Hungarian running 50 marathons in 50 days
一名匈牙利人50天跑50場馬拉松
2012-06-06◎魏國金
Run, Norman! Run!
跑，諾曼！跑啊！
Hungarian Norman Varga has begun a quest to run the length of 50 marathons in 50 days and arrive in London in time for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
匈牙利人諾曼．瓦嘉已展開50天跑50場馬拉松路程，並及時抵達倫敦參加奧運開幕典禮的任務。
Varga is a 25-year-old former cage fighter who is not new to pain and suffering. At 16, he nearly lost his arm when he was pushed under a tram.
瓦嘉是25歲的前獸籠格鬥士，他對疼痛與痛苦並不陌生。16歲時，他被推入電車下，幾乎喪失手臂。
He will cover 1,240 miles from Budapest to London to draw attention to the importance of supporting young people.
他將從布達佩斯到倫敦路跑1240英里，以引起世人注意到支持年輕人的重要性。
Varga runs a foundation in his native Budapest district of Csepel dedicated to helping youth develop a healthy lifestyle and support their goals in education, science and art.
瓦嘉在故鄉布達佩斯的卻貝爾區經營一個基金會，致力協助年輕人發展健康的生活方式，並支持他們達成教育、科學與藝術的目標。
Varga’s journey began on June 2. It will take him to Slovakia, Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands before reaching London on July 27.（AP）
瓦嘉的行程從6月2日展開。在7月27日抵達倫敦前，他將跑過斯洛伐克、奧地利、德國、法國、盧森堡、比利時與荷蘭。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
quest︰名詞，在此指追求、尋求。例如︰the quest for truth（對真理的追求）。
new to︰片語，對…生疏、不熟悉。例句︰I am new to this game.（我從沒玩過這種遊戲。）
draw attention to︰片語，引起注意。例句：They used the performance to draw attention to the issue of anti-nuclear power. （他們利用行動劇來引起對反核電議題的關注。）
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When working out is too much of a good thing 運動過度有傷身體
When working out is too much of a good thing
運動過度有傷身體
2012-06-12◎陳維真
Constantly thinking about the next workout? Upset about missing a exercise class? Fitness experts say more is not always better and overworking a workout can sap strength and invite injury.
常常在想下次的運動嗎？錯過一堂運動課就心情不好？健身專家表示，多不見得就好，過度運動可能會傷害健康與招致受傷。
"We have fit people and deconditioned people who overdo it," said Geralyn Coopersmith, national director of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute.
「健康或不健康的人運動過度的情況，我們都看過。」Equinox Fitness健身俱樂部的全國主任潔芮琳．庫柏史密斯表示。
"Exercise is like a drug, if you don’t have enough, you get no benefits, if you have too much, you have problems," she said.
「運動就像藥一樣，如果量不夠，就沒有效果，如果太多，就會出問題。」
Shin splints, heel spurs, tendonitis are among the common overuse injuries that Coopersmith sees.
脛痛、足跟骨刺、肌腱炎是庫柏史密斯最常見到運動過度的受傷情況。
"Some days should be intense, some days not so intense," she said. "Exercise is a stressor. If it’s too much, the body can break down."
「有些日子應該激烈點，有些日子不要那麼激烈」，她說，「運動應該是一種緊張性刺激，如果過度，身體可能會出狀況。」
Extreme fatigue, irritability, moodiness, an elevated resting heart rate, fever, and an inability to work your earlier level are among the signs that you’ve overdone it.
極度疲憊、易怒、喜怒無常、靜止心跳率提高、發燒或無法達到之前運動的水準，皆為運動過度的跡象。
"There are so many benefits to exercise, but if they’re exercising excessively even the greatest benefits, like positive mood and better sleep, start to fall away," Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist said.（Reuters）
運動心理學家潔西卡．馬修斯表示，「運動有很多好處，但如果運動過度，連最棒的好處，像是好心情、更好的睡眠品質，也會開始消失。」（路透）
新聞辭典
sap：動詞，使大傷元氣。例句：Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians.（我們的精神都被官僚和政客削弱了。）
intense：形容詞，強烈的，劇烈的；極度的。例句：The job demands intense concentration.（這份工作需要極度專注。）
fall away：片語，消失。例句：The breeze slowly fell away.（微風逐漸消失。）
運動過度有傷身體
2012-06-12◎陳維真
Constantly thinking about the next workout? Upset about missing a exercise class? Fitness experts say more is not always better and overworking a workout can sap strength and invite injury.
常常在想下次的運動嗎？錯過一堂運動課就心情不好？健身專家表示，多不見得就好，過度運動可能會傷害健康與招致受傷。
"We have fit people and deconditioned people who overdo it," said Geralyn Coopersmith, national director of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute.
「健康或不健康的人運動過度的情況，我們都看過。」Equinox Fitness健身俱樂部的全國主任潔芮琳．庫柏史密斯表示。
"Exercise is like a drug, if you don’t have enough, you get no benefits, if you have too much, you have problems," she said.
「運動就像藥一樣，如果量不夠，就沒有效果，如果太多，就會出問題。」
Shin splints, heel spurs, tendonitis are among the common overuse injuries that Coopersmith sees.
脛痛、足跟骨刺、肌腱炎是庫柏史密斯最常見到運動過度的受傷情況。
"Some days should be intense, some days not so intense," she said. "Exercise is a stressor. If it’s too much, the body can break down."
「有些日子應該激烈點，有些日子不要那麼激烈」，她說，「運動應該是一種緊張性刺激，如果過度，身體可能會出狀況。」
Extreme fatigue, irritability, moodiness, an elevated resting heart rate, fever, and an inability to work your earlier level are among the signs that you’ve overdone it.
極度疲憊、易怒、喜怒無常、靜止心跳率提高、發燒或無法達到之前運動的水準，皆為運動過度的跡象。
"There are so many benefits to exercise, but if they’re exercising excessively even the greatest benefits, like positive mood and better sleep, start to fall away," Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist said.（Reuters）
運動心理學家潔西卡．馬修斯表示，「運動有很多好處，但如果運動過度，連最棒的好處，像是好心情、更好的睡眠品質，也會開始消失。」（路透）
新聞辭典
sap：動詞，使大傷元氣。例句：Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians.（我們的精神都被官僚和政客削弱了。）
intense：形容詞，強烈的，劇烈的；極度的。例句：The job demands intense concentration.（這份工作需要極度專注。）
fall away：片語，消失。例句：The breeze slowly fell away.（微風逐漸消失。）
Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite 迦納學生發射迷你衛星
Students in Ghana launch mini-satellite
迦納學生發射迷你衛星
2013-06-09◎俞智敏
Their project might not sound like much： The college students recently launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon.
他們的計畫聽起來或許沒什麼了不起：這些大學生最近用一顆黃色大氣球發射了一枚體積只有汽水罐那麼大的小型衛星模型。
It went aloft to a height of 165 meters and then came back down attached to a parachute. Yet in this developing West African country, ambitious organizers, _who recently launched the Ghana Space Science and Technology Center _ see the test as a sign of bigger things to come.
這枚衛星上升至離地165公尺的空中，再靠著降落傘重返地面。但在這個開發中的西非國家，志向遠大的主事者—他們最近還成立了迦納太空科技中心—認為，這次試射預示著太空研究前途光明。
The effort has drawn some skepticism, acknowledged Samuel H. Donkor, the president of All Nations University. "They think it is a pipe dream, a waste of money," said Donkor, who has directed $50,000 to the program.
這項努力曾引來不少質疑，全國大學校長董柯表示。「他們認為這只是鏡花水月，浪費金錢。」董柯說，他已撥款5萬美元給此衛星計畫。
"Some wonder why we couldn’t concentrate on our problems of water, sanitation, health, all those things. I categorically disagree," said Prosper Kofi Ashilevi, the space center director. "Space will help African countries who are very serious with it to leapfrog their development because it cuts across all sectors of the economy."
「有些人質疑我們為什麼不把焦點集中在解決飲水、衛生、醫療，所有這些問題上。我完全不同意，」太空中心主任艾希勒維說。「太空計畫將可幫助立志前進太空的非洲國家迅速突破現有發展，因為太空計畫將觸及經濟的所有領域。」
Experts say Ghana is probably a good five years or more from developing its own operational satellites, which could one day be used to confront everything from natural disasters to the smuggling of natural resources.
專家認為，迦納若想自行發展出可運轉的衛星，可能還要等上5年或更久，但這些衛星未來可用於解決從天災到自然資源被走私出境等諸多問題。
Owen Hawkins, business development manager for Surrey Satellite Technology in the United Kingdom, called the project "very, very exciting." "Ghana is quite a small country and they’re already punching above their weight by doing things like that," Hawkins said. （AP）
英國薩里衛星科技公司商業發展經理霍金斯表示，這項計畫「非常、非常令人興奮。」「迦納是個很小的國家，他們卻能藉由類似這樣的計畫以小搏大。」霍金斯說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
pipe dream：名詞，指空想、幻想、白日夢，如His plan for starting his own business was just a pipe dream.（他想要自己創業的計畫只是一場夢。）
leapfrog：名詞原指跳蛙或跳背遊戲，動詞則指快速且突然地前進或超越某人、某事，如Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.（他跳過最後兩年的中學課程，迅速領先其他同學進入大學就讀。）
punch above one’s weight：片語，主要為英國非正式用語，指以小搏大，如Singapore punches above its weight in the world economy.（新加坡在全球經濟中以小搏大。）
迦納學生發射迷你衛星
2013-06-09◎俞智敏
Their project might not sound like much： The college students recently launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon.
他們的計畫聽起來或許沒什麼了不起：這些大學生最近用一顆黃色大氣球發射了一枚體積只有汽水罐那麼大的小型衛星模型。
It went aloft to a height of 165 meters and then came back down attached to a parachute. Yet in this developing West African country, ambitious organizers, _who recently launched the Ghana Space Science and Technology Center _ see the test as a sign of bigger things to come.
這枚衛星上升至離地165公尺的空中，再靠著降落傘重返地面。但在這個開發中的西非國家，志向遠大的主事者—他們最近還成立了迦納太空科技中心—認為，這次試射預示著太空研究前途光明。
The effort has drawn some skepticism, acknowledged Samuel H. Donkor, the president of All Nations University. "They think it is a pipe dream, a waste of money," said Donkor, who has directed $50,000 to the program.
這項努力曾引來不少質疑，全國大學校長董柯表示。「他們認為這只是鏡花水月，浪費金錢。」董柯說，他已撥款5萬美元給此衛星計畫。
"Some wonder why we couldn’t concentrate on our problems of water, sanitation, health, all those things. I categorically disagree," said Prosper Kofi Ashilevi, the space center director. "Space will help African countries who are very serious with it to leapfrog their development because it cuts across all sectors of the economy."
「有些人質疑我們為什麼不把焦點集中在解決飲水、衛生、醫療，所有這些問題上。我完全不同意，」太空中心主任艾希勒維說。「太空計畫將可幫助立志前進太空的非洲國家迅速突破現有發展，因為太空計畫將觸及經濟的所有領域。」
Experts say Ghana is probably a good five years or more from developing its own operational satellites, which could one day be used to confront everything from natural disasters to the smuggling of natural resources.
專家認為，迦納若想自行發展出可運轉的衛星，可能還要等上5年或更久，但這些衛星未來可用於解決從天災到自然資源被走私出境等諸多問題。
Owen Hawkins, business development manager for Surrey Satellite Technology in the United Kingdom, called the project "very, very exciting." "Ghana is quite a small country and they’re already punching above their weight by doing things like that," Hawkins said. （AP）
英國薩里衛星科技公司商業發展經理霍金斯表示，這項計畫「非常、非常令人興奮。」「迦納是個很小的國家，他們卻能藉由類似這樣的計畫以小搏大。」霍金斯說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
pipe dream：名詞，指空想、幻想、白日夢，如His plan for starting his own business was just a pipe dream.（他想要自己創業的計畫只是一場夢。）
leapfrog：名詞原指跳蛙或跳背遊戲，動詞則指快速且突然地前進或超越某人、某事，如Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.（他跳過最後兩年的中學課程，迅速領先其他同學進入大學就讀。）
punch above one’s weight：片語，主要為英國非正式用語，指以小搏大，如Singapore punches above its weight in the world economy.（新加坡在全球經濟中以小搏大。）
Lizard King：Giant reptile named after Jim Morrison 蜥蜴王：巨型爬蟲類動物以歌手吉姆．莫里森來命名
Lizard King：Giant reptile named after Jim Morrison
蜥蜴王：巨型爬蟲類動物以歌手吉姆．莫里森來命名
2013-07-07◎俞智敏
A giant lizard that lived 40 million years ago has been named in honour of rock singer Jim Morrison, palaeontologists said.
古生物學家表示，一種生活在距今4000萬年前的巨型蜥蜴，已被依照搖滾歌手吉姆．莫里森之名來命名。
Around 1.80m from snout to tail and tipping the scales at up to 27 kilos, the plant-eating reptile is one of the biggest-known lizards ever to have lived on land. It competed with mammals for food in the humid tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
這種草食性爬蟲類動物自鼻尖到尾巴長約180公分，體重可達27公斤，是陸地上體型最大的蜥蜴之一。牠在濕熱的東南亞森林中和哺乳動物爭奪食物。
"We think the warm climate during the late-middle Eocene period allowed the evolution of a large body size and the ability of plant-eating lizards to successfully compete in mammal faunas," said Jason Head of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln who led the analysis.
「我們認為始新世中晚期的溫暖氣候促使生物演化出較大體型，並讓食草性爬蟲類動物能夠成功與哺乳動物競爭，」主持這項分析的內布拉斯加州大學林肯分校學者海德說。
The palaeontologists have named the long-extinct species Barbaturex morrisoni. "Barbaturex" means "bearded king," after the team found ridges on the underside of the jaw that give lizards a beard-like appearance. "Morrisoni" is in tribute to Doors frontman Morrison, famed for his fascination with reptiles and shamanism.
古生物學家把這種早已絕種的物種命名為Barbaturex morrisoni。Barbaturex意指「鬍鬚王」，因為研究團隊在這種蜥蜴的下顎底下發現脊狀突起，使其看起來像是留了鬍子。Morrisoni則是向搖滾樂團「門」的主唱莫里森致敬，莫里森生前以對爬蟲類動物與薩滿教著迷聞名。
"I was listening to The Doors quite a bit during research," said Head. "Some of their musical imagery includes reptiles and ancient places, and Jim Morrison was of course the Lizard King, so it kind of came together."
「我在研究期間常常聽『門』的歌，」海德說。「他們的部分音樂意象包括了爬蟲類動物和古代地點，而莫里森當然又是眾所周知的蜥蜴王，所以配合得剛剛好。」
新聞辭典
tip the scales at：指重達…，例句：The phone tips the scales at only 150g.（這支電話重量只有150公克。）
fauna：名詞，生物學用語，指某地區、某時代或環境的動物群，例句：He is studying the diverse fauna of the island.（他正研究這座島上多樣的動物群。）
come together：片語，指按照希望的方式開始工作或進行，例句：The project started slowly, but everything is finally starting to come together now.（這項計畫起步很慢，但現在一切終於都開始步上軌道。）
蜥蜴王：巨型爬蟲類動物以歌手吉姆．莫里森來命名
2013-07-07◎俞智敏
A giant lizard that lived 40 million years ago has been named in honour of rock singer Jim Morrison, palaeontologists said.
古生物學家表示，一種生活在距今4000萬年前的巨型蜥蜴，已被依照搖滾歌手吉姆．莫里森之名來命名。
Around 1.80m from snout to tail and tipping the scales at up to 27 kilos, the plant-eating reptile is one of the biggest-known lizards ever to have lived on land. It competed with mammals for food in the humid tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
這種草食性爬蟲類動物自鼻尖到尾巴長約180公分，體重可達27公斤，是陸地上體型最大的蜥蜴之一。牠在濕熱的東南亞森林中和哺乳動物爭奪食物。
"We think the warm climate during the late-middle Eocene period allowed the evolution of a large body size and the ability of plant-eating lizards to successfully compete in mammal faunas," said Jason Head of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln who led the analysis.
「我們認為始新世中晚期的溫暖氣候促使生物演化出較大體型，並讓食草性爬蟲類動物能夠成功與哺乳動物競爭，」主持這項分析的內布拉斯加州大學林肯分校學者海德說。
The palaeontologists have named the long-extinct species Barbaturex morrisoni. "Barbaturex" means "bearded king," after the team found ridges on the underside of the jaw that give lizards a beard-like appearance. "Morrisoni" is in tribute to Doors frontman Morrison, famed for his fascination with reptiles and shamanism.
古生物學家把這種早已絕種的物種命名為Barbaturex morrisoni。Barbaturex意指「鬍鬚王」，因為研究團隊在這種蜥蜴的下顎底下發現脊狀突起，使其看起來像是留了鬍子。Morrisoni則是向搖滾樂團「門」的主唱莫里森致敬，莫里森生前以對爬蟲類動物與薩滿教著迷聞名。
"I was listening to The Doors quite a bit during research," said Head. "Some of their musical imagery includes reptiles and ancient places, and Jim Morrison was of course the Lizard King, so it kind of came together."
「我在研究期間常常聽『門』的歌，」海德說。「他們的部分音樂意象包括了爬蟲類動物和古代地點，而莫里森當然又是眾所周知的蜥蜴王，所以配合得剛剛好。」
新聞辭典
tip the scales at：指重達…，例句：The phone tips the scales at only 150g.（這支電話重量只有150公克。）
fauna：名詞，生物學用語，指某地區、某時代或環境的動物群，例句：He is studying the diverse fauna of the island.（他正研究這座島上多樣的動物群。）
come together：片語，指按照希望的方式開始工作或進行，例句：The project started slowly, but everything is finally starting to come together now.（這項計畫起步很慢，但現在一切終於都開始步上軌道。）
Grunting carries no weight in this gym 低吼聲在健身房惹人嫌
Grunting carries no weight in this gym
低吼聲在健身房惹人嫌
2006-11-11◎俞智敏
Some gyms forbid hogging machines or wearing flip flops. At one gym, grunting is grounds for expulsion. Albert Argibay was escorted by police officers from a gym this week for grunting─which is against Planet Fitness' rules for maintaining a nonintimidating atmosphere.
有些健身房禁止會員霸佔健身器材或穿夾腳拖鞋。在其中一間健身房，健身時發出吼叫聲則是可被驅逐出場的理由。阿吉貝本週就因此在警察護送下離開健身房，因為他違反了「健身星球」健身房的規定，這項規定是為了維持健身房內的友善氣氛。
"Perhaps I grunted, perhaps I didn't. It's open to interpretation," said Argibay. He said he had his headset on when he was lifting 500 pounds on a squat machine at the gym.
「也許我有吼叫，也許沒有。這還有解釋空間，」阿吉貝說。他說，他在健身房裡一台蹲舉訓練機前，練習舉起500磅的重量時，頭上戴著耳機。
Planet Fitness markets itself as a place where anyone can feel comfortable in its "Judgment Free Zone." Its rules state members cannot wear bandanas, grunt or bang weights on the ground.
健身星球的行銷口號就是標榜可讓任何人在其「無評判空間」內感到舒適。該健身房規定，會員不可戴頭巾、發出吼叫聲或把法碼重重摔到地上。
Most clubs have policies regarding proper gym manners, although expulsions are rare. Grunting might be more taboo in gyms like Planet Fitness, which cater to exercise novices.
多數的健身俱樂部都訂有關於健身房適當禮儀的政策，不過嚴重到開除會員會籍倒很少見。在類似健身星球的健身房裡，低吼恐怕更會成為禁忌，因為這類健身房是以新手為主要客源。
The heaviest dumb bells at Planet Fitness are 80 pounds, meaning it's a place geared toward the general public.
健身星球最重的啞鈴只有80磅重，表示這裡比較適合一般大眾前來健身。
新聞辭典
carry weight（後常接with）：指對…極有影響力，carry no weight則指沒有影響力，如︰Her opinion carries a lot of weight with the boss.（老闆極重視她的意見。）標題中的carry no weight也是暗指文中提及舉重的雙關語。
hog：原指大型肉豬，亦可指貪婪自私的人，文中則作動詞，指貪心地攫取、霸佔等，如︰The guy hogged the whole park bench.（那個人佔住一整張公園長椅。）
expulsion：指驅逐、開除（常接from/of），如︰We soon heard of his expulsion from college.（我們很快就聽說他被大學開除的消息。）
低吼聲在健身房惹人嫌
2006-11-11◎俞智敏
Some gyms forbid hogging machines or wearing flip flops. At one gym, grunting is grounds for expulsion. Albert Argibay was escorted by police officers from a gym this week for grunting─which is against Planet Fitness' rules for maintaining a nonintimidating atmosphere.
有些健身房禁止會員霸佔健身器材或穿夾腳拖鞋。在其中一間健身房，健身時發出吼叫聲則是可被驅逐出場的理由。阿吉貝本週就因此在警察護送下離開健身房，因為他違反了「健身星球」健身房的規定，這項規定是為了維持健身房內的友善氣氛。
"Perhaps I grunted, perhaps I didn't. It's open to interpretation," said Argibay. He said he had his headset on when he was lifting 500 pounds on a squat machine at the gym.
「也許我有吼叫，也許沒有。這還有解釋空間，」阿吉貝說。他說，他在健身房裡一台蹲舉訓練機前，練習舉起500磅的重量時，頭上戴著耳機。
Planet Fitness markets itself as a place where anyone can feel comfortable in its "Judgment Free Zone." Its rules state members cannot wear bandanas, grunt or bang weights on the ground.
健身星球的行銷口號就是標榜可讓任何人在其「無評判空間」內感到舒適。該健身房規定，會員不可戴頭巾、發出吼叫聲或把法碼重重摔到地上。
Most clubs have policies regarding proper gym manners, although expulsions are rare. Grunting might be more taboo in gyms like Planet Fitness, which cater to exercise novices.
多數的健身俱樂部都訂有關於健身房適當禮儀的政策，不過嚴重到開除會員會籍倒很少見。在類似健身星球的健身房裡，低吼恐怕更會成為禁忌，因為這類健身房是以新手為主要客源。
The heaviest dumb bells at Planet Fitness are 80 pounds, meaning it's a place geared toward the general public.
健身星球最重的啞鈴只有80磅重，表示這裡比較適合一般大眾前來健身。
新聞辭典
carry weight（後常接with）：指對…極有影響力，carry no weight則指沒有影響力，如︰Her opinion carries a lot of weight with the boss.（老闆極重視她的意見。）標題中的carry no weight也是暗指文中提及舉重的雙關語。
hog：原指大型肉豬，亦可指貪婪自私的人，文中則作動詞，指貪心地攫取、霸佔等，如︰The guy hogged the whole park bench.（那個人佔住一整張公園長椅。）
expulsion：指驅逐、開除（常接from/of），如︰We soon heard of his expulsion from college.（我們很快就聽說他被大學開除的消息。）
ABBA museum to open in Sweden 阿巴合唱團在瑞典開設展覽館
ABBA museum to open in Sweden
阿巴合唱團在瑞典開設展覽館
2012-11-23◎張沛元
A traveling ABBA exhibit is to get a permanent home in a new museum dedicated mostly to the Swedish quartet that has sold nearly 400 million records since its heyday in the 1970s.
阿巴合唱團的巡迴展，將以一座獻給這個唱片銷售量自1970年代當紅之際起，高達近4億張的瑞典4人組合的展覽館，做為永久的落腳地。
Former band member Bjoern Ulvaeus said that "ABBA The Museum" will be part of a Swedish music hall of fame to be inaugurated in Stockholm next spring.
前團員畢約恩．奧瓦爾斯表示，「阿巴展覽館」會是一座明年春天於（瑞典首都）斯德哥爾摩揭幕的瑞典音樂名人堂的一部分。
The museum will feature some of the band’s glitzy stage costumes, instruments and other mementos that were displayed in the ABBAWORLD exhibition that toured Europe and Australia in 2009-2011.
該展館的收藏品包括該合唱團誇張的舞台裝、樂器與其他曾在2009年到2011年巡迴歐洲與澳洲的「阿巴世界」展中展示過的紀念品。
Ulvaeus said he hoped all four former ABBA members would attend the opening, set for April or May, but ruled out any chance of a stage comeback.
奧瓦爾斯說，他希望阿巴的4名前團員都能出席預定明年4或5月舉行的展館開幕儀式，但排除4人有任何復出機會。
The other band members were Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They started the band as two married couples, consistently topping charts in the English-speaking world after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo." They continued performing after both couples divorced, but drifted apart in the early ’80s. （AP）
該團其他成員是班尼．安德森、安妮塔．費爾特斯科格與安妮—弗瑞德．林斯塔德。他們在創團時是2對夫妻，自1974年在歐洲歌唱大賽中以一曲「滑鐵盧」奪冠後，持續在英語世界稱霸流行音樂榜。這2對夫妻離婚後仍持續演出，但在1980年代初漸行漸遠。
（美聯社）
新聞辭典
inaugurate：動詞，就職；開幕。例句：The new president will be inaugurated next January.（新總統將於明年1月宣誓就職。）
rule out：慣用語，排除。例句：We can’t rule out the possibility of his showing up suddenly.（我們不能排除他突然出現的可能性。）
drift apart：慣用語，漸行漸遠。例句：As the years went by, she drifted apart from all her friends.（隨著時光流逝，她與所有的朋友漸行漸遠。）
阿巴合唱團在瑞典開設展覽館
2012-11-23◎張沛元
A traveling ABBA exhibit is to get a permanent home in a new museum dedicated mostly to the Swedish quartet that has sold nearly 400 million records since its heyday in the 1970s.
阿巴合唱團的巡迴展，將以一座獻給這個唱片銷售量自1970年代當紅之際起，高達近4億張的瑞典4人組合的展覽館，做為永久的落腳地。
Former band member Bjoern Ulvaeus said that "ABBA The Museum" will be part of a Swedish music hall of fame to be inaugurated in Stockholm next spring.
前團員畢約恩．奧瓦爾斯表示，「阿巴展覽館」會是一座明年春天於（瑞典首都）斯德哥爾摩揭幕的瑞典音樂名人堂的一部分。
The museum will feature some of the band’s glitzy stage costumes, instruments and other mementos that were displayed in the ABBAWORLD exhibition that toured Europe and Australia in 2009-2011.
該展館的收藏品包括該合唱團誇張的舞台裝、樂器與其他曾在2009年到2011年巡迴歐洲與澳洲的「阿巴世界」展中展示過的紀念品。
Ulvaeus said he hoped all four former ABBA members would attend the opening, set for April or May, but ruled out any chance of a stage comeback.
奧瓦爾斯說，他希望阿巴的4名前團員都能出席預定明年4或5月舉行的展館開幕儀式，但排除4人有任何復出機會。
The other band members were Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They started the band as two married couples, consistently topping charts in the English-speaking world after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo." They continued performing after both couples divorced, but drifted apart in the early ’80s. （AP）
該團其他成員是班尼．安德森、安妮塔．費爾特斯科格與安妮—弗瑞德．林斯塔德。他們在創團時是2對夫妻，自1974年在歐洲歌唱大賽中以一曲「滑鐵盧」奪冠後，持續在英語世界稱霸流行音樂榜。這2對夫妻離婚後仍持續演出，但在1980年代初漸行漸遠。
（美聯社）
新聞辭典
inaugurate：動詞，就職；開幕。例句：The new president will be inaugurated next January.（新總統將於明年1月宣誓就職。）
rule out：慣用語，排除。例句：We can’t rule out the possibility of his showing up suddenly.（我們不能排除他突然出現的可能性。）
drift apart：慣用語，漸行漸遠。例句：As the years went by, she drifted apart from all her friends.（隨著時光流逝，她與所有的朋友漸行漸遠。）
Is austerity good for your health? 經濟蕭條有益健康？
Is austerity good for your health?
經濟蕭條有益健康？
2013-07-06◎陳成良
While an economic crisis results in untold misery for countries and their people, a new study of health in Cuba has suggested there could be a silver lining during lean times.
儘管經濟危機會給許多國家及其人民造成說不盡的苦難，但是古巴的一項新健康研究指出，經濟困難時期的黑暗也有一線光明。
Researchers appear to have implied that people can lose weight during a recession due to a reduction in eating and increasing physical activity.
研究人員似乎暗示說，由於攝入食物的減少和體力活動的增多，人們在經濟蕭條時期體重會下降。
Their dramatic findings, published online in the British Medical Journal, were based on a study in Cuba, where the population suffered food and fuel shortages following the economic crisis of the early 1990s triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union.
此一發表在「英國醫學期刊」網站上引人注目的發現，是基於古巴的一項研究。1990年代初期蘇聯的解體，導致古巴陷入經濟危機，古巴民眾因此遭受食品和燃料的短缺。
This resulted in an average of 4 to 5kg being shed by the people and subsequent rapid declines in deaths from diabetes and coronary heart disease.
這導致古巴人的平均體重下降了4到5公斤，古巴死於糖尿病和冠狀動脈心臟病的人數隨後也迅速下降。
The scientists from the University of Alcalá, in Madrid, also discovered that when Cubans put the weight back on, cases of diabetes surged again.
馬德里的阿爾卡拉大學科學家還發現，古巴人體重回升後，糖尿病的病例又再度飆升。
The researchers concluded that the Cuban crisis could have lessons Britain.
研究人員得出結論說，英國可以從古巴危機中吸取教訓。
They suggested that an average weight loss of just eleven pounds across the UK could cut deaths from heart disease by a third while the mortality rate of type 2 diabetes, the form of the condition related to obesity, could also be halved.
他們指出，英國人口平均體重只需減少11磅，死於心臟病的人數就能減少3分之1，與肥胖有關的第二型糖尿病造成的死亡率也可以減半。
新聞辭典
silver lining： 原本是指陽光在烏雲周圍形成的亮邊，所以又隱喻為艱難處境中的一線希望。例句：Every cloud has a silver lining. （天無絕人之路，黑暗中常有一線曙光。）
lean times：（經濟）困難時期。例句：This country has fallen on lean times.（這個國家處於不景氣時期。）
subsequent：形容詞，後來的。The problem will be discussed in subsequent chapters. （這個問題將在後面幾章討論。）
經濟蕭條有益健康？
2013-07-06◎陳成良
While an economic crisis results in untold misery for countries and their people, a new study of health in Cuba has suggested there could be a silver lining during lean times.
儘管經濟危機會給許多國家及其人民造成說不盡的苦難，但是古巴的一項新健康研究指出，經濟困難時期的黑暗也有一線光明。
Researchers appear to have implied that people can lose weight during a recession due to a reduction in eating and increasing physical activity.
研究人員似乎暗示說，由於攝入食物的減少和體力活動的增多，人們在經濟蕭條時期體重會下降。
Their dramatic findings, published online in the British Medical Journal, were based on a study in Cuba, where the population suffered food and fuel shortages following the economic crisis of the early 1990s triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union.
此一發表在「英國醫學期刊」網站上引人注目的發現，是基於古巴的一項研究。1990年代初期蘇聯的解體，導致古巴陷入經濟危機，古巴民眾因此遭受食品和燃料的短缺。
This resulted in an average of 4 to 5kg being shed by the people and subsequent rapid declines in deaths from diabetes and coronary heart disease.
這導致古巴人的平均體重下降了4到5公斤，古巴死於糖尿病和冠狀動脈心臟病的人數隨後也迅速下降。
The scientists from the University of Alcalá, in Madrid, also discovered that when Cubans put the weight back on, cases of diabetes surged again.
馬德里的阿爾卡拉大學科學家還發現，古巴人體重回升後，糖尿病的病例又再度飆升。
The researchers concluded that the Cuban crisis could have lessons Britain.
研究人員得出結論說，英國可以從古巴危機中吸取教訓。
They suggested that an average weight loss of just eleven pounds across the UK could cut deaths from heart disease by a third while the mortality rate of type 2 diabetes, the form of the condition related to obesity, could also be halved.
他們指出，英國人口平均體重只需減少11磅，死於心臟病的人數就能減少3分之1，與肥胖有關的第二型糖尿病造成的死亡率也可以減半。
新聞辭典
silver lining： 原本是指陽光在烏雲周圍形成的亮邊，所以又隱喻為艱難處境中的一線希望。例句：Every cloud has a silver lining. （天無絕人之路，黑暗中常有一線曙光。）
lean times：（經濟）困難時期。例句：This country has fallen on lean times.（這個國家處於不景氣時期。）
subsequent：形容詞，後來的。The problem will be discussed in subsequent chapters. （這個問題將在後面幾章討論。）
Clenching fists can improve memory 握緊拳頭可改善記憶力
Clenching fists can improve memory
握緊拳頭可改善記憶力
2013-06-13◎國際新聞中心
Memory can be improved simply by clenching the fists, a study suggests. Clenching the right hand for 90 seconds helps in memory formation, while the same movement in the left improves memory recall, say US psychologists.
研究顯示，只要握緊拳頭即可改善記憶力。美國精神學家說，握緊右手90秒，有助於記憶形成，握緊左拳則可提升召喚記憶的效果。
In an experiment, 50 adults performed better at remembering words from a long list when they carried out these movements.
在一份實驗中，50名成人做這些動作時，記憶一份長串清單中的單字的表現較好。
The researchers think clenching a fist activates specific brain regions that are associated with memory processing. Lead scientist Ruth Propper, of Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, said the research suggests simple body movements can improve memory by temporarily changing the way the brain functions.
研究人員認為，握緊拳頭活化大腦中與記憶力處理相關的特定區塊。主持科學家、新澤西州蒙特克萊爾州立大學的普拉波說，這份研究顯示，簡單的身體動作可暫時改變大腦運作的方式，提升記憶力。
Clenching your right hand immediately prior to learning information and clenching your left hand immediately before recalling it would be helpful to improve memory, Dr Propper told BBC News.
普拉波告訴「英國廣播公司新聞網」，在正要學習資訊前握緊右手，要回想事情前握緊左手，有助於改善記憶力。
新聞辭典
clench：動詞，抓緊、緊咬。例句：With a knife clenched between his teeth, he climbed up the tree to cut some coconuts.（他把刀緊咬在牙齒間，爬上樹去砍些椰子。）
improve：動詞，改善、提升。例句：I thought the best way to improve my French was to live in France.（我認為要提升我的法文，最好的方法就是住在法國。）
recall：動詞，回想。例句：Can you recall what happened last night?（你能想起昨晚發生什麼事情嗎？）
握緊拳頭可改善記憶力
2013-06-13◎國際新聞中心
Memory can be improved simply by clenching the fists, a study suggests. Clenching the right hand for 90 seconds helps in memory formation, while the same movement in the left improves memory recall, say US psychologists.
研究顯示，只要握緊拳頭即可改善記憶力。美國精神學家說，握緊右手90秒，有助於記憶形成，握緊左拳則可提升召喚記憶的效果。
In an experiment, 50 adults performed better at remembering words from a long list when they carried out these movements.
在一份實驗中，50名成人做這些動作時，記憶一份長串清單中的單字的表現較好。
The researchers think clenching a fist activates specific brain regions that are associated with memory processing. Lead scientist Ruth Propper, of Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, said the research suggests simple body movements can improve memory by temporarily changing the way the brain functions.
研究人員認為，握緊拳頭活化大腦中與記憶力處理相關的特定區塊。主持科學家、新澤西州蒙特克萊爾州立大學的普拉波說，這份研究顯示，簡單的身體動作可暫時改變大腦運作的方式，提升記憶力。
Clenching your right hand immediately prior to learning information and clenching your left hand immediately before recalling it would be helpful to improve memory, Dr Propper told BBC News.
普拉波告訴「英國廣播公司新聞網」，在正要學習資訊前握緊右手，要回想事情前握緊左手，有助於改善記憶力。
新聞辭典
clench：動詞，抓緊、緊咬。例句：With a knife clenched between his teeth, he climbed up the tree to cut some coconuts.（他把刀緊咬在牙齒間，爬上樹去砍些椰子。）
improve：動詞，改善、提升。例句：I thought the best way to improve my French was to live in France.（我認為要提升我的法文，最好的方法就是住在法國。）
recall：動詞，回想。例句：Can you recall what happened last night?（你能想起昨晚發生什麼事情嗎？）
Australian store charges customers A$5 for ’just looking’ 顧客只看不買 澳洲店家收5澳幣「觀賞費」
Australian store charges customers A$5 for ’just looking’
顧客只看不買 澳洲店家收5澳幣「觀賞費」
2013-06-08◎陳成良
A gluten-free, wheat-free store in Australia has come under fire for charging customers A$5 just for looking at products on display.
澳洲一家販售不含麩質與小麥食品的商店，因為向那些只看展示品而不買的顧客收取5澳元的費用，而受到抨擊。
Celiac Supplies in Brisbane complained that it had too many people going into the store to find out which products were gluten and wheat-free and then going to buy them elsewhere.
布里斯班市的Celiac Supplies商店抱怨說，太多人進店裡是為了看哪些產品不含麩質和小麥，然後去其他地方購買這些產品。
A poster has been put up in the store’s window that informs customers of the charge and explains the reasons for it.
該店的櫥窗貼了一張告示，告知顧客要收費，並解釋原因。
The store owner, known only as Georgina, said that 60 people went into the shop every week, asked her questions about her products, then went somewhere else to buy them.
店老闆喬吉娜說，每週有60人走進店裡，向她詢問有關她的產品的問題，然後去其他地方購買。
"I’ve had a gutful of working and not getting paid. I’m not here to dispense a charity service for Coles and Woolworths to make more money," she said.
她說：「我的工作量很大卻沒有得到報償。我開店不是為Coles及Woolworths這兩家超市提供慈善服務，讓它們賺更多錢。」
"I can tell straight away who are the ratbags who are going to come in here and pick my brain and disappear."
「我馬上就能分辨出哪些人是進來聽取我意見，然後就不見蹤影的討厭鬼。」
She said some people had been put off by the sign but others had paid the browsing charge. She claimed her prices matched many supermarkets.
她說，有些人看到告示就止步，但其他一些人則付了瀏覽費。她聲稱自己店內產品的價格和許多超市相當。
The $5 is charged initially then deducted from the bill if goods are purchased in the shop. "This policy is in line with many other clothing, shoe and electronic stores who are also facing the same issue," the sign reads.
如果在該店購買商品，一開始收取的5澳幣費用就會從帳單中扣除。告示稱：「這個政策和許多其他面臨同樣問題的服裝店、鞋店和電子產品店採取的策略是一致的。」
新聞辭典
under fire︰片語，受到攻擊、責難。例句︰The basic policy is under fire.（這項基本政策受到抨擊。）
ratbag：（澳洲俚語）怪人；脾氣乖張的人；討厭的傢伙。
pick one’s brain：片語，徵求某人的意見。例句：She is smart because she always picks other people’s brains.（她之所以聰明是因為她老是聽取別人的意見。）
顧客只看不買 澳洲店家收5澳幣「觀賞費」
2013-06-08◎陳成良
A gluten-free, wheat-free store in Australia has come under fire for charging customers A$5 just for looking at products on display.
澳洲一家販售不含麩質與小麥食品的商店，因為向那些只看展示品而不買的顧客收取5澳元的費用，而受到抨擊。
Celiac Supplies in Brisbane complained that it had too many people going into the store to find out which products were gluten and wheat-free and then going to buy them elsewhere.
布里斯班市的Celiac Supplies商店抱怨說，太多人進店裡是為了看哪些產品不含麩質和小麥，然後去其他地方購買這些產品。
A poster has been put up in the store’s window that informs customers of the charge and explains the reasons for it.
該店的櫥窗貼了一張告示，告知顧客要收費，並解釋原因。
The store owner, known only as Georgina, said that 60 people went into the shop every week, asked her questions about her products, then went somewhere else to buy them.
店老闆喬吉娜說，每週有60人走進店裡，向她詢問有關她的產品的問題，然後去其他地方購買。
"I’ve had a gutful of working and not getting paid. I’m not here to dispense a charity service for Coles and Woolworths to make more money," she said.
她說：「我的工作量很大卻沒有得到報償。我開店不是為Coles及Woolworths這兩家超市提供慈善服務，讓它們賺更多錢。」
"I can tell straight away who are the ratbags who are going to come in here and pick my brain and disappear."
「我馬上就能分辨出哪些人是進來聽取我意見，然後就不見蹤影的討厭鬼。」
She said some people had been put off by the sign but others had paid the browsing charge. She claimed her prices matched many supermarkets.
她說，有些人看到告示就止步，但其他一些人則付了瀏覽費。她聲稱自己店內產品的價格和許多超市相當。
The $5 is charged initially then deducted from the bill if goods are purchased in the shop. "This policy is in line with many other clothing, shoe and electronic stores who are also facing the same issue," the sign reads.
如果在該店購買商品，一開始收取的5澳幣費用就會從帳單中扣除。告示稱：「這個政策和許多其他面臨同樣問題的服裝店、鞋店和電子產品店採取的策略是一致的。」
新聞辭典
under fire︰片語，受到攻擊、責難。例句︰The basic policy is under fire.（這項基本政策受到抨擊。）
ratbag：（澳洲俚語）怪人；脾氣乖張的人；討厭的傢伙。
pick one’s brain：片語，徵求某人的意見。例句：She is smart because she always picks other people’s brains.（她之所以聰明是因為她老是聽取別人的意見。）
Israeli zoo uses acupuncture on sick tiger 以色列動物園用針灸治病虎
Israeli zoo uses acupuncture on sick tiger
以色列動物園用針灸治病虎
2013-06-12◎魏國金
Veterinarians are trying acupuncture to cure a Sumatran tiger at an Israeli zoo.
獸醫師正試圖以針灸治療以色列一家動物園的一頭蘇門答臘虎。
The 14-year-old tiger, named Pedang, suffers from a chronic ear infection. On Sunday, a holistic medicine professional tried acupuncture on him, pricking him with several pink needles in his ear and at other points of his body. The tiger was sedated during the treatment.
這頭名叫「潘當」的14歲老虎飽受長期耳朵感染之苦。週日，一名整體醫學專家嘗試對牠針灸，在牠的耳朵與身體其他穴道扎入數根粉紅針。在治療中，這隻老虎獲舒緩平靜。
The Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan said this was the first time it used Chinese medicine on an animal. The zoo said other conventional treatments, like antibiotics, failed to cure the infection, which has lasted more than a year.
特拉維夫拉馬特甘動物中心指出，這是首次在動物上運用中醫療法。該動物園說，像抗生素等其他傳統治療都無法治癒這個持續逾1年的感染。
Mor Mosinzon, who treated Pedang, said the acupuncture was meant to strengthen his immune system and open his ear canals so that his body can better absorb the antibiotics.（AP）
治療潘當的摩爾．莫辛松表示，針灸應能增強牠的免疫系統，並打開牠的耳道，使牠的身體更能吸收抗生素。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
acupuncture ︰名詞，針灸，動詞，對…施行針灸。例如，an acupuncture point（針灸的穴位。）
holistic︰形容詞，全面的、全盤的。例句︰Holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body. （整體醫學《或全人醫學》試圖身心並治。）
be meant to︰動詞片語，應該。例句︰You were meant to ask me why I disappointed with the idea.（你該問問我對這想法為何感到失望。）
以色列動物園用針灸治病虎
2013-06-12◎魏國金
Veterinarians are trying acupuncture to cure a Sumatran tiger at an Israeli zoo.
獸醫師正試圖以針灸治療以色列一家動物園的一頭蘇門答臘虎。
The 14-year-old tiger, named Pedang, suffers from a chronic ear infection. On Sunday, a holistic medicine professional tried acupuncture on him, pricking him with several pink needles in his ear and at other points of his body. The tiger was sedated during the treatment.
這頭名叫「潘當」的14歲老虎飽受長期耳朵感染之苦。週日，一名整體醫學專家嘗試對牠針灸，在牠的耳朵與身體其他穴道扎入數根粉紅針。在治療中，這隻老虎獲舒緩平靜。
The Zoological Center of Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan said this was the first time it used Chinese medicine on an animal. The zoo said other conventional treatments, like antibiotics, failed to cure the infection, which has lasted more than a year.
特拉維夫拉馬特甘動物中心指出，這是首次在動物上運用中醫療法。該動物園說，像抗生素等其他傳統治療都無法治癒這個持續逾1年的感染。
Mor Mosinzon, who treated Pedang, said the acupuncture was meant to strengthen his immune system and open his ear canals so that his body can better absorb the antibiotics.（AP）
治療潘當的摩爾．莫辛松表示，針灸應能增強牠的免疫系統，並打開牠的耳道，使牠的身體更能吸收抗生素。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
acupuncture ︰名詞，針灸，動詞，對…施行針灸。例如，an acupuncture point（針灸的穴位。）
holistic︰形容詞，全面的、全盤的。例句︰Holistic medicine attempts to treat both the mind and the body. （整體醫學《或全人醫學》試圖身心並治。）
be meant to︰動詞片語，應該。例句︰You were meant to ask me why I disappointed with the idea.（你該問問我對這想法為何感到失望。）
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