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The first-ever image of a black hole，a joint effort of more than 200 astronomers worldwide，including 16 from the Chinese mainland，was released on April 10th. It was the first visible [可见的;看得见的] representation of what are considered“the most extreme objects in the universe.”The image depicts the black hole at the heart of Messier 87，a massive，distant galaxy in the Virgo galaxy cluster. It resides 55million light-years from Earth and has a mass 6.5 billion times that of the sun. Itputs to the test Albert Einstein' s Theory of General Relativity put forward in 1915，which allows for a prediction of the size and shape of a black hole. The EventHorizon Telescope，a globe-spanning array of eight ground-based radio telescopes [射电望远镜]，was used to observe the black hole. It took an international scientific team to capture the paradigm-shifting [颠覆性的] image，which was announced through coordinated news conferences around the world.

人类史上首张黑洞照片于4月10日发布，这是全球超过200位天文学家共同努力的成果，其中有16名研究人员来自中国大陆。这是被视为“宇宙中最极端天体”的首个可见图像。照片中捕获的是室女座星系团中超大质量的遥远星系Messier87中心的黑洞。它距离地球5500万光年，质量为太阳的65亿倍。爱因斯坦在1915年提出广义相对论，预言了黑洞的尺寸和形状，如今黑洞照片的面世使这一理论得到验证。“事件视界望远镜”项目组在一个全球联合发布会上宣布，其国际科研团队借助分布在世界多地的8个射电望远镜联合观测，终于成功获得这张黑洞照片。

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The first image of_______ _______ _______ was released on April 10th.

Activists are calling for more supervision over labor exploitation in an online crusade [讨伐] spearheaded [带头，做先锋] by software developers against the so-called 996 work schedule，which is widely practiced in China 's tech industry. The rules，which require employees to work from 9 am to 9 pm，six days a week without overtime pay，came under fire after a programmer created 996.ICU，a page on code-sharing platform GitHub.com. The page garnered immediate attention at home and abroad. The name 996.ICU refers to a saying among Chinese developers that following the 996 schedule puts you at risk of ending up in an intensive care unit. In the weeks that followed the creation of 996.ICU in March，the page has accrued [获得，积累] almost 200，000stars，which indicates popularity among users. Jiang Ying，a professor at ChinaUniversity of Labor Relations and a leading expert on China’s Labor Law，said the rare protest by sleep-deprived tech firm employees underscored the difficulties facing workers who defend their rights.“When resorting to[求助于，诉诸]the legal system for protection，there is a price to pay：time，money and the risk of losing your job. And as a result they took to cyberspace，" she said.

软件程序员们在互联网上掀起了一次反对所谓“996工作制”的活动，一些活动人士呼吁对劳动剥削行为进行更强有力的监管。中国的科技公司普遍采用“996工作制”。“996工作制”要求员工从早9点工作到晚9点，每周工作6天，且没有加班费。一位程序员在代码分享平台GitHub网站上创建了996.1CU主页，这种工作制立即遭到抨击，并引发了国内外广泛关注。在中国的程序员中流传着一句话：工作996生病ICU，996.ICU这一主页的名称由此而来。3月，在996.ICU主页创建后的几周内，星数就已近20万，星数代表该主页在使用者中的受欢迎程度。劳动法专家、中国劳动关系学院教授蒋英说，睡眠时间被剥夺的科技公司员工发起的这种少见的抗议，凸显出员工维护自己权益时面临的困难。她说：“当诉诸于法律体系保护权益时，人们需要付出时间、金钱、以及可能丢掉工作的代价。因此他们诉诸网络空间。”

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996 work schedule is to work from ______ to ______， ______ days a week.

According to a public announcement fromthe Palace Museum，director and curator [馆长]Shan Jixiang has retired on April 8，succeeded by the director of the Dunhuang Academy，Wang Xudong. During his time at the PalaceMuseum，the place underwent a series of innovative [革新的」changes. By theend of 2018，over 80% of the areas in the Forbidden City opened up topublic visitors，compared with only 52% in 2014. Shan also injected I [注入] new vitality [活力] into Chinese cultural heritage [传统;继承物]. From the various creative products to the Lantern Festival light show，the Palace Museum has returned to the center of public discussion. Netizens praised him as a tireless guardian and promoter of the nation's heritage. Shan“has made the ForbiddenCity shift from a luxury[奢侈品] beyond reach to one that is accessible to ordinary people”，a Sina Weibo user posted on April 8.“He made more younger people fall in love with the Forbidden City.

根据故宫博物院发布的公告，院长单霁翔4月8日退休，敦煌研究院原院长王旭东接任故宫博物院院长一职。单霁翔在任期间，故宫博物院经历了一系列创新性变革。截至2018年年底，故宫对公众的开放面积达到80%以上，而2014年该数据只有52%。他还为故宫注入新的活力。从各种创意产品到元宵节灯会，故宫博物院再次成为公众谈论的焦点。有网友称赞单霁翔是故宫不知疲倦的守护者和倡导者。一.位新浪微博用户8日发帖称：“ 单霁翔把故宫从一个可望不可及的奢侈品做成了一个平易近人的奢侈品。他使更多年轻人爱上了故宫。”

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Shan Jixiang made more younger people fall in love with the ____________.

4“Reiwa" as new era name

The Japanese government announced that“Reiwa”will be the name ofJapan’S new era to start on May 1，when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends theChrysanthemum [日本天皇王位] throne succeeding his father，Emperor Akihito. The new era name，comprised of two Chinese characters，which roughly translate to“orderly”or“auspicious”and“ peace”or“harmony”，is derived fromMan'yoshu，the oldest anthology（诗、文、曲、画等的）选集」of Japanese poetry dating back to the eighth century. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a press conference after the announcement was made that the new era name wasdecided upon as it connotes [意味着]“ people’s hearts coming together beautifully to nurture a culture.' ’Abe added that he hopes the new era ahead would be one that held great promise for younger generations.

日本政府宣布，自5月1日起，“令和” 將作为日本的新年号，届时皇太子德仁将从他的父亲明仁天皇那里继承天皇王位。新年号由两个汉字组成，“令”的大意是“有序”或“吉祥”，“和”的大意是“和平”或“和谐”。“令和”出自日本最古老的诗歌总集《万叶集》，该诗集成书于8世纪。日本首相安倍晋三在新年号公布后召开的记者会，上表示，之所以决定使用“令和”，是因为它蕴含着“人们的美丽心灵相互靠近诞生文化”之意。安倍还称，希望改元后能建设对年轻人而言充满希望的日本。

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Japan's new era is named ______ .