Groups sue over Navy sonar use, effect on whales
一些團體針對海軍聲納使用影響鯨魚而提告
2012-02-22◎魏國金
Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the U.S. Navy’s expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the country’s west coast, saying the noise can harass and kill whales and other marine life.
保育人士與美洲原住民族針對美國海軍在美西海岸外的訓練演習擴大聲納使用而提告，他們指出，這種聲響恐干擾並扼殺鯨魚與其他的海洋生物。
In a lawsuit being filed by the environmental law firm Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other groups claim the National Marine Fisheries Service was wrong to approve the Navy’s plan for the expanded training.
在這件由環境法律事務所「地球正義」提出的訴訟中，自然資源保護委員會與其他團體宣稱，國家海洋漁業局不該批准海軍擴大演訓的計畫。
They said regulators should have considered the effects repeated sonar use can have on those species over many years and should have restricted where the Navy could conduct sonar and other loud activities to protect orcas, humpbacks and other whales, as well as seals, sea lions and dolphins.
他們說，管理者應該思及聲納反覆使用多年，對那些物種的可能影響；同時，應該限制海軍可以進行聲納或其他喧噪行動的地區，以保護虎鯨、座頭鯨與其他鯨魚，以及海豹、海獅與海豚。
Instead, the Navy is required to look around and see if sea mammals are present before they conduct the training.
但（該單位）反而要求海軍在進行演訓前，查看周邊是否有海洋哺乳動物存在。
Kristen Boyles, an attorney with Earthjustice, said it’s the job of the fisheries service to balance the needs of the Navy with measures to protect marine life. "Nobody’s saying they shouldn’t train," she said. "But it can’t be possible that it’s no-holds-barred."
「地球正義」律師博伊爾斯指出，在海軍需求與保護海洋生物的措施間取得平衡，是漁業局的職責。「沒有人說他們不應該演訓，」她說，「但不可能放任不加約束。」
新聞辭典
harass︰騷擾、騷亂，也有煩擾之意。例如︰be harassed by anxiety（憂心如焚）
look around︰環顧、（事前）全面考量，也有觀光、遊覽之意。例句︰We want to look around the town.（我們想在全城走走看看。）
no holds barred︰（行動或表達）完全自由、不受任何限制。例句︰This is the comedy with no holds barred, and it may offend some viewers.（這齣喜劇尺度無設限，因此可能觸怒一些觀眾。）
2014年9月27日 星期六
City of Pied Piper faces rat problem again 魔笛手城市再度面臨鼠患
City of Pied Piper faces rat problem again
魔笛手城市再度面臨鼠患
2012-09-14◎張沛元
The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper -- it seems the rats are back.
德國城市哈梅林可能需要另一名魔笛手，因為看似老鼠回來了。
City officials say a popular fountain has been put out of service after the rodents gnawed through a power cable, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
根據南德意志報，市府官員表示，在鼠輩咬穿了一條電纜線後，一座廣受歡迎的噴泉已停止運作。
The Lower Saxony city is where, legend has it, the Pied Piper led all the rats out in 1284 with his magic pipe into the Weser River, where they drowned.
這座位於下薩克森的城市，就是傳說中魔笛手在1284年利用他的魔笛，將所有老鼠引領出城，並溺死在威悉河之地。
But more than 700 years later, city officials say such drastic measures may not be necessary. The fountain was due to be permanently closed anyway because of the high upkeep costs.
但在700多年後，市府官員說，也許沒有必要採取這類（意指溺死老鼠）激烈手段。反正這座噴泉原本就因為維修經費太高而得永久關閉。
And the solution in the fictitious Piper story isn’t practical anyway：rats are actually pretty good swimmers.（AP）
而且，不管怎麼說，虛構的魔笛手故事中的解決鼠患之道並不實際：老鼠其實是游泳健將。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
in need（of something）：慣用語，某人需要（某物）。例句：We are in need of a new leader.（我們需要一名新領導人。）
out of service：慣用語，暫停使用，暫停服務；相反詞，in service，使用中，運行中。例句：All elevators in the office building had been put out of service, so I had to use the stairs.（辦公大樓內的所有電梯都暫停服務，我只好爬樓梯。）
rodent：名詞，齧齒目動物，本文中指老鼠。
魔笛手城市再度面臨鼠患
2012-09-14◎張沛元
The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper -- it seems the rats are back.
德國城市哈梅林可能需要另一名魔笛手，因為看似老鼠回來了。
City officials say a popular fountain has been put out of service after the rodents gnawed through a power cable, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
根據南德意志報，市府官員表示，在鼠輩咬穿了一條電纜線後，一座廣受歡迎的噴泉已停止運作。
The Lower Saxony city is where, legend has it, the Pied Piper led all the rats out in 1284 with his magic pipe into the Weser River, where they drowned.
這座位於下薩克森的城市，就是傳說中魔笛手在1284年利用他的魔笛，將所有老鼠引領出城，並溺死在威悉河之地。
But more than 700 years later, city officials say such drastic measures may not be necessary. The fountain was due to be permanently closed anyway because of the high upkeep costs.
但在700多年後，市府官員說，也許沒有必要採取這類（意指溺死老鼠）激烈手段。反正這座噴泉原本就因為維修經費太高而得永久關閉。
And the solution in the fictitious Piper story isn’t practical anyway：rats are actually pretty good swimmers.（AP）
而且，不管怎麼說，虛構的魔笛手故事中的解決鼠患之道並不實際：老鼠其實是游泳健將。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
in need（of something）：慣用語，某人需要（某物）。例句：We are in need of a new leader.（我們需要一名新領導人。）
out of service：慣用語，暫停使用，暫停服務；相反詞，in service，使用中，運行中。例句：All elevators in the office building had been put out of service, so I had to use the stairs.（辦公大樓內的所有電梯都暫停服務，我只好爬樓梯。）
rodent：名詞，齧齒目動物，本文中指老鼠。
Online sharing, how much is too much? 網路分享，多少是太多？
Online sharing, how much is too much?
網路分享，多少是太多？
2012-06-23◎陳成良
Whether it is photos, personal status or unwanted comments, most Americans think people ’overshare’ personal information online and a third admit not everything they post is true.
不管是照片、個人狀態還是多餘的評論，大多數美國人認為人們在網路上「過度分享」了個人訊息，3分之1的人承認自己上網發表的東西並不全是真的。
A survey for Intel Corporation on mobile etiquette and digital sharing showed that 90 percent of Americans think too much is being divulged, and nearly half feel overwhelmed by all the data that is out there.
為英特爾公司進行的一項關於手機禮節和數位化分享的調查顯示，90%的美國人認為人們透露了太多個人訊息，近半數的人覺得網路上的資料氾濫讓人受不了。
One in five of the 2,008 people questioned by Ipsos Observer for Intel admitted that some of what they post is false.
易普索為英特爾進行的這項調查訪問了2008個人，其中有5分之1承認自己上傳的某些內容不實。
For many, sharing online with smartphones, laptops and tablets is easier than in person. A third of people admitted they were more comfortable with digital sharing than face to face, and a quarter said they had a different personality online.
對許多人而言，用智慧手機、膝上型電腦和平板電腦在網路上分享資源，比當面與人分享要容易。3分之1受訪者承認他們分享數位化資源比當面與人分享更自在，4分之1的人說他們在網路上完全是另一種性格。
The wealth of digital information can also be annoying.
數位化訊息的豐富也可以讓人生厭。
Most US adults said they are vexed by people who complain constantly and similar numbers found posting inappropriate or explicit photos and private information bothersome.（Reuters）
大多數美國成人稱，他們對那些在網路上不斷抱怨的人很惱火，數量相近的美國人覺得上傳不適宜或太暴露的照片和私人訊息很煩人。（路透）
新聞辭典
divulge：動詞，洩漏；透露。例句：The soldier was shot for divulging the plans to the enemy.（這個士兵因向敵人洩漏計畫而被槍斃。）
in person：片語， 親自；親自出現地。例句：You should come here in person tomorrow. （明天你必須親自來。）
vex：動詞，使生氣；使痛苦。例句：His longevity vexed his heirs.（他的長命讓繼承人們感到惱火。）
網路分享，多少是太多？
2012-06-23◎陳成良
Whether it is photos, personal status or unwanted comments, most Americans think people ’overshare’ personal information online and a third admit not everything they post is true.
不管是照片、個人狀態還是多餘的評論，大多數美國人認為人們在網路上「過度分享」了個人訊息，3分之1的人承認自己上網發表的東西並不全是真的。
A survey for Intel Corporation on mobile etiquette and digital sharing showed that 90 percent of Americans think too much is being divulged, and nearly half feel overwhelmed by all the data that is out there.
為英特爾公司進行的一項關於手機禮節和數位化分享的調查顯示，90%的美國人認為人們透露了太多個人訊息，近半數的人覺得網路上的資料氾濫讓人受不了。
One in five of the 2,008 people questioned by Ipsos Observer for Intel admitted that some of what they post is false.
易普索為英特爾進行的這項調查訪問了2008個人，其中有5分之1承認自己上傳的某些內容不實。
For many, sharing online with smartphones, laptops and tablets is easier than in person. A third of people admitted they were more comfortable with digital sharing than face to face, and a quarter said they had a different personality online.
對許多人而言，用智慧手機、膝上型電腦和平板電腦在網路上分享資源，比當面與人分享要容易。3分之1受訪者承認他們分享數位化資源比當面與人分享更自在，4分之1的人說他們在網路上完全是另一種性格。
The wealth of digital information can also be annoying.
數位化訊息的豐富也可以讓人生厭。
Most US adults said they are vexed by people who complain constantly and similar numbers found posting inappropriate or explicit photos and private information bothersome.（Reuters）
大多數美國成人稱，他們對那些在網路上不斷抱怨的人很惱火，數量相近的美國人覺得上傳不適宜或太暴露的照片和私人訊息很煩人。（路透）
新聞辭典
divulge：動詞，洩漏；透露。例句：The soldier was shot for divulging the plans to the enemy.（這個士兵因向敵人洩漏計畫而被槍斃。）
in person：片語， 親自；親自出現地。例句：You should come here in person tomorrow. （明天你必須親自來。）
vex：動詞，使生氣；使痛苦。例句：His longevity vexed his heirs.（他的長命讓繼承人們感到惱火。）
2014年9月25日 星期四
Two cuppas a day boost your chances of having a baby... but steer clear of fizzy drinks 每天兩杯茶可提高懷寶寶的機率…但要避免氣泡飲料
Two cuppas a day boost your chances of having a baby... but steer clear of fizzy drinks
每天兩杯茶可提高懷寶寶的機率…但要避免氣泡飲料
2012-04-19◎國際新聞中心
Two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant, according to a study. It found women were 27 per cent more likely to become pregnant if they regularly drank tea compared with those who did not.
根據研究，每天兩杯茶或有助提高女性懷孕機率。研究發現，女性規律喝茶，懷孕機率比不喝茶者高27%。
However, the same research found consuming two cola-style fizzy drinks daily seems to reduce a woman’s prospects of conceiving – and it makes no difference if the cola is a diet or sugary version. Women who drank these soft drinks at least twice a day reduced their chances of becoming pregnant by 20 per cent. There was no effect on the chances of pregnancy for women who preferred to drink coffee.
但同份研究發現，每天喝兩份可樂一類的氣泡飲料，似乎會降低女性懷孕的可能，而且不管是喝減肥可樂或含糖可樂都沒有差別。每天至少喝兩次這些軟性飲料者，會降低20%的懷孕機率。女性喜歡喝咖啡，對懷孕機率沒有影響。
The findings were based on a group of 3,600 women who were actively trying to have a baby. The study’s author, Professor Elizabeth Hatch, of Boston University in the United States, wanted to determine if caffeine intake had any effect on women trying for a baby.
這份發現是根據3,600名積極嘗試想懷寶寶的女性為研究對象，研究作者、波士頓大學的海區，希望了解攝取咖啡因對想懷孕的女性是否有影響。
Prof Hatch said： "We found that women who drank tea two or three times a day did have a 27 per cent increased chance of becoming pregnant. We don’t know how they took the tea or if they added milk or lemon, but they had this increased chance of getting pregnant over women who did not drink tea at all."
海區教授表示：「我們發現每天至少喝2到3次茶的女性，懷孕機率確實增加27%。我們不知道她們怎麼喝茶，或是有沒有加牛奶或檸檬，不過她們懷孕機率比完全沒喝茶的女性增加。」
新聞辭典
cuppa：名詞，（英式英語）一杯茶。例句：Make us a cuppa, will you, love?（親愛的，幫我們泡杯茶好嗎？）
steer clear of ：片語，避免，遠離。例句：His parents warned him to steer clear of trouble.（他的父母警告他要避免麻煩。）
conceive：動詞，懷孕。例句：The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December.（寶寶是3月懷的，所以應該12月會生。）
每天兩杯茶可提高懷寶寶的機率…但要避免氣泡飲料
2012-04-19◎國際新聞中心
Two cups of tea a day may help boost a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant, according to a study. It found women were 27 per cent more likely to become pregnant if they regularly drank tea compared with those who did not.
根據研究，每天兩杯茶或有助提高女性懷孕機率。研究發現，女性規律喝茶，懷孕機率比不喝茶者高27%。
However, the same research found consuming two cola-style fizzy drinks daily seems to reduce a woman’s prospects of conceiving – and it makes no difference if the cola is a diet or sugary version. Women who drank these soft drinks at least twice a day reduced their chances of becoming pregnant by 20 per cent. There was no effect on the chances of pregnancy for women who preferred to drink coffee.
但同份研究發現，每天喝兩份可樂一類的氣泡飲料，似乎會降低女性懷孕的可能，而且不管是喝減肥可樂或含糖可樂都沒有差別。每天至少喝兩次這些軟性飲料者，會降低20%的懷孕機率。女性喜歡喝咖啡，對懷孕機率沒有影響。
The findings were based on a group of 3,600 women who were actively trying to have a baby. The study’s author, Professor Elizabeth Hatch, of Boston University in the United States, wanted to determine if caffeine intake had any effect on women trying for a baby.
這份發現是根據3,600名積極嘗試想懷寶寶的女性為研究對象，研究作者、波士頓大學的海區，希望了解攝取咖啡因對想懷孕的女性是否有影響。
Prof Hatch said： "We found that women who drank tea two or three times a day did have a 27 per cent increased chance of becoming pregnant. We don’t know how they took the tea or if they added milk or lemon, but they had this increased chance of getting pregnant over women who did not drink tea at all."
海區教授表示：「我們發現每天至少喝2到3次茶的女性，懷孕機率確實增加27%。我們不知道她們怎麼喝茶，或是有沒有加牛奶或檸檬，不過她們懷孕機率比完全沒喝茶的女性增加。」
新聞辭典
cuppa：名詞，（英式英語）一杯茶。例句：Make us a cuppa, will you, love?（親愛的，幫我們泡杯茶好嗎？）
steer clear of ：片語，避免，遠離。例句：His parents warned him to steer clear of trouble.（他的父母警告他要避免麻煩。）
conceive：動詞，懷孕。例句：The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December.（寶寶是3月懷的，所以應該12月會生。）
2014年9月9日 星期二
French president’s ’Mr. Normal’ image hit by tweet 推文打擊法國總統的「平凡先生」形象
French president’s ’Mr. Normal’ image hit by tweet
推文打擊法國總統的「平凡先生」形象
2012-07-30◎管淑平
A feud involving the French president’s live-in girlfriend, his former partner and his eldest son may have tarnished the new leader’s carefully cultivated image as "Mr. Normal’’.
一場捲入法國總統的同居女友、他的前伴侶和他長子的爭執，或許已經讓這位新領導人小心翼翼塑造出來的「平凡先生」形象蒙上污點。
Francois Hollande agreed to take a question about the family feud that has riveted the media during a television interview on tradition-steeped Bastille Day. The reporters asked for his reaction to "tweetgate’’ as the feud is known.
弗朗索瓦．歐蘭德在有悠久傳統的巴士底日國慶日當天電視訪問中，同意接受關於這場吸引媒體注意的家庭紛爭的提問。記者詢問他對於這場被稱為「推特門」爭議的反應。
It began with a tweet sent out by his companion Valerie Trierweiler during last month’s legislative elections. The tweet expressed support for the political opponent of his ex-partner Segolene Royal, the mother of the president’s four children, who was defeated in her bid for a parliamentary seat.
此事始於上個月國會選戰期間，他的伴侶維萊莉．崔威勒發出一封推文，支持歐蘭德前女友瑟格琳．賀雅爾的政治對手。賀雅爾在這次選舉爭取國會席次失敗。
The tweet has set the French political establishment aflame, and turned the president’s image on its head. Widely criticized as a vindictive move, the tweet went viral and dominated news shows.
這篇推文已在法國政壇點燃一把火，完全改變了這名總統的形象。這篇廣受批評是報復之舉的推文被廣泛流傳，並且佔據新聞版面。
"He campaigned for a clean break with Sarkozy, but it was a big mistake for Valerie, as it put his private life into public view,’’ political communications expert Arnaud Mercier said in a telephone interview. （AP）
「他的選戰訴求是要和薩科茲截然不同，但維萊莉犯了一大錯誤，因為此事將他的私生活公開」，政治溝通專家亞諾．梅歇說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
turn something on its head：動詞片語，徹底改變某事。例句：The incident has turned the history on its head.（這次事件徹底改變了歷史。）
vindictive：形容詞，惡意的、報復性的。例句：Those vindictive thoughts have occupied her mind.（她滿腦子都是報復的想法。）
break with：動詞片語，與…斷絕關係，摒棄，革除。例句：The father has broken with his son.（這名父親已經斷絕和他兒子的關係。）
推文打擊法國總統的「平凡先生」形象
2012-07-30◎管淑平
A feud involving the French president’s live-in girlfriend, his former partner and his eldest son may have tarnished the new leader’s carefully cultivated image as "Mr. Normal’’.
一場捲入法國總統的同居女友、他的前伴侶和他長子的爭執，或許已經讓這位新領導人小心翼翼塑造出來的「平凡先生」形象蒙上污點。
Francois Hollande agreed to take a question about the family feud that has riveted the media during a television interview on tradition-steeped Bastille Day. The reporters asked for his reaction to "tweetgate’’ as the feud is known.
弗朗索瓦．歐蘭德在有悠久傳統的巴士底日國慶日當天電視訪問中，同意接受關於這場吸引媒體注意的家庭紛爭的提問。記者詢問他對於這場被稱為「推特門」爭議的反應。
It began with a tweet sent out by his companion Valerie Trierweiler during last month’s legislative elections. The tweet expressed support for the political opponent of his ex-partner Segolene Royal, the mother of the president’s four children, who was defeated in her bid for a parliamentary seat.
此事始於上個月國會選戰期間，他的伴侶維萊莉．崔威勒發出一封推文，支持歐蘭德前女友瑟格琳．賀雅爾的政治對手。賀雅爾在這次選舉爭取國會席次失敗。
The tweet has set the French political establishment aflame, and turned the president’s image on its head. Widely criticized as a vindictive move, the tweet went viral and dominated news shows.
這篇推文已在法國政壇點燃一把火，完全改變了這名總統的形象。這篇廣受批評是報復之舉的推文被廣泛流傳，並且佔據新聞版面。
"He campaigned for a clean break with Sarkozy, but it was a big mistake for Valerie, as it put his private life into public view,’’ political communications expert Arnaud Mercier said in a telephone interview. （AP）
「他的選戰訴求是要和薩科茲截然不同，但維萊莉犯了一大錯誤，因為此事將他的私生活公開」，政治溝通專家亞諾．梅歇說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
turn something on its head：動詞片語，徹底改變某事。例句：The incident has turned the history on its head.（這次事件徹底改變了歷史。）
vindictive：形容詞，惡意的、報復性的。例句：Those vindictive thoughts have occupied her mind.（她滿腦子都是報復的想法。）
break with：動詞片語，與…斷絕關係，摒棄，革除。例句：The father has broken with his son.（這名父親已經斷絕和他兒子的關係。）
Great apes may have mid-life crisis, a study suggests 研究顯示，大型猿猴可能也有中年危機
Great apes may have mid-life crisis, a study suggests
研究顯示，大型猿猴可能也有中年危機
2012-12-13◎國際新聞中心
Chimpanzees and orangutans may experience a "mid-life crisis" like humans, a study suggests.
研究顯示，黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩可能像人類一樣經歷「中年危機」。
An international team of researchers assessed the well-being and happiness of the great apes. They found well-being was high in youth, fell to a low in midlife and rose again in old age, similar to the "U-shape curve" of happiness in humans.
一個國際研究團隊評估這種大型猿類的幸福與快樂。他們發現年輕的黑猩猩幸福度高，步入中年時幸福度下滑，老年幸福度又重新上升，類似人類幸福度的「Ｕ型曲線」。
The sample subjects included 508 chimpanzees and orangutans of varying ages, from zoos, sanctuaries and research centres. They were assessed by zoo keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who had worked with the primate subject for at least two years and knew its behaviour.
樣本包括508隻不同年齡層的黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩，分別來自動物園、保護區與研究中心。牠們由曾參與靈長類主題工作至少2年、了解靈長類行為的動物園管理員、志工、研究人員與照護者評估。
The animals were numerically scored for well-being and happiness on a short questionnaire, which was based on a human well-being model but modified for use in non-human primates.
這些動物的幸福與快樂以簡短的問卷評分，問卷是根據人類的幸福度模型，但修改為可供非人類的靈長類使用。
新聞辭典
varying：形容詞，不同的，多樣的。動詞為vary。例句：My taste in classical music varies greatly, but I usually prefer Mozart or Brahms.（我對古典音樂的喜好非常多樣，但我通常偏好莫札特或布拉姆斯。）
numerically：副詞，用數字表示地，形容詞為numerical。例句：Keep your files in numerical order.（用數字順序保管你的檔案。）
modify：動詞，修改。例句：Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.（這個系統並非單純懲罰違規者，而是鼓勵他們改變行為。）
研究顯示，大型猿猴可能也有中年危機
2012-12-13◎國際新聞中心
Chimpanzees and orangutans may experience a "mid-life crisis" like humans, a study suggests.
研究顯示，黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩可能像人類一樣經歷「中年危機」。
An international team of researchers assessed the well-being and happiness of the great apes. They found well-being was high in youth, fell to a low in midlife and rose again in old age, similar to the "U-shape curve" of happiness in humans.
一個國際研究團隊評估這種大型猿類的幸福與快樂。他們發現年輕的黑猩猩幸福度高，步入中年時幸福度下滑，老年幸福度又重新上升，類似人類幸福度的「Ｕ型曲線」。
The sample subjects included 508 chimpanzees and orangutans of varying ages, from zoos, sanctuaries and research centres. They were assessed by zoo keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who had worked with the primate subject for at least two years and knew its behaviour.
樣本包括508隻不同年齡層的黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩，分別來自動物園、保護區與研究中心。牠們由曾參與靈長類主題工作至少2年、了解靈長類行為的動物園管理員、志工、研究人員與照護者評估。
The animals were numerically scored for well-being and happiness on a short questionnaire, which was based on a human well-being model but modified for use in non-human primates.
這些動物的幸福與快樂以簡短的問卷評分，問卷是根據人類的幸福度模型，但修改為可供非人類的靈長類使用。
新聞辭典
varying：形容詞，不同的，多樣的。動詞為vary。例句：My taste in classical music varies greatly, but I usually prefer Mozart or Brahms.（我對古典音樂的喜好非常多樣，但我通常偏好莫札特或布拉姆斯。）
numerically：副詞，用數字表示地，形容詞為numerical。例句：Keep your files in numerical order.（用數字順序保管你的檔案。）
modify：動詞，修改。例句：Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.（這個系統並非單純懲罰違規者，而是鼓勵他們改變行為。）
Singles looking for special experience on Valentine’s Day 情人節到了 單身貴族尋找特別體驗
Singles looking for special experience on Valentine’s Day
情人節到了 單身貴族尋找特別體驗
2012-02-14◎陳維真
Forget cards, flowers and chocolates, most singles want a special experience rather than a gift for Valentine’s Day and although the economy is stagnating, most romantics will spend as much, or more, on the day this year than last.
忘掉卡片、鮮花、巧克力吧！大多數的單身男女在情人節要的是個特殊體驗，而不是禮物。儘管經濟蕭條，大部分的浪漫主義者情人節花費會相當於、或超過去年情人節的開銷。
Nearly half of single and divorced people questioned in a new poll said they view the day as an opportunity to show someone how much they care but a similar number without a significant other don’t feel any pressure to celebrate Cupid’s big day .
在新調查中受訪的未婚或離婚族群，有近半數認為情人節是展現情意的機會，但也有同樣比例沒有另一半的人，不覺得有慶祝情人節的壓力。
Unlike material gifts, an experience, whether it is an outing, a vacation or a special meal, is something unique to the couple.
和物質上的禮物不同，不管是出外、度假、或享用特別的一餐的經驗，對情侶來說都是獨一無二的體驗。
But not everyone questioned in the poll of 730 singles is making a fuss about Valentine’s Day. About a third of men and women think the holiday is just too commercial.
但730位受訪的單身男女中，不是每個人都會為情人節勞心費力。約有3分之1的人認為這個節日太商業化了。
Although Valentine’s Day is eagerly anticipated by many, some singles dread the day while others remain optimistic. Seventy percent of singles said they would even go out on a first or blind date on Valentine’s Day. （Reuters）
儘管不少人殷切期盼情人節到來，有些單身人士相當害怕情人節，有些則抱持樂觀態度。有7成的單身貴族表示，在情人節那天，他們甚至可能會參加相親，或是和新的對象有第一次的約會。（路透）
新聞辭典：
significant other：片語，配偶或長期的同居人。例句：Valentine’s Day is approaching, and many may feel so pressured to find their "significant other" they turn to online dating.（情人節快到了，許多急著想找到另一半的人會轉向網路交友。）
make a fuss：片語，大驚小怪，小題大作。例句：I don’t want to make a fuss about trifles.（我不想為了雞毛蒜皮的小事大驚
情人節到了 單身貴族尋找特別體驗
2012-02-14◎陳維真
Forget cards, flowers and chocolates, most singles want a special experience rather than a gift for Valentine’s Day and although the economy is stagnating, most romantics will spend as much, or more, on the day this year than last.
忘掉卡片、鮮花、巧克力吧！大多數的單身男女在情人節要的是個特殊體驗，而不是禮物。儘管經濟蕭條，大部分的浪漫主義者情人節花費會相當於、或超過去年情人節的開銷。
Nearly half of single and divorced people questioned in a new poll said they view the day as an opportunity to show someone how much they care but a similar number without a significant other don’t feel any pressure to celebrate Cupid’s big day .
在新調查中受訪的未婚或離婚族群，有近半數認為情人節是展現情意的機會，但也有同樣比例沒有另一半的人，不覺得有慶祝情人節的壓力。
Unlike material gifts, an experience, whether it is an outing, a vacation or a special meal, is something unique to the couple.
和物質上的禮物不同，不管是出外、度假、或享用特別的一餐的經驗，對情侶來說都是獨一無二的體驗。
But not everyone questioned in the poll of 730 singles is making a fuss about Valentine’s Day. About a third of men and women think the holiday is just too commercial.
但730位受訪的單身男女中，不是每個人都會為情人節勞心費力。約有3分之1的人認為這個節日太商業化了。
Although Valentine’s Day is eagerly anticipated by many, some singles dread the day while others remain optimistic. Seventy percent of singles said they would even go out on a first or blind date on Valentine’s Day. （Reuters）
儘管不少人殷切期盼情人節到來，有些單身人士相當害怕情人節，有些則抱持樂觀態度。有7成的單身貴族表示，在情人節那天，他們甚至可能會參加相親，或是和新的對象有第一次的約會。（路透）
新聞辭典：
significant other：片語，配偶或長期的同居人。例句：Valentine’s Day is approaching, and many may feel so pressured to find their "significant other" they turn to online dating.（情人節快到了，許多急著想找到另一半的人會轉向網路交友。）
make a fuss：片語，大驚小怪，小題大作。例句：I don’t want to make a fuss about trifles.（我不想為了雞毛蒜皮的小事大驚
Great apes may have mid-life crisis, a study suggests 研究顯示，大型猿猴可能也有中年危機
Great apes may have mid-life crisis, a study suggests
研究顯示，大型猿猴可能也有中年危機
2012-12-13◎國際新聞中心
Chimpanzees and orangutans may experience a "mid-life crisis" like humans, a study suggests.
研究顯示，黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩可能像人類一樣經歷「中年危機」。
An international team of researchers assessed the well-being and happiness of the great apes. They found well-being was high in youth, fell to a low in midlife and rose again in old age, similar to the "U-shape curve" of happiness in humans.
一個國際研究團隊評估這種大型猿類的幸福與快樂。他們發現年輕的黑猩猩幸福度高，步入中年時幸福度下滑，老年幸福度又重新上升，類似人類幸福度的「Ｕ型曲線」。
The sample subjects included 508 chimpanzees and orangutans of varying ages, from zoos, sanctuaries and research centres. They were assessed by zoo keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who had worked with the primate subject for at least two years and knew its behaviour.
樣本包括508隻不同年齡層的黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩，分別來自動物園、保護區與研究中心。牠們由曾參與靈長類主題工作至少2年、了解靈長類行為的動物園管理員、志工、研究人員與照護者評估。
The animals were numerically scored for well-being and happiness on a short questionnaire, which was based on a human well-being model but modified for use in non-human primates.
這些動物的幸福與快樂以簡短的問卷評分，問卷是根據人類的幸福度模型，但修改為可供非人類的靈長類使用。
新聞辭典
varying：形容詞，不同的，多樣的。動詞為vary。例句：My taste in classical music varies greatly, but I usually prefer Mozart or Brahms.（我對古典音樂的喜好非常多樣，但我通常偏好莫札特或布拉姆斯。）
numerically：副詞，用數字表示地，形容詞為numerical。例句：Keep your files in numerical order.（用數字順序保管你的檔案。）
modify：動詞，修改。例句：Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.（這個系統並非單純懲罰違規者，而是鼓勵他們改變行為。）
研究顯示，大型猿猴可能也有中年危機
2012-12-13◎國際新聞中心
Chimpanzees and orangutans may experience a "mid-life crisis" like humans, a study suggests.
研究顯示，黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩可能像人類一樣經歷「中年危機」。
An international team of researchers assessed the well-being and happiness of the great apes. They found well-being was high in youth, fell to a low in midlife and rose again in old age, similar to the "U-shape curve" of happiness in humans.
一個國際研究團隊評估這種大型猿類的幸福與快樂。他們發現年輕的黑猩猩幸福度高，步入中年時幸福度下滑，老年幸福度又重新上升，類似人類幸福度的「Ｕ型曲線」。
The sample subjects included 508 chimpanzees and orangutans of varying ages, from zoos, sanctuaries and research centres. They were assessed by zoo keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who had worked with the primate subject for at least two years and knew its behaviour.
樣本包括508隻不同年齡層的黑猩猩與紅毛猩猩，分別來自動物園、保護區與研究中心。牠們由曾參與靈長類主題工作至少2年、了解靈長類行為的動物園管理員、志工、研究人員與照護者評估。
The animals were numerically scored for well-being and happiness on a short questionnaire, which was based on a human well-being model but modified for use in non-human primates.
這些動物的幸福與快樂以簡短的問卷評分，問卷是根據人類的幸福度模型，但修改為可供非人類的靈長類使用。
新聞辭典
varying：形容詞，不同的，多樣的。動詞為vary。例句：My taste in classical music varies greatly, but I usually prefer Mozart or Brahms.（我對古典音樂的喜好非常多樣，但我通常偏好莫札特或布拉姆斯。）
numerically：副詞，用數字表示地，形容詞為numerical。例句：Keep your files in numerical order.（用數字順序保管你的檔案。）
modify：動詞，修改。例句：Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.（這個系統並非單純懲罰違規者，而是鼓勵他們改變行為。）
Academics say ’’no truth’’ to lying eyes theory 學者稱說謊眼神理論「不是事實」
Academics say ’’no truth’’ to lying eyes theory
學者稱說謊眼神理論「不是事實」
2012-07-19◎國際新聞中心
Research by academics at two universities have concluded that the common belief of lying eyes is a myth.
兩所大學學者的研究總結，認為眼睛會透露是否說謊的一般想法是迷思。
Many psychologists think when a person looks up to their right they are likely to be telling a lie and glancing up to the left is said to indicate honesty. However, the experts from Edinburgh University and Hertfordshire University carried out tests and found the theory to be wrong.
許多心理學家認為，一個人眼神朝右上看時可能說謊，眼神朝左上時據說代表誠實，但愛丁堡大學與赫特福郡大學的專家進行測試，發現這個理論錯誤。
The claimed link between eye movements and truth telling is a key element of neuro-linguistic programming （NLP）, a method of enhancing people’s lives using psychological techniques. One aspect of NLP involves teaching people about the relationship between eye movements and thought.
宣稱眼神動作與講實話之間有關連，是神經語言程式學中的關鍵要素。神經語言程式學是一種運用心理學技巧來提升人類生活的方法，其中一個方面涉及教導人們眼神動作與思考的關連。
According to the theory, when right-handed people look up to their right they are likely to be visualising a "constructed" or imagined event. In contrast when they look to their left they are likely to be visualising a "remembered" memory.
根據這項理論，右撇子的人眼神往右時，可能代表在把「建構的」或想像的事件具體化，相反地，如果他們眼神朝左，可能是在具體化「記得的」記憶。
For this reason, when liars are constructing their own version of the truth, they tend to look to the right.
基於這個理由，說謊的人建構自己版本的事實時，眼神傾向朝右看。
Co-author Dr Caroline Watt, from Edinburgh University, said： "A large percentage of the public believes that certain eye movements are a sign of lying, and this idea is even taught in organisational training courses." "Our research provides no support for the idea and so suggests that it is time to abandon this approach to detecting deceit."
愛丁堡大學的研究共同作者瓦特說：「大部分的民眾相信，特定的眼部動作是說謊的跡象，甚至在組織訓練課程上傳授此一觀念。」「我們的研究不支持這種想法，因此建議是時候拋棄這種偵測欺瞞的作法。」
新聞辭典
glance up：片語，朝上瞥一眼。例句：He glanced up from his book as I passed.（我經過時他眼睛離開書本往上瞥了 一眼。）
right-handed：形容詞，慣用右手的。名詞為right-hander，右撇子。例句：She’s right-handed.（她慣用右手。）
visualise（visualize）：動詞，形象化，想像。例句：I was so surprised when he turned up - I’d visualised someone much older.（他出現時我非常訝異，我原本想像的人老得多。）
學者稱說謊眼神理論「不是事實」
2012-07-19◎國際新聞中心
Research by academics at two universities have concluded that the common belief of lying eyes is a myth.
兩所大學學者的研究總結，認為眼睛會透露是否說謊的一般想法是迷思。
Many psychologists think when a person looks up to their right they are likely to be telling a lie and glancing up to the left is said to indicate honesty. However, the experts from Edinburgh University and Hertfordshire University carried out tests and found the theory to be wrong.
許多心理學家認為，一個人眼神朝右上看時可能說謊，眼神朝左上時據說代表誠實，但愛丁堡大學與赫特福郡大學的專家進行測試，發現這個理論錯誤。
The claimed link between eye movements and truth telling is a key element of neuro-linguistic programming （NLP）, a method of enhancing people’s lives using psychological techniques. One aspect of NLP involves teaching people about the relationship between eye movements and thought.
宣稱眼神動作與講實話之間有關連，是神經語言程式學中的關鍵要素。神經語言程式學是一種運用心理學技巧來提升人類生活的方法，其中一個方面涉及教導人們眼神動作與思考的關連。
According to the theory, when right-handed people look up to their right they are likely to be visualising a "constructed" or imagined event. In contrast when they look to their left they are likely to be visualising a "remembered" memory.
根據這項理論，右撇子的人眼神往右時，可能代表在把「建構的」或想像的事件具體化，相反地，如果他們眼神朝左，可能是在具體化「記得的」記憶。
For this reason, when liars are constructing their own version of the truth, they tend to look to the right.
基於這個理由，說謊的人建構自己版本的事實時，眼神傾向朝右看。
Co-author Dr Caroline Watt, from Edinburgh University, said： "A large percentage of the public believes that certain eye movements are a sign of lying, and this idea is even taught in organisational training courses." "Our research provides no support for the idea and so suggests that it is time to abandon this approach to detecting deceit."
愛丁堡大學的研究共同作者瓦特說：「大部分的民眾相信，特定的眼部動作是說謊的跡象，甚至在組織訓練課程上傳授此一觀念。」「我們的研究不支持這種想法，因此建議是時候拋棄這種偵測欺瞞的作法。」
新聞辭典
glance up：片語，朝上瞥一眼。例句：He glanced up from his book as I passed.（我經過時他眼睛離開書本往上瞥了 一眼。）
right-handed：形容詞，慣用右手的。名詞為right-hander，右撇子。例句：She’s right-handed.（她慣用右手。）
visualise（visualize）：動詞，形象化，想像。例句：I was so surprised when he turned up - I’d visualised someone much older.（他出現時我非常訝異，我原本想像的人老得多。）
’Sunday blues’ start at 4.13pm, survey finds 調查發現「週日憂鬱」在下午4點13分發作
’Sunday blues’ start at 4.13pm, survey finds
調查發現「週日憂鬱」在下午4點13分發作
2012-07-23◎管淑平
Anxiety about the working week officially starts at 4.13pm on a Sunday, a poll of 2000 adults has found.
一份對2000名成人所做的調查發現，從週日下午4點13分就開始對工作週感到焦慮。
The onset of the ’Sunday blues’--which is characterised by a mild sense of depression about the week ahead--begins half way through the afternoon and continues into the evening.
「週日憂鬱」在下午過了一半後開始發作，持續到傍晚。「週日憂鬱」的特徵是對即將展開的一週有輕微沮喪感。
Four out of ten adults--41 per cent--admit that their Sunday nights are full of dread and anxiety, according to the poll by Premier Inn.
根據「頂級客棧」的調查，10個成年人中有4人─佔41%─承認，他們的週日夜晚充滿不安和焦慮。
The hotel chain found that Britons spend Monday to Friday looking forward to the weekend but on average start worrying about going back to work almost eight hours before the weekend technically ends.
這家連鎖旅館調查發現，英國人在週一到週五期待週末來臨，但平均在週末真正結束前8小時，就開始擔心回到工作崗位。
For one in ten people the sense of dread is even worse. Premier found that for 10 per cent of people the Sunday blues begin at 10am on a Sunday.
對10分之1的人來說，這種不安焦慮感又更嚴重。「頂級客棧」調查發現，有10%的人「週日憂鬱」在週日上午10點開始。
Research in 2010 by Mind, the mental health charity, found that the recession has increased the sense of fear about returning to work.
2010年由心理健康慈善組織「心智」所做研究發現，經濟衰退提高人們對於收假到班的擔心。
Psychologists have said that the ways to counter the Sunday blues include having a busy schedule, doing exercise and being around other people.
心理學家說，消除週日憂鬱的諸多方法，包括安排忙碌的活動、做運動以及與其他人在一起。
新聞辭典：
onset：名詞，開始、發作、攻擊。例句：He has taken the drug from the onset of the fever.（他一發燒就服用這種藥。）
dread：動詞、名詞、形容詞。擔心、不安。例句：Many housewives dread the thought of holiday’s coming.（很多家庭主婦一想到即將來臨的假期就感到害怕。）
characterize：動詞，以…為特點，表現特色。例句：The city is characterized by its vibrant multicultural society.（這個城市以其充滿活力的多元文化社會為特色。）
調查發現「週日憂鬱」在下午4點13分發作
2012-07-23◎管淑平
Anxiety about the working week officially starts at 4.13pm on a Sunday, a poll of 2000 adults has found.
一份對2000名成人所做的調查發現，從週日下午4點13分就開始對工作週感到焦慮。
The onset of the ’Sunday blues’--which is characterised by a mild sense of depression about the week ahead--begins half way through the afternoon and continues into the evening.
「週日憂鬱」在下午過了一半後開始發作，持續到傍晚。「週日憂鬱」的特徵是對即將展開的一週有輕微沮喪感。
Four out of ten adults--41 per cent--admit that their Sunday nights are full of dread and anxiety, according to the poll by Premier Inn.
根據「頂級客棧」的調查，10個成年人中有4人─佔41%─承認，他們的週日夜晚充滿不安和焦慮。
The hotel chain found that Britons spend Monday to Friday looking forward to the weekend but on average start worrying about going back to work almost eight hours before the weekend technically ends.
這家連鎖旅館調查發現，英國人在週一到週五期待週末來臨，但平均在週末真正結束前8小時，就開始擔心回到工作崗位。
For one in ten people the sense of dread is even worse. Premier found that for 10 per cent of people the Sunday blues begin at 10am on a Sunday.
對10分之1的人來說，這種不安焦慮感又更嚴重。「頂級客棧」調查發現，有10%的人「週日憂鬱」在週日上午10點開始。
Research in 2010 by Mind, the mental health charity, found that the recession has increased the sense of fear about returning to work.
2010年由心理健康慈善組織「心智」所做研究發現，經濟衰退提高人們對於收假到班的擔心。
Psychologists have said that the ways to counter the Sunday blues include having a busy schedule, doing exercise and being around other people.
心理學家說，消除週日憂鬱的諸多方法，包括安排忙碌的活動、做運動以及與其他人在一起。
新聞辭典：
onset：名詞，開始、發作、攻擊。例句：He has taken the drug from the onset of the fever.（他一發燒就服用這種藥。）
dread：動詞、名詞、形容詞。擔心、不安。例句：Many housewives dread the thought of holiday’s coming.（很多家庭主婦一想到即將來臨的假期就感到害怕。）
characterize：動詞，以…為特點，表現特色。例句：The city is characterized by its vibrant multicultural society.（這個城市以其充滿活力的多元文化社會為特色。）
Miss Pennsylvania USA claims pageant rigged 賓州小姐宣稱美國小姐選美作弊
Miss Pennsylvania USA claims pageant rigged
賓州小姐宣稱美國小姐選美作弊
2012-07-27◎張沛元
The Miss USA pageant contender from Pennsylvania resigned her crown, saying the contest is rigged, but organizers said the beauty queen was upset over the decision to allow transgender contestants.
來自賓州的美國小姐選美賽參賽佳麗放棄她的賓州小姐后冠，指稱該選美賽有不當手法介入操縱，但主辦單位表示，這位選美佳麗是因為不滿變性人獲准參賽才有此動作。
A posting on Sheena Monnin’s Facebook page claims another contestant learned the names of the top five finishers on Sunday morning _ hours before the show was broadcast.
（賓州小姐）席娜‧莫寧在她的臉書網頁上貼文宣稱，另一名參賽者在週日一早，也就是該選美賽決賽播出前數小時，就知道前5名決選者的名字。
Monnin said she decided to step down as soon as those same contestants were named during the show.
莫寧說，當那外洩名單中的5人真的在比賽中成為最後決選的前5名，她就決定放棄候選后冠。
"In my heart I believe in honesty, fair play, a fair opportunity, and high moral integrity, none of which in my opinion are part of this pageant system any longer, " Monnin wrote.
「在我心裡，我深信誠實、公平競爭、公平機會與高道德廉正，而我認為該選美賽制度完全沒有這些特質，」莫寧寫道。
Donald Trump, who runs the Miss Universe Organization, which oversees the Miss USA pageant, called Monnin’s claims "totally ridiculous" in an interview Wednesday on ABC’s "Good Morning America" and said the pageant organization plans to sue Monnin for making the "false charge."（AP）
監督美國小姐選美賽的美國環球小姐組織負責人、（地產大亨）唐納‧川普，在接受美國廣播公司「早安美國」節目訪問時，稱莫寧的指控「荒謬至極」，還說該選美組織打算控告莫寧做出「不實指控」。
（美聯社）
新聞辭典
transgender：名詞，變性人。
step down：慣用語，從高處下來；辭職。例句：The minister will step down from office at the end of this month.（部長將在本月底去職。）
in one’s opinion：慣用語，根據某人的信念或判斷；某人認為…。例句：In my opinion, that is a very ugly dress.（我覺得這件洋裝很醜。）
賓州小姐宣稱美國小姐選美作弊
2012-07-27◎張沛元
The Miss USA pageant contender from Pennsylvania resigned her crown, saying the contest is rigged, but organizers said the beauty queen was upset over the decision to allow transgender contestants.
來自賓州的美國小姐選美賽參賽佳麗放棄她的賓州小姐后冠，指稱該選美賽有不當手法介入操縱，但主辦單位表示，這位選美佳麗是因為不滿變性人獲准參賽才有此動作。
A posting on Sheena Monnin’s Facebook page claims another contestant learned the names of the top five finishers on Sunday morning _ hours before the show was broadcast.
（賓州小姐）席娜‧莫寧在她的臉書網頁上貼文宣稱，另一名參賽者在週日一早，也就是該選美賽決賽播出前數小時，就知道前5名決選者的名字。
Monnin said she decided to step down as soon as those same contestants were named during the show.
莫寧說，當那外洩名單中的5人真的在比賽中成為最後決選的前5名，她就決定放棄候選后冠。
"In my heart I believe in honesty, fair play, a fair opportunity, and high moral integrity, none of which in my opinion are part of this pageant system any longer, " Monnin wrote.
「在我心裡，我深信誠實、公平競爭、公平機會與高道德廉正，而我認為該選美賽制度完全沒有這些特質，」莫寧寫道。
Donald Trump, who runs the Miss Universe Organization, which oversees the Miss USA pageant, called Monnin’s claims "totally ridiculous" in an interview Wednesday on ABC’s "Good Morning America" and said the pageant organization plans to sue Monnin for making the "false charge."（AP）
監督美國小姐選美賽的美國環球小姐組織負責人、（地產大亨）唐納‧川普，在接受美國廣播公司「早安美國」節目訪問時，稱莫寧的指控「荒謬至極」，還說該選美組織打算控告莫寧做出「不實指控」。
（美聯社）
新聞辭典
transgender：名詞，變性人。
step down：慣用語，從高處下來；辭職。例句：The minister will step down from office at the end of this month.（部長將在本月底去職。）
in one’s opinion：慣用語，根據某人的信念或判斷；某人認為…。例句：In my opinion, that is a very ugly dress.（我覺得這件洋裝很醜。）
Angry UK police to seek right to strike 憤怒的英國警察爭取罷工權
Angry UK police to seek right to strike
憤怒的英國警察爭取罷工權
2012-04-28◎陳成良
British police officers angry with the coalition government’s plans to cut jobs and freeze pay will vote on whether they want the right to strike, the body representing them said on Thursday.
英國警察不滿聯合政府計畫裁員和凍結薪資，將就是否想要罷工權舉行投票，代表他們的組織週四表示。
The Police Federation, which represents 135,000 ordinary "bobbies" and low ranking officers in England and Wales, said the move to seek full industrial rights showed its members were infuriated by the government’s austerity drive.
代表英格蘭及威爾斯13萬5000名普通員警和基層警官的「警察聯盟」表示，此一爭取完整行業權利的行動，顯示出聯盟成員被政府撙節措施所激怒。
"Officers genuinely feel what the government is doing is decimating the best of British policing," a Federation spokesman said. "The victim of that decimation will be the British public."
「警官們真心感到，政府現在做的是淘汰英國警力中的菁英」，一名聯盟發言人說。「英國民眾將是這毀滅舉動的受害者」。
Britain’s Conservative-led coalition is seeking to make cuts of some 20 percent to police budgets as part of wider austerity measures designed to reduce a huge budget deficit.
英國保守黨主導的執政聯盟正尋求將警方預算縮減大約20％，這是削減龐大預算赤字的廣泛撙節措施之一環。
British police officers last went on strike in 1919 in a dispute over pay and have been barred from taking any industrial action since the 1990s.
英國警察上次罷工是在1919年的薪資爭議中，從1990年代起，英國警察被禁止採取任何行業行動。
However, even if members vote for the right to strike, the change would require the law to be amended and could be blocked by parliament.（Reuters）
然而，即使聯盟會員投票通過罷工權，要想實現轉變還需修改法律，而這可能會被國會封殺。（路透）
新聞辭典
bobbies：（英國口語）警察。這和19世紀英國政治家羅伯特．皮爾爵士（Sir Robert Peel）有關 。1829年，時任英國內政大臣的皮爾在倫敦建立了全球第一個常備警力部隊，所以英國人根據皮爾的小名Bobby，將警察叫做bobbies。
infuriate：動詞，激怒，使狂怒。例句：It infuriated me to read that he had been indicated.（讀到他被控告的消息我火冒三丈。）
be barred from：片語，被禁止。Dogs are barred from that store.（那家店不准狗進入。）
憤怒的英國警察爭取罷工權
2012-04-28◎陳成良
British police officers angry with the coalition government’s plans to cut jobs and freeze pay will vote on whether they want the right to strike, the body representing them said on Thursday.
英國警察不滿聯合政府計畫裁員和凍結薪資，將就是否想要罷工權舉行投票，代表他們的組織週四表示。
The Police Federation, which represents 135,000 ordinary "bobbies" and low ranking officers in England and Wales, said the move to seek full industrial rights showed its members were infuriated by the government’s austerity drive.
代表英格蘭及威爾斯13萬5000名普通員警和基層警官的「警察聯盟」表示，此一爭取完整行業權利的行動，顯示出聯盟成員被政府撙節措施所激怒。
"Officers genuinely feel what the government is doing is decimating the best of British policing," a Federation spokesman said. "The victim of that decimation will be the British public."
「警官們真心感到，政府現在做的是淘汰英國警力中的菁英」，一名聯盟發言人說。「英國民眾將是這毀滅舉動的受害者」。
Britain’s Conservative-led coalition is seeking to make cuts of some 20 percent to police budgets as part of wider austerity measures designed to reduce a huge budget deficit.
英國保守黨主導的執政聯盟正尋求將警方預算縮減大約20％，這是削減龐大預算赤字的廣泛撙節措施之一環。
British police officers last went on strike in 1919 in a dispute over pay and have been barred from taking any industrial action since the 1990s.
英國警察上次罷工是在1919年的薪資爭議中，從1990年代起，英國警察被禁止採取任何行業行動。
However, even if members vote for the right to strike, the change would require the law to be amended and could be blocked by parliament.（Reuters）
然而，即使聯盟會員投票通過罷工權，要想實現轉變還需修改法律，而這可能會被國會封殺。（路透）
新聞辭典
bobbies：（英國口語）警察。這和19世紀英國政治家羅伯特．皮爾爵士（Sir Robert Peel）有關 。1829年，時任英國內政大臣的皮爾在倫敦建立了全球第一個常備警力部隊，所以英國人根據皮爾的小名Bobby，將警察叫做bobbies。
infuriate：動詞，激怒，使狂怒。例句：It infuriated me to read that he had been indicated.（讀到他被控告的消息我火冒三丈。）
be barred from：片語，被禁止。Dogs are barred from that store.（那家店不准狗進入。）
’Simpsons’ creator：Real Springfield is in Oregon 「辛普森家庭」原創者：真的春田市在奧勒岡州
’Simpsons’ creator：Real Springfield is in Oregon
「辛普森家庭」原創者：真的春田市在奧勒岡州
2012-05-06◎俞智敏
One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and his dysfunctional family.
美國電視史上保存最好的秘密之一已經揭曉，「辛普森家庭」原創者葛羅寧指出，奧勒岡州的春田市才是卡通影集裡荷馬和其不正常家庭家鄉的靈感來源。
Groening told Smithsonian magazine that he was inspired by the television show "Father Knows Best," which took place in a place called Springfield. Springfield, Oregon, is 160 kilometers south of Groening’s hometown of Portland.
葛羅寧向史密森雜誌表示，他是受到電視影集「妙爸爸」所啟發，這齣電視劇就發生在一個叫做春田的城市。奧勒岡州的春田市則位於葛羅寧的家鄉波特蘭市南方160公里處。
"When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name," Groening told the magazine. "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, ’This will be cool; everyone will think it’s their Springfield.’ And they do," he said.
「等我長大以後，才知道那只是個虛構的地名，」葛羅寧對該雜誌說。「我同時也發現，春田是美國最常見的城市名之一。因為預期辛普森家庭會大受歡迎，我想『這會很酷；大家都會以為這是他們的春田市。』而他們果然這麼想，」他說。
The show has made a running joke of hiding the true Springfield’s location. In one episode, daughter Lisa points to Springfield on a map, but the animated "camera view" is blocked by son Bart’s head.
這部影集已把隱藏春田市的真實地點變成了固定笑點。在其中一集裡，女兒麗莎在地圖上指出春田市，但「攝影機視窗」卻被兒子巴特的頭給擋住了。
People in the real Springfield --the one in Oregon -- took on the mantle of the show’s hometown after Groening visited during a tour before the 2007 film "The Simpsons Movie."
住在真正春田市的人，也就是奧勒岡州的春田市居民，在葛羅寧於2007年「辛普森家庭」電影版上映前造訪當地後，就已肩負起這部影集家鄉的重責大任。
The city has already incorporated the Simpsons into its own town lore. The Springfield Museum features a couch similar to the animated one shown in the show’s opening credits, and a plaque marking the movie’s release.（AP）
該市已把辛普森家庭融入當地傳說中。春田博物館裡就放著一張類似辛普森家庭片頭裡出現的沙發，還有一塊註明電影發行日期的匾額。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
dysfunctional：形容詞，指不正常的或功能失調的，尤指身體器官或社會族群的關係等，如He hated spending holidays with his girlfriend’s dysfunctional family.（他最討厭跟女友的不正常家庭一起度假。）
running joke/gag：名詞，指不斷出現在某個劇本、電影、電視喜劇等的笑話或幽默暗示，或指經常引人發笑的主題或評語等，running在此為形容詞，指連續的、持續很長一段時間的，如It’s a running joke among us.（這是我們之間很常說的笑話。）
mantle：名詞，正式用語，原指披風、斗篷，後引申為指某人的權勢象徵，或某重要職務所擔負的責任，如He assumed his father’s mantle.（他繼承了父親的衣缽。）
「辛普森家庭」原創者：真的春田市在奧勒岡州
2012-05-06◎俞智敏
One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and his dysfunctional family.
美國電視史上保存最好的秘密之一已經揭曉，「辛普森家庭」原創者葛羅寧指出，奧勒岡州的春田市才是卡通影集裡荷馬和其不正常家庭家鄉的靈感來源。
Groening told Smithsonian magazine that he was inspired by the television show "Father Knows Best," which took place in a place called Springfield. Springfield, Oregon, is 160 kilometers south of Groening’s hometown of Portland.
葛羅寧向史密森雜誌表示，他是受到電視影集「妙爸爸」所啟發，這齣電視劇就發生在一個叫做春田的城市。奧勒岡州的春田市則位於葛羅寧的家鄉波特蘭市南方160公里處。
"When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name," Groening told the magazine. "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, ’This will be cool; everyone will think it’s their Springfield.’ And they do," he said.
「等我長大以後，才知道那只是個虛構的地名，」葛羅寧對該雜誌說。「我同時也發現，春田是美國最常見的城市名之一。因為預期辛普森家庭會大受歡迎，我想『這會很酷；大家都會以為這是他們的春田市。』而他們果然這麼想，」他說。
The show has made a running joke of hiding the true Springfield’s location. In one episode, daughter Lisa points to Springfield on a map, but the animated "camera view" is blocked by son Bart’s head.
這部影集已把隱藏春田市的真實地點變成了固定笑點。在其中一集裡，女兒麗莎在地圖上指出春田市，但「攝影機視窗」卻被兒子巴特的頭給擋住了。
People in the real Springfield --the one in Oregon -- took on the mantle of the show’s hometown after Groening visited during a tour before the 2007 film "The Simpsons Movie."
住在真正春田市的人，也就是奧勒岡州的春田市居民，在葛羅寧於2007年「辛普森家庭」電影版上映前造訪當地後，就已肩負起這部影集家鄉的重責大任。
The city has already incorporated the Simpsons into its own town lore. The Springfield Museum features a couch similar to the animated one shown in the show’s opening credits, and a plaque marking the movie’s release.（AP）
該市已把辛普森家庭融入當地傳說中。春田博物館裡就放著一張類似辛普森家庭片頭裡出現的沙發，還有一塊註明電影發行日期的匾額。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
dysfunctional：形容詞，指不正常的或功能失調的，尤指身體器官或社會族群的關係等，如He hated spending holidays with his girlfriend’s dysfunctional family.（他最討厭跟女友的不正常家庭一起度假。）
running joke/gag：名詞，指不斷出現在某個劇本、電影、電視喜劇等的笑話或幽默暗示，或指經常引人發笑的主題或評語等，running在此為形容詞，指連續的、持續很長一段時間的，如It’s a running joke among us.（這是我們之間很常說的笑話。）
mantle：名詞，正式用語，原指披風、斗篷，後引申為指某人的權勢象徵，或某重要職務所擔負的責任，如He assumed his father’s mantle.（他繼承了父親的衣缽。）
Beauty costs：French tax man targeting tummy tucks 美麗要付出代價：法國稅務人員盯上腹部整形術
Beauty costs：French tax man targeting tummy tucks
美麗要付出代價：法國稅務人員盯上腹部整形術
2012-07-02◎管淑平
France’s wealthy could take it on the nose if the French tax man gets his way and cosmetic surgery becomes subject to the value added tax.
如果法國稅務人員得其所願，讓整形手術成為加值稅課徵對象，法國有錢人將可能受到極大衝擊。
France’s new Socialist government has promised to tax the rich, and the tax authorities are looking at going after expensive cosmetic surgery such as tummy tucks, liposuction and breast enhancements that so far have escaped the country’s 19.6 percent VAT tax.
法國新任社會黨政府已承諾要對富人徵稅，稅務當局正考慮以昂貴的整形手術，如塑腹、抽脂和隆乳等為目標，這些整形手術迄今仍不必繳納該國稅率19.6%的加值稅。
The tax authorities have issued a finding that operations for esthetic rather health purposes should be taxed and the finance ministry is currently studying which procedures to target.
稅務當局提出一份報告，指出為了美觀、而非健康目的所動的手術應該繳稅，財政部正研究要對哪些手術項目課稅。
France’s financial inspector general has calculated that the government needs to find 3.9 billion euros each year if the country is to keep its promise to bring its budget back into balance by 2017.（AFP）
法國財政稽核長計算出，政府若要遵守其2017年讓預算回歸平衡的承諾，必須每年籌措39億歐元。（法新社）
新聞辭典：
get one’s way：動詞片語，隨心所欲、為所欲為地、讓他人聽從其意願行事。例句：He’s determined to get his way on this project.（他決心要這件案子照他的意思做。）
take it on the nose：動詞片語，承受或忍受衝擊、批評等。例句：No matter what happens, he will take it on the nose.（不論發生什麼事，他都會挺身面對。）
go after：動詞片語，追求、追緝、設法取得或贏得。例句：He’s going after that girl.（他正在追求那個女孩。）
美麗要付出代價：法國稅務人員盯上腹部整形術
2012-07-02◎管淑平
France’s wealthy could take it on the nose if the French tax man gets his way and cosmetic surgery becomes subject to the value added tax.
如果法國稅務人員得其所願，讓整形手術成為加值稅課徵對象，法國有錢人將可能受到極大衝擊。
France’s new Socialist government has promised to tax the rich, and the tax authorities are looking at going after expensive cosmetic surgery such as tummy tucks, liposuction and breast enhancements that so far have escaped the country’s 19.6 percent VAT tax.
法國新任社會黨政府已承諾要對富人徵稅，稅務當局正考慮以昂貴的整形手術，如塑腹、抽脂和隆乳等為目標，這些整形手術迄今仍不必繳納該國稅率19.6%的加值稅。
The tax authorities have issued a finding that operations for esthetic rather health purposes should be taxed and the finance ministry is currently studying which procedures to target.
稅務當局提出一份報告，指出為了美觀、而非健康目的所動的手術應該繳稅，財政部正研究要對哪些手術項目課稅。
France’s financial inspector general has calculated that the government needs to find 3.9 billion euros each year if the country is to keep its promise to bring its budget back into balance by 2017.（AFP）
法國財政稽核長計算出，政府若要遵守其2017年讓預算回歸平衡的承諾，必須每年籌措39億歐元。（法新社）
新聞辭典：
get one’s way：動詞片語，隨心所欲、為所欲為地、讓他人聽從其意願行事。例句：He’s determined to get his way on this project.（他決心要這件案子照他的意思做。）
take it on the nose：動詞片語，承受或忍受衝擊、批評等。例句：No matter what happens, he will take it on the nose.（不論發生什麼事，他都會挺身面對。）
go after：動詞片語，追求、追緝、設法取得或贏得。例句：He’s going after that girl.（他正在追求那個女孩。）
Italian museum burns artworks in protest at cuts 義大利美術館燒藝術品抗議削減開支
Italian museum burns artworks in protest at cuts
義大利美術館燒藝術品抗議削減開支
2012-04-24◎陳維真
A museum in Italy has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions out of pocket.
義大利一家美術館開始燒毀館藏藝術品，抗議政府削減預算，讓文化機構賠錢經營。
Antonio Manfredi, of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, set fire to the first painting on Tuesday."Our 1,000 artworks are headed for destruction anyway because of the government’s indifference," he said.
卡索利亞當代美術館的安東尼歐曼佛萊帝，週二點火焚燒第一幅畫作。「我們的1000件館藏，無論如何都要燒毀，都是政府漠視造成的。」
The work was by French artist Severine Bourguignon, who was in favour of the protest and watched it online.
這幅畫作是法國藝術家布赫吉農的作品，他支持抗議行動，並在線上觀看抗議過程。
Mr Manfredi plans to burn three paintings a week from now on, in a protest he has dubbed "Art War".
曼佛萊帝計畫從現在開始，在他稱為「藝術之戰」的抗議活動中，一週燒3幅畫。
Artists from across Europe have lent their support, including Welsh sculptor John Brown, who torched one of his works, Manifesto, on Monday.
歐洲各地的藝術家都表達支持，包括威爾斯雕刻家約翰布朗，在週一燒掉他的作品「宣言」。
Italy’s debt crisis led to the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last year. Since his departure, the government has passed a tough package of austerity measures and other reforms.
義大利債務危機導致前總理貝魯斯孔尼去年辭職，自從他下台後，政府通過嚴苛的撙節措施方案，以及其他改革辦法。
Art institutions says they have been particularly affected by the country’s economic woes, with state subsidies and charitable donations drying up.
藝術機構表示他們受到經濟困境的影響特別大，國家補助削減，慈善捐款枯竭。
新聞辭典
out of pocket：片語，賠錢。例句：The organizer of the concert was £3,700 out of pocket after it was cancelled.（該演唱會的主辦方在演唱會取消後賠了3700英鎊。）
in favor of：片語，贊成…；支持…；有利於…。例句：They are in favor of reduced taxation.（他們支持減稅。）
dub：動詞，授予…稱號；把…叫做；給…取綽號。例句：They dubbed him a teflon.（他們稱他為不沾鍋。）
義大利美術館燒藝術品抗議削減開支
2012-04-24◎陳維真
A museum in Italy has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions out of pocket.
義大利一家美術館開始燒毀館藏藝術品，抗議政府削減預算，讓文化機構賠錢經營。
Antonio Manfredi, of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, set fire to the first painting on Tuesday."Our 1,000 artworks are headed for destruction anyway because of the government’s indifference," he said.
卡索利亞當代美術館的安東尼歐曼佛萊帝，週二點火焚燒第一幅畫作。「我們的1000件館藏，無論如何都要燒毀，都是政府漠視造成的。」
The work was by French artist Severine Bourguignon, who was in favour of the protest and watched it online.
這幅畫作是法國藝術家布赫吉農的作品，他支持抗議行動，並在線上觀看抗議過程。
Mr Manfredi plans to burn three paintings a week from now on, in a protest he has dubbed "Art War".
曼佛萊帝計畫從現在開始，在他稱為「藝術之戰」的抗議活動中，一週燒3幅畫。
Artists from across Europe have lent their support, including Welsh sculptor John Brown, who torched one of his works, Manifesto, on Monday.
歐洲各地的藝術家都表達支持，包括威爾斯雕刻家約翰布朗，在週一燒掉他的作品「宣言」。
Italy’s debt crisis led to the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last year. Since his departure, the government has passed a tough package of austerity measures and other reforms.
義大利債務危機導致前總理貝魯斯孔尼去年辭職，自從他下台後，政府通過嚴苛的撙節措施方案，以及其他改革辦法。
Art institutions says they have been particularly affected by the country’s economic woes, with state subsidies and charitable donations drying up.
藝術機構表示他們受到經濟困境的影響特別大，國家補助削減，慈善捐款枯竭。
新聞辭典
out of pocket：片語，賠錢。例句：The organizer of the concert was £3,700 out of pocket after it was cancelled.（該演唱會的主辦方在演唱會取消後賠了3700英鎊。）
in favor of：片語，贊成…；支持…；有利於…。例句：They are in favor of reduced taxation.（他們支持減稅。）
dub：動詞，授予…稱號；把…叫做；給…取綽號。例句：They dubbed him a teflon.（他們稱他為不沾鍋。）
Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook Instagram 粉絲抱怨被臉書打了一記耳光
Instagram fans moan over slap in the Facebook Instagram
粉絲抱怨被臉書打了一記耳光
2012-04-29◎俞智敏
Facebook’s $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the photo-sharing app to the delete button.
臉書以1億美元價格吃下Instagram公司，已促使這個照片分享應用程式的眾多不滿粉絲們選擇按下刪除鍵。
Twitter and other online platforms recently buzzed with depictions of Facebook as a corporate monster trampling over a defenseless community of creative, free-spirited types. "Guess it’s time to delete my instagram app before Facebook ruins it," griped a Twitter user.
推特及其他網路平台最近充滿著把臉書描繪為一隻企業怪獸，專門踐踏無助的創意、崇尚自由社群的討論。「我想現在該是在instagram被臉書破壞前，先刪除這個程式的時候了，」一名推特用戶抱怨說。
For Instagram’s 30 million users, the cult-status app has a very different identity to the mass market Facebook. Unlike Facebook, there is no advertising, and certainly no selling of users’ personal details to advertisers.
對Instagram的3000萬用戶而言，這個受人崇拜的應用程式與大眾市場導向的臉書完全不同。相較於臉書，這個程式沒有廣告，更不會把用戶的個人資料賣給廣告商。
"Its ability to let its users delicately toe the line between public and private gave us a little breathing room from the all-pervasiveness of Facebook, and to see it whisked away feels like a tangible loss," wrote Jenna Wortham on The New York Times tech blog.
「這個程式能讓使用者在公開與私人領域間巧妙地維持分際，讓我們在無孔不入的臉書之外能有一點喘息的空間，現在卻看著它被一下子買走，讓人覺得彷彿遭受了具體的損失，」紐約時報科技網誌作者沃翰寫道。
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went out of his way to reassure Instagram purists that they needn’t get their hands dirty. On his own Facebook page, Zuckerberg noted that users can maintain their Instagram photos off Facebook and also keep their Instagram followers separate. （AFP）
臉書創辦人札克柏格則竭盡全力向Instagram純粹派使用者保證，他們無需委屈自己。札克柏格在他自己的臉書網頁上寫說，用戶們可把Instagram裡的照片與臉書切割開來，也可以維持與臉書完全不同的追隨者。（法新社）
新聞辭典
slap in the face：片語，指被打了一記耳光、侮辱，例句：Losing the election was a slap in the face for the club president.（對會長而言，輸掉選舉不啻是一項奇恥大辱。）
whisk someone/something away：指迅速把某人或某物移到別處，例句：The firemen came and whisked the students away to a safe place.（消防隊員趕來把學生送到安全的地方。）
go out of one’s way：片語，指特地、專程、不嫌麻煩去做某事，尤指替別人做某事，例句：They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome by giving us the best room in the house.（他們讓我們住進最好的房間，盡了全力讓我們感到受歡迎。）
粉絲抱怨被臉書打了一記耳光
2012-04-29◎俞智敏
Facebook’s $1 billion gobbling up of Instagram has sent disgruntled fans of the photo-sharing app to the delete button.
臉書以1億美元價格吃下Instagram公司，已促使這個照片分享應用程式的眾多不滿粉絲們選擇按下刪除鍵。
Twitter and other online platforms recently buzzed with depictions of Facebook as a corporate monster trampling over a defenseless community of creative, free-spirited types. "Guess it’s time to delete my instagram app before Facebook ruins it," griped a Twitter user.
推特及其他網路平台最近充滿著把臉書描繪為一隻企業怪獸，專門踐踏無助的創意、崇尚自由社群的討論。「我想現在該是在instagram被臉書破壞前，先刪除這個程式的時候了，」一名推特用戶抱怨說。
For Instagram’s 30 million users, the cult-status app has a very different identity to the mass market Facebook. Unlike Facebook, there is no advertising, and certainly no selling of users’ personal details to advertisers.
對Instagram的3000萬用戶而言，這個受人崇拜的應用程式與大眾市場導向的臉書完全不同。相較於臉書，這個程式沒有廣告，更不會把用戶的個人資料賣給廣告商。
"Its ability to let its users delicately toe the line between public and private gave us a little breathing room from the all-pervasiveness of Facebook, and to see it whisked away feels like a tangible loss," wrote Jenna Wortham on The New York Times tech blog.
「這個程式能讓使用者在公開與私人領域間巧妙地維持分際，讓我們在無孔不入的臉書之外能有一點喘息的空間，現在卻看著它被一下子買走，讓人覺得彷彿遭受了具體的損失，」紐約時報科技網誌作者沃翰寫道。
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went out of his way to reassure Instagram purists that they needn’t get their hands dirty. On his own Facebook page, Zuckerberg noted that users can maintain their Instagram photos off Facebook and also keep their Instagram followers separate. （AFP）
臉書創辦人札克柏格則竭盡全力向Instagram純粹派使用者保證，他們無需委屈自己。札克柏格在他自己的臉書網頁上寫說，用戶們可把Instagram裡的照片與臉書切割開來，也可以維持與臉書完全不同的追隨者。（法新社）
新聞辭典
slap in the face：片語，指被打了一記耳光、侮辱，例句：Losing the election was a slap in the face for the club president.（對會長而言，輸掉選舉不啻是一項奇恥大辱。）
whisk someone/something away：指迅速把某人或某物移到別處，例句：The firemen came and whisked the students away to a safe place.（消防隊員趕來把學生送到安全的地方。）
go out of one’s way：片語，指特地、專程、不嫌麻煩去做某事，尤指替別人做某事，例句：They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome by giving us the best room in the house.（他們讓我們住進最好的房間，盡了全力讓我們感到受歡迎。）
Authorities urge Russians to skip anti-Putin protest 當局呼籲俄羅斯人不要參加反普廷示威
Authorities urge Russians to skip anti-Putin protest
當局呼籲俄羅斯人不要參加反普廷示威
2012-02-05◎俞智敏
Russian authorities sought to deter activists from turning up at a rally against Vladimir Putin’s rule, with the church calling on them to pray instead and the chief doctor urging them to stay home due to cold weather.
俄羅斯當局試圖阻止運動人士參與一場反對普廷統治的集會，教會更呼籲民眾應改用祈禱代替示威，衛生首長還以天氣酷寒為由呼籲民眾留在家中。
Tens of thousands are expected Saturday to march through Moscow to a square just over the Moscow river from the Kremlin to protest Putin’s grip on Russia, exactly one month before he stands in presidential polls on March 4.
預料有數萬人週六會在莫斯科街頭遊行到一處距克里姆林宮只有一河之遙的廣場上，以抗議普廷把持俄羅斯政權，這場集會距離普廷參選的3月4日總統大選投票剛好僅剩下一個月。
After much haggling the Moscow city hall has allowed opposition activists to go ahead with the march and subsequent rally, the opposition movement’s third major protest since fraud-tainted December parliamentary elections.
在經過連番討價還價之後，莫斯科市政府終於准許反對派運動人士如期舉辦遊行及其後的集會，這是反對派運動自去年12月被控舞弊的國會大選以來所舉辦的第3場大型示威活動。
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, which has been watching opposition calls to take to the streets to demand fair elections with growing unease, called on the faithful to eschew rowdy demonstrations for a peaceful prayer.
反對派人士呼籲民眾走上街頭以要求公平選舉的呼聲，讓一直靜觀情勢發展的俄羅斯東正教會愈來愈感到不安，教會領袖更呼籲信徒避免參加吵嚷的示威活動，改以平和的祈禱取代。
"Orthodox Christians don’t know how to take to the streets," Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill said in an address to Russians.
東正教大主教基里爾在向俄國民眾發表的演說中指出，「東正教基督徒不知道如何走上街頭。」
"But they are taking to heart what is happening today to our people, drawing in their mind clear historic parallels with the turpitude and forgetfulness of pre-revolutionary years, with disorder, chaos and the destruction of the country in the 1990s."（AFP）
「但他們正認真關注今天發生在我們人民身上的一切，並在心中將之與俄國大革命前的墮落與健忘，以及1990年代國家的失序，動亂及毀滅做出明確的歷史比較。」 （法新社）
新聞辭典
haggle：動詞，指爭議、討價還價，例句︰It’s traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.（在市場裡就商品討價還價是一種傳統。）
take to：片語，指經常開始從事某事，例句︰He’s taken to staying out very late.（他很習慣深夜在外遊蕩。）
parallel：名詞，指平行線，或指類似的人事物、比較，例句︰It would be easy to draw （= make） a parallel between the town’s history and that of its football club.（在這個城市的歷史與其足球隊的歷史之間，很容易就能找出可類比之處。）
當局呼籲俄羅斯人不要參加反普廷示威
2012-02-05◎俞智敏
Russian authorities sought to deter activists from turning up at a rally against Vladimir Putin’s rule, with the church calling on them to pray instead and the chief doctor urging them to stay home due to cold weather.
俄羅斯當局試圖阻止運動人士參與一場反對普廷統治的集會，教會更呼籲民眾應改用祈禱代替示威，衛生首長還以天氣酷寒為由呼籲民眾留在家中。
Tens of thousands are expected Saturday to march through Moscow to a square just over the Moscow river from the Kremlin to protest Putin’s grip on Russia, exactly one month before he stands in presidential polls on March 4.
預料有數萬人週六會在莫斯科街頭遊行到一處距克里姆林宮只有一河之遙的廣場上，以抗議普廷把持俄羅斯政權，這場集會距離普廷參選的3月4日總統大選投票剛好僅剩下一個月。
After much haggling the Moscow city hall has allowed opposition activists to go ahead with the march and subsequent rally, the opposition movement’s third major protest since fraud-tainted December parliamentary elections.
在經過連番討價還價之後，莫斯科市政府終於准許反對派運動人士如期舉辦遊行及其後的集會，這是反對派運動自去年12月被控舞弊的國會大選以來所舉辦的第3場大型示威活動。
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, which has been watching opposition calls to take to the streets to demand fair elections with growing unease, called on the faithful to eschew rowdy demonstrations for a peaceful prayer.
反對派人士呼籲民眾走上街頭以要求公平選舉的呼聲，讓一直靜觀情勢發展的俄羅斯東正教會愈來愈感到不安，教會領袖更呼籲信徒避免參加吵嚷的示威活動，改以平和的祈禱取代。
"Orthodox Christians don’t know how to take to the streets," Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill said in an address to Russians.
東正教大主教基里爾在向俄國民眾發表的演說中指出，「東正教基督徒不知道如何走上街頭。」
"But they are taking to heart what is happening today to our people, drawing in their mind clear historic parallels with the turpitude and forgetfulness of pre-revolutionary years, with disorder, chaos and the destruction of the country in the 1990s."（AFP）
「但他們正認真關注今天發生在我們人民身上的一切，並在心中將之與俄國大革命前的墮落與健忘，以及1990年代國家的失序，動亂及毀滅做出明確的歷史比較。」 （法新社）
新聞辭典
haggle：動詞，指爭議、討價還價，例句︰It’s traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.（在市場裡就商品討價還價是一種傳統。）
take to：片語，指經常開始從事某事，例句︰He’s taken to staying out very late.（他很習慣深夜在外遊蕩。）
parallel：名詞，指平行線，或指類似的人事物、比較，例句︰It would be easy to draw （= make） a parallel between the town’s history and that of its football club.（在這個城市的歷史與其足球隊的歷史之間，很容易就能找出可類比之處。）
Paris mulls plan to extend Eiffel Tower... downwards 巴黎考慮擴建艾菲爾鐵塔……往下蓋
Paris mulls plan to extend Eiffel Tower... downwards
巴黎考慮擴建艾菲爾鐵塔……往下蓋
2012-07-05◎國際新聞中心
Paris authorities are mulling a plan to extend the Eiffel Tower downwards as above ground building would spoil the French capital’s geometry, the head of the landmark’s operating company said.
巴黎當局正考慮向下延伸艾菲爾鐵塔的計畫，因為向上延伸會破壞法國首都的幾何結構，這座地標的營運公司說。
’’Paris Council will deliberate on Tuesday or Wednesday this project for an underground building, we need further studies and we’re moving forward with the project,’’ deputy mayor in charge of tourism Jean-Bernard Bros told AFP. Mr Bros said that the project had been looked at for several months and that a committee had been set up to group together all the extension studies already done.
主管旅遊業的巴黎副市長布羅告訴法新社：「巴黎市議會將在週二或週三審查這項地下建築計畫，我們需要更進一步研究，我們正在推動這項計畫。」布羅先生說，這項計畫已研擬數月，一個委員會已經成立，以整合現有與擴建相關的研究。
It is not possible to build at the ground level as ’’you have to respect the line of sight between the Ecole Militaire and the Trocadero,’’ Mr Bros said.
布羅指出，之所以不可能在地面層進行擴建，是因為「你得尊重從巴黎軍事學院到托卡德洛廣場之間的視線」。
The two-storey underground extension would house the ticket booths currently found inside the edifice’s feet, an Eiffel Tower museum, a children’s area and other visitor amenities. （AFP）
地底加蓋的兩層擴建建築將可容納目前設在艾菲爾鐵塔1樓的售票口、1間艾菲爾鐵塔博物館、1個兒童區以及其他遊客設施。（法新社）
新聞辭典
mull：動詞，考慮。例句：I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I’m taking the job.（我需要幾天全盤考慮，才能決定要不要接這份工作。）
-storey：形容詞，……層樓的，也可作名詞用，指樓層。例句：Their new house has four storeys including the attic.（他們的新屋有4層樓，包括閣樓。）
house：動詞，容納。例句：It will be difficult to house all the refugees.（很難容納所有難民。）
巴黎考慮擴建艾菲爾鐵塔……往下蓋
2012-07-05◎國際新聞中心
Paris authorities are mulling a plan to extend the Eiffel Tower downwards as above ground building would spoil the French capital’s geometry, the head of the landmark’s operating company said.
巴黎當局正考慮向下延伸艾菲爾鐵塔的計畫，因為向上延伸會破壞法國首都的幾何結構，這座地標的營運公司說。
’’Paris Council will deliberate on Tuesday or Wednesday this project for an underground building, we need further studies and we’re moving forward with the project,’’ deputy mayor in charge of tourism Jean-Bernard Bros told AFP. Mr Bros said that the project had been looked at for several months and that a committee had been set up to group together all the extension studies already done.
主管旅遊業的巴黎副市長布羅告訴法新社：「巴黎市議會將在週二或週三審查這項地下建築計畫，我們需要更進一步研究，我們正在推動這項計畫。」布羅先生說，這項計畫已研擬數月，一個委員會已經成立，以整合現有與擴建相關的研究。
It is not possible to build at the ground level as ’’you have to respect the line of sight between the Ecole Militaire and the Trocadero,’’ Mr Bros said.
布羅指出，之所以不可能在地面層進行擴建，是因為「你得尊重從巴黎軍事學院到托卡德洛廣場之間的視線」。
The two-storey underground extension would house the ticket booths currently found inside the edifice’s feet, an Eiffel Tower museum, a children’s area and other visitor amenities. （AFP）
地底加蓋的兩層擴建建築將可容納目前設在艾菲爾鐵塔1樓的售票口、1間艾菲爾鐵塔博物館、1個兒童區以及其他遊客設施。（法新社）
新聞辭典
mull：動詞，考慮。例句：I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I’m taking the job.（我需要幾天全盤考慮，才能決定要不要接這份工作。）
-storey：形容詞，……層樓的，也可作名詞用，指樓層。例句：Their new house has four storeys including the attic.（他們的新屋有4層樓，包括閣樓。）
house：動詞，容納。例句：It will be difficult to house all the refugees.（很難容納所有難民。）
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says she’s too busy for Facebook 緬甸的翁山蘇姬說她沒時間玩臉書
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says she’s too busy for Facebook
緬甸的翁山蘇姬說她沒時間玩臉書
2012-07-01◎俞智敏
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is bullish on democratic reform, but she’s not so sure about Facebook.
緬甸反對派領袖翁山蘇姬推動民主改革不遺餘力，但她對臉書的態度可就沒那麼確定。
The Nobel Peace Prize winner--who was held under house arrest as a political prisoner for much of the past 22 years without even a telephone--was asked at the World Economic Forum on East Asia when she would join the 900-million member social network.
這位諾貝爾和平獎得主─過去22年來的大部分時間都被軟禁在家中，連電話都沒有─在世界經濟論壇東亞會議上被問到，她何時會加入這個已擁有9億會員的社交網路。
She said it was not an issue with adjusting to new technology, but a matter of finding the time. She said she will join when her schedule opens up.
她說這倒不是適應新科技的問題，而是找不出時間。她說假如她的行程有空檔，她就會加入。
"Mind you, you never know what will happen with the technological revolution," she said at a news conference. "Facebook may be old hat tomorrow. In that case, I won’t go on Facebook."
「但聽好了，你永遠不知道科技革命會發生什麼事，」她在記者會上說。「臉書可能很快就變成明日黃花。要是這樣的話，我就不會加入臉書。」
Under Myanmar’s previous military junta, her countrymen with Internet connections were blocked by a government firewall from accessing many sites. The reformist but still military-backed government elected last year has since eased most of those restrictions.
在緬甸前任軍政府統治下，翁山蘇姬的同胞們就算擁有網路連線，也會被政府設置的防火牆擋住而無法連上許多網站。去年當選、但仍由軍方所支持的改革派政府則已解除了大部分限制。
Suu Kyi herself had a broadband internet connection installed at her house shortly after her release. （AP）
翁山蘇姬本人在獲釋後不久，就在家中裝設了寬頻網路連線。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
bullish：形容詞，指樂觀的、強勢的，例句：She’s being very bullish about the firm’s future.（她對這家公司的未來非常樂觀。）
mind you：片語，指應把此語之後的某事納入考慮，多加注意，例句：He’s very untidy about the house; mind you, I’m not much better.（他在家裡常常不修邊幅，但提醒你，我也沒有好到哪裡去。）
old hat：形容詞，指過時的、老氣的、陳腐的、不再新鮮的，例句：Last year’s styles will be old hat soon.（去年的流行很快就會過時。）
緬甸的翁山蘇姬說她沒時間玩臉書
2012-07-01◎俞智敏
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is bullish on democratic reform, but she’s not so sure about Facebook.
緬甸反對派領袖翁山蘇姬推動民主改革不遺餘力，但她對臉書的態度可就沒那麼確定。
The Nobel Peace Prize winner--who was held under house arrest as a political prisoner for much of the past 22 years without even a telephone--was asked at the World Economic Forum on East Asia when she would join the 900-million member social network.
這位諾貝爾和平獎得主─過去22年來的大部分時間都被軟禁在家中，連電話都沒有─在世界經濟論壇東亞會議上被問到，她何時會加入這個已擁有9億會員的社交網路。
She said it was not an issue with adjusting to new technology, but a matter of finding the time. She said she will join when her schedule opens up.
她說這倒不是適應新科技的問題，而是找不出時間。她說假如她的行程有空檔，她就會加入。
"Mind you, you never know what will happen with the technological revolution," she said at a news conference. "Facebook may be old hat tomorrow. In that case, I won’t go on Facebook."
「但聽好了，你永遠不知道科技革命會發生什麼事，」她在記者會上說。「臉書可能很快就變成明日黃花。要是這樣的話，我就不會加入臉書。」
Under Myanmar’s previous military junta, her countrymen with Internet connections were blocked by a government firewall from accessing many sites. The reformist but still military-backed government elected last year has since eased most of those restrictions.
在緬甸前任軍政府統治下，翁山蘇姬的同胞們就算擁有網路連線，也會被政府設置的防火牆擋住而無法連上許多網站。去年當選、但仍由軍方所支持的改革派政府則已解除了大部分限制。
Suu Kyi herself had a broadband internet connection installed at her house shortly after her release. （AP）
翁山蘇姬本人在獲釋後不久，就在家中裝設了寬頻網路連線。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
bullish：形容詞，指樂觀的、強勢的，例句：She’s being very bullish about the firm’s future.（她對這家公司的未來非常樂觀。）
mind you：片語，指應把此語之後的某事納入考慮，多加注意，例句：He’s very untidy about the house; mind you, I’m not much better.（他在家裡常常不修邊幅，但提醒你，我也沒有好到哪裡去。）
old hat：形容詞，指過時的、老氣的、陳腐的、不再新鮮的，例句：Last year’s styles will be old hat soon.（去年的流行很快就會過時。）
Japan composer Sakamoto leads anti-nuclear 日本作曲大師坂本龍一領軍反核
Japan composer Sakamoto leads anti-nuclear
日本作曲大師坂本龍一領軍反核
2012-07-11@魏國金
Japanese and foreign artists including iconic German group Kraftwerk performed at a mass weekend protest concert against nuclear energy inspired by Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
日本與包括德國經典團體「電力站樂團」等外國藝人，在奧斯卡得獎作曲家坂本龍一發起的週末群眾反核抗議音樂會上表演。
The "No nukes 2012" event was held in the vast Makuhari Messe exhibition centre close to Tokyo. The concerts were also broadcast on the Internet, accompanied by anti-nuclear messages.
這場「2012無核」活動在鄰近東京、佔地廣大的幕張展覽館舉行。這些音樂會隨同反核訊息，也在網路上播出。
"Over a year has passed since the accident in Fukushima. The electricity company Tokyo Electric Power （TEPCO） and the Japanese prime minister said that the acute crisis is over, but the reality is that the danger has not passed and the real resolution of the accident remains unclear," the organisers said.
「福島事故過去已逾一年，電力公司東京電力（TEPCO）與日本首相表示，這場嚴重危機結束了，但事實是危險未除，事故真正的解決之道仍未明。」主辦單位指出。
The proceeds from the event will be donated to the "Goodbye to nuclear power" movement which is also supported by Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe and whistleblowing journalist Satoshi Kamata, as well as Sakamoto, who won an Academy Award for his score for "The Last Emperor".
音樂活動收入將捐助給「再見核電」運動之用，該活動也獲諾貝爾文學獎得主大江健三郎、揭弊記者鎌田慧以及以電影「末代皇帝」配樂而贏得一座葛萊美獎的坂本共同支持。
The movement is behind a petition against nuclear power which has already attracted more than 7.5 million signatures, as well as weekly protests outside the Tokyo residence of the prime minister against the presence of reactors on Japanese territory. （AFP）
該活動訴求反核電，目前已吸引逾750萬人連署，以及在首相東京官邸外每週進行抗議，以反對日本領土上存在反應爐。
（法新社）
新聞辭典
inspire︰引起、促成、鼓動。例句︰The crime was inspired by violent movies.（這起犯罪是由暴力電影引發的。）
proceeds︰收入、收益。例句︰The proceeds from the school play will be donated to the charity for cancer kids.（學校戲劇演出的收入將捐給癌症病童慈善機構。）
whistleblowing︰名詞，告密、舉發。例句︰Wikileaks is the controversial whistleblowing site that exposes secrets of governments and corporations.（維基解密是揭露政府與企業秘密的爭議性爆料網站。）
日本作曲大師坂本龍一領軍反核
2012-07-11@魏國金
Japanese and foreign artists including iconic German group Kraftwerk performed at a mass weekend protest concert against nuclear energy inspired by Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
日本與包括德國經典團體「電力站樂團」等外國藝人，在奧斯卡得獎作曲家坂本龍一發起的週末群眾反核抗議音樂會上表演。
The "No nukes 2012" event was held in the vast Makuhari Messe exhibition centre close to Tokyo. The concerts were also broadcast on the Internet, accompanied by anti-nuclear messages.
這場「2012無核」活動在鄰近東京、佔地廣大的幕張展覽館舉行。這些音樂會隨同反核訊息，也在網路上播出。
"Over a year has passed since the accident in Fukushima. The electricity company Tokyo Electric Power （TEPCO） and the Japanese prime minister said that the acute crisis is over, but the reality is that the danger has not passed and the real resolution of the accident remains unclear," the organisers said.
「福島事故過去已逾一年，電力公司東京電力（TEPCO）與日本首相表示，這場嚴重危機結束了，但事實是危險未除，事故真正的解決之道仍未明。」主辦單位指出。
The proceeds from the event will be donated to the "Goodbye to nuclear power" movement which is also supported by Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe and whistleblowing journalist Satoshi Kamata, as well as Sakamoto, who won an Academy Award for his score for "The Last Emperor".
音樂活動收入將捐助給「再見核電」運動之用，該活動也獲諾貝爾文學獎得主大江健三郎、揭弊記者鎌田慧以及以電影「末代皇帝」配樂而贏得一座葛萊美獎的坂本共同支持。
The movement is behind a petition against nuclear power which has already attracted more than 7.5 million signatures, as well as weekly protests outside the Tokyo residence of the prime minister against the presence of reactors on Japanese territory. （AFP）
該活動訴求反核電，目前已吸引逾750萬人連署，以及在首相東京官邸外每週進行抗議，以反對日本領土上存在反應爐。
（法新社）
新聞辭典
inspire︰引起、促成、鼓動。例句︰The crime was inspired by violent movies.（這起犯罪是由暴力電影引發的。）
proceeds︰收入、收益。例句︰The proceeds from the school play will be donated to the charity for cancer kids.（學校戲劇演出的收入將捐給癌症病童慈善機構。）
whistleblowing︰名詞，告密、舉發。例句︰Wikileaks is the controversial whistleblowing site that exposes secrets of governments and corporations.（維基解密是揭露政府與企業秘密的爭議性爆料網站。）
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