China and Taiwan may be separated by just a narrow body of water but, like many other aspects of the cross-Strait relationship, the two film markets have remained largely separate from each other.

That is now changing with Night Market Hero, the first Taiwanese film to be allowed to enter the Chinese market under a broad trade deal signed last year.

Night Market Hero will be shown in Chinese screens from 12 July, an achievement that the Taiwanese government hailed on Wednesday as a “pioneering event that will be like a train engine leading more films to China”. The film’s breakthrough a year after the trade deal was signed will also provide some much needed ammunition for the government, in the run-up to next year’s election, to show that closer ties with China is bringing economic benefits to Taiwan.

After taking a hit recently because of Apple’s patent lawsuits, HTC shares went limit up Wednesday, propelled by support from Google and a stock buyback program. Its performance helped the Taiwan Stock Exchange rise 2.13 percent to close at 8,706.17 points. 

Apple’s patent lawsuits against HTC are being interpreted as part of a face-off between Apple and Google’s Android operating system. On Tuesday, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt expressed support for HTC, joking that HTC could directly ask him for support. Analysts interpreted Schmidt’s remarks as an attempt to unite Android handset makers against Apple.

In addition, HTC announced last weekend that it intends to buy back 20 million of its own shares at an estimated cost of almost NT$20 billion. Wednesday was the first day the stock went ex-dividend, a condition regulators prefer that it meets before initiating a buyback. With the start of ex-dividend the share price rose limit up, closing at NT$872.

Cheng Kai-yuan
Stock Analyst
HTC estimates that there is still a chance that its earnings per share could be between NT$80 and NT$100. We have given it a price-to-earnings ratio of 15 to 20. Comparatively speaking, up to now the share price is still a little low.

The weighted index also performed well Wednesday, rising 2.13 percent to close at 8,706.17 points on turnover of NT$133.687 billion, the highest turnover since May 5.

身陷專利侵權官司的手機大廠宏達電，今年配發37元現金和0.5元股票股利，在今天進行除權息。由於谷歌公開表態力挺宏達電，對打贏官司相當有信心，加上宏達電繼續買進庫藏股的雙重激勵，股價漲停，收在872元。

蘋果祭出專利手段槓上宏達電，被視為蘋果與谷歌Android兩大手機系統對決的前哨戰。為鞏固Android陣營信心，谷歌執行董事長舒密特19號表態力挺宏達電，除了對於合作夥伴的侵權官司很有信心，甚至開玩笑說，宏達電可以直接找我。分析師表示，舒密特的談話是為了團結Android系統業者一起對抗蘋果。

加上宏達電之前宣布要買近兩萬張庫藏股，約砸下近200億元，股價在證券所規定買回的除權息第一天就漲停作收，收在872元。

[[分析師 鄭凱元]]
“宏達電預估到EPS 80到100元之間，還有機會，我們給它15倍到20倍的本益比，其實來到目前為止，目前的股價相對位置來講，還是偏低的水位”

大盤今天表現也不差，上漲2.13%，收在8706.17點，成交值1336.87億元，是5月5日以來最大量。

TAIPEI -- After a very long wait, Washington Nationals pitcher Chien-Ming Wang of Taiwan will finally return to the Major Leagues with a start against the New York Mets on July 30 Taipei time, the Nationals said.  

“It would mean a lot,” Wang said in an interview with the New York Times of his return to a Major League mound. “A lot of people tell me, this kind of injury, no one comes back.”

In the interview with the newspaper published July 24, Wang said he still could add 2 or 3 mph to his sinker and guessed that he was 80 to 90 percent as effective as he used to be in his long journey to regain the vaunted sinker that once tied up big league hitters.

Electric Bikes Clean Up

In Taipei, scooters are both popular and ubiquitous. They offer quick, cheap transportation and easy parking. However, they are also responsible for air and noise pollution. Is there any alternative to these two problems? The answer may be the electric bicycle. On Xiamen Island in China, the government has banned scooters but allows people to purchase electric bicycles. These machines carry people around silently and do not emit any exhaust. According to China’s environmental protection standards, Xiamen’s air is classed as first rate. Is every one happy? No, they are not. Both the Xiamen traffic department and local residents agree that the growing number of electric bicycles is causing more accidents. Banning them seems unlikely. Instead, better driver education and stricter enforcement of existing laws are necessary. This should help this quiet and clean alternative to the scooter continue to transport people around Xiamen.

電動自行車大幅減低城市污染

在美式用法中，逗號和句號 (又稱逗點和句點) 是位在引號內；分號和冒號位在引號外，

而問號和驚嘆號只有是引言的一部份時才位在引號內。

在英式用法中，逗號和句號除非是引言的一部份才位在引號內，否則位於引號外。

聽懂每個字 卻聽錯一整句

1、Do you have a family?
(X) 你有家庭嗎？
(O) 你有孩子嗎？
family指的是「家庭中的成員」，但在這裡原句中則強調孩子。老外所說的family一般不包括祖輩，也不包括已成婚的子女。

2、There are friends and "friends".
(X) 有很多朋友和朋友。
(O) 有真朋友，也有一般的朋友。
提供的例句是：There is coffee and coffee。（咖啡有這種那種之分。）如果有人請你喝咖啡，你覺得他的咖啡特別好（或特別差），而你嘗過完全不同的咖啡，你便可以用這句英文。又如：There are books and books.（書跟書不一樣。）There are ways and ways of doing it。（做這件事有這種和那種方法。）

3、Many people sleep late on weekends
(X) 很多人周末晚睡。
(O) 週末很多人睡懶覺。
很多人以為Sleep=睡覺。不對嗎？英語的動詞有短暫動詞和持續動詞之分，分別表示短暫的動作和持續的動作。Sleep是一個典型的持續動詞，表示「在睡覺」。而中文的「睡（覺）」既可以表示短暫動作「去睡覺」之意，也可以表示「在睡覺」的持續動作之意。原句的意思是「許多人睡覺一直睡到很晚」。如果是晚上很晚才去睡覺，英文說stay up late。

4、It's a good father that knows his son.
(X) 知道自己兒子的父親是個好父親。
(X) 知子莫如父。
(O) 再好的父親也未必瞭解自己的兒子。
這類說法很干擾，好就好，不好就不好，為什麼要這麼拐彎抹角？想想中文，不是也有，我好容易完成了這份報告，意思其實是好不容易。
這裡的good father（好父親）是一種理想的境界。從意義上說，應該理解為「要是有這樣一個父親，即真正瞭解自己兒子的父親，那有多好」，言外之意是「可惜沒有這樣的父親」。這個句型常見，類似的句子很多，舉例如下：
It's a good machine that works without power. 無論機器怎麼好，沒有電就開不了。
It's a long lane that has no turning. 再長的巷子也會有拐彎的。（意為“否極泰來”。）

資料來源: http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/blog/article.php?id=171

10個經典的中翻英錯誤

A：在書寫貨幣時，縮寫字和貨幣符號之間以及貨幣符號和金額之間都不可空一格，亦即要連著寫，如 US$60 (60 美元)，Can$35 或 C$35 (35 加元或加拿大幣 35 元)。若不使用美元符號 $ (dollar sign) 或其他貨幣符號，那麼縮寫字和金額之間須空一格，如 Fr 40 million (4 千萬法郎)，DM 501.23 (501.23 馬克)。

一般而言，除非另有標示，否則 $ 和 dollar 指的就是美元，如 (US)$100 或 100 (US) dollars 為「100 美元」，而 NT$100 為「台幣 100 元」。必須注意的是，dollars 這個字和 $ 有時會連用，如 $865 dollars，但並不多見。

資料來源: http://blog.cybertranslator.idv.tw/archives/4428