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A cartoon mocks a group failing to converse because they’re all in headphones.

一幅漫画嘲讽了一群人因为都戴着耳机而无法交谈。

Because flammable material couldn’t build up on the landscape, blazes tended to move slowly and peter out when they reached the footprints of previous burns.

由于易燃物无法在地面上大量堆积，火势往往蔓延缓慢，并在到达以往过火区域时逐渐熄灭。

“It’s a double-edged sword because wildfires are getting more severe and larger under climate change and we need this work even more, but then the work gets more challenging,” said Susan Prichard, a fire ecologist at the University of Washington.

“这是一把双刃剑，因为在气候变化下野火变得越来越严重、规模越来越大，我们更加需要这项工作，但这项工作也变得更具挑战性，”华盛顿大学的火灾生态学家苏珊·普里查德说。

And that’s a shame, because there is much to recommend in the idea of scientific literacy as it was originally articulated in 1945, a time when science appeared to be the key to progress and scientists seemingly held the fate of the world in their hands.

这很遗憾，因为1945年最初阐述的科学素养理念有许多可取之处，在那个时代，科学似乎是进步的关键，科学家似乎掌握着世界的命运。

When it comes to your friends — maybe it’s because your friendship is so [strong] that they felt able to cancel at late notice.

至于你的朋友——也许正是因为你们的友谊如此牢固，他们才觉得可以临时取消聚会。

This summer, as you enjoy your favorite neighborhood street festival, I hope you’ll remember that they exist because of community support.

今年夏天，当你享受最喜爱的社区街头节庆时，我希望你能记住，它们的存在离不开社区的支持。