The earliest such thought experimenter I can trace is an unnamed founder of the independent newspaper.

Johann Hari, a former Independent journalist who left the newspaper after admitting plagiarism and then wrote a book about the war on drugs, recently told of his use of the anti-narcolepsy drug Provigil.

《独立报》（Independent）前记者约翰•哈里（Johann Hari）最近讲述了他服用抗嗜睡药物Provigil的经历；在承认剽窃后，他离开了该报，后来撰写了一本有关禁毒战争的书。

That's according to a report in the Irish Independent, who claim that a route between Beijing and Dublin will be announced shortly.

据《爱尔兰独立报》报道称，北京与都柏林直飞的航线即将开通。

But she dropped out after the UK head of Miss United Continents told her the international directors of the contest wanted her to "lose as much weight as she could" to become a serious contender, the size 10 model claimed in an interview with The Independent.

瑞伊在接受《独立报》（The Independent）访谈时说，筹备期间世界小姐英国分赛区负责人告诉瑞伊，国际赛事的评委团希望她“尽可能再瘦一些”，这样才算严肃对待比赛，瑞伊因此选择退出。

We took inspiration from the human body, Wass told Chris Green at The Independent.

我们从人类身体中获得了灵感，沃斯告诉《独立报》的克里斯·格林。

According to the Independent, a study by the Thai Health Ministry found vigorous massage left volunteers' breasts measurably bigger.

根据《独立报》，泰国卫生部的一项研究发现，强有力的按摩确实会让实验者的乳房显著变大。

At six units of alcohol in total, the Independentpoints out that the 91-year-old is technically considered a binge drinker by UK law.

这相当于6个单位的酒精量，独立报指出，根据英国法律规定，严格意义上来说，这个91岁的老人应该算是一个酗酒者了。

It focuses on the latest trends of "startups, software and apps, which gives it a modern feel," wrote The Independent.

它关注了“初创公司、软件以及应用”等最新潮流，“给这部剧一种现代感”，《独立报》写道。

But if I can't drive, I can't do my job. I'm a journalist with the Sunday Independent.

但是如果我不能开车，我就不能做我的工作。我是《星期日独立报》的一个新闻记者。

Some observers say that it seems that Russia right now is supporting China in the most strategic and important international affairs.

俄罗斯《独立报》记者：一些观察人士说，现在涉及到重大战略性的国际事务中，似乎只有俄罗斯在支持中国。

The Independent reports that Claude Makelele is a transfer target for Claudio Ranieri at Juventus.

《独立报》报道克劳德。马克莱莱是克劳迪奥。拉涅利的尤文图斯在转会市场上的一个目标。

Mercury, in association with The Independent, is sponsoring Britain's first major Pop Art exhibition for over 20 years

《信使报》正携手《独立报》一起为20多年来英国举办的首届大型通俗艺术展览提供赞助。

In 2007 ， the British newspaper The Independent listed 101 small inven-tions that changed the world ， among which ， the Chinese abacus which has enjoyed a history of 2000 years or so ， ranked the first.

2007年，英国《独立报》评选出10l款改变世界的小发明，排在第一位是有近2000年历史的中国算盘。

The film, released this September, is directed by Sharon Maguire ( who also directed the first movie) and is based on columns written byBridget Jonesauthor Helen Fielding forThe Independentbetween 2005 and 2006.

这部电影由莎伦·马奎尔执导（她也是第一部BJ电影的导演），将于今年九月上映。该电影剧本基于《BJ单身日记》作者海伦·菲尔丁于2005年至2006年在《独立报》上连载的专栏文章。

" I feel quite positive going into the next race," he told the independent.

“我要以积极的态度投入到下场比赛中去。”他对告诉独立报。

New research conducted by the mobile network O2 has found that people spend more time using their smartphones to surf the web, check social networks or play games, than to make actual phone calls, the Daily Telegraph reported. The average smartphone owner spends over two hours each day on the device.

《每日电讯报》报道，英国移动企业O2公司最新调查结果显示，人们使用智能手机更多的是上网、看社交网络或玩游戏，而非打电话。人们每天会花2个小时玩手机。

" This is no laughing matter," Jean-Pierre Delord, the mayor, told The Daily Telegraph.

“这不是一个搞笑的话题，”Jean-Pierre Dlord市长对《每日电讯报》说。

Tony Hayward, BP's then-CEO, told the Telegraph that Dudley felt he had to "think about his safety."

英国石油公司时任CEO托尼•海沃德在接受《每日电讯报》（Telegraph）采访时称，杜德利感到他不得不“考虑自己的人身安全。”

That was down from 7300 in 2012, according to the Telegraph.

据英国《每日电讯报》（Telegraph）报道，该公司在2012年的产量为7300辆。

"It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders," scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph.

科学家谢妮娅·冈达在接受《每日电讯报》采访时说："出生时间可能会增加或减少你患某些情绪障碍的几率。"。

The Telegraph reported over the weekend that Eric Cador, HP's European chief, made the claims during a press conference in Cannes. "In the tablet world we're going to become better than number one."

据《每日电讯报》（The Telegraph）上周末报道，惠普欧洲区负责人艾瑞克•卡多在戛纳的一次新闻发布会上宣称，“在平板电脑世界里，我们将超越第一名。”