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2019年经济学人 勿忘历史(2)
By the subsequent generation, however the grandchildren of the flood's survivors 但到后一代洪水幸存者的孙子辈 they started creeping downhill again, closer to the river, and encroaching on the zone of flood risk. 他们开始再次往下移
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2019年经济学人 一周要闻 中国软壳龟濒临灭绝 第三次特金会有望举行 首位同性
The United Conservative Party won an election in the oil-producing Canadian province of Alberta. The incoming premier, Jason Kenney, is expected to abolish the provinces tax on carbon emissions and to challenge the federal policy of imposing a carbon
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2019年经济学人 艺术史:达·芬奇和我们(1)
Books and Arts 《图书与艺术》版块 Art history 艺术史 Leonardo and us 达芬奇和我们 Contemporary reverence for da Vinci is more about our age than his oeuvre 当代对于达芬奇的崇敬，我们时代的因素更甚于其作品 In
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2019年经济学人 人口即命运? (1)
For centuries prior to the Industrial Revolution, Asia's massively populous societies made the continent the world's centre of economic gravity. 工业革命几个世纪前，亚洲的人口大国使这片大陆成为世界经济重心。 Industriali
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2019年经济学人 艺术史:达·芬奇和我们(2)
Like many an autodidact, da Vinci was long on inquisitiveness but short on intellectual self-discipline. He had astonishing powers of observation, an extraordinary talent for making connections between different areas of knowledge, a readiness to cha
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2019年经济学人 人口即命运? (2)
Leaning against this force, however, is migration. Right now, the richest places are not the most populous. 但扭转这股力量的因素是移民。现在，最富有的地方并非那些人口众多的国家。 Should it become relatively easy to
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2019年经济学人 艺术史:达·芬奇和我们(3)
Paradoxically, the most direct applications of da Vinci's researches outside art are to be found within his art. His understanding of physics, botany and geology vastly enhanced his painting. His study of light enabled him to develop sfumato, the tec
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2019年经济学人 一周要闻 苹果与高通和解 大众出新款SUV 雪佛龙收购阿纳达科
The world this week 本周要闻 Business 商业 Chevron agreed to take over Anadarko in a $49bn deal. The acquisition expands Chevrons shale-oil assets in Americas Permian basin, where Anadarko is a leading independent operator. It also gains a huge
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2019年经济学人 人口即命运? (3)
It is possible that population is destiny, other things equal, but other things are never equal. 如果其他事物都不发生变化，那么人口或许就是命运，但是其他事物不可能不变。 And so a plague here, or a fateful decision
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2019年经济学人 斯里兰卡连环爆炸袭击(1)
Leaders 《社论》 Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡 Easter evil 复活节恶魔 The bombers wanted to provoke a clash of civilisations. Dont fall into their trap 炸弹袭击者想挑起一场文明冲突，不要落入圈套。 A few months ago National Tho
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2019年经济学人 巴托比专栏:男人的世界(1)
Pregnant women have limited mobility. That is obvious to anyone who has had a baby, 孕妇行动不便。任何生过孩子的人都知道 but didn't occur to the founders of Google when they designed their car park. 但当谷歌的创始人们在设计
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2019年经济学人 一周要闻 中美贸易紧张缓和 波音停飞未完待续 捷特航空股价暴
UniCredits parent company and the Italian banks German and Austrian subsidiaries reached a settlement with American regulators for violating sanctions against Iran, Libya and other countries between 2002 and 2011. The banks will pay a $1.3bn fine. Th
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2019年经济学人 巴托比专栏:男人的世界(2)
When their performance is reviewed, Ms Criado Perez argues that women are criticised for being bossy, 当评论她们的表现时，克里亚多佩雷斯争辩称，女性因专横、 abrasive or strident, whereas men are encouraged to be more aggres
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2019年经济学人 斯里兰卡连环爆炸袭击(2)
On top of all this, Mr Wickremesinghe says that some of the bombers had been to Syria; they are likely to have been among the three dozen Sri Lankans who have fought with IS. In short, Sri Lanka is not as quarantined from global jihadist networks as
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2019年经济学人 有污秽的地方就有金钱(1)
Muck diving sounds the very antithesis of coral-reef diving. 漫潜听起来与珊瑚礁潜水相对立。 Reef divers swim through a world of colourful coral heads populated by strikingly patterned fish, 暗礁潜水者游过一片彩色的珊瑚岬世
