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China will overtake the US to become the world's largest economy by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, a report says.

一份报告称，2028年中国将超越美国成为全球最大经济体，比原先预测的提早五年。

The UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said China's "skilful" management of Covid-19 would boost its relative growth compared to the US and Europe in coming years.

总部在英国的经济与商业研究中心指出，中国对新冠疫情的管控“有方”将在未来数年提高中国相对美国和欧洲的经济增长率。

Meanwhile India is tipped to become the third largest economy by 2030.

与此同时，报告预测印度将在2030年成为世界第三大经济体。

The CEBR releases its economic league table every year on 26 December.

经济与商业研究中心每年12月26日都会发布经济竞争力排行榜。

Although China was the first country hit by Covid-19, it controlled the disease through swift and extremely strict action, meaning it did not need to repeat economically paralysing lockdowns as European countries have done.

尽管中国是最先遭受新冠疫情打击的国家，但是中国通过快速和非常严格的措施控制住了疫情，这意味着中国无需重复欧洲国家实施的导致经济瘫痪的封锁政策。

As a result, unlike other major economies, it has avoided an economic recession in 2020 and is in fact estimated to see growth of 2% this year.

因此，和其他主要经济体不同，中国在2020年避免了经济衰退，事实上估计中国经济今年还能增长2%。

The US economy, by contrast, has been hit hard by the world's worst coronavirus epidemic in terms of sheer numbers. More than 330,000 people have died in the US and there have been some 18.5 million confirmed cases.

相比之下，美国经济遭到了世界最糟新冠疫情（确诊人数最多）的重击。疫情导致美国逾33万人死亡，确诊病例达到了1850万之多。

The economic damage has been cushioned by monetary policy and a huge fiscal stimulus, but political disagreements over a new stimulus package could leave around 14 million Americans without unemployment benefit payments in the new year.

货币政策和大额财政刺激方案缓解了美国经济受到的冲击，但是针对一项新经济刺激计划的政见分歧可能会导致来年约1400万美国人领不到失业救济金。

The report says that after "a strong post-pandemic rebound in 2021", the US economy will grow by about 1.9% annually from 2022-24 and then slow to 1.6% in the years after that.

报告称，“2021年疫情后经济出现强劲反弹”之后，美国经济将在2022年到2024年达到约1.9%的年增长率，此后几年增长率将放缓至1.6%。

By contrast the Chinese economy is tipped to grow by 5.7% annually until 2025, and 4.5% annually from 2026-2030.

相比之下，报告预测中国经济每年将增长5.7%，并保持这一增速直至2025年，而且在2026年到2030年间将维持4.5%的年增长率。

China's share of the world economy has risen from just 3.6% in 2000 to 17.8% now and the country will become a "high-income economy" by 2023, the report says.

报告称，中国在世界经济中所占的份额已从2000年的3.6%增长到现在的17.8%，中国将在2023年成为“高收入经济体”。

The Chinese economy is not only benefitting from having controlled Covid-19 early, but also aggressive policymaking targeting industries like advanced manufacturing, said CEBR deputy chairman Douglas McWilliams.

经济与商业研究中心副主席道格拉斯·麦克威廉姆斯表示，中国经济不仅受益于早早地控制住了新冠疫情，还得益于针对先进制造业等产业的积极决策。

经济与商业研究中心的其他预测：

The post-Brexit UK economy will grow by 4% annually from 2021-25 and 1.8% annually from 2026-30.

脱欧后英国经济将会在2021年到2025年实现4%的年增长率，2026年到2030年实现1.8%的年增长率。

Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98, France's Fine Arts Academy announced on Tuesday in a statement on Twitter.

法兰西艺术院周二（12月29日）在推特发布声明表示，法国传奇时装设计师皮尔·卡丹去世，终年98岁。

"The Perpetual Secretary, Laurent Petitgirard, and the members of the Academy of Fine Arts are deeply saddened to announce the death of their colleague Pierre Cardin. He had been elected on 12 February 1992 to the chair of Pierre Dux," the Fine Arts Academy said.

法兰西艺术院称：“法兰西艺术院终身秘书长洛朗·珀蒂吉拉尔和艺术院成员沉痛宣布同事皮尔·卡丹去世的消息。他于1992年2月12日荣任法兰西艺术院院士。”

His creations adorned many stars of the day, among them Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Jeanne Moreau, Jackie Kennedy, Charlotte Rampling, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

皮尔·卡丹设计的服饰曾为许多当红明星增光添彩，其中包括伊丽莎白·泰勒、芭芭拉·史翠姗、让娜·莫罗、杰奎琳·肯尼迪、夏洛特·兰普林、甲壳虫乐队和滚石乐队。

Cardin was among the first designers to capitalize on the business side of fashion, becoming a household name thanks to powerful branding.

卡丹是最早投资商业化时装的设计师之一，并借助强大的品牌力量成为家喻户晓的人物。

He also broke with tradition through his futuristic designs -- and by producing landmark unisex and ready-to-wear collections at a time when both were effectively unheard of.

他还曾打破传统，设计出未来主义风格时装，生产出标志性的中性化成衣系列，这两者在当时都是闻所未闻的。

Cardin was born in 1922 in San Biagio di Callalta, a small town in northeast Italy about 20 miles from Venice. He was born Pietro, but he became known as Pierre after his family relocated to France to escape fascism two years later.

1922年皮尔·卡丹出生于意大利东北部小镇圣比亚焦-迪卡拉尔塔，距离威尼斯约20英里（32千米）。他出生时名叫彼得罗，但两年后为逃避法西斯主义举家迁到法国后被改名为皮尔。

1. ACID WASH 酸洗牛仔裤

The acid washing process has its roots in 1960s surf culture. According to CRFashionBook, the trend really took off in the 1980s, after Guess released “the first pair of ‘pre-washed’ bleach-splattered jeans.”

酸洗牛仔裤源于20世纪60年代的冲浪文化。据时尚杂志《CR》称，这款裤子是在20世纪80年代盖尔斯品牌推出了“第一条被洗出漂白斑块的牛仔裤”后真正流行起来的。

2. MOM JEANS 老妈牛仔裤

Just the term mom jeans conjures up an image of high-waisted rigid denim jeans with straight (but not tight!) legs. Supposedly, the high waist was meant to cover the tummy and prevent it from spilling over the top of the jeans, creating the dreaded muffin top—but usually, all it did was accentuate any visible fat and make you look frumpy to boot.

单是老妈牛仔裤这个名称就足以让人在脑海里浮现出硬挺的高腰直筒（非紧身）牛仔裤的画面。按理来说，高腰裤本意是遮住小肚子，防止讨厌的腰部赘肉堆在裤头上，但这种裤子却往往突出赘肉，还让你显得很土气。

muffin top: 腰部赘肉

to boot: 再者；除此以外

South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, prompting calls for action to revive the country's falling fertility rate.

韩国2020年记录的死亡人数有史以来第一次超过了出生人数，这促使人们呼吁出台措施提高不断降低的生育率。

For years, South Korea has struggled with a growing demographic crisis. The country's fertility rate has repeatedly hit record lows, and ranks near the bottom of the lowest fertility rates in the world. Meanwhile, South Korea's population continues to age, sending the country into a demographic decline.

多年来，韩国一直在和日益严重的人口危机作斗争。该国的生育率屡创历史新低，几乎在全球垫底。与此同时，韩国的人口继续老化，导致人口减少。

But last year's census data, released by the Ministry of Interior and Safety on Monday, appears even more alarming.

但是韩国内政安全部周一（1月4日）公布的去年人口普查数据更令人担忧。

There were only 275,815 births, a record low -- compared to 307,764 deaths, a 3.1% increase in fatalities from the previous year. This is the first time South Korea has hit the "population death cross," when the number of deaths surpasses births, the ministry said in a news release -- and the first time the total population has shrunk.

数据显示，韩国去年新生儿数量只有27万5815人，创历史新低，与此同时，死亡人数达到30万7764人，同比增加3.1%。内政安全部在新闻稿中宣布，这是韩国首次出现死亡人数超过出生人数的“人口死亡数拐点”，也是总人口第一次出现缩水。

The population continues to age rapidly, the census showed: 32.7% of people are in their 40s and 50s, and nearly a quarter are over the age of 60.

普查数据显示，韩国人口继续快速老化：32.7%的人口为四十多或五十多岁，近四分之一的人口超过60岁。

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