AB Carl Jesus.

AB卡爾-耶穌。

Today we're taking you to Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean about 1000 miles off the eastern coast of Africa.

今天我們要帶大家去的是印度洋上的一個島國--模裡西斯，距離非洲東海岸約1000英里。

The nation has declared a state of environmental emergency because oil from a shipwreck has been spilling into the waters off Mauritius's east coast as it sailed from China to Brazil, a Japanese oil tanker reportedly ran into a reef near Mauritius in late July.

據報道，7月下旬，一艘日本油輪從中國駛往巴西時，在模裡西斯東海岸附近的礁石上撞上了一艘日本油輪，由於沉船的油汙一直在溢出模裡西斯東海岸的海域，該國已宣佈進入環境緊急狀態。

Since then, the cracks in the vessel structure have been expanding and workers have been racing to remove oil from it, too.

此後，船舶結構的裂縫不斷擴大，工人們也在爭分奪秒地清除其中的油汙。

Small tankers have been pumping oil from the ship, its owners say helicopters have also been helping.

小型油輪一直在從船上抽油，船主說直升機也在幫忙。

This week, the Mauritian prime minister said almost all the oil that was in the ship had been removed.

本週，模裡西斯總理表示，船上的石油幾乎全部被清除。

But what about the oil that's leaked out?

但漏出來的油怎麼辦？

The environmental group Greenpeace says 1000 metric tons of oil have found their way into the ocean, and the spill is close to two protected marine ecosystems.

環保組織 "綠色和平 "表示，1000公噸的石油已經被發現進入海洋，而洩漏的石油接近兩個受保護的海洋生態系統。

That's the reason for the environmental emergency.

這就是環境應急的原因。

Thousands of Mauritian locals have volunteered to clean up whatever oil they can, and a number of charities have been working to save wildlife and plants in the area.

數千名模裡西斯當地人自願清理他們能清理的任何石油，一些慈善機構一直在努力拯救該地區的野生動物和植物。

Mauritius has a relatively strong economy, with one of the highest per capita incomes in Africa.

模裡西斯的經濟相對強勁，是非洲個人所得最高的國家之一。

But it's asked for help from France, a major trading partner, in part because Mauritius says it doesn't have the skills and expertise to refloat a stranded ship.

但它向主要貿易伙伴法國尋求幫助，部分原因是模裡西斯表示它沒有技能和專業知識來重新裝載擱淺的船隻。

And because a big segment of Mauritius is economy is based on tourism that's already taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

因為模裡西斯的一大段經濟是基於旅遊業，已經從冠狀病毒大流行的打擊。

12th trivia in U.

12日的小事在U。

S ELECTIONS If there's a tie in the Electoral College whose elects the president, voters in a run off the House of Representatives and the Senate or the secretary of state in the unlikely event of a tie, the House select the president and the Senate, the vice president.

如果在選舉團中出現了平局，其選舉總統，眾議院和參議院的選民或國務卿在不太可能出現平局的情況下，眾議院選擇總統，參議院選擇副總統。

In recent presidential elections, more than 120 million Americans have cast their votes, but ultimately, the person who sits in the Oval Office is chosen by 538 Americans.

在最近的總統選舉中，有超過1.2億美國人投了票，但最終坐在橢圓形辦公室裡的人是由538個美國人選擇的。

These folks are the electors of the Electoral College, a system established by America's founding fathers.

這些人是選舉團的選民，是美國國父建立的制度。

Americans do not vote directly for their president.

美國人不直接投票給他們的總統。

I'm not talking about a government conspiracy.

我不是在說政府的陰謀。

I'm talking about the Electoral College, a system that has been around since the birth of our nation.

我說的是選舉團制度，這個制度從我們國家誕生以來就一直存在。

What is the Electoral College?

什麼是選舉團？

The Electoral College is not a building or institution.

選舉團不是一個建築或機構。

It's just the name given to a designated group of people who cast each state's official votes for president.

這只是指定的一群人的名字，他們把每個州的官方選票投給總統。

This group is made up of 538 people.

這個小組由538人組成。

Each state has a different number of electors based on their representatives in Congress.

每個州根據其在國會中的代表，有不同數量的選舉人。

So states like California and Texas have more votes than states like North and South Dakota.

所以像加州和德克薩斯這樣的州比北達科他州和南達科他州的票數要多。

The only exception.

唯一的例外。

The District of Columbia, which has three electors despite not having any voting members in Congress.

哥倫比亞特區，儘管在國會中沒有任何有投票權的議員，但它有三名選舉人。

How does it work?

它是如何工作的？

Each party selects their own group of electors.

每個黨派都選擇自己的選舉人小組。

Each state that empowers the electors who represent the candidate who won the most votes except Nebraska and Maine will award electors based on a combination of statewide results and District's won.

除內布拉斯加州和緬因州外，每個州都賦予代表得票最多的候選人的選舉人權力，將根據全州的結果和地區的得票情況綜合授予選舉人。

The candidate who receives at least 270 Electoral College votes becomes the next president.

獲得至少270張選舉團票的候選人成為下屆總統。

What if there's a tie?

如果是平局呢？

If there is a tie or if somebody doesn't get to 270?

如果出現平局或者有人沒到270？

The House of Representatives appoints the president and the Senate chooses the vice president.

眾議院任命總統，參議院選擇副總統。

Why does this system exist?

為什麼會有這種制度？

In short, the Electoral College was created as a compromise of several different proposals by the nation's founders.

簡而言之，選舉團是由建國者在幾個不同的提案中折衷而成的。

Critics say the system allows candidates to become president without necessarily securing a majority of voters.

批評者稱，該制度允許候選人在不一定獲得多數選民支持的情況下成為總統。

Support advocates argue it ensures less populated states aren't completely ignored.

支持者認為，這確保了人口較少的州不會被完全忽視。

How are these people selected?

這些人是如何選拔出來的？

The electors are chosen by their political parties in each state.

選舉人由各州的政黨選出。

The only rule is that they cannot currently hold office.

唯一的規則是，他們目前不能擔任職務。

Can an elector ignore the popular vote?

選民可以無視民眾的投票嗎？

Yes, it's called a faithless elector, but it's rare, and it has never affected the outcome of an election.

是的，這叫無信選民，但很少見，也從未影響過選舉結果。

Some states require formal pledges enforced by fines and possible jail time, but historically speaking members rarely depart from the will of the people.

一些州要求正式的承諾，通過罰款和可能的監禁來執行，但從歷史上看，成員很少背離人民的意志。

Uh huh.

嗯哼。

We've been working on a Siri's off vertebrae from the Isle of Wight, which we believe belongs to a new genus and species of therapy.

我們一直在研究一個來自懷特島的Siri的關椎，我們相信它屬於一個新的屬和種的治療。

Dinosaur.

恐龍

Yeah, yeah, it looks like.

是的，是的，它看起來像。

And another piece your bone.

再來一塊你的骨頭。

Not too sure.

不太確定。

You pick it up and have a look not far from the last piece on.

你拿起來一看，不遠處的最後一塊上。

Once I got him in the and did a little bit of a jig, you know, because I knew very was something special.

有一次，我讓他在和做了一點點的夾具，你知道，因為我知道非常是一些特別的東西。

We called it the Airfield Hunter, the unexpected airfield hunter from the Isle of Weight.

我們稱它為 "機場獵人"，來自重量島的意外機場獵人。

A thing that's unusual about the deposit that they were found in is it's a marine deposit on dinosaurs are terrestrial animals.

它們被發現的礦床有一個不尋常的地方，那就是它是一個海洋礦床，恐龍是陸生動物。

So somehow a dinosaur died and ended up in unexpected deposit from the past to the future.

所以不知何故，一隻恐龍死了，最後卻意外的從過去沉積到了未來。

Space tourism, in which ordinary people will be able to pay for a ride into orbit, has been the goal of companies like Virgin Galactic for years.

太空旅遊，普通人將可以花錢乘車進入軌道，是維珍銀河等公司多年來的目標。

Though the technology has been moving forward, the launch date has been delayed repeatedly.

雖然技術一直在進步，但上市日期卻一拖再拖。

The first trip, which was expected to take place in the middle of this year, was pushed back to at least 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic and the new safety measures it requires.

由於冠狀病毒大流行及其所需的新安全措施，原定於今年年中進行的首次旅行，被延後到至少2021年。

Once more test flights air completed, space tourism could finally get off the ground, at least for those who have the money for a ticket.

一旦更多的試飛空氣完成，太空旅遊終於可以起飛了，至少對於那些有錢買票的人來說。

Welcome to Space Scotland.

歡迎來到蘇格蘭空間。

Tell us about the process of designing the cabin, you know, what are some of the unique elements that you guys had to keep in mind?

跟我們說說設計小屋的過程吧，你知道，你們有哪些獨特的元素要考慮到？

You know, we start with three basic proposition.

你知道，我們從三個基本命題開始。

Safety, comfort and the space experience.

安全、舒適的空間體驗。

Right, so you have super safe seats that also provide tremendous comfort.

對，所以你有超級安全的座椅，還能提供巨大的舒適度。

But then we fill the space with, you know, a dozen windows and customized lighting on a huge mirror, our space mirror in the back of the vehicle so people can see themselves in space.

但是我們在車後的巨大鏡子上裝上十幾個窗戶和定製的燈光，我們的太空鏡，這樣人們就可以在太空中看到自己。

And I think something like 16 different cameras all over the cabin to capture it all.

我想大概有16臺不同的攝影機在機艙裡拍攝這一切。

And other, any specific design elements that you're particularly proud of, anything that was particularly hard to solve for, you know, placing that number of cameras in the environment in a way that's non obtrusive and safe.

其他的，有什麼特別值得驕傲的設計元素嗎，有什麼特別難解決的問題嗎，你知道的，在環境中放置這麼多的攝像頭，既不干擾又安全。

But also that captures every single thing that's happening in that experience because that's what our customers want.

但同時也抓住了這種體驗中發生的每一件事，因為這就是我們客戶的需求。

Want to capture that whole experience?

想捕捉到這整個體驗嗎？

It was really a challenging, but really, I think effectively done design problem now.

這真的是一個具有挑戰性的，但真的，我認為有效地完成了設計問題了。

Michael you recently joined Virgin Galactic as the new CEO of the company, and before that you worked at Disney as the president of Disney Parks International.

邁克爾你最近加入了維珍銀河，成為公司的新任CEO，在此之前，你曾在迪斯尼擔任迪斯尼樂園國際公司的總裁。

What does this design reveal mean for the company?

這個設計揭示了公司的什麼意義？

It's such an important part of the experience as our customers or future astronauts, make it to space.

這是我們的客戶或未來的太空人，進入太空的重要經驗之一。

And I think it shows the attention to detail that Virgin Galactic will be putting in thio each and every part of this experience from the time you find on with us all the way through your preparation up to this amazing perspective and flight.

我認為這表明維珍銀河將關注細節，將投入到這次體驗的每一個部分，從你找到我們的時候開始，一直到你的準備工作，直到這次驚人的視角和飛行。

And then afterwards, aesthetically, what is your favorite part of the cabin it's designed for when you're wait list and having this unbelievable perspective of our planet.

然後之後，從審美上來說，你最喜歡的是什麼部分，當你在等待的時候，它設計的機艙，有這個不可思議的視角，我們的地球。

And so everything about that gets out of the way so that you can kind of take that moment in the seats, come down, you open up the space, the windows actually work is your groups from wherever you are.

是以，一切有關的方式，讓你可以種在座位上的那一刻，下來，你打開空間，窗口實際上工作是你的團體，無論你在哪裡。

But it's recognizing that you are going to be in angles that you've never been in in your life.

但它是認識到，你會在你的生活中從未去過的角度。

As you capture this moment that, you know in some logistics, if you sports car fans were to close your eyes and envision something called the Hyperion Zip one, this is probably close to what you'd imagine.

當你捕捉到這一瞬間，你知道在一些物流中，如果你們這些跑車迷閉上眼睛，設想一個叫Hyperion Zip的東西，這可能就接近你的想象。

It's a prototype for a supercar that would go from 0 to 60 in just over two seconds and travel up to 1000 miles on a single tank of fuel that fuel would be hydrogen.

這是一款超級跑車的原型，從0到60的時間只需兩秒多，單罐燃料可行駛1000英里，燃料是氫氣。

The car maker hopes to fuel interest in it.

汽車製造商希望激發人們對它的興趣。

It's on Lee.

是在李的身上。

Emission is water, but hydrogen gas is more expensive and harder to find than gasoline.

排放的是水，但氫氣比汽油更貴，更難找。

But could it fuel a new hydro generation of vehicles?

但它能否為新的水力發電車提供燃料？

Anything with 1000 horses powering it would be a gas to drive.

凡是有1000馬力動力的東西，開起來都會很吃力。

And for racing, hydrogen is already atomic number one.

而對於賽車來說，氫氣已經是原子序號了。

Y'all, I'm Carla Zeus.

大家好，我是卡拉宙斯。

Today's show goes out to the Tennessee School for the Blind.

今天的節目是給田納西盲人學校的。

It's in Nashville, Tennessee.

它在田納西州的納什維爾。

We hope you and everyone in our audience worldwide has a wonderful weekend ahead.

希望您和全球的觀眾都能度過一個美好的週末。