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很多人都有口頭禪，像美國總統歐巴馬的”let me be clear”（讓我講清楚）；雷根總統說話習慣前先來一個Well，然後停頓半秒鐘；小布希則愛說：Make no mistake about it.（可別弄錯了！）讓人想起西部牛仔在說話。這些都慢慢形成一個人說話的風格。

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1、親切自然：可以用We 就不要用You

Paris takes the cake for priciest club sandwich 巴黎拿下最貴總匯三明治榜首

◎國際新聞中心

Paris, the City of Lights, is also the city with the most expensive club sandwich in the world, according to a global survey released Wednesday by an online travel service.

China collecting Dalai Lama blood samples：Tibet exiles 西藏流亡人士︰中國蒐集達賴喇嘛的血液樣本

◎魏國金

Chinese agencies are secretly collecting samples of the Dalai Lama’s blood, urine and hair and are stepping up efforts to harm him, the Tibetan government in exile said.

Lady Gaga may have to cancel Indonesia concert 女神卡卡可能要取消印尼演唱會

◎陳維真

Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia amid concerns her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the youth.

Jesus the goat saved despite butting norwegian cop 山羊耶穌撞了挪威條子卻保住一命

◎管淑平

Having a horned goat butt you in the behind would make anyone cross--even if the goat is named Jesus.

Falklands ad runs again despite IOC concerns 儘管國際奧委會關切，福克蘭群島廣告仍然再度播出

◎ 俞智敏

An Argentine TV ad that ties the London Olympics to a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands has aired again despite the IOC saying the games should not be used "to raise political issues."

Watchdog finds undeleted data on second-hand disk drives 監督機構在二手硬碟發現殘留資料

◎陳成良

One-in-10 second-hand hard drives still contain the original user’s personal information, suggests an investigation by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Nude maid service raising eyebrows in Texas city 德州城市的裸體女僕服務引人側目

◎張沛元

Police in this conservative Texas city are keeping close tabs on a young entrepreneur’s recently opened cleaning service that offers nude maids.

《英對照讀新聞》Brain Size Tells How Many Friends a Person Has 腦的大小透露一個人有多少朋友

◎國際新聞中心

The larger your brain size is, the more the number of friends you have：this is what is being said by a team of researchers from the University of Oxford.

Police save words of blind author who wrote 26 pages after pen ran out 警方救回盲作家用沒水的筆寫了26頁的文字

◎魏國金

A blind woman who did not realise the novel she was writing was blank after her pen ran out has been saved after a police force used forensic techniques to recover the words.

Want to quit smoking? Try acupuncture or hypnosis 想戒菸嗎？試試針灸或催眠吧

◎陳維真

Acupuncture and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies.

Doting father who spent ￡20000 on daughter’s birthday party declared bankrupt 花2萬英鎊辦女兒生日趴 溺愛女兒老爹破產

◎管淑平

A devoted father who spent a fortune showering his daughter with expensive luxury gifts and even bankrolled her dream to become a beauty queen is facing a possible jail sentence after the collapse of his business empire.

Dutch government decrees that all cannabis cafes are off-limits to tourists 荷蘭政府下令所有大麻咖啡館觀光客止步

◎俞智敏

Long famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuccinos share the menu, the Netherlands’ famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.

《中英對照讀新聞》South Korea Steps Up Fight Against Human Flesh Pills from China 南韓加強取締來自中國的人肉藥丸

◎陳成良

South Korean customs officials are boosting efforts to stamp out illegal smuggling of drugs that are allegedly coming from China. Reason：The drugs supposedly contain human flesh.

Bunnies galore in Tokyo district famed for maid cafes 以女僕咖啡店聞名的東京區域的兔群

◎張沛元

So you want to hang out with a bunny?

《中英對照讀新聞》Eating berries may slow brain’s decline： study 研究：吃莓果類或可減緩大腦衰退

◎國際新聞中心

Women who eat plenty of blueberries and strawberries experience slower mental decline with age than women who consume fewer of the flavonoid-rich fruits, a US study said.

Poachers may wipe out rhinos in S. Africa, campaigner warns 盜獵者恐使南非犀牛滅絕，保育運動人士警告

◎ 魏國金

Rhinos could be wiped out from South Africa’s wildlife parks by 2050 if poaching continues at its current rate, a campaigner fighting to save the beasts has warned.

Stray parakeet tells Japanese police where he lives 迷路長尾小鸚鵡告訴警察牠住哪

◎陳維真

A pet parakeet was returned to its owner Wednesday after the lost bird told police its home address near Tokyo.

《中英對照讀新聞》IAG rewards employees for coming back to work after maternity leave 澳洲保險集團獎勵員工休完產假重返工作崗位

◎管淑平

Insurance Australia Group （IAG）, one of Australia’s largest companies, announced that it will double employees’ pay during their first six weeks back from maternity leave. That is on top of 14 weeks of paid maternity leave.