪləti /
美/ ˌkredəˈbɪləti /
n.可靠性，可信度