1) Costco shoppers shifting away from specific item; CFO says it’s indicator of recession.
開市客（Costco）首席財務官說客戶對商品的偏好有些變化，這些變化預示著經(jīng)濟衰退。
過去幾個月人們購買牛肉牛排變少了，取而代之的是豬肉雞肉。這種現(xiàn)象在2000年、2008年經(jīng)濟危機時出現(xiàn)過。
Historically, we’ve always seen, like within fresh protein, we’ve always seen when there’s a recession, whether it was ’99, ’00 or ’08, ’09, ’10, we would see some sales penetration shift from beef to poultry and pork.
2） Solar beats coal in Europe for first time – but there’s a glitch.
歐洲太陽能發(fā)電量首次超過煤炭，不過這也帶來了一點其它問題。
歐洲大力鼓勵人們安裝使用太陽能，尤其是荷蘭。現(xiàn)在的問題是夏天用電少的時候多余的電能儲存和并網(wǎng)跟不上，到了冬天人們還得付費使用電力公司的電。
While record solar and wind production have helped drive out coal and gas plants at an impressive rate this year, the EU still has a long way to go to reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
3) Scientists Successfully Transmit Space-Based Solar Power to Earth for the First Time.
科學家首次成功地將天基太陽能傳輸至地球。
研究者們能夠在太空收集太陽能，之后通過微波傳輸至地球接收站。這項試驗很有意義，因為太空上的太陽能設備可以24小時工作，收集的太陽能可以送至災害或偏遠地區(qū)等。
Space-based power collection would be able to operate 24-hours a day—whereas night pauses ground-based solar power collection—and would be to able to beam power to remote or disaster-stricken areas.
4）Covid survivors with depression show signs of brain inflammation, claims study.
研究表明，那些本來患有抑郁癥的人得過新冠病毒之后腦部有炎癥跡象。
5) BRICS considers expanding 5-nation bloc.
金磚國家考慮擴大五國集團。
金磚國家在南非舉行峰會，考慮擴大集團范圍。已經(jīng)有十幾個國家表示有意加入。
BRICS, which now consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is considering expanding its membership, and a growing number of countries have expressed interest in joining.
