6.6 热门：世界杯用球将来自太空?

World Cup ball back from space

世界杯用球将来自太空?

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov made it back to Earth Sunday along with an official match football that could be used later this month in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow. 

俄罗斯宇航员安东•什卡普列罗夫3日返回地球时带回了一只足球，这只球可能会作为官方比赛用球用于本月莫斯科世界杯的揭幕赛中。

Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the US and Norishige Kanai of Japan touched down on the Kazakh steppe on time after a 168-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Roscosmos posted on Thursday a video of Shkaplerov and fellow cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev practicing in the ISS with an Adidas Telstar 18 football. 

结束了在国际空间站为期168天的任务后，什卡普列罗夫、美国宇航员斯科特•廷格尔以及日本宇航员金井宣茂按时降落在哈萨克斯坦大草原上。5月31日，俄罗斯联邦航天局公布了一段什卡普列罗夫和同事阿尔捷米耶夫在国际空间站上用一只阿迪达斯Telstar18足球练习踢球的视频。

Russian news agency TASS reported that the ball is scheduled to be used during the opening game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow on June 14.

据俄罗斯塔斯通讯社报道，这只球将成为本月14日的2018莫斯科国际足联世界杯揭幕赛的比赛用球。

Book block? Try new ones!

陷入'读书困境'?换一本！

It's a conundrum faced by every reader at some point – ditch a book that you are just not enjoying, or see it through with grim determination until the bitter end. 

这是每个读者在某一刻都曾面临的难题——放弃一本你不喜欢读的书，或是硬着头皮去看完它。

A poll suggests that many of us are unwilling to give up on a book, no matter how much we are struggling, while others will wait weeks, or even months, before conceding defeat. 

一项调查显示，我们中的许多人都不愿意放弃手头在读的书，无论读完它对我们而言有多煎熬，而其他人则在等上几周或甚至几个月之后才承认读书失败。

Asked what factors make it hard to finish a book, the most common answer (chosen by 51%) was that they find it boring, or are not enjoying it, with about one in four (24%) saying they find it hard to concentrate when reading. 

在被问及什么原因使他们难以读完一本书时，最为普遍的答案(51%)是他们认为这本书很无聊，或是不能享受它，约四分之一(24%)的人则表示他们阅读时难以集中精神。

However, the Reading Agency suggested that anyone who finds themselves facing "book block" should not force themselves to continue with the book in question. As Sue Wilkinson, chief executive of The Reading Agency, said, "At a time when so many brilliant books are being written and published, you should never force yourself to read something you're not enjoying."
然而，发起该项调查的读书社建议，任何陷入"读书困境"的人都不应再强迫自己继续阅读手上这本书。就像该社高管休•威尔金森所说，如今有这么多好书被写出来和被出版，绝不应该强迫自己读我们无法投入的书。

Supplements are useless

研究称吃维生素片没用

Vitamin and mineral supplements are a staple in many people's diets, but there is increasing evidence to suggest the most popular ones are essentially useless. 

维生素和矿物质补充剂是许多人日常膳食中的重要部分，但越来越多的证据表明，最受欢迎的一些补充剂其实没什么用。

A new systematic review of data and trials published between January 2012 and October 2017 found that many popular multivitamins – as well as vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium supplements – had no real advantage to people's health and that there was no evidence taking them reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, or early death. 

一项针对2012年1月至2017年10月间发布的数据和试验的系统回顾发现，维生素C、维生素D、钙质补充剂和许多受欢迎的复合维生素对人们的健康没有实质性的好处，而且没有证据表明服用这些维生素能降低心血管疾病、心脏病发作、中风或早逝的风险。

"So far, no research on supplements has shown us anything better than healthy servings of less processed plant foods, including vegetables, fruits, and nuts," said Dr David Jenkins, the lead author of the study.

研究报告的主要作者戴维•詹金斯博士称，迄今为止，没有任何一项关于补充剂的研究显示，有任何药物比摄入健康的轻度加工植物食品，包括蔬菜、水果和坚果更好。

Peanuts Hotel opens in Japan

'史努比'主题酒店将开张

If you're a fan of Charles M. Schulz's endearing Snoopy character, then you will want to book a room at the Peanuts Hotel, which opens in Kobe, west Japan, on Aug 1. The hotel, whose slogan is "where guests feel comfortable" (taken from a 1962 Peanuts comic strip), features six floors of rooms and facilities inspired by characters from the Peanuts franchise. 

如果你是查尔斯•M•舒尔茨笔下讨人喜爱的角色史努比的粉丝，那你肯定想在"花生旅馆"订个房间，该旅馆将于8月1日在日本西部的神户开张。该旅馆的口号是"让客人感到舒适的地方"，取自1962年的连载漫画《花生》。旅馆有六层的房间和设施，灵感来自《花生》系列中的角色。

The first floor has a Peanuts Cafe with themed drinks. If you are looking for something more substantial, the Peanuts Diner on the third floor is a restaurant serving dishes in a style that fuses Kobe and Peanuts elements. 

一层设有提供主题饮品的"花生咖啡厅"。假如你在寻找一些更有意义的东西，三层的"花生餐厅"是一家提供融合了神户和花生漫画元素菜肴的餐厅。

The fourth, fifth, and sixth floors are given over to the 18 guest rooms, which are each individually designed and decorated. Though exact details of the rooms are yet to be announced, each floor has a different theme. Reservations open on July 9. A stay starts at 30,000 yen per adult, including breakfast.

四、五、六层都有18间客房，每间客房都单独进行过设计和装修。尽管房间的具体细节尚未公布，但每层都有一个不同的主题。旅馆自7月9日起开始接受预定。成人每晚住宿费起价3万日元，含早餐。

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