>Tokyo Games gives 'gift of hope'
東京奧運會正式落下帷幕

Held under the specter of a pandemic and threats of cancellation, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wrapped up on Sunday as a success story that brought hope to the world.
東京奧運會8月8日正式閉幕，本屆奧運會在新冠疫情的陰霾下舉辦，并幾度面臨被取消的危險，但最終成功舉辦，這給世界帶來了希望。

International Olympic Chief Thomas Bach declared the Tokyo Games "unprecedented" and the "most challenging Olympic journey" as he addressed the near-empty 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium at the closing ceremony.
閉幕式在原本可容納6.8萬人的奧運主體育場空場舉行，國際奧委會主席托馬斯?巴赫在致辭中說，東京奧運會是一屆前所未有的奧運會，是一趟最具挑戰(zhàn)的奧運旅程。

"In these difficult times we are all living through, you give the world the most precious of gifts: hope," Bach told athletes attending the ceremony.
巴赫向在場的運動員們表示："在困難時期，你們帶給了全世界最珍貴的禮物，希望。"

Over the 16-day sports extravaganza in Tokyo, a total of 339 medal events were held across 33 sports with skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and karate making their debuts.
東京奧運會歷時16天，共有33個大項，最終產(chǎn)生339枚金牌，新設(shè)滑板、沖浪、競技攀巖和空手道等項目。

A total of 94 different countries and regions claimed a medal at Tokyo, more than at any other Games.
共有94個國家或地區(qū)的運動員獲得東京奧運會獎牌，創(chuàng)歷屆奧運會之最。

The US topped the medal table with 39 golds, 41 silvers and 33 bronzes. Team China was in second with 38 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze medals, followed by Japan with 27 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze medals.
美國以39金41銀33銅位列東京奧運獎牌榜第一，中國以38金32銀18銅位列獎牌榜第二，東道主日本以27金14銀17銅位居第三。

>Torrential rains affect Sichuan residents
四川暴雨10余萬人受災(zāi)

Torrential rains have affected more than 100,000 residents in Southwest China's Sichuan province and forced the emergency evacuation of over 7,000 people, local authorities said Sunday.
當(dāng)?shù)卣?月8日表示，四川省的暴雨已造成10余萬人受災(zāi)，7000多人被迫轉(zhuǎn)移避險。

The heavy downpours lashed the northeastern part of Sichuan, including the cities of Bazhong, Nanchong and Dazhou, from 8 am Saturday to 8 am Sunday, flooding roads and raising the water levels of several local rivers above warning levels, according to the Sichuan provincial water resources department.
據(jù)四川省水利廳表示，8月7日上午8點至8日上午8點，暴雨襲擊了包括巴中、南充和達(dá)州在內(nèi)的四川省東北部地區(qū)，道路被淹沒，當(dāng)?shù)財?shù)條河流的水位超過警戒水位。

A monitoring station in Yingshan county under Nanchong saw precipitation of 424.8 mm in the 24-hour period, the department said.
南充市營山縣某監(jiān)測站24小時降水量達(dá)到424.8毫米。

Disaster relief and rescue efforts are underway.
目前有關(guān)部門正在開展救災(zāi)和救援工作。

>Elephant herd approaches traditional habitat
北移亞洲象群安全渡過元江

The herd of 14 wild Asian elephants roaming in southwest China's Yunnan province is approaching their traditional habitat. At about 8 pm Sunday, the herd crossed the Yuanjiang River with artificial guidance, according to the headquarters in charge of monitoring their migration.
云南北移亞洲象安全防范工作省級指揮部有關(guān)負(fù)責(zé)人表示，8月8日20時左右，14頭野生亞洲象在人工引導(dǎo)下安全渡過元江干流，不斷接近其原棲息地。

More efforts will be made to ensure the security of the herd on their way back, according to the headquarters.
后續(xù)，現(xiàn)場指揮部將繼續(xù)全力保障象群安全，幫助其盡快回家。

It has been around 17 months since the herd bid farewell to their original habitat in a nature reserve in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture.
17個月前，象群從原棲息地——西雙版納傣族自治州一個自然保護(hù)區(qū)出走。

Wild Asian elephants, a flagship species in the rainforest, are under A-level state protection in China.
野生亞洲象是我國一級保護(hù)動物，主要生活在熱帶雨林中。

Thanks to stronger environmental and wildlife protection efforts, its population in the country has grown to about 300, mostly scattered in the province of Yunnan.
近年來我國不斷改善環(huán)境，加大野生動物保護(hù)力度，境內(nèi)野生亞洲象數(shù)量已增加到約300頭，主要分布在云南省。

>COVID variant constellation names considered
世衛(wèi)考慮星座命名變異毒株

New coronavirus strains could be named after constellations once the Greek alphabet is used up, a World Health Organization boss has suggested.
世界衛(wèi)生組織官員表示，一旦希臘字母用完，考慮用星座來命名新的新冠變異毒株。

The agency started naming new mutations after letters of the Greek alphabet back in May.
世衛(wèi)組織自今年5月開始用希臘字母來命名新冠變異毒株。

So far, 11 variants have been named - including the Delta, Beta and Alpha strains.
截至目前，世衛(wèi)組織已經(jīng)用希臘字母命名了11種新冠變異毒株，包括阿爾法變異病毒、貝塔變異病毒、德爾塔變異病毒。

Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, said the WHO is looking at new names in case they go through all 24 letters of the Greek alphabet.
世衛(wèi)組織新冠疫情技術(shù)部門負(fù)責(zé)人范科霍夫表示，世衛(wèi)組織正在為新冠變異毒株尋找新的命名方式，以防24個希臘字母不夠使用。

At the moment, constellations are being considered.
范科霍夫表示，目前，該組織正在考慮以星座命名。

The WHO is looking at proposals to make sure no one is upset with the names, she added.
范科霍夫稱，世衛(wèi)組織正在研究提案，確保沒有人對新的命名感到不滿。

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