郵電雙漲
天氣越來越悶熱，可能已經有不少人，開始吹電扇和冷氣，但6月開始，恐怕要節制點了！因為下個月起，電費是夏季的價格，每度電會比現在貴13%到25%，換算下來，每個月會增加147元的電費。而且就連國際郵資，6月也要調漲。
開燈、吹冷氣，以後都得節制點了！6月起，夏月電價上路，電費漲幅高達13%~25%，用電越多，荷包傷的越兇，民眾感嘆，日子只會越來越難過。
[[民眾]]
“電扇、冷氣都在開了阿，都是會增加，現在薪水什麼都沒有加，就是什麼都猛漲，我們真的會受不了”
除了電漲價外，郵費也是!下個月開始，國際函件掛號費，要從45元漲到65元，漲幅超過4成，[[cg in]]針對國際郵件的保價費，也改為1千元以下就收20元，每增加1千元，也從4元調高到10元。[[cg out]]
雲豹絕種了
根據台美生態學者組成的研究團隊經十三年的追蹤及分析，都沒有發現雲豹蹤跡，研判雲豹已經在台灣滅絕，調查報告將於年底刊登在英國的國際保育期刊。林務局表示，等報告刊出後，將提交野生動物諮詢委員會討論，如果獲認可，等於正式宣告雲豹滅絕。
調查人員在山野間，找尋台灣雲豹的蹤跡。由國內外學者所組成的研究團隊於13年間，在多處個雲豹會出現的地點，設置多個紅外線自動照相機及氣味陷阱，期間都未捕捉到雲豹的身影。
[[台灣雲豹調查研究團隊 姜博仁]]
“所以我們覺得台灣雲豹在台灣存在的機率，是非常小，就算有，在生態上或許也不會可以永續生存的族群”
而目前台北市立動物園的二隻雲豹，都是進口的國外雲豹。姜博士說，雲豹之所以滅絕，和棲地破壞有關。
新北搶小鴨
風靡香港的"黃色小鴨鴨"，在維多利亞港掀起黃色炫風，帶來觀光收益。卡哇伊魅力，如今在台灣發酵，像是新北、基隆與高雄，都有民代為鴨鴨請命，力邀來台展出。
六層樓高的黃色小鴨鴨，在香港維多利亞港悠然漂蕩，吸引各國觀光客搶拍留念。這股魅力，如今在台灣發酵。
[[新北議員 李坤城]]
“這個附加價值，周邊的商品，還有整個媒體的能見度，絕對比它引進來的價值都還要再高”
但其實早在去年，新北市府就曾與黃色小鴨團隊，洽談展出事宜，但新北礙於經費預算，自動放棄。
未成年整形
衛生署考慮訂定法規，限制18歲以下的未成年人，進行削骨或隆乳等侵入性醫美手術，避免影響身體正常發育，但有位17歲就開始整形的男子，今天出面反擊，認為每個人都有愛美的權利，衛生署不應該這樣強制規定。
才17歲就跑來整形，眼前這位年輕男生說過去因為外表長的醜，被同輩霸凌，才走上整形之路，連父母也舉雙手支持。
[[整形民眾 傑樂漢]]
“我之前就被人家笑說豬八戒，還有被同學欺負，(整形)至少可以讓我改變自己”
但衛生署已經打算全面限制，18歲以下的未成年人，施行像割雙眼皮、隆乳等高侵入性手術，違法動刀的醫師，將面臨最高50萬元罰金，甚至可能廢止醫師證書。
F16失聯
國軍即將在南海進行操演，其中也包含Ｆ１６將展現軍威。
不過今天下午，在七美海域四十多海里進行例行訓練的一架Ｆ１６戰機，疑似因為機械故障墜毀，機上的吳姓飛行員跳傘獲救! 墜機原因仍等軍方進一步調查。
F-16 Crash (2013/05/15)
裴瑞茲聲明
馬尼拉經濟文化辦事處主席裴瑞茲，今天來台，先前傳出外交部拒見，不過就在傍晚，裴瑞茲進了外交部，和亞太司長會何登煌會晤一個小時後，發表簡短聲明離去。
[[馬尼拉經濟文化辦事處主席 裴瑞茲]]
“我是總統艾奎諾三世的個人代表，他授權給我表達由衷地歉意，給在台菲之間海峽，遭到槍擊漁民的家人，同時向台灣民眾致歉”
MECO Statement
Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, arrived in Taiwan today. Originally, his request to visit Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was denied, though he did enter the ministry toward evening. Perez met for an hour with Benjamin Ho, director of the ministry’s Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Perez later issued a brief statement.
第二波制裁
不滿意菲律賓對「廣大興28號」的回應，行政院在今天下午六點實施第二波八項制裁。在早上，行政院已經先對菲律賓採取三項制裁，同時祭出最後通牒，就在今天下午六點到期，雖然外電法新社傳出菲律賓總統道歉，但還是沒有達到我方要求。
認定菲律賓總統府趕在第二波制裁前的道歉誠意依舊不足，行政院啟動第二波制裁。
[[行政院長江宜樺]]
“菲律賓政府並沒有解決這個事件的誠意，因此我們宣佈從現在開始，立即啟動第二波八項的反制措施。
第二波制裁包括發布菲律賓旅遊警示燈號為「紅色」、停止台菲雙邊高層交流、停止與菲方經濟交流活動、停止台非農漁業合作事項、停止雙方科技交流計畫、停止台菲航權談判、停止菲律賓用「上網查核」免簽證措施及辦理南海聯合海上操演。
17-person team from Taiwan to visit Philippines to gather evidence
Taiwan will send a 17-person team to the Philippines to carry out a joint investigation into the recent shooting death of the fisherman. Based on preliminary forensic investigation, the Taiwan Ministry of Justice believes it is a case of intentional homicide. It says the Taiwanese fishing boat was not involved in a collision and did not cross territorial waters.
The investigation into shots fired at the Huang Ta Hsing fishing boat will include bilateral cooperation between legal authorities in Taiwan and the Philippines. A fact-finding delegation travelling to the Philippines will include individuals from Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry, Justice Ministry, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Coast Guard and Fisheries Agency.
Based on initial forensic reports, the Justice Ministry has made three initial conclusions in the investigation.
It believes the shooting was homicide and not negligence, it has ruled out the Taiwanese fishing boat ramming into the Philippine ship, and it says the Taiwanese fishing boat did not enter Philippine territorial waters.
Swedish cleaning lady crashes train into house : police
警方：瑞典清潔女工把火車開進民宅
◎陳維真
A Swedish cleaning lady on Tuesday commandeered an empty Stockholm commuter train, which careered off the tracks when it reached the end of the line and smashed into a block of flats, police said.
警方表示，一名瑞典清潔女工週二偷開一輛空無一人的斯德哥爾摩通勤火車，火車開到軌道盡頭時脫軌撞入一戶平房。
The woman’s condition was "serious but stable", Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystroem said. She was detained on suspicion of destroying public property, a crime punishable by up to eight years in jail.
Australian court：Worker’s comp covers sex mishap
澳洲法院：員工保險理賠涵蓋性愛活動意外
◎管淑平
A woman who was injured while having sex in a Autralian hotel during a work trip has won the latest round in her legal battle for industrial compensation.
一名出差期間在澳洲一家飯店做愛時受傷的婦人，在爭取工作傷害賠償的官司中贏得最新一回合勝利。
She suffered injuries to her nose and mouth when a light fitting above the bed was ripped from its mount and landed on her face.
有智慧型手機真的就比較便利了嗎
Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.
研究人員發現，由於可以隨時用手機回應電郵，英國人每年的工作時間平均增加了460小時。
The study by technology retailer Pixmania, reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls.
科技產品零售商Pixmania所做的這項研究顯示，英國人平均每天工作9到10小時，但又額外多了兩個小時用來收發工作郵件或者打工作電話。
More than 90 percent of office workers have an email-enabled phone, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day.
How smartphones are adding TWO HOURS to our working day
智慧手機讓人每天加班兩小時
Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think.
擁有智慧手機也許不像你想的那麼明智。
They may let you surf the internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are…but they also turn you into a workaholic, it seems.
它們可以讓你隨處上網、聽音樂、拍照片……但似乎也可能讓你變成工作狂。
鱷魚撲向泳客的臉
A tourist swimming in a river in Australia has had a shock after a crocodile leapt onto him, slapping him in the face in the process.
一名泳客在澳洲一條河裡游泳時飽受驚嚇，因為一隻鱷魚不但撲向他，過程中還賞了他一耳光。
The reptile had been sunning itself on a rock in a national park in the Northern Territory but then seemed to want to cool off.
這隻爬蟲類動物原本在澳洲北領地的一座國家公園的一塊大石頭上做日光浴，但稍後看似想清涼一下。
Eating cherries could cut gout
Ten to 12 cherries was counted as one serving. During the period the patients were studied, they had a total of 1,247 gout attacks. Some 42% of those studied ate cherries or cherry extract. These patients had a 37% lower risk of gout attacks than those who did not eat the fruit.
10到12顆櫻桃算1份。在研究期間，病患痛風發作的次數共1247次。接受研究的病患，約42%病患吃了櫻桃或櫻桃萃取物。這些患者的痛風發作率，比沒吃的人低37%。
新聞辭典
attack：名詞，疾病發作，如an attack of asthma：氣喘發作。
affect：動詞，（疾病）侵襲、罹患。例句：It’s a disease which affects mainly older people.（這是一種主要侵襲老年人的疾病。）
吃櫻桃可能減少痛風
US researchers found patients with gout who ate cherries over a two-day period had a 35% lower risk of attacks compared to those who did not. The study in Arthritis & Rheumatism said cherries contain anthocyanins, antioxidants which contain anti-inflammatory properties.
美國研究人員發現，痛風病患吃2天櫻桃，會比沒吃的患者降低35%的發作風險。刊登在關節炎與風濕病的研究說，櫻桃內含有花青素，這是一種能抗發炎的抗氧化物。
Gout is a common type of arthritis that can cause sudden and very severe attacks of pain and swelling in the joints, particularly in the feet. Gout affects about one in 100 people, with men two to three times more likely to be affected than women.
痛風是一種常見的關節炎，可能造成關節突如其來且非常嚴重的疼痛與腫脹，特別是在腳部。痛風罹患率約百分之一，男性罹患率是女性的2到3倍。
In this study, researchers from Boston University recruited 633 gout patients with an average age of 54. Most were male. People were asked to record gout attacks including symptoms, the drugs they used and their diet and drinking patterns in the two days prior to the attack, including whether or not they had eaten cherries or cherry extract intake.
The consumers saw no discernible quality difference in the breads
After 60 days, researchers found the treated bread that remained packaged had the same mold content when compared to a freshly baked loaf, Stull said. In the end, though, he knows it comes down to consumers’ palates.
斯特表示，研究人員發現，經過60天後，放在包裝裡經過微波後的麵包，含有的黴菌數量與剛烤好的麵包相同。但他知道，最重要的還是消費者的味覺。
’’The consumers saw no discernible quality difference in the breads,’’ Stull said of testers who found the treated bread’s taste and texture unchanged. （AP）
「消費者認為麵包並沒有明顯差異。」斯特說，試驗員認為經過處理的麵包在味道與口感上並未改變。（美聯社）
Texas company：Microwave keeps bread mold at bay
德州公司：微波可防止麵包發霉
◎陳維真
A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.
麵包剛買就發霉，讓消費者不開心，一家德州公司或許有辦法解決。
MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is bombarded with microwaves for about 10 seconds, which kills the mold spores, said chief executive officer Don Stull said.
In 2008 Brazil’s government gave Gradiente the right to use the brand on its cellphones.
巴西政府2008年給予Gradiente公司在其手機上使用此商標的權利。
Gradiente suggested it might go after Apple for copyright infringement. "The two brands can’t coexist in the market," said Eugenio Staub, president of Gradiente, "it’s up to Apple to make a move."
Gradiente公司暗示或許會追究蘋果侵權。Gradiente總裁尤金尼奧．史陶比說，「這兩個品牌不能在市場共存」，「要由蘋果採取行動」。
新聞辭典：
In Brazil, an iPhone that isn’t an iPhone
不是iPhone的巴西iPhone
Apple Inc. is grappling with fresh trademark battles overseas for its popular mobile devices, this time for the rights to the "iPhone" name in Latin America.
蘋果公司正為其廣受歡迎的行動裝置，在海外對付新一波商標權之戰，這次是為了「iPhone」這個名稱在拉丁美洲的商標權。
A Brazilian company has begun selling smartphones in Brazil with the iPhone brand after winning the legal right to use the name in Latin America’s biggest country. Adding insult to Apple Inc.’s injury, the phone runs on the Android operating system from archrival Google Inc.
一家巴西公司在巴西贏得iPhone商標的合法使用權後，已在這個拉丁美洲最大國家販售以iPhone為品牌的智慧手機。在蘋果公司傷口上撒鹽的是，這款手機使用其最大對手Google公司的Android作業系統。
3 Q：I am on the right side of age twenty.
有這種說法嗎?
Get up on the right/wrong side of the bed 意為「(早晨一起床就) 心情好/心情不佳」，如 I think John must have got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. (我想約翰今天早上一定心情不佳)。
這成語亦可寫成 get out of the right/wrong side of the bed 或 get out of bed on the right/wrong side。
