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1.中国赴英留学申请量超欧盟总和，再创新高！

近日，据北美留学生日报消息，英国大学招生办发布2021年的留学公告中数据显示，今年全球共有682,010人申请英国高校，创下10年来的新高。

其中，中国留学生的申请人数为28,490，比去年增长了16.6%，甚至超过了具有区位优势的欧盟国家申请人的总和（28,400），这是历史上第一次。

2.新西兰教育部宣布再批准1000名国际学生豁免入境

据新西兰天维网综合编译报道，22日新西兰教育部宣布，再批准1000名国际学生豁免入境。

这些学生分别是：

·400 pilot trainees

·300 students at degree level and above

·300 students at the sub-degree level

教育部预计这些学生将从2022年年中开始入境新西兰。

几个关键时间节点如下：

2021年10月，确定名额分配和标准。

2021年11月，学校与潜在学生沟通。

2021年12月，学校向教育部提供名单。

2022年1月，成功提名的学生开始准备签证。

2022年3月，第一批学生或能入境新西兰。

Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand

Facebook正式宣布更名为Meta 将全力进军“元宇宙”

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Metaas part of a major rebrand.The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp,only the parent company that owns them.

Facebook正式宣布将公司名更改为Meta。该公司称，这个新名字能更好地“包容”旗下业务，不光是社交媒体，还有虚拟现实等即将拓展的新领域。公司旗下的Facebook、Instagram和Whatsapp等单个平台将不会更名，只有母公司才使用Meta这个新名称。

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name as he unveiled plans to build a "metaverse" -an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets.

He said the existing brand could not "possibly represent everything that we're doing today, let alone in the future", and needed to change.

Facebook老板马克·扎克伯格宣布新名称的同时还公布了打造“元宇宙”的计划。“元宇宙”是人们可以在虚拟环境中（通常通过佩戴虚拟现实头盔）玩游戏、工作和交流的一个网络世界。

扎克伯格表示，现有的品牌名称无法“代表我们现在所做的所有业务，更不用说将来的业务”，所以需要更改。

The company also unveiled a new sign at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Thursday, replacing its thumbs-up "Like" logo with a blue infinity shape.

Mr Zuckerberg saidthe new name reflects that over time, users will not need to use Facebook to use the company's other services.

本周四（10月28日），该公司还在加州门洛帕克的总部公开了新标识，将竖起大拇指的“点赞”标识牌更换成了蓝色无限符号标识牌。

扎克伯格称，新名字意味着，未来用户无需使用Facebook也可以使用公司的其他服务。

The word "meta" comes from the Greek word meaning "beyond". To an outsider, a metaverse may look like a version of VR, but some people believe it could be the future of the internet.Instead of being on a computer, people in a metaverse might use a headset to enter a virtual world connecting all sorts of digital environments.

Meta一词来自希腊语，意思是“超越”。对圈外人士而言，元宇宙也许像虚拟现实的一个版本，但是有些人认为这将是互联网的未来。元宇宙中的人无需使用电脑，戴上头盔便可以进入虚拟世界和各种数字环境相连。

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World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns

联合国敲响“气候警钟”：全球将升温2.7摄氏度

The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic, andfaces disastrous temperature rises of at least 2.7C if countries fail to strengthen their climate pledges,according to a report from the UN.

联合国的一份报告指出，世界正在浪费新冠疫情带来的“重建”机会，如果各国依然无法兑现气候承诺，全球气温会上升至少2.7摄氏度，这将是灾难性的。

Tuesday’s publication warns that countries’ current pledges would reduce carbon by only about 7.5% by 2030,far less than the 45% cut scientists say is needed to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C.

10月26日发布的这份报告警告称，各国目前的承诺如果能够兑现，也只能在2030年前将碳排放量降低7.5%左右，远远低于科学家所说的将全球气温升幅限制在1.5摄氏度以内所需的45%。

Although more than 100 countries have promised to reach net zero emissions around mid-century, this would not be enough to stave off climate disaster, according to the UN emissions report, which examines the shortfall between countries’ intentions and actions needed on the climate.Many of the net zero pledges were found to be vague, and unless accompanied by stringent cuts in emissions this decade would allow global heating of a potentially catastrophic extent.

联合国的碳排放报告称，尽管已有100多个国家承诺在本世纪中叶实现零排放目标，但是仍不足以避免气候灾难。这份报告检视了各国的承诺和应对气候危机所需采取的行动之间的落差。许多国家的零排放承诺都很含糊，然而，除非这个十年按照承诺实行严格的减排措施，否则灾难性的全球变暖将不可避免。

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Emissions fell by about 5.4% last year during Covid lockdowns, the report found,but only about a fifth of the spending on economic recovery was geared to efforts that would cut carbon. This failure to “build back better” despite promises by governments around the world cast doubt on the world’s willingness to make the economic shift necessary to tackle the climate crisis, the UN said.

报告发现，去年疫情封锁期间，碳排放量大约减少了5.4%，但是经济复苏的资金中只有约五分之一用于减排需求。联合国称，世界各国政府无视承诺不事“重建”的行为令人怀疑他们为应对气候危机而做出经济转型的诚意。

In the run-up to Cop26, countries were supposed to submit national plans on emissions cuts – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – for the next decade, a requirement under the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

在即将举行的Cop26联合国气候峰会期间，按照2015年巴黎气候协定的要求，各国本应提交下一个十年的全国减排计划“国家自主贡献预案”。

But the Unep report found only half of countries had submitted new NDCs, andseveral other governments– including Russia, Brazil, Australia and Mexico –had presented weak plansthat were no improvement on their 2015 Paris pledges.

但是联合国环境规划署的报告发现，只有半数国家提交了新的国家自主贡献预案，俄罗斯、巴西、澳大利亚和墨西哥等国政府提交的计划乏善可陈，只是在重复他们在2015年巴黎协定上的承诺。

Tokyo restaurant’s bright idea: Lantern pods for you to sit in while you eat

日本酒店推出“灯笼聚餐”，降低新冠病毒传播风险

The partitions have recently been installed in the restaurant of Hoshinoya Tokyo, a luxury hotel in Tokyo’s Otemachi neighborhood that’s part of the Hoshino Resorts group. They’re not just called lantern partitions because of how they look, either, as the Hoshino group produced them in cooperation with Kojima Shoten, a Kyoto lantern craftsmen’s workshop that’s been in business since the Kansei years (1789-1801) of Japan’s Edo period.

近日，位于东京大手町地区的星野集团旗下豪华酒店虹夕诺雅·东京在其餐厅内安装了灯笼隔板。隔板的名字不仅源于它们的外观，更因为这些隔板是星野集团与京都灯笼匠人工坊Kojima Shoten合作生产的。这家工坊创立于日本江户时代宽政时期（1789-1801）。

It’s called the lantern partition, and when you sit down at the table, you slide underneath it. While the top section is a traditionally styled chochin (Japanese paper lantern), part-way down it transitions to clear plastic,allowing you and your dining companions to remove your masks while you eat but still have a protective barrier that allows you to see one another, all without taking up any extra space on the table.

当你坐在桌边时，会被笼罩在“灯笼隔板”之下。隔板顶部是一个传统风格的提灯（日式纸灯笼），下半部分是透明塑料，这样你和用餐伙伴摘下口罩吃饭时仍然有保护屏障，你们可以看到对方，而不会占用桌子上的任何额外空间。

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Each lantern partition is 102 centimeters tall and 75 centimeters in diameter, with its own light source to keep your face and food illuminated.

每个灯笼隔板高102厘米，直径75厘米，带有独立光源，能照亮用餐者的脸和食物。

The partitions were added to Hoshinoya’s private banquet room, along with a Tokyo Lantern Banquet multi-course meal. Ordinarily, the restaurant is only open to people staying at the hotel, butfor the Lantern Banquet they may invite outside guests to join them in this unique dining experience.

虹夕诺雅·东京酒店的私人宴会厅安装了灯笼隔板，并推出了东京灯笼宴套餐。酒店餐厅通常只对住店客人开放，但酒店的灯笼宴可能会对非住店客人开放，邀请客人感受这一独特的用餐体验。

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Chinese blockbuster hits Provinces raise old-age pension payment standardyuan

16个省份城乡居民养老金上涨

More than half of China's provincial-level regions have increased the payment standard for basic old-age pensions for urban and rural residents, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Wednesday. According to the ministry, a total of 16 provincial-level regions in China have raised the payment standard, with a maximum rise of 100 yuan per month in some regions, covering more than 72 million elderly people.

人社部10月27日表示，截至目前，今年全国已有16省份提高了城乡居民养老保险省级基础养老金，占全部31个省级行政区的一半以上，最高每月上涨100元，惠及超过7200万城乡老人。

As of the end of 2020, there were over 542 million people in China participating in the basic old-age insurance plan, most of whom were rural residents.

截至2020年末，我国城乡居民基本养老保险的参保人数超过5.42亿人，绝大部分是农村居民。

In the next five years,China will continue to enhance the payment level gradually to safeguard people's livelihoods,according to the ministry.

人社部表示，十四五期间，为加强基本民生保障，我国城乡居民养老金还会逐步提高。

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Myopia rate falls by 0.9%

儿童青少年总体近视率下降

The prevalence of myopia among Chinese children and teenagers was 52.7% in 2020,a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from 2018, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday. The myopia rate in 2020 was 2.5 percentage points higher than the 2019 level, as schools shifted classes online and students had to study at home due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

According to the ministry, this decline has basically met the annual target of reducing the myopia rate by 0.5 percentage points stipulated in a 2018 plan.

教育部10月26日表示，2020年全国儿童青少年总体近视率为52.7%。2020年，受新冠肺炎疫情影响，学校转而开设远程教学，学生居家进行在线学习，因此总体近视率较2019年上升了2.5个百分点。但较2018年仍下降0.9个百分点，基本实现了2018年印发的《综合防控儿童青少年近视实施方案》近视率每年下降0.5个百分点的防控目标。

The plan also set forth a series of targets includingreducing the myopia rate among primary, middle and high school students to less than 38%, 60% and 70% by 2030, respectively.

《方案》还提出了到2030年，小学生近视率下降到38%以下，初中生近视率下降到60%以下，高中阶段学生近视率下降到70%以下等目标。

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Hamburg welcomes 'Shanghai Express'

首发'上海号'中欧班列抵达汉堡

The first fully loaded China-Europe freight train arrived from Shanghai in the northern German city of Hamburg on Tuesday,further expanding rail services between Europe and Asia amid a pandemic-fueled global logistics disruption.

10月26日，首列"上海号"中欧班列抵达德国北部城市汉堡。在目前全球物流链遭遇困难的背景下，"上海号"的开行在欧洲和亚洲之间建立了新的铁路货运线路。

The first "Shanghai Express," carrying 50 containers loaded with apparel, auto parts and solar panels, traveled more than 10,000 kilometers.

首列"上海号"中欧班列满载着50个集装箱货物，主要装载服装鞋帽、汽车配件、太阳能面板等，行驶超过1.1万公里。

Initially, one train per week will operate, but the service is planned to be extended in the future.

该班列目前每周开行一次，之后将逐步增加开行频次。

China-Europe freight trains traveling along 73 routes have reached more than 170 cities in 23 European countriessince launching in 2011.

自2011年开行以来，中欧班列已铺画73条运行线路，通达欧洲23个国家的170多个城市。

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