Is Marathoning Too Much of a Good Thing for Your Heart?

马拉松真能使心脏受益匪浅吗？
HE had not expected to spend his 60th birthday in a hospital cardiac unit. R. J. Turner, a commercial real estate broker from Frederick County, Va., had planned a robust celebration. “I was going to finish my 10th marathon,” Mr. Turner said, “which isn’t bad for a guy my age.”

 特纳没有料到会在医院的心脏护疗部度过自己的60岁大庆。来自弗吉尼亚州弗雷德里县的特纳是一名房地产经纪人，他已经计划准备了一个盛大的庆祝仪式。他说，“我还准备完成第十次马拉松赛跑，在我这个年纪来说，马拉松对身体应该没什么大碍。”

But near the start of the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 29, Mr. Turner raised an arm to wave at bystanders, and “everything went black.” Collapsing violently, he gashed his head, chipped a tooth and bit a deep hole in his bottom lip.

然而，10月29日海军陆战队马拉松比赛临近开幕时，特纳先生扬起手向观众示意时，紧接着，按照他的话说，“眼前一片漆黑。”他随即猛地摔了个狗吃屎，头碰了个口子，牙齿也磕掉了，嘴唇下面也划出了一道深深的洞口。

Mr. Turner, who had passed a stress test a year before, had just had a heart attack.

特纳一年前还通过了受压测试，但最近却得了心脏病。

This has been an unusual season for the cardiac health of marathoners. After years in which almost no deaths were attributed to heart attacks at this country’s major marathons, at least six runners have died in 2006.

今年对于马拉松运动员而言，是不同寻常的一年。数年里，该国的马拉松主要赛事中，几乎没有运动员死于心脏病。而2006年有至少有六名马拉松运动员死于心脏病。

Two police officers, one 53, the other 60, died of heart attacks at the Los Angeles Marathon in March. The hearts of three runners in their early 40s gave out during marathons in Chicago in October, San Francisco in July and the Twin Cities in October. And at the same marathon where Mr. Turner was felled, another man, 56, crumpled near the 17th mile, never to recover.

三月，洛杉矶马拉松比赛中，53岁和60岁的两名警官死于心脏病。十月芝加哥和双城的马拉松比赛，以及7月旧金山的马拉松比赛中，三名年龄四十出头的运动员最终也死于心力衰竭。在特纳参加的同一场马拉松比赛中，另外一名年愈56岁的选手在近17英里处痛苦倒地，再也没站起来。

What It Takes to Make a Student

成为学生的必要条件   

On the morning of Oct. 5, President Bush and his education secretary, Margaret Spellings, paid a visit, along with camera crews from CNN and Fox News, to Friendship-Woodridge Elementary and Middle Campus, a Elementary and Middle in Washington. The president dropped in on two classrooms, where he asked the students, almost all of whom were African-American and poor, if they were planning to go to college. Every hand went up. “See, that’s a good sign,” the president told the students when they assembled later in the gym. “Going to college is an important goal for the future of the United States of America.” He singled out one student, a black eighth grader named Asia Goode, who came to Woodridge four years earlier reading “well below grade level.” But things had changed for Asia, according to the president. “Her teachers stayed after school to tutor her, and she caught up,” he said. “Asia is now an honors student. She loves reading, and she sings in the school choir.”

Hubble reveals decade of wonders
哈勃揭示宇宙十年奥秘

After it was launched in 1990, the Hubble space telescope, a $1.5 billion orbiting observatory, was found to have a glitch in its giant lens -- rendering Earth's first orbital observatory short-sighted.
哈勃太空望远镜造价达10.5亿美元，围绕地球旋转，在于1990年发射之后，人们发现哈勃的巨大透镜上有一微小的故障，该故障使得哈勃--第一个环绕地球的太空望远镜变得“近视”。

But after an audacious Shuttle repair mission, when Hubble was fixed with what is effectively a pair of eyeglasses to correct its sight, the telescope has returned some of the most stunning images ever captured by science.
但是，在太空飞船的一次冒险维修任务中，维修人员对哈勃对其本应有效工作的一对镜片矫正了其视力，在此之后，这台太空望远镜发回了天文学家捕捉的一些效果极佳的图片。

And now astronomers have voted for the best pictures taken by Hubble in its 16 years in orbit.
现在，天文学家投票选出了哈勃太空望远镜在环绕轨道上运行16年中拍摄得最好的一些图片。

Hubble's Top 10 illustrate that our universe is not only strange, but also impossibly beautiful.
哈勃的10大发现表明，我们的宇宙不仅奇特，而且美丽得难以置信。

It transmits about 120 gigabytes of information every week. That's equal to about 1100m of books on a shelf.
哈勃每周传回1200亿字节的信息，和1100米长的书架装载的书籍的信息量一样多。

By putting a telescope into space, astronomers can get views of distant objects without having to look through Earth's thick atmosphere.
通过把哈勃发射至太空，天文学家不需要通过地球厚厚的大气层就可以观察到遥远的物体。

Henry Lambright, science and technology professor at Syracuse University, New York, says: "The beautiful pictures that we see Hubble produce are gripping to everyone who looks at them. They transmit the magic of space in a way that words cannot."
纽约雪城大学(Syracuse University)科学与技术教授亨利•拉姆布莱特称,“哈勃望远镜拍摄的绚丽图片无论对谁而言都极具吸引力，传送空间的奥妙之处是言语无法描述的。”

President Bush is showing support for the government of Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population and a key ally in the war on terror. During the six-hour visit to the hill town of Bogor, Mr. Bush conferred with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
布什总统对印尼政府表示支持，该国拥有世界最多的穆斯林人数，也是反恐战争中美国重要的同盟国。在对山城茂物(Bogor)的六小时访问中，布什总统与印尼总统苏西洛•班邦•尤多约诺(Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)交换了意见。

They met Monday in a presidential palace in Bogor - a scenic town about 60 kilometers from Jakarta. The talks ended with words of cooperation from the American and Indonesian leaders. But the warm welcome Mr. Bush got at the presidential palace was not matched in the streets of Indonesia. In Bogor and elsewhere, there were protests against the presidential visit.
两位总统于周一在茂物的总统府进行了会面，茂物是一个风景优美的小镇，离雅加达(Jakarta)有60公里远。会谈以两国领导人的联合宣言结束。然而，与总统府得到的热情欢迎相比，印尼各街头的气氛却显得与其格格不入。在茂物和其他各地，人们对布什总统的造访表示了抗议。

Indonesia is a country with a democratic government, and practices a mostly moderate form of Islam. But there is anger here over U.S. policy in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a perceived American bias in favor of Israel. President Bush has been portrayed by some here as anti-Islam.
印尼是一个民主政体的国家，通常对伊斯兰教者履行温和的政策。但是，抗议者的愤怒之处在于美国对伊朗和阿富汗的政策，他们认为美国更偏爱以色列。布什被形容成是一位反对伊斯兰教的总统。

Mr. Bush tried to put the protests in the most positive light, saying they were a sign of a vibrant democracy
布什总统把抗议活动尽量往好的地方想，他说这次抗议表示印尼的民主气氛非常活跃。

More than 200 Chinese nationals will be airlifted from trouble-torn Tonga on a chartered plane Thursday, sources with the Chinese Embassy in the Pacific island-state said.
中国驻汤加大使馆有消息称，200多位中国公民将于周四乘坐一架特许飞机，从动乱不安的汤加撤离。

Hundreds of Chinese made their way to Tonga's neighbouring country Fiji Wednesday to board an Air China aircraft sent by Beijing yesterday.
数百名中国公民于周三到达汤加邻国斐济，搭乘由中国航空(Air China)从北京昨日发往该地的飞机回国。

Riots triggered by a disputed parliamentary reform move broke out in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa last week, in which eight people were reportedly killed and 80 per cent of the central business district destroyed. About 30 Chinese-run stores were looted or burned down.
上周，汤加首都努库阿洛法(Nuku’alofa)颇具争议的议会重组行动引发了骚乱的爆发，在这场骚乱中，报道称有8人死亡，80%的中央商务区毁于一旦，约有30家中国店铺遭劫被烧毁。

According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, about 300 overseas Chinese, mostly the elderly, women and children, had sought refuge at the local embassy after their homes and business were destroyed.
据外交部发言人姜瑜称，约有300海外公民，其中大部分是老人，妇女和儿童，在家和店铺遭到破坏后到当地大使馆寻求庇护。

Foreign troops fanned out across the riot-scarred capital yesterday, setting up checkpoints and carrying out patrols after initially securing the airport and other strategic assets.
昨日，外国军队在暴乱地点--努库阿洛法部署开来，在最初对机场和其他战略物质实施保护之后，随即设立各检查站，并展开巡逻。

Air China has no commercial flights to Tonga so it has to take a circuitous route covering a total of 21,100 kilometres over nine countries, according to airline spokesman Wang Yongsheng.
中国航空发言人王永申称，该公司没有开通到汤加的商业航班，因此不得不采取绕行航线的方式，途经9个国家，路程总计21100公里。

This is not the first time that China has activated an emergency mechanism to provided substantive relief to overseas Chinese.
中国启动紧急机制，为海外公民提供物质援助，这已不是头一回了。

不好意思，在这里出现了理解错误，多谢mg1000guo的指正。
重译：警方称，这位少年的汽车可能贴着校车行驶或撞上校车，致使其冲出立交桥护栏，并坠落达30英尺。

Iraq and Syria are restoring diplomatic ties for the first time in about twenty five years. They've been trading partners since 1997 and Iran's President has invited the leaders of both nations to Tehran for a summit on the violence in Iraq.
伊拉克和叙利亚正首次恢复中断25年之久的外交关系。两国自1997年起就是贸易合作伙伴，伊朗已邀请双方领导人前往德黑兰(Tehran)参加在当地举行的关于伊拉克暴力事件的首脑峰会。

The President is on his way home to Washington via Hawaii. He and the First Lady had dinner with the head of US Pacific Command last night.
布什总统在返回华盛顿的日程中途径夏威夷，昨晚，他和第一夫人与美国太平洋司令部(US Pacific Command)首领一道共进晚餐。

News Corporation has changed its mind. Chairman Rupert Murdoch says the OJ Simpson book and TV special will not happen.
美国新闻集团(News Corporation)已改变主意，其主席鲁伯特•默多克(Rupert Murdoch)称，将取消辛普森(OJ Simpson)的电视采访及出书。

For the first time in 75 years icebergs are visible from the New Zealand shoreline. Tourists are even hiring helicopter pilots to take them out for a closer look.
从新西兰海岸线就可以看见各种冰山，这可是75年来的头一回。游客们甚至雇用飞行员驾驶直升飞机，以便更近距离的观看冰山。

NEW DELHI, Nov. 20 — A 40-year border dispute remains unresolved. Tibetan refugees continue to pour across the Himalayas. The memory of India’s bruising military defeat by China in 1962 remains fresh in the minds of a certain generation.
11月20日，新德里讯---- 40年之久的边境争端问题仍未取得进展，西藏难民不断翻越喜马拉雅山涌入印度，1962年印度军队被中国击败的惨痛情景仍在一代人的脑海里记忆犹新。

But as the president of China, Hu Jintao, arrived here Monday night to shore up relations between his nation and India, the territorial disputes were no longer the main focus of their relationship.
但是，在中国主席胡锦涛于周一晚抵达新德里，意欲稳定两国关系之时，领土争端不再是两国关系焦点之所在。

As India and China tend to their flourishing economies and strive to expand their global reach, they increasingly find themselves scrambling for natural resources and political influence around the world. At times these two giants of Asia appear to be linking arms; at times they are in active competition.

在印度和中国在以经济发展为主，努力拓展全球影响力的过程中，两国逐渐发现，他们在各自争夺自然资源和全世界的政治影响力。有时这两个亚洲大国貌似盟友，有时处于积极竞争之中。

But it is not exactly a relationship of equals. India lags behind on virtually every indicator, with the notable exceptions of the size of its software industry and the number of billionaires, in which it is far ahead.

但是，两国关系并不完全平等。事实而言，除了印度的软件业规模和亿万富翁人数这两项指标明显领先中国之外，其他所有指标远远落后于中国。

Seaweeds are marine algae: saltwater-dwelling, simple organisms that fall into the rather outdated general category of "plants". Most of them are the green (1200 species), brown (2200 species) or red (6500 species) kinds。
海草属海藻类，栖居于海水中，单生物体，属于相当原始的一般"植物"类。大多数海草有绿色(1200种)，褐色(2200种) 或红色(6500种)。

Development of alternative livelihoods has become a popular policy to uplift the socio-economic status of small-scale fishers and to reduce fishing pressure on overexploited fisheries. Seaweed farming has been incorporated into many community-based coastal resources management projects and fisheries management initiatives as an alternative livelihood option for fishers in tropical developing countries. This is typically based on several assumptions,either unstated or explicit, of program designers, project managers senior policy makers.
各种替代性谋生谋生方式的发展已成为一项颇受欢迎的政策，不仅可提高少数渔民的社会经济地位，也能降低渔业过度开采的压力。在地处热带的发展中国家中，作为渔民替代性的谋生之道，海草种植已经纳入了许多以社群为基础的沿海资源管理项目和渔业创新管理项目中。一般而言，项目策划人，工程经理和高级政策制订者是基于若干假定做出的，这些假定或是直接的，或是未阐明的。

转自 风软论坛 PB专版 发贴人：shinmura
http://www.1000fr.com/read-htm-tid-107287.html

感谢shinmura 所做出的努力！

<第一集>

偶发觉PB里面的句型还是LOST来得实用

｛在讨论MS｝

And he's the mastermind of this whole thing. 是他策划了整个事情。 mastermind＝策划

｛劳改犯们奔跑中，警察叔叔后面群追不舍｝

The thing is gaining speed,man! 这火车在加速。注意这里用了gain这个词。

｛在记者会上｝

I bring this up,because ,in 140 years,the fundamental mind of the escaped man has not changed. 我将它公开，因为逃犯的本质是没有改变的。fundamental＝基本的 前面滴in，偶以前居然用了within，汗呐

｛William遇到warden｝

You're not being very transparent,Warden. 你的信息不是很公开，狱长。

transparent＝透明的 这个词在这里真贴切，服了

｛Sara躺在病床上，在讨论她的病情｝

Either she fights and lives,or she quits and dies. 要么努力求生，要么放弃自己。

这句好棒，前后对应，无敌

｛Bellick不愿和William合作｝

But it's going to make collaboration kind of hard. 不过这样合作起来就不那么容易了。collaboration＝协作 不单单只有cooperation噢

I'm the furthest thing from a threat. 我根本没什么威胁。

｛MS和哥哥聊天｝

Clarles might have had a flexible relationship with the truth. Clarles可能一直没说实话。

｛众人｝

Why don't you cut all the riddles,Snowflake? 你为什么不把话说的明白点，小白脸？ riddle＝谜；Snowflake在这里引申为蔑称了。

｛维罗妮卡在办公室｝

You won't get cell coverage. 原意“你的手机不会被信号所覆盖。”

｛T-bag找到宠物医生｝

Sir,I cannot do a procedure like this without an anesthetic. 先生，如果没有麻醉剂，我没法动这个手术。procedure＝手术；anesthetic＝麻醉药
｛过场｝

This is my collar,smart guy. Back the hell off.伙计，我来负责。闪一边去。
collar＝衣领；back off=后退

｛William对身边助手说｝

Bring up the census of this county. 调出这个郡的人口普查数据。census＝人口普查

希望大家多提宝贵意见，共同进步才是硬道理！

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第八集>

The money was never yours to begin with. 这钱本来就不是你们的。 to begin with=首先，本来

I didn't mean to startle you. 我没想吓你。startle=震惊


My father didn't commit suicide. 我父亲不是自杀的。commit suicide=自杀

I feel kind of bad about the whole thing. 我感到有些过意不去。kind of=有几分

Places to stay,business that are more open to hiring men out of the correctional system. 可以住的地方，优先聘用教改人员的商家。 be open to=开放； correctional system这里引申为教改所

Any questions you might have about your immediate future? 对眼下的生活有什么疑问吗？ 这里注意immediate的用法

The number on there is toll-free. 这上面的电话是免费的。 toll=费，征税

If you encounter any problems,you can call there 24-7. 如果遇到问题，任何时候都可以打。 24-7=24小时，在日本有很多标着这字眼的便利店

Let me know if anything breaks on the convicts. 随时通知我追捕上的进展。 这里注意break的用法

It's been a while since we've had a sit-down,hasn't it? 我们很久没坐下来谈谈了。 学着可以跟老外寒暄。

It's a local call. local call=市内电话

We ran into some car trouble and... run into=陷入，遭遇，撞上

Do you have your cell in case I need to reach you? in case=万一；这里的reach在美语里出现频率非常高，请务必记住，reach本意是达到，这里就变成接通了】

Throw in the cooler,and you get a deal. 再送个冷却器就成交。 Throw in本意是边线发球，这里变成赠送了

We got to lose the bike. 我们得扔掉这车。

I'll take the leeches in here over the headcuffs back there. 我情愿要水蛭也不要手铐。 leech=水蛭；take over=接管，接收

It's stuck. 卡住了。

From a public relations standpoint. 从公众角度出发。 standpoint=立场，观点

Shooting of an unarmed kid at point-blank range is by the book? 近距离对一个赤手空拳的孩子开枪是合理的？ point-blank=正面的，直截了当的； by the book=按常规

Just so I've got this right. 我已经搞清楚。

Just make your point. make one's point=说服别人赞成自己的论点

You ever go fishing. 你钓过鱼吗？

It's a simple strategy,plays across the board. 很简单的策略，广为人知。 这句不错，要记住。

Get some two-bit job? 找份廉价工打打？ two-bit=二毛五分的，廉价的，微不足道的

What are you in the market for? 来市场想买什么？ 可惜偶从广交会回来了，没来得及用这句。

I had a little extra time for due diligence. 我花了一点时间做功课。 diligence=勤奋

Let me make it perfectly clear. 我跟你明说了吧。 这句也好实用，make clear=解释

<第六&七集>

You watch your tone with me,boy. 你说话小心点，小子。还有句叫watch your step=走路小心点，谨慎的意思。

Where is the silo? 地窖在哪里？

Well,we get to do something and it's not going to involve hurting anyone.
我们该做些什么但是不包括伤害任何人。

Besides,you're the one we can't turn our back on. turn one's back on=疏忽，抛弃

Then gas up the car. gas up=美国口语里的给汽车加汽油

It's just a long story,man. 这句可以翻译成一言难尽

Well,it's looks like we're going in the same direction. 看起来我们同路啊。

Can I hitch a ride? hitch a ride=要求（免费）搭车

I'll make it worth your while. make it worth one's while=酬谢某人

Got it.明白了。

And nobody's cracked it yet. 至今还没人解开过这个谜。crack现在有破解的意思，玩黑客的朋友肯定不陌生，呵呵。

Let's go say hi to him. 我们过去问个好。

You call cannot be completed as dialed. 您拨的号码是空号。

I'm assuming you're here because you have updates on Sara? 我想你到这里来是有了关于Sara的新动态？ 请注意updates在口语里的用法。

Scofield sent her a message through the mail that phone number that was disconnected. Scofield给她留了个电话不过是打不通的。

You know,to be honest,uh,I was expecting to brief the present. 你知道，老实说我想跟总统亲自说明情况。 brief在这里用法请牢记。

As you can imagine. 就像你可以想象的。

She's always been busy. 她总是很忙的。

I've been working side-by-side with her for 15 years. 我在她身边工作15年了。

You'll take my advice and just stay on the sidelines for now. 你最好接受我的意见别在这里瞎搅和。 stay on the sideline=停留在边界线，for now=暂时，眼下

We'll go about transitioning you back into Caroline's life. 我们就会考虑让你调回到Caroline身边。 transition=转变，变调

Pleasure to meet you,Sir. 很高兴见到你。

Frankly,the biggest issue we have to address are the charges facing your daughter. 我们现在最该担心的还是对你女儿的指控。 address有从事，忙于的意思

Are you with me? 你在听吗？

Where you at? 你在哪儿？

When'd you learn about electricity? 你什么时候学了电工？

I used to steal copper wiring from transformer boxes. 我从前从变压器箱子里偷过铜线。

Sell'em on the docks,make a few bucks. dock=码头（美）；make a buck=挣钱

Now it's just up to the kid.现在就等那小子回来了。

Did the call go through? 电话打通了没有？ 呵呵打通没打通原来是这样问滴。

There were some discrepancies in the statement you filled 30 years ago. 资料记载你30年前的口供前后不一致。 discrepancy=差异，矛盾（这个做外贸的很熟悉吧，信用证里的不符点）；statement=陈述（在比较正式的场合用这个单词，比如说I need to revise my statement.就表示我想修正我自己说过的话的意思了）

But on another occasion,you said it was 7:00P.M. on another occasion=在另一个场合

Full tanks both times? 两次都加满（油）了？ 这个要结合剧情。

He wants me and my crew to get over here and fix that problem double-quick,double-time. double-quick=快速的，意接近于double-time；crew=全体人员

Well,the company will cover all costs. 我公司会承担一切费用。

One way or another,we'll be out of here today. 无论如何，我们今天会完工的。One way or another=无论如何

The thing is flawless. flawless=无瑕疵的，无缺点的

This job is a top priority. 这个工作非常重要。top priority=应予最优先考虑的事

We want to get this done as quickly and efficiently as possible. 我们得以最快最高效地完成。 这句不错，记下吧。

Thank you kindly. 真是太谢谢了。

Post a note on the message board. 在留言板上发话。

I don't want to say I told you so,but that was just not the girl for you. 我不想马后炮，但那女孩不适合你。

I'm certain of it. 当然愿意。

After he puches out? 下班后？

Let's be civil here. 我们还是礼貌点。civil=市民的，有礼貌的

I was just about to text you. 我正打算给你发消息呢。 传说中的短信。。。？

I mean,your cart's empty. 你的手推车还是空的。

It looks like we're back to square one. be back to square one=退回起点，从头再来

I'm going to get a hold of dad. 我想找下爸爸。

I don't have a meeting scheduled with my lawyer. scheduled=预定的

Is there something I can help you with? 我能帮你什么吗？

Would I have a moment,please? 我可以单独待会儿吗？

That's a hell of a good deal. 这买卖很划算。a hell of a用来加重语气的

You like jerky? jerky=牛肉干

Murder?Rape?Kidnapping?Sexual abuse?Child sexual abuse?Aggravated robbery. 谋杀？强奸？绑架？性虐待？猥亵儿童？ 重度抢劫。 这个...这个...不说了吧。 Aggravate=加重

Why on earth would you break ... on earth=究竟

In case you decide to do something stupid like tip them off. tip off=向...泄露

I owe you a profound thanks,pretty. 我欠你一个深深的感谢。 profound=深刻的

And I sure as hell hope that you write back. 我非常期待你能回信。write back=回复

It does feel good to get stuff off your chest. 一吐为快。stuff是东西，off是离开，chest是胸膛，这句话真是妙啊！

伊丽莎白•斯坦(Elizabeth Stein)是纽约亨特学院(Hunter College)学生报的主编，她每每读到报纸上在非洲发生的种种惨剧时总想哭泣。对于支票账户空空如也的斯坦女士而言，她不知道如何才能为解决非洲的饥荒问题尽一份力。

But then she discovered The Hunger Site (www.thehungersite.com), one of several websites where people can make a donation to a charity without spending a dime. The "it's free" tab is a welcome sign for Americans like Stein, whose hearts happen to be bigger than their wallets. "I love that I can help someone for free," she says.

不过，她发现了饥荒网(Hunger Site: www,thehungersite.com)，该网站是众多类似网站之一，人们在这里可以为慈善团体做出贡献，而不需要花一分钱。该网站的“免费”标签欢迎斯坦等美国人的到来，这些人的爱心胜于金钱。斯坦说，“在这里我可以免费帮助某人，我喜欢这里。”

Launched in 1999 and operated with five other similar sites by CharityUSA based in Seattle, The Hunger Site raises money for charities through sponsors whose ads appear after visitors click on certain links. After The Hunger Site became hugely successful, CharityUSA opened other sites, including The Breast Cancer Site and The Animal Site. CharityUSA sites primarily do not advertise their sites, but President Tim Kunin says they sometimes use Google ads to promote products the site sells to raise additional money for charities.

慈善美国(CharityUSA)总部位于西雅图，它在1999年创办了饥荒网站，并经营着其他五个类似的网站。赞助商在饥荒网发布广告，饥荒网通过访客点击这些广告的特定链接，来为慈善团体募集资金。在饥荒网获得极大的成功之后，慈善美国开通了其他网站，包括乳癌网(Breast Cancer Site)和动物网(Animal Site)。一般而言，各慈善网站并不会刊登广告，但总裁提姆•库林(Tim Kuni)表示，他们有时会用谷歌的广告来促销网站所出售的产品，以此为慈善团体募集更多的资金。

Your boss has a bigger vocabulary than you have.That's one good reason why he's your boss.
你的老板比你词汇量大，这就是他为什么是你老板的一个合理原因。

你老板的词汇量比你的大，这是他为什么成为你老板的一个重要原因。
This discovery has been made in the word laboratories of the world. Not by theoretical English professors, but by practical, hard-headed scholars who have been searching for the secrets of success.

世界各地的语言研究室做出了这一发现。该发现不是由搞理论的英语教授做出，而是由那些一直需找成功奥秘的实践性而讲究实际的学者提出。

这一发现得自于世界各地的语言实验室，其发现者不是那些搞理论的英语教授们，而是一些有实践经验而又讲求实际的学者，它们一直在寻找成功的秘诀。

After a host of experiments and years of testing they have found out:
经过大量的实验和数年的测试后他们发现：

经过许多实验和多年的测试后，它们发现：

That if your vocabulary is limited your chances of success are limited.
即，如果你的词汇受限，那么你成功的机会也受限。

如果你的词汇量不大，你成功的机会就不多。

That one of the easiest and quickest ways to get ahead is by consciously building up your knowledge of words.That the vocabulary of the average person almost stops growing by the middle twenties. And that from then on it is necessary to have an intelligent plan if progress is to be made. No haphazard hit-or-miss methods will do.
有意识的积累词汇量，这是成功最简单，也是最快捷的方法之一。平均而言，在二十五岁人的词汇量基本停止增长。如果想增加词汇量，从那时起设立明智的计划是非常必要的，随意的，靠碰运气的方法不会起作用。

最简便而且最快速的一个改进方法就是有意识的扩大词汇知识。普通人的词汇量到了25岁左右就几乎不再增加了。这之后要想继续增加词汇量就必须精心规划。随意的、漫无目的的方法是不起作用的。

It has long since been satisfactorily established that a high executive does not have a large vocabulary merely because of the opportunities of his position. That would be putting the cart before the horse. Quite the reverse is true. His skill in words was a tremendous help in getting him his job.
长时间以来人们根深蒂固的认同以下观点：高级管理人员具备的大词汇量是因为他的职位提供的各种机会。这是本末倒置，反过来才对。他的词汇很大程度上帮助他获取工作。

长期以来人们就有一个根深蒂固的看法：高级行政管理人员如果不是处在那个位置上，有很多机会的话，它们不会有很大的词汇量。这未免有点本末倒置。实际情况恰恰相反。他的言语技巧对他获得职位有着巨大的帮助。

Dr.Johnson O'Connor of tree Human Engineering Laboratory of Boston and of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, gave a vocabulary test to 100 young men who were studying to be industrial executives.Five years later those who had passed in the upper ten percent all., without exception, had executive positions, while not a single young man of the lower twenty-five per cent had become an executive.
波士顿人才管理实验室和新泽西州霍博肯市史蒂文斯理工学院的约翰逊·欧康纳博士对100名年轻人做了一次词汇测试，这些人正学习企业管理。五年之后，那些占总数10%成绩最好的无一例外的坐上了管理人员的职位，而那些占总数25%成绩最差的没有一人成为管理人员。

约翰逊·欧康纳博士为波士顿人才管理实验室和新泽西州霍博肯市史蒂文斯理工学院工作。他曾对100名工业行政管理的学生作过一次词汇测试。五年以后那些在考试中名列前十位的人全部走上了管理岗位，无一例外；考试中位列后25名的人之中没有一个当上管理人员。

hard-headed 头脑清醒 讲究/讲求实际 a host of sth 大量/许多
get ahead 脱颖而出 改进 获取成功 hit-or-miss 靠碰运气/漫无计划/随意
haphazard 无计划/随意  put the cart before the house 本末倒置

Asians see the United States losing its undisputed international influence in 50 years to possibly China amid waning trust in Washington to act responsibly in the world, a poll showed. The study is carried out by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs(CCGA), AN Independent US think tank.
一项民意调查显示，随着亚洲人对美国政府履行责任的信任的减弱，他们认为在未来的五十年里，美国正失去其不可动摇的国际影响力，而中国可能会取而代之。该调查是由美国独立的一个专家小组--全球事务芝加哥委员会开展的。

一项民意调查显示，随着亚洲人对美国政府逐渐丧失信任，他们认为，在未来50年内，美国无可匹敌的国际影响力可能将受到中国的挑战。 这项调查是由美国独立智囊机构芝加哥全球事务委员会开展的。

In the immediate term, US power in the eyes of Asians remains secure.
在当前时期，亚洲人认为美国的势力仍是牢固稳定的。

但从目前来看，美国在亚洲人心目中的地位仍然不可取代。

In half a century, however, a majority in all countries covered by the poll - China,India,South Korea and the United States - believed " another nation" will become as powerful of surpass the United States in power.
然而，参与调查的所有国家---中国，印度，南韩和美国---的绝大多数认为就势力而言，在未来的半世纪以内，“另外一个国家”将赶超美国。

然而，这项在中国、印度、韩国和美国进行的调查表明，大多数人认为， 在未来半个世纪内，"另一个国家"将会变得很强大，或是会超过美国。

"There is a clear agreement across the board that over the next half century Asians see the United States no more the sole superpower that it is or considered to be today," CCGA president Marshall Bouton told a news conference in Washington.
该委员会主席马歇尔-波顿(Marshall Bouton)在芝加哥新闻发布会上表示，“现在有一个公认而明确的共识，即，亚洲人认为在未来的五十年里，美国将不在是现在人们所认为的唯一的超级大国。”

芝加哥全球事务委员会主任马歇尔·鲍顿在华盛顿召开的新闻发布会上说： "有一点可以肯定，亚洲人认为，在半个世纪后，美国将不再是世界上唯一的超 级强国。"
The survey did not specify in its questions which nation people believe will match or overtake the United States.
该调查并没有就其问题明确指出，亚洲人认为哪个国家将赶超美国。

但调查中并没有涉及人们认为具体哪个国家将能与美国相媲美或能超过美国等问题。

"We can only infer what nation people had in mind when they answered that question," Bouton said. When asked whether it was China, he said " I guess so."
波顿说，“我们只能推断，在他们回答这一问题时，他们想的是哪个国家。” 当问及是否是中国时，他表示，“我认为是的。”

鲍顿说："我们只能从人们的回答中进行推断。"当被问及这个国家是不是 中国时，鲍顿说："我认为是。"
China has become a global manufacturing power and is already displacing the United States as the primary trading partner for many nations.
中国已成为全球制造业大国，并且正取代美国，成为许多国家的主要贸易商。

中国已成为全球制造业大国，并且取代美国成为很多国家的最大贸易伙伴。
China has also amassed the world's largest trade surplus and world's largest foreign exchange reserves.
中国也已积累了全世界最大的贸易顺差，并集聚了最多的外汇储备。

此外，中国拥有世界上最大的贸易顺差和外汇储备。
Asians, according to the survey, were quite comfortable with the rise of China.
这份调查表明，亚洲人对于中国的崛起并不担忧。

调查显示，亚洲人对于中国的崛起并不感到担忧。

Trust in the United States to act responsibly in the world is "low", according to the poll.
该调查也显示，对于美国在全世界履行责任的信任度为 “低”。

另外，人们对美国政府的信任感降低。

Council 理事会 committee 委员会
amid = with power 国内(国力) 国外 (势力)

think tank 专家小组，智囊团

 Fair trading advice to businesses

致商家的公平交易忠告

公平交易：对商业经营者的忠告

Businesses are enouraged to deal with all consumers. However, if it is apparent that a potential customer may not have the capacity to make a voluntary or informed decision about the implications and/or benefits of their purchasing or contractual decisons, then businesses need to act responsibly and take extra care in their dealings to enfure that no unfair advantage is taken. Businesses that take advantage of vulnerable of disadvantaged consumers get a bad reputation.

鼓励商家与所有顾客打交道。但是，如果顾客明显无力对关系其利害的购买或合约做出主动或自愿的决定，那么商家需做事负责，并在处理中额外小心，确保不会对顾客不公。占弱小或弱势地位的便宜的商家会有损信誉。

商业经营最好不要把某些顾客排除在外。然而，如果某顾客显然无力就其购买或合同签署所带来的利害做出自愿或明确决定，这时商业经营者应做事负责，并在交易中格外小心，以确保不占顾客的便宜。那些占弱小或弱势顾客便宜的商家会丧失信誉。

What do we mean by 'disadvantaged or vulnerable'?
“弱势”或“弱小地位”是什么意思呢？

我们所说的“弱势或弱小”是什么意思？

Some consumers may be disadvantaged or volunerable in some marketplace situations if they:
某些消费者可能在某种买卖活动中处于“弱势地位”或“弱小”，如果他们有以下情形：

在某些交易情形中，处于下列境况中的顾客可能是弱势或弱小的顾客：

have a low income
低收入
are from a non-English speaking background
来自非英语背景
have a disability -- intellectual, phychiatric, physical, sensory, neurological or a learning disability
丧失某种能力，智力，精神问题，感官残障，身体缺陷，神经或认知能力残障

有某种残障――弱智、有精神病、生理残障、感官残障、神经性或某种学习能力残障
have a serious or chronic illness
患有严重或慢性疾病
have poor reading,writing and numerical skills
阅读，写作，计算能力残障/差
are homeless
无家可归者
are very young
年纪非常小/年幼
are old
老年人/年老
come from a remote area
来自偏远地区
have an indigenous background
有土著背景/土著居民血统

Of course, not all consumers with these characteristics are more at risk of poor business practices. But be aware that your marketing message and conduct may effect some consumers differently when making decisions abut buying goods or services.
当然，并不是具备以上特征的每位消费者会在不良商业行为中，有更高的风险。但是，当消费者对购买商品或服务做出决断时，请注意，你的买卖信息以及行为可能会对他们产生不同的影响。

当然，并非所有具有以上特点的顾客有遭遇到不良商业行为的更高风险。但你需注意，你行销时的表达和表现对某些顾客在做出购买货物与服务的决定时有不同的影响。

It is also important to note, however, that busines should continue to contract or do business with consumers who may experience a disadvantage or vulnerablity, as a refusal to deal will not be in any party's interests, and may be in danger of breaching anti-discrimination legislation.
然而，要予以重视的是，商家应继续与处于弱势地位或弱小的消费者签署合约或做买卖，因为拒绝与之打交道将不会使任何一方得益，而且有触犯反歧视法规的危险。

然而，注意到下列问题也很重要，即，商业经营者应继续与可能是弱势或弱小的顾客签署合同或交易，因为拒绝与之交易对任何一方都不利，并且，商业经营者有违反反歧视法律的风险。

The White House national security adviser says in Vietnam, both at the APEC summit and in his official meetings with Vietnamese officials, Mr. Bush will talk about economic challenges and the dynamics of change. This visit comes just days after Vietnam learned it would be admitted to the World Trade Organization, and the president is expected to emphasize the need for greater economic reforms and trade liberalization.
白宫国家安全顾问在越南称，在该国的APEC峰会以及与越南领导人的官方会晤中，布什总统都将讨论经济挑战和改革动力。就在这次访问的若干天之前，越南得知其已获准入世，
预计布什也会着重强调幅度更大的经济改革和贸易自由化的必要性。

白宫国家安全顾问在越南称，在亚太经合组织峰会上及与越南官员的正式会晤中，布什总统都会谈到经济上面临的挑战和变革的动力。就在这次访问的几天前，越南得知自己将被接纳为世贸成员国，预计布什总统会强调进行更大的经济改革和贸易自由化的必要。

Hadley says APEC leaders meeting on the sidelines of the summit are also likely to discuss regional security issues - most notably, North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
哈德利表示，除峰会之外，APEC首脑会议也很有可能商讨地区安全事务，其中最引人关注的就是北韩的核野心。

"The president will seek to reaffirm the centrality of the freedom agenda in Asia, continue to encourage efforts in the war on terror, and communicate his vision for smart development based on the Millennium Challenge principles of good governance, investment in people, and economic freedom."
“布什总统将试图重申亚洲自由议程的核心地位，继续倡导反恐战争的努力，并阐述并展望他的远景----以有效管理，投资于人民和自由经济的千年挑战性原则为本的经济快速发展。”

Security is expected to be tight during the president's trip, particularly in Indonesia. On Saturday, a bomb exploded at an American fast food restaurant in Jakarta, injuring one person. When asked about the incident, White House officials said only that the president was invited by the government of Indonesia and the visit would not be canceled.
预计在布什总统的亚洲之行中，尤其是印度尼西亚，安全力度会得到加强。周六，在雅加达美国的一家快餐店发生一起炸弹爆炸事故，有一人受伤。当被问及这起事件，白宫官员只表示，总统是受印度尼西亚政府之邀，这次访问不会被取消。

Sideline本是一个体育术语，指球场的“边线”或沿着边线的“界外区域”。如：The coach stood on the sidelines shouting to his players.（教练站在界外向他的运动员们吆喝。）很明显，“界外”的人不能参与其中，由此，sideline常和介词on连用--on the sidelines，表示“旁观”，sideliner则指“局外人；旁观者”。

　　Sideline做动词时，常指“运动员因伤而不能参加比赛”，如：She was sidelined with an ankle injury.（她因脚踝受伤而不能参加比赛。）由此，它也可延伸为“不参与”、“对某事持观望态度”或“不积极支持”。

这里所用的短语是"on the sidelines of",  应指除"summit" 以外的会议

For the propagation and interception of radio waves, a transmitter and receiver are employed. A radio wave acts as a carrier of information-bearing signals; the information may be encoded directly on the wave by periodically interrupting its transmission (as in dot-and-dash telegraphy) or impressed on it by a process called modulation. The actual information in a modulated signal is contained in its sidebands, or frequencies added to the carrier wave, rather than in the carrier wave itself. The two most common types of modulation used in radio are amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM). Frequency modulation minimizes noise and provides greater fidelity than amplitude modulation, which is the older method of broadcasting. Both AM and FM are analog transmission systems, that is, they process sounds into continuously varying patterns of electrical signals which resemble sound waves. Digital radio uses a transmission system in which the signals propagate as discrete voltage pulses, that is, as patterns of numbers; before transmission, an analog audio signal is converted into a digital signal, which may be transmitted in the AM or FM frequency range. A digital radio broadcast offers compact-disc-quality reception and reproduction on the FM band and FM-quality reception and reproduction on the AM band.
说到无线电波的传送和接收，就要用到传送器和接收器。无线电波是信息负载信号的载体，信息可用其传播中的间歇停顿直接编译在电波中(如一点一划的电报)，或用一种调制的方式加载于电波中。在调制后信号的所有信息包含在其边带中，或加载在负有电波的频率中。而不是其电波载体自身。无线电所用最常见的两种调制方式是调幅(AM)和调频(PM)。调频最大程度的减小噪音，并且比调幅的保真度高，调幅是一种较老的传播方法。调幅和调频都是模拟传播系统，也就是说，它们把声音处理成连续不断的与声波相似的电子信号变化模式。数字无线电使用一种传播不连贯电压脉冲信号的传送系统，换句话说，作为数字模式，发射之前，把模拟声音的信号转化成数字信号，可在调幅和调频的波段中传播。数字无线电广播能在调频波段产生并接收CD质量的声音，也能在调幅波段产生并接收调频声波质量的声音。

In its most common form, radio is used for the transmission of sounds (voice and music) and pictures (television). The sounds and images are converted into electrical signals by a microphone (sounds) or video camera (images), amplified, and used to modulate a carrier wave that has been generated by an oscillator circuit in a transmitter. The modulated carrier is also amplified, then applied to an antenna that converts the electrical signals to electromagnetic waves for radiation into space. Such waves radiate at the speed of light and are transmitted not only by line of sight but also by deflection from the ionosphere.
无线电最常见的形式是用作声音(音响和声响)和图像(电视)的传播。声音合图像由话筒(声音)或摄像机(图像)转换为电子信号，经过放大后，用来调制发射器中一个振荡器产生的负载电波。调制后的负载电波也经过放大，然后加载到天线中，天线把电子信号转化成电磁信号，发射到空中。这种电磁波以光速传播，其传播方式不仅通过无线电直线传播，还可通过电离层的反射传播。

Receiving antennas intercept part of this radiation, change it back to the form of electrical signals, and feed it to a receiver.
接收天线的装置接收部分电磁波，将其转换回电子信号，并供给一个接收器。

There are certain differences between AM and FM receivers. In an AM transmission the carrier wave is constant in frequency and varies in amplitude (strength) according to the sounds present at the microphone; in FM the carrier is constant in amplitude and varies in frequency. Because the noise that affects radio signals is partly, but not completely, manifested in amplitude variations, wideband FM receivers are inherently less sensitive to noise. In an FM receiver, the limiter and discriminator stages are circuits that respond solely to changes in frequency. The other stages of the FM receiver are similar to those of the AM receiver but require more care in design and assembly to make full use of FM's advantages. FM is also used in television sound systems. In both radio and television receivers, once the basic signals have been separated from the carrier wave they are fed to a loudspeaker or a display device (usually a cathode-ray tube), where they are converted into sound and visual images, respectively.
调幅和调频接收器有所不同。在调幅的传播中，其负载电波频率是恒定的，但波幅(力度)随着麦克风声音变化而变化；在调频的传播中，其负载电波波幅是恒定的，而频率随着麦克风声音的变化而变化。因为影响到无线电信号的噪音只是部分的，而不是整体出现于波幅变化中，调频宽频的接收器自身对噪音不够敏感。在调频接收器中，限幅器和鉴别器这两个设备仅对频率的变化做出反应。调频接收器的其他部分与调幅接收器相似，但其设计和组装需要更加小心，以充分发挥调频的优势。调频也用于电视声音系统。在无线电和电视两个接收器中，一旦基本信号与载体电波分离，即被供于扩音器或显示设备(通常是阴极摄像管)，在那里它分别被转换成声音和可视图像。

China to open renminbi business to foreign banks
中国拟对外国银行开放人民币业务
中国将对外资银行开放人民币业务

Foreign banks operating in China will have to incorporate within the country to offer bank cards and mass-market banking services in yuan, less than a month before the industry fully opens, according to new rules issued by Chinese regulators on Wednesday. The rules will take effect on December 11.
周三，根据中国政府颁布的新条例，在华营业的外资银行必须在人民币业务完全开放前一个月内组建公司，以此来开办人民币银行卡和大量的市场业务，这一规定将于12月11日开始实行。

根据中国政府周三颁布的新条例，在业务完全开放前一个月，在华运营的外资银行必须在当地注册称为法人，以此来经营人民币银行卡和大宗银行业务，新规定于12月11日生效。

Overseas lenders that don't incorporate locally must set aside two times as much capital, or 200 million yuan (US$25.4 million), as those that do, according to rules released November 15 on the Chinese central government's Web site. They also can't issue bank cards and can take only large deposits, limiting their ability to amass funds and grow through lending.
根据中国中央政府网站于12月15日发布的条例，外国银行若不在华注册成为法人，那他们必须保留原先两倍资金，或保留2亿人民币（2540万美元）。这些银行也不能发行银行卡，只可以接收大量的存款，这限制了他们通过贷款来进行集资和借助贷款成长的能力。

依照中国中央人民政府网站于11月15日发布的条例，未在华注册成为法人的银行必须保留双倍资金，或2亿人民币（约合2540万美元）。他们也不能发行人民币银行卡，只能处理大宗存款业务，限制他们通过信贷集资并扩大业务的能力。

Song Dahan, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Office of China's State Council, said the regulations will protect the interests of depositors, and give the same treatment to both Chinese and foreign-funded banks.
中国国务院立法事务办公厅副主任宋大汗表示，颁布的新条例将保护存款人的利益，并对中资和外资银行给于同样的待遇。

国务院法制办公室副主任宋大涵表示，此条例将保护存款人的利益，对中资和外资银行一视同仁。

"Both Chinese and foreign-funded banks are required to be registered in China and locally incorporated so as to conduct the Renminbi service," he said on Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
他在周四北京的记者招待会上称，“中资和外资银行必须在华注册，并在当地组建公司，这样他们才能开办人民币业务。”

他在周四北京的记者招待会上称，“中资和外资银行必须在华注册并成为法人，才能经营人民币业务。”

The regulations comply with the WTO rule, the principle of prudence and international common practice, he said.
他说，该法规符合WTO条款，谨慎性原则和国际惯例。

他说，该法规符合WTO条款，审慎原则和国际惯例。

set sth aside
1 to move sth to one side until you need it
2 to save or keep money or time for a particular purpose: She tries to set aside some money every month.
3 to not consider sth, because other things are more important disregard: Let’s set aside my personal feelings for now.
4 (law) to state that a decision made by a court is not legally valid: The verdict was set aside by the Appeal Court.

I must define what I mean when I use the expression "middle class."
我必须为所用的“中产阶级”这词做出界定。

我必须对我所使用的“中产阶级”一词做出限定。

Let me first define it by exclusion. I exclude at one end of the scale the rich and powerful: those who control great funds and enterprises, and are as a rule able to protect themselves. In most material diffculties, the rich can look after themselves.
让我以排除的方式做出定义。我把处于天平一端的有权有势者排除，这些人掌控着绝大多数资金和企业，一般而言，他们可以保护自己。在大多数物质困境的情形中，他们能照顾自己。

让我以排除的方式来下这个定义。我把处在天平一端的有钱有势者排除在外：这些人掌控着大量的资金和企业，一般来说能保护自已。在大多数的物质困境中，这些富人能照料自已。

I exclude at the other end of the scale the mass of unskilled people, almost invariably well-organised, and with their wages and conditions safeguarded by popular law. What I am excluding them from is my definition of the middle class. We cannot exclude them from problem of social progress, for one of the prime objects of modern social and political policy is to give them a proper measure of security, and provide the conditions which will enable them to acquire skill and knowledge and individually.

我把天平另外一端的许多无技能的人也排除在外，他们几乎总是组织有序，其工资和福利待遇受民众拥护的法律所保护。我在界定中产阶级中把他们排除在外。我们不能因社会过程中的问题而排除他们，因为现代社会和政治政策的主要目标之一就是给予他们适当的安全保障，并为其提供福利待遇，使他们获取技能和知识，以及独立个性。

我把天平另一端的无技能大众也排除在外，这些人几乎都组织有序，他们的工资和福利待遇也受民众拥护的法律保护。我只在我的“中产阶级”定义中排除他们，我们不能在社会进步的问题中排除他们，因为现代社会和政治政策的目的之一就是为他们提供适当的保障，并提供给他们某些条件，能让他们获取技能、知识和独立个性。

These exclusions being made, I include the intervening range -- salary-earners, shoppers, skilled artisans, professional men and women, farmers and so on. These are, in the political and economic sense, the middle class. They are for the most part unorganised and unself-conscious.They are envied by those whose benefits are largely obtained by taxing them. They are not rich enough to have individual power. They are taken for granted by each political party in turn. They are not sufficiently lacking in individualism to be organised for what in these days we call "pressure politics." And yet, as I have said, they are the backbone of the nation.
做出了以上的排除之后，我将介乎于以下职位的人包括在内: 职员，店主，技术工匠，专业男女人士和农场主等等。这些人是政治和经济意义上的中产阶级。他们中的大多数人是无组织的，也无自我意识。他们受那些以税收而从他们获益的人的嫉妒。他们的也没有富到有独立权力的地步。无一例外，每个政党都忽视他们。在我们所称的“压力政治”年代里，他们的个人主义过强而没有组织起来。然而，正如我所说的，他们是这个国家的栋梁。

在做完这些排除之后，我把那介乎于其间的阶层包括进来，他们是些职员、店主、技术工匠、专业男女以及农场主，等等等等。这些人从政治和经济的意义上说，是中产阶级。他们中的大多数不是组织有序的，也无自我意识。他们受人嫉妒，而这些嫉妒者的主要利益却来自从中产阶级征的税。他们的富有不足以使其有独立的权力。每个政党无一例外地忽视他们。在当今我们说的“压力政治”的年代里，他们的个人主义精神过强而没有为此组织起来。然而，正如我说过的那样，他们是这个国家的脊梁。

take sb for grant 忽视    and yet 然而
in turn 无一例外    as a rule  一般来说