2024.04.30 很多现代人每天都要靠咖啡来“续命”，喝了咖啡才能神清气爽，正常开启一天的工作模式。那么是谁发明了这么神奇又美味的提神饮料呢？   Photo/Pexels   Each day, millions of people brew a cup of coffee in the morning to help get their day started. As with most things in history, from milk to vegetables, someone had to be...

2024.04.30 铁路“五一”小长假运输于4月29日启动，至5月6日，为期8天，全国铁路预计发送旅客1.44亿人次，日均发送旅客1800万人次；5月1日为客流最高峰日，预计发送旅客约2100万人次。 China's railway network is expected to handle 144 million passenger trips during the eight-day May Day holiday travel rush, the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said Monday. 中国国家铁路集团有限公司29日表示，铁路“五一”小长假运输将持续8天，全国铁路预计发送旅客1.44亿人次。...

2024.04.30 Reader question: Please explain “the upshot” in this: John and I had a long talk about things and the upshot is, he’s decided to stay on the job for now. My comments: John wants to leave his job for some reason. The speaker doesn’t want him to go. The speaker had a long...

2024.04.29 在当前全球跨国投资低迷的背景下，是什么促使全球投资者选择了中国市场？来听听多家知名外企给出的答案。 2024“投资中国”系列活动德国专场4月5日在巴登-符滕堡州首府斯图加特市举行，活动吸引德国工商界代表超300人参加。（图片来源：新华社） As a leading destination for international capital, China saw a 20.7 percent increase in newly established foreign-funded firms in the...

2024.04.29 据边检部门介绍，自2018年10月港珠澳大桥开通以来，截至今年4月27日16时，经港珠澳大桥珠海公路口岸出入境的车辆已突破1000万辆次。 As of 4 pm on April 27, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has seen over 10 million inbound and outbound vehicles pass through its Zhuhai port since it opened to public traffic in October 2018, according to the...

2024.04.28 为增强全民国防观念，国防教育法修订草案4月23日提请十四届全国人大常委会初次审议。 Chinese lawmakers on April 23 started deliberating a draft revision to the Law on National Defense Education that is expected to enhance the national defense awareness of citizens. The draft was submitted to an ongoing session of the 14th...