>Century-old lotus seed grows
圓明園百年古蓮開新花

A lotus blossomed on Sunday for the first time in Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, from a seed unearthed in 2017 that had been underground for a hundred years. In 2017, 11 100-year-old lotus seeds were discovered at Jingxiangchi inside Yuanmingyuan when staffers were doing archaeological work.
7日，圓明園考古出土的百年古蓮子首次開花。2017年，工作人員在圓明園鏡香池考古時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)了11顆百年古蓮子。

It was the first time that ancient lotus seeds had been found since archaeological excavations were carried out at Yuanmingyuan.
這是圓明園進(jìn)行考古發(fā)掘工作以來首次發(fā)現(xiàn)古蓮子的存在。

In 2018, the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a cultivation experiment on eight of the lotus seeds.
2018年，中國科學(xué)院植物研究所對其中8顆古蓮子進(jìn)行了培育實(shí)驗(yàn)。

Six sprouted, grew leaves, took root and spent the winter in a greenhouse. One flower blossomed on Sunday after it was transplanted at the lotus base in Yuanmingyuan in April.
有6顆古蓮子成功發(fā)芽，長葉結(jié)藕，經(jīng)過溫室越冬，今年4月移出溫室種植在荷花基地，本月7日開出第一朵花。

>Top jobs in hands of elite
私校制霸英國上流社會(huì)

Members of Britain's elite, who hold the top jobs in politics, the judiciary, media and business, are five times more likely to have been to private school than the general population, according to a research.
研究表明，在政治、司法、媒體和商業(yè)領(lǐng)域身居要職的英國精英群體接受過私立學(xué)校教育的可能性是普通人的5倍之多。

The study by the Sutton Trust and the Social Mobility Commission found that a tiny elite of privately educated people, many of whom went to Oxbridge, continue to dominate high-ranking jobs, where 39% had an independent education, compared with 7% of the general population.
薩頓信托基金會(huì)和社會(huì)流動(dòng)委員會(huì)的這項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，社會(huì)上的高級職位仍是由受過私立教育的一小撮精英人士主導(dǎo)，他們中的大多數(shù)人曾在"牛劍"深造。這些人中有39%接受過私立教育，而普通人中只有7%上過私立學(xué)校。

Eight top schools in the UK get as many pupils into the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as three-quarters of all schools and colleges together.
英國8所頂尖中學(xué)每年向"牛劍"輸送的學(xué)生數(shù)量占英國全部中學(xué)的3/4。

Critics described the figures as "scandalous" and called for urgent change.
批評人士認(rèn)為這些數(shù)據(jù)是"可恥的"，并呼吁立即做出改變。

Luke Heselwood from the Reform thinktank said: "Serious reform to the education system is needed. The most advantaged now are nearly 10 times more likely to attend elite universities than the most disadvantaged."
"改革"智庫的專家盧克?赫塞伍德說："英國教育系統(tǒng)亟需嚴(yán)肅改革。目前最具優(yōu)勢的群體進(jìn)入精英大學(xué)的幾率是最弱勢群體的近十倍。"

>First trailer of 'Mulan'
真人版'花木蘭'發(fā)預(yù)告片

Disney dropped the first trailer for its action-packed live remake of 1998 animated classic "Mulan" on Sunday.
7日，迪士尼發(fā)布了真人版動(dòng)作片《花木蘭》的首支預(yù)告片，該電影翻拍自1998年的同名經(jīng)典動(dòng)畫。

The original "Mulan" grossed more than $300 million worldwide. And the new film looks every bit as exciting - and beautiful - as the original cartoon.
原版《花木蘭》在全球創(chuàng)下超3億美元的票房收入。從預(yù)告片看來，新電影就和原動(dòng)畫一樣激動(dòng)人心和唯美。

Set in ancient China, it follows a young woman, Mulan, played by Crystal Liu, who disguises herself as a warrior to spare her aged father from going into the military.
影片背景設(shè)定在中國古代，劉亦菲飾演的年輕女子花木蘭女扮男裝替父從軍。

The new version is directed by Niki Caro and the cast includes Jet Li as the Emperor of China and New Zealand actor Yoson An as Chen Honghui, Mulan's ally and love interest.
新版《花木蘭》由妮基?卡羅執(zhí)導(dǎo)，演員陣容包括李連杰(飾演中國皇帝)和新西蘭演員安佑森(飾演木蘭的戰(zhàn)友和心上人陳洪輝)。

Shot on location in New Zealand and China, Mulan will hit theaters on March 27, 2020.
影片在新西蘭和中國拍攝，將于2020年3月27日登陸影院。

>Longest water slide to open
世界最長水滑梯將開業(yè)

The longest water slide in the world is set to open in August this year at a theme park in Malaysia.
世界最長水上滑梯將于今年8月在馬來西亞的"逃脫主題公園"開業(yè)。

Coming in at 1,140 m, it will beat the current Guinness World record by almost 609 m.
這個(gè)水上滑梯長1140米，比目前保持吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄的水上滑梯約長出609米。

Guests will take a whopping four minutes to get from the top to the bottom.
游客從頭至尾滑下滑梯要花長達(dá)4分鐘的時(shí)間。

They will slide down the ride from 70 m in the air, through the trees and the forest, before landing in a large swimming pool at the end.
游客將從70米的高空滑下，穿過樹木和森林，最終滑入一個(gè)巨大的泳池中。

Escape Theme Park chief executive officer Sim Choo Kheng said he "didn't intend" to break the world record, but was proud of it anyway.
這家公園的首席執(zhí)行官Sim Choo Kheng表示自己并沒想要打破世界紀(jì)錄，不過還是對此感到自豪。

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