The World’s Loveliest Station

見證紐約百年風華─大中央車站

英倫翻譯圖文摘自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150317/36440842/TheWorld%E2%80%99sLoveliestStation

Tourists love to visit America, and when they do, they usually make sure they stop in New York City. One place in New York City that ranks as one of the most visited destinations is Grand Central Terminal. Not to be confused with Grand Central Station, which is the post office across the street, this iconic train station is the largest in the world, with 44 platforms and 67 tracks. Every day, 750,000 people pass through Grand Central Terminal. Many of them stop to gaze at the ceiling, which is covered by constellations. Another famous part of Grand Central Terminal is the information booth. At the booth, the attendants answer more than 1,000 questions per hour while the famous four-faced clock stands above. As most visitors know, a visit to New York City would just not be complete without strolling through Grand Central Terminal.

觀光客喜歡去美國旅遊，他們來到美國時，通常都一定會在紐約市作停留。而紐約市最常被造訪的地點之一就是 ── 大中央車站。不要把大中央車站（Grand Central Terminal）和 Grand Central Station 搞混了，Grand Central Station 是車站對街的一間郵局，大中央車站是世界上最大的火車站，十分具有代表性，車站內有四十四個月台和六十七條軌道。每一天都有七十五萬人次經過大中央車站。當中有許多人會駐足凝望著覆滿星座圖的天花板。大中央車站內另一個大家都知道的地方是詢問處。詢問處裡的服務員每小時要回答一千多個問題，而著名的四面鐘就佇立在詢問處的上方。大部分的遊客都知道，來紐約市沒有到大中央車站走一遭的話，就不算是一趟完整的旅程。

Health is Fundamental

健康勝於一切

英倫翻譯圖文摘自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150319/36444906/HealthisFundamental

Wendy is a diligent student. To achieve her dream of studying abroad, she not only stays up late learning but also works part-time at a restaurant near her school. One day, she had a headache during class. However, she did not pay much attention to the pain because she was too busy with school and work. Her symptoms did not improve and her health worsened day by day. One day at work, she suddenly passed out.
Wendy was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. She was diagnosed with acute anemia and had to stay in the hospital for treatment, so she regretted not going to see a doctor earlier. Wendy learned a valuable lesson and realized that being healthy is more important than anything else.

溫蒂是一個勤奮的學生。為了要實現她出國念書的夢想，她不僅熬夜苦讀，還在學校附近的餐廳兼差打工。有一天，溫蒂在上課時感到頭痛。然而，由於課業和工作上十分忙碌，她沒有留意身體的疼痛不適。她的症狀沒有改善，而且她的健康狀況也日益惡化。有一天她在打工的時候，突然昏倒了。
溫蒂很快地被救護車送到醫院。她被診斷出來是急性貧血，必須住院治療，因此她很後悔沒有及早就醫。溫蒂學到寶貴的一課，也體會到擁有健康的身體比任何事情都重要。 

Jonathan Ive (設計師)

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2013/07/jonathan-ive/

“Being superficially different is the goal of so many of the products we see . . . rather than trying to innovate and genuinely taking the time, investing the resources and caring enough to try and make something better.”

– Jonathan Ive, Product Designer

「許多產品的目標只是在外表上形成差異… 而不是真正花時間去努力創新、投入資源，並用心創造更好的東西。」– 強納生‧伊夫 (設計師)

燃燒的大型木偶慶典 —— 西班牙火節

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150316/36439473/MasterofPuppets

You have never been to a puppet show like this. For one week in March in the city of Valencia, Spain, the streets are taken over by giant fallas. These are tall puppets, some of which are up to 15 meters in height and made of wood and papier-mache. Each neighborhood backs its own falla,with the fanciest ones costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. On the morning of March 16, the city awakens and finds its streets occupied by these colorful creatures. La Fallas has begun.
During the following week, the fallas are judged. In the end, one is declared the winner. What honor falls on the winner's huge shoulders? It gets the honor of being burned last on the final night of the festival.

你還沒去過像這樣的木偶秀。在西班牙瓦倫西亞市的三月裡有一週的時間，街道都會被巨大的木偶佔據。這些木偶都很高大，其中有些高達十五公尺，而且它們都是用木頭和混擬紙漿做成的。每個社區都會支持自己的木偶，其中造價最高的木偶價值高達數十萬元。在三月十六日的早上，全城居民醒來後會發現城市的街道都被這些五顏六色的人偶所佔據。西班牙火節已經開始了。 
在接下來的一週裡，木偶會被評分。到最後，其中一個木偶會被宣布為優勝者。那會有什麼樣的榮耀落在優勝者的巨大肩膀上呢？它獲得的榮耀就是會在節慶最後一夜的最後被火燒掉。

China’s Wanda buys sports group Infront for 1.05 bn euros 中國萬達以10.5億歐元買下盈方體育集團

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自

http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=862923&day=2015-03-15

China’s Wanda Group has agreed to buy Infront -- the Swiss sports marketing group headed by Sepp Blatter’s nephew and which holds some broadcasting rights to the World Cup -- for 1.05 billion euros, the two firms said Tuesday.

萬達與盈方兩家公司在週二宣佈，中國的萬達集團已經同意以10.5億歐元買下盈方─由塞普．巴勒特（譯注：現任國際足球總會主席）之姪所領導的瑞士體育行銷集團，其擁有部分世界盃的轉播權。

The Chinese property and entertainment conglomerate is looking to increase its influence in the global sports business, as Beijing bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics while rumours swirl that it could seek to host the 2026 football World Cup.

當北京正申辦2022年冬季奧運，且可能尋求主辦2026年世界盃足球賽的傳聞甚囂塵上之時，萬達這家中國資產與娛樂集團正增進其在國際體育產業的影響力。

The deal puts Wang -- who is China’s second-richest man according to Bloomberg Billionaires and recently bought 20 percent of Spanish football champions Atletico Madrid -- and his company firmly in the front row of the global sports business.

這樁交易讓被「彭博億萬富豪」指為中國第二富豪的王（健林），與其公司牢牢處於全球體育產業之前排位置，王健林近來購入西班牙足球冠軍隊「馬德里競技」20%的股份。

Alfonso Cuaron (導演)

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2014/05/alfonso-cuaron/

“I’m interested in new worlds, new universes, new challenges. I always said the only reason to make a film is not for the result, but for what you learn for the next one.”

– Alfonso Cuaron, Director

「新的世界、新的領域、新的挑戰讓我感興趣，我一直都認為，拍片的目的不是為了結果，而是為下一部片子所學習。」– 艾方索‧柯朗 (導演)

NYC tour guide license test：It’s no Facebook quiz 紐約市導遊證照考試：這可不是臉書機智問答

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自

http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=862366&day=2015-03-13

How well do you know New York City? It’s not just talking Grand Central and the Brooklyn Bridge. Do you know where Jackie O lived and how to reach the Bronx Zoo by subway? Do you know the difference between Peter Minuit and Peter Stuyvesant?

你對紐約市有多熟？所謂的熟可不只是知道大中央車站與布魯克林橋。你知道美國前第一夫人賈桂琳．歐納西斯以前住在哪嗎？你知道怎麼搭地鐵去布朗克斯動物園嗎？你知道彼得．米紐伊特（譯註：向美洲原住民買下曼哈頓島的北美荷蘭殖民地新尼德蘭的總督）與彼得．史蒂文森（譯註：新尼德蘭殖民地末代總督）的差別嗎？

This is no Facebook quiz. These questions are from the ultimate test of New York knowledge：the city’s test to license sightseeing guides.

這可不是什麼臉書的機智問答。這些問題來自紐約知識之終極測驗：紐約市的觀光導遊證照測驗。

AP travel editor Beth J. Harpaz took the test cold, on a lark, with no advance prep. As a native New Yorker who’s written about tourism for more than a decade, she figured it would be a breeze. She also volunteer with an organization called Big Apple Greeter, taking visitors on informal walks through her favorite neighborhoods.

It's Picnic Time

呼朋引伴「趣」野餐趴正夯！

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150310/36428239/It'sPicnicTime

Picnicking goes back a long way. It is mentioned in the writings of the ancient Greeks dating back nearly 2,000 years. The word itself was first mentioned in a French poem from the mid-17th century. Just over a century later, parks in France were opened to the public after the French Revolution. Picnicking in parks became a popular pastime for people from all walks of life.
The word and the custom then traveled over to England in the early 19th century. There, a group of enthusiasts of French culture formed the Pic-Nic Society. Participants drew lots to find out what dish they would have to bring. They would also stage theatrical performances to entertain other people.
These days, picnics are more popular than ever. Every summer in Taipei, there is the TLC Taipei Picnic, where fans of the network can meet with some of their idols. Do not forget to have some fun and enjoy food outside when the weather is warm.

野餐可追溯至很久以前。它在回溯至近兩千年前的古希臘文章中被提及。野餐這個字本身首先在十七世紀中葉的一首法國詩中提及。一個世紀多後，法國的公園在法國大革命後開放給大眾。在公園野餐便成為廣受各行各業的人們歡迎的休閒娛樂。
野餐這個字和其習俗後來在十九世紀初傳到英國。在英國，一群熱愛法國文化的人成立了野餐社團。參與者抽籤決定他們要帶什麼菜餚。他們也會上演舞台劇娛樂其他人。

Sierra Leone’s vice president in quarantine for Ebola 獅子山共和國副總統因伊波拉自我隔離

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=859727&day=2015-03-04

Sierra Leone’s vice president has put himself in quarantine following the death from Ebola of one of his security guards. Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana voluntarily decided to quarantine himself for 21 days following the death from Ebola last Tuesday of one of his security personnel, according to a report issued Saturday by the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation.

獅子山共和國副總統在他的一名隨扈死於伊波拉病毒後，已自我隔離。副總統山姆─蘇馬納在他的一名維安人員上週二死於伊波拉後，自發性決定自我隔離21天，獅子山共和國廣播公司週六發布的報導指出。

Sam-Sumana called on all those who have been in contact with the dead man to also put themselves in quarantine, said the report. “The Vice President opted to quarantine himself because he wants to lead by example,’’ Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Theo Nicol told the Associated Press. Sam-Sumana will carry out his official duties from home for 21 days, he said.

報導說，山姆─蘇馬納呼籲所有與這名死者接觸過的人也自我隔離。「副總統選擇自我隔離，因為他希望以身作則，」獅子山資訊傳播部副部長尼柯告訴美聯社。山姆─蘇馬納將在住家執行公務21天，他說。

Sam-Sumana’s dramatic quarantine comes as Sierra Leone is experiencing a rise in new Ebola cases which prompted President Ernest Bai Koroma to reinstate restrictions on Saturday. Many of the new clusters of cases are related to the capital’s fishing industry. The measures re-imposed include a nighttime ban on all boats launching from shore and from commercial vehicles off-loading goods in western market areas. Naval vessels will patrol the shore and wharves. (AP)

Eleanor Roosevelt (前第一夫人)

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2012/11/eleanor-roosevelt-4/

“If you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.”

– Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady

「如果你對一件事感興趣，你絕不需再找新的興趣，新的興趣會來到你這。當你真的對一件事感興趣，它一定會引領你至其它地方。」– 埃莉諾‧羅斯福 (前第一夫人)

genuinely (adv.) 感情真實地，真誠地；genuine (adj.)。例：Her actions reflected her genuine concern for the disabled. (她的行為反映出她對身障者的真切關懷。)

埃莉諾‧羅斯福 (1884-1962) 為美國小羅斯福 (Franklin D. Roosevelt) 總統的妻子，曾擔任聯合國大會美國代表、聯合國人權委員會主席，她發表《世界人權宣言》，也積極推廣女權運動。

The Art of the Elephant Parade

彩繪做慈善－繽紛大象巡展

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150309/36426020/TheArtoftheElephantParade

In 2006, father and son Marc and Mike Spits were on holiday in Thailand. There they met Mosha, a baby elephant that had lost a foot in an accident. They were so moved by Mosha’s injury that the Spits family began the Elephant Parade in 2007.
When you first hear about the Elephant Parade, it sounds like a circus, but it is not. In truth, the Elephant Parade is a traveling art show that features elephant statues and makes money for their protection. It is made up of life-sized baby elephant statues, and each one is a unique work of art by a world-class artist. The collection of over 100 statues appears around the world and has traveled across Asia, Europe, and North America.

2006 年時，馬可•史匹茲和兒子麥可去泰國度假。他們在那裡遇到一隻叫做 Mosha 的小象，牠在一場意外中失去了一隻腳。他們很同情小象 Mosha 受傷的遭遇，於是史匹茲一家人在 2007 年開始發起大象巡展。
當你第一次聽到大象巡展的時候，會覺得聽起來像是馬戲團，但其實並非如此。事實上，大象巡展是一個巡迴的藝術展，主要展出大象的雕塑品，並把賺來的錢用來保護大象。展覽是由和小象一般大小的雕塑品所組成，每一尊雕塑品都是世界級的藝術家獨一無二的創作。這一批一百多件的雕塑收藏品出現在世界各地，巡迴地點遍及亞洲、歐洲和北美。 

Gym enthusiast claims benefits because ’boring 9 to 5 jobs interfere with his fitness regime’ 健身熱愛者領取失業補助金因為「無聊的朝九晚五工作影響他健身計畫」

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=859148&day=2015-03-02

An unemployed fitness fanatic who spends four hours a day working out says he claims benefits because he is ’too fit to work’.

一名每天花4小時健身的失業健身狂說，他領取失業補助金是因為他「體格太好無法工作」。

Kamran Kam, from East London, who receives £72.50 per week in Jobseeker’s Allowance, says he has stopped looking for a 9-5 job because the ’boring’ lifestyle would interfere with his strict regime.

住在東倫敦、每週領取72.5英鎊求職者津貼的卡姆說，他不再找朝九晚五的工作，因為這種「無聊的」生活型態會干擾他嚴格的健身計畫。

The 25-year-old even believes the super-fit should receive extra government handouts for staying in shape so they can be ’free of everyday work’.

這名25歲男子甚至認為，體格超好的人應該獲得政府額外補助，因為他們維持良好體格而能夠「不需每天工作」。

Machu City in the Sky Picchu

天空之城─馬丘比丘

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150305/36418927/MachuCityintheSkyPicchu

Deep within the Andes Mountains sits an ancient city once lost to time. At the height of the Incan Empire, the ninth Incan emperor Pachacuti ordered the building of a city above the clouds called Machu Picchu. Around the 15th century, thousands of masons and artisans shaped tons upon tons of stone with nothing but simple rock hammers. Over the years, these skilled craftsmen would shape what would become the seat of the Incan Empire.
In 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors invaded the Incas in search for gold and riches. The small band of conquistadors overpowered thousands of Incan soldiers with their guns, horses, and steel armor. The once mighty Incan Empire fell, and the proud city of Machu Picchu was abandoned and forgotten.

坐落在安地斯山脈深處，有一座曾被世人遺忘的古老城市。在印加帝國全盛時期，第九任印加君王帕查庫特克下令建造一座聳入雲霄的城市 ── 那就是馬丘比丘城。大約在十五世紀時，數千位的石匠和工匠，僅用簡單的石槌來替一噸又一噸的石頭塑形。多年過去，這些技藝高超的工匠，打造出馬丘比丘城這座印加帝國的權力中心。
1532 年時，一百六十八名西班牙入侵者侵略印加帝國來尋找黃金和財富。這群規模不大的西班牙入侵者用他們的槍枝、馬匹和鐵甲，打敗了數以千計的印加士兵。曾經強盛的印加帝國就此衰敗，而印加帝國引以為傲的馬丘比丘城也被棄置和遺忘。

Mother Teresa (慈善工作者)

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2012/11/mother-teresa-3/

“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”

– Mother Teresa, Charity Worker

「世人對愛及認同的渴望，超過對食物的飢渴。」– 德蕾莎修女 (慈善工作者)

appreciation (n.) 欣賞，感謝。例：I’d like to express our appreciation of what you have done. (對於你們做的事，我想要表達我們的謝意。)

德蕾莎修女 (1910-1997) 為阿爾巴尼亞裔的天主教修女，成立了 Missionaries of Charity (仁愛傳教會，又稱博濟會)，她起初在印度加爾各答幫助貧困人家，Missionaries of Charity 在她生前的帶領下在全世界 123 個國家完成 610 項慈善任務。

What’s In a Name

失戀男送機票 順利找到幸運兒

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20150308/36425077/What%E2%80%99sInaName

In May of 2014, Jordan Axani and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked discounted plane tickets in his name and his girlfriend’s name to go around the world. There was one problem, however. Axani and Gallagher soon broke up and their plane tickets to go around the world were non-transferable. Axani did not want the tickets to go to waste so he went to social media to offer up his ex-girlfriend’s tickets, but there was a catch─the lucky individual had to be named Elizabeth Gallagher and had to be Canadian.
When Axani posted the offer for a free round-the-world trip in early November of 2014, hundreds of people from all over the world contacted him for the offer.

2014 年五月，喬丹•亞克桑尼和他當時的女友伊莉莎白•蓋拉格以他和他女友的名字訂了環遊世界的折扣機票。然而，出現了一個問題。亞克桑尼和蓋拉格不久即分手，但是他們環遊世界的機票無法轉手他人。亞克桑尼不想白白浪費機票，因此他上社群網站提供他前女友的機票，但是有一個潛在問題 ── 這位幸運兒的姓名必須叫作伊莉莎白•蓋拉格，也必須是加拿大人。
亞克桑尼在 2014 年十一月初發佈提供免費環遊世界之旅的時候，來自世界各地有數百人紛紛向他聯絡。  

Ruth Westheimer (性治療師)

英倫翻譯 圖文摘自

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/2013/07/ruth-westheimer/

“You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I’m of the belief that you should fight them.”

– Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Sex Therapist

「你可以向負面情緒投降或與它奮力一戰，但我相信你應該與它奮力一戰。」– 露絲‧衛塞默 (性治療師)

give in 被說服，接受。例：She finally gave in and accepted the deal on their terms. (她最後答應並接受了他們的交易條件。)

露絲‧衛塞默博士 (1928- ) 是美國知名性學大師，透過書本著作、個人網站、廣播及電視節目，向大眾傳遞性知識。她因為能對此敏感話題直言暢談、毫不避澀，因此在美國家喻戶曉。