>App maps shady spots to guide walkers
地圖App規(guī)劃行程避免暴曬

A new app promises to help Barcelona residents find the shadiest route between two places to avoid extreme heat.
一款名為"清涼徒步"的最新應(yīng)用程序?qū)⒖梢詭椭靼嘌腊腿_那的居民找到最陰涼的路線，避免在烈日下暴曬。

Cool Walks, a routing tool for pedestrians first developed at a data visualization contest, aims to show users a variety of walking routes to take for their intended destinations.
"清涼徒步"可以為行人規(guī)劃路線，這款應(yīng)用程序最初是在一次數(shù)據(jù)可視化比賽中開發(fā)的，旨在向用戶展示通往目的地的各種步行路線。

Users can choose the most direct route, a shady route that may take a little longer, or they can set the app to "vampire mode", which avoids direct sunlight at all costs.
用戶可以在地圖上設(shè)定最近距離徒步路線，也可選擇或許更遠的陰涼路線，甚至還能啟用"吸血鬼模式"，確保一路上都曬不到太陽。

Users can also use the app to find drinking fountains, or places to shelter from the sun.
此外，用戶還能通過該應(yīng)用查找沿途的自動飲水器，或者陰涼處。

The app uses a tool called Lidar to create high-resolution models of ground elevation. This information is combined with data on the sun's path to work out where the shade is at any given time of day.
這款應(yīng)用程序采用一種激光雷達實現(xiàn)高精度地面建模，并結(jié)合一天中太陽的運行軌跡，通過算法得出陰涼路線。

>Pikachu-themed plane unveiled
日本航司推出皮卡丘航班

The Pokémon Company announced the Pikachu Jet BC on June 21, a new aircraft with a Pikachu-themed design, developed in collaboration with Japanese low-cost airline Skymark.
6月21日，精靈寶可夢公司展示了一架以皮卡丘為主題的新飛機，這架飛機是與日本廉價航空公司天馬航空合作打造的。

The first Pikachu Jet BC departed Tokyo's Haneda airport on Monday, heading for Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture.
當天，首架皮卡丘主題飛機從東京羽田機場起飛，飛往日本沖繩縣那霸機場。

The plane's exterior design features Flying Pikachu, with some additional details such as a Pikachu peeking out of one of the airplane windows.
這架飛機的外觀設(shè)計以"飛翔的皮卡丘"為特色，還添加了一些出彩的細節(jié)，比如皮卡丘從飛機的舷窗向外張望。

The inside of the airplane has some neat fan service as well – from headrest design to the amenities served, Pikachu is everywhere.
飛機的內(nèi)飾也讓皮卡丘的粉絲們大飽眼福，從頭枕設(shè)計到服務(wù)設(shè)施，皮卡丘元素無處不在。

The aircraft is part of the Pokémon Company's "Flying Pikachu Project", a new plan that seems to be centered on stimulating tourism in Okinawa, Japan's tropical prefecture that stretches across multiple islands.
這架飛機是精靈寶可夢公司的"飛翔的皮卡丘項目"的一部分，這個新項目旨在促進沖繩的旅游業(yè)發(fā)展。日本沖繩縣位于熱帶地區(qū)，橫跨多個島嶼。

>Pupils to be regularly weighed in school
英國定期給小學生稱重

Primary school pupils in the UK will be regularly weighed in class amid fears that the COVID pandemic has sparked a childhood obesity crisis.
據(jù)報道，由于擔心新冠肺炎疫情引發(fā)兒童肥胖危機，英國小學生將定期在學校稱體重。

Before the COVID outbreak, the UK already had high rates of childhood obesity.
在新冠疫情暴發(fā)前，英國的兒童肥胖率就已經(jīng)很高。

In England, one in three kids leaving primary school was overweight, while one in five was obese.
在英格蘭，小學畢業(yè)生中有1/3體重超標，1/5肥胖。

For kids in year six, the obesity rate was 20.2% in 2018-19 and climbed to 21% in 2019-20.
2018-2019學年，六年級學生的肥胖率達到20.2%；2019-2020學年，六年級學生肥胖率攀升至21%。

Experts believe that homeschooling, less exercise and increased snacking caused by lockdowns have caused weight gain in kids.
專家認為，新冠疫情封鎖期間，孩子們在家上學、鍛煉減少以及零食攝入量增加導致體重增加。

Currently, schoolchildren are weighed twice during their time at primary school.
目前，英國小學生在校期間會稱兩次體重。

>Earworms haunt you when you sleep
睡眠中大腦也會'單曲循環(huán)'

We're all familiar with songs getting stuck in our head while we're awake, but it turns out this can happen during sleep as well.
我們在清醒時應(yīng)該都有過歌曲旋律在大腦中揮之不去的經(jīng)歷，但事實證明，這種"耳蟲"現(xiàn)象在睡覺時也會出現(xiàn)。

A new study investigating the phenomenon indicates that earworms invading our brains at night could cause problems in getting to sleep and staying asleep.
針對這一現(xiàn)象的新研究表明，夜里"入侵"大腦的耳蟲可能會導致入睡困難和睡不安穩(wěn)等問題。

"Our brains continue to process music even when none is playing, including apparently while we are asleep," says neuroscientist Michael Scullin from Baylor University.
貝勒大學的神經(jīng)科學家邁克爾?斯卡林說："即使外界沒有播放音樂，我們的大腦也會繼續(xù)處理音樂，包括睡覺的時候。"

He and colleagues used surveys of 199 people, as well as a sleep lab test involving 50 volunteers, to measure how listening to music before bedtime affects sleep.
為了衡量睡前聽音樂對睡眠的影響，斯卡林和同事們調(diào)查了199個人，并對50名志愿者開展了睡眠實驗。

In the survey part of the study, participants who frequently listened to music during the day were more likely to report persistent nighttime earworms, which then had a negative effect on sleep quality through the night.
調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，白天經(jīng)常聽音樂的參與者更有可能在夜里"耳蟲上腦"，而夜間耳蟲會對一整晚的睡眠質(zhì)量造成負面影響。

Surprisingly, the instrumental versions of the songs caused about twice as many earworms (and more subsequent sleep problems) than the versions with vocals.
令人驚訝的是，器樂版本的歌曲引發(fā)的耳蟲現(xiàn)象次數(shù)是人聲演唱版本的兩倍左右，導致的睡眠問題也更多。

Scullin suggests avoiding listening to music right before bed to limit the chance of a catchy tune taking hold in our minds.
斯卡林建議盡量別在睡前聽音樂，以免那些朗朗上口的旋律占據(jù)我們的腦海。

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