英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2024/07/08 05:30
◎陳成良

The cost of an Air Force program to replace aging nuclear missiles has ballooned to about $160 billion from $95.8 billion, three people familiar with the matter said, threatening to slash funding for other key modernization plans.

3名知情人士指稱，空軍更換老舊核子飛彈計畫的成本，已從958億美元激增至約1600億美元，可能導致其他重要現代化計畫的資金被削減。

The project, now named the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, is designed and managed by Northrop Grumman Corp and aims to replace aging Minuteman III missiles.

2024/07/05 05:30
◎張沛元

For the organizers of an iconic flower festival in Tonami city, Toyama Prefecture, attempts to provide locals with complimentary tickets are not coming up roses, as many tickets are being resold online.

對（日本）富山縣礪波市的具有標誌意義的花展的主辦單位來說，免費送票給當地居民之舉宛如落花流水，因為許多票被放上網轉售。

While organizers of the Tonami Tulip Fair view reselling tickets intended for local residents as disrespectful, authorities have clarified that doing so isn’t illegal.

2024/07/04 05:30
◎孫宇青

Rats that managed to get into an evidence room at a decaying police headquarters building have been eating confiscated marijuana.

成功進入1座破舊警察總部大樓證物室的老鼠，一點一滴地吃掉了被沒收的大麻。

The ageing offices of the police department in New Orleans are so dilapidated and vermin-infested that the animals managed to get into the evidence lock-up room, according to Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.

2024/07/02 05:30
◎盧永山
Ryan Christenson has turned lineup cards into art.

瑞安‧克里斯騰森將打擊順序卡變成藝術。

After San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin picks a batting order, his bench coach selects the font and color scheme for the day’s sumptuous script. Options include Roman Gothic, a Celtic variation, Chicano Tattoo and graffiti.

舊金山巨人隊總教練鮑伯‧梅爾文選定打擊順序後，他的首席教練為當天的豪華手稿選擇字體和配色方案，選項包括羅馬哥德體、凱爾特變體、奇卡諾紋身和塗鴉。

2024/06/26 05:30
◎管淑平

Lionel Messi’s record $20.45 million annual salary from Inter Miami makes him by far the best paid player in Major League Soccer but also puts him ahead of the entire squads of 25 of the league’s clubs, according to data released by the MLS Players Association on Thursday.

根據美國職業足球大聯盟球員協會週四公布的數據，萊納爾‧梅西從邁阿密國際隊獲得創紀錄的2045萬美元年薪，讓他成為該聯盟歷來薪資最高的球員，也超過聯盟25個俱樂部球隊的整體薪資。

The players union regularly releases the full pay details of the entire league and while it was no surprise to see the eight-times Ballon d’Or winner at the top, the gulf with other players and indeed teams is striking.

該球員協會固定公布全聯盟完整薪資細節，儘管這名8屆金球獎得主位居首位並不令人意外，但與其他球員、甚至球團薪資之間的龐大差距，仍令人震驚。