英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

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。

2024/06/25 05:30
◎魏國金

China’s electric vehicle industry received at least $231 billion in government subsidies and aid from 2009 through to the end of last year, even as the amount of support per vehicle has declined, according to a new research.

中國電動車產業從2009年至去年底，獲得至少2310億美元政府補貼與援助，儘管每輛車的支持金額已下降，一份新研究顯示。

Slightly more than half the total amount of support was in the form of sales tax exemptions, according to the research from Scott Kennedy, a China specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The rest is made up of nationally approved buyer rebates, government funding for infrastructure such as charging stations, government procurement of EVs as well as R&D support programs.

2024/06/24 05:30
◎陳成良

A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday.

研究人員週三報告，在附近的太陽系中發現1顆比地球大2倍的行星，周圍有厚厚的大氣層。

The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped in a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The exact amounts are unclear.

所謂的超級地球—被稱為55 Cancri e—是我們太陽系外少數幾個具有重要大氣層的岩石行星之一，被二氧化碳和一氧化碳的層包裹。確切的數量尚不清楚。

2024/06/19 05:30
◎管淑平

Growth in solar and wind power pushed renewable generation to a record 30% of global electricity production in 2023, putting a global target to triple renewable capacity by 2030 within sight, a report by think tank Ember said.

智庫「安博」發表的一份報告說，太陽能和風力電力成長，推升2023年可再生能源發電在全球總發電量所佔比率達創紀錄的30％，使2030年達成全球可再生能源發電量提高2倍的目標指日可待。

Ember’s Global Electricity Review showed renewable sources provided 30.3% of global electricity last year, up from 29.4% in 2022 as growth in projects, particularly solar, increased capacity.