The effects of modern technology on the human body is a subject of fascination for many scientists.

现代技术对人体的影响是令许多科学家着迷的课题。

From carpal tunnel syndrome and eye strain to the condition known as "tech neck", the negative effects of technology use are well documented.

从腕管综合征、眼疲劳到“技术脖”，技术使用的负面影响是有目共睹的。

carpal tunnel syndrome：腕管综合症

Now one company has created a 3D model of a future human, based on some of these scientific predictions - and the result is truly horrifying.

现在，一家公司基于这些科学预测，创造了一个未来人类的3D模型——真的很吓人。

Dubbed "Mindy", the human of 2100 has a hunched back, caused by hours sitting in front of a computer monitor at the office and craning her neck to look at smartphones.

这位2100年的人类被称为“明迪”，她因长时间坐在办公室的电脑显示器前、伸长脖子看智能手机而驼背。

hunched[hʌntʃt]：adj.缩成一团的

crane [kreɪn]：vi.伸着脖子看

对此有网友“一针见血”地指出，现在就已经有人长这样了……

Her neck muscles have also grown to limit the damage caused by poor posture due to monitor and smartphone use.

同时，她颈部的肌肉进一步生长，以减少因使用显示器和智能手机而导致的不良姿势所造成的伤害。

"Spending hours looking down at your phone strains your neck and throws your spine off balance," said Caleb Backe, a health and wellness expert at Maple Holistics.

“花几个小时低头看手机会让你的脖子带来压力，让你的脊椎失去平衡”，Maple Holistics公司的健康专家凯勒·巴克说。

"Consequently, the muscles in your neck have to expend extra effort to support your head.

“因此，颈部的肌肉需要额外的力量来支撑头部。”

New Zealand has started charging an “admission fee” of NZ$35 to overseas visitors.

新西兰开始向外国游客征收“入场费”，每人35纽元（约合人民币160元）。

The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) came into effect on July 1, 2019.

这项国际旅客保育及旅游税于2019年7月1日生效。

The tax applies to most foreign visitors. Citizens of Australia and some small Pacific nations are exempt, as are transit passengers. Crews on ships and aircraft will also dodge the levy.

这项税收适用于大多数外国游客。澳大利亚和一些太平洋小岛国居民可以免交旅游税，其他免税人群包括，中转旅客、船员和飞机乘务人员等。

hissing cockroach on rock/Jesper Aggergaard/unsplash

Cockroaches are stepping up their defenses against the poisons designed to kill them.

蟑螂对杀虫剂的防御机制正在加强。

A new study has found that German cockroaches, the most common species of the insect in the world, are developing cross-resistance to numerous insecticides.

最新研究发现，全球最常见的蟑螂种类德国小蠊正对多种杀虫剂产生交叉耐药性。

cross-resistance：交互抗性

Not only were researchers in some cases unable to reduce cockroach numbers during a six-month study period, even when combining different insecticides, but they found the insects' resistance increased up to six-fold within one generation.

在某些情况下，研究人员不仅无法在为期半年的研究期间杀灭部分蟑螂，甚至使用了多种杀虫剂也是如此，而且他们发现，蟑螂的耐药性在一代之内提高到之前的6倍。

'This is a previously unrealized challenge in cockroaches,' said Purdue University professor Michael Scharf.

普渡大学教授迈克尔·沙夫说：“我们之前在蟑螂身上从未遇到过的挑战。”

France's parliament adopted a smacking ban on Tuesday - a largely symbolic gesture in a country where there is still widespread support for corporal punishment against children.

法国议会于本周二通过“体罚禁令”，这在很大程度上是一个象征性的举动。在法国，仍有很多人支持体罚儿童。

corporal ['kɔːp(ə)r(ə)l]：adj.肉体的，身体的

According to France's Childhood Foundation, 85 percent of French parents admit to smacking their children.

根据法国儿童基金会的调查，85%的法国父母承认曾体罚过孩子。

Some conservative and far-Right members warned such legislation fostered unwanted "interference" in family life.

一些保守派和极右翼议员警告称，这项法律助长了对家庭生活不必要的“干涉”。

Once written into the Civil Code, couples who exchange marital vows will be reminded that "parental authority is exercised without physical or psychological violence".

一旦写入法国民法，那些交换婚姻誓言的新婚夫妻将被提醒“父母行使亲权时，不得对小孩施以肢体或心理暴力”。