双语资讯速览 | 美国各州调查Instagram针对年轻用户的行为
01 6park.com美国各州调查Instagram针对年轻用户的行为
A bipartisan coalition of US attorneys-general are investigating how Facebook targets young people on its Instagram photo-sharing app and the potential harms it may cause. 6park.com 由美国总检察长组成的两党联盟正在调查Facebook如何在其照片分享应用Instagram上针对年轻人,以及可能造成的潜在危害。 6park.comAt least nine states are examining whether Facebook violated state consumer protection laws and “put the public at risk” by promoting Instagram to children and young adults, “despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms”, according to Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney-general. 6park.com马萨诸塞州总检察长莫拉•希利表示,至少有九个州正在调查Facebook是否违反了州消费者保护法,并通过向儿童和年轻人推广Instagram“将公众置于危险之中”,“尽管知道这种使用可能导致身心健康受到伤害”。 6park.comThe investigation is focused in particular on the techniques used by Facebook — which recently rebranded its parent company to Meta — to boost the frequency and duration of time spent by young people on the app. 6park.com该调查特别关注Facebook——最近将其母公司改名为Meta——为提高年轻人在该应用上花费的频率和时间而使用的技术。 6park.com“Meta can no longer ignore the threat that social media can pose to children for the benefit of their bottom line,”Healey said in a statement. 6park.com希利在一份声明中说:“Meta不能再为了自己的利益而忽视社交媒体可能对儿童造成的威胁。” 6park.com——本文2021年11月19日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为US states investigate Instagram’s targeting of younger users
02 6park.com福特仍对电动车市场保持雄心
Ford wants to become the world’s largest electric car maker, overtaking industry leader Tesla and larger rivals including Volkswagen, its chief executive said on Thursday. 6park.com 福特首席执行官吉姆•法利周四表示,福特希望成为全球最大的电动汽车制造商,超越行业领袖特斯拉和大众等规模更大的竞争对手。 6park.comJim Farley outlined the US carmaker’s significantly revamped ambitions in a tweet, predicting a wider selection of battery vehicles would propel the group past more established competitors. 6park.com法利在一条推文中概述了这家美国汽车制造商显著提高的雄心。他预测,电池汽车的选择范围将扩大,推动福特超越更老牌的竞争对手。 6park.comFord has been late to release a range of electric vehicles when compared to rivals including General Motors and VW, but it is banking on new products — including its electric F150 Lightning, the Mustang Mach-E and the planned electric Transit van — to accelerate sales. 6park.com与通用汽车和大众等竞争对手相比,福特推出一系列电动汽车的时间较晚,但该公司正指望新产品来加速销售,包括电动汽车F150 Lightning、Mustang Mach-E和计划推出的电动面包车Transit。 6park.comThe Michigan-based group expects to produce 600,000 battery vehicles a year globally by the end of 2023, Farley said on Thursday, which is twice the level in Ford’s current plans. 6park.com法利周四表示,到2023年底,其全球电池汽车的年产量将达到60万辆,是福特目前计划产量的两倍。 6park.com——本文2021年11月19日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为Ford CEO sets ambition to be number one in electric vehicles
03 6park.com欧洲各国继续收紧限制举措应对疫情反弹
Angela Merkel said anyone in Germany who has yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will have to show a negative test result to be allowed to go to work, as authorities scrambled to deal with a huge surge in new coronavirus infections. 6park.com 安格拉•默克尔表示,德国任何尚未接种新冠疫苗的人都必须出示阴性检测结果,才能获准出门上班。目前有关部门正忙于应对新冠病毒感染的激增。 6park.comGermany is one of several European countries that are introducing new restrictions to battle a fourth wave of infections. In Austria, pressure is mounting on the federal government to impose a nationwide lockdown after the states of Upper Austria and Salzburg ordered all residents to stay at home regardless of their vaccination status. 6park.com德国和其他几个欧洲国家正在实施新的限制措施,以对抗第四波感染。在奥地利,上奥地利州和萨尔茨堡州要求所有居民——不论接种疫苗与否——都待在家里,要求联邦政府在全国范围内实施封锁的压力正在加大。 6park.comSlovakia and the Czech Republic, which both recorded their worst daily infection figures since the start of the pandemic on Wednesday, set out new measures on Thursday. Belgium has imposed a four-day homeworking rule to come into force next week. 6park.com斯洛伐克和捷克周三公布了自新冠疫情开始以来最严重的每日感染数字,并于周四公布了新的措施。比利时实施了为期四天的在家办公规定,将于下周生效。 6park.com——本文2021年11月19日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为Europe toughens restrictions to tackle wave of Covid infections
04 6park.com普京称将在乌克兰问题上与西方保持“紧张”
Vladimir Putin has vowed to maintain “tension” with the west over Ukraine and complained that Moscow’s red lines on regional security were being dismissed, days after the US warned over a Russian troop surge at the border. 6park.com 俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京誓言要在乌克兰问题上与西方保持“紧张”,并抱怨莫斯科方面就地区安全问题划出的红线被无视。几天前,美国就俄罗斯在乌克兰边境增兵发出警告。 6park.comSpeaking to an audience of foreign policy officials on Thursday, the Russian president also said Russia would react “appropriately” to what he described as “provocative” activity by the west in Ukraine. This included supplies of weaponry to Kyiv’s army and recent snap drills in the Black Sea he claimed involved strategic bomber flights carrying nuclear weapons 20km from the Russian border. 6park.com周四,普京向对外交政策官员发表讲话时还表示,俄罗斯将对西方在乌克兰的“挑衅”活动做出“适当”回应。包括向基辅军队提供武器,以及最近在黑海进行临时演习,他声称这涉及战略轰炸机在距离俄罗斯边境20公里处携带核武器飞行。 6park.comWashington warned Ukraine and European allies last week that US-gathered intelligence raised the possibility of a deeper Russian invasion of Ukraine. 6park.com华盛顿方面上周警告乌克兰和欧洲盟友,美国收集的情报显示,俄罗斯进一步入侵乌克兰的可能性有所增加。 6park.com——本文2021年11月18日发布于FT中文网,英文原题为Vladimir Putin vows to maintain ‘tension’ with west over Ukraine
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