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Good morning, everyone.
大家早上好。
Welcome to TalkCast.
欢迎收听 TalkCast。
I am Zoe.
我是佐伊。
And I am Benjamin.
我是本杰明。
It is so nice to talk to you on this beautiful morning of September 8th, 2026.
在2026年9月8日这个美丽的早晨与大家交谈，真是太棒了。
Zoe, did you sleep well last night?
佐伊，你昨晚睡得好吗？
I did.
我确实睡得挺好。
Thank you.
谢谢你。
I had a great cup of coffee this morning and I am ready for the news.
我今天早上喝了杯棒极了的咖啡，现在已经准备好播报新闻了。
How about you, Benjamin?
你呢，本杰明？
I am feeling great too.
我也感觉棒极了。
But before we dive into the news, we want to thank our amazing TalkCast members.
不过在深入了解新闻之前，我们要感谢我们那些了不起的 TalkCast 会员。
Yes, thank you so much.
是的，非常感谢大家。
Your support helps us keep this show alive.
你们的支持帮助我们维持这个节目的生存。
We really appreciate every single one of you.
我们真的非常感激你们当中的每一个人。
And if you enjoy our show but are not a member yet, please join us.
如果你喜欢我们的节目但还不是会员，请加入我们。
We really need your support to make more great episodes.
我们真的需要你们的支持来制作更多优秀的期节目。
All right.
好的。
Now let us look at what is happening around the world today.
现在让我们来看看今天世界各地正在发生什么。
We have some really cool stories today, don't we?
我们今天有一些非常酷的故事，对吧？
Yes, we do.
是的，确实有。
First, we will talk about a historic rocket launch in Europe.
首先，我们将讨论欧洲一次具有历史意义的火箭发射。
A private company has made space history.
一家私营公司创造了航天历史。
Then we will travel to the Panama Canal, where dry weather is causing big problems for international shipping.
然后我们将前往巴拿马运河，那里的干旱天气正在给国际航运带来巨大的麻烦。
After that, we look at a new law in Australia that might change how we use our mobile phones.
之后，我们来看看澳大利亚的一项新法律，它可能会改变我们使用手机的方式。
And finally, we will discuss a simple daily habit, showering.
最后，我们将讨论一个简单的日常习惯——洗澡。
It turns out we might be doing it wrong.
事实证明，我们可能一直做错了。
Let us start with our first story.
让我们从第一个故事开始吧。
Our first headline comes from Germany.
我们的第一条头条新闻来自德国。
A company called Isar Aerospace has successfully launched its first commercial rocket into orbit
一家名为 Isar Aerospace 的公司已成功将首枚商业火箭送入轨道
from European soil.
从欧洲本土。
That is amazing.
那真是太棒了。
But wait, Zoe, what makes this launch historic?
不过等等，佐伊，是什么让这次发射具有历史意义？
Eric, don't rockets launch all the time?
埃里克，火箭不是一直在发射吗？
Well, yes, but usually big governments or giant U .S.
额，是的，但通常都是大型政府或美国巨头
companies do it.
公司在做这件事。
This is the first time a private European company has reached orbit from Europe.
这是欧洲私营公司首次从欧洲进入轨道。
Ah, I see.
啊，我明白了。
So it's a big deal for Europe.
所以这对欧洲来说是一件大事。
They don't have to rely on other countries to send things into space now. Exactly.
他们现在不必依赖其他国家将物品送入太空了。确实如此。
The rocket launched from a spaceport in Norway and safely delivered its cargo into orbit.
该火箭从挪威的一个航天发射场发射升空，并安全地将其货物送入轨道。
That is really cool.
那真的太酷了。
What kind of cargo did it carry?
它运载了什么货物 ？
Was it astronauts?
是宇航员吗？
Oh, no astronauts.
哦，没有宇航员。
It carried small satellites.
它运载的是小卫星。
You can think of this rocket as a delivery truck, but for space.
你可以把这枚火箭想象成一辆运送卡车，只不过是面向太空的。
A space delivery truck.
一辆太空运送卡车。
I love that picture.
我喜欢这个画面。
It makes it so much easier to understand.
这让它变得容易理解多了。
Yes, and the space industry is very busy right now.
是的，航天产业现在非常繁忙。
Many companies are waiting for a ride into space, so they are happy to have more choices.
许多公司都在等待进入太空的机会，因此他们很高兴能有更多选择。
Well, congratulations to the team.
好吧，祝贺这支团队。
It's great to see new players in the space race.
很高兴看到太空竞赛中有了新 的参与者。
It certainly is.
确实如此。
But while space travel is looking up, water travel on Earth is facing some difficult times.
但在太空旅行前景看好的同时，地球上的水上旅行正面临一些艰难时期。
Oh, are you talking about the Panama Canal?
哦，你是在说巴拿马运河吗？
I heard something about that. Yes.
我听说过一些关于它的情况。是的。
The Panama Canal is facing new cuts in ship traffic because of water shortages.
由于水资源短缺，巴拿马运河正面临着进一步削减船舶通航量的问题。
Wait, the Panama Canal is an ocean pathway, right?
等等，巴拿马运河是一条海洋航道，对吧？
How can an ocean shortcut run out of water?
海洋捷径怎么会缺水呢？
That is a common mistake, Benjamin.
本杰明，这是一个常见的误解。
The canal is actually a system of lakes and locks.
这条运河实际上是由湖泊和船闸组成的系统。
It uses fresh water from nearby lakes to lift big ships up and over the land.
它利用附近湖泊的淡水将大船抬高并穿过陆地。
Ah, like a water elevator.
啊，就像水上电梯一样。
Yes, exactly.
是的，完全正确。
A water elevator.
一个水上电梯。
But because of El Nino, there is very little rain in Panama right now.
但由于厄尔尼诺现象，目前巴拿马的降雨量非常少。
Let me guess.
让我猜猜。
No rain means the lakes do not have enough water to run the elevator?
没有降雨意味着湖泊没有足够的水来运行电梯？
Spot on.
完全正确。
The water levels are very low.
水位非常低。
Because of this, they have to allow fewer ships to pass through each day.
正因如此，他们不得不允许每天通过的船只数量减少。
That must be a huge headache for businesses.
这对企业来说肯定是个巨大的头疼事。
If ships can't use the canal, what do they do?
如果船只不能使用运河，他们会怎么做？
They have to take much longer routes around South America.
他们必须绕过南美洲走长得多的路线。
This takes more time and burns a lot more fuel.
这会耗费更多的时间，并且消耗更多的燃料。
Which means the prices of goods might go up for normal consumers like us.
这意味着像我们这样的普通消费者，商品价格可能会上涨。
It shows how much we depend on nature.
这表明我们有多么依赖大自然。
It really does.
确实如此。
Climate change and weather events like El Nino are making these problems more common.
气候变化和像厄尔尼诺这样的天气事件正在让这些问题变得更加普遍。
That is a worry.
这确实令人担忧。
It's hard to control the weather.
控制天气是很困难的。
But let's talk about something we might be able to control.
但让我们谈谈一些我们可能能够控制的事情。
Our social media. Yes.
我们的社交媒体。是的。
Let us move to Australia, where the government is trying to protect internet users.
让我们把目光转向澳大利亚，那里的政府正在努力保护互联网用户。
Australia is planning a new law that will force social media companies to let users opt out of algorithms.
澳大利亚正在计划制定一项新法律，强制社交媒体公司允许用户退出算法推荐。
Opt out of algorithms?
退出算法？
That sounds like a lot of tech words.
那听起来有很多技术词汇。
Can you break it down for us, Zoe? Sure.
Zoe，你能为我们拆解一下吗？当然。
Think of an algorithm as a secret computer formula.
把算法想象成一种秘密的计算机公式。
It watches what you click, how long you look at a photo, and what videos you watch.
它会观察你点击了什么、在一张照片上停留了多久，以及你看了什么视频。
Oh, like when I watch one funny cat video and suddenly my whole feed is full of cats? Exactly.
哦，就像我看了一段搞笑的猫咪视频，突然我的整个信息流里全是猫？一点没错。
The computer program decides what you see next to keep you on the app as long as possible.
计算机程序会决定你接下来看到的内容，以便让你尽可能长时间地留在这个应用上。
Sometimes I feel like I am trapped in a loop.
有时候我觉得自己困在了一个循环之中。
I look at my phone for five minutes and suddenly an hour has passed.
我看手机才看了五分钟，突然一个小时就过去了。
That is exactly what the Australian government wants to stop.
这正是澳大利亚政府想要阻止的事情。
If this law passes, you can choose to turn the formula off.
如果这项法律通过，你可以选择关闭这个公式。
If I turn it off, what will I see instead?
如果我把它关掉，取而代之我会看到什么？
You will see posts in chronological order.
你将看到按时间顺序排列的动态。
That means you see things in the order your friends actually post them, not what the computer thinks
这意味着你会按照朋友实际发布的顺序看到内容，而不是电脑以为的内容
you want to see.
你想看到的。
I think that is a wonderful idea.
我认为那是一个精彩绝伦的主意。
It gives us back our control and helps us spend less time staring at screens. Yes.
它把控制权交还给我们，并帮我们减少盯着屏幕的时间。是的。
Many experts call this a global step forward for digital health.
许多专家称这是全球数字健康迈出的一大步。
It will be interesting to see if other countries do the same.
看看其他国家是否也会这样做会很有趣。
I hope they do.
我希望他们会这么做。
It is always good to step away from our phones and do something offline, like taking a relaxing shower.
远离手机做一些线下的事情总是好的，比如 洗个令人放松的热水澡。
Well, speaking of showers, our next story might surprise you.
好了，说到洗澡，我们的下一个故事可能会让你感到惊奇。
A new report says that most Americans are actually showering the wrong way.
一份新报告称，大多数美国人实际上洗澡方式都错了。
No way.
绝不可能。
How can you shower the wrong way?
洗澡怎么会有错误的方式呢？
It is just soap and water.
不就是肥皂和水吗。
Well, it is about the time we spend in the shower.
这个嘛，这关乎我们在洗澡上所花费的时间。
The report says the average person showers for 8 to 10 minutes, and some stay in much longer.
报告称，普通人洗澡时间为8到10分钟，有些人洗得更久。
I do that too.
我也那样做。
I love a long, hot shower, especially on a cold morning.
我喜欢洗个长长的热水澡，尤其是在寒冷的早晨。
It feels so good.
那感觉太棒了。
I know it feels great, Benjamin, but doctors say we should keep our showers between 5 and 10 minutes only. Really?
我知道感觉很棒，本杰明，但医生说我们应该把洗澡时间控制在5到10分钟之间。真的吗？
Why is that?
为什么会那样？
Isn't longer cleaner?
洗得越久不是更干净吗？
Actually, no.
实际上，并不是。
Our skin has natural oils that protect it and keep it wet.
我们的皮肤有天然油脂，可以保护皮肤并保持湿润。
Hot water and soap wash these oils away.
热水和肥皂会洗掉这些油脂。
Ah, so if we stay in the water too long, our skin gets dry and itchy? Exactly.
啊，所以如果我们待在水里太久，皮肤就会发干发痒？确实如此。
It can actually cause skin problems.
它实际上会引发皮肤问题。
Plus, long showers waste a lot of clean water and energy. Wow.
此外，洗澡时间长会浪费大量的干净水和能源。哇。
I never thought about that.
我从未想过这个问题。
So a shorter shower is better for my skin and better for the planet. Yes.
所以洗澡时间短一点对我的皮肤更好，对地球也更好。是的。
5 minutes is really all you need to get clean.
洗干净确实只需要5分钟。
Well, I guess I will have to sing shorter songs in the shower from now on.
好吧，我猜从现在开始我在洗澡时得唱短一点的歌了。
No more long concerts for me. Yes.
对我来说再也没有漫长的演唱会了。是的。
Maybe just one short song is enough.
也许只要一首短歌就足够了。
That is a good deal.
那很划算。
And that brings us to the end of today's News Digest.
这也让我们来到了今天《新闻文摘》的尾声。
Yes, it does.
是的，确实如此。
Before we say goodbye, we have a fun question for our listeners today.
在我们说再见之前，今天我们给听众们准备了一个有趣的问题。
We want to know, how long do you usually shower?
我们想知道，你通常洗澡洗多久？
And do you think you can change it to 5 minutes?
你觉得你能把它改成5分钟吗？
Please write your answers in the comments section.
请在评论区写下你的答案。
We love reading your stories and you can see what other listeners think too.
我们很喜欢阅读你们的故事，你也可以看看其他听众的想法。
Remember to subscribe to TalkCast, share our podcast with your friends, and leave us a review.
记得订阅TalkCast，与朋友分享我们的播客，并给我们留下好评。
Your feedback keeps us going.
您的反馈是我们前进的动力。
Also, a quick reminder, you can find the full English text of this episode on our official WeChat
另外，温馨提醒一下，您可以在我们官方微信
account, TalkCast.
账号TalkCast找到本期英文全文。
It's a great way to practice your reading while you listen.
这是在边听边练习阅读的好方法。
Thank you so much for joining us this morning.
非常感谢您今天早晨加入我们。
Have a wonderful and productive day.
祝您度过精彩而富有成效的一天。
Thank you, everyone.
谢谢大家。
Bye -bye. Goodbye.
拜拜。再见。
