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- Oct 14 Fri 2016 19:04
《中英對照讀新聞》Michelle Obama has become Hillary Clinton’s secret weapon蜜雪兒.歐巴馬已成為希拉蕊.柯林頓的秘密武器
- Oct 13 Thu 2016 11:01
《中英對照讀新聞》Put pedestrians first to tackle air pollution in London 解決倫敦空污問題 行人為首要之急
◎孫宇青
London is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. We cannot keep this under wraps if we are to address the problem.
倫敦是歐洲污染最嚴重的城市之一,要解決這個問題,就不能隱瞞這個事實。
- Oct 12 Wed 2016 16:50
《中英對照讀新聞》Iran introduces credit cards for first time 伊朗首度發行信用卡
◎魏國金
Iran introduced credit cards for the first time on Sunday, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported.
- Oct 11 Tue 2016 17:51
《中英對照讀新聞》Girls spend 40% more time on chores than boys, UN report finds 聯合國報告發現,女孩多花40%的時間從事家務
◎陳正健
Unicef said Girls between 5 and 14 years old spend 40 percent more time a day on unpaid household chores compared to boys their age. In all, girls spend 160 million more hours than boys doing household chores everyday worldwide.
聯合國兒童基金會表示,5至14歲的女孩,比起同年齡的男孩,一天多花40%的時間從事沒有支薪的家務。總計,全球女孩每天比男孩多花1億6000萬個小時在家事上。
- Oct 07 Fri 2016 10:36
《中英對照讀新聞》Inmates break out of cell to save guard who collapsed 人犯衝出牢房拯救倒下的監獄管理員
◎張沛元
Several Texas jail inmates are credited with saving the life of one of their jailers.
- Oct 06 Thu 2016 14:43
《中英對照讀新聞》Fat Labradors give clues to human obesity 胖拉布拉多犬為人類發胖提供線索
◎孫宇青
The Labrador retriever, known as one of the greediest breeds of dog, is more likely to overeat and become obese than other breeds partly because of its genes, scientists at Cambridge University say.
- Oct 05 Wed 2016 14:23
《中英對照讀新聞》Chilli-powder condoms, firecrackers boost Tanzania elephant protection 辣椒粉保險套加鞭炮,促進坦尚尼亞的大象保護
◎魏國金
Conservationists in Tanzania are using an unorthodox way of keeping elephants from wandering into human settlements - by throwing condoms filled with chilli powder at them.
坦尚尼亞的保育人士正利用一種非傳統方式,避免大象闖進人類的居住處──將裝滿辣椒粉的保險套扔向牠們。
- Oct 04 Tue 2016 13:08
《中英對照讀新聞》Duterte vows to kill 3 million drug addicts and likens himself to Hitler 杜特蒂誓殺300萬毒蟲,並自比為希特勒
◎陳正健
Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines president, have compared himself to Hitler, saying he would be "happy to slaughter" million drug users and peddlers in the country. During a press conference in Davao City, Duterte told reporters that he had been compared to a "cousin of Hitler" by his critics.
菲律賓總統羅德里戈.杜特蒂將自己比擬為希特勒,聲稱他很「樂意屠殺」國內數百萬名吸毒者和毒販。在達沃市的一場記者會上,杜特蒂告訴記者,批評者將他比做「希特勒的表弟」。
- Oct 03 Mon 2016 18:18
《中英對照讀新聞》Germany is set to host the world’s first zero-emission, hydrogen passenger train 德國將成為全球第一個運轉零碳排放氫動力載客火車的國家
◎蔡子岳
The hydrogen, or hydrail, train is set to run in Lower Saxony starting in December 2017.
氫動力火車,或稱「hydrail」,2017年12月將在德國西北部的下薩克森邦上路。
- Sep 30 Fri 2016 18:21
中英對照讀新聞》Crystal Pepsi Is Returning to Store Shelves 水晶可樂重返貨架
- Sep 29 Thu 2016 17:34
《中英對照讀新聞》Where the commute is a plane ride 搭飛機通勤的國度
◎孫宇青
Every Sunday morning without exception, the Beirut airport becomes packed with Lebanese workers. They are flying two to three hours to Persian Gulf countries to work, where salaries are up to 2.5 times higher.
- Sep 26 Mon 2016 17:32
《中英對照讀新聞》Discovery highlights a wealth of previously unknown biodiversity 新發現昭示前所未知的豐富生物多樣性寶藏
◎蔡子岳
Scientists have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
- Sep 23 Fri 2016 17:29
中英對照讀新聞》Victim’s Dad Jumps Over Table to Attack Her Killer in Court 受害者之父在法庭上跳過桌子攻擊殺女凶手
◎張沛元
The father of a woman killed by a convicted sex offender dived across a courtroom table to attack him Thursday shortly after a judge sentenced the defendant to death for killing three people and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags.
- Sep 22 Thu 2016 17:27
《中英對照讀新聞》L’Oreal won’t hire introverts 萊雅不聘用內向者
◎孫宇青
Introverts need not apply to work at French beauty giant, L’Oreal. If they do, recruiters probably won’t select them, and should they somehow manage to get hired, they aren’t likely to thrive at the company.
內向的人不用去應徵法國化妝品大廠萊雅的工作了,即使投了履歷,雇主可能也不會選擇這些人;就算成功獲聘,也不太可能在這家公司飛黃騰達。
- Sep 21 Wed 2016 17:24
《中英對照讀新聞》Belgian Paralympian ’not ready’ for euthanasia 比利時帕運好手「尚未準備」安樂死
- Sep 20 Tue 2016 17:55
《中英對照讀新聞》Taking long afternoon naps may increase risk of diabetes, study shows. 研究顯示,長時間午睡可能增加糖尿病罹患風險
◎陳正健
Napping for more than an hour in the daytime may raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 45 per cent, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Tokyo used data from 21 studies involving more than 300,000 people who had recorded their daily level of napping.
一項新的研究顯示,白天午睡時間超過1小時,可能會讓罹患第2型糖尿病的風險增加45%。日本東京大學研究人員使用來自21份研究的資料,涵蓋超過30萬人的每日午睡時間紀錄。
- Sep 19 Mon 2016 18:28
《中英對照讀新聞》 1 Long Neck, 4 Species 一樣的長脖子,卻是不同的4個物種
◎ 蔡子岳
The study researchers collected and analyzed DNA from skin samples representing 190 giraffes from across Africa, the first such analysis to include data from all nine formerly accepted subspecies.
- Sep 14 Wed 2016 18:05
《中英對照讀新聞》Russian blogger jailed for playing "Pokemon Go" files appeal 因玩「寶可夢Go」而被監禁的俄羅斯部落客提出上訴
◎魏國金
A Russian blogger who has been sent to pre-trial detention for playing "Pokemon Go" in a church has appealed against his arrest.
一名因在一所教會裡玩「寶可夢Go」而遭審前羈押的俄羅斯部落客,已針對他的被捕提起上訴。
- Sep 13 Tue 2016 11:35
《中英對照讀新聞》Air China magazine London race slur sparks anger 中國國航雜誌對倫敦的種族污辱激發憤怒
◎陳正健
Air China has reportedly warned passengers that "precautions" should be taken when visiting areas in London mainly populated by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people". A London MP has written to the Chinese ambassador to the UK for an apology.
- Sep 12 Mon 2016 18:34
《中英對照讀新聞》Wooden sculpture of London goes up in flames to mark Great Fire anniversary 倫敦木雕毀於一燼 以誌「大火」週年
◎周虹汶
Flames once again licked the historic buildings of Britain’s capital as a wooden replica of 17th century London went up in smoke to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
火焰再度吞噬英國首都的歷史建築,隨著仿造17世紀倫敦的一座木造複製品為了紀念「倫敦大火」350週年而灰飛煙滅。