◎陳正健
South Korean students outperformed on mathematics and science tests conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD） in recent years, but still lack interest in the subjects due to the cramming method of teaching, a report said Thursday.
◎茅毅
South Korea will spend 38.4 trillion won this year on tackling the low birthrate and aging population as such trends can hurt Asia’s fourth-largest economy by reducing its workforce and driving up welfare costs, the health ministry said Friday.
南韓的保健福祉部週五表示，今年將投入38.4兆韓元因應低出生率和人口高齡化趨勢，以免因勞動力減少和福利成本提高而對身為亞洲第4大經濟體的南韓造成不利影響。
◎張沛元
A Hanahan resident came across a gator in his neighborhood this week and while seeing the animal in that area isn’t unusual, the reptile’s color was.
（美國南卡羅萊納州）哈那汗的1名居民本週在住家附近巧遇1隻鱷魚，在該區看到這種動物並不算不尋常，不尋常的是這隻爬蟲類的顏色。
◎孫宇青
In this day, parents are always posting pictures of their kids on social media, sometimes before they’re even born.
現今，父母總會在社群媒體上張貼孩子的照片，有時甚至是出生前的照片。
◎魏國金
Millions of Syrian children could be living in a state of "toxic stress" due to prolonged exposure to the horrors of war, aid group Save the Children says. The damage to an entire generation of children could soon become irreversible without immediate help, it adds.
數百萬敘利亞兒童可能生活在「毒性壓力」的狀態，因為長期暴露在戰爭的驚恐中，救援團體「拯救兒童」指出。若無立即協助，這對一整個世代兒童造成的傷害，很快將變成無法扭轉，該組織補充說。
◎陳正健
Here’s a perfect excuse to lounge around. People of higher intelligence were found to spend more time in leisurely activity, being less physical than "non-thinkers".
這是一個完美的閒晃理由。擁有較高智商的人，被發現花更多時間在休閒活動上，體能活動少於「非思考者」。
◎劉宜庭
April 7 is World Health Day, which this year focuses on depression. According to the World Health Organization, depression is "the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide," and over 300 million people live with this debilitating mental illness, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.
◎張沛元
His son’s high school graduation was a day Alfred La’Cap had been looking forward to — and one he didn’t think he would get to see.
兒子高中畢業曾是艾佛瑞德．拉凱普最引頸期盼的一天－－也是他覺得自己可能撐不到親眼目睹的日子。
◎孫宇青
In an overdue but nonetheless welcome move, Nike has launched its first ever plus size range of sportswear.
Nike首度推出大尺寸運動服飾系列，雖然這個行動來遲了，但仍然受到熱烈歡迎。
◎孫宇青
On the face of it, scentless perfume might seem pointless if it’s not going to spritz you with enticing-smelling scent.
表面上看來，如果不能噴灑出迷人的氣味，無氣味的香水根本毫無意義。
◎張沛元
If you’re the former leader of a European nation, the president of a major human rights organization and the owner of a diplomatic passport, you’re not likely to encounter a long wait at airport immigration.
倘若你是某歐洲國家的前領導人、某主要人權組織主席，而且還持有外交護照，你在機場過移民關時不太可能會遭遇排隊人龍。
◎孫宇青
Ignace is the CEO of PrimaDonna, a bra company based in Belgium. He has forced his male employees to experience what it is like to have E-cup boobs - by hanging weights around the men’s necks.
伊格納斯是比利時一家內衣廠商「PrimaDonna」的執行長，他強迫自家男性員工在脖子掛上重物，親身體驗擁有E罩杯胸部的感覺。
◎魏國金
An Irish woman who found a rare five-pound note engraved with a portrait of Jane Austen has donated it to charity.
一名發現刻有（英國小說家）珍．奧斯汀肖像的稀有5英鎊紙鈔的愛爾蘭女子，將這張紙鈔捐給慈善機構。
◎陳正健
Japanese national broadcaster NHK has calculated the potential economic loss to the country from suicides at more than $4 billion a year. The country has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, at 83.3 years, as well as the highest suicide rates.
◎ 陳芷若
There’s been much speculation about whether or not Donald Trump, 70, and wife Melania, 46, can stand to be around each other.
◎張沛元
Getting a book as a Valentine’s Day gift would usually be sweet, but it’s probably not if you’re the Commander in Chief and the book was sent to poke fun at your reading habits.
收到作為西洋情人節禮物的書，通常感覺很甜蜜，但若你是三軍統帥則不然，而且該書是寄來嘲諷你的閱讀習慣。
◎孫宇青
On the face of it, scentless perfume might seem pointless if it’s not going to spritz you with enticing-smelling scent.
表面上看來，如果不能噴灑出迷人的氣味，無氣味的香水根本毫無意義。
◎魏國金
The first naturally fluorescent frog was discovered recently in Argentina － almost by chance, a member of the team of researchers said.
第一種天然螢光蛙近期在阿根廷被發現—幾乎是意外發現的，研究團隊的一名成員說。
◎陳正健
Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion - and not just in Muslim majority nations：10% of all Europeans are projected to be members of the Muslim faith by 2050, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
「皮優研究中心」最近一份研究顯示，伊斯蘭教是世界上成長最快的宗教，而且不僅是在穆斯林為主的國家如此：2050年前，估計所有歐洲人中將有10%成為穆斯林信仰的一員。
◎ 周虹汶
A Christian pastor has found one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds - weighing 706 carats － in Sierra Leone’s eastern Kono region.
