>Virtual influencer created
日本打造虛擬男性網(wǎng)紅

A Japanese technology company that specializes in blending the digital world with our reality has created Japan's first virtual male influencer, Liam Nikuro.
近日，一家專注于將數(shù)字世界與現(xiàn)實(shí)生活融為一體的日本科技公司打造出該國(guó)首位虛擬男性網(wǎng)紅利亞姆?尼庫(kù)羅。

According to 1sec Inc, Liam was created by superimposing an all-CG head made with the use of 3D tools on a body filmed in live action.
據(jù)1sec公司透露，利亞姆是通過(guò)在實(shí)景拍攝的身體上疊加3D工具制作的全CG頭部創(chuàng)建而成的。

So he's technically not all fake, just the head.
所以從技術(shù)角度講，他并非一個(gè)完全虛假的人物，虛擬的只有頭部而已。

According to the character design, Liam is a young heart-throb "from Los Angeles" who reportedly works in some of the coolest and most profitable industries of our time - music, fashion, and entertainment.
根據(jù)人設(shè)，利亞姆是位來(lái)自美國(guó)洛杉磯的年輕萬(wàn)人迷。據(jù)報(bào)道，其從業(yè)領(lǐng)域是音樂(lè)、時(shí)尚和娛樂(lè)，都是我們這個(gè)時(shí)代最酷炫且最賺錢的行業(yè)。

The child of a Japanese mother and an American father, Liam currently stands at 180 cm and weighs 72 kg.
利亞姆是日美混血兒，母親是日本人，父親是美國(guó)人，他身高1米8，體重72公斤。

Liam only has 8,700 followers on Instagram, so he's not exactly the most successful influencer on the popular social media, but he's definitely a lot more successful than a lot of humans on there. Plus, he's just getting started.
目前利亞姆在人氣社交媒體Instagram上只有8700名粉絲，所以他并非Ins上最成功的網(wǎng)紅，但他絕對(duì)比Ins上的很多人類都要成功得多。況且，他才剛剛出道而已。

>Berlin freezes rent rises
柏林五年內(nèi)不準(zhǔn)漲房租

Berlin's government has moved to freeze rents in the booming German capital for five years from 2020 in their latest bid to halt runaway gentrification.
為了阻止愈演愈烈的城市紳士化趨勢(shì)，德國(guó)首都柏林市政府決定從2020年起五年內(nèi)讓柏林房租停漲。

Once described as "poor, but sexy", Berlin has seen its housing costs double over the last decade as employees lured by the strong job market move into the city.
柏林曾被描述為"雖貧窮但性感"，后來(lái)因受到強(qiáng)勁就業(yè)市場(chǎng)的吸引，人們紛紛搬到柏林工作，導(dǎo)致柏林的房租在過(guò)去十年間漲了一倍。

The sharp rent hikes have led some residents to ponder radical solutions, including pushing for the seizure of housing stock from powerful landlords.
房租猛增導(dǎo)致一些居民開(kāi)始考慮激進(jìn)的解決辦法，包括呼吁從大業(yè)主手中奪走房產(chǎn)。

Alarmed by the trend, Berlin's city government agreed on the outlines of a draft law that would include a temporary freeze on rents for five years from 2020, with a bill now to be drafted.
這一趨勢(shì)令柏林市政府感到不安，于是政府通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)綱要草案，內(nèi)容包括從2020年起五年內(nèi)房租暫時(shí)停止上漲，目前法案正在起草中。

>Surgery clients get younger
整容低齡化自拍是元兇

Plastic surgery clients are trending younger globally, and doctors and psychologists are pointing to the rise of social media as playing a role.
全球整容手術(shù)的客戶都呈年輕化趨勢(shì)，醫(yī)生和心理學(xué)家指出，這是受社交媒體興起的影響。

According to a report in the South China Morning Post, not only is the number of aesthetic plastic surgery cases - including cosmetic procedures like rhinoplasty, facelifts, and lip augmentations - on the rise globally, but the average age of clients also is dropping.
《南華早報(bào)》的一篇報(bào)道稱，全球范圍內(nèi)不光是包括隆鼻、拉皮、豐唇在內(nèi)的整容手術(shù)的數(shù)量在增加，客戶的平均年齡也在下降。

Of the 22 million Chinese who underwent cosmetic procedures in 2018, clients under age 28 accounted for 54% (nearly 12 million) of patients.
2018年接受整容手術(shù)的2200萬(wàn)中國(guó)人中，28歲以下的客戶占54%(近1200萬(wàn))。

Teenagers, meanwhile, accounted for 8% of total procedures.
與此同時(shí)，青少年占到了總量的8%。

Doctors, surgeons, and psychiatrists are pointing to selfie-led social media culture as driving the rise of aesthetic surgery among young people.
內(nèi)外科醫(yī)生和精神病醫(yī)生指出，以自拍為主導(dǎo)的社交媒體文化促使更多年輕人去做美容手術(shù)。

That's a departure from what surgeons say marked plastic surgery trends of the early aughts, when people brought in pictures of celebrities and models and asked for features to better match them.
這背離了醫(yī)生所說(shuō)的整容手術(shù)早期的標(biāo)志性趨勢(shì)，那時(shí)候人們都是拿著名人和模特的照片前來(lái)，要求把五官整成他們的樣子。

>World population prospects
世紀(jì)末全球人口超百億

The world's population could swell to 10.9 billion by the end of the century, a new United Nations analysis found, raising concerns that adding more than 3 billion people to the planet could further deplete natural resources and accelerate global warming.
聯(lián)合國(guó)最新分析發(fā)現(xiàn)，到本世紀(jì)末，世界人口可能會(huì)增至109億。人們擔(dān)心，地球上增加30多億人口可能會(huì)進(jìn)一步耗盡自然資源，加速全球變暖。

The fastest growth, according to the report, is most likely to occur in sub-Saharan Africa, which is expected to double its population in the next 30 years.
根據(jù)報(bào)告，人口增長(zhǎng)最快的地區(qū)最有可能出現(xiàn)在撒哈拉以南的非洲，預(yù)計(jì)在未來(lái)30年里，該地區(qū)的人口將增加一倍。

The report also projected that India would become the world's most populous country by about 2027, surpassing China.
報(bào)告還預(yù)測(cè)，到2027年左右，印度將超過(guò)中國(guó)，成為世界上人口最多的國(guó)家。

The US is estimated to grow from 329 million people in 2019 to 434 million people by the end of the century, with most of that projected increase owing to migration.
據(jù)估計(jì)，到本世紀(jì)末，美國(guó)人口將從2019年的3.29億增長(zhǎng)到4.34億，增加的大部分人口將來(lái)自移民。

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