【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Will the Spirit of 1976 Come to 2026? 正文：Garland Pollard was 11 in 1976, the year the United States celebrated its 200th birthday, and was living in Virginia Beach with his parents. "We were a Nixon family, " Mr. Pollard said. "I remember all the dinner party talk about Watergate. There were race riots at that time. It was pretty feisty — there were arguments at the dinner table." Yet as Mr. Pollard, 60, wrote in an editorial last summer in Boca Beacon, the Florid...
May 08, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Which Iran is America dealing with? With talks set to resume，rivalries in the Iranian leadership could stymie a truce 正文：The past couple of days in the Middle East have been characterised by the now-familiar whiplash. On April 17th POTUS announced the Strait of Hormuz had opened to traffic. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, confirmed as much. The same day outlets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) criticised Mr. Araghchi for failing t...
May 07, 2026•15 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Why McDonald’s and KFC are growing like wildfire in China Western fast-food brands are expanding into the countryside 正文：OFFICIALLY IT IS a city. But Hanchuan, in central China, is largely rural. Many of its 1m people live between fields and small factories. A company making sewing thread and a handful of fisheries make up a good chunk of its economy. But there was a buzz in the tiny city centre in January, when Hanchuan’s first McDonald’s opened its doors. When T...
May 06, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Hormuz is (apparently) unblocked. Energy markets remain a mess Mines, mistrust and missing ships will keep markets tight for months 正文：ONAPRIL 17TH Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, declared that commercial passage through the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open”.Shortly afterwards Donald Trump, America’s president, echoed his words: the conduit was “completely open and ready for business”. Oil traders pushed futures prices for Brent down by more th...
May 05, 2026•16 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Is Schoolwork Optional Now? Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated. 正文：William Liu is grateful that he finished high school when he did. If the latest AI tools had been around then, he told me, he might have been tempted to use them to do his homework. Liu, now a sophomore at Stanford, finished high school all the way back in 2024.“I have a younger sibling who is just graduating high school,” he said. “Our educational experience has been vastly diff...
May 04, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：As T scares off US scientists, China is racing ahead From Dong Fang Hong 3 to DeepSeek: How China Is Quietly Sailing Into the Top Spot 正文：The Dong Fang Hong 3 is the world's largest "silent" research ship, supposedly able to glide through water without disturbing fish swimming just 20 m below it. Equipped with laboratories and the ability to lay sensors, the 103 m vessel owned and operated by the Ocean University of China has spent the past two years mapping the o...
May 03, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：China’s Electrostate Is Poised to Win From War in the Middle East 正文：A cluster of Chinese firms is poised to win big from the energy crisis set off by the war in the Middle East, building on booming investment in artificial intelligence. 知识点：a cluster of /ə ˈklʌstə(r) ɒv/（英） /ə ˈklʌstər əv/（美） phr.（固定短语） 一批、一群、一组 ・A cluster of Chinese new energy firms is poised to win big from the global energy transition. 一批中国新能源企业正蓄势待发，将从全球能源转型中斩获巨额收益。 ・A cluster of leading tech...
May 02, 2026•12 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Humanoid robot half- marathon approaches China's robotics sector grows as new product hits 10 m/s sprint speed 正文：As the capital city sheds its daytime bustle, rhythmic footsteps echo across a quiet track under the cover of night. This weekend, a group of unusual "runners" took to the course for adaptive training ahead of next week's half marathon event held in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town). However,these "runners" are not human athletes...
May 01, 2026•18 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Quan Hongchan: The Triple Olympic Champion Navigating Cyberbullying and the Pressure of Perfection 正文： Quan Hongchan, a name synonymous with diving excellence, has captivated the world with her seemingly effortless "splashless" dives. Rising to global prominence at the tender age of 14, she secured her first Olympic gold at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Her journey continued with remarkable success,adding two more gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, solidifying her st...
Apr 30, 2026•16 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：World anxiously waits to see if US-Iran peace talks can deliver. Here’s what we know 正文：The lives of millions of people across the Middle East – and the fate of the global economy – will hinge on the outcome of make-or-break talks between the US and Iran this weekend in Pakistan. The key question now is whether the talks will produce some sort of middle ground – or whether they will collapse and restart a war that has already wrought destruction across parts of th...
Apr 29, 2026•16 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：The Shifting Sands of Power: US-Iran's 40 Days vs. Russia-Ukraine's 4 Years 正文：The global geopolitical landscape is currently shaped by two significant conflicts: the protracted Russia- Ukraine war and the recent, intense US-Iran confrontation. While both involve major powers and have farreaching implications, a closer examination reveals stark contrasts in their dynamics,particularly concerning the United States' role. The Atlantic Council,in its recent analysis,...
Apr 28, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser There is a reason he wants an exit from Iran. 正文：NOT ALL wars have a winner. But every war has at least one loser and if—a big if—the ceasefire marks the end of the war in Iran, the biggest loser will be Donald Trump. The conflict has set back his chief war aims and revealed the shallowness of his vision for a new way of wielding American power. 知识点：ceasefire /ˈsiːsfaɪə(r)/n.（名词） （军事冲突中的）停火、停火协议 ・The two warring sides signed...
Apr 27, 2026•12 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Partner, scapegoat or spoiler? Israel's place in a fragile ceasefire 正文：For an hour after Donald T and Iran's leaders announced a two-week ceasefire on April 7th, warning sirens continued to blare across Israeli cities as Iranian missiles kept flying. It was a stark reminder for Israelis that after 40 days of ferocious air strikes their government had still not achieved one of its main aims,set out when the war began, of eradicating that aerial threat. 知识点：siren n...
Apr 26, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Lessons for the world from tiny Hungary 正文： It has fewer people than Belgium, and its GDP is barely 1% of the European Union’s. Yet Hungary counts. Not because clever Hungarians invented the Rubik’s cube and the ballpoint pen, but because an unscrupulous one, Viktor Orban, offers a template for how a democratically elected leader can undermine democracy and the rule of law. 知识点：count v. /kaʊnt/ to be important or have influence 重要；有影响力 e.g. Small countries can sti...
Apr 25, 2026•12 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Trump Finds His Offramp With Iran. But the Causes of War Remain Unresolved President Trump’s short -term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February. 正文：At 8:06 a.m. on Tuesday, POTUS delivered an apocalyptic threat to Iran,declaring that unless his demand to open the Strait of Hormuz was fulfilled by nightfall, “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Ten hours and 26 mi...
Apr 24, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Gen Alpha Can't Be Ignored 正文： The largest cohort in history is mostly too young to drive, but its members have big dreams, opinions and cash to spend. It's a truth universally acknowledged that every generation thinks the one that follows it lacks character,work ethic and respect for its elders. In 350 B.C.,Aristotle lamented that the young“think they know everything ” and “show absence of self-control. They are changeable and fickle in their desires, which are v...
Apr 23, 2026•13 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Iran's Downing of Plane and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened 正文： Iran's downing of an American fighter plane and the dramatic U.S. mission that followed to rescue a stranded airman provides both countries with fodder to claim a victory, but this chapter could end up propelling them toward further escalation. 知识点：stranded adj. /ˈstrændɪd/ left in a difficult or helpless position, unable to leave or move 被困住的、滞留的（尤指孤立无援） • The travelers were stran...
Apr 22, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Sucker: My year as a degenerate gambler 正文： One Thursday night in September, I excused myself from the family dinner table, locked my bedroom door, and downloaded DraftKings. I am not a gambler by nature — I'm a Mormon father of four. But I'm also a journalist for The Atlantic, and my editors wanted me to experience America's sports-betting boom firsthand. They staked me $10,000 to gamble over the NFL season,covering all losses and splitting winnings 50-50. I even...
Apr 21, 2026•16 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Musk has a plan to make human labor obsolete . Billionaires are joining in. Tech elite s have seize d on humanoid robots to transform manual labor and other fields left out of the AI boom , an area called “ physical AI .” 正文： In the utopia proposed by Elon Musk, billions of robots perform all necessary work. A network of autonomous vehicles and humanoids, fueled by solar energy, provide boundless resources. Poverty is eliminated. Work is optional. And the world’s ...
Apr 20, 2026•22 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：SpaceX Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever. 正文：SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, filed confidentially on Wednesday for an initial public offering, according to two people familiar with the company, setting the stage for what could be one of the largest offerings ever. 知识点：filed /fa...
Apr 19, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Inside Trump's Search for a Way Out of the Iran War 正文：Donald Trump was in the Oval Office during the third week of the Iran war when his most trusted advisers came to deliver unwelcome news. His pollster indicated the war was growing increasingly unpopular. Gas prices had surged past $4 per gallon, stock markets had tumbled, and millions of Americans were preparing to protest. Thirteen service members had been confirmed killed. Susie Wiles told the President that...
Apr 18, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Artemis II successfully launches on its journey to the Moon. A new era in crewed spaceflight has begun The Artemis II mission is on its way to the Moon 正文：NASA‘s Artemis II mission to the Moon has successfully lifted-off from Kennedy Space Center. The Space Launch System rocket launched from Complex 39B at 18:35 EDT (22:35 UTC) on April 1st,2026. 知识点：lifted-off /ˈlɪftɪd ɒf/（原形 lift off，名词形式为 lift-off） v.（动词短语） （火箭、航天器）发射升空、离地起飞；（项目、事业）正式启动、起步 （新闻 / 外刊高频，航天语境中专指火箭从...
Apr 17, 2026•21 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Why my $150 million startup thinks it can solve the $406 billion loneliness problem 正文：Fabio Bin is the co-founder and CMO of WeRoad, the European leader in group adventure travel for solo travellers. He believes the purpose of marketing is not just visibility but to bring people together through shared experiences and genuine connection. 知识点：marketing n. /ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ/ the activity of promoting and selling products or services, including advertising andmarket resea...
Apr 16, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：The Angel Philosopher Naval Ravikant on Happiness, And the Meaning of Life 正文：Shane Parrish: Naval, welcome to the show. Naval Ravikant: Thanks for having me, Shane. I’m a huge fan of your work. Shane Parrish: Thank you. I’m a big fan of yours as well. I want to start with a tough question. How would you define wisdom? Naval Ravikant: I’d say wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions. And then, on a more subtle level, wisdom is knowing what you ...
Apr 15, 2026•17 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read "It's not even an inability to critically think. It's an inability to read sentences." 正文：As the final waves of Gen Z make their way through high school and into colleges, higher education instructors are noticing a severe lack of reading comprehension skills. For many of these students, the issue goes beyond a struggle with critical thinking; it is a fundamental inability to read complex sentences. Consequently, colleges a...
Apr 14, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Autism Spectrum: Are You On It? 正文： "Is every man in America somewhere on it?" Nora Ephron wondered about the autism spectrum in an e-mail to a friend a few months before her death. "Is every producer on it? Is every 8-year-old boy who is obsessed with statistics on it? Sometimes, when we say someone is on the spectrum, do we just mean he's a prick? Or a pathological narcissist? I notice that at least three times a week I am told (or I tell someone) that some man ...
Apr 13, 2026•14 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：From County Mechanic to World Champion:Chinese Motorcycle Breaks Decades-Old Monopoly 正文： After French rider Valentin Debise crossed the finish line to secure back-to-back victories for ZXMoto Factory Evan Bros Racing on Saturday and Sunday, Chinese motorcycle entrepreneur Zhang Xue could barely contain his emotion. It was only the second round of the 2026 FIM Supersport World Championship (WorldSSP) season, yet the newly established Chinese manufacturer ZXMoto ha...
Apr 12, 2026•21 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：China's 'Vegetable Basket' Project: A Lifeline of Abundance for 1.4 Billion People 正文： As Chinese households prepare for winter meals and festive gatherings, fresh produce remains abundant and affordable in supermarkets and neighborhood vegetable stalls across the country. This scene stands in stark contrast to many parts of the world, where inflation, supply disruptions, and climate-related shocks continue to fuel anxiety over daily necessities. In China,however,...
Apr 11, 2026•19 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：The rise of China's hottest new commodity : AI tokens 正文： China is gaining ground in the global AI industry’s hottest commodity: tokens. Since February, Chinese AI models made by groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have overtaken US rivals in token consumption, according to OpenRouter data, which tracks these units of text, code or data processed by large language models. The shift points to a deeper change in the AI race,with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang saying this mon...
Apr 10, 2026•20 min•Ep. 30
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题：Temu's Three Development Phases: Building a New Pinduoduo 正文： Since its launch in September 2022, Temu’s development falls into three clear phases, with its upcoming Phase 3 anchored by parent company PDD Holdings’ stated goal of “creating a new Pinduoduo”. 知识点：launch /lɔːntʃ/ n./v.（名词 / 动词）（产品 / 平台 / 项目的）上线、面市、首发；发起、启动 ・The company celebrated the launch of its new cross-border e-commerce platform. 该公司庆祝其全新跨境电商平台的上线。 ・Temu made its official launch in the US market...
Apr 09, 2026•13 min•Ep. 30
