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北京冬奧会记者打盹神器

Journalists reporting on the Winter Olympics are being offered the chance to sleep on the job thanks to high-tech cabins at the Beijing media centre. The “Sleep Rest Cabins” are just one of a number of innovations to be unveiled at the Games. Anyone can access the pods by scanning a QR code on their phone. The spacious cabins contain the same bed Olympians are sleeping on in the Athletes’ Village with the user able to adjust their position and with a remote control or mobile phone. The beds even have a “zero-gravity mode[零重力模式]” meant to reduce stress on the body — you don’t quite float， but it’s pretty comfortable. The spokesperson for cabin manufacturer， said 30 to 40 people a day have been using them so far. “We’ve placed sleeping cabins[睡眠舱] here for journalists to give an environment to work， rest and get relaxed，” she said.

多亏了北京冬奥会新闻中心的高科技休息舱，报道冬奥会的记者有机会在工作间隙打个盹儿了。“睡眠休息舱”只是北京冬奥会上众多创新之一。用手机扫描二维码，即可进入舱内。宽敞的休息舱里有冬奥村运动员同款智能床，用户可以用遥控器或手机调整高度。这些床甚至还可以设置“零重力模式”以减轻身体压力，虽然不会让人飘浮，但躺着非常舒适。睡眠休息舱制造商发言人表示，到目前为止，每天有30 ～ 40人使用休息舱。她说：“我们在这里为记者安置了休息舱，为他们提供工作、休息和放松的环境。”

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★ Journalists can work， rest and get relaxed in the sleeping ____________ .

戴口罩让人看上去更有魅力

British academics have a positive message for us： people look more attractive in protective masks. Researchers at Cardiff University were surprised to find that both men and women were judged to look better with a face covering obscuring the lower half of their faces. In what may be a blow for producers of fashionable coverings， they also discovered that a face covered with a disposable-type surgical mask was likely to be deemed the most appealing. “This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we associate these with people in caring or medical professions. At a time when we feel vulnerable， we may find the wearing of medical masks reassuring and so feel more positive towards the wearer，” said Dr Michael Lewis， a reader from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces.

英国学者给大家带来了一条积极的信息：戴口罩会让人看起来更有魅力。卡迪夫大学的研究人员惊讶地发现，当脸的下半部分被遮住时，男性和女性看上去都更有魅力了。研究人员还发现，戴一次性外科口罩的脸被认为最有吸引力，这也许对时尚口罩的生产商是一个打击。卡迪夫大学心理学院高级讲师、面部专家迈克尔·路易斯博士表示：“这可能是因为我们习惯看医护人员佩戴蓝色口罩，所以将蓝色口罩和这些人联系在一起。当我们感觉脆弱时，我们可能会觉得戴医用口罩让人很安心，因此对戴医用口罩的人更有好感。”

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★ People may look more ____________ when they’re wearing masks.

北京冬奥会将开启全球冰雪运动新时代

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be the start of a new era for winter sports worldwide with over 300 million Chinese taking up winter sports， said International Olympic Committee （IOC） President Thomas Bach on Feb 3rd， as he opened the 139th IOC Session in the Chinese capital on the eve of the Opening Ceremony[开幕式]. The IOC President added that， Beijing officially became the first city ever to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games. Bach also believed that the Chinese people will enjoy social benefits from hosting the Games. “Today， China is a winter sport country. The increased physical activity through winter sport is contributing to the health and well-being of the Chinese people.”

2月3日，国际奥委会第139次全会在北京开幕，国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫表示，中国为实现“带动三亿人参与冰雪运动”创造了历史，北京冬奥会将开启全球冰雪运动的新时代。巴赫表示，2月4日，北京冬奥会开幕，北京成为世界上首个既举办过夏奥会又举办冬奥会的“双奥之城”。巴赫还表示，北京冬奥会将惠及中国亿万群众，现在的中国已经是冬季运动大国，人们将因参与冰雪运动而收获身心健康。

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★ Beijing is the first city which has host both ____________ and ____________ editions of the Olympic Games.