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图片来源：图虫创意In the podcast Awake at Night, Melissa Fleming, the chief spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), explores what it takes to be a humanitarian worker in some of the wo

图片来源：视觉中国How big is your glass? Its well known that serving food and drink using larger crockery and glasses can make you consume more, but can bars and restaurants cash in on this trick, using it to make you bu

squeak [skwiːk]v. 短促地尖叫图片来源：图虫创意Its a real ice cream flavor: guinea pig.这真的是一种冰激凌口味：豚鼠(荷兰猪)味。Anyone who thinks of guinea pigs as pets _ cute, squishy, squeaking bundles of fur _ might fi

图片来源：KFCKFCs latest salvo in the chicken sandwich arms race (wings race?) in the fast-food industry immediately prompted outrage.肯德基在快餐行业的鸡肉三明治军备竞赛(鸡翅竞赛?)中发起的最新攻势即刻使人们愤怒了。Some,

scrutiny ['skruːtɪnɪ]n. 详细审查;监视图片来源：图虫创意The e-cigarette maker Juul, which bills itself as a way for people to quit smoking, is the subject of a federal investigation, reports the Wall Street Journal

dysfunction [dɪs'fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]n. 功能紊乱;机能障碍图片来源：视觉中国As strange medical cases go, this one is quite the collector's item: A 60-year-old woman ate so much wasabi, believing it to be the similarl

collagen ['kɒlədʒ(ə)n]n. [生化]胶原蛋白; 胶原质图片来源：视觉中国People Keep Putting Collagen in Their Coffee, And Scientists Have Weighed In.人们一直在往咖啡里加胶原蛋白，而科学家们也讨论起这种喝法。Collagen pro

图片来源：视觉中国A Sacramento woman went to the emergency room in July with numbness in her hands and feet, slurred speech and trouble walking.七月份，萨克拉门托的一名女子因手脚发麻、口齿不清且走路困难而去了急诊室。The

图片来源：视觉中国Sweden's HM said on Monday its budget fashion chain HM, which accounts for the bulk of group sales, would test selling external brands and products.瑞典HM公司周一表示，贡献了集团大部分销售额的廉价时

图片来源：Diemut StrebeYou might think you already know blackeven super-black Vantablack, previously the blackest material known to sciencebut researchers just came up with a material that takes black to a new level of b

sustainability [sə'steɪnəbɪlətɪ]n. 可持续性图片来源：视觉中国McDonald's currently has more than 1,470 restaurants scattered throughout Germany, but for 10 days in June, customers at its location inside the

dedication [dedɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]n. 奉献;献身;赠言图片来源：视觉中国Visiting every Starbucks on the planet takes dedication, patience and a serious caffeine addiction.造访全球所有的星巴克门店需要奉献精神和耐心，而且需要

图片来源：视觉中国Ikea has repeatedly asked people not to play hide-and-seek in its stores. And yet people keep organizing massive, thousand-person games at Ikea.宜家多次请求人们不要在店里玩捉迷藏，然而人们依然在宜家组织

图片来源：StroodlesRoughly 8.5 billion plastic straws are used in the U.K. each year, but as a new ban takes effect next April, that number will shrink to zero.英国每年大约使用85亿根塑料吸管，但明年四月实施一项新禁令之后

图片来源：图虫创意Humans set fire to the Amazon. As it continues to burn, leaked documents now reveal that Brazils government knew they were going to do itand did nothing about it.有人放火烧了亚马逊雨林。亚马逊雨林一直在