>Emoji plates to be launched
澳洲車(chē)牌可添表情符號(hào)
Drivers in Queensland, Australia, will be allowed to add their favorite emoji to a personalized number plate starting next month. The emojis will cost extra and are only for decoration, rather than car identification. The emoji will be added to the letters and numbers on the plate. The personalized plates have a price point of $340, and some think this is a nifty way for authorities to make more money. The emojis that can be used are also limited: drivers can only pick from five positive faces: "laughing out loud," "winking face," "cool sunglasses," "heart eyes," and "smiley face". Some drivers said they'd consider adding one to their license plate if the full spectrum of emojis was available.
自下月開(kāi)始，澳大利亞昆士蘭將允許當(dāng)?shù)厮緳C(jī)將其鐘愛(ài)的表情符號(hào)添加到個(gè)性化車(chē)牌上。這些表情符號(hào)將另外計(jì)費(fèi)，且僅作裝飾不具有車(chē)輛識(shí)別功能。表情符號(hào)將被添加到車(chē)牌的字母、數(shù)字中去。個(gè)性化車(chē)牌的價(jià)格為340美元，有些人認(rèn)為這是有關(guān)部門(mén)"創(chuàng)收"的絕妙方法?？梢蕴淼杰?chē)牌上的表情符號(hào)也有限：司機(jī)只能從"大笑"、"眨眼表情"、"戴墨鏡酷表情"、"桃心眼"和"微笑表情"5種正面表情中挑選。部分司機(jī)稱(chēng)，如果所有表情符號(hào)都在選擇之列才會(huì)考慮給車(chē)牌添加"表情"。

>Call from 'insistent' wife
歐高官發(fā)言遭遇'三連call'
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave everyone a laugh when he answered a phone call in the middle of a press conference from his very insistent wife. Juncker's phone went off a total of three times at the EU-Arab League press conference in Egypt on Monday. As other speakers including the country's president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and EU Council President Donald Tusk looked on he reached into his suit pocket a couple of times to silence the chirping. But when it went off for a third time he interrupted his speech, saying: "I will stop here because my phone is ringing. I apologize." After saying some hushed words into the handset he prompted laughter as he revealed: "It was the usual suspect - my wife. I have to stop here because she will not stop there."
歐委會(huì)主席讓-克洛德?容克在一場(chǎng)記者會(huì)上當(dāng)眾接聽(tīng)"窮追不舍的"妻子的電話，惹來(lái)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)笑聲一片。25日，容克在埃及出席阿盟-歐盟峰會(huì)記者會(huì)時(shí)，他的手機(jī)總共響起了三次。包括埃及總統(tǒng)阿卜杜勒—法塔赫?塞西及歐洲理事會(huì)主席唐納德?圖斯克在內(nèi)的其他發(fā)言人都看到容克好幾次把手伸進(jìn)他的西裝口袋，試圖關(guān)掉鈴聲。但當(dāng)手機(jī)第三次響起時(shí)，容克中斷了自己的演講，說(shuō)"我得停一下，因?yàn)槲业碾娫掜懥?。?duì)不起。"在對(duì)著手機(jī)小聲地說(shuō)了幾句話后，容克解釋道："這是'慣犯'，我妻子，我不接的話她會(huì)一直打"。于是現(xiàn)場(chǎng)響起一陣笑聲。

>Protein to replace plastics
魷魚(yú)蛋白質(zhì)可替代塑料
Proteins found in squid can be used to create sustainable alternatives to plastics, according to a report published in Frontiers in Chemistry. Squid grasp their prey using suction cups on their tentacles and arms. The cups are equipped with sharp "ring teeth" that hold the food in place. The teeth are made from proteins that are similar to silk, and these have become the subject of scientific interest in the last few years. Melik Demirel, of Pennsylvania State University, is lead author of the new report, which reviews existing research on materials made from these proteins. He said his team has produced prototypes of fibers, coatings and 3D objects made from the squid ring teeth (SRT) proteins. Demirel said these natural materials are biodegradable - and could provide an "excellent" alternative to plastics. The SRT proteins can be produced in the laboratory using genetically engineered bacteria, which means they don't need to use any squid. The process is based on fermentation, using sugar, water and oxygen.
一份發(fā)表在《化學(xué)前沿》上的報(bào)告稱(chēng)，魷魚(yú)中發(fā)現(xiàn)的蛋白質(zhì)可用于制造塑料的可持續(xù)替代品。魷魚(yú)用觸手和手臂上的吸盤(pán)捕捉獵物，吸盤(pán)上帶有尖利的"齒環(huán)"能夠固定食物。這些牙齒由類(lèi)似絲綢的蛋白質(zhì)制成，而這正是過(guò)去幾年中科學(xué)研究的主題。最新報(bào)告的第一作者是賓州州立大學(xué)的狄米瑞，該報(bào)告檢視了有關(guān)這種蛋白質(zhì)制成的材料的現(xiàn)有研究。狄米瑞表示，他的團(tuán)隊(duì)已用魷魚(yú)齒環(huán)蛋白質(zhì)制造出纖維、涂料和3D物體的雛型。狄米瑞表示，這些天然物質(zhì)可透過(guò)生物分解，并能成為"很棒的"塑料替代品。魷魚(yú)齒環(huán)蛋白質(zhì)可通過(guò)基因工程菌在實(shí)驗(yàn)室制作，這意味著他們不需要用到任何魷魚(yú)。該制作過(guò)程以發(fā)酵為基礎(chǔ)，會(huì)用到糖、水和氧氣。

>DPRK-US summit without deal
越南'金特會(huì)'無(wú)協(xié)議而終
Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump ended their second summit, without a deal, in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday. "No agreement was reached" between Kim and Trump in their second summit in Hanoi, according to the White House. It added that the two countries' respective teams looked forward to meeting in the future. Though the two leaders ended their meeting without any agreement, Kim and Trump had "very good and constructive meetings" and discussed various ways to "advance denuclearization and economic driven concepts," the statement from the White House said.
朝鮮最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人金正恩與美國(guó)總統(tǒng)特朗普在越南首都河內(nèi)舉行的朝美領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人第二次會(huì)晤28日結(jié)束，雙方未達(dá)成協(xié)議。白宮發(fā)布的聲明表示，在河內(nèi)舉行的朝美領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人第二次會(huì)晤"沒(méi)有達(dá)成任何協(xié)議"，但雙方代表團(tuán)均期待未來(lái)再次舉行會(huì)晤。白宮表示，雖然未達(dá)成協(xié)議，但朝美領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人第二次會(huì)晤"非常好且富有建設(shè)性"，兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人討論了關(guān)于無(wú)核化和經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展設(shè)想的多種方式。

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