India withdraws rupee notes 印度撤除旧版大额卢比纸钞
Molecules on your phone reveal your lifestyle 手机上的分子信息可暴露机主生活方式
Many Indians have been queuing up outside banks across India, following the announcement that the highest denomination currency notes are being withdrawn. These notes are widely used in business and property transactions to evade tax, and the measure aims to target that money. Now Indians will be able to deposit their old notes in bank accounts and get new ones.
在印度宣布撤除其最高面额的纸制货币后,在全国各地的银行外,许多印度人都排起了长队。这种旧版纸币被广泛地用于以逃税为目的的商业和财产交易中,因此,印度政府采取废钞这一措施来打击这类资金。现在,印度人可以把旧钞存入自己的银行账户然后领取新钞。
Molecules found on mobile phones can reveal a lot about the owner’s health and lifestyle, including their food preferences and medication. That’s the conclusion of a study by the University of California. Scientists found traces of everything from caffeine and spices to skin creams and anti-depressants on 40 phones they tested. We leave traces of molecules, chemicals and bacteria on everything we touch.
从手机上获取的分子信息可以从多方面暴露机主的健康状况及生活方式,包括其饮食喜好和所服用的药物,这是美国加州大学的一项研究得出的结论。从咖啡因、调味料到护肤霜和抗抑郁药,科学家们在受验的40台手机上发现了各类物质的痕迹。我们会在触摸到的一切事物上留下分子、化学品和细菌的痕迹。
词汇
evade tax
逃税
traces
踪迹,痕迹
练习 请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意:你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。
evade tax / traces
1. You should go to the doctor if you find __________ of blood in your urine.
2. For taxpayers on a salary, there is little scope to __________ because it is deducted in advance.
答案 1. You should go to the doctor if you find traces of blood in your urine.
2. For taxpayers on a salary, there is little scope to evade tax because it is deducted in advance.
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