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高盛高管辞职信全文：我为什么离开高盛？（双语）


Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs
我为什么离开高盛？


Greg Smith is resigning today as a Goldman Sachs executive director and head of the firm’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Greg Smith曾是高盛执行董事，高盛的美国股票衍生业务在欧洲、中东和非洲的主管。


Today is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and its identity. And I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it.
今天是我在高盛的最后一天。我在高盛工作了12年，最初在斯坦福读书时夏季来做实习生，然后在纽约工作了十年，现在在伦敦。我想我在这里工作了足够长时间，能够理解其文化发展轨迹，理解其员工和身份。说实话，现在的环境是我见过最有毒和最破坏性的高盛。


To put the problem in the simplest terms, the interests of the client continue to be sidelined in the way the firm operates and thinks about making money. Goldman Sachs is one of the world’s largest and most important investment banks and it is too integral to global finance to continue to act this way. The firm has veered so far from the place I joined right out of college that I can no longer in good conscience say that I identify with what it stands for.
简单一点来讲就是，高盛的运行模式和赚钱理念把客户的利益放在次要位置，但高盛是世界规模最大、最有影响力的投行之一，它与全球金融的相关性太高，不能够这样做。从我大学毕业入职高盛至今，这家投行已经发生了转变，现在我不能够问心无愧的说我同意这家投行的立场。


It might sound surprising to a skeptical public, but culture was always a vital part of Goldman Sachs’s success. It revolved around teamwork, integrity, a spirit of humility, and always doing right by our clients. The culture was the secret sauce that made this place great and allowed us to earn our clients’ trust for 143 years. It wasn’t just about making money; this alone will not sustain a firm for so long. It had something to do with pride and belief in the organization. I am sad to say that I look around today and see virtually no trace of the culture that made me love working for this firm for many years. I no longer have the pride, or the belief.
文化曾经是高盛取得成功的重要原因，这一点对公众来说似乎有点出乎意料。过去高盛的文化一直围绕着团队协作、正直、谦逊，以及永远为客户的利益考虑。文化是高盛之所以能成为一个伟大公司的秘诀，帮助我们在过去的143年一直赢得客户的信任。过去高盛的文化不仅仅围绕赚钱，因为这一点不足以使一个公司在这么长的时期里屹立不倒。高盛的人一直为公司感到骄傲，对自己所从事的事业充满信仰。然而，在过去很多年，我环顾四周，发觉曾经使我热爱这份工作的文化已不复存在，我不再为它感到骄傲，我不再对自己从事的事业充满信仰。


But this was not always the case. For more than a decade I recruited and mentored candidates through our grueling interview process. I was selected as one of 10 people (out of a firm of more than 30,000) to appear on our recruiting video, which is played on every college campus we visit around the world. In 2006 I managed the summer intern program in sales and trading in New York for the 80 college students who made the cut, out of the thousands who applied.
但情况并不总是这样。十几年来，我面试并招募了一批批新人，悉心指导他们。我和另外9名同事被拍进一段招聘视频短片，在全球各大高校播放。2006年，我从数千名应聘者中挑选出80名学生同事进入夏季实习计划，训练他们买卖和交易。


I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.
我知道，当我认识到自己不再能看着学生们的眼睛，告诉他们在这个地方工作有多棒，这时候就该离开了。


When the history books are written about Goldman Sachs, they may reflect that the current chief executive officer, Lloyd C. Blankfein, and the president, Gary D. Cohn, lost hold of the firm’s culture on their watch. I truly believe that this decline in the firm’s moral fiber represents the single most serious threat to its long-run survival.
当历史书中描述高盛时，它们可能会显示，高盛在首席执行官Lloyd C. Blankfein和总裁Gary D. Cohn的管理下，失去了对公司文化的掌控。我的确认为公司道德品行沦落是对高盛长期生存最大的威胁。


Over the course of my career I have had the privilege of advising two of the largest hedge funds on the planet, five of the largest asset managers in the United States, and three of the most prominent sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East and Asia. My clients have a total asset base of more than a trillion dollars. I have always taken a lot of pride in advising my clients to do what I believe is right for them, even if it means less money for the firm. This view is becoming increasingly unpopular at Goldman Sachs. Another sign that it was time to leave.
在我的职业生涯中，我有幸为全球两大对冲基金、美国五大资产经理以及中东和亚洲的三个最具影响力的主权财富基金担任过咨询顾问。我的客户拥有的总资产基础超过了1万亿美元。我一直以来都以为客户提供对他们有利的建议为荣，即使有时候这意味着高盛能从中得到的利润相对较少。然而我的这一观点在高盛越来越缺少拥护，这也是现在对我来讲是时候离开的另一个原因。


How did we get here? The firm changed the way it thought about leadership. Leadership used to be about ideas, setting an example and doing the right thing. Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and are not currently an ax murderer) you will be promoted into a position of influence.
高盛是如何走到成今天这个地步的？高盛对领导层的思维方式已经改变。曾几何时，领导意味着理念、树立榜样以及做正确的事，而现在，如果你能为高盛赚到足够的钱，你就能够得到升职，更具影响力。


What are three quick ways to become a leader? a) Execute on the firm’s “axes,” which is Goldman-speak for persuading your clients to invest in the stocks or other products that we are trying to get rid of because they are not seen as having a lot of potential profit. b) “Hunt Elephants.” In English: get your clients — some of whom are sophisticated, and some of whom aren’t — to trade whatever will bring the biggest profit to Goldman. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t like selling my clients a product that is wrong for them. c) Find yourself sitting in a seat where your job is to trade any illiquid, opaque product with a three-letter acronym.
哪三个方法能迅速在高盛当上领导？ 1)挥动公司的“斧子”，这是高盛内部的说法，指的是劝说自己的顾客投资股票或者其他我们自己极力避免购买的产品，因为它们看起来不可能有很高的利润。 2)“猎象”。在英语中，这个字面意思的实际意义是：让你的客户——他们之中有些人胸有城府，有些没有——进行一切能给高盛带来最高利润的交易。你可能觉得我守旧，但是我不愿意把我觉得有害的产品卖给客户。 3)为自己找到一个位子。坐在这个位子上，你的工作就是交易所有流动性差的含糊产品，这种产品有一个3个字母的首字母缩略语名称。


Today, many of these leaders display a Goldman Sachs culture quotient of exactly zero percent. I attend derivatives sales meetings where not one single minute is spent asking questions about how we can help clients. It’s purely about how we can make the most possible money off of them. If you were an alien from Mars and sat in on one of these meetings, you would believe that a client’s success or progress was not part of the thought process at all.
如今，很多高盛领导人的做法让人觉得，高盛原来的文化已经不复存在。我出席衍生品销售会议，会上没有花哪怕一分钟时间来讨论如何帮助客户，而仅仅讨论我们如何能够从客户身上赚取最多的利润。如果您是一位来自火星的外星人并且参与到其中的一个会议，你会感觉到，客户的成功和进步完全不是会议的议题。


It makes me ill how callously people talk about ripping their clients off. Over the last 12 months I have seen five different managing directors refer to their own clients as “muppets,” sometimes over internal e-mail. Even after the S.E.C., Fabulous Fab, Abacus, God’s work, Carl Levin, Vampire Squids? No humility? I mean, come on. Integrity? It is eroding. I don’t know of any illegal behavior, but will people push the envelope and pitch lucrative and complicated products to clients even if they are not the simplest investments or the ones most directly aligned with the client’s goals? Absolutely. Every day, in fact.
冷酷无情的人们在讨论着如何榨干他们的客户，这让我觉得很恶心。在过去十二个月里，我见过5名主管将他们的客户称作“提线木偶”，有时也会在内部邮件中这么说。吸血鬼？不人道？就是这样。诚信？早就腐烂了。我不敢说那些行为是非法的，但有谁会明知投资不可靠或不符合客户需求，却依然将它推荐给客户呢？事实上，在高盛这一幕每天都在上演。


It astounds me how little senior management gets a basic truth: If clients don’t trust you they will eventually stop doing business with you. It doesn’t matter how smart you are.
让我惊讶的是，高盛的高层领导对以下这点事实压根没有记在心上：如果客户不信任你，他们最终会不再跟你做生意，无论您有多么地聪明。


These days, the most common question I get from junior analysts about derivatives is, “How much money did we make off the client?” It bothers me every time I hear it, because it is a clear reflection of what they are observing from their leaders about the way they should behave. Now project 10 years into the future: You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that the junior analyst sitting quietly in the corner of the room hearing about “muppets,” “ripping eyeballs out” and “getting paid” doesn’t exactly turn into a model citizen.
如今，初级分析师最经常向我提出的问题是“过去我们从这个客户身上赚了多少钱？”每次我听到这个问题就感到厌烦，因为这事实上反映了他们从领导身上学到的做事方式。让我们想象一下10年后的高盛：这些整天被教导如何抓取眼球、如何赚取报酬的初级分析师，不可能成为对社会有用的公民。


When I was a first-year analyst I didn’t know where the bathroom was, or how to tie my shoelaces. I was taught to be concerned with learning the ropes, finding out what a derivative was, understanding finance, getting to know our clients and what motivated them, learning how they defined success and what we could do to help them get there.
我做分析师的第一年时，我不知道厕所在哪里也不知道怎么系鞋带。我所接受到的知道就是要努力学习，搞清楚什么是衍生品、学着理解金融、了解客户和让他们投资的动因、了解他们如何定义成功以及我们如何做能够让他们获得那种成功。


My proudest moments in life — getting a full scholarship to go from South Africa to Stanford University, being selected as a Rhodes Scholar national finalist, winning a bronze medal for table tennis at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, known as the Jewish Olympics — have all come through hard work, with no shortcuts. Goldman Sachs today has become too much about shortcuts and not enough about achievement. It just doesn’t feel right to me anymore.
我一生中最骄傲的时刻：从南非拿全额奖学金去斯坦福大学，获得国家罗氏奖学金，在以色列“犹太人奥运会”马卡比运动会拿到乒乓球比赛铜牌，所有的这些成就都是通过我的努力，我没有走捷径。今天的高盛有太多的捷径，对成功却永不满足，这已经不是我觉得很棒的那个高盛。


I hope this can be a wake-up call to the board of directors. Make the client the focal point of your business again. Without clients you will not make money. In fact, you will not exist. Weed out the morally bankrupt people, no matter how much money they make for the firm. And get the culture right again, so people want to work here for the right reasons. People who care only about making money will not sustain this firm — or the trust of its clients — for very much longer.
我希望我的离开能够唤醒现在高盛的董事会领导。再把客户重新摆在你们生意的重点上吧。如果没有客户，你们一分钱也赚不到。事实上，没有客户，高盛都不能得以存在。把那些道德败坏的人清理出高盛的大门。不管他们能为这家投行赚多少钱。把高盛的企业文化重新摆正，让真正的人才有足够的理由在这里工作下去，让那些只关心赚钱的人在这个投行无法立足，让客户对这家投行的信任一直坚定下去。

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上海电信大楼消防喷淋故障爆开 窗户玻璃破裂落下

3月19日14时40分许，上海市武胜路333号上海电信大厦13楼内传出一声巨响，玻璃破碎（smash），冒出一团白色烟雾，还有碎纸一样的东西直往下掉。

一位目击事件（witness）的摩的司机告诉记者，大约在下午两点四十分左右的时候，他突然听到电信大厦这边传出一声巨响。抬头观望，只见大厦13楼靠近黄陂北路侧的窗户内有一股白色气体喷出（gas blowing out），同时还夹带着碎玻璃和一些杂物向楼下散落（scatter）。其他目击者也说，当时声音很大，疑似爆炸，窗户破碎，玻璃直往下掉 ，3辆消防车（fire engines）赴现场救援。

事发现场，有两辆过路的出租车被楼上掉落的碎玻璃砸中车窗，玻璃出现了细小的裂缝（crack ; crevice），正停放在路边等候处理。事发后，据警方消息，事故原因是空调机房消防喷淋（fire sprinkler system）故障爆开，导致玻璃破裂落下，出水雾，无人受伤。

15时许，现场的救护车和消防车正准备撤离，附近道路通行逐步恢复正常。

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英国伊丽莎白女王发表登基60周年演讲：全心全意服务国家

In a speech to mark the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, she also paid a rare public tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, her “constant strength and guide”. Speaking in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, the Queen said the setting was a reminder of Britain’s history and “national story”.
英国女王伊丽莎白二世昨日在威斯敏斯特大厅向议会发表登基60周年演讲，在演讲中，女王特别称赞丈夫菲利普亲王不断给予的力量和指引。女王称古老的威斯敏斯特大厅会让人们想起英国的历史和国家的故事。


To mark her Diamond Jubilee, MPs and peers have paid for a new stained-glass window for the 900-year-old hall, comprising her coat of arms.
为了庆祝女王登基60周年，英国上下议院的议员们为女王订制了一块彩绘玻璃窗作为献礼，这块绘有女王盾形纹章的玻璃将被镶嵌在有900年悠久历史的威斯敏斯特大厅里。


“I have been privileged to witness some of that history and, with the support of my family, rededicate myself to the service of our great country and its people now and in the years to come.” Her words were widely interpreted as a signal of the 85 year-old’s determination to remain on the throne for the rest of her life.
女王在演讲中这样表示：“我有幸见证一段历史。在我的家人的支持下，我会继续奉献为我们伟大的国家和人民服务。” 女王的这段演讲被广泛解读为现年85岁的她将继续执掌王座的决心。


As the Queen pointed out, she is only the second monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years, the longest-serving monarch.
女王指出她是英国历史上继维多利亚女王之后第二位在位时间超过60年的君主。维多利亚女王是英国历史上在位时间最长的君主，在位63年。


Members of the Royal family have said that the Duke’s unwavering support has been essential to the Queen’s reign, but the couple themselves discuss their union only rarely. The Queen yesterday broke that habit with a warm joke about her husband’s irascible public persona.
皇室家族成员经常会谈到菲利普亲王坚定不移的支持是女王统治的重要因素，但女王夫妇很少会在公开场合谈论对方，不过昨天女王打破惯例，就菲利普亲王性情暴躁的公共形象开了个温暖的玩笑。

The Queen’s speeches to Parliament are usually written by the Government, but yesterday’s address was personal, and included gentle jokes about the many politicians she had seen come and go.
女王向议会发表的演讲通常会由政府人员撰稿，但昨天的演讲很个人，女王还就她在位期间来来往往的各位政坛人物优雅地开了个玩笑。


“As today, it was my privilege to address you during my Silver and Golden Jubilees. Many of you were present 10 years ago and some of you will recall the occasion in 1977,” she said.
女王说：“今天回头看看，在我登基25周年和50周年的时候我也曾经为你们发表演讲，这一点我表示很荣幸。你们当中有许多人10年前就在这儿，我相信你们中有些人也能回忆起1977年的场景。”


Smiling, she added: “Since my accession, I have been a regular visitor to the Palace of Westminster and, at the last count, have had the pleasurable duty of treating with 12 prime ministers.”
女王微笑着又补充道：“我在位期间是威斯敏斯特宫的常客。我自己统计了一下，已经与12位总理愉快地分担过责任。”


Laughter spread through the hall as her audience realised that her choice of the word “pleasurable” may not have been altogether serious.
女王选择了并不算正式的“pleasurable” 这个词，这让威斯敏斯特大厅里的听众们全场欢笑。

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中国最年轻教授刘路年仅22岁 破解国际数学难题

“应试考试我并不擅长”

22岁的刘路被冠以“小陈景润”、“数学奇才”等众多响当当的名号。刘路是2008年参加高考，成绩为575分，因为喜欢数学，他在填报志愿时从一本到三本，全部填报的数学专业，最终被第二志愿—中南大学数学科学与计算技术学院应用数学（Applied Mathematics）专业录取。他告诉记者，自己的学习成绩浮动比较大，语文比较弱，其他科差不多。在大学里，刘路的主要活动就是“看书、思考”。不过，他并不是墨守成规的书呆子（nerd；bookish），跑步和游泳都很棒，运动会上拿过400米和1000米冠军，他爱下棋，打乒乓球、羽毛球，也爱看电影。

改变命运的“西塔潘的猜想”

大三时，刘路自学了反推数学（backstepping mathematics），第一次接触到困扰了中外数学界多年的“西塔潘的猜想”。两个月后，他突然想到利用之前用到的一个方法稍作修改便可以证明这一结论。他连夜将证明写出，投给了数理逻辑国际权威杂志《符号逻辑杂志》（Journal of Symbolic Logic）。之后，他又给了这一悬而未决的（pending）公开问题一个否定式的回答，彻底解决了西塔潘的猜想。“西塔潘的猜想”成了刘路学术一路攀登的“捷径”（shortcut）。据了解，为一位刚毕业的大学生提供100万元现金奖励，并直接享受正教授级待遇，这样的奖励在湖南乃至全国都是首次。校方称，刘路是中南大学在实施改革杰出青年人才培养上的首位受惠者（beneficiary）。100万主要是出于刘路出国交流的经费和科研经费（research funding）的需要，同时解决他日常生活所需，让他有更多的时间和空间从事研究。对于 100万的支配，22岁刘路直言，50万肯定将用于出国交流和课题研究上。至于另50万，向来淡定的他想了想，说：“可能会买房吧，其他的还没想好呢。”

【小编】你想到了什么？是不是和小编一样想到了可爱的“谢耳朵”了呢？刘路从外形到天才都和Sheldon同学有的一拼啊，不过人家可还是个热爱体育运动的天才数学青年~

【小科普】神马是西塔潘猜想？

西塔潘猜想是由英国数理逻辑学家西塔潘于20世纪90年代提出的一个反推数学领域关于拉姆齐二染色定理（Ramsey's theorem）证明强度的猜想。反推数学是数理逻辑的一个小分支，通常的数学大致是从公理到定理的研究，而反推数学则是从定理（陈述）到公理的研究，二者正好方向相反。在组合数学上，拉姆齐定理是要解决以下的问题：要找这样一个最小的数n，使得n个人中必定有k个人相识或l个人互不相识。

In combinatorics, Ramsey's theorem states that in any colouring of the edges of a sufficiently large complete graph, one will find monochromatic complete subgraphs. For 2 colours, Ramsey's theorem states that for any pair of positiveintegers (r,s), there exists a least positive integer R(r,s) such that for any complete graph on R(r,s) vertices, whose edges are coloured red or blue, there exists either a complete subgraph on r vertices which is entirely blue, or a complete subgraph on s vertices which is entirely red. Here R(r,s) signifies an integer that depends on both r and s. It is understood to represent the smallest integer for which the theorem holds.

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CSDN用户数据泄露案告破 首开信息安全罚单

历时40多天的CSDN网站用户数据泄露案（data leakage）终于尘埃落定。昨日，人民网报道称，北京警方破获CSDN网站用户数据泄露案，并成功连带破获另外4起案件，共抓获并以涉嫌非法获取计算机数据罪刑事拘留曾某等5名犯罪嫌疑人。

与此同时，CSDN网站也因为未落实国家信息安全等级保护制度（national information security protecting system），造成用户信息泄漏而被行政警告（administrative warning）处罚，这也是国家落实信息安全等级保护制度以来的首例“罚单”（the ticket）。

2011年12月22日，北京警方接到CSDN公司报案，称其公司服务器被入侵（server invaded），核心数据遭到泄露。北京警方为此成立了专案调查组，上述调查组通过对网上泄露的大量CSDN数据在时间等方面进行仔细比对发现，数据大部分集中在2009年7月至2010年7月。由此推测（this led to the speculation that），其服务器被入侵时间为2010年7月前。

经初步审查，该男子2010年4月利用CSDN网站漏洞，非法侵入服务器获取用户数据的犯罪事实供认不讳（confess everything），曾某还交代了曾经入侵过某充值平台及某股票系统（recharging platform and stock system）的犯罪事实。

此次泄密事件爆发之后，北京警方也对CSDN网站开展了调查，发现其未落实国家信息安全等级保护制度，安全管理制度和技术保护措施（security management and technical protection）落实不到位是造成用户信息泄漏的主要原因。

为此，北京市公安局向CSDN网运营公司提出了具体整改（rectification and modification）要求，并依据《中华人民共和国计算机信息系统安全保护条例》第二十条第一款规定，对北京创新乐知信息技术有限公司做出行政警告处罚。据了解，这也是国家落实信息安全等级保护制度以来的首例“罚单”。

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乌拉圭2名护士展开杀人竞赛 遇害患者多达200人

Two male nurses face murder charges in Uruguay after reportedly admitting to killing at least 16 patients in two hospitals in the country's capital.
乌拉圭两名男看护日前面临谋杀指控，他们承认在首都两家不同的医院曾杀害了16位病人。


One of the men has been charged with five aggravated homicides, while the other has been charged with 11 aggravated homicides, Judge Rolando Vomero said in an interview Sunday with CNN affiliate Teledoce, noting that the two men appeared to have acted independently of each other. Authorities are also charging a woman as being an accomplice in one of the killings, he said.
其中一个人被指控谋杀了5人，另一位则被指控谋杀了11个。负责调查的法官佛梅罗在接受CNN的采访时表示，他注意到这二人刻意表现得两人之间没有联系，都是独立作案。他还表示，官方正在指控一个女人作为一次谋杀案的帮凶。


According to the authorities, the two male nurses, ages 39 and 46, both said they killed the patients because they did not want to see them suffer.
据官方发言，这两名男看护，年龄分别是39岁和46岁，都声称他们是因为不想看到病人痛苦才杀害他们的。


"My client is fully conscious of his actions. He fully confessed in front of the judge (and) prosecutor, and his defense is that he did it out of mercy," said attorney Ines Massiotti.The nurses wanted to relieve patients' pain, attorney Santiago Clavijo said. "It wasn't a vicious operation in the spirit of death," he told reporters.
其中一人的辩护律师说“我的当事人完全清楚了解自己的行为，他勇于在法庭和审判员面前承认，他认为自己所做的一切都出于善心和同情心。” 另一名辩护律师也称看护们是想要减轻病人的痛苦。他告诉记者“从死亡精神的角度来看，这并不是恶意的行为。”


But apparently not all those killed were terminally ill. One patient had their discharge order signed one day before his death, said Interior Minister Eduardo Bonomi.
乌拉圭内政部长爱德华多·博诺米反驳了这种论调，很明显并不是所有的病人都得了不治之症，一个病人在被杀前一天已经得到了出院的准许。


The killings took place at the hospitals of Maciel and La Espanola in Montevideo. One of the men worked in the neurosurgery department at La Espanola; the other worked in that same department, as well as in the cardiology ward at Maciel.
护士血腥谋杀案分别发生在蒙得维的亚的马西尔和伊斯帕尼奥拉岛医院。其中一人供职于伊斯帕尼奥拉岛医院的神经科，另一人则同时在伊斯帕尼奥拉岛医院的神经科和马西尔的心脏科工作。


The police had been investigating suspicious deaths of patients at the hospitals for weeks after a tip from a worker at Maciel.
在得到马西尔医院一个工作人员的提醒后，几周以来警察在医院调查病人的离奇死因。


A recent death prompted the police to accelerate proceedings and provided them with enough evidence to make the arrests, Bonomi said.Authorities say they believe the nurses killed the patients either by administering a morphine overdose or by injecting air bubbles into their blood stream.
博诺米部长表示，最近的一次死亡加快了他们调查的步伐，也给了他们足够的证据进行抓捕。政府当局称他们认为护士杀死病人的手段有两种，一种是用过量的吗啡，另外是在病人的血液里注入空气。


The government has set up an office to provide support to the families of the victims, said Health Minister Jorge Venegas.
卫生部长豪尔赫·贝内加斯表示政府已经成立办公室为受害者家属提供支持。

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iPad3发热量超iPad2 网友欢乐吐槽要用iPad3煎鸡蛋


新一代iPad发售一周后，关于它过热的问题成为近期的焦点话题，究竟新iPad是否存在发热量过大的缺陷呢？为了求证这一问题，外国科技博客Verge特意给苹果发言人Trudy Muller打了一通电话，Trudy Muller当然是措辞强硬的表示：新iPad的发热量完全在我们的标准之内。

Trudy Muller在电话中称：“新一代iPad拥有Retina高清显示屏、A5X双核处理器、4G LTE网络和10小时的电池寿命，这些强劲硬件所带来的发热量比iPad2高再正常不过了，不过新iPad的发热量仍然在我们允许的标准之内（0~35度之间）。如果消费者还有其他问题，可以联系我们的客服。”

所谓枪打出头鸟，苹果的新产品发售后一般都会被爆出这样那样的问题，然后在媒体的炒作之下被无限放大，如果不是特别严重的缺陷，苹果一般不会对用户的抱怨作出正面回应。当年iPhone4的“天线门”都能挺过来，这种“发热量比iPad2高5度”的新闻苹果完全不必理会。

不过网友们欢乐起来就不得了，大家在欢快而热烈的气氛中，纷纷表达了烫烫的iPad3有什么好处：


1. Fry an egg — in several hours over very easy.
拿来煎蛋——用几个小时来煎蛋，毫无压力。


2. Cook a romantic dinner.
拿来做一顿浪漫大餐。


3. Melt chocolate for strawberry dipping.
拿来融化蘸草莓吃的巧克力。


4. Fake a fever Ferris Bueller style.
学《春天不是读书天》里面的桥段，假装发烧逃课。


5. As a heating pad to relieve iPad Shoulder.
烫烫的iPad可以放在肩上，用来缓解玩iPad带来的肩膀酸痛问题。


6. Keeping your coffee warm.
帮你的咖啡保温。


7. Distract Predator.
iPad的温度比你的体温高，可以帮你转移各种捕食昆虫的注意力。


8. Signal for rescue – better thermal image signal.
温度高，更容易形成热图像信号，让你在各种灾难搜救中更容易被找到。


9. Prevent hypothermia.
有效防止体温过低。


10. Warm up the colonoscopy instruments.
可以用来加热大肠镜检测仪器。


11. Puppy warmer.
你家刚出生的小狗不用加热器了，一个iPad就能帮你办到。

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不卖咖啡卖饮料 星巴克推出新款能量饮料

Starbucks unveiled a new energy drink line March 22, 2012. Starbucks Refreshers, available now in select areas, come in three different flavors and are made with fruit juice and green coffee extract.

3月22日，星巴克推出了一款含果汁和绿咖啡萃取物的混合饮料，名字叫“Starbucks Refreshers”（星巴克清爽饮料）。这款饮料将会推出三种不同的口味，现在已经可以在部分区域购买到。



Starbucks announced plans Thursday to expand into the fast-growing energy drink industry, unveiling a new line of Refreshers carbonated beverages.

能量饮料是一项高速发展的产业，星巴克公司在本周四宣布了其进军能量饮料产业的计划。同时还发布了一个新系列的碳酸提神饮料。



The energy drinks, which are available now in select retail and grocery stores, come in three flavors: raspberry pomegranate, orange melon and strawberry lemonade.

这款新提神饮料现在可以在一些特定的零售商和食品店购买到，共有三种口味：覆盆子石榴味，哈密瓜橙味，草莓柠檬味。



In addition to fruit juice, the carbonated drink uses green coffee extract, but has no coffee taste. The 12-ounce cans contain 60 calories, Starbucks said in a press release.

星巴克称，除了含有果汁外，这款碳酸饮料还加入了绿咖啡的萃取物，但不会有咖啡的味道。一罐12盎司（约为340克）的饮料热量是60大卡。



The Refreshers line targets the $8 billion U.S. energy drink market that includes products such as Red Bull and Rockstar.

在价值80亿的能量饮料市场中，这款饮料将是RedBull和Rockstar的竞争对手。



By the end of April, Starbucks Refreshers will be available at 160,000 locations.

至四月底，Starbucks Refreshers（星巴克清爽饮料）会开始在16万个地点销售。



Starbucks also announced plans to create roughly 150 jobs by investing nearly $180 million to build a new factory in Augusta, Ga., and to expand an existing roasting plant in Sandy Run, S.C., to add packaging capability.

星巴克同时宣布将会投资1.8亿美元在美国乔治亚州的Augusta市建造新工厂，届时将能提供约150个职位。为了增加包装产能，星巴克还将扩大在美国南卡罗莱纳州的Sandy Run市的烘焙工厂。

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韩裔卫生专家金辰勇出任世界银行行长

In February, Bob Zoellick, the current President of the World Bank, announced that he would be stepping down at the end of his term in June. Bob has been a strong and effective leader at the bank for the last five years, and when he told me about his plans, I immediately began to search for someone to fill his shoes.

Now, despite its name, the World Bank is more than just a bank. It’s one of the most powerful tools we have to reduce poverty and raise standards of living in some of the poorest countries on the planet. And in a world that is growing smaller and more connected every day, that’s a critical mission -– not just for those who are struggling, but for all of us.

When we reduce hunger in the world, or help a farmer recover from a flood or a drought, it strengthens the entire world economy. When we put an end to a preventable disease, all of us are safer because of it. When an entrepreneur can start a new business, it creates jobs in their country, but also opens up new markets for our country. And ultimately, when a nation goes from poverty to prosperity, it makes the world stronger and more secure for everybody.

That’s why the World Bank is so important. And that’s why the leader of the World Bank should have a deep understanding of both the role that development plays in the world, and the importance of creating conditions where assistance is no longer needed.

I believe that nobody is more qualified to carry out that mission than Dr. Jim Kim. It’s time for a development professional to lead the world’s largest development agency. And that’s why today, after a careful and thorough search, I am nominating Dr. Jim Kim to be the next president of the World Bank.

Jim has spent more than two decades working to improve conditions in developing countries around the world. As a physician and an anthropologist, he co-founded Partners in Health, and led a World Health Organization campaign to treat 3 million patients with HIV/AIDS. I have made HIV/AIDS and the fight against that dreaded disease and the promotion of public health a cornerstone of my development agenda, building on some of the outstanding work that was done by President Bush.

We pursue these efforts around the globe because it’s the right thing to do, and also because healthy populations enable growth and prosperity. And I'm pleased that Jim brings this particular experience with him to his new job.

Jim was also the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has earned a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. And for the last three years, he has served as the president of Dartmouth College.

I should also mention that, after immigrating to this country from Korea at age five, Jim went on to become the president of his high school class, the quarterback of the football team, the point guard of the basketball team. I just found out he is a five handicap in golf. I’m a little resentful about that last item. (Laughter.) But he does it all.

Jim has truly global experience. He’s worked from Asia to Africa to the Americas -- from capitals to small villages. His personal story exemplifies the great diversity of our country and the fact that anyone can make it as far as he has as long as they're willing to work hard and look out for others. And his experience makes him ideally suited to forge partnerships all around the world.

So I could not be more pleased to nominate Jim for this job, and I think I can speak for Secretary Clinton and Secretary Geithner when I say that we are looking forward to working with him.

And I also want to take a minute to thank Bob Zoellick once again for all his hard work. Over the last five years, Bob has made the bank more transparent, he has helped shore up progress made in places like Afghanistan. He’s raised billions of dollars to help some of the world’s poorest communities.

Jim is the right person to carry on that legacy, and I know his unique set of skills and years of experience will serve him well. So I’m grateful to Jim for his willingness to serve. I do not think that the World Bank could have a better leader. So, thank you.

DR. KIM: Mr. President, thank you.

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.

DR. KIM: Thank you, sir.

THE PRESIDENT: You’re going to do great. Thank you. All right?

Q Mr. President, may I ask you about this current case in Florida, very controversial, allegations of lingering racism within our society -- the so-called do not -- I'm sorry -- Stand Your Ground law and the justice in that? Can you comment on the Trayvon Martin case, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I’m the head of the executive branch, and the Attorney General reports to me so I’ve got to be careful about my statements to make sure that we’re not impairing any investigation that’s taking place right now.

But obviously, this is a tragedy. I can only imagine what these parents are going through. And when I think about this boy, I think about my own kids. And I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative that we investigate every aspect of this, and that everybody pulls together -- federal, state and local -- to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened.

So I'm glad that not only is the Justice Department looking into it, I understand now that the governor of the state of Florida has formed a task force to investigate what's taking place. I think all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen. And that means that examine the laws and the context for what happened, as well as the specifics of the incident.

But my main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And I think they are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves, and that we're going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.

相关中文资讯

新华网华盛顿3月23日电（记者蒋旭峰樊宇）美国总统奥巴马23日提名美国医学专家、美国达特茅斯学院校长金辰勇博士接替罗伯特·佐利克，担任世界银行下任行长。

奥巴马当天在白宫宣布这一提名时说，世行是全球负责减贫和提高民众生活水平的最重要国际机构之一，当前世界联系日益紧密，世行的职能显得尤为重要。

奥巴马说，在过去20多年内，金辰勇都在致力于改善发展中国家民众的生活状况和提高全球医疗健康水平，金辰勇丰富的个人经历使他成为接替世行行长的最佳人选。

出生在韩国的金辰勇自幼随家人来到美国，曾担任哈佛大学医学教授，并曾任世界卫生组织艾滋病毒／艾滋病司司长，从2009年起担任美国达特茅斯学院校长。

世界银行现任行长佐利克2月15日宣布，他在今年6月任期届满后将不再寻求连任。世行将于今年4月春季会议前选出新行长，以接替将于6月底卸任的佐利克。

据悉，前世行常务副行长、尼日利亚现任经济统筹和财政部长恩戈齐·奥孔乔－伊瓦拉等人选也将在近日被提名为世行行长候选人。

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梁振英当选香港新特首 承诺要做亲民特首

HONG KONG, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Leung Chun-ying, former convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, was officially declared the winner of the election of the fourth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday.

At about 12:33 p.m., Returning Officer Justice Poon Shiu-chor announced that of the 1,132 votes cast by members of the 1,200- member Election Committee, Leung Chun-ying won 689 votes.

The two other candidates, Henry Tang Ying-yen and Albert Ho Chun-yan, got 285 votes and 76 votes respectively.

At a press conference soon after the announcement, Leung who bowed and waved to the hailing audience said he was grateful for the support of the public throughout the campaign, and it was a privilege of him to serve the communities for the next five years as chief executive.

Hong Kong has many competitive advantages, people of Hong Kong are innovative, hardworking and adaptable, as long as we seek the opportunities, our economy will continue to thrive and the livelihood of our people will improve, Leung added.

Voting began at 9 a.m. for two hours, with each member of the election committee entitled to cast a single vote by secret ballot.

A candidate must secure at least 601 votes to win the election.

The main polling station and the central counting station are both located at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

The three candidates were nominated on February 29, with Leung nominated by 305 members of election committee and Tang receiving supports from 390 members. Ho's nomination was endorsed by 188 members.

Incumbent Chief Executive Donald Tsang, whose term ends on June 30 this year, is barred from seeking a third term.

【新闻快讯】3月25日，香港特别行政区第四任行政长官选举结果揭晓。现年57岁的梁振英凭借689张有效票，当选为香港特区第四任行政长官人选。

选举结果宣布后，梁振英举行记者会发表感言。他表示感激选委的信任和市民的支持，给自己在未来五年服务香港、服务市民的机会。行政长官工作非常艰巨，自己将稳中求变、迎难而上。他将与团队深入群众，听取意见，并承诺会做一个亲民特首。他也会以身作则，带领公务员和整个问责团队，建立一个诚信廉洁的政府。梁振英表示，会与其他候选人合作，共建未来，将正能量重新注入香港。

梁振英可谓是香港精神的完美诠释者。香港最推崇的是这样一类人：出身贫寒，勤奋努力，专业人士，事业有成。这些人是一种榜样，所谓“狮子山下的精神”，就是从底层起步打拼的精神。梁振英的成长之路正是许多香港市民希望走的路。

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Mar.27,2012  今天来点有趣的，无关时事：

看故事学英语：梁上君子

【成语来源】

thief
梁上君子


In the Eastern Han Dynasty (东汉), there was a man named Chen Shi (陈寔) .
在东汉初年，有个人叫陈寔。


One day, a thief slipped into his living-room. Hiding behind the beam, the thief waited for Chen Shi to fall asleep.
有一天，一个小贼溜进了他的房间，躲在房梁上等着陈寔去睡觉再下手。


Chen Shi, finding the thief, called his family together, saying, "To be a upright man one must have aspirations. Men are not born evil. But if one gets used to doing evil things, it will be hard to reform. The gentleman above the beam is such a man."
陈寔发现了小偷，把他的家人都召集在一起，说：“人不可以不自强。人不是天生就坏的，坏习惯往往是由不注意自身品性修养所致的。咱家房梁上这个人就是这样。”


The thief, hearing this, hurriedly jumped down and knelt on the ground to beg forgiveness.
小偷听到这话，从房梁上跳到地上，跪在陈寔面前，请求原谅，决心做个有用的人。


This idiom is used to refer to a thief.
这个成语用来比喻小偷。

【文化链接】

英文中“梁上君子（小偷）”的说法有很多，我们一起来看一看吧~

thief / stealer：a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling（“小偷”最普遍的说法）

shoplifter：a thief who steals goods that are in a store（也就是“商店扒手”的意思，特定指一些装成顾客在商店里行窃的小偷）

pilferer / sneak thief / snitcher：a thief who steals without using violence （这三个是指“小偷小摸、顺手牵羊、不适用暴力”的行窃者，比如“偷报纸的人”就可说成“the paper pilferer”）

pickpocket：a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places（这个单词很好记，就是“专门看准别人的钱包进行行窃的小偷”）

prowler：someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions（多指那种有一点贼头贼脑，徘徊不定的可疑人物）

burglar：a thief who enters a building with intent to steal（主要指“入室行窃的夜贼”，也就是夜间入屋行窃的小偷）

cat-burglar：这个单词很有意思，是专门用来形容“飞贼、动作迅速的小偷”的。

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大学生微博求职成时尚 传统招聘方式仍不可少

微博求职渐受追捧

随着微博的普及，微博求职受到新一代大学生的青睐，很多招聘企业也设立了官方微博，随时发布招聘信息。在新浪微博的搜索栏中输入“微博招聘”一词，相关微博有200万多条，并且还推出了专门针对招聘的微博求职应用，添加此应用后可以免费发布招聘信息、查询招聘信息，通过微博信息进行应聘联系。此外，人才招聘公司也大举入驻微博，“智联招聘”的粉丝数已经达到17万，“中华英才网”的粉丝数达到5万人，河南本地的天基人才网的粉丝数也已经达5000余人。

“织围脖”、求职两不误

河南大学的应届毕业生张佳友在大三时就申请注册了微博，现在面临着毕业找工作的他表示，登录微博，看看自己关注的企业发布的消息，已经成了每天的必修课。小张说，通过微博了解求职信息非常方便，也比较有针对性。和小张有相同举动的毕业生不在少数，还有很多应届生直接把自己的求职信息公布在微博上。“多一种求职方式，也使我们有更多的机会和选择。”河南工业大学大四学生小关说，关注企业微博，一方面可以搜集招聘信息，另一方面还可以了解公司新闻、企业文化，而自己的微博则可以更好地展示自我，也是一种推销。

传统招聘方式不可少

“现在大学生的求职方式更加多元化。”河南中医学院的学生辅导员杨老师认为，与传统招聘模式相比，微博等网络招聘具有信息量大、传播范围广、成本低、无区域和时间限制等优点，追求时尚的年轻人更容易接受，但微博求职仍旧存在着一些不安全因素。微博虽有“认证”一说，但并不严格，无法确保信息的真实性。杨老师说，由学校和人才市场组织的招聘会更为直观和稳妥，“微博招聘”只是一种辅助，传统的招聘方式不可替代。

【编注】微博求职到底有多火热呢？小编曾在一个面试现场遇到一个求职的大学生，对方公司的工作人员询问他是谁通知他来面试的，他当场就拿出手机说：“你看，这是你们公司官方微博给我发的面试私信。” 所以不管白猫黑猫，逮得住老鼠都是好猫，希望毕业生们都能找到心仪的工作！

【求职英语】

求职：job hunting ; job seeking


找工作的第一步当然就是收集招聘信息，那传统的招聘方式有哪些呢？


1. Through a friend or an extended business network, personal network, or online social network service
利用各种人际关系网


2.Using an employment website
专职招聘网站


3.Looking through the classifieds in newspapers
报纸招聘专版


4.Using a private or public employment agency or recruiter
求职中介


5.Looking on a company's web site for open jobs, typically in its applicant tracking system
企业官方网站的招聘告示


6.Going to a job fair
参加招聘会

简历：CV = curriculum vitae



A curriculum vitae (CV) provides an overview of a person's experience and other qualifications. In some countries, a CV is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants (people who apply for job online) often followed by an interview when seeking employment.
简历记载一个人的教育学历、专长以及就业经验，还包含了个人特质、兴趣或期许。简历的作用是求职者用以取得面试或访谈机会的工具，同时它也是公司企业挑选候选人才的第一样过滤依据，其重要性可见一斑。

不同的国家对简历的要求也会有差异。


In the United Kingdom, a CV is short (usually a maximum of 2 sides of A4 paper), and therefore contains only a summary of the job seeker's employment history, qualifications and some personal information. It is often updated to change the emphasis of the information according to the particular position for which the job seeker is applying. Many CVs contain keywords that potential employers might pick up on and display the content in the most flattering manner, brushing over information like poor grades.
英式的简历比较精炼，通常只包括求职者的个人信息、学历以及工作经历。当然可以适当加一些关键词来吸引招聘者的注意。


In the United States and Canada, a CV is used in academic circles and medical careers as a "replacement" for a résumé and is far more comprehensive; the term résumé is used for most recruitment campaigns. A CV elaborates on education to a greater degree than a résumé and is expected to include a comprehensive listing of professional history including every term of employment, academic credential, publication, contribution or significant achievement. In certain professions, it may even include samples of the person's work and may run to many pages.
在美国和加拿大，履历包含了求职者一生经历的每个职业、学术文凭、著作、贡献或显著成就的综合列表。某些特别的行业更必须附上个人的成果样本，因此可能长达不少的页数。

小李子

第二届核安全峰会闭幕：safety和security的区别你知道吗？

昨日，第二届核安全峰会在首尔闭幕。本届峰会就nuclear safety和nuclear security进行了卓有成效的讨论。那么你知道nuclear safety和nuclear security有什么区别吗？safety和security又有什么区别呢？

我们先来说说nuclear safety和nuclear security的区别。nuclear safety翻译为核安全，而nuclear security翻译为核安保。

核安全指的是核能的安全，防止像日本福岛核泄漏这类事件的发生。核安保则指的是核材料和核设施的安全保卫，防止人为的偷盗运输高浓缩铀这样的核材料。

从上面的解释，我们可以发现，safety（安全）侧重于指“对无意造成地事故或事件进行安全保护工作”，可以是加强人员培训，规范操作流程，完善设施设计等方面的安全保卫工作。而security（安保）则侧重于“对人为地有意地破坏进行的保障和保卫”，比如加强警卫防卫，部署专门人员进行保全，多指国家、机构层面的安全保障。

举个例子来说，dam safety指的是大坝的结构安全，水库安全运作，防止溃坝等突发事件的发生；而dam security指的是人为的事故，比如工业废水排放，投毒等恐怖袭击。

另外需要注意的是，当safety和security分开单独使用时，均可以译为“安全”，比如本届的首尔核安全峰会的英文就是“Nuclear Security Summit Seoul 2012”，强调其国家层面的安全保卫工作。但当safety和security两个词放在一起翻译时，目前通用的译法是把safety译为安全，把security译为安保或保安（强调其保卫保护的含义），比如biological saftey and security就翻译成生物安全与安保。

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奥地利男子为失业救济锯左脚 电锯惊魂只为逃避工作

It sounds like the plot of a boring "Saw" film, but it's apparently all-too-real. An unemployed Austrian man cut off his own foot with a mitre saw so he could continue receiving jobless benefits.
听起来是不是像是无聊的《电锯惊魂》系列电影的情节？但这却是真人真事。一名失业的奥地利男子为了能够继续领失业救济，用斜切锯将自己的脚生生锯掉了。


Hans Url, a 56-year-old from Mitterlabill, then took the foot and cooked it in the oven so doctors could not reattach it.
这名男子是现年56岁的汉斯・乌尔，来自奥地利南部的施蒂利亚州。他在锯掉自己的左脚后还将断脚丢进了烤箱，以阻止医生会帮他接肢。


"The planning was meticulous," Franz Fasching, a police spokesman, told the Daily Mail. "[Url] waited until his wife and his adult son had left the house and he was alone. He then switched it on and sliced off his left foot above the ankle--throwing it in the fire so it would not be possible to reattach it before he called emergency services."
当地警方发言人Franz Fasching对《每日邮报》记者表示：“他的计划非常周密。乌尔等妻子和已成年的儿子出门家里只剩他自己的时候才动手。他打开电锯的开关，将左脚从脚踝正上方的位置锯开，在叫救护车之前，他把断脚丢进火里，这样急救人员就没有办法帮他接回断肢。”


He "then made his way to the garage where he called emergency services and waited for them to arrive." Url was airlifted to a hospital in Graz, where he was put in an artificial coma so doctors could stabilize him.
乌尔随后“步履蹒跚地挪到车库，拨打急救电话，然后等救护车来”。随后他被空运至格拉茨的一家医院接受救治。在医院医生为稳定他的情况，对他实施了人工昏迷。


"The foot was too badly burned to reattach," a hospital spokesman said. "All we could do was seal the wound. He had lost a lot of blood--he almost died on the way to hospital."
医院的发言人表示，“断脚因为严重烧伤已无法接回，医生只能对伤口进行密封处理。乌尔大量失血，在去医院的途中险些就没命了。”


According to the Austrian Times, Url had complained before the incident that he was too sick to work and "didn't like the work he was offered." The kicker: according to the paper, being footless does not necessarily qualify Url for unemployment compensation.
根据《奥地利时报》的报道，乌尔在事故前曾经抱怨称自己的身体状况太差不能工作，也“不喜欢为他介绍的工作。” 不过现在的状况却是：根据该报纸的说法，断脚并不一定就意味着乌尔可以继续申领失业救济金。


"He will be assessed once he is out of hospital and we will see what work we can find for him," Hermann Gössinger, a spokesman for the employment benefits office, said.
失业救济办公室的发言人Hermann Gössinger表示，等乌尔伤口复原后，会对他的身体状况进行评估，并为他推荐适合的工作。

小李子

迪斯尼动画英语《飞屋环游记》：探险就在前方！

【剧情简介】小男孩卡尔怀揣着对于冒险的热爱偶遇假小子艾丽，相同的爱好最终使两个人成为了一生的爱侣。他们有一个梦想，那就是有朝一日要去南美洲的“仙境瀑布”探险，但直到艾丽去世，这个梦想也未能实现。终于有一天，曾经专卖气球的老人卡尔居然用五颜六色的气球拽着他的房子飞上了天空，他决定要去实现他们未曾实现的梦想。

【电影片段台词】

- Movietown News presents.
- Spotlight on Adventure.
- What you are now witnessing is footage never before seen by civilized humanity,
- a lost world in South America.
- Lurking in the shadow of majestic Paradise Falls,
- it sports plants and animals undiscovered by science.
- Who would dare set foot on this inhospitable summit?
- Why, our subject today,
- Charles Muntz!
- The beloved explorer lands
- his dirigible, the Spirit of Adventure,
- in New Hampshire this week,
- completing a yearlong expedition to the lost world.
- This lighter-than-air craft
- was designed by Muntz himself
- and is longer than 22 prohibition paddy wagons placed end to end.
- And here comes the adventurer now.
- Never apart from his faithful dogs,
- Muntz conceived the craft for canine comfort.
- It's a veritable floating palace in the sky,
- complete with doggy bath and mechanical canine walker.
- And, Jiminy Cricket, do the locals consider Muntz the bee's knees.
- And how!
- Adventure is out there!

【重点词汇讲解】

1. adventure

n. 冒险；冒险精神；投机活动
vt. 冒险；大胆说出
vi. 冒险

I needed some excitement and adventure.
我需要些许的刺激及冒险。


They say the new film is an adventure story.
据说，这部新片子是一部冒险故事片。

2.witness

n. 证人；目击者；证据
vt. 目击；证明；为…作证
vi. 作证人

A reliable witness swore you left Washington with the money.
据一位可靠的证人说，你带着钱从华盛顿潜逃。


The judge instructed the witness that he should tell the whole truth.
法官指令该目击者讲出全部事实真相。

3.beloved

n. 心爱的人；亲爱的教友
adj. 心爱的；挚爱的

But that, best beloved, is a subject for a whole different research project.
但是，这又是一个令人热衷的完全不同研究项目的主题。


Our manager at the restaurant where I worked was a much beloved, jovial man.
我工作所在饭店的经理是一位很可爱，有趣的男人。

4.expedition

n. 远征；探险队；迅速


Columbus was the leader of the expedition.
哥伦布是那次探险的领队。


The expedition readied itself during the summer.
探险队在夏季就作好了出发准备。

5.faithful

adj. 忠实的，忠诚的；如实的；准确可靠的


By his side sat his faithful dog.
在他的身旁蹲着他忠实的狗。


Dogs are always faithful to their owners.
狗总是对主人很忠诚。

6.veritable

adj. 真正的，名副其实的


It led to a veritable Oriental Renaissance.
这导致了真正的东方文艺复兴。


We found ourselves in the midst of a veritable fairyland.
我们发现我们在名副其实的仙境中。

7.in the shadow of

在…附近；在……庇护下；在……的阴影下


He lived in the shadow of his famous father.
他在名声显赫的父亲的庇护下生活。

8.set foot on

踏足于，踏上


As yet , no man has set foot on Mars.
直到目前为止，尚没有人登上火星。

9.end to end

adv. 首尾相连


He travelled France from end to end.
他游遍了法国。

10.the bee's knees

出类拔萃之物


I know Ari. He's the bee's knees.
我认识阿里，他是一个十分杰出的人。

小李子

看故事学英语：东施效颦

【成语来源】

mere copycat东施效颦

In the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋时期,770-476 BC), there was a beauty in the State of Yue called Xishi (西施).
传说春秋时期，越国有一美女，名唤西施。


She often suffered from pains in her chest, and so she would often walk around doubled over and with her brows knitted.
但是西施有心口疼的毛病，所以她经常手捂胸口，皱着眉头走着。


There was an ugly girl in the village called Dongshi who envied Xishi.
村子里还住着一位丑姑娘，叫做东施，她十分嫉妒西施。


Striving to emulate Xishi, she imitated her stoop, knitting her brows at the same time.
于是东施时常效仿西施，手捂胸口，紧皱眉头。


She thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly.
东施觉得她效仿西施就会变得很美丽，但是实际上，只会使她变得更难看而已。


Later, this idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse effect.
这个典故比喻不恰当的模仿，带来相反的效果。

【文化链接】

英文中“东施效颦”可以说成“mere copycat”，“mere”有“仅仅”的意思，而“copycat”则可以表示我们常说的“山寨”，也就是“模仿的产品”，所以合在一起就是“仅仅只是山寨而已”，也就是“东施效颦”所表达的含义啦~

比如说，大家都知道美国由好莱坞Hollywood，而印度有一个宝莱坞Bollywood,所以曾有人说“宝莱坞是不是东施效颦好莱坞呢？”，英文表达就是“Bollywood a mere copycat?”，但事实其实不是哈，宝莱坞已经越来越有自己的特色，也有很多广为人知的好电影了。

小李子

星巴克用昆虫为饮品加色 或致哮喘患者过敏

Have you ever wondered how Starbucks makes their Strawberry Frappuccinos look so vibrantly pink? The pink hue is thanks to crushed up insects, according to new information provided by the coffee chain giant.

In a statement released by Starbucks, the company has revealed that they use cochineal extract, which is the ground-up bodies of insects, as a dye for the popular rose-coloured beverage. Bugs from mainly Mexico and South America are dried out before they are ground and used in the milky-based Frappuccino drink.

As stomach-turning as it may sound, the ingredient is in fact harmless. Commonly used to help liven up the dull hues of jams, meats, cheese, baked goods, alcoholic drinks and more, cochineal extract has been used as a colouring agent in food and drinks for centuries. It has been deemed safe by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration.

Starbucks said it had decided to use cochineal extract to help limit the use of artificial ingredients in its products. ‘At Starbucks, we strive to carry products that meet a variety of dietary lifestyles and needs,’ the statement read. ‘While the strawberry base isn’t a vegan product, it helps us move away from artificial dyes.’

But the all-natural matter is not entirely free of health risks. The World Health Organisation has found that cochineal extract may cause asthma in some people. Others may see an allergic reaction.

Vegan fans may not be happy with its inclusion either. ThisDishIsVegetarian.com, an animal rights and eco-friendly news site, labels the extract non-vegan.

【新闻快讯】咖啡里有虫子？根据美国媒体报道，星巴克连锁咖啡店为了减少使用人造色素，宣布改用胭脂虫提取物为草苺星冰乐饮品加色。专家指出，这种昆虫着色剂可能会令哮喘患者过敏。

报道引述星巴克的声明称，采用了胭脂虫提取物为草苺星冰乐加色，以胭脂虫的天然色素取代人造色素。胭脂虫主要来自墨西哥和南美地区，晒干后被用于红色饮品的食用染料。星巴克重申，以胭脂虫加色的做法对人体无害，已经被美国食品及药物管理局（FDA）证实安全。

有专家指出，这种加色方法虽然被广泛用于果酱、酒精饮品等，但世界卫生组织已经发现，胭脂虫可能令部分哮喘患者出现过敏反应。

星巴克用胭脂虫提取剂作为着色剂的消息还激怒了一些素食团体。让这些素食主义者吃惊的是，当他们在星巴克中特意点一杯不含牛奶的草莓味饮料时，他们原以为是不含任何动物产品的，事实上却不是“素食”。

【胭脂虫小科普】

胭脂虫，寄生在多刺的仙人掌上，通常形成集群，背有白色蜡粉和丝线状覆盖物，明显易见。胭脂虫体内含胭脂红酸(C22H20O13)，可以制成胭脂红色素广泛地用于食品、化妆品、药品等多种行业中。

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2012地球一小时：我们可以做的10件事

At 8.30pm on Saturday March 31st, 2012 millions of people around the world will turn out the lights for Earth Hour. This awareness movement is intended to get people talking about the importance of reducing human impact on the Earth.
2012年3月31日周六晚上8点半，全世界成千上万的人们会加入到这个“地球一小时” 熄灯活动。此次的活动旨在让人们意识到减少人类活动对地球的影响的重要性。


Below you will find lists of activities that you can do to save energy, reduce your impact on the environment, and help spread awareness about Earth issues such as climate change.
下面我们推荐的10种活动，可以让你为节约能源、减少个人对环境的影响也出一份力，也让更多的人了解和认识到全球气候变化等地球性问题。


Turn Off the Lights
熄灯


Turn down all of the lights in your home. It's a little strange sitting around in the dark, but it's only for one hour. Just think of what it must have been like before the invention of the light bulb!
关掉家里所有的灯。闲坐在黑暗中可能有点奇怪，不过只是一小时而已。可以想想电灯泡没有发明前人类的生活是什么样的。


Unplug Lamps and Nightlights
拔掉所有灯具和夜间照明物的插头


Lamps should be unplugged when not in use. Unplug all of the floor and desk lamps in your home for Earth Hour.
灯在不用的时候应该拔掉插头，为了地球一小时，拔掉家里所有落地灯和台灯的插头。

Shut Off Your Computer
关掉电脑


Even an idle computer uses energy. You can cut down on computer energy costs by powering down all of the devices at your desk for one hour. You can simply switch off the power bar.
电脑就算是在闲置的状态也在使用能源，地球一小时，你可以通过关掉桌上所有设备的电源来削减电脑能源成本。你也可以直接关掉电源插板。


Unplug Clocks and Electronics
关掉闹钟和其他电子产品


It won't take long to reset your digital alarm clock after Earth Hour is finished. Unplug as many of the clocks around your home as possible.
地球一小时结束后重新设置电子闹钟花不了多长时间。请尽量关掉家里所有的闹钟。


Unplug Chargers
拔掉充电器插头


For one hour, unplug your cell phone charger, battery re-charger and any other adaptors you have around your home.
只要一小时，拔掉屋子里手机充电器、电池充电器和其他适配器的插头。


Unplug Appliances
关掉家用电器


At 8:25 on March 31st, it's time to start powering down for Earth Hour. You can start by unplugging your small appliances such as the microwave and coffee maker.
3月31日晚8点25分，是时候开始为了地球一小时关掉切断家用电器的电源了，可以先从拔掉微波炉和咖啡机的插头开始。


Turn Down the Heat
把暖气调低


If you're living in a cool climate and have the heat on in March, try turning your heat down slightly for Earth Hour.
如果你住在天气寒冷的地方三月份还在用暖气的话，请尽量将暖气调低一点。

Fix Drafts
修理家中各种漏风的地方


Drafty doors and windows cause your heating and cooling bills to go up. Try to repair or cover any drafts around your home before Earth Hour.
漏风的门窗会造成家中的暖气或是冷气电费账单上升，请在地球一小时活动之前修理好家中任何漏风的地方。


Invite Your Friends Over
邀请朋友来你家


You can help spread Earth Hour awareness by inviting your friends, family or neighbors to join you for Earth Hour activities.
你可以邀请朋友、家人和邻居和你一起加入地球一小时，来宣传这个活动。


Fill Up Your Freezer
装满你的冰箱


If you have empty space in your freezer or deep-freeze, you can conserve energy by freezing used pop bottles or milk jugs of water.
要是家里的冰箱和冷藏室有闲置的空间，你可以在用过的塑料瓶和牛奶壶里装满水放进冰箱，这样可以节省能源。

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泰坦尼克号纪念之旅起航：英国游轮重现传奇航程

Descendants of those who died in the Titanic disaster 100 years ago were some of those who set sail today on a memorial cruise to the site of the wreck.
100年前泰坦尼克号沉船事故遇难者的部分后代们今天起航前往当年的失事地点，开始了一段重温纪念之旅。


The MS Balmoral will leave Southampton on the 12-night cruise to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the liner that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
这艘为了纪念泰坦尼克号沉没100周年的游轮名为“巴尔莫勒尔号”，将从南安普顿出发，全程历经12夜。当年泰坦尼克号在处女航时撞上冰山沉没。


The same number of 1,309 passengers - not including crew - are aboard the MS Balmoral as on the ill-fated ship with around 50 having a direct family connection to the sinking.
和当年那艘遭遇不幸的游轮乘客人数一样，共有1309名乘客（不包括船员）登上了巴尔莫勒尔号，其中大约有50名乘客和当年的遇难者有直接的亲属关系。


A service will take place at the time it sank. The ship also has the same port of departure in an effort to recreate the voyage of arguably the most famous ship of all time at a cost of between £2,799 and £5,995 per person.
巴尔莫勒尔号将会在当年泰坦尼克号沉没的时刻举行一场纪念仪式。为了重现那艘有史以来最著名的游轮的航程，这艘纪念号选择了从同一个港口出发。每位乘客的花费从2799英镑到5995英镑不等。


But the Balmoral had to leave two days earlier than the Titanic did as it cannot steam as fast. In keeping with the theme, food on board is from the menus of the White Star Line ship that sank on April 15 1912 with the loss of more than 1,500 lives.
但是巴尔莫勒尔号必须提前两天启程，因为它的速度没有那么快。为了和纪念主题保持一致，这次航行中的食物都来自当年的菜单。隶属白星航运公司的泰坦尼克号于1912年4月15日沉没，1500多人遇难。


People from 28 different countries have booked to travel and retrace the liner's original route. Many turned up in Southampton today in period costume dressed as first class passengers, crew or steerage passengers. All must be hoping this particular ship makes it to New York - unlike its predecessor.
来自28个不同国家的人们预订了纪念号的船票，他们希望沿着当年的航线重温传奇之旅。今天许多游客在南安普顿现身时，都按照当时头等舱乘客、船员或是三等舱乘客的打扮，穿上了那个时代的装束。巴尔莫勒尔号最终将抵达纽约，那是泰坦尼克号未能抵达的目的地。


There will be a special memorial service for passengers above the wreck site on April 14 starting at 11.40pm, when the ship hit the iceberg and another at 2.20am on April 15 when it sank.
在4月14日晚11点40分，也就是泰坦尼克撞上冰山的时刻，将会为当年的遇难乘客举行一场特殊的纪念仪式。而在4月15日凌晨2点20分，泰坦尼克号沉没的时刻，会举行另外一场仪式。


Those who have paid to go are from Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, South America and the USA - testament to the worldwide appeal of the story made famous by the 1997 film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.
已经预订了船票的乘客分别来自澳大利亚、加拿大、加勒比海地区、英国、法国、德国、爱尔兰、挪威、瑞典、瑞士、南美洲以及美国。1997年由凯特·温丝莱特和莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥主演的电影《泰坦尼克号》让这场悲剧在全世界家喻户晓。


A line up of 10 specialist lecturers - some of the world's leading experts on the sinking - will be on board including Philip Littlejohn, grandson of Titanic survivor Alexander James Littlejohn, and the only Titanic relative to have made the dive to the wreck site.
包括世界顶尖的沉船事故专家在内的10名专业人士也将登上这艘纪念号，其中包括泰坦尼克号幸存者亚历山大·詹姆斯·利特尔约翰的孙子菲利普·利特尔约翰，他也是泰坦尼克乘客家属中唯一曾潜入沉船地点的人。


Mr Littlejohn said: "I'm sure my grandfather, a 1st Class Steward on RMS Titanic, would be proud to know his story will be shared with the passengers on this historic cruise. It will be an emotional moment when we are over the wreck site, where I dived in 2001 and where my grandfather left Titanic rowing Lifeboat 13."
利特尔约翰说：“我的爷爷是泰坦尼克号头等舱的一名乘务员，他如果知道自己的故事会在这次有历史意义的航行中被乘客们分享，我想他一定会感到非常骄傲。当我们达到沉船地点的海面时，那将会是一个动人的时刻，我曾在2001年潜入过那里，而我的爷爷就是在那里登上了泰坦尼克号13号救生艇。”

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苹果CEO年薪3.78亿美元 库克雄霸全美CEO排行榜

据《纽约时报》报道，苹果CEO 蒂姆·库克（Tim Cook）是去年美国薪酬最高的CEO，包括工资（salary）、额外收入（extra income）、奖金（bonus）和一次性股票（stock）奖励在内，总薪酬（total compensation）达3.78亿美元，折合人民币约24亿元。据网友粗略估算，他每秒赚70块，一天667万，一个月2亿，蒂姆·库克才是传说中真正的高帅富。

《纽约时报》还将库克的薪酬做了一个很有趣的横向纵向的数字对比，3.78亿美元都能买什么？


the #378 Million Man：
年薪3.78亿美元的CEO：


Timonthy D.Cook of Apple was paid #378 million in 2011, more than any other American CEO, reflecting a one-time award of Apple stock. Just how much money is that? Here's a quick look at what his compensation could buy.
苹果公司的CEO 蒂姆·库克在2011年总薪酬达到了3.78亿美元，是全美最富的CEO，薪酬中包括苹果的一次性股票奖励。3.78亿美元到底是多少钱？看看他的年薪都能买点什么：


12 years of pay for Robert A.Iger, the CEO of Walt Disney, based on his 2011 pay of 31.4 million.
是迪士尼CEO罗伯特·伊戈尔年薪的12倍，伊戈尔2001年年薪3140万美元。


1,899, 497 iPhone 4S's at $199 apiece.
能买近190万台售价为199美元的iPhone 4S 手机。


Apple's entire investment-and then some-in a new corporate campus in Austin, Tex.
是苹果在德克萨斯州奥斯汀市新总部大楼的全部（或部分）投资。


40 percent of Apple's 2011 advertising budget.
是苹果2011年广告预算的40%。


3296 MBA's at Duke, where Mr. Cook earned his business degree.
能聘用3296位美国名校杜克大学毕业的工商管理学硕士，库克获杜克大学商业管理硕士学位。


25.4 years' pay for Vikram S. Pandit, the CEO of Citigroup, based on his 2011 compensation.
根据2011年薪酬计算，约为花旗集团CEO潘伟迪年薪的25.4倍。


757,515 iPads at $499 apiece.
能买超过75万台售价为499美元的iPad。


60, 919 years of employment at Foxcoon, Apple's supplier in China, where employees are paid roughly $17 a day.
约是苹果的中国供应商富士康员工工资的6万倍。富士康工厂员工的每天平均工资约为17美元。


33.5 years' for compensation for Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, based on his 2011 pay.
根据2011年薪酬计算，约为通用电气CEO杰夫·伊梅尔特年薪的33.5倍。

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Facebook10亿美元收购13人麻雀公司Instagram

编注：4月10日，Facebook CEO扎克伯格在其个人主页上宣布以10亿美元收购只有13名员工的小公司Instagram！业内人士指出，Facebook此举，一方面为自己消灭了最大的潜在竞争对手；另一方面也将帮助Facebook改善自己的图片分享功能。

Facebook has agreed to buy the hugely popular photo-sharing app maker Instagram for about $1 billion in cash and stock in a blockbuster deal reverberating around Silicon Valley.

Facebook’s chief executive and founder made the announcement Monday on Facebook in a post that has already generated tens of thousands of likes. He has pledged to allow Instagram to remain independent.

“For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we’ll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests,” Mark Zuckerberg wrote. “We believe these are different experiences that complement each other. But in order to do this well, we need to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram’s strengths and features rather than just trying to integrate everything into Facebook. That’s why we’re committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.”

Zuckerberg noted that the acquisition marked a milestone for Facebook – and hinted that it might be the last of its size and scope.

Facebook has mainly targeted smaller companies in its acquisitions, spending no more than tens of millions of dollars on each, and usually just to get the raw talent, not the technology. The 2-year-old Instagram in San Francisco has just 13 employees. They didn't hear about the deal until co-founder Kevin Systrom called an all-hands meeting Monday morning.

“It’s the first time we’ve ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don’t plan on doing many more of these, if any at all. But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together.”

The deal is expected to close later this quarter. Instagram had been rumored to be close to a new funding round that would have valued the startup at $500 million. It had turned down a previous offer from Facebook.Former Facebook executive Matt Cohler with Benchmark Capital is a major investor in Instagram.

快讯：4月10日，Facebook CEO扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)在其个人主页上宣布以10亿美元收购成立仅18个月，只有13名员工的小公司Instagram！Facebook目前正在筹备IPO(首次公开招股，了解更多IPO>>)，预计融资最多100亿美元。Facebook自成立以来，一直都没有进行过大规模的并购交易，而是通常以数千万美元的价格收购小型创业公司，而且看重的并非技术而是人才。此次Facebook拿出10亿美元天价收购Instagram，自然引发业界轰动。 业内人士指出，Facebook此举，一方面为自己消灭了最大的潜在竞争对手；另一方面也将帮助Facebook改善自己的图片分享功能，并通过收购成为移动互联网的图片社交老大，可谓“一箭双雕”。

相关内容补充:

1.Instagram是什么？

Instagram是一款可以在智能手机上进行照片分享的热门APP，主要有图片编辑和图片分享两种功能，它能以一种快速、美妙和有趣的方式将你的随时抓拍下的图片分享给他人。

2.Instagram公司

Instagram公司位于旧金山，产品于2010年10月正式登录App store，随后用户迅速增长，Instagram上线仅一周就拥有了10 万注册用户。最新信息显示，Instagram用户人数已经超过3000万人。 Instagram公司只有13名员工，也从未进行任何市场营销。  Facebook的此次收购，另该公司的13名员工一夜暴富，平均每人可分得约7692万美元。

3.Instagram创始人

与Facebook的CEO扎克伯格相似，Instagram的创始人希斯特罗姆(Kevin Systrom) ，也是80后年轻俊杰。他持有Instagram公司约40%的股份，粗略估算他在此次收购中可获得4亿美元。 希斯特罗姆本人的职业出身为市场营销，他自学编程技术，并自学成才。

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2012美国最佳职业榜出炉 软件工程师再登顶

编注：近日2012美国最佳职业榜出炉，薪水丰厚工作条件极佳的软件工程师再度登顶。在榜单上，高科技的智慧型职业依然受到追捧，大部分职业都是与数学、科学、和健康护理这些领域相关。

The world is going digital, and Software Engineers who can help with that transformation are reaping the benefits. Their pay is great, hiring demand for their skills is through the roof, and working conditions have never been better. And that’s why the job of Software Engineer ranks tops in our annual Jobs Rated report on the nation’s best and worst jobs for 2012.
世界正在进行数字化的变革，推动此变革的软件工程师正从中获益。他们的薪水丰厚，所在行业的就业需求也在飞速增长，工作条件也是好的没话说。这就是为什么在我们的年度职业评估报告上，软件工程师会登顶2012年的最佳工作。

Of course, any job may seem like the best job if you’re unemployed and the improving economy hasn’t ushered you back into the workforce. But there are qualities that make some professions more desirable than the rest of the pack. Again this year our researchers looked high and low to find those occupations that ranked the best in five key areas: Work Environment, Physical Demands, Job Outlook, Income Levels and Stress. And it should be no surprise that Software Engineer ranks No. 1, followed by Actuary, Human Resources Manager, Dental Hygienist and Financial Planner.
当然如果你失业了，而正在好转的经济形势也没能让你重新找到工作，那任何职业对你来说都是最佳职业。但是有一些特征使得其中的一些职业更吸引人。今年我们的研究人员再次四处调研， 根据工作环境、体能要求、工作前景、收入层次和压力这五个关键标准对职业进行排名。不出所料排名第一的是软件工程师。接下来的排名依次是：精算师、人力资源经理、洁牙师和理财规划师。

This year, there are several professions that are making their inaugural appearance on our Jobs Rated Top 10 Best Jobs list. Human Resources Manager , Financial Planner , Occupational Therapist and Online Advertising Manager are all rated as a Top 10 Best Job for the first time due to a combination of high incomes, great environments, good job growth and relatively low unemployment rates.
今年，有几个职业是初次在我们的十佳职业清单上露面。人力资源经理、理财规划师、职业理疗师、互联网广告销售经理，这些职业由于收入高、工作环境好、有良好的发展前景和失业率相对较低，第一次出现在了榜单上。

With the increase in digital computing demands and healthcare needs, it makes sense that most of the professions on our Best Jobs list this year are related to the fields of math, science and healthcare.
计算机相关需求和健康护理需求正日益增长，在我们今年的最佳职业排行榜上，大部分职业都是与数学、科学、和健康护理这些领域相关，这也是合情合理的。

1. Software Engineer
软件工程师

Researches, designs, develops and maintains software systems along with hardware development for medical, scientific, and industrial purposes.
研究、设计、开发和维护软件系统，以及针对医疗、科学和工业领域进行硬件开发。

2. Actuary
精算师

Interprets statistics to determine probabilities of accidents, sickness, and death, and loss of property from theft and natural disasters.
利用统计数字来判定事故、疾病、死亡的概率，以及盗窃和自然灾难造成的财产损失。

3. Human Resources Manager
人力资源经理

Plans, directs, and/or coordinates all human resource activities and staff of an organization.
对组织中所有的员工和人力资源活动进行计划、管理或协调。

4. Dental Hygienist
洁牙员

Assists dentists in diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of a group or private dental practice.
在社区或私人的牙科诊所里，辅助牙医进行诊断和治疗。

5. Financial Planner
理财师

Related to careers in portfolio management, the financial planner offers a broad range of services aimed at assisting individuals in managing and planning their financial future.
理财师和证券投资组合管理的职业有关，主要是针对个人，在管理和规划未来财务等方面提供广泛的服务。

6. Audiologist
听力学家

Diagnoses and treats hearing problems by attempting to discover the range, nature, and degree of hearing function.
通过测试听力损失的范围、性质和程度来诊断和治疗听力问题。

7. Occupational Therapist
职业理疗师

Develops individualized programs of activity for mentally, physically, developmentally and emotionally impaired persons, to aid them in achieving self-reliance.
为精神上、身体上、成长中和情感上受损的人士提供个性化的活动，帮助他们实现自力更生。

8. Online Advertising Manager
互联网广告经理

Plans, directs, or coordinates advertising policies, campaigns and programs online.
计划、管理和协调互联网广告策略、活动和方案。

9. Computer Systems Analyst
计算机系统分析师

Plans and develops computer systems for businesses and scientific institutions.
为企业和科研机构计划和开发计算机系统。

10. Mathematician
数学家

Applies mathematical theories and formulas to teach or solve problems in a business, educational, or industrial climate.
在商业、教育或工业环境相关领域，用数学理论和公式来进行指导或解决问题。

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日本自杀森林：富士山脚下每年发现百具尸体

At the foot of Mount Fuji, the highest mountain peak in Japan, sprawls a 30 square kilometer forest called Aokigahara.
在日本最高的山峰富士山脚下，有着30平方公里的青木原森林。


More commonly referred to as the Sea of Trees, Aokigahara is a forest of unbridled beauty and serenity. Upon entering the region, one must wade through a thicket of trees, slipping over the knotted roots and rocks, to access amazing vantage points to view Mount Fuji and explore hidden icy caverns.
青木原森林是数目的海洋，有着无与伦比的美丽和平静。一到这篇区域，你需要在树木中间穿梭徘徊，经过盘绕的树根和岩石，才能到达观赏富士山景点的最好位置，探险隐蔽的冰冷洞穴。


In the forest, one is also completely shrouded in darkness – save for the sporadic stream of sunlight from gaps in the treetops – and experiences an overwhelming silence, pressing in from all sides. As such, it’s a perfect place for solitude and reflection and correspondingly, is the perfect place to die. At least according to the 100 people who commit suicide here every year.
在森林里，周围绝对漆黑一片。除了树的顶端会有星星点点的阳光从缝隙射入，周围是死一般的沉寂，四周都十分压抑。因此这是与世隔绝反思的绝好地方，当然也是自杀的好地方。据称每年至少有100人会在该森林选择自杀。


Aokigahara has always been dogged with morbid myths and legends. It is widely believed that the Japanese custom of ubasute, where an elderly relative is left to die in a remote location, was widely practiced in the forest. Aside from tales of ubasute, rumors of demons and hauntings in the forest are also pervasive. The more recent tag of the ‘Suicide Forest’ began to dog the region after tourists began to encounter decomposing bodies in Aokigahara in the 1950’s. Since the early 1970’s, a small army of police, volunteers and journalists annually scour the area in search of bodies.
青木原森林充满了诡异的秘密和传说。日本一个广为人知的风俗是将年长的亲戚抛弃在远方（多半是森林），任其自生自灭。除去关于该风俗的故事之外，森林里有魔鬼和鬼怪的传言也极其逼真。这个“自杀森林”的名号始自1950年，当时游客首次在青木原森林发现被肢解的尸体，“自杀森林”也成为了该处的象征。自20世纪70年代早期以来，一小队警察、志愿者和记者每年都会进入该地区寻找尸体。

It is believed that the penchant for suicide in the area stems from the 1960 novel, ‘Wave of Trees’ by Seicho Matsumoto, in which the protagonists commit suicide in Aokigahara forest. The death rate has shown a significant annual increase, reaching a peak in 2004 when 108 people committed suicide in the forest. The sight of hanging bodies in the forest is common, as is the sight of animals feeding on yet undiscovered corpses.
人们普遍认为偏爱在此处自杀源于日本作家松本清张1960年的小说《树的波浪》，书中的男主角最后在青木原森林自杀。当地自杀率每年呈增长趋势，在2004年达到了高峰，108个人在森林中自杀。在森林里看到上吊的尸体，动物在未被发现的尸身上进食都不足为奇。


Currently, Aokigahara is considered the second most popular suicide location in the world, losing out only to the Golden Gate Bridge. Authorities have placed signs emblazoned with warnings, “Please reconsider” and “Think carefully about your children, your family”, at the entrance of the forest.
目前青木原森林被看成是世界第二大自杀率最高的地方，仅次于旧金山的金门大桥。政府当局目前已在入口处贴出了醒目的警告：“请三思” 和 “考虑考虑你的孩子们，你的家庭” 。


In 2010, 247 people attempted suicide in the forest, though only 54 were successful. A disquieting reminder of the forest troubled history are the scattered personal belongings found throughout the forest from previous suicides. Moss covered shoes, photographs, briefcases, notes and ripped clothing have all been discovered strewn across the forest floor.
2010年有247人在森林试图自杀，只有54个成功。先前自杀者的私人物品遍布整个森林，成了令人不安的历史证据。布满苔藓的鞋、照片、箱子、笔记本和腐烂的衣服在森林里随处可见。

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IMF获4300亿美元注资：美国未表态是否注资

编注：20日，国际货币基金组织（IMF）宣布，根据成员国最新承诺，该机构获得成员国增资总额已超过4300亿美元。总裁拉加德称，这这显示出国际社会确保全球金融稳定以及促使世界经济复苏更加稳健的强烈意愿。但是，美国至今仍未表达注资意愿。

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has secured over 430 billion dollars in addition to its resources, as the group of 20 advanced countries and emerging countries pledged to beef up the Fund's financial capacity on Friday.

In a communique released on Friday, the G20 countries said there are firm commitments to increase resources made available to the IMF by over 430 billion dollars in addition to the quota increase under the 2010 Reform.

"These resources will be available for the whole membership of the IMF, and not earmarked for any particular region," they noted.

The pledges came as timid world economic recovery was threatened by renewed escalation of euro zone crisis, and the IMF tried to build stronger "global firewall" to tackle crisis and preserve the world economic stability.

"It really showed the resolve of international community to have available tools in the toll kit to resists and defend against the crisis," Christine Lagarde, chief of the IMF, said at a news conference at the Fund Friday.

"This is extremely important, necessary, an expression of collective resolve," she added, noting that the interests of creditors would be well protected.

With the over 430 billion dollars, the IMF lending capacity almost doubled, Lagarde said in a statement, applauding the countries which have made or signaled contribution.

"This signals the strong resolve of the international community to secure global financial stability and put the world economic recovery on a sounder footing," she added.

Boosting the IMF's resources is a hot issue at the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, which officially started Friday in Washington.

The Washington-based global lender said earlier this year that it is seeking to increase its funding capacity by 500 billion dollars to meet the global potential financial needs.

As the financial strains eased recently in the European market, Lagarde said last week the Fund may not need as large additional resources as it previously thought.

The United States, the largest shareholder of the Fund, appeared to be lukewarm on this issue. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner has said repeatedly that the U.S. government would not seek additional funds for the IMF to step up its firewall against the risk of European contagion, and bigger IMF role could not substitute tough reforms of the eurozone economies.

美国华盛顿时间20日，国际货币基金组织（IMF）增资议题取得决定性进展。IMF宣布，根据成员国最新承诺，该机构获得成员国增资总额已超过4300亿美元。IMF总裁拉加德称，这一增资额度使得该机构的可贷资金几乎扩大了一倍，显示出国际社会确保全球金融稳定以及促使世界经济复苏更加稳健的强烈意愿。但是，美国作为世界第一大经济体，同时也是IMF第一大股东，至今仍未表达注资意愿。

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人民网IPO：成就官网第一股

The online news portal of Chinese government mouthpiece, the People's Daily, has launched an initial public offering in Shanghai.

People.cn Co Ltd will sell 69.1 million shares through the IPO, it said in its prospectus posted on the Shanghai stock exchange website late on Wednesday.

Based the price range, the company will have enjoy a PE ratio of 46.13-51.89, a 5.15%-18.28% premium above the average industry level.

People's Daily Online will raise a minimum of 1380 million, a maximum of 1550million yuan via the IPO, 162%-195% higher than the planned 527million financing.

快讯：人民网IPO成就官网第一股！人民网昨晚公告称，公司本次公开发行中网上资金申购发行的5530.5万股股票将于2012年4月27日起在上海证券交易所上市交易。人民网本次发行6910.57万股，发行后总股本为2.76亿股。发行价格为20元/股，对应市盈率46.13倍。人民网是《人民日报》建设的以新闻为主的大型网上信息交互平台，也是国际互联网上最大的综合性网络媒体之一。如果此次人民网上市顺利过关，将对新华网、央视网等官网上市产生重大借鉴意义。

小科普：IPO全名initial public offering，首次公开募股。指企业透过证券交易所，首次公开向投资者发行股票，以期募集用于企业发展资金的过程。公司在进行首次公开筹股时，需要投资银行公司作为承销商，来准确评估股票的价值，也就是股价。

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中石油秒赚3万：最赚钱公司名副其实

编注：中石油作为国内的石油巨头，今年不负众望，第一季度以391.5亿元净利润傲视群雄，秒赚3万，成为最赚钱的公司之一。中石油称，第一季度其石油和天然气的产量分别有3.6%的11.2%的增长。

PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina), China's largest oil and gas producer, said Thursday that its net profit rose 5.8 percent year on year in the first quarter.

The company's net profit totaled 39.15 billion yuan ($6.23 billion) in the first three months and earnings per share gained 5.8 percent to 0.21 yuan based on international financial reporting standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement filed with the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.

The statement said PetroChina concentrated on its main businesses amid changing economic landscapes both at home and abroad.

The output of crude oil and natural gas rose 3.6 percent and 11.2 percent year on year, respectively, in the first quarter, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the company processed 257.1 million barrels of crude oil during the period, up 2.8 percent from a year earlier.

Due to high-flying international oil prices, the company reported 10.82 billion yuan in losses in its refining and chemical business areas, marking a slight improvement from the fourth quarter last year as China raised fuel prices two times in the first quarter.

The company sold 36.5 million tons of gasoline, diesel and kerosene during the period, an increase of 15.5 percent from a year earlier.

PetroChina is the Hong Kong- and Shanghai-listed subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation.

中石油作为国内的石油巨头，今年不负众望，第一季度以391.5亿元净利润傲视群雄，秒赚3万，成为最赚钱的公司之一。中石油称，第一季度其石油和天然气的产量分别有3.6%的11.2%的增长。但是由于国际油价的不断走高，中石油称其在炼油和化工领域亏损了108.2亿元。

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EMS要上市 ：或成为今年最大IPO

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) will review an application for the initial public offering (IPO) of China Postal Express & Logistics Co Ltd(EMS) on May 4.

The company, a unit of the State-owned China Post Group, plans to raise 9.98 billion yuan ($1.58 billion) in the country's largest IPO this year, it said in a prospectus posted on the CSRC's website.

According to the prospectus, the Beijing-based company plans to issue up to 4 billion A-shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The money raised from the IPO will be used to buy vehicles, airplanes and equipment, as well as fund network expansion, it said.

The company's total assets reached 22.37 billion yuan as of the end of 2011. It took in 25.89 billion yuan in business revenues last year, with a net profit of 902 million yuan.

继人民网IPO之后，EMS也要上市了！中国证监会将在5月4日复审中国邮政速递物流股份有限公司首次公开发行A股的招股书。此前发布的预披露招股书显示，拥有EMS的邮政速递本次拟公开发行不超过40亿股A股股票，发行后总股本不超过120亿股，拟募集资金99.7亿元，成为今年来A股募资最大的IPO。邮政速递截止去年底共有资产223.7亿元，去年营业收入258.9亿元，净利润9.02亿元。

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富士康成都招工难：公务员招不到人自己顶包进厂

Since the city government of Chengdu invited electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn to set up factories in the provincial capital of Sichuan in southwest China in 2010, local public servants have had an extra task on their hands: hiring labor for the world's largest contract manufacturer of consumer electronics. If they should fail, officials will have to meet the demand themselves, reports the Chinese-language Economic Observer.

The production base of the Taiwan-based manufacturer in Chengdu has been the largest investment project in China's interior, which the city hopes will enable its transformation into a center of the technology industry. In 2010, the local government offered a number of preferential conditions regarding tax and land use to solicit the company, which serves as the main contractor for Apple as well as manufacturing products or many other major clients. Most surprisingly, the city also promised to secure workers for the company, and the recruitment goals have become an item on which local officials will be evaluated at the end of the year.

Hiring has not been plain sailing in the past eighteen months, however, and in order to complete their quota, some officials had no choice but to take up job offers at Foxconn themselves.

Chengdu is not the only city participating in the hiring process. It is standard practice for Foxconn to report its workforce needs to the provincial labor authorities, who then order other cities and towns to hire people to meet the company's demands.

There are often incentives and penalties involved for officials. In the city of Luzhou, an official can be paid a 600 yuan (US$95) bonus for signing up a worker, and 1,000 yuan (US$160) for additional workers. If an official does not meet his recruitment quota, the government will deduct 500 yuan (US$80) from his paycheck.

In the past year, the city located more than 12,000 workers for Foxconn's factory in Chengdu.

Liu Baoyu, an official who joined Foxconn in order to meet her personal quota, said the company's labor demands change all the time, depending on the production situation. "It has created chaos in the local government," Liu was quoted by the Economic Observer as saying.

A former Foxconn manager told the newspaper that working conditions at the company were harsh. "Many frontline workers stay for just three months," the manager said.

Another recruiter for Foxconn said many people quit in their first two weeks, which has become a huge burden on the company due to the costs of training and providing uniforms. The government has ordered that workers solicited by officials must work at least 15 days for Foxconn.

Some officials who found themselves unable to meet their recruitment target would seek help from headhunters to introduce workers to join Foxconn just for the 15-day minimum period.

Foxconn in Chengdu hired 120,000 workers when its iPad production in the city was at its peak. The number slid to 90,000 in October 2011 and now stands at around 60,000.

编注：成都的政府部门请富士康入驻，还真是“引狼入室”啊！公务员负责替富士康招工，招不到人扣奖金，再招不到人，就自己顶包进厂。富士康要求，工人必须在工厂工作15天才可离职，于是那些招不到人的公务员只好自己“下基层”15天凑人数。富士康的招工困境有多方面因素比如规模大，需要的工人多，当然也有因富士康的待遇问题引发劳动力频繁流动的情况发生。

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沙县小吃走向世界：全球吃货有口福了

Although Chinese snack foods are almost unheard of outside of the country, some native dishes from southeast China's Shaxian county have made a big splash domestically with the opening of several "Shaxian snack bars" in major cities.

Eleven years ago, Lin Kaiming and his wife traveled from Shaxian, located in Fujian province, to the city of Zhanjiang in southern Guangdong province to open their first Shaxian snack bar. Although they had to work nearly 20 hours a day in the beginning, their returns were satisfactory.

Liu's success is just one example of the 60,000 Shaxian natives who have opened snack bars in China, as well as in the U.S., Japan, Germany, Australia and Singapore.

"The Shaxian snack bars produce an annual turnover of more than 5 billion yuan and a net income of more than 700 million yuan," said Huang Songfu, president of the Shaxian Snacks Guild.

The local government in Shaxian has made efforts to help the snack food industry flourish.

"To increase the employment rate and incomes for local residents, the Shaxian government has always played an active role in promoting Shaxian snacks," said Zheng Xingjing, director of the Shaxian Snack Bureau. Zheng said the bureau, established in 1997, is the first and perhaps only one of its kind in the entire country.

Guan said he intends to boost the industry to a new level by starting a listed company to act as a "carrier" for Shaxian snacks, a goal that Huang said can be realized by incorporating large private snack food chains, as well as processing and supply companies.

"Shaxian snacks bear the dreams of all of Shaxian's people," said Le Rongguang, deputy magistrate of Shaxian county. "We have spared no efforts to foster the industry's growth."

沙县小吃，遍布全国，恐怕没有人没有吃过吧？如今，沙县小吃已在全国开设了2万多家分店，解决了当地6万多农民的就业，年营业额超过50亿元，净收入约7亿元。现在，沙县小吃更是走向世界，在美国、日本、德国、澳大利亚和新加坡都开了分店。谁说沙县小吃就不能成为中国的麦当劳呢？

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王者归来 普京重返克林姆宫主政

在今年3月的大选中获胜的俄罗斯现任总理普京，当地时间7日在克里姆林宫宣誓就任俄新一任总统。普京认为外部世界极其危险、难以预测，而且充满混乱。

Striding through the Kremlin’s gold-encrusted doors and applauded by the modern nobility, Vladimir Putin returns to the Russian presidency Monday in the throne room of the czars, now a dangerously weakened autocrat.

striding through：大步穿过

The protests of December shook his all-powerful countenance, setting off machinations by the powers behind him who are intent on preserving their authority and privilege despite demands for democracy and reform. That conflict portends difficult and uncertain days for Russia, with Putin pressured to display more muscle than compromise.

all-powerful：全能的；有无上权力的

intend on：专心致志于；抱定决心要实行

“Putin needs to be strong,” said Vladimir Pastukhov, a Russian political scientist and visiting fellow at Oxford University, “otherwise there will be 12,000 knives to his back the next day.”

Putin has ruled Russia since 2000, the past four years as prime minister, and until December the nation had traded the unpredictability of democracy for the certainty of a strong hand.

Then, a vocal and economically important minority, angered by widespread allegations of fraud in parliamentary elections, declared an end to the bargain, taking to the streets in protest. The demonstrations shook what Putin called his “vertical of power,” based on a line of authority that ran from the Kremlin down to the smallest city hall.

By March, when he was elected president with a reported 64 percent of the vote, doubts had appeared about his legitimacy. Now, few expect anything but a long, tumultuous road for democratic reform. Many fear turmoil. No one knows what lies ahead after Monday’s inauguration for what now is a six-year presidential term.

presidential term：总统任期

Putin has become the protector of an army of corrupt officials and managers throughout the country who enjoy great authority and profit as long as they are loyal. Now, hidden from public view, a battle reportedly is underway between hard-liners insisting that only an uncompromising crackdown will save them and more progressive elements urging reform. The latter want to let some of the steam of anger escape and open Russia to economic development.

an army of：一大批；一大群

If Putin antagonizes the hard-liners, an assortment of security and military industrial insiders among them, he risks plots against him. If he cannot quiet the protests, he courts a popular upheaval.

an assortment of：一套

Most likely, he will turn to the siloviki — the Russian term for members of the security services and military, those with power and guns — for support, said Dmitri Oreshkin, an organizer of the League of Voters, created this year to pursue fair elections.

“It probably won’t be as stringent as the Soviet Union,” he said, “but tougher than five years ago.”

Soviet Union：前苏联（1922-1991，首都莫斯科，位于欧、亚洲）

On Friday, authorities in Ufa, 725 miles to the east of the capital, reportedly prevented a dozen activists from boarding a train to Moscow, where an anti-Putin demonstration is planned for Sunday. Others have reported intimidating visits from police.

“The Putin returning to the Kremlin is not the Putin who left it four years ago,” said Boris Makarenko, deputy director of the Center for Political Technologies. “He left at the peak of economic growth and optimism about increasing prosperity. Now he will be cautious, conflicted. He understands that the development of Russia and the economy requires independent actors in business and public life, but at the same time he feels the need from his KGB years to keep everything under control.”

KGB:克格勃，苏联国家安全委员会（Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti）

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美国承诺提高总储蓄率：总储蓄率是神马？

第四轮中美战略对话刚刚闭幕，在此次对话发布的成果中，美方表示将继续致力于转变经济增长方式，增加投资和出口水平，中期将总储蓄率提高到过去30年的平均水平。那么“总储蓄率”英语怎么说？

美方表示将总储蓄率提高到过去30年的平均水平，并在未来10年内减赤至少5万亿美元。

请看相关英文报道：

The U.S. will lift the total saving rate to the average level of the past 30 years (from 1980 to 2010) and pledged to cut the fiscal deficits by at least 5 trillion U.S. dollars within 10 years.

分析：

在上述报道中， "total saving rate"意思是“总储蓄率”。举一反三，“高储蓄率”就是"high saving rate"。 ”总储蓄率“指的是，一个国家在一定时期内,全部储蓄总额占当期国民生产总值的百分比。因为"saving rate"也有“节能率”的意思，所以“节电率”可以说成"energy saving rate"。

例句：


American's saving rate has gone up by four points so far.
美国的储蓄率目前为止已经增长了4个百分点。


The saving rate is likely to remain high, given concerns about pensions and other social-security provisions.
处于对养老金和其他社会保障的考虑，储蓄率持高不下。


All buildings completely meet green and power saving construction standard, power saving rate reaches up to 50%.
所有建筑完全符合绿色建筑和节能建筑的标准，能耗节能实现50%的节能率。

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现实版版本杰明巴顿奇事：兄弟俩一起返老还童

布拉德皮特主演的经典电影《本杰明巴顿奇事》不知道大家有没有看过？也许你觉得这个故事是虚构的，但如今在英国，一对双胞胎兄弟患上了罕见的疾病使他们失去像成人般思考和行为表现的能力。

They're being called the "Benjamin Button" brothers--a reference to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the 2008 movie in which Brad Pitt plays a man who ages in reverse.
他们被称为“本杰明·巴顿”兄弟--这样称呼的依据来自2008年的电影《返老还童》。该电影由布拉德·皮特主演，剧中男子演绎了返老还童的人生经历。


Matthew Clark, 39, of Lincoln, England and his brother Michael Clark, 42, last year were reportedly given a vague diagnosis of terminal leukodystrophy. The brothers' particular version of the disorder caused them to lose the ability to think and behave as adults, The Telegraph reported.
每日电讯报在去年报道称，39岁的马修·克拉克和他42岁的哥哥迈克尔·克拉克被初步诊断为脑白质病变晚期。兄弟俩这种特殊病变会使他们失去像成人般思考和行为表现的能力，。


After a phase of throwing temper tantrums and watching cartoons, the brothers have gradually lost the ability to talk and walk, leaving them crawling around their parents' home.
他们发脾气，也看动画片。一段时间后，这对兄弟俩渐渐失去了谈话和走路的能力，只好留他们在父母亲家里任由他们四处爬行。


The two men still look their age, albeit with a disarming air of innocence about them, but they are beginning to exhibit physical signs of their regression back into childhood.
这对双胞胎兄弟看起来还是年纪如常，但是他们的身上却散发出明显的童真和幼稚。他们的日常行为已经有迹象表明他们的身体退化至孩童时期的状态.


For their parents, Christine and Anthony Clark, it is heartbreaking. “There are no words to describe how we feel. It’s devastating,” says Mr Clark, the man who watched both of his sons grow up and marry, who looked on proudly as Michael joined the RAF and Matthew became a father himself.
对于他们的父母克拉克夫妇来说，这样的消息无疑令人心碎。“我无法描述我们现在的感受，太让人绝望了”。安东尼·克拉克这样说。这位父亲曾经眼看着自己的儿子长大成人成家立业，迈克尔加入英国皇家空军，马修自己也成了父亲，这些曾经都让他很自豪。


“It’s a devastating disease," the men's father, Anthony Clark, told The Telegraph. "Both of them are very childlike now.”
“这是一种可怕的疾病，现在他们俩的表现就像小孩子一样。”克拉克先生对每日电讯报如是说。


Neither paper indicated which form of leukodystrophy the men have--there are about 40 known types of the largely genetic brain cell-damaging disorder--or who diagnosed the brothers.
不管是媒体还是为兄弟俩诊断的人都没有指明他们患的是哪一类型的脑白质病变--可知的关于大脑细胞损伤性病变大约就有40种。


Is it really possible for adults to revert to a childlike state? Experts in the U.S. told The Huffington Post that it is--though it occurs very rarely.
返老还童真的可能吗？美国专家对赫芬顿邮报的记者说，它确实存在，尽管这样的现象很罕见。

"'Leukodystrophy' is a term used for progressive disorders that causes damage or deterioration to the white matter of the brain," Dr. Robert Marion, chief of genetics and developmental medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, told The Huffington Post.
“脑白质病变是一个专业术语，它是一种引发脑白质损害和衰变的渐进式病变。”来自纽约市爱因斯坦医学院遗传学和发展医学科室的主任罗伯特·马里恩博士这样对赫芬顿邮报的记者说。


Dr. Marion, who said he had no specific knowledge of the brothers, added that the disorder they reportedly have is hereditary and that the mental deterioration happens gradually.
马里恩博士说他对兄弟俩的情况还并不完全了解，此外他还补充说，他们患有的病变是遗传性的，而且大脑智力在逐渐衰变。


There are infantile, juvenile and adult forms of leukodystrophy. As for cases that apparently arise in adulthood, Dr. Marion said, "It’s possible that nobody has really noticed it until its gotten so bad that it's reached this level of detection. They reach adulthood or later adolescence and they’ve attained everything they could, then start having neurological symptoms. They can have dementia, they start losing their memory or their ability to function...they’ll lose their ability to walk, wind up wheelchair-bound."
脑白质病变分幼儿期、青少年期和成年期。对于出现在成年期的许多案例来说，马里恩博士表示，“常见的情况是没人会真的留意到它的存在直到它恶化到了能被察觉的程度。病变到了成年期或是青少年期的最后时期时，影响的范围就放大了，然后开始出现神经系统方面的症状。他们中有的人会患上痴呆症，他们开始出现失忆现象，或是失去了行动能力……他们会失去走路的能力，依靠轮椅行走。”

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美国500强出炉：石油巨头笑傲江湖

The latest issue of Fortune magazine has the annual list of America's top earning corporations. In 2011, those 500 companies made a combined profit of $824.5 billion. The 2011 combined profit smashed the previous 2006 record of $785 billion and was a 16.4 percent profit increase over 2010.

"Corporate America is doing great right now," Andy Serwer, Fortune magazine managing editor, said Monday on "CBS This Morning."

"The consumer in America, not so great. Government in the United States, not so well," Serwer said. "But businesses are doing well. They've really come out of the downturn, doing things right. They're in good shape. A lot of that has to do with the fact that they've cut back. They've cut costs during the downturn meaning layoffs quite frankly. That's why profits are so high."

Fortune 500 Top 10 List:

1. Exxon Mobil 埃克森美孚

2. Walmart Stores 沃尔玛

3. Chevron 雪佛龙

4. ConocoPhillips 康菲石油

5. General Motors 通用汽车

6. General Electric 通用电气

7. Berkshire Hathaway 伯克希尔-哈撒韦公司

8. Fannie Mae 房利美

9. Ford Motor 福特汽车

10. Hewlett-Packard 惠普

《财富》杂志发布了最新的美国500强公司榜单，石油巨头埃克森美孚力压群雄，夺回了被零售商业巨头沃尔玛霸占两年的榜首宝座；去年排名榜首的零售巨头沃尔玛则退居第二；第三第四位分别是另外两家石油巨头雪佛龙和康菲；看来卖石油在哪都赚钱啊。从公布的数据来看，2011年，500强公司的总利润达到了8245亿美元，比2010年增长了16.4%。《财富》杂志的主编称，美国经济已经走出了低迷，正变得越来越好了。

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黄金期货价格大跌：“现货”和“期货”怎么说？

纽约商业交易所下属商品交易所交割的黄金期货价格周二大幅下跌，创下自1月以来的最低收盘价，相较于最为活跃的六月，下跌了34.6美元，报收于每盎司1604.50美元，跌幅为2.16%。生活中，常听到“现货”和“期货”，那么这两个词怎么说呢？

纽约商业交易所(NYMEX)下属商品交易所(COMEX)交割的黄金期货价格周二大幅下跌，创下自1月以来的最低收盘价，相较于最为活跃的六月，下跌了34.6美元，报收于每盎司1604.5美元，跌幅为2.16%。

请看相关英文报道：

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped sharply Tuesday to settle at their lowest level since January. The most active gold contract for June delivery lost 34.6 U.S. dollars, or 2.16 percent, to settle at 1,604.5 dollars per ounce.

分析：


在上述报道中，“futures”意思是“期货”。期货是现在进行买卖，但是在将来进行交收或交割的标的物，这个标的物可以是某种商品，也可以是金融工具，还可以是金融指标。“现货”的说法是“actuals”。现货是指可供出货、储存和制造业使用的实物商品，亦称实物。“现货”还有其他说法，如“spots”和“physicals”。

一些相关说法：

crude futures 原油期货

spot/physical market 现货市场

spot rate 现货兑换率

spot price 现货价格

例句：


The prices are usually based on futures prices.
价格一般都以期货价格为基础。


Agricultural futures have long been a way to limit risk with crop prices.
农业期货早已成为限制农作物价格风险的一种方式。


At the same time, the hedge will be more efficient when the actuals and the object of futures contract are the same.
在套期保值中，与标准合约标的一致的现货，保值的效果最好。

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黄岩岛事件持续：中国有诚意通过外交手段解决争端

编注：中菲黄岩岛事件对峙持续，中国资深外交官邓中华在周二接受凤凰卫视采访时称，中国有最大的大诚意与菲律宾一起，通过外交途径解决黄岩岛争端。但菲方的小动作一直不断，本周一，中国外交部再次召见菲律宾驻华大使。

Beijing is still willing to show the "greatest sincerity" to resolve the island impasse through diplomacy with Manila, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.

Huangyan Island has been its undisputable territory since ancient times and the waters around the island have been a traditional Chinese fishery, Deng Zhonghua, director of the department of boundary and ocean affairs with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a Tuesday interview with Phoenix TV.

"Our fishermen and fishing boats' safety must be ensured and our fishermen's dignity should not be offended and their regular fishery operations should not be interrupted or blocked," Deng said.

China and the Philippines are close neighbors with seawater in between, and have enjoyed friendly contact for more than 1,000 years, Deng added.

"We have 1,000 reasons to ensure and develop the bilateral traditional friendship and we are not expected to have any excuse to breach the relation," he said.

China and the Philippines are expected to cooperate and achieve a win-win situation. "Despite the fact that the Philippine side humiliated barehanded Chinese fishermen with armed forces, we remained restrained to deal with the situation," said Deng.

On April 10, a Philippine warship entered the island's territorial waters, dispatched personnel to harass Chinese fishing boats and attempted to detain the Chinese fishermen.

China said the move infringed China's sovereignty. Two Chinese patrol ships in the area later came to the fishermen's rescue and the warship left.

But the impasse continued as Philippine vessels were reported to be still in China's territorial waters on Tuesday.

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Fu Ying summoned Alex Chua, the charge d'affaires of the Philippine Embassy in Beijing on Monday. The Monday summons was the third following previous ones on April 15 and 18.

【新闻快讯】中国外交部边海司司长邓中华5月8日接受凤凰卫视采访时说，中国依然有极大诚意与菲律宾一道通过外交途径解决黄岩岛争端。邓中华表示，黄岩岛是中国固有领土，其周边海域是中国南海渔民的传统渔场。中国渔民和渔船的安全、尊严不应遭到侵犯，正常的捕捞作业不应被阻挠和禁止。

邓中华称，中菲是以海相隔的近邻，两国间有一千多年友好交往的历史。应该说两国间有一千条理由去维护和发展，中菲的友好传统，中菲两国应该合作创造共赢。也正是基于这样的考虑，中国一直希望与菲方通过和平对话的途径来解决黄岩岛争端。本周一，中国外交部副部长傅莹就黄岩岛问题召见菲律宾驻华大使，这是继4月15日与18日后的第三次召见。

【黄岩岛争端始末】

4月10日，一艘菲律宾军舰闯入中国黄岩岛海域，驱逐中国渔船并试图扣押中国渔民。随后，中国两艘海监船驶抵黄岩岛解救渔民。2012年4月12日，菲律宾不顾中方严正交涉与警告，再向黄岩岛海域派遣一艘海岸警卫队船只。

4月18日，中国最先进的渔政船——中国渔政310船从广州出发，开赴南海海域，开展常态化的渔政巡航执法管理。该船于19日进入中沙群岛海域，20日中午到达黄岩岛海域。

目前菲律宾搜救船“BRP-埃德萨”号和中国的一艘海监船在黄岩岛周边海域仍处于一对一的对峙状态。 菲总统阿基诺声称，菲律宾会继续在黄岩岛部署船只，因为“相信那是菲律宾水域”，而中方一直强调，黄岩岛是中国的固有领土，中国维护领土主权的立场是坚定明确的。

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BBC全球最受欢迎国家调查 中国高涨成第五 欧盟大跌

European countries and the EU have fallen sharply in worldwide popularity, an opinion poll for the BBC suggests.

The percentage of those surveyed giving positive views of EU influence dropped by an average of 8% - from 56% to 48% - since the last poll in 2011.

Views of China, on the other hand, improved significantly, allowing it to overtake the EU. Japan replaced Germany as the most popular country.

The poll was based on the answers of about 24,000 people in 22 countries.

Respondents were asked to rate the influence in the world of 16 countries and the EU as either "mostly positive" or "mostly negative".

Ratings of the EU and many European countries dropped across the countries surveyed in both 2011 and 2012, when 27 countries were surveyed. Positive views of Britain fell by by 6% and of France by 4%.

"The turmoil in the EU, long seen as an attractive bastion of political and economic stability, has raised doubts in people's minds about its continued ability to be a global leader," the head of polling company GlobeScan, Chris Coulter, said. "Hopes are turning to China."

Germany, the most positively regarded nation last year, saw its positive ratings drop from 60% to 56%, putting it in second place behind Japan, which rose 2% to 58%.

Positive views of China rose from 46% to 50%, with the biggest rises recorded in Britain, Australia, Canada, and Germany.

Views of the US remain broadly unchanged, the poll suggests, with 47% of respondents giving positive views and 33% negative views, compared to 48% and 31% in 2010.

【新闻快讯】英国广播公司(BBC)的一项民调显示，欧洲国家和欧盟在全球的受欢迎程度大幅度下降。与去年展开的上一次民调相比，对欧盟影响持积极看法的受访者比例下降了8%，从56%降至48%。另一方面，受访者对中国的看法则显著改观，使之超过了欧盟。日本取代德国成为最受欢迎的国家。这项民调对22个国家的大约2.4万人展开了调查。

开展该民调的全球舆论调查公司负责人克里斯・库尔特说：“长期以来，大家把欧盟视作政治和经济稳定的迷人堡垒。由于欧盟发生动荡，他们开始怀疑它能否继续充当全球领导者。他们把希望转向了中国。” 去年最受欢迎的德国，今年的支持率从60%下降至56%，使其排在微涨2%的日本后，成为世界第二受欢迎的国家。

对中国持积极看法的受访者比例从46%增至50%，在英国、澳大利亚、加拿大和德国都出现了前所未有的增幅。和两年前相比，受调查者对美国的看法变化不大。这次有47%的受访者对美国持积极看法，33%的受访者对美持消极看法。

前十大最受欢迎的国家和地区：


1. 日本 58%
2. 德国 56%
3. 加拿大 53%
4. 英国 51%
5. 中国 50%
6. 法国 48%
6. 欧盟 48%
8. 美国 47%
9. 巴西 45%
10. 印度 40%

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学历造假雅虎CEO离职 董事会大洗牌

Yahoo says it is appointing Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO and Fred Amoroso as chairman of its board, effective immediately.

Yahoo says CEO Scott Thompson has left the company. Thompson has been under fire for more than a week over mentions in his resume and company filings of a computer science degree he did not earn.

Amoroso was the board member leading the investigation into inaccuracies on Thompson's resume. Levinsohn is Yahoo's head of global media.

Third Point, the hedge fund that owns a 6 percent stake in Yahoo, has pushed for the changes. Third Point CEO Dan Loeb and two of his nominees will join Yahoo's board. Four directors who had planned to retire at the annual meeting will step down immediately.

快讯：5月14日早间，雅虎宣布，该公司CEO斯科特·汤普森(Scott Thompson)因学历造假事件辞职，同时董事会主席罗伊·博斯托克(Roy Bostock)也将离任。同时，雅虎董事会宣布任命罗斯·列文森(Ross Levinsohn)为过渡期CEO，弗雷德·阿莫罗索(Fred Amoroso)为董事长。此前，揭露汤普森学历造假的雅虎大股东Third Point CEO勒布（相关新闻请点击查阅>>）和另外两名Third Point提名的人选将进入雅虎董事会。

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买打折卫生棉竟买回可卡因！犹他女子超市有奇遇

编注：世界之大，无奇不有，有些人真是躺着也中枪，近日犹他一女子购买完打折卫生棉条后，打开一看，发现里头暗藏玄，竟是一盒可卡因！犹他州警方目前已经对此事展开调查。

A Utah woman who bought a box of discount tampons got a lot more than she had expected when she opened it up.
犹他一女子购买回打折卫生棉条后，打开一看，发现里头暗藏玄机。


Cindy Davidson, 39, unwrapped the package she purchased at a Salt Lake City store and instead of finding cotton tampons, she found tiny packages of white powder stuffed inside the cardboard applicators.
39岁的辛迪·戴维森打开在盐湖城一家商店购买的卫生棉条，棉条没出现，倒是在硬纸筒里找到了一袋袋白色的粉末。


Afraid of what the powder might be, she called police who identified the stashed substance as cocaine, which could be part of a sophisticated drug smuggling operation.
因为担心不知道这些白色粉末为何物，辛迪打电话报了警。警察认定这些隐藏的白色粉末为可卡因，很可能是某一高度成熟的毒品走私项目中的一环。


On Saturday, Ms Davidson stopped by a bargain store on 1600 South Empire Road to buy a pack of Crest White Strips, according to the Smoking Gun.
根据the Smoking Gun网站的报道，星期六戴维斯女士走进了南帝国路1600号的这家特价店，想要购买一包佳洁士卫生棉条。


She saw an inexpensive box of Boots brand tampons and tossed it in her cart. The store, NPS, sells damaged freight goods and unclaimed property at a steep discount.
她看见了一盒便宜的博姿牌卫生棉条，便取了下来丢进购物车里。这家店名为NPS的商店主要以低价销售受损的货物以及无人认领的物品为主。


The next day she opened the sealed cellophane box and did not find what she was looking for.
隔天她打开密封好的塑料包装袋，却没有发现卫生棉条的踪影。


'I noticed there was packaging inside that wasn't normal,' she said to KSL. 'They had removed the tampon and there was cocaine inside.'
她告诉KSL网的记者：“我发现它的内部包装不太正常，其实是他们把卫生棉条取掉了，换上了可卡因。”


At first she didn't identify the white powder as the drug and tried to open it. After five minutes of trying to open up the plastic-wrapped, fake tampon she got nervous.
一开始她不知道白色粉末是可卡因，还试图打开其包装袋。努力了五分钟想要打开那支塑料包装的假卫生棉条，她突然紧张了起来。


'I thought it might have been a terrorist attack,' she said. She called the police, who weren't able to immediately identify the substance.
“我想这可能是一起恐怖袭击，”她说。随后她报了警。警察并没有立即辨认出可卡因。


The officers' investigation revealed it was cocaine. 'It appears to be a highly sophisticated way of attempting to smuggle or get drugs,' Detective Carlie Wiechman said to KSL.
后来经调查才确认为可卡因。警探卡里·威其曼对KSL记者表示：“这种走私获取毒品的方式十分的高明。”


All of the boxes of tampons have been pulled from the shelves of the store, according to KSL, and police have launched a full-scale investigation.
根据KSL网站的报道，该商店所有的卫生棉条均已下架，警察就此展开了全方位的调查。

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索尼公司透露《蓝精灵3》已经提上日程

The Smurfs 3 is already being developed by Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures.
索尼动画（Sony Pictures Animation）和哥伦比亚公司（Columbia Pictures）已经开始制作《蓝精灵》（The Smurfs 3）的第三部。


Over the Hedge writer Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche are currently producing a script for a third instalment of the animated family franchise, reports Variety. The Smurfs producer Jordan Kerner is also reportedly in line to develop the new project.
根据 Variety的报道，《篱笆墙外》（Over the Hedge）的作者Karey Kirkpatrick和Chris Poche现在正为这个家庭动画的第三部写剧本。传闻《蓝精灵》的制片人Jordan kerner也透露了同样的信息。


The first Smurfs movie grossed over $550 million (£341 million) worldwide, with the studio confirming a sequel just 12 days after its release. The Smurfs 2 will see the return of director Raja Gosnell, producer Jordan Kerner and executive producer Ezra Swerdlow. Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Hank Azaria will also return, while Brendan Gleeson, JB Smoove and Christina Ricci will join the voice cast.
《蓝精灵》第一部在全球一共获得了5.5亿美元的票房，制片方在首映12天后就宣布了续集的消息。《蓝精灵 2》将仍由拉加·高斯内尔(Raja Gosnell)导演，乔丹·科纳担任制片人，以斯拉·斯沃德罗（Ezra Swerdlow）担任执行制片人。在第一部中出演的尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯(Neil Patrick Harris)、杰玛·梅斯(Jayma Mays)、汉克·阿扎瑞亚(Hank Azaria)都将继续出演，而布兰丹·格里森(Brendan Gleeson)、斯木乌（JB Smoove） 和克里斯蒂娜·里奇（Christina Ricci）也将加入配音团队。


The 3D family comedy will be released in cinemas on August 2, 2013.
这部家庭喜剧的3D版将在2013年8月2日上映。

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查尔斯王子成为BBC最新气象播报员

编注：热烈欢迎我们的最新天气预报员查尔斯王子为大家播报天气资讯！查尔斯王子好像有了“新职业”哦，在和妻子参加BBC苏格兰电台的午间新闻播报节目中，意外客串起了天气预报播报员的角色，一板一眼还真挺有播报员的样子。
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzk1MDM4MDMy.html
Prince Charles presents a special weather forecast during his BBC Scotland visit.
查尔斯王子在参加BBC苏格兰之声的节目中，意外客串了天气预报员的特殊角色。


He and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited the broadcaster as a part of their annual Holyrood Week.
他和妻子康沃尔公爵夫人，参观了BBC广播公司，作为他们每年苏格兰周的一部分。


BBC newsreader Sally Magnusson handed over to Prince Charles, who read his version of Reporting Scotland's lunchtime weather.
BBC新闻播报员Sally Magnusson把播报苏格兰午间天气的工作移交给了查尔斯王子。


The prince, also known as the Duke of Rothesay, had earlier met students at the City of Glasgow College.
这位王子，也被称为罗塞斯公爵，已在早些时候会见了格拉斯哥城市大学的学生。


Against a backdrop of the BBC's weather map, Prince Charles delivered a specially written script which included references to royal residences in Scotland.
在BBC气象地图的背景下，查尔斯王子播报的是一份有苏格兰皇家住宅参照的手写脚本。

Looking directly into the camera, he said: "The best of the bright and dry weather will of course be in the northern isles and the far north of the mainland. So, a little hazy sunshine for the Castle of Mey in Caithness.
直视镜头，他说道：“最好的晴朗又干燥的天气将毫无疑问地出现在北岛和大陆的远北地区。所以，凯斯内斯的梅伊城堡只有一点朦胧的阳光。


"But a cold day everywhere with temperatures of just 8C and a brisk northerly wind. Thank God it isn't a bank holiday."
但是到处都是气温只有8摄氏度并伴有凛冽北风的冷天。感谢上帝，它不是一个银行假日。


The duke and duchess spent more than an hour at BBC Scotland, which is celebrating 60 years of television broadcasting.
公爵和夫人在BBC苏格兰之声呆了一个多小时庆祝广播电视60周年庆。

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麦当劳涨价涨不停 四款产品加入涨价行列

McDonald's Corp, the world's largest restaurant company, raised the prices of four products by 1 yuan ($0.15) in China at the end of April, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

The price increase is around 17 percent and, apart from saying it was for structural adjustment, McDonald's did not give a specific reason for the rise.

It was the company's second rise in China this year. The four products for breakfast and lunch were not included in previous rise. The previous was in January. The price of some McDonald's products went up by 0.5 to 2 yuan on Jan 12.

McDonald's explained in January that the price rise mainly resulted from the continuous rise in costs of materials and other elements.

It is possible that other fast-food chains, such as KFC, Starbuck and Pizza Hut, will follow the rise this year, business insiders said, because the cost of human resources, raw materials and transportation is still going up.

快讯：继今年1月初在全国范围内提价后，麦当劳公司4款产品在4月底均涨价1元，分别为：脆鸡扒麦满分超值早餐组合、吉士蛋麦满分(堡)超值早餐组合、双层吉士汉堡超值午餐、麦香鱼超值午餐。值得注意的是，此次4款提价的产品不在上一轮涨价产品范围之内。 不过4个月，麦当劳就对1月份未提价的早餐和午餐的部分产品进行调价。涨价原因主要是原材料和交通运输的价格上涨。

科普一下：

身边的许多出国的同学回来说，刚开始在那边的麦当劳点餐真是手足无措，除了巨无霸Big Mac会说之外，其他的食物说法一无所知，那么整理一些常会点的麦当劳食品词汇吧！

Cheeseburger 吉士汉堡

Double Hamburger 双层汉堡包

Double Cheeseburger 双层吉士汉堡包

Big Mac 巨无霸

Filet-O-Fish 麦香鱼

MacChicken 麦香鸡

Chicken McNugget 麦乐鸡

Apple Pie 苹果派

Pineapple Pie 菠萝派

Chocolate Sundae 朱古力圣旦

Pineapple Sundae 菠萝圣代

Vanilla Shake 奶昔

Chocolate Shake 朱古力奶昔

Strawberry Shake 草莓奶昔

Fanta 芬达

Coca-Cola 可口可乐

Orange Juice 橙汁

Coffee 咖琲

Hot Tea 红茶

Hot Chocolate 热朱古力

Large Fries 大薯条

Medium Fries 中薯条

Small Fries 小薯条

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读报笔记：欧债危机愈演愈烈 希腊僵局引市场担忧

Political deadlock in Greece rattled world markets Monday, reviving fears that the fractious Mediterranean country could spurn an international bailout, abandon the common European currency and risk a fresh round of world economic turmoil.

European stock indexes fell, with Greece’s market now at a 20-year low, while the euro currency continued a recent decline against the dollar. U.S. stocks also fell.

Coming only days before the leaders of the world’s Group of Eight industrialized nations meet at Camp David, the standoff in Greece over its political direction has thrust Europe’s troubles to the top of the agenda. A downturn in Europe could stagger a fragile recovery in the United States and undermine growth around the world.

Group of Eight：八国集团；指美、德、英、法、意、加、日、俄八国组成的国际经济同盟

Fighting a new downturn would be a challenge for the major economies, many of which have not fully stabilized since the last big economic crisis.

After the 2008 collapse of the Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers, the United States, Europe and China unleashed trillions of dollars in economic stimulus to limit the blow to global markets and encourage a turnaround. With growth in China slowing and U.S. officials looking to tame record government deficits, that sort of massive reaction is unlikely — leaving Europe, in a sense, operating without a safety net.

blow to：对……的打击

The global leaders will gather at a vulnerable time for major economies, with most of the countries in the group struggling to cope with levels of public debt unseen since World War II, high unemployment, and years of potentially painful austerity in the offing.

cope with：与……竞争；与……相适应；应付；处理

In recent weeks, Spain’s borrowing costs have been rising to dangerous levels, with investors losing confidence in the country’s fiscal health. And on Monday, Moody’s downgraded the credit standing of all Italian banks because of financial problems in that country.

The economic worries are roiling politics. President Obama faces a reelection contest that will largely focus on the economy. French voters recently ousted their president amid a public backlash over government austerity programs. Italy is battling to avoid needing an international bailout. And German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose party was stung over the weekend by losses in regional elections, is trying to maintain Europe’s focus on debt control even as the risks of cutting too far too fast are becoming apparent.

backlash over：反对

In that context, Greece’s political infighting might seem a sideshow. The country’s economy is tiny, and its financial system has been largely quarantined over the past two years from the rest of the world. It still owes a lot of money. But Greece’s debts now rest mostly with institutions such as the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which are in a better position than private investors to absorb the shock if Greece reneges on its obligations and, as a result, drops out of the euro zone.

be quarantine over：被隔离在……

renege on：违背……

An exit by Greece, however, is still a scenario Europe wants to avoid. If Greece drops out of the currency zone, investors might grow concerned that other countries could follow suit. In turn, that could endanger the larger Italian and Spanish economies if investors decide they are too risky and stop buying their bonds. The fallout could be severe — a possible worldwide drop in lending as banks try to avoid risk, and a downturn in trade, investment and other economic activity.

follow suit：照着做；学样

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美国杂志封面拼争议 奥巴马中枪成“首位同性恋总统”

编注：具有勇敢大胆风格的新闻周刊已经发布了它下一期的封面，封面上是奥巴马总统头顶七彩光环，并被冠以“首位同性恋总统”。新闻周刊的此次争议性封面，无疑是想跟时代周刊此前引起极大关注的哺乳照一拼到底。

In a gutsy move, Newsweek has released the cover of their next issue, on the cover of which they depict President Obama with a rainbow halo and the title of 'The First Gay President'.
具有勇敢大胆风格的新闻周刊已经发布了它下一期的封面，封面上是奥巴马总统头顶七彩光环，并被冠以“首位同性恋总统”。


The news-magazine, which hits stands today, is using the shock factor of labeling the straight, married, father-of-two President to draw attention to itself.
新闻周刊杂志今日席卷了各大报刊亭，使用了这样一个震撼元素来吸引广大群众的眼球，引用奥巴马此前支持同性婚姻的言论做为封面，要知道美国总统奥巴马已婚并与妻子育有两女。/cn]


Tina Brown, who edits the magazine and its sister website The Daily Beast, is known for her love of controversial covers to help boost public interest and sales.
[cn]负责该杂志及其姊妹网站“每日野兽”的主编蒂娜·布朗因钟爱出版有争议的封面而出名。有争议的封面既能满足公众的需求还能促进报刊销量。


After Time magazine went with a cover shot of a young blonde mother breastfeeding her 3-year-old boy, Ms Brown is said to have taken it in stride, saying 'let the games begin!'
在时代杂志的年轻妈妈给三岁孩子母乳的封面引起关注后后，据说布朗女士对此泰然处之，还说：“让游戏开始吧！”

《时代》封面登母亲给3岁儿子喂奶照惹争议 母亲被指性骚扰>>>


The article accompanying the cover was written by the news magazine's regular blogger, Andrew Sullivan, who is an openly gay self-titled conservative political pundit.
封面上的文章是由新闻周刊杂志的专员安德鲁·苏利文所撰写的。他公开承认自己是一名有同性恋倾向的保守派政治的时事评论员。


'He had to discover his black identity and then reconcile it with his white family, just as gays discover their homosexual identity and then have to reconcile it with their heterosexual family,' he wrote, describing the similarities between Mr Obama and the gay community.
“他要明了自己的黑人身份，然后融合进白人家庭里，就像同性恋者明了他们的同性恋倾向，然后要融合进他们异性恋的家庭里去一样。”在描述奥巴马总统和同性恋群体的相似性时他这样写道。


There was little doubt that Newsweek would be covering the President's historic announcement that he supports same-sex marriage after he had a sit-down television interview confirming what many already believed to be the case. This was, however, the first time that a sitting President had done so, and the magazine asserts that such a move was a calculated one that had been thoroughly planned.
毫无疑问，在奥巴马接受电视采访证实了很多人已经有所耳闻的消息后，新闻周刊会把奥巴马总统这具有历史性意义的支持同性结婚的宣告做成封面。然而，这是总统第一次在做电视采访中这样做，与此同时杂志声明这一举动是早已计划好的。


'It’s easy to write off President Obama’s announcement of his support for gay marriage as a political ploy during an election year. But don’t believe the cynics,' representatives from the news magazine told Politico in a statement about the article.
“在大选之年把支持同性结婚作为一种政治手段，并把奥巴马总统的宣告写下来，做到这点很容易。但是不要相信那些愤世嫉俗者。” 新闻杂志的代表在针对文章的声明中对政客们这样说。


President Obama's announcement came several days after Vice President Joe Biden said that he was 'absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and men and women marrying are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.'
此前副总统乔·拜登表示“男人和男人结婚，女人和女人结婚，男人和女人结婚，无论是哪种方式，都应享有同等的权利，所有的公民权利，所有的公民自由。” 几天后，奥巴马总统发表了宣告。


Republicans, the vast majority of whom are against gay marriage, said that Mr Obama simply made his historic announcement in an effort to gain support among liberal voters in the lead up to the general election.
绝大多数共和党人反对同性恋结婚，他们说奥巴马做出这一历史性的宣告意在获得自由选民的支持，为大选做准备。


'While President Obama has played politics on this issue, the Republican Party and our presumptive nominee Mitt Romney have been clear,' Republican national committee chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement.
“当奥巴马总统在这件事上发挥政治影响力时，共和党和我们预定的候选人米特·罗姆尼的态度已经很明朗了。”共和党全国委员会主席普里巴斯在一份声明中这样说道。


'We support maintaining marriage between one man and one woman and would oppose any attempts to change that.'
“我们支持男人和女人结婚这一方式和关系，我们反对任何试图改变这种关系的举动。”

小李子

百度发力手机市场 携长虹推出低价智能机

The Changhong H5018, a low-end smartphone priced at 899 yuan, is the second smartphone model to run on Baidu's mobile operating system. Consumer electronics manufacturer Sichuan Changhong Electric Co partnered with Baidu to produce the handset.

The new smartphone integrates Baidu's cloud computing technology and cloud-based services and applications. Through the device, users can enjoy 100-gigabyte cloud storage and access Baidu services such as a search engine, maps, music and an application store.

Baidu launched its first smartphone in cooperation with Dell Inc last September, but the device received a muted market response due to its high price and limited sales channels.

"The Baidu Cloud smart terminal platform can introduce a high-quality mobile surfing experience to users, and more importantly, it will help cut mobile phone manufacturers' costs," Baidu Vice-President Wang Jin told a media briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.

In addition to Dell and Changhong, Wang revealed that a number of other mobile phone manufacturers had been discussing the possibility of adopting Baidu's operating system.

Baidu's participation in China's smartphone market is seen by analysts as a strategic move to embrace mobile Internet, analysts said.

The company had a 78.5 percent share of China's Internet search engine market in the first quarter but has a far less influential position in the nation's mobile search engine market.

Baidu had a 34.9 percent share of China's wireless search engine market last year, while Shenzhen-based Easou.com had 21 percent and Soso.com, a mobile search subsidiary under Tencent Holdings Ltd, brought up the rear with 19.7 percent, according to research firm Analysys International.

However, analysts were not optimistic about the market performance of Baidu's smartphone.

Wang Ying from Analysys International said competition in China's low-end smartphone market is heating up, with more players from home and abroad joining the fray.

"To be frank, though Changhong is famous for its home appliance products, it is less competitive in the mobile phone field," Wang said.

Domestic rivals, such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp, have the upper hand in the entry-level smartphone market through their good relationships with telecom carriers.Meanwhile, international players, such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and HTC Corp, can take advantage of their strong branding.

快讯：如今，中国的手机市场异常繁荣，无论是来自全球第一大手机生产商的iPhone，还是国内后起之秀小米手机，都在市场上占有一席之地。互联网企业也来凑手机市场的热闹，百度5月15日宣布与长虹合作推出百度云手机，该款手机贴长虹牌，由富士康代工，装载百度云平台，并且搭上了中国联通定制的快船，裸机的零售价只有899元。部分业内人士对这款低端配置的平价智能机并不怎么看好。不过究竟好不好，还是得看市场对噱头十足的“百度手机”买不买账了。

相关事件报导：


在百度发布手机同天，小米手机也发布了一款低配手机“青春版”，售价仅1499元。自去年小米手机打出低价牌后，后来之士纷纷仿效。至此，已有包括百度、小米、360(携手华为)等加入战团。互联网企业看好移动互联网，但部分业界人士却持相意见。5月16日，李开复通过新浪微博表示，两个产业差别巨大，互联网公司做手机绝大部分会失败。手机在内部项目评估中属于不赚钱不主流的项目，又要花大钱，很难得到足够资源，会被主流项目压挤。

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释放流动性：央行上调“存款准备金率”


中国人民银行上周六晚发布消息称，将从5月18日起，下调存款类金融机构人民币存款准备金率0.5个百分点。这是央行今年以来第二次下调存款准备金率，下调后，大型金融机构存款准备金率降至20%，中小型金融机构存款准备金率降至16.5%。

相关英文报道：

China will lower banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 0.5 percentage points starting May 18, the country's central bank announced Saturday.The cut, the second of its kind this year, will drop the RRR for the country's large financial institutions to 20 percent and the medium- and small-sized financial institutions to 16.5 percent, according to the People's Bank of China.

分析：

在上述报道中，“reserve requirement ratio”（缩写RRR）意为“存款准备金率”。存款准备金是指金融机构为保证客户提取存款和资金清算需要而准备的在中央银行的存款，中央银行要求的存款准备金占其存款总额的比例就是存款准备金率。“存款准备金率”还有一种说法是“deposit requirement ratio”。

一些相关词汇：

the People's Bank of China 中国人民银行

century bank 中央银行

required reserve ratio 法定准备金率

例句：

If the reserve requirement ratio is 10%, for example, a bank that receives a $100 deposit may lend out $90 of that deposit.
如果存款准备金率是10%，那比如说，一家银行收到100美元的存款就能把那笔钱里的90美元借出去。


Lifting the reserve requirement ratio has another benefit for the PBOC, which has to manage the huge funds flow into China, mainly from the country's large and swelling trade surplus.
上调存款准备金率还能为中国央行带来另一项好处。 中国央行必须管理流入中国的巨额资金，这些资金主要来源于不断膨胀的巨额贸易顺差。


The People's Bank of China raised the commercial bank reserve requirement by 50 basis points from January 15, which will reduce the amount available for lending.
中国央行决定从1月15日起，将商业银行存款准备金率上调50个基点。 此举将降低可用于放贷的资金数量。

小李子

成龙携《十二生肖》正式告别动作片

在2012年的戛纳电影节上，成龙大哥携自己的新作参加发布，同时正式公告自己正式告别动作电影，《12生肖》是他的最后一部动作片。


Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.Chan, launching the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, said that people don't believe him when he says he is going to retire.
成龙即将告别自己的动作影星生涯，也有传闻说他在完成自己电影生涯当中最重要的影片之后打算退休。成龙在今年的戛纳电影节上公告自己即将退休，但是大家都不信他说的是真的。


The 58-year-old says he is bowing out with "Chinese Zodiac" - in which he plays a fortune hunter, travelling the world trying to track down missing astrological antiques - because it is one of the "most important" films in his career.
这位58岁的影星将在《十二生肖》之后正式淡出动作电影，这部最新电影也被他看做是自己最重要的电影。在影片中，成龙扮演一个赏金猎人，在全球追踪那些遗失了的天文古器。


Chan says he spent seven years working on the movie - writing, producing, directing and coordinating fight scenes.
成龙表示这部电影花了他整整七年时间，用来写剧本，制作，导演和设计打斗场面场面。


"For the last ten years I've been choosing the director to direct me. This one I direct myself." he said. "I hope this movie, 20 years later, people still remember it. For me, for the audience, for my future, for my history - it's very important."
他表示：在过去的10年时间中我找到了一位导师来指导我做导演，这一部电影我亲自执导，我希望20年之后人们依然会记得这部电影。对于我个人，以及我的过去和未来还有观众们，这都十分重要！


Chan says "Chinese Zodiac," and the many films before it, have taken their toll on his body.
"It hurts, it really hurts," he says, flinching. "The shoulder, the ankle, it really hurts. You don't know because I still look healthy."
成龙还表示：包括《十二生肖》在内以及之前的许多电影让他浑身伤病，电影中的打斗场面会让他受伤，这些伤痛非常疼，肩膀、脚踝以及很多地方都受过伤。大家看不出来只是因为他看起来还很健康。


"Clint Eastwood- 60-70 years old, he can still move. I said yes, that's my goal. Because action stars' life is so short. Actor's life is very long. I want to show audiences I can act."
克林特·伊斯特伍德已经六七十岁了，但是他依然可以行动自如。我对自己说，这就是我的目标。动作片演员的寿命大多短暂，但是演员的寿命可以很长，我想告诉大家我同样可以做一个非动作片演员。

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马克扎克伯格5月20日低调完婚

28岁成为百亿富翁的马克扎克伯格在自己创立的facebook刚刚上市之后低调的和自己的华裔女友正式完婚，婚礼较为简单，由马克扎克伯格自己设计完成。

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg capped off a busy week by getting married today to longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan.
脸谱创始人兼CEO马克扎克伯格通过与自己相恋9年的女友正式完婚结束了自己忙碌的一周（此前脸书成功在纳斯达克IPO，市值千亿）。


The couple, who met at Harvard and have been together for nine years, tied the knot in a small ceremony at Zuckerberg's house in Palo Alto, Calif.
这一对情侣在哈佛上学期间相遇，随后相恋9年，今天在扎克伯格位于帕雷奥拓的家中结为夫妇。


Chan, 27, has been busy this week too -- she graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco on Monday.
女主人公普莉希拉-陈本周也非常忙碌，她刚刚从加州大学旧金山分校的医学院毕业。

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英国人爱装有文化：70%英国人假装读过经典名著

名著我们都知道，真正看过的有几本呢？如果你完全没有看过，那也没关系。英国林德曼美酒与图书俱乐部的一项调查显示，71%的英国人为了显得更有文化，会吹嘘自己读过某些名著。

If you’ve never quite managed to finish Pride And Prejudice or Jane Eyre, you’re not alone. Some 71 per cent of us claim we’ve read classics in an attempt to seem more cultured, according to a study by Lindeman’s Wine and Book Club.
如果你从未读完《傲慢与偏见》或《简·爱》，别担心，你不是一个人。英国林德曼美酒与图书俱乐部的一项调查显示，71%的英国人为了显得更有文化，会吹嘘自己读过某些名著。


Most ‘book bluffers’ said they lied about their reading because they did not want to appear stupid. More men were fibbers, with 23 per cent saying they had lied to impress a female, while women said they feared friends’ and colleagues’ judgement.
大部分“吹嘘自己读过名著的人”都说，他们谎称自己读过某些书是因为他们不想显得无知。男士们比女士们更爱撒谎说自己读过某些名著，23%的男士声称他们撒慌是为了给女性留下深刻印象，而女士们则说她们撒谎是因为害怕朋友们和同事们对她们有不好的看法。


Books that had been made into films or TV series were the most lied about as people at least knew the plot. The top five books people claimed to have read were: Pride And Prejudice, The Lord Of The Rings, Jane Eyre, Tess Of The d’Urbervilles and The Hobbit.
人们普遍谎称自己读过那些已被拍成电影或电视剧的图书，因为至少还知道里面的情节。在人们声称读过的书中，排名前五位的依次是：《傲慢与偏见》、《指环王》、《简·爱》、《德伯家的苔丝》和《魔戒前传》。


Less than half of Brits (45 per cent) correctly named Emily Bronte as the author of Wuthering Heights. Many believed it to be Charles Dickens (16 per cent), Charlotte Bronte (13 per cent), fictitious character Jane Eyre (12 per cent) and even the singer Kate Bush (4 per cent).
不到一半的英国人（45%）能准确说出《呼啸山庄》的作者是艾米莉·勃朗特。有人认为该书的作者是查尔斯·狄更斯（16%），有人认为是夏洛蒂·勃朗特（13%），也有人认为是虚构的人物简·爱（12%），甚至还有人认为是歌手凯特·布什（4%）。


When it comes to Jane Eyre, 15 per cent wrongly think it was written by Jane Austen while the Bronte sisters are most commonly credited with writing Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
15%的人错误地认为《简·爱》的作者是简·奥斯汀，而托马斯·哈代的《德伯家的苔丝》最容易被人认为是勃朗特三姐妹写的。


According to Debrett’s, the authority on etiquette, wanting to appear literary is a peculiarly British trait. David Miller, Director at Debrett’s, said: 'Social etiquette is an important part of being British and we’ve been bound by it for centuries.
按照英国礼仪权威机构德布雷特出版社的说法，想让自己看起来精通文学是英国人独有的特征。 德布雷特出版社的主任戴维·米勒说：“社交礼仪是英国人很重要的一部分，几百年来我们一直受到它的约束。”


'We can’t help but care about how we’re perceived by others - it’s an intrinsic part of our DNA, which makes the lengths we’ll go to keep face ever more amusing.
“我们总是禁不住关心他人对我们的看法——这是我们DNA中固有的基因，它使得我们总是尽量让自己显得更加有趣。”


'It’s notable men are most likely to bluff about the books they’ve read in order to win over the fairer sex. However it’s interesting women are most concerned about being judged by their female peers, casting a shadow on modern day notions of sisterhood.'
“很明显，男士们吹嘘自己读过很多书是为了赢得女士们的芳心。然而有趣的是，女士们吹嘘自己读过很多书是因为她们关心女性朋友对她们的评价，这无疑会对现代姐妹观产生负面影响。”


Four in ten Brits confess they keep works of literature on their bookshelves purely for display purposes. In a bid to keep up appearances, 57 per cent make sure the tomes on view are literary classics - even if they’ve never digested a word of them.
40%的英国人承认，他们把文学作品摆在书架上纯粹是做做样子。为了面子上好看，57%的英国人家里都摆放着大部头的经典文学作品——即使他们从没看过里面的一个字。


We’re also keen to impress others while reading on the move, with 23 per cent of us making sure we are seen out and about with the ‘right’ book.
英国人也喜欢在车上看书来给他人留下深刻印象，23%的人出去时都确保随身带着“适合”的图书。


The study was conducted by the Lindeman’s Wine and Book Club which will be holding events at Oxfam bookshops nationwide.
这项研究是由英国林德曼美酒与图书俱乐部进行的，该俱乐部还将在全国范围内举办乐施会书店活动。

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Bee Gees主唱Robin Gibb因癌症去世

英国知名兄弟乐队Bee Gees主唱Robin Gibb因癌症去世，享年62岁。BeeGees组合由Barry Gibb、Robin Gibb与Maurice Gibb三兄弟组成，他们被国外媒体誉为“史上最成功及最完美的三重唱”。



Robin Gibb, one of the last members of the iconic familial pop group the Bee Gees, died Sunday. He was 62.

"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," his rep said in a statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."

Along with his twin Maurice and brother Barry, Gibb formed the Bee Gees (in part, to stand for the Brothers Gibb), and together they recorded decades of hit songs, including the iconic Stayin' Alive.

In October 2011, the Songwriting Hall of Famer fell ill with intestinal problems and was taken from his home near Thame, England, to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for tests and treatment for inflammation of the colon, his rep said.

His wife Dwina – with whom he had a son, Robin-John – said at the time that she was "desperately worried" about his health, given the Gibb family history of gastrointestinal problems. Robin's twin Maurice died of intestinal complications in 2003.

Gibb left the hospital four days later. In mid-April 2012, he was in a coma, the result of pneumonia, and yet rallied and regained consciousness more than a week later.

Despite being best known for the songs like Stayin' Alive that helped make the 1977 John Travolta movie Saturday Night Fever such an enduring hit (and its soundtrack a 15-time platinum seller), Gibb and his brothers' career had started a decade earlier.

Then, rather than Barry's falsetto vocals, it was Robin's pitch-changing vibrato that was the early lead voice in the group.

快讯：英国知名兄弟乐队Bee Gees主唱Robin Gibb因癌症去世，享年62岁。BeeGees组合由Barry Gibb、Robin Gibb与Maurice Gibb三兄弟组成，他们被国外媒体誉为“史上最成功及最完美的三重唱”，共获得过7次葛莱美大奖，原声音乐大碟全球销量突破2亿张。代表作有70年代推出的的士高歌曲《How Deep Is Your Love》、《Stayin' Alive》等。《Stayin' Alive》还在热门英剧《神探夏洛克》中被用作莫里亚蒂的手机铃声。

三弟Maurice Gibb是乐队中的低音结他手及琴键手，2003年因肠部阻塞而要做紧急手术，期间因心脏病突发病逝，终年仅53岁。主唱Robin Gibb患有肠癌和肝癌，经过两次大手术后，在2012年4月昏迷了一星期，但于4月22日苏醒，能够点头并与家人交流。医生表示他靠“坚强的意志”苏醒过来近乎奇迹。但终于近日不治，因病离世。

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走进普里西拉•陈：关于扎克伯格夫人的二三事


Priscilla Chan has long been known as the girlfriend of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, but on Saturday she updated her status to the billionaire's wife.
普里西拉·陈：社交网络Facebook创始人马克·扎克伯格交往9年的女友，在上个周六升级成了这位亿万富翁80后的妻子。


Given their nine-year relationship which started when she was a freshman and he a sophomore at Harvard, she has known the man behind the massive social networking site well before he became one of the richest people in the world.
他们的恋情始自哈佛校园，当时她是大一新生他在读大二。九年的感情，普里西拉·陈想必很了解这位社交网络巨头，而现在他已经成为世界上最有钱的人之一。


The surprise announcement of the couple's wedding last weekend has prompted a closer inspection of the woman who is now effectively one of the first ladies of Silicon Valley.
这对新人突如其来的婚礼无疑迅速在全世界引起了极大轰动，人们开始挖掘这个女人的身世背景，普里西拉·陈到底是何方神圣？她是如何跻身硅谷第一夫人之列的？


1. She's been with Zuck since college
她跟小扎从大学就开始恋爱了


Although "The Social Network" made it seem as though Zuckerberg's ambition was driven in part by his failures with women, the truth is he and Chan have been dating since their college days at Harvard. They met at a party while waiting in line for the bathroom; Chan later told The New Yorker that she thought Zuckerberg was "this nerdy guy who was just a little bit out there."
虽然那部《社交网络》里描述的扎克伯格是在失恋后才奋起研发了Facebook，不过这并不是真实情况。真实的情况是，他俩在哈佛读书的时候就开始约会了。他们是在一个派对里排队上厕所的时候搭上话的。后来某次《纽约客》的采访中，陈坦言道：“当时他给我的印象就是个经常神游的书呆子。”


2. He offered her a job, she offered him candy
他曾邀请她来Facebook工作，而她给了他一颗糖


When Zuckerberg left Harvard in 2005 to focus on Facebook full time, he began recruiting classmates for positions at the facebook (as it was then known). According to The Harvard Crimson, Zuckerberg was sitting outside after a campus recruiting session when Chan walked by:
2005年小扎离开哈佛，开始全身心投入于自己的公司。当时他曾广泛在校友中招聘同事（当时的Facebook已经小有名气）。 据哈佛校报称， 有次招聘会结束后，小扎坐在那儿，看到陈正好经过，于是他叫住了她：


"Hey Priscilla, do you want a job at the facebook?" Zuckerberg asked a passing friend.
“嗨，普里西拉，你想不想来facebook工作？”


"I'd love a job at facebook," Priscilla Chan responded, offering him a Twizzler.
“听上去不错啊，” 陈回答道，并塞给了他一颗糖吃。


3. Their relationship has rules
他们还有恋爱条款


Author and tech journalist Sarah Lacy has written that Chan has imposed strict rules on her relationship with Zuckerberg -- not because she doesn't trust him, but because he's such a workaholic. One of the top rules: "One date per week, a minimum of a hundred minutes of alone time, not in his apartment, and definitely not at Facebook."
科技记者和作家Sarah Lacy写到，普里西拉·陈在和小扎谈恋爱的过程中设置了很多严格的条款：并不是她不信任小扎，而是因为他太工作狂了！条款中有一条是这样的：“每周约会一次，每次必须有至少100分钟的独处时间；约会不能在男方家里进行，更不能在facebook上进行！”


4. She helped spark Zuckerberg's interest in China
她燃起了小扎在中国拓展事业的兴趣


Chan, who is Chinese-American, brought Zuckerberg on a trip to China in 2010. (Their holiday included some business meetings, which prompted speculation  about Facebook's interests in the Chinese market.) To prepare for the visit, Zuckerberg studied the Chinese language every morning.
普里西拉·陈本人是美籍华裔，她在2010年带着小扎来中国游玩。他们的游玩包括了一些商业会议（他们极大地激发了Facebook公司对中国市场的兴趣）。为了准备这次旅行，小扎每天早晨都认真学习中文。


5. She's on Facebook
她也玩Facebook


That's a no-brainer, right? According to the publicly available portion of Chan's Facebook page, she's into cooking, photography, learning Spanish, working with kids and visiting warm locales.
这是必须的嘛，对不？ 从她公共可见的信息来看，她的爱好有做饭、摄影、学习西班牙语、和孩子一起工作，以及探访温暖的小去处。