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Good morning, everyone.
大家早上好。
Rise and shine.
起床清醒一下吧。
Welcome to TalkCast, your trusted daily companion for clear and engaging English news.
欢迎收听 TalkCast，您获取清晰生动的英语新闻时值得信赖的日常伴侣。
Today is September 11th, 2026.
今天是 2026 年 9月 11 日。
I am Emily.
我是艾米莉。
And a very bright morning to you all.
祝大家度过一个非常明媚的早晨。
I am Logan.
我是洛根。
I have got my morning coffee ready and I am absolutely thrilled to be here with you today.
我准备好了早晨的咖啡，今天能在这里陪伴大家我感到无比激动。
Emily, how are you doing on this beautiful morning?
艾米莉，在这个美好的早晨你感觉怎么样？
I am feeling wonderful, Logan.
我感觉棒极了，洛根。
Thank you.
谢谢你。
But before we dive into today's exciting stories, we must take a moment to say a massive thank you
但在我们深入了解今天精彩的故事之前，我们必须花点时间表达巨大的感谢
to all our amazing TalkCast members.
致我们所有了不起的 TalkCast 会员。
Your support truly keeps this show running every single day.
您的支持确实让这个节目每天都能维持运营。
Yes, indeed.
是的，确实如此。
A huge shout out to our members.
向我们的会员致以巨大的鸣谢。
Your support means the world to us.
您的支持对我们来说代表着整个世界。
And if you are listening right now and want to join our warm community, please consider becoming a
如果您现在正在收听，并想加入我们这个温暖的社区，请考虑成为一名
TalkCast member.
TalkCast 会员。
We really need and appreciate your support to keep bringing you these educational digests.
我们非常需要并感谢您的支持，以便继续为您带来这些富有教育意义的摘要。
We certainly do.
我们当然非常需要。
Now, Logan, are you ready to hear what we have lined up for our listeners today?
现在，洛根，你准备好听听我们今天为听众安排了什么内容了吗？
Oh, you know I am.
哦，你知道我准备好了。
Give us the highlights, Emily.
给我们讲讲要闻吧，艾米莉。
We have a fantastic and highly educational mix of stories today.
我们今天准备了一组绝妙的且极具教育意义的故事组合。
We'll start with a serious look at our planet's climate as global monitors declare August joint
我们将首先严肃关注我们星球的气候，因为全球监测机构宣布八月并列
hottest on record.
有记录以来最热的月份。
And the UN warns we are about to cross a critical temperature limit.
联合国警告说，我们即将跨越一个关键的温度极限。
After that, we're traveling to Australia, where social media users might soon get the power to
在此之后，我们将前往澳大利亚，那里的社交媒体用户可能很快就会获得权力
switch off automated algorithms entirely.
完全关闭自动算法。
And in our second half, we'll look at how the European Union is trying to solve its housing crisis
在下半场，我们将看看欧盟如何试图解决其住房危机
by placing strict limits on short -term holiday rentals like Airbnb.
通过对像 Airbnb 这样的短租度假房设定严格的限制。
Finally, we'll share two incredible brief stories, one about ancient fossilized teeth in Indonesia,
最后，我们将分享两个难以置信的简短故事，一个关于印度尼西亚古代化石牙齿，
and another about how a single bite of an apple helped solve a high -wire diamond heist.
另一个关于咬一口苹果如何帮助破解了一起高风险的钻石劫案。
Let us jump right into our lead story.
让我们直接跳入我们的头条故事。
Climate scientists have officially announced that August 2026 tied as the hottest August ever
气候科学家已正式宣布，2026 年 8 月并列为有史以来最热的 8 月
recorded globally.
全球有记录以来。
To make matters more urgent, a new United Nations report warns that humanity is on the verge of
为了使情况更加紧迫，一份新的联合国报告警告说，人类正处于...的边缘
permanently crossing the critical limit of 1 .5 degrees of global warming. Wow.
永久跨越全球变暖 1.5 度的关键极限。哇。
Another heat record broken, but certainly not the kind of record we want to celebrate.
又一项高温记录被打破，但这当然不是我们想要庆祝的那种记录。
But, Emily, I must confess something.
但是，艾米莉，我必须坦白一件事。
When I hear about a 1 .5 degree warming limit, it sounds like such a tiny number.
当我听说 1.5 度的变暖极限时，这听起来是一个如此微小的数字。
If the temperature in my living room goes up by 1 .5 degrees, I don't even notice it.
如果我客厅的温度上升 1.5 度，我甚至不会注意到它。
Why is this specific number such a massive deal for our planet?
为什么这个特定的数字对我们的星球来说是如此重大的一件事？
That is a brilliant question, Logan, and it's a very common point of confusion.
这是一个绝妙的问题，洛根，也是一个非常普遍的困惑点。
The key difference is that we're talking about the global average temperature of the entire
关键区别在于我们讨论的是整个系统的全球平均温度
planetary system, not daily local weather.
行星系统，而不是每天的局部天气。
Think of the Earth like a human body.
把地球想象成人类的身体。
A normal, healthy body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius.
正常健康的体温是 37 摄氏度。
If your body temperature goes up by just 1 .5 degrees, you have a moderate fever, you feel sick, and
如果你的体温仅上升 1.5 度，你就会发中度烧，感觉不舒服，并且
your body struggles to function.
你的身体难以正常运转。
If it goes up by 3 degrees, you're in critical condition in the hospital.
如果体温上升3度，你在医院里就会处于危急状态。
For the Earth, a 1 .5 degree rise acts exactly like a global fever.
对于地球而言，1.5度的升温就像是一场全球性的发烧。
Ah, that is a fantastic metaphor.
啊，那真是个绝妙的比喻。
So a small increase in the global average temperature means the planet's systems, like oceans and
因此，全球平均气温的微小上升意味着地球的系统，比如海洋和
atmosphere, get highly unstable.
大气层，会变得高度不稳定。
This leads to much more frequent and extreme heat waves, intense wildfires, and massive floods. Precisely.
这会导致更频繁、更极端的热浪，剧烈的野火以及大规模的洪水。确实如此。
The UN report also introduces a concept called limit overshoot.
联合国报告还引入了一个名为“极限超越”的概念。
This means that even if we temporarily pass that 1 .5 degree line, we must use every tool we have,
这意味着即使我们暂时跨过了1.5度这道红线，我们也必须利用手中的一切工具，
like clean energy and carbon capture, to actively pull global temperatures back down as quickly as possible.
比如清洁能源和碳捕获，以尽可能快地主动将全球气温拉回到正常水平。
I see.
我明白了。
It's like taking fever medicine to bring your temperature back down to normal before any permanent
这就像吃退烧药把体温降回正常，以免造成任何永久性
organ damage occurs.
器官损伤发生。
We cannot just sit back and let the fever run wild. Exactly.
我们不能坐视不管，任由发烧失控。确实如此。
It's a massive challenge for our generation, but one we absolutely must face.
这对我们这代人来说是一个巨大的挑战，但也是我们绝对必须面对的。
Well, speaking of major changes, our next story is about how we interact with the digital world.
好了，说到重大变化，我们的下一个故事是关于我们如何与数字世界互动。
What's the big news from Australia, Emily?
艾米莉，澳大利亚有什么重大新闻？
Australia is proposing a landmark policy that could revolutionize how we use social media.
澳大利亚正在提出一项具有里程碑意义的政策，可能会彻底改变我们使用社交媒体的方式。
They want to pass laws that force major tech platforms to give users a clear, simple option to turn
他们希望通过法律，强制大型科技平台为用户提供一个明确、简单的选项来关闭
off their automated algorithms.
他们的自动化算法。
Wait a minute.
等一会儿。
I hear the word algorithm every single day.
我每一天都能听到“算法”这个词。
But if someone asked me to define it on the spot, I would probably stutter.
但如果有人让我当场给它下个定义，我大概会结巴。
What actually is an algorithm in plain English?
用通俗易懂的语言来说，算法到底是什么？
Do not worry, Logan.
别担心，洛根。
You are not alone.
你并不孤单。
Think of a social media algorithm as an incredibly attentive and eager personal chef.
把社交媒体算法想象成一位极其体贴且热情的私人厨师。
When you first sit down at his restaurant, he serves you a standard mix of dishes.
当你第一次坐在他的餐厅里时，他会为你端上一套标准的菜肴组合。
If you spend extra time eating a slice of chocolate cake, he notices.
如果你花额外的时间吃了一块巧克力蛋糕，他就会注意到。
The next day, he serves you three different slices of chocolate cake.
第二天，他就会为你端上三块不同的巧克力蛋糕。
Soon, your entire table is piled high with sweet desserts, because he only wants to serve you what
很快，你的整张桌子上都堆满了甜甜的甜点，因为他只想向你提供
keeps you sitting in his restaurant.
能让你一直留在他的餐厅里的东西。
In social media, the algorithm is the computer formula that tracks your behavior to serve you
在社交媒体中，算法就是跟踪你的行为的计算机公式，为你提供
content that keeps you scrolling as long as possible.
能让你尽可能长时间刷屏浏览的内容。
Oh, that makes perfect sense.
哦，那完全说得通了。
So if I spend five minutes watching a video of a cute dog, the digital chef will keep bringing me
所以，如果我花五分钟看一段可爱狗狗的视频，这位数字厨师就会不停地给我带来
dog videos all day long to keep me hooked. Exactly.
狗狗视频，让我整天着迷。确实如此。
But under this proposed Australian law, you could choose to fire that digital chef.
但在澳大利亚这项拟议的法律下，你可以选择解雇那位数字厨师。
You would get an algorithm -free feed, which simply shows posts from the people you actually follow
你将获得一个没有算法干扰的动态页面，它仅显示你实际关注的人发布的帖子
in the exact chronological order they posted them.
完全按照他们发布这些内容时的时间顺序。
That sounds incredibly liberating.
那听起来让人感到无比解脱。
No more infinite scroll traps keeping me awake at two in the morning.
再也没有无休止的滚动陷阱让我半夜两点还清醒着了。
But wait, is there a downside to this?
但是等等，这样做有什么弊端吗？
There is.
还真有。
In fact, the head of Instagram warned that users might find an algorithm -free feed very overwhelming.
事实上，Instagram的负责人警告说，用户可能会觉得没有算法的动态流令人难以承受。
He argues that without the algorithm filtering the noise, your timeline would be flooded with random
他认为，如果没有算法来过滤噪音，你的时间线将被随机的
brand advertisements and highly repetitive content that you have absolutely no interest in.
品牌广告和高度重复的且你绝对不感兴趣的内容所充斥。
Ah, so without the chef curating the menu, we might just get a chaotic pile of raw ingredients.
啊，所以如果没有厨师来精选菜单，我们可能只会得到一堆混乱的食材。
It is a really interesting dilemma.
这真的是一个非常有趣的两难困境。
Do we prefer a tailored, addictive experience or a messy feed that gives us our freedom back?
我们是更喜欢一种定制的、令人上瘾的体验，还是一个能还我们自由的混乱动态？
It is a highly debated topic, and many eyes are on Australia to see how users respond if this option
这是一个备受争议的话题，许多人都关注着澳大利亚，想看看如果这种选择
becomes reality. Fascinating.
成为现实会怎样。这太迷人了。
Now, let us move from digital spaces to physical ones.
现在，让我们从数字空间转向物理空间。
You mentioned the European Union is looking to place curbs on short -term rentals.
你提到欧盟正在寻求对短期租赁设定限制。
Yes, indeed.
是的，确实如此。
The European Union is proposing strict new rules to curb short -term holiday rentals, specifically
欧盟正在提议出台严格的新规来遏制短期度假租赁，特别是
targeting platforms like Airbnb.
针对像爱彼迎（Airbnb）这样的平台。
They're doing this to address a severe housing crunch in major European cities.
他们这样做是为了解决欧洲主要城市严峻的住房紧缺问题。
A housing crunch?
住房紧缺？
That sounds like a new type of breakfast cereal, but I am guessing it is not very delicious.
这听起来像是一种新型早餐麦片，但我猜它并不好吃。
Definitely not delicious.
绝对不好吃。
A housing crunch is a severe shortage of affordable apartments for local residents to live in.
住房紧缺是指当地居民负担得起的公寓严重短缺。
In popular tourist destinations like Paris, Barcelona, and Florence, landlords realized they could
在巴黎、巴塞罗那和佛罗伦萨等热门旅游目的地，房东们意识到他们可以
make significantly more money renting their apartments to tourists for three days at a time rather
一次把公寓出租给游客三天，赚的钱要显著多于
than renting to a local family for a whole year.
将其出租给当地家庭一整年。
Because of this, thousands of apartments disappeared from the local housing market, causing rents
正因如此，数以千计的公寓从当地住房市场上消失了，导致租金
for local residents to skyrocket.
让当地居民的房租飞涨。
Oh, I see.
噢，我明白了。
It's like a local neighborhood park where outside tourists come and reserve all the benches and
这就像一个本地社区公园，外来游客来到这里并预订了所有的长椅和
picnic tables for a fee, leaving the local children with absolutely nowhere to sit and play.
野餐桌，导致当地的孩子绝对没有地方可以坐下玩耍。
That is a perfect analogy, Logan.
这真是个完美的类比，洛根。
That is exactly what has been happening.
那恰恰就是正在发生的事情。
So the EU wants to step in.
所以欧盟想要介入。
They are proposing a simplified, unified system to register holiday properties, allowing local
他们正在提议一个简化且统一的系统来登记度假房产，允许当地
governments to easily track them and limit the number of days an apartment can be rented to tourists
政 府轻松追踪它们，并限制一套公寓每年出租给游客的天数
each year.
在每年。
That sounds like a very necessary step to protect local communities.
这听起来是保护当地社区非常必要的一步。
Travel is wonderful, but not when it drives local people out of their own neighborhoods.
旅游是美好的，但如果它把当地人驱赶出他们自己的社区就不好了。
I completely agree.
我完全赞同。
It's all about finding a healthy balance between welcoming travelers and protecting locals.
这关键在于在欢迎游客与保护当地人之间找到健康的平衡。
And now, Emily, I am incredibly excited for our final segment.
现在，艾米莉，我对我们最后的环节感到无比兴奋。
You promised us ancient teeth and a half -eaten apple.
你承诺过给我们讲讲古代的牙齿和吃了一半的苹果。
I did indeed.
我确实说过。
Let's start with the ancient teeth.
让我们从古代的牙齿开始吧。
Scientists in Indonesia have been analyzing 25 ,000 -year -old fossilized human teeth, and they made a
印度尼西亚的科学家一直在分析两万五千年前的化石人类牙齿，他们做出了一个
shocking discovery.
惊人的发现。
These Ice Age humans were regular users of betel nut.
这些冰河时代的人类是槟榔的经常使用者。
Betel nut?
槟榔？
What is that, and why does it matter?
那是什么，为什么这很重要？
The betel nut is a seed from the areka palm tree.
槟榔是来自槟榔棕榈树的种子。
When chewed, it acts as a mild stimulant, giving you a warm feeling and a gentle rush of energy.
咀 嚼时，它充当温和的兴奋剂，给你带来温暖的感觉和轻微的能量涌动。
Very similar to a strong cup of espresso.
与一杯浓烈的浓缩咖啡非常相似。
But it has a very famous side effect.
但它有一个非常著名的副作用。
It turns your saliva bright red and stains your teeth dark red or black over time.
随着时间推移，它会让你的唾液变成鲜红色，并将你的牙齿染成深红或黑色。
Today, it's actually the fourth most common addictive stimulant in the entire world, right after
如今，它实际上是全世界上第四常见的成瘾性兴奋剂，仅次于
caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol. Wow!
咖啡因、尼古丁和酒精。哇！
So 25 ,000 years ago, during the freezing Ice Age, humans were already looking for their morning
所以在25000年前严寒的冰河时代，人类就已经在寻找他们早晨的
energy kick.
能量提神。
I guess our ancient ancestors were not so different from us after all.
我想我们的古代祖先归根结底和我们并没有那么大的不同。
They really weren't.
他们确实没有不同。
And speaking of dental and mouth clues, our very last story is a brilliant real -life detective tale
说到牙齿和口腔的线索，我们最后一个故事是一个精彩的真实侦探故事
from Germany.
来自德国。
Police there managed to solve a massive, high -stakes diamond heist, all thanks to a hungry chambermaid.
当地警方成功破获了一起涉案金额巨大的钻石劫案，这一切都要归功于一位饥饿的客房女服务员。
A heist is like a big, clever robbery, right?
抢劫案就像是一场规模庞大且经过精心策划的盗窃，对吧？
And a chambermaid is a hotel housekeeper.
而客房女服务员就是酒店的客房清洁员。
But how did a maid eating an apple catch diamond thieves?
但一个吃苹果的女佣是怎么抓到钻石大盗的呢？
Well, these professional thieves had successfully stolen millions of dollars in diamonds and were
嗯，这些专业的盗贼成功盗走了价值数百万美元的钻石，并且
hiding out in a luxury hotel.
躲藏在一家奢华酒店里。
One day, a hotel chambermaid was cleaning their room while they were out.
一天，趁他们外出时，一位酒店客房服务员正在打扫他们的房间。
She saw a fresh, delicious apple on the table.
她看到桌上有一个新鲜美味的苹果。
She was incredibly hungry, so she took a single large bite out of it.
她极其饥饿，于是狠狠地咬了一大口。
But then, she suddenly got nervous, realized she should not be eating the guest's food, and left the
但随后她突然感到紧张，意识到自己不该吃客人的食物，于是留下了
half -eaten apple on the desk.
书桌上吃了一半的苹果。
Oh no!
哦，不！
She left her bite mark behind! Exactly!
她留下了咬痕！没错！
Soon after, the police raided the hotel room, but the thieves had already fled.
不久后，警方突袭了酒店房间，但小偷已经逃跑了。
However, the forensic team found the half -eaten apple on the desk.
然而，法医小组在桌上发现了吃了一半的苹果。
They ran a DNA test on it and found two distinct DNA profiles.
他们对其进行了DNA检测，发现了两个不同的DNA图谱。
One belonged to the hungry chambermaid, but the other belonged to one of the thieves who had handled
其中一个属于那位饥饿的客房女服务员，但另一个属于之前接触过
the apple earlier.
早些时候那个苹果的小偷。
Using that thief's DNA, the police identified him, tracked down the gang, and successfully recovered
利用那个小偷的DNA，警方确认了他的身份，追踪到了整个团伙，并成功追回了
the stolen diamonds.
被盗的钻石。
That is absolutely legendary!
那简直太传奇了！
The moral of the story is, always finish your fruits, or perhaps, never leave your snacks at a crime scene.
这个故事的寓意是，一定要吃完水果，或者千万不要把零食留在犯罪现场。
It really is a wild story.
这确实是个很离奇的故事。
The chambermaid got a bit of a scolding for eating the guest's apple, but she is also celebrated for
这名客房女服务员因为吃了客人的苹果受到了少许责备，但她也因为
helping solve one of the biggest robberies of the year.
协助破获了本年度最大的抢劫案之一而受到赞扬。
What an incredible collection of stories today, Emily.
艾米莉，今天的故事集真是太精彩了。
From planetary fevers to digital chefs, and from park benches to criminal apples.
从全球发烧到数字厨师，从公园长椅到犯罪苹果。
It has been an amazing show, Logan.
洛根，这是一场精彩的节目。
And that brings us to the close of our morning news broadcast for this September 11th.
以上就是我们9月11日早间新闻播报的尾声。
Before we sign off, we have a very fun, open -ended question for our wonderful listeners today.
在节目结束前，我们今天为广大听众准备了一个非常有趣的开放式问题。
If you had the choice today to completely turn off the algorithm on your social media apps and just
如果你今天可以选择完全关闭社交媒体软件上的算法，而仅仅
see a simple timeline of posts from your friends, would you do it?
查看朋友动态的简单时间线，你会这样做吗？
Or do you actually prefer having a customized, personalized feed?
还是你其实更喜欢定制化、个性化的动态推送？
Please write down your answer in the comments section below, or take a look at what other listeners
请在下方的评论区写下你的答案，或者看看其他听众
are saying.
正在说些什么。
We always love reading your insights.
我们总是非常喜欢阅读大家的见解。
If you enjoyed today's episode, please make sure to subscribe to Talkcast, share it with your
如果你喜欢今天的这集节目，请务必订阅 Talkcast，分享给你的
friends, and leave us a review.
朋友们，并给我们留下评价。
Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us.
您的反馈对我们来说极其宝贵。
And a quick reminder for our learners, the full English transcript of this episode is regularly
顺便提醒一下英语学习者们，本期节目的英文完整逐字稿会定期
published on our WeChat official account, Talkcast.
发布在我们的微信公众号 Talkcast 上。
It is a fantastic resource to check your listening and build your vocabulary.
这是检验听力和积累词汇的绝佳资源。
Thank you so much for spending your morning with us.
非常感谢您与我们共度早晨。
Stay safe, stay curious, and have an absolutely wonderful day.
注意安全，保持好奇，祝您度过美好的一天。
Goodbye, everyone.
再见，大家。
See you next time.
下次再见。
