1

Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face

埃马纽埃尔·马克龙遭掌掴

On a visit to the Drôme department in southern France on Tuesday, the president was slapped in the face by a man as he greeted members of the public who had turned out to see him. Afterwards, Macron, who was pulled away by one of his security team, was bullish① about the incident. He said later, “I will continue going everywhere. We must not give in to violence and particularly violence against public servants. And we mustn’t waste too much time on this.” The man who slapped the president, a 28-year-old named as Damien Tarel, remained in police custody② on Wednesday. As he slapped the president, Tarel was heard to shout “Down with Macron-ism.” Damien Tarel told the court it was an act of impulse, but the prosecutor said it was a “deliberate act of violence.” Prosecutors had called for 18 months in prison for assaulting a public official. The three judges said Tarel should be given 18 months, with 14 months of the sentence suspended. His four months in jail will start immediately but the rest will only be enforced if he commits another offence. (The Guardian & BBC)

6月8日，法国总统马克龙在法国南部德龙省视察。在向前来会面的民众致意时，马克龙突遭一名男子掌掴。一名安保人员随即将马克龙带离人群，他本人则对此次事件十分淡定。事后，他表示：“我会继续前往各地视察。我们绝不能向暴力屈服，尤其是针对公务员的暴力。我们也不该在这种事情上浪费太多时间。”掌掴马克龙的男子名叫达米安·塔雷尔，28岁，6月9日仍被警方拘押。有人听到他在掌掴时叫喊着“打倒马克龙主义”。达米安·塔雷尔在出庭受审时说自己是一时冲动，但检方认为其行为是“蓄意的暴力行为”。检方指控其攻击公职人员，要求法庭判处其18个月监禁。三名法官最后判处塔雷尔有期徒刑18个月，缓刑14个月。4个月的监禁将立即执行；其余刑期只有在他再次犯罪时才会强制执行。

【注释】

① bullish: [ˈbʊlɪʃ] adj. feeling confident and positive about the future（对未来）有信心的，乐观的

② custody: [ˈkʌstədi] n. the state of being in prison, especially while waiting for trial（庭审前的）拘押；拘留；羁押

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2

Student cheating in national entrance exam

高考一考生作弊

Starting from Monday, more than 10.78 million people sat the annual national college entrance examinations, or the Gaokao, across China. Varying from province to province, generally China’s annual college entrance exam season ran from June 7 to 10 with some regions taking the exam for only two days, while others take it for four days. The country’s biggest exams kicked off① on time despite sporadic② COVID-19 cases in some provinces, with all departments fully prepared. However, a student in Wuhan was disqualified for using a mobile phone to search for answers during China’s national college entrance exam, triggering waves of questions from the public over the invigilation③ system at the examination site. Authorities responded on Tuesday that the 5G signal the student used might have broken the school’s signal shielding, thus enabling the network connection. The student, surnamed Wu, was caught cheating in a math exam on Monday by taking and uploading pictures of part of the test paper onto an online education application where users can search for answers to questions in its database. The local education bureau④ in Huangpi district of Wuhan on Tuesday confirmed Wu’s act in a surveillance video playback and announced that all of Wu’s test results had been invalidated. The invigilators and other relevant personnel at Wu’s exam site had all been disqualified. (Global Times & CGTN & China Daily)

中国一年一度的普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（简称高考）于6月7日正式开考，今年考生总人数超过1078万。高考天数各省不同，通常从6月7日持续到10日，有些地区只考2天，有些地区则要考4天。在某些省份出现零星新冠病例的情况下，中国规模最大的这场考试仍按时开考，各部门严阵以待。然而，武汉一名考生被发现在考试期间用手机搜题，因而被取消考试资格——此事引发公众对考场监考系统的强烈质疑。官方于6月8日回应称，该生使用的5G信号可能令考场无法屏蔽，从而得以连上网络。该名吴姓考生在6月7日进行的数学考试中将部分数学题拍照上传某个在线教育应用软件（用户可在其数据库中搜索题目答案），这一行为被认定为作弊。6月8日，在回放考场监控视频后，武汉黄陂区教育局确认了吴姓考生的作弊行为，并对该考生做出各科成绩无效的处理。涉事考场的监考人员及其他相关工作人员都已被取消监考资格。

【注释】

① kick off: to start a discussion, a meeting, an event, etc. 开始

② sporadic: [spəˈrædɪk] adj. happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular 偶尔发生的；零星的

③ invigilation: [ɪnˌvɪdʒɪˈleɪʃn] n. the act of watching people while they are taking an exam to make sure that they have everything they need, that they keep to the rules, etc. 监考

④ bureau: [ˈbjʊərəʊ] n. a government department or part of a government department 司；局；处；署

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3

Biden arrives in Europe for first foreign trip as president

拜登抵欧开始总统生涯首次外访

President Biden arrived in Europe on Wednesday on his first foreign trip as president as the administration strives to emphasize relationships with U.S. allies. While there, he will participate in both the G7 and NATO summits, as well as an EU-U.S. summit. Mr. Biden’s key message to allies has been that America is back, after former President Donald Trump at times mocked leaders of the nation’s closest allies and championed an “America first” platform. The White House says this trip will focus on America’s commitment to rallying world democracies and defending shared values. But the most closely watched part of the president’s trip will be next week when Mr. Biden has a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The engagement promises particularly high stakes, especially given recent ransomware① attacks in the U.S. committed by hackers that U.S. officials say are in Russia. Mr. Biden told reporters before departing for the United Kingdom that the spate② of cyberattacks targeting U.S. companies will be a subject of his discussions with Putin. (CBS NEWS)

美国总统拜登于6月9日抵达欧洲，开始其总统生涯第一次出访，其政府成立以来一直努力强调与美国盟友的关系。访欧期间，拜登将先后参加G7峰会、北约峰会及欧美峰会。拜登向盟友传递的关键信息一直是“美国回来了”，而美国前总统特朗普此前曾不时嘲讽最亲密盟国的领导人并鼓吹“美国优先”的论调。白宫声称，此次出访将集中关注美国联合世界民主国家和捍卫共同价值观的承诺。但拜登此行最受瞩目的部分将是下周与俄罗斯总统普京的首脑会晤。此次会面预计风险极大，特别是鉴于此前美国有官员声称最近遭受的勒索软件攻击是俄罗斯境内黑客所为。启程前往英国之前，拜登对记者说，他与普京会晤的一个重要话题将是针对美国公司的一连串网络攻击。

【注释】

①ransomware: [ˈrænsəmwer] n. a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid 勒索软件

② spate: [speɪt] n. a large number of things, which are usually unpleasant, that happen suddenly within a short period of time 一连串；接二连三（通常指不愉快的事物）

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4

El Salvador makes bitcoin legal tender

萨尔瓦多将比特币定为法定货币

El Salvador has become the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as legal currency. Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency①, with 62 out of 84 possible votes on Tuesday night. The president said the government had made history, and that the move would make it easier for Salvadoreans living abroad to send money home. Bitcoin will become legal tender, alongside the US dollar, in 90 days. The new law means every business must accept Bitcoin as legal tender for goods or services, unless it is unable to provide the technology needed to do the transaction. “It will bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, innovation and economic development for our country,” President Bukele said in a tweet shortly before the vote. He has previously said the move will open up financial services to the 70% of Salvadoreans who do not have bank accounts. (BBC)

萨尔瓦多成为全球首个将比特币定为法定货币的国家。6月8日晚，萨尔瓦多国会通过了该国总统纳伊布·布克莱提出的采用加密货币的提案，84位参与投票的议员中有62人投了赞成票。总统表示，政府创造了历史，此举将使在国外生活的萨尔瓦多国民更容易把钱转回国内。比特币将在90天后正式成为该国法定货币，获得跟美元同等的地位。这项新法意味着此后该国每一家企业都必须接受比特币作为购买商品或服务的法定货币，除非该企业无法提供进行交易所需的技术。就在议会投票开始前不久，布克莱总统发推特说：“这项立法将为我们的国家带来更好的金融包容性，更多的投资、游客和科技创新，以及经济的进一步发展。”他此前已表示，此举将向70%没有银行账户的萨尔瓦多人开放金融服务。

【注释】

① cryptocurrency: [ˈkrɪptoʊkɜːrənsi] n. a digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by a centralized authority 加密货币

(Credit: Reuters)

5

Step up① HIV fight, to end AIDS by 2030

加大艾滋病毒抗击力度，以期2030年前消灭艾滋病

United Nations Member States adopted a set of new and ambitious targets in a political declaration at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS, taking place in New York on June 8. If the international community reaches the targets, 3.6 million new HIV-infections and 1.7 million AIDS-related deaths will be prevented by 2030. World leaders agree to reduce the annual number of new HIV infections to under 370,000 and AIDS-related deaths to 250,000, eliminate new HIV infections among children, end paediatric② AIDS and eliminate all forms of HIV-related discrimination by 2025. They also committed to providing life-saving HIV treatment to 34 million people by 2025. “In this Decade of Action, if we are to deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development all Member States must recommit to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030,” said Volkan Bozkir, the President of the United Nations General Assembly. (UNAIDS)

6月8日，在美国纽约举行的联大艾滋病问题高级别会议上，联合国会员国通过了一项政治宣言，该宣言包含一系列雄心勃勃的新目标。国际社会若能达成这些目标，那么2030年之前，全球将减少360万新增艾滋病毒感染病例、170万艾滋病相关死亡人数。各国领导人一致同意，在2025年之前，将每年新增艾滋病毒感染病例降至37万以下，将每年艾滋病相关的死亡人数降至25万，消灭新增儿童艾滋病毒感染病例和儿童艾滋病，消除一切形式的与艾滋病相关的歧视。各国领导人还承诺，2025年之前，为3400万人提供可以拯救他们性命的艾滋病治疗。联合国大会主席沃尔坎·博兹基尔表示：“在这个十年行动计划中，所有会员国都必须再次承诺在2030年之前消灭艾滋病，这样《2030年可持续发展议程》才能得以实现。”

【注释】

① step sth up: to increase the amount, speed, etc. of sth 增加，提高（数量、速度等）

② paediatric: [ˌpiːdiˈætrɪk] n. the branch of medicine concerned with children and their disease 儿科学

(Credit: UNAIDS)

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China’s Shenzhou-12 spaceship moved to launch pad for manned mission

神舟十二号载人飞船转运至发射区

China’s Long March-2F Y12 rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft for manned space mission, was transferred to the launch pad① at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). Three astronauts will board the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft later this month and fly to Tianhe, core module② of China’s space station. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, while various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, the CMSEO said. The astronauts will stay in space for three months, during which they will conduct a range of tasks such as repair and maintenance, according to Yang Liwei. The launch of the Shenzhou-12 crewed vessel will be the third of the 11 missions planned by China to complete the construction of its space station by the end of 2022. The 11 missions comprise three launches of the core module and two lab capsules③ of the space station, four cargo④ vessel flights and four manned missions. So far, the first two missions have been completed. The Tianhe core module was sent into orbit on April 29, and the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft was launched on May 29, which docked⑤ with Tianhe about eight hours after takeoff. (CGTN)

据中国载人航天工程办公室（CMSEO）消息，6月9日，肩负载人飞行任务的神舟十二号载人飞船由长征二号F遥十二运载火箭装载，转运至位于中国西北部的酒泉卫星发射中心。本月晚些时候，三名航天员将由神舟十二号载人飞船送至中国空间站天和核心舱。CMSEO称，发射场各项设备均处于良好状态，多项发射前功能检查及联合测试也将按计划展开。杨利伟表示，航天员们将在轨驻留3个月，其间将执行维修维护等一系列任务。中国计划于2022年年底前完成空间站建造，本次神舟十二号载人飞船的发射将是空间站建造规划11次任务中的第3次。11次任务包括3次空间站核心舱及其两个实验舱的发射、4次货运飞船发射和4次载人飞船发射。迄今为止，前两项任务已完成：4月29日，天和核心舱成功入轨；5月29日，天舟二号货运飞船发射，并在发射约8小时后与天和核心舱成功对接。

【注释】

① launch pad: a platform from which a spacecraft, etc. is sent into the sky （航天器等的）发射平台

② module: [ˈmɒdjuːl] n. a unit of a spacecraft that can function independently of the main part（航天器上独立的）舱

③ capsule: [ˈkapsjuːl] n. the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and that often separates from the main rocket 太空舱；航天舱

④ cargo: [ˈkɑːɡəʊ] n. the goods carried in a ship or plane（船或飞机装载的）货物

⑤ dock: [dɒk] v. if two spacecraft dock, or are docked, they are joined together in space（使航天器在外层空间）对接

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