Leisure time第十三期
一、The Wider World
1、Electoral College confirms Biden
选举人团确认拜登胜选
The US Electoral College cast votes on Monday for a new president based on the 2020 election results, making Democrat Joe Biden's White House victory official.
12月14日，美国选举人团按照2020年大选各州选举结果投下选举人票，确认民主党总统候选人乔•拜登赢得美国大选。
The former vice president has surpassed 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House after California, which has 55 Electoral College votes, the most of any state, put Biden over the top on Monday evening.
美东时间12月14日晚，拥有最多选举人票的加利福尼亚州选举人团将55票投给了拜登，至此，拜登已取得胜选所需的270张选举人票。
Those results will be certified and sent to Congress, the National Archives and to the courts.
选举人团投票结果出炉后将被送至国会、国家档案馆和法院。
Congress will certify the results of the Electoral College vote on Jan 6 as the next step in the presidential transition process.
作为总统过渡进程的下一步，国会将在2021年1月6日确认选举人团投票结果。
2、China No 1 in MOOC resources
中国慕课数量世界第一
China is committed to further opening up its MOOC resources and sharing its quality education resources with other countries and regions, Education Minister Chen Baosheng said on Friday. The country now ranks first globally in the number of MOOCs and viewers, he said.
教育部部长陈宝生12月11日表示，目前，中国慕课数量和应用规模已居世界第一。他指出，中国致力于进一步开放其慕课资源，并与其他国家和地区共享优质教育资源。
By October, the country had more than 30 MOOC platforms and 34,000 such courses. A total of 540 million people had participated in massive online open courses, and 150 million university students had received credits through them.
截至今年10月，我国已有30多个慕课平台，上线慕课数量超过3.4万门，学习人数达5.4亿人次，在校生获得慕课学分人数1.5亿人次。
The unique advantages of MOOCs and online education have been leveraged to promote educational equity and sharing of quality educational resources so that everyone can learn whenever and wherever they want, Chen said.
慕课和在线教育的独特优势得以充分利用来推动教育公平及优质教育资源共享，实现人人皆学、处处能学、时时可学。
3、Leaves will fall earlier
气候变暖导致提前落叶
Research shows that deciduous trees can only absorb a set amount of carbon each year and once that limit is reached, no more can be absorbed.
研究表明，落叶乔木每年只能吸收一定量的碳，一旦达到极限，便无法吸收更多的碳。
At that point, leaves begin to change color.
从那时起，树叶就开始变色。
This limit is set by the availability of nutrients, particularly nitrogen, and the physical structure of the plant itself.
这一极限是由树木可获得的养分(尤其是氮)以及树木本身的物理结构所决定的。
Nitrogen is a key nutrient that plants need in order to grow.
氮是植物生长所需的关键营养素。
In a world with increasing levels of carbon in the atmosphere, more carbon dioxide is absorbed by trees and other plants than in previous times, and leaves change color and fall earlier.
在大气中的二氧化碳水平不断上升的今天，树木和其他植物吸收的二氧化碳将比以前多，因此树叶变色和掉落的时间都提前了。
二、Charming Slang
英语俚语是英语中用于非正式场合的常用语言，幽默风趣，地域性强。但很多时候，我们听到英语俚语时，往往无法理解其中的意思，这就需要我们在平时生活中不断学习与积累。今天我们就带领大家开启英语俚语的学习之旅。
1、come clean全盘托出，招供
例句：The criminal decided to come clean.
罪犯决定供出事实。
2、keep in line管束
例句：He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.
他太野了，要好好管束一下。
3、fishy可疑的
例句：His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true.
他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
4、rock the boat找麻烦
例句：Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.
别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
5、in hot water 有麻烦
例句：He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.
近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
6、duck躲闪，突然低下头
例句：Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head.
提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。
7、blah-blah-blah说个不停
例句：All she does is go ‘blah-blah-blah' all night.
她整夜说个不停。
8、down in the dumps垂头丧气
例句：The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the
championship game.
球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。
9、go whole hog全力以赴
例句：She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party.
她全心全力筹办新年晚会。
10、shoo-in长胜将军
例句：There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in.
他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。
三、Life of Studying Abroad
Introduction to studying in Hungary
匈牙利留学介绍
Hungary is not the mainstream European country, but the number of students is not as small as most people think. The number of Chinese students is relatively concentrated in Budapest, page and other places. Budapest has the most. After all, Budapest is the city with the most Chinese people living in central and Eastern European countries. At present, the number of PEC is about 200, and Budapest is more. The number of overseas Chinese students in Hungary is on the rise, and the increase is larger.
匈牙利不是欧洲主流留学国家，但是留学生的人数也不像大部分人想象中那么少。中国留学生数量相对集中在布达佩斯，佩奇等地。布达佩斯最多。毕竟布达佩斯是中东欧国家中国人聚居最多的城市。佩奇目前人数在两百人左右，布达佩斯更多一些。匈牙利全国华人留学生数量呈上升态势，而且涨幅较大。
life. Prices in Hungary are not expensive, similar to those in the first and second tier cities in China. Accommodation: if you rent a house, you can find a good house in the urban area about 250-300 euro. Public transportation is available 24 hours a day. The cost of living is about 3000 yuan a month. Hungarian vegetable species are relatively small, mainly eating meat.
生活。匈牙利的物价不贵，和国内一二线城市差不多。住宿如果租房的话250-300欧左右就能在市区找到不错的房子。公共交通二十四小时都有。一个月生活费差不多3000人民币左右。匈牙利蔬菜种类比较少，以吃肉为主。
Education. The former University of economics and the University of Budapest are the University of economics and the University of Budapest. The quality of university education in Hungary is very good, and its major in architecture and medicine is very famous. Hungarian university students have Hungarian language courses and English courses, but Hungarian language courses are very difficult, try to avoid. The English course is for international students to take classes together. Since the first year of University of Hungary, there are a lot of activities in the University. Teachers will send e-mails or publish them on Facebook. There are also many tourism and internship programs.
教育。匈牙利大学前三名的大学是罗兰大学，考文纽斯大学和布达佩斯经济技术大学。匈牙利的大学教育质量很好，建筑和医学专业很有名。匈牙利大学留学有匈牙利语课程和英语课程，但是匈牙利语课程很难，尽量避免。英语课程是留学生们一起上课。匈牙利大学从本科一年级开始学校的各项活动很多，老师都会发邮件或者在脸书上发布，其中也有很多旅游和实习项目介绍。
Students. There are a lot of exchange students in Hungarian universities every year. There are special projects of China National Scholarship Foundation Committee and projects between individual universities. There are scholarships, and there are also many students of EU scholarships. At their own expense, they are much cheaper than Western European universities.
学生情况。匈牙利大学中每年交换学生很多，有专门的中国国家奖学基金委的项目和个别大学间的项目，是有奖学金的，还有很多欧盟奖学金的同学。自费的话相比于西欧的大学来说便宜很多。
四、Poetry Roamer
A Blooming Tree
——by Xi Murong
May Buddha let us meet in my most beautiful hours
I have prayed for it for five hundred years
Buddha made me a tree
By the path you may take
In full blossoms I’m waiting in the sun
Every flower carrying my previous hope
As you are near
Listen carefully
The quivering leaves are my waiting zeal
As you pass by the tree without noticing me
My friend
Upon the ground behind you
Is not the fallen petals
But my withered heart
一颗开花的树
——席慕容
如何让你遇见我在我最美丽的时刻
为这我已在佛前求了五百年
求佛让我们结下一段尘缘
佛于是把我化做一棵树
长在你必经的路旁
阳光下慎重地开满了花
朵朵都是我前世的盼望
当你走近
请你细听
那颤抖的叶是我等待的热情
而当你终于无视地走过
在你身后落了一地的
朋友啊
那不是花瓣
那是我凋零的心
五、Different Winds
高山族主要居住在中国台湾省，聚居地区主要在台湾中部山区、东部纵谷平原和兰屿岛上，高山族以稻作农耕经济为主，以渔猎生产为辅。今天我们和大家一起来学习一下高山族的传统体育项目刺球。
Spike ball, also known as pole ball, is one of the favorite sports forms of Alpine people. It is popular in Pingdong of Taiwan and Chaozhou of Guangdong Province. It is held once every five years, so it is also called "Five Year Festival". This sport originated from an ancient folk legend. A long time ago, a brave young man of Gaoshan Nationality guarded the fire in the world. A tiger wanted to put out the fire. He stabbed the tiger with a long pole, so as to preserve the fire. Later, in order to commemorate his heroic behavior and encourage the national fighting spirit, the sport was widely carried out in the folk.
刺球又称竿球，是高山族最喜爱的体育运动形式之一，盛行台湾屏东和广东潮州一带，五年举行一次，所以又称“五年节”。这项体育运动源于一段古代的民间传说，在很久之前，高山族有一位勇敢的青年守卫人间的火种，有一只猛虎想扑灭火种，他便用长竿刺杀了老虎，从而使人间的火种得以保存，后来人们为了纪念他的英勇行为，激励民族的斗志，便在民间广泛的开展了这项运动。
According to folk custom, the ball used to stab the ball is made of rice dumpling skin. Among them, the pole operator who stabs the rice dumpling will have good luck in the next five years. The more stabbing, the more respected by the villagers, and possibly the affection of the girls. The activities are mostly held in villages, with more than ten participants and dozens of participants. During the competition, the special thrower throws the rice dumpling into the air, and the pole holder dances the stick with both hands to win the rice dumpling falling in the thorn. There is no limit on the number of throwing balls. Before the end, the thrower usually throws a ball full of feathers into the air. As long as someone stabs it, it ends.
按民间习惯，刺球所用的球是用粽皮所做，其中刺中粽球的操竿者，在今后的五年中事事如意，逢凶化吉。刺中得越多，就越受到乡亲们的敬重，还可能得到姑娘们的垂情。刺球活动多按村落举行，参加者十多人、几十人不等。比赛时由专门的抛球手把粽球抛向空中，由持竿者双手舞动刺竿，以刺中落下的粽球为胜，抛球的数量没有限制。在结束前一般都由抛球者把一个插满羽毛的球抛向空中，只要有人刺中了，就宣告结束。
责任编辑：郭 华 陈嘉咏 张佳卉
责任审核：薛可瑶