Ukraine scores own goal as Euro debacle looms
歐洲盃足球賽災難即將到來，烏克蘭踢進烏龍球
2012-05-27◎俞智敏
Ukraine failed to anticipate the angry Western reaction to its treatment of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the dispute risks ruining its hosting of the Euro 2012 football, observers said.
觀察家表示，烏克蘭未能預料到西方國家對前烏國總理泰莫申科在獄中待遇的憤怒反應，以及這項爭議可能危及烏國所主辦的2012歐洲盃足球賽。
The Euro 2012 tournament co-hosted with Poland was set to be a glorious showcase for the ex-Soviet country：but President Viktor Yanukovych appears to have scored a massive own goal by allowing it to be overshadowed by the Tymoshenko case.
由烏國與波蘭共同主辦的2012歐洲盃足球賽原本應是展示這個前蘇聯國家光明面的好機會：但亞努科維奇總統卻似乎讓泰莫申科案蓋過球賽鋒芒，自己重重踢進了一記烏龍球。
Austria has announced it will boycott all matches hosted by Ukraine, a move that reportedly could be matched by Germany. All European Union commissioners will also be absent, while at least seven EU heads of state are shunning a summit to be hosted by Yanukovych in Yalta this month.
奧地利已宣布將杯葛所有在烏國舉行的比賽，據說德國也可能跟進。歐盟所有執委也將缺席球賽，而至少有7位歐盟領袖已婉拒參加亞努科維奇本月在雅爾達主持的一場高峰會。
Tymoshenko, who was jailed for seven years on charges of abuse of power in October, upped the stakes in her standoff with the authorities last month by going on hunger strike and claiming she had been beaten by prison guards.
被控濫權的泰莫申科去年10月被判處7年有期徒刑，上個月她在獄中與當局對峙時展開絕食抗議，聲稱她曾遭獄卒毆打，使情勢更加危急。
With an efficient PR machine fronted by the opposition leader’s telegenic, London School of Economics-educated daughter Yevgeniya, the Western reaction led by Germany has been tough. And it clearly caught the Yanukovych government off guard.
在這位反對派領袖長相搶眼、又曾就讀於倫敦政經學院的女兒葉芙根尼亞所使出的有效公關攻勢下，以德國為首的西方國家反應相當強硬。亞努科維奇對此顯然完全沒有防備。
"No one expected that Germany would kick up such a fuss,"said a Ukrainian source close to the presidency, admitting that the administration had not drawn up any response to the crisis. （AFP）
「沒人料到德國會挑起這麼大的事端，」一名接近總統的烏克蘭消息人士說，並坦承烏國政府並未就這場危機準備好任何回應。（法新社）
新聞辭典
up/raise the stakes：片語，指提高比賽的獎金或酬勞，亦可引申為讓情勢更危急或難以忽視，例句：The stowaways are trying to raise the stakes by refusing to eat until they are given money and aid.（偷渡者試圖以拒食方式對當局施壓，直到他們獲得金錢和援助為止。）
catch off guard：片語，指讓人措手不及，沒有提防，例句：One of the larger airlines caught its rivals off guard yesterday by suddenly announcing a cut in fares.（其中一家大型航空公司昨天突然宣布機票降價，讓競爭對手來不及應變。）
kick up a fuss/row：片語，指挑起事端、引發騷亂，例句：The customer kicked up such a fuss about the food that the manager came to apologize.（客人對食物大發牢騷，經理不得不出面道歉。）
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Eating berries may slow brain’s decline： study 研究：吃莓果類或可減緩大腦衰退
Eating berries may slow brain’s decline： study
研究：吃莓果類或可減緩大腦衰退
2012-05-10◎國際新聞中心
Women who eat plenty of blueberries and strawberries experience slower mental decline with age than women who consume fewer of the flavonoid-rich fruits, a US study said.
美國研究說，吃大量藍莓與草莓的女性，心智隨著年齡衰退的速度，比吃較少富含黃酮素水果的女性慢。
Based on a survey of more than 16,000 women who filled out regular questionnaires on their health habits from 1976 through 2001, the findings showed that those who ate the most berries delayed cognitive decline by up to 2.5 years.
調查針對1萬6000名女性，她們從1976-2001年間定期填寫有關健康習慣的問卷，調查結果顯示，吃最多莓果類的女性，認知衰退速度最高延緩2.5年。
Every two years from 1995 to 2001, researchers measured mental function in subjects over age 70, according to the study published in the Annals of Neurology. "We provide the first epidemiologic evidence that berries may slow progression of cognitive decline in elderly women," said Elizabeth Devore, a doctor with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
根據這份刊登在「神經學年報」的研究指出，從1995-2001年間，研究人員每2年評估超過70歲以上樣本對象的心智功能。美國麻州波士頓哈佛醫學院暨布里翰婦女醫院醫師迪沃爾說：「我們提供第一份關於莓果或可降低年長女性認知衰退的流行病學證據。」
Robert Graham, an internist at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, said eating more berries is good idea for people of any age. （Reuters）
紐約勒諾克斯山醫院的內科醫師葛拉漢說，多吃莓果對各年齡層的人都好。（路透）
新聞辭典
decline：名詞，衰退，減少。例句：Home cooking seems to be on the decline.（似乎越來越少人在家煮飯。）
-rich：字尾，富含…的。例：an oil-rich country（石油蘊藏豐富的國家）。
up to：片語，多達。例：Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.（多達200人在船上。）
研究：吃莓果類或可減緩大腦衰退
2012-05-10◎國際新聞中心
Women who eat plenty of blueberries and strawberries experience slower mental decline with age than women who consume fewer of the flavonoid-rich fruits, a US study said.
美國研究說，吃大量藍莓與草莓的女性，心智隨著年齡衰退的速度，比吃較少富含黃酮素水果的女性慢。
Based on a survey of more than 16,000 women who filled out regular questionnaires on their health habits from 1976 through 2001, the findings showed that those who ate the most berries delayed cognitive decline by up to 2.5 years.
調查針對1萬6000名女性，她們從1976-2001年間定期填寫有關健康習慣的問卷，調查結果顯示，吃最多莓果類的女性，認知衰退速度最高延緩2.5年。
Every two years from 1995 to 2001, researchers measured mental function in subjects over age 70, according to the study published in the Annals of Neurology. "We provide the first epidemiologic evidence that berries may slow progression of cognitive decline in elderly women," said Elizabeth Devore, a doctor with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
根據這份刊登在「神經學年報」的研究指出，從1995-2001年間，研究人員每2年評估超過70歲以上樣本對象的心智功能。美國麻州波士頓哈佛醫學院暨布里翰婦女醫院醫師迪沃爾說：「我們提供第一份關於莓果或可降低年長女性認知衰退的流行病學證據。」
Robert Graham, an internist at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, said eating more berries is good idea for people of any age. （Reuters）
紐約勒諾克斯山醫院的內科醫師葛拉漢說，多吃莓果對各年齡層的人都好。（路透）
新聞辭典
decline：名詞，衰退，減少。例句：Home cooking seems to be on the decline.（似乎越來越少人在家煮飯。）
-rich：字尾，富含…的。例：an oil-rich country（石油蘊藏豐富的國家）。
up to：片語，多達。例：Up to two hundred people were on board the ship.（多達200人在船上。）
Women pop to the doctor more often than men ’because they really are the sicker sex’ 女人比男人更常看醫生「因她們真的較常生病」
Women pop to the doctor more often than men ’because they really are the sicker sex’
女人比男人更常看醫生「因她們真的較常生病」
2012-01-16◎管淑平
It is common knowledge that women dash to the doctor when they fall ill while men drag their feet. But this assumption has been undermined by a study. Scientists led by Davide Malmusi, of the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, found that women may report more illnesses because they actually are sick more often.
女人生病時會急著去找醫生，而男人總是拖拖拉拉，這是普遍的認知，但是一份研究削弱了這種想法。馬穆西率領巴塞隆納公共健康局的科學家發現，女人或許較常掛病號，是因為她們的確比較常生病。
This disproved the theory women tend to over-report health problems or pay more attention to their symptoms than men. "The poorer self-rated health of women is a reflection of the higher burden of disease they suffer", they said.
這反駁了女人比男人還容易誇大健康問題、或者更注意她們症狀的說法。「女人自認健康狀況不好，反映她們承受較高疾病風險」，他們說。
The researchers looked at data from Spain’s 2006 National Health Survey, which included interviews with 29,000 people who covered a wide age-range on how they rated their health.
研究人員分析西班牙2006年全國健康調查資料，其中訪問2萬9000名、包含廣泛年齡層的民眾自我評估健康狀況。
They found 38.8 percent of women said their health was poor or very poor with 25.7 percent saying a chronic condition limited their activity. This compared to 27 percent of men who said they had poor health and 19.3 percent reporting a chronic condition.
他們發現，38.8％的婦女說她們健康狀況差、或非常差，25.7％說慢性病限制了她們的活動。相較之下，男性有27％自認健康差，19.3％有慢性病。
However, women were no more likely than men to claim to have poorer health than men when they had the same condition. Women were actually more likely to report better health than men when they had the same number of conditions.
然而，男女都有同樣疾病時，女人不比男人更容易自稱健康差。當男女罹患同樣數量的慢性病，女人其實比男人更可能說自己身體好。
新聞辭典
dash：動詞，衝向，猛撞，突然採取的動作，潑濺。例句：Sorry, but I must dash because I’m going to be late.（不好意思，我得趕快走了，因為我快遲到了。）
drag one’s feet：動詞片語，故意拖延、拖拖拉拉。例句：The boy always drags his feet when doing his homework.（這孩子做功課時，老是拖拖拉拉。）
disprove：動詞，反駁。例句：The evidence has disproved what you’ve said.（證據已經反駁了你的說法。）
女人比男人更常看醫生「因她們真的較常生病」
2012-01-16◎管淑平
It is common knowledge that women dash to the doctor when they fall ill while men drag their feet. But this assumption has been undermined by a study. Scientists led by Davide Malmusi, of the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, found that women may report more illnesses because they actually are sick more often.
女人生病時會急著去找醫生，而男人總是拖拖拉拉，這是普遍的認知，但是一份研究削弱了這種想法。馬穆西率領巴塞隆納公共健康局的科學家發現，女人或許較常掛病號，是因為她們的確比較常生病。
This disproved the theory women tend to over-report health problems or pay more attention to their symptoms than men. "The poorer self-rated health of women is a reflection of the higher burden of disease they suffer", they said.
這反駁了女人比男人還容易誇大健康問題、或者更注意她們症狀的說法。「女人自認健康狀況不好，反映她們承受較高疾病風險」，他們說。
The researchers looked at data from Spain’s 2006 National Health Survey, which included interviews with 29,000 people who covered a wide age-range on how they rated their health.
研究人員分析西班牙2006年全國健康調查資料，其中訪問2萬9000名、包含廣泛年齡層的民眾自我評估健康狀況。
They found 38.8 percent of women said their health was poor or very poor with 25.7 percent saying a chronic condition limited their activity. This compared to 27 percent of men who said they had poor health and 19.3 percent reporting a chronic condition.
他們發現，38.8％的婦女說她們健康狀況差、或非常差，25.7％說慢性病限制了她們的活動。相較之下，男性有27％自認健康差，19.3％有慢性病。
However, women were no more likely than men to claim to have poorer health than men when they had the same condition. Women were actually more likely to report better health than men when they had the same number of conditions.
然而，男女都有同樣疾病時，女人不比男人更容易自稱健康差。當男女罹患同樣數量的慢性病，女人其實比男人更可能說自己身體好。
新聞辭典
dash：動詞，衝向，猛撞，突然採取的動作，潑濺。例句：Sorry, but I must dash because I’m going to be late.（不好意思，我得趕快走了，因為我快遲到了。）
drag one’s feet：動詞片語，故意拖延、拖拖拉拉。例句：The boy always drags his feet when doing his homework.（這孩子做功課時，老是拖拖拉拉。）
disprove：動詞，反駁。例句：The evidence has disproved what you’ve said.（證據已經反駁了你的說法。）
Dutch government decrees that all cannabis cafes are off-limits to tourists 荷蘭政府下令所有大麻咖啡館觀光客止步
Dutch government decrees that all cannabis cafes are off-limits to tourists
荷蘭政府下令所有大麻咖啡館觀光客止步
2012-05-13◎俞智敏
Long famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuccinos share the menu, the Netherlands’ famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.
多年來一直以大麻和卡布奇諾並列在菜單上的「咖啡館」聞名，荷蘭對毒品舉世知名的寬容態度恐怕將化為烏有。
A judge upheld a government plan to ban non-Dutch residents from buying cannabis by introducing a "weed pass" available only to residents.
一位法官裁定支持政府以推動只有荷蘭居民才可擁有的「哈草通行證」方式，禁止非荷蘭居民購買大麻的計畫。
For many tourists visiting Amsterdam, smoking a joint in a canalside coffee shop ranks alongside visiting the Van Gogh Museum on their must-do list.
對許多來到阿姆斯特丹的遊客而言，在運河邊的咖啡館裡抽大麻，是跟走訪梵谷博物館一樣列在必到景點表上的重要行程。
This recent ruling by a judge at The Hague district court clears the way for the weed pass to be introduced in southern provinces on 1 May.
海牙地方法院法官最近做出的這項裁定，替政府於5月1日在南方省份開始實施的哈草通行證政策排除了障礙。
The new law, which will turn coffee shops into private clubs with membership open only to Dutch residents and limited to 2,000 per shop--will roll out in the rest of the country, including Amsterdam, next year.
這項新法令把咖啡館變成只有荷蘭居民才能加入會員的私人俱樂部，而且每間店的會員上限為2000人，將自明年起於全國各地生效，包括阿姆斯特丹在內。
Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan is hoping to hammer out a compromise with the national government. Coffee shops are also resisting the change. Maurice Veldman, a lawyer representing owners, said he would file an appeal against the ruling. （AP）
阿姆斯特丹市長范德拉恩仍希望能與中央政府協商出妥協辦法。咖啡館店家也對這項改變持抗拒態度。代表店家的律師費德曼說，他會針對這項裁定提出上訴。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
go up in smoke：片語，指某計畫或工作遭到破壞、化為烏有，例句：His business went bankrupt and 20 years of hard work went up in smoke.（他的公司破產，20年來的心血全數化為烏有。）
clear the way（for somebody/something）：片語，指讓某人或某事更容易進行、開路或排除障礙，例句：Our grandmothers who demanded the vote cleared the way for today’s women to become politicians, professionals, and judges.（我們的祖母輩當年爭取女性投票權，替今日成為政治人物、專業人士及法官的女性開了路。）
hammer out something：片語，指歷經長期爭執或討論，終於達成協議或找出解決之道，如After months of just talk, we have begun to hammer out a deal which will join our two companies.（經過數個月來的討論，我們已開始打造出能讓我們兩家公司合併的協議。）
荷蘭政府下令所有大麻咖啡館觀光客止步
2012-05-13◎俞智敏
Long famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuccinos share the menu, the Netherlands’ famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.
多年來一直以大麻和卡布奇諾並列在菜單上的「咖啡館」聞名，荷蘭對毒品舉世知名的寬容態度恐怕將化為烏有。
A judge upheld a government plan to ban non-Dutch residents from buying cannabis by introducing a "weed pass" available only to residents.
一位法官裁定支持政府以推動只有荷蘭居民才可擁有的「哈草通行證」方式，禁止非荷蘭居民購買大麻的計畫。
For many tourists visiting Amsterdam, smoking a joint in a canalside coffee shop ranks alongside visiting the Van Gogh Museum on their must-do list.
對許多來到阿姆斯特丹的遊客而言，在運河邊的咖啡館裡抽大麻，是跟走訪梵谷博物館一樣列在必到景點表上的重要行程。
This recent ruling by a judge at The Hague district court clears the way for the weed pass to be introduced in southern provinces on 1 May.
海牙地方法院法官最近做出的這項裁定，替政府於5月1日在南方省份開始實施的哈草通行證政策排除了障礙。
The new law, which will turn coffee shops into private clubs with membership open only to Dutch residents and limited to 2,000 per shop--will roll out in the rest of the country, including Amsterdam, next year.
這項新法令把咖啡館變成只有荷蘭居民才能加入會員的私人俱樂部，而且每間店的會員上限為2000人，將自明年起於全國各地生效，包括阿姆斯特丹在內。
Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan is hoping to hammer out a compromise with the national government. Coffee shops are also resisting the change. Maurice Veldman, a lawyer representing owners, said he would file an appeal against the ruling. （AP）
阿姆斯特丹市長范德拉恩仍希望能與中央政府協商出妥協辦法。咖啡館店家也對這項改變持抗拒態度。代表店家的律師費德曼說，他會針對這項裁定提出上訴。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
go up in smoke：片語，指某計畫或工作遭到破壞、化為烏有，例句：His business went bankrupt and 20 years of hard work went up in smoke.（他的公司破產，20年來的心血全數化為烏有。）
clear the way（for somebody/something）：片語，指讓某人或某事更容易進行、開路或排除障礙，例句：Our grandmothers who demanded the vote cleared the way for today’s women to become politicians, professionals, and judges.（我們的祖母輩當年爭取女性投票權，替今日成為政治人物、專業人士及法官的女性開了路。）
hammer out something：片語，指歷經長期爭執或討論，終於達成協議或找出解決之道，如After months of just talk, we have begun to hammer out a deal which will join our two companies.（經過數個月來的討論，我們已開始打造出能讓我們兩家公司合併的協議。）
Poachers may wipe out rhinos in S. Africa, campaigner warns 盜獵者恐使南非犀牛滅絕，保育運動人士警告
Poachers may wipe out rhinos in S. Africa, campaigner warns
盜獵者恐使南非犀牛滅絕，保育運動人士警告
2012-05-09◎ 魏國金
Rhinos could be wiped out from South Africa’s wildlife parks by 2050 if poaching continues at its current rate, a campaigner fighting to save the beasts has warned.
如果盜獵以當前速度持續下去，到2050年時，犀牛恐在南非的野生動物園區絕跡，一名致力拯救犀牛的保育運動人士警告說。
And corruption among officials is contributing to the ongoing slaughter, said veterinary nurse Karen Trendler.
同時，官員間的貪瀆也對不斷的屠殺推波助瀾，獸醫護士凱倫．崔德勒說。
In a career spanning almost two decades, 50-year-old Trendler has raised 200 baby rhino orphans at a wildlife sanctuary in Pretoria, earning the nickname "Mama Rhino."
在持續近20年的志業中，50歲的崔德勒已在普利托里亞的野生動物保護區養育了200頭的犀牛孤兒寶寶，因而贏得「犀牛媽媽」之名。
She is planning to open a special treatment centre for them, warning that the situation has become critical.
她計畫為牠們開設一個特殊治療中心，並警告情勢變得危急。
Poachers nabbed 448 rhinos last year, and in the first three months of this year the toll stood at 109 -- in other words, a kill-rate of more than one a day. While the poachers target the adult rhinos for their horns, baby rhinos often die too, unable to survive alone.
盜獵者去年偷盜448頭犀牛，而今年前3個月死亡數已站上109頭—換言之，屠殺率每天超過一頭。而當盜獵者為了犀牛角鎖定成年犀牛之際，犀牛寶寶往往因無法獨自生活也死亡。
The problem has been exacerbated by the fact that some people working in wildlife conservation and animal welfare have been implicated in the lucrative poaching industry, Trendler said.（AFP）
服務於野生動物保護園區與動物福利機構的部分人員，捲入有利可圖的盜獵產業的事實使問題更加惡化，崔德勒說。（法新社）
新聞辭典
wipe out︰片語，徹底摧毀、消滅、使消失。例句︰She has tried hard to wipe out the unpleasant memory.（她努力想抹掉這個令人不快的回憶。）
contribute to︰片語，有助於、促成。例句︰Air pollution contributes to respiratory diseases.（空污會引發呼吸道疾病。）
in other words︰片語，換句話說，也就是說。例句︰Does she have the right work experience and skills - in other words, can she do the job? （她有恰當的工作經驗與技術嗎？換言之，她能勝任這份工作嗎？）
盜獵者恐使南非犀牛滅絕，保育運動人士警告
2012-05-09◎ 魏國金
Rhinos could be wiped out from South Africa’s wildlife parks by 2050 if poaching continues at its current rate, a campaigner fighting to save the beasts has warned.
如果盜獵以當前速度持續下去，到2050年時，犀牛恐在南非的野生動物園區絕跡，一名致力拯救犀牛的保育運動人士警告說。
And corruption among officials is contributing to the ongoing slaughter, said veterinary nurse Karen Trendler.
同時，官員間的貪瀆也對不斷的屠殺推波助瀾，獸醫護士凱倫．崔德勒說。
In a career spanning almost two decades, 50-year-old Trendler has raised 200 baby rhino orphans at a wildlife sanctuary in Pretoria, earning the nickname "Mama Rhino."
在持續近20年的志業中，50歲的崔德勒已在普利托里亞的野生動物保護區養育了200頭的犀牛孤兒寶寶，因而贏得「犀牛媽媽」之名。
She is planning to open a special treatment centre for them, warning that the situation has become critical.
她計畫為牠們開設一個特殊治療中心，並警告情勢變得危急。
Poachers nabbed 448 rhinos last year, and in the first three months of this year the toll stood at 109 -- in other words, a kill-rate of more than one a day. While the poachers target the adult rhinos for their horns, baby rhinos often die too, unable to survive alone.
盜獵者去年偷盜448頭犀牛，而今年前3個月死亡數已站上109頭—換言之，屠殺率每天超過一頭。而當盜獵者為了犀牛角鎖定成年犀牛之際，犀牛寶寶往往因無法獨自生活也死亡。
The problem has been exacerbated by the fact that some people working in wildlife conservation and animal welfare have been implicated in the lucrative poaching industry, Trendler said.（AFP）
服務於野生動物保護園區與動物福利機構的部分人員，捲入有利可圖的盜獵產業的事實使問題更加惡化，崔德勒說。（法新社）
新聞辭典
wipe out︰片語，徹底摧毀、消滅、使消失。例句︰She has tried hard to wipe out the unpleasant memory.（她努力想抹掉這個令人不快的回憶。）
contribute to︰片語，有助於、促成。例句︰Air pollution contributes to respiratory diseases.（空污會引發呼吸道疾病。）
in other words︰片語，換句話說，也就是說。例句︰Does she have the right work experience and skills - in other words, can she do the job? （她有恰當的工作經驗與技術嗎？換言之，她能勝任這份工作嗎？）
Bunnies galore in Tokyo district famed for maid cafes 以女僕咖啡店聞名的東京區域的兔群
Bunnies galore in Tokyo district famed for maid cafes
以女僕咖啡店聞名的東京區域的兔群
2012-05-11◎張沛元
So you want to hang out with a bunny?
那麼，你想跟兔子玩嗎？
Look no further than Candy Fruits Usagi no Yakata（Rabbit Hall）in Tokyo’s bustling Akihabara, a district known as much for its maid cafes now as it was for stores selling electronic gadgetry in days gone by.
那就鎖定位於熙來攘往的東京秋葉原區的「糖果水果 兔之館」。秋葉原區過去以販賣各種電子零組件的商店打響名號，如今則以許多女僕咖啡店聞名。
"Welcome!" A woman in a pink outfit replete with rabbit ears says in greeting.
「歡迎光臨！」一名戴著兔耳朵、一身粉紅色裝束的女子上前迎賓。
The staff members are known as "ko-usagi"（rabbit girls）, but they are not the main attraction：Here, it’s the rabbits.
這些工作人員被稱為「娘兔」（兔女孩），但她們並不是最大賣點：在這裡，最大賣點是真的兔子。
There’s a basic charge for admission. It is 1,600 yen for an hour. Coffee and tea are all-you-can-drink, but there’s no food for people on the menu：only "rabbit snacks." These cost an additional 200 yen and consist of finely chopped carrots, apples and turnip leaves--in other words, rabbit food. Visitors are allowed to play with the rabbits.
入場時收取基本消費，一小時1600日圓，咖啡與茶隨你喝到飽，但菜單上沒有讓人類食用的食物：只有「兔子點心」。點這些兔子點心必須額外再支付200日圓，內容包括切好的胡蘿蔔、蘋果與菜頭葉──換句話說，就是兔子食物。客人還獲准與兔子們玩耍。
新聞辭典
galore：形容詞（用在名詞後面），大量的，豐富的。例句：There were cherry blossoms galore along the river.（河的沿岸有大量櫻花。）
as much as：片語，差不多，一樣多。例句：People who live in this community consider him a friend as much as a foe.（住在這個社區的人認為他亦敵亦友。）
hang out with someone：片語，意指與某人一起玩樂消磨時間。例句：I wish you would stop hanging out with that crowd of boys.（我希望你不要再跟那群男孩子混在一起了。）
以女僕咖啡店聞名的東京區域的兔群
2012-05-11◎張沛元
So you want to hang out with a bunny?
那麼，你想跟兔子玩嗎？
Look no further than Candy Fruits Usagi no Yakata（Rabbit Hall）in Tokyo’s bustling Akihabara, a district known as much for its maid cafes now as it was for stores selling electronic gadgetry in days gone by.
那就鎖定位於熙來攘往的東京秋葉原區的「糖果水果 兔之館」。秋葉原區過去以販賣各種電子零組件的商店打響名號，如今則以許多女僕咖啡店聞名。
"Welcome!" A woman in a pink outfit replete with rabbit ears says in greeting.
「歡迎光臨！」一名戴著兔耳朵、一身粉紅色裝束的女子上前迎賓。
The staff members are known as "ko-usagi"（rabbit girls）, but they are not the main attraction：Here, it’s the rabbits.
這些工作人員被稱為「娘兔」（兔女孩），但她們並不是最大賣點：在這裡，最大賣點是真的兔子。
There’s a basic charge for admission. It is 1,600 yen for an hour. Coffee and tea are all-you-can-drink, but there’s no food for people on the menu：only "rabbit snacks." These cost an additional 200 yen and consist of finely chopped carrots, apples and turnip leaves--in other words, rabbit food. Visitors are allowed to play with the rabbits.
入場時收取基本消費，一小時1600日圓，咖啡與茶隨你喝到飽，但菜單上沒有讓人類食用的食物：只有「兔子點心」。點這些兔子點心必須額外再支付200日圓，內容包括切好的胡蘿蔔、蘋果與菜頭葉──換句話說，就是兔子食物。客人還獲准與兔子們玩耍。
新聞辭典
galore：形容詞（用在名詞後面），大量的，豐富的。例句：There were cherry blossoms galore along the river.（河的沿岸有大量櫻花。）
as much as：片語，差不多，一樣多。例句：People who live in this community consider him a friend as much as a foe.（住在這個社區的人認為他亦敵亦友。）
hang out with someone：片語，意指與某人一起玩樂消磨時間。例句：I wish you would stop hanging out with that crowd of boys.（我希望你不要再跟那群男孩子混在一起了。）
Watchdog finds undeleted data on second-hand disk drives 監督機構在二手硬碟發現殘留資料
Watchdog finds undeleted data on second-hand disk drives
監督機構在二手硬碟發現殘留資料
2012-05-19◎陳成良
One-in-10 second-hand hard drives still contain the original user’s personal information, suggests an investigation by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
英國資訊委員辦公室（ICO）所做的一項調查顯示，10分之1的二手硬碟中仍含有原始用戶的個人資料。
It purchased devices from auction sites such as eBay and computer fairs. Of the 200 hard disks collected, 11% contained personal information. At least two of the drives had enough information to enable someone to steal the former owners’ identities, the watchdog said.
該委員會從諸如eBay等拍賣網站及電腦展上購入設備。在收集到的200顆硬碟中，11%含有個人資訊。其中至少兩顆硬碟含有足夠資訊，能讓他人竊取前任主人身分資料，該主管機構表示。
A separate survey by the ICO indicated that one in 10 people who had disposed of a mobile phone, computer or laptop had not wiped the device.
ICO另一項調查指出，10分之1曾處理掉手機、電腦或筆電的人，都沒有將設備上的資料清乾淨。
"We live in a world where personal and company information is a highly valuable commodity," said Information Commissioner Christopher Graham.
「我們生活的世界中，個人及企業資訊是一種極有價值的商品」，資訊委員會專員克里斯多福．葛拉漢說。
"It is important that people do everything they can to stop their details from falling into the wrong hands."
「民眾盡所能防止其詳細資料落入不當的人手中，是件重要的事。」
新聞辭典
watchdog：監視者；守門人；監督機構。例如：a consumer watchdog for transport（運輸業消費者權益監督機構）。
dispose of：片語，丟掉、清除、銷毀。例句：Can you dispose of all these old newspapers?（你能處理掉所有這些舊報紙嗎？）
fall into the wrong hands：俚語，落入不當的人手中。例句：I don’t want these plans to fall into the wrong hands.（我不希望這些計畫落入不當的人手中。）
監督機構在二手硬碟發現殘留資料
2012-05-19◎陳成良
One-in-10 second-hand hard drives still contain the original user’s personal information, suggests an investigation by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
英國資訊委員辦公室（ICO）所做的一項調查顯示，10分之1的二手硬碟中仍含有原始用戶的個人資料。
It purchased devices from auction sites such as eBay and computer fairs. Of the 200 hard disks collected, 11% contained personal information. At least two of the drives had enough information to enable someone to steal the former owners’ identities, the watchdog said.
該委員會從諸如eBay等拍賣網站及電腦展上購入設備。在收集到的200顆硬碟中，11%含有個人資訊。其中至少兩顆硬碟含有足夠資訊，能讓他人竊取前任主人身分資料，該主管機構表示。
A separate survey by the ICO indicated that one in 10 people who had disposed of a mobile phone, computer or laptop had not wiped the device.
ICO另一項調查指出，10分之1曾處理掉手機、電腦或筆電的人，都沒有將設備上的資料清乾淨。
"We live in a world where personal and company information is a highly valuable commodity," said Information Commissioner Christopher Graham.
「我們生活的世界中，個人及企業資訊是一種極有價值的商品」，資訊委員會專員克里斯多福．葛拉漢說。
"It is important that people do everything they can to stop their details from falling into the wrong hands."
「民眾盡所能防止其詳細資料落入不當的人手中，是件重要的事。」
新聞辭典
watchdog：監視者；守門人；監督機構。例如：a consumer watchdog for transport（運輸業消費者權益監督機構）。
dispose of：片語，丟掉、清除、銷毀。例句：Can you dispose of all these old newspapers?（你能處理掉所有這些舊報紙嗎？）
fall into the wrong hands：俚語，落入不當的人手中。例句：I don’t want these plans to fall into the wrong hands.（我不希望這些計畫落入不當的人手中。）
Nude maid service raising eyebrows in Texas city 德州城市的裸體女僕服務引人側目
Nude maid service raising eyebrows in Texas city
德州城市的裸體女僕服務引人側目
2012-05-18◎張沛元
Police in this conservative Texas city are keeping close tabs on a young entrepreneur’s recently opened cleaning service that offers nude maids.
一座保守的德州城市警察正嚴密觀察一名年輕企業家近日開張營業、提供裸體女僕的清潔服務的生意。
Lubbock police Sgt. Jonathan Stewart said the owner of Fantasy Maid Service of Lubbock doesn’t have a permit to operate a sexually oriented business and officers are watching for any violation, which would bring a $2,000 fine.
拉伯克市的警佐強納森．史都華表示，拉伯克的夢幻女僕服務公司的老闆，並未獲准經營跟性有關性質的生意，警方正觀察是否有任何可處以2000美元罰款的違規之舉。
But owner Melissa Borrett insists she’s not operating such a business. Customers pay $100 an hour for one maid or $150 an hour for two maids, and no touching is allowed, she said.
但該公司老闆梅麗莎．波瑞特堅稱，她並非經營這樣的事業。她說，客人1小時支付100美元聘請一名女僕，或1小時150美元請兩名女僕，但不准碰觸女僕。
"I run a maid service," the 26-year-old entrepreneur said. "We really just clean houses. These girls are not performers. They’re maids."
「我經營的是女僕服務，」這名26歲的企業家說。「我們真的只是清理房子。這些女孩不是表演者，她們是女僕。」
The West Texas native and mother said she started the business about a month ago because she was struggling as a waitress to make ends meet.
這名西德州土生土長、已為人母的女企業家說，她在大約1個月前開業，因為她過去當女侍（的薪水）僅能勉強餬口度日。
If requested, the maids would clean fully clothed, but the cost is the same. "It is kind of pricey, but we’re fantasy maids," Borrett said.（AP）
倘若客人要求，女僕們也會穿好衣服打掃，但價錢還是一樣。「這樣有點貴，但我們是夢幻女僕。」波瑞特說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
raise（a few/some）eyebrows：片語，令人驚訝、引人側目、不以為然。例句：The styles now favored by many teenagers have raised a few eyebrows among parents.（當今許多青少年偏好的流行風格讓家長們很不以為然。）
keep tabs on：片語，非正式用法，仔細觀察。
make ends meet：片語，賺的錢剛好能應付支出，勉強餬口度日。例句：He has to work at two jobs to make ends meet.（他得做兩份工作才能勉強餬口度日。）
德州城市的裸體女僕服務引人側目
2012-05-18◎張沛元
Police in this conservative Texas city are keeping close tabs on a young entrepreneur’s recently opened cleaning service that offers nude maids.
一座保守的德州城市警察正嚴密觀察一名年輕企業家近日開張營業、提供裸體女僕的清潔服務的生意。
Lubbock police Sgt. Jonathan Stewart said the owner of Fantasy Maid Service of Lubbock doesn’t have a permit to operate a sexually oriented business and officers are watching for any violation, which would bring a $2,000 fine.
拉伯克市的警佐強納森．史都華表示，拉伯克的夢幻女僕服務公司的老闆，並未獲准經營跟性有關性質的生意，警方正觀察是否有任何可處以2000美元罰款的違規之舉。
But owner Melissa Borrett insists she’s not operating such a business. Customers pay $100 an hour for one maid or $150 an hour for two maids, and no touching is allowed, she said.
但該公司老闆梅麗莎．波瑞特堅稱，她並非經營這樣的事業。她說，客人1小時支付100美元聘請一名女僕，或1小時150美元請兩名女僕，但不准碰觸女僕。
"I run a maid service," the 26-year-old entrepreneur said. "We really just clean houses. These girls are not performers. They’re maids."
「我經營的是女僕服務，」這名26歲的企業家說。「我們真的只是清理房子。這些女孩不是表演者，她們是女僕。」
The West Texas native and mother said she started the business about a month ago because she was struggling as a waitress to make ends meet.
這名西德州土生土長、已為人母的女企業家說，她在大約1個月前開業，因為她過去當女侍（的薪水）僅能勉強餬口度日。
If requested, the maids would clean fully clothed, but the cost is the same. "It is kind of pricey, but we’re fantasy maids," Borrett said.（AP）
倘若客人要求，女僕們也會穿好衣服打掃，但價錢還是一樣。「這樣有點貴，但我們是夢幻女僕。」波瑞特說。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
raise（a few/some）eyebrows：片語，令人驚訝、引人側目、不以為然。例句：The styles now favored by many teenagers have raised a few eyebrows among parents.（當今許多青少年偏好的流行風格讓家長們很不以為然。）
keep tabs on：片語，非正式用法，仔細觀察。
make ends meet：片語，賺的錢剛好能應付支出，勉強餬口度日。例句：He has to work at two jobs to make ends meet.（他得做兩份工作才能勉強餬口度日。）
Cell phones monitoring radiation to sell in Japan 可探測輻射的手機將於日本發售
Cell phones monitoring radiation to sell in Japan
可探測輻射的手機將於日本發售
2012-06-05◎陳維真
Worries over radiation are so rampant in Japan after last year’s nuclear meltdowns that the world’s first cell phones with built-in radiation monitors are going on sale.
去年日本核電廠熔毀後，由於民眾對輻射的擔憂蔓延，全球首支內建輻射探測功能的手機即將發售。
Softbank Corp., the carrier for the hit iPhone and iPad in Japan, says the Pantone 5 mobile device, which shows the microsieverts-per-hour number on a display at a push of a button, will go on sale in July. Pricing was not announced.
販售iPhone與iPad等熱門產品的行動通訊營運商「軟體銀行」表示，Pantone 5手機將於7月發售，這款手機只要按下一個按鈕，就能在螢幕顯示每小時微西弗的輻射值。價格未定。
The tsunami last March in northeastern Japan set off meltdowns and explosions at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Areas near the plant are a no-go zone. But "hot spots" have popped up in many places, including Tokyo. Many Japanese are worried, especially families with children.
去年3月日本東北的海嘯引發福島第一核電廠熔毀與爆炸。核電廠附近的區域成為禁區，但許多地方冒出高輻射「熱點」，包括東京。許多日本人都很擔心，特別是有小孩的家庭。
Softbank President Masayoshi Son publicly opposes nuclear power after the disaster, and is an aggressive proponent of solar and other renewable energy.
軟體銀行總裁孫正義在災後公開反對核電，並積極支持太陽能與其他再生能源。
The device by Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. works like a dosimeter. It measures the radiation in one’s surroundings in two minutes. It does not measure radiation in food or water.
這支手機是由日本電器製造商「夏普」生產，功能有如輻射劑量監測器，可在2分鐘內測出周遭的輻射值。但不可用於測量食物與水的輻射值。
People in parts of Fukushima are still being exposed to radiation higher than the 1 millisievert a year set as safe by Japan before the disaster. （AP）
福島部分民眾仍暴露於輻射當中，劑量超出日本災前訂定的1年1毫西弗標準。（美聯社）
新聞辭典：
rampant：形容詞，蔓延的；猖獗的。例句：Political violence was rampant.（政治暴力猖獗。）
set off：片語，引爆，引發。例句：The fear is that this could set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.（害怕的是這可能會在其他金融市場引發連鎖效應。）
proponent：名詞，提議人；擁護者。例句：He is a strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies.（他強烈支持自由市場與自由貿易政策。）
可探測輻射的手機將於日本發售
2012-06-05◎陳維真
Worries over radiation are so rampant in Japan after last year’s nuclear meltdowns that the world’s first cell phones with built-in radiation monitors are going on sale.
去年日本核電廠熔毀後，由於民眾對輻射的擔憂蔓延，全球首支內建輻射探測功能的手機即將發售。
Softbank Corp., the carrier for the hit iPhone and iPad in Japan, says the Pantone 5 mobile device, which shows the microsieverts-per-hour number on a display at a push of a button, will go on sale in July. Pricing was not announced.
販售iPhone與iPad等熱門產品的行動通訊營運商「軟體銀行」表示，Pantone 5手機將於7月發售，這款手機只要按下一個按鈕，就能在螢幕顯示每小時微西弗的輻射值。價格未定。
The tsunami last March in northeastern Japan set off meltdowns and explosions at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Areas near the plant are a no-go zone. But "hot spots" have popped up in many places, including Tokyo. Many Japanese are worried, especially families with children.
去年3月日本東北的海嘯引發福島第一核電廠熔毀與爆炸。核電廠附近的區域成為禁區，但許多地方冒出高輻射「熱點」，包括東京。許多日本人都很擔心，特別是有小孩的家庭。
Softbank President Masayoshi Son publicly opposes nuclear power after the disaster, and is an aggressive proponent of solar and other renewable energy.
軟體銀行總裁孫正義在災後公開反對核電，並積極支持太陽能與其他再生能源。
The device by Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. works like a dosimeter. It measures the radiation in one’s surroundings in two minutes. It does not measure radiation in food or water.
這支手機是由日本電器製造商「夏普」生產，功能有如輻射劑量監測器，可在2分鐘內測出周遭的輻射值。但不可用於測量食物與水的輻射值。
People in parts of Fukushima are still being exposed to radiation higher than the 1 millisievert a year set as safe by Japan before the disaster. （AP）
福島部分民眾仍暴露於輻射當中，劑量超出日本災前訂定的1年1毫西弗標準。（美聯社）
新聞辭典：
rampant：形容詞，蔓延的；猖獗的。例句：Political violence was rampant.（政治暴力猖獗。）
set off：片語，引爆，引發。例句：The fear is that this could set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.（害怕的是這可能會在其他金融市場引發連鎖效應。）
proponent：名詞，提議人；擁護者。例句：He is a strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies.（他強烈支持自由市場與自由貿易政策。）
China collecting Dalai Lama blood samples：Tibet exiles 西藏流亡人士︰中國蒐集達賴喇嘛的血液樣本
China collecting Dalai Lama blood samples：Tibet exiles
西藏流亡人士︰中國蒐集達賴喇嘛的血液樣本
2012-05-23◎魏國金
Chinese agencies are secretly collecting samples of the Dalai Lama’s blood, urine and hair and are stepping up efforts to harm him, the Tibetan government in exile said.
中國機構正秘密蒐集達賴喇嘛的血液、尿液與毛髮樣本，同時加緊努力要傷害他，西藏流亡政府指出。
Citing "a variety of threats" to the spiritual leader’s life, the KASHAG or cabinet of the government in exile accused China of "making concrete plans to harm His Holiness by employing well-trained agents, particularly females".
「噶廈」亦即西藏流亡政府內閣，援引對這位精神領袖生命的「多種威脅」，指控中國「制定具體計畫，利用訓練有素的特務，尤其是女性來傷害尊者」。
"Chinese intelligence agencies have stepped up their efforts to collect intelligence on the status of His Holiness’s health, as well as collecting physical samples of his blood, urine and hair," it said in a statement.
「中國情報機關已加緊努力蒐集尊者的健康狀態，及其血、尿與毛髮的身體樣本，」該單位聲明指出。
"It is also learnt that they are exploring the possibility of harming him by using ultra-modern and highly sophisticated drugs and poisonous chemicals." Dongchung Ngodup, minister of security in the cabinet told AFP the government was informed about these threats by sources inside Tibet.
「我們也得知他們利用超現代與高度複雜的藥物及有毒化學物質，探索傷害他的可能性。」內閣安全部長忠群額珠告訴法新社說，西藏內部的消息來源告知當局有關這些威脅。
Earlier this month the Dalai Lama told Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper that he had been informed of a plot to assassinate him, using Tibetan women posing as devotees seeking his blessing.
本月初，達賴喇嘛告訴英國週日電訊報，他被知會刺殺他的陰謀，該計謀利用藏族女性喬裝成尋求他祝福的虔誠信徒。
In the interview, the Dalai Lama said he was told the Tibetan women would be wearing poisonous scarves and have poisonous hair. "They were supposed to seek blessing from me, and my hand touch," he said. But he added that there was "no possibility to cross-check, so I don’t know". （AFP）
在專訪中，達賴喇嘛說，他被告知這些藏族婦女將圍著有毒的哈達，同時有著一頭毒髮。「她們理當尋求我的祝福以及我的手觸摸，」他說。不過他補充，「沒有多方查證的可能性，所以真偽我不知道。」（法新社）
新聞辭典
step up︰片語，加快、增加。例句︰"Step it up a little more," he said to the driver.（「請再快點，」他對司機說。）
well-trained︰形容詞，訓練有素的。例句︰She is a well-trained nanny.（她是受過良好訓練的保母。）
cross-check︰動詞或名詞，多方核實。例句︰We must cross-check the data.（我們必須查核這個數據。）
西藏流亡人士︰中國蒐集達賴喇嘛的血液樣本
2012-05-23◎魏國金
Chinese agencies are secretly collecting samples of the Dalai Lama’s blood, urine and hair and are stepping up efforts to harm him, the Tibetan government in exile said.
中國機構正秘密蒐集達賴喇嘛的血液、尿液與毛髮樣本，同時加緊努力要傷害他，西藏流亡政府指出。
Citing "a variety of threats" to the spiritual leader’s life, the KASHAG or cabinet of the government in exile accused China of "making concrete plans to harm His Holiness by employing well-trained agents, particularly females".
「噶廈」亦即西藏流亡政府內閣，援引對這位精神領袖生命的「多種威脅」，指控中國「制定具體計畫，利用訓練有素的特務，尤其是女性來傷害尊者」。
"Chinese intelligence agencies have stepped up their efforts to collect intelligence on the status of His Holiness’s health, as well as collecting physical samples of his blood, urine and hair," it said in a statement.
「中國情報機關已加緊努力蒐集尊者的健康狀態，及其血、尿與毛髮的身體樣本，」該單位聲明指出。
"It is also learnt that they are exploring the possibility of harming him by using ultra-modern and highly sophisticated drugs and poisonous chemicals." Dongchung Ngodup, minister of security in the cabinet told AFP the government was informed about these threats by sources inside Tibet.
「我們也得知他們利用超現代與高度複雜的藥物及有毒化學物質，探索傷害他的可能性。」內閣安全部長忠群額珠告訴法新社說，西藏內部的消息來源告知當局有關這些威脅。
Earlier this month the Dalai Lama told Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper that he had been informed of a plot to assassinate him, using Tibetan women posing as devotees seeking his blessing.
本月初，達賴喇嘛告訴英國週日電訊報，他被知會刺殺他的陰謀，該計謀利用藏族女性喬裝成尋求他祝福的虔誠信徒。
In the interview, the Dalai Lama said he was told the Tibetan women would be wearing poisonous scarves and have poisonous hair. "They were supposed to seek blessing from me, and my hand touch," he said. But he added that there was "no possibility to cross-check, so I don’t know". （AFP）
在專訪中，達賴喇嘛說，他被告知這些藏族婦女將圍著有毒的哈達，同時有著一頭毒髮。「她們理當尋求我的祝福以及我的手觸摸，」他說。不過他補充，「沒有多方查證的可能性，所以真偽我不知道。」（法新社）
新聞辭典
step up︰片語，加快、增加。例句︰"Step it up a little more," he said to the driver.（「請再快點，」他對司機說。）
well-trained︰形容詞，訓練有素的。例句︰She is a well-trained nanny.（她是受過良好訓練的保母。）
cross-check︰動詞或名詞，多方核實。例句︰We must cross-check the data.（我們必須查核這個數據。）
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