A chimpanzee(大猩猩)in the zoo in Xi'an,Shaanxi Province has given up smoking after 16 years with the help of her keepers(饲养员).The zookeepers,wor- ried about her health,helped 27-year-old“Ai Ai”off tobacco(烟...A chimpanzee(大猩猩)in the zoo in Xi'an,Shaanxi Province has given up smoking after 16 years with the help of her keepers(饲养员).The zookeepers,wor- ried about her health,helped 27-year-old“Ai Ai”off tobacco(烟草)by treating her with entertainment(娱乐)and tasty diets.展开更多
11 September 2014, Hong Kong： Smartphones will account for two out of every, three mobile connections globally by 2020, according to a major new report by GSMA In- telligence, the research arm of the GSMA. The new st...11 September 2014, Hong Kong： Smartphones will account for two out of every, three mobile connections globally by 2020, according to a major new report by GSMA In- telligence, the research arm of the GSMA. The new study, ＂Smartphone forecasts and assumptions, 2007- 2020＂, finds that smartphones account for one in three mobile conneetions today, representing more than two billion mobile connections. It forecasts that the number of smartphone connections will grow three-fold over the next six years,展开更多
The Asian Development Bank said it had revised its forecast on China’s year-on-year economic growth to 8.2 percent for 2009. The new projection for this year is higher than the bank’s
On a dry land where grass turns yellow and droopy,the strong bull is served as a nice bite of beef for an even stronger predator,an attacking lion. Yes,that's the principle of Darwin's theory-the survival of t...On a dry land where grass turns yellow and droopy,the strong bull is served as a nice bite of beef for an even stronger predator,an attacking lion. Yes,that's the principle of Darwin's theory-the survival of the fittest.展开更多
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released its latest STATE OF TRADE REPORT Q2/2010, indicating that the strong global recovery in yarn and fabric production since their recent lows in the firs...The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released its latest STATE OF TRADE REPORT Q2/2010, indicating that the strong global recovery in yarn and fabric production since their recent lows in the first quarter of 2009 continued also into the second quarter of 2010. Besides, all regions contribute to the continued recovery.展开更多
annie sonwa wants to become a doctor.so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.The two are not as unconnected as they sound.The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would...annie sonwa wants to become a doctor.so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.The two are not as unconnected as they sound.The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would be an asset in more ways than one.“If I don’t go to China,I can get a job here easily,”the student of the Confucius Institute at Cameroon’s University of YaoundéII,reasoned.“There are many Chinese companies in Cameroon and[other African countries].展开更多
Taiwan’s opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigned from his post chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) on February 13, shortly after being accus misusing a mayoral allowance.
In the press conference held by the News Office,theState Council on September 17,1993,Mr Hou Jie,Ministerof Construction,told Chinese and foreign journalists thatthe macro control measures put over the real estate had...In the press conference held by the News Office,theState Council on September 17,1993,Mr Hou Jie,Ministerof Construction,told Chinese and foreign journalists thatthe macro control measures put over the real estate hadtaken effect.He also welcomed friends from all over theworld to come and invest in real estate development inChina.When requested about the results of a series of meas-ures over real estate development,Mr Hou Jie said that展开更多
我今年55岁,夜里经常失眠。依靠安眠药助眠毕竟不是长久之计。最近我在网上读到一篇短文,是讲改善老人睡眠的。读后很为美国人搞科研的精神和方法所动。他们把参加试验的人分为三组,一组服药,一组服药加行为治疗,一组服用的是安慰剂。...我今年55岁,夜里经常失眠。依靠安眠药助眠毕竟不是长久之计。最近我在网上读到一篇短文,是讲改善老人睡眠的。读后很为美国人搞科研的精神和方法所动。他们把参加试验的人分为三组,一组服药,一组服药加行为治疗,一组服用的是安慰剂。试验结束后再作对比。鄙人孤陋寡闻,尚未见国内搞过如此试验。本文提出了一些很好的改变行为,促进睡眠的建议。我对其中的两条感兴趣,也照办了。一条是Get up at the same time each morning, regardless of the amount of sleep during the previous night.这一条果然灵验。我以前的做法是“堤内损失堤外补”,夜里损失早晨补。这样做的效果其实很差。另一条是把Use the bedroom for sleep and sex only—no reading, TV watching or worrying about sleep,我将电视机从我的卧室“请”了出去,卧室就是卧室,不作他用(值得庆幸的是我最近刚迁人三室一厅的新居)。没有想到,此举真灵!读一篇短文,能学到一两点有用的知识足矣!我将此文用email发给贵刊,并附上我的译文,希望能够刊出,让更多的人能够从中受益。不知译文是否可用。展开更多
China should manage to build a nationwide, comprehensive transportation net-work which encompasses railways, highways, waterways and civil aviation, pointed by Premier Li Peng in his article in Economic Daily 5 Aug. O...China should manage to build a nationwide, comprehensive transportation net-work which encompasses railways, highways, waterways and civil aviation, pointed by Premier Li Peng in his article in Economic Daily 5 Aug. Of all, railways展开更多
我一直是贵刊的热心读者。贵刊在1997年第7期发表了余皑媛选译的“Mom,I Want to Live with My Boyfriend”、作为一个“小女初长成”的母亲,我读了之后,久久不能平静,甚至还掉下了伤心的泪水。女儿在外地读大学,回来 度暑假,我同自己...我一直是贵刊的热心读者。贵刊在1997年第7期发表了余皑媛选译的“Mom,I Want to Live with My Boyfriend”、作为一个“小女初长成”的母亲,我读了之后,久久不能平静,甚至还掉下了伤心的泪水。女儿在外地读大学,回来 度暑假,我同自己的女儿促膝长谈,希望她从该文中记取有益的东西,让生活的风帆永远高高升起。今年第5期的《科技英语学习》又刊登了Rosemary Adang的“关于美国女学生未婚先孕的问题”的文章,我也浮想联翩,觉得中国和美国的国情大异,而中国人的许多传统美德是我们民族的源远流长的精神财富,我们应该永远继承和发扬下去。今日,我在Internet上读到了美国中学生的“性况”,惊讶之余,觉得文章信息丰富可靠。有必要让国人知道此真情。作为贵刊前两篇文章的续篇,我寄上加注的全文。望借贵刊一隅刊登。展开更多
杭州的陈小兰把这篇稿子寄给我们,意欲刊登在“难句会诊”专栏。因为她对文章的第一句(非主题句也)感到莫名其妙。我们觉得本文的信息不乏新意,现将此文刊登在注释读物栏。 语言与文化岂可随便割裂?两者的关系是:你中有我,我中有你,水...杭州的陈小兰把这篇稿子寄给我们,意欲刊登在“难句会诊”专栏。因为她对文章的第一句(非主题句也)感到莫名其妙。我们觉得本文的信息不乏新意,现将此文刊登在注释读物栏。 语言与文化岂可随便割裂?两者的关系是:你中有我,我中有你,水乳交融一般。陈小兰对文章的首句(Maybe this s why the Doublemint Twins are soskinny.)感到头疼。问题不在文字,而在文化。语言打着文化烙印,其丰润的文化内涵往往不是查阅词典、阅读书籍所能够解决的,需要长期地生活在该语言文化环境之中。陈小兰的问题,我们编辑部也感到头疼,只得求助美国教授。E-mail上午发往美国,下午回音即到！ Dorine/Rosemary两教授分别居住在美国的东/西海岸。她们的解答几乎如出一辙。本刊将她们的E-mail附在文后。有兴趣的读者不妨一读,从中也许还可以感受到电视商业广告是何等深入人心！ 本文还有一句话的理解值得注意: The effect of chewing gum on weight control,they said,“should not bediscounted.” Discount一词的含义是“打折扣”,翻译时似不宜照译,恐怕只能改译“低估”。 我们向读者推荐此文,并不是为Chewing Gum作广告,也不可能为ChewingGum作广告。因为,文章的末尾写道: But they warned that a person would have to chew展开更多
The Italian fertility expert whose avowed aim is to create the first human clone,said on Wednesday three women were pregnant with clones, but complained that thebabies would be viewed as freaks by a hostile society.
By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags,the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent. May 12,2009—Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA), which serves approximately 48 million pa...By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags,the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent. May 12,2009—Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA), which serves approximately 48 million passengers per year on flights to 150 locations,is now using RFID baggage tags for 100 percent of the 40,000 bags that leave the airport every day.HKIA has upgraded its former bar-code-based system with radio frequency identification, at a cost of HK$50 million(US$6.5 million).展开更多
文摘A chimpanzee(大猩猩)in the zoo in Xi'an,Shaanxi Province has given up smoking after 16 years with the help of her keepers(饲养员).The zookeepers,wor- ried about her health,helped 27-year-old“Ai Ai”off tobacco(烟草)by treating her with entertainment(娱乐)and tasty diets.
文摘11 September 2014, Hong Kong： Smartphones will account for two out of every, three mobile connections globally by 2020, according to a major new report by GSMA In- telligence, the research arm of the GSMA. The new study, ＂Smartphone forecasts and assumptions, 2007- 2020＂, finds that smartphones account for one in three mobile conneetions today, representing more than two billion mobile connections. It forecasts that the number of smartphone connections will grow three-fold over the next six years,
文摘The Asian Development Bank said it had revised its forecast on China’s year-on-year economic growth to 8.2 percent for 2009. The new projection for this year is higher than the bank’s
文摘On a dry land where grass turns yellow and droopy,the strong bull is served as a nice bite of beef for an even stronger predator,an attacking lion. Yes,that's the principle of Darwin's theory-the survival of the fittest.
文摘The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released its latest STATE OF TRADE REPORT Q2/2010, indicating that the strong global recovery in yarn and fabric production since their recent lows in the first quarter of 2009 continued also into the second quarter of 2010. Besides, all regions contribute to the continued recovery.
文摘annie sonwa wants to become a doctor.so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.The two are not as unconnected as they sound.The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would be an asset in more ways than one.“If I don’t go to China,I can get a job here easily,”the student of the Confucius Institute at Cameroon’s University of YaoundéII,reasoned.“There are many Chinese companies in Cameroon and[other African countries].
文摘Taiwan’s opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigned from his post chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) on February 13, shortly after being accus misusing a mayoral allowance.
文摘In the press conference held by the News Office,theState Council on September 17,1993,Mr Hou Jie,Ministerof Construction,told Chinese and foreign journalists thatthe macro control measures put over the real estate hadtaken effect.He also welcomed friends from all over theworld to come and invest in real estate development inChina.When requested about the results of a series of meas-ures over real estate development,Mr Hou Jie said that
文摘我今年55岁,夜里经常失眠。依靠安眠药助眠毕竟不是长久之计。最近我在网上读到一篇短文,是讲改善老人睡眠的。读后很为美国人搞科研的精神和方法所动。他们把参加试验的人分为三组,一组服药,一组服药加行为治疗,一组服用的是安慰剂。试验结束后再作对比。鄙人孤陋寡闻,尚未见国内搞过如此试验。本文提出了一些很好的改变行为,促进睡眠的建议。我对其中的两条感兴趣,也照办了。一条是Get up at the same time each morning, regardless of the amount of sleep during the previous night.这一条果然灵验。我以前的做法是“堤内损失堤外补”,夜里损失早晨补。这样做的效果其实很差。另一条是把Use the bedroom for sleep and sex only—no reading, TV watching or worrying about sleep,我将电视机从我的卧室“请”了出去,卧室就是卧室,不作他用(值得庆幸的是我最近刚迁人三室一厅的新居)。没有想到,此举真灵!读一篇短文,能学到一两点有用的知识足矣!我将此文用email发给贵刊,并附上我的译文,希望能够刊出,让更多的人能够从中受益。不知译文是否可用。
文摘China should manage to build a nationwide, comprehensive transportation net-work which encompasses railways, highways, waterways and civil aviation, pointed by Premier Li Peng in his article in Economic Daily 5 Aug. Of all, railways
文摘我一直是贵刊的热心读者。贵刊在1997年第7期发表了余皑媛选译的“Mom,I Want to Live with My Boyfriend”、作为一个“小女初长成”的母亲,我读了之后,久久不能平静,甚至还掉下了伤心的泪水。女儿在外地读大学,回来 度暑假,我同自己的女儿促膝长谈,希望她从该文中记取有益的东西,让生活的风帆永远高高升起。今年第5期的《科技英语学习》又刊登了Rosemary Adang的“关于美国女学生未婚先孕的问题”的文章,我也浮想联翩,觉得中国和美国的国情大异,而中国人的许多传统美德是我们民族的源远流长的精神财富,我们应该永远继承和发扬下去。今日,我在Internet上读到了美国中学生的“性况”,惊讶之余,觉得文章信息丰富可靠。有必要让国人知道此真情。作为贵刊前两篇文章的续篇,我寄上加注的全文。望借贵刊一隅刊登。
文摘杭州的陈小兰把这篇稿子寄给我们,意欲刊登在“难句会诊”专栏。因为她对文章的第一句(非主题句也)感到莫名其妙。我们觉得本文的信息不乏新意,现将此文刊登在注释读物栏。 语言与文化岂可随便割裂?两者的关系是:你中有我,我中有你,水乳交融一般。陈小兰对文章的首句(Maybe this s why the Doublemint Twins are soskinny.)感到头疼。问题不在文字,而在文化。语言打着文化烙印,其丰润的文化内涵往往不是查阅词典、阅读书籍所能够解决的,需要长期地生活在该语言文化环境之中。陈小兰的问题,我们编辑部也感到头疼,只得求助美国教授。E-mail上午发往美国,下午回音即到！ Dorine/Rosemary两教授分别居住在美国的东/西海岸。她们的解答几乎如出一辙。本刊将她们的E-mail附在文后。有兴趣的读者不妨一读,从中也许还可以感受到电视商业广告是何等深入人心！ 本文还有一句话的理解值得注意: The effect of chewing gum on weight control,they said,“should not bediscounted.” Discount一词的含义是“打折扣”,翻译时似不宜照译,恐怕只能改译“低估”。 我们向读者推荐此文,并不是为Chewing Gum作广告,也不可能为ChewingGum作广告。因为,文章的末尾写道: But they warned that a person would have to chew
文摘The Italian fertility expert whose avowed aim is to create the first human clone,said on Wednesday three women were pregnant with clones, but complained that thebabies would be viewed as freaks by a hostile society.
文摘By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags,the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent. May 12,2009—Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA), which serves approximately 48 million passengers per year on flights to 150 locations,is now using RFID baggage tags for 100 percent of the 40,000 bags that leave the airport every day.HKIA has upgraded its former bar-code-based system with radio frequency identification, at a cost of HK$50 million(US$6.5 million).
