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2011 全球產業大事件回顧

一月

Google Cofounder Larry Page Assumes CEO Position
Google announces that Larry Page, the company's cofounder and president of products, will take over as CEO. The move is seen as a bid to get the company back to its start-up roots. Page takes over from Eric E. Schmidt.

Google 聯合創辦人佩吉接任執行長
Google宣佈公司聯合創辦人暨產品總裁賴瑞‧佩吉將接任執行長。此舉被視為要讓Google重返草創根基的企圖。佩吉為艾力克‧施密特的繼任者。

Australia Floods Wreak Havoc
Floods in Australia, centered around the state of Queensland, claim lives and cause billions of dollars of damage. One central bank board member predicts a 1-percent drop in economic growth for the December and March quarters.

澳洲洪水造成浩劫
集中在澳洲昆士蘭省一帶的水患奪走眾多人命，並造成數十億美元的損害。一位央行董事成員預測第四季和第一季的經濟成長會下降1%。

二月

Borders Files for Bankruptcy
Borders Group Inc. files for bankruptcy. The 40-year-old bookstore chain, the second biggest in the U.S., cuts jobs and announces it will close a third of its stores after reporting losses of US$74.4 million for the third quarter of 2010.

疆界書店聲請破產
疆界集團聲請破產。據報二○一○年第三季虧損7,440萬美元，這家有40年歷史、全美第二大的連鎖書店裁減人力並宣佈將關閉三分之一的書店。

Egyptian Joy as Mubarak Steps Down
After weeks of protests, Hosni Mubarak quits as president of Egypt. Mubarak's resignation comes after 30 years in power and follows an uprising in Tunisia that ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Uprising are also underway in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya.

穆巴拉克下台 埃及人民歡騰
經過數星期的抗議，奧斯尼‧穆巴拉克辭去埃及總統職位。繼突尼西亞起義將總統齊內‧阿比丁‧ 本‧阿里驅逐後，穆巴拉克結束卅年的掌權。敘利亞、葉門、巴林和利比亞也紛紛起義。

三月

Amazon Adds Video Service for Prime Members 
Internet retailing giant Amazon starts offering video-streaming services to U.S. members of its Amazon Prime shipping package program. The move heats up the race to offer increased online content, after the video-streaming service Netflix inked a two-year deal with CBS.

亞馬遜為白金會員增加影片服務
網路零售龍頭亞馬遜開始提供影片串流服務給加入亞馬遜白金運送套裝方案的美國會員。在影片串流服務公司Netflix和CBS簽訂兩年合約後，此舉使提供更多網路內容服務的競爭更趨白熱化。

Japan Quake Affects Tech and Auto Supply Chain 
In addition to the destruction and loss of life caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, disruptions to operations of electronics and auto parts suppliers are recorded. Honda, Toyota and Nissan are all forced to suspend operations at various plants in the worst affected regions.

日震影響科技與汽車業供應鏈
日本地震和海嘯除造成災害與傷亡，也打亂了電子和汽車零件供應商的營運。本田、豐田和日產汽車都被迫延後在受創最嚴重地區的廠區營運作業。

四月

Royal Wedding to Boost Economy
Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton will boost U.K. tourism for years to come, according to the tourist authority VisitBritain. The event, which is broadcast across the world, will pull in an extra 4 million visitors and some ￡2 billion.

英國皇室婚禮提振經濟
旅遊當局VisitBritain表示，威廉王子和凱特‧密道頓的婚姻將提振英國未來幾年的經濟。這場在全球各地轉播的婚禮會帶來四百萬名遊客和約20億英磅的收益。

五月

Microsoft Acquires Skype 
Completing its most expensive deal for decades, Microsoft pays US$8.5 billion in cash for VoIP service Skype. Although the Estonia-based company is not yet profitable, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is banking on its 663 million user base.

微軟收購 Skype
微軟以85億美元買下網路電話服務公司Skype，完成其數十年來最貴的一筆交易。儘管這家以愛沙尼亞為根據地的公司尚未獲利，微軟執行長史提夫‧鮑爾相當看好Skype 6.63億的用戶基礎。

Toxic Plasticizers Used in Taiwanese Food Products
A scandal erupts after Taiwanese authorities investigate two manufacturers of clouding agents for including illegal levels of the plasticizers DEHP and DINP in their products. The clouding agents, which are used to make food and beverages smoother and more attractive, are found in dozens of products, leading to mass recalls.

台灣食品檢驗出有毒塑化劑
在台灣當局調查兩家起雲劑製造商涉及非法將塑化劑DEHP和DINP加入產品內後，這宗醜聞就此引爆。數十種產品中被發現使用讓食物和飲料口感更好、更具賣相的起雲劑，因此被大量回收。

六月

Luxury Tax to Cool Property Market
Taiwan introduces a luxury tax of 15 percent on properties resold within a year and 10 percent on those sold within two years. The aim is to rein in short-term real estate speculation. A separate 10 percent tax is levied on items such as vehicles, furniture and club memberships.

奢侈稅開徵 房市降溫
台灣奢侈稅上路，對於一年內轉售的住宅課徵15% 、兩年則是課徵10%的稅。課稅目的是為抑制短期的房地產炒作。對於交通工具、家具和俱樂部會員證等品項也分別課徵10%的稅金。

Google+ Launched to Tackle Facebook
Following several high-profile failures to force its way into the social networking market, Google launches Google+. The most notable feature of Google's new service is the way users can group friends in smaller circles of interest.

Google+ 推出 和 Facebook 打對台
幾次進軍社群網站市場的大動作敗退後，Google推出了Google+。Google新服務的最顯著特色為用戶可將朋友以小型社交圈分類。

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