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AppleSuingSamsungforCopying(19thApril,2011)
OMG,LOL,FYINowinOxfordEnglishDictionary(26thMarch,2011)
Weallusethemwhenwesendtextmessages;nowtheyhavebeenincludedinthelatesteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary(OED).TheyaretheonlineabbreviationsOMG,“ohmyGod”;LOL,“laughingoutloud”;FYI,“foryourinformation;andIMHO,“inmyhumbleopinion”.TheOEDcallsthem“initialisms”(首字母缩略词)becausetheyaremadeupofinitials.YoungpeopleknowandusethousandsoftheseshortcutsonsocialmediasiteslikeTwitterandwhensendingSMStexts.Theyareusefulwhenthereisalimitonthenumberofcharactersusedinamessage.AnOEDeditor,GraemeDiamond,believesthere’smoretoinitialismsthansimplysavingspaceinmessages.Hethinksyoungpeopleusethemtoshowirony.(讽刺之事)
MrDiamond,whoisresponsibleforallowingnewwordsintotheOED,saidoneoftheinitialisms,“OMG”wasnotsonewasitwasincludedinaletterwrittenin1917.NewentriesintheOEDinclude“ego(自我、自尊心)surfing”–thepracticeofsearchingyourownnameontheInternet,andthe“five-secondrule,”that"allowsfortheeatingofadeliciousmorsel(一口、少量)thathasfallentothefloor,providedthatitisretrievedwithinthespecifiedperiodoftime".Lexicographers(词典编篡者)alsodecidedthattheterm“muffintop”deservedanentry.Thisisdefinedas"aprotuberance(突出)offleshabovethewaistband(腰带)ofatightpairoftrousers”.It’salsoknownas“sparetyre(备用轮胎)”or“lovehandle”(赘肉).Thedictionaryhasalsoincludedtheheartsymbol<3meaning"love".
UKAxes(消减、解雇)QuarterofStudentVisas(23rdMarch,2011)
TheBritishgovernmenthasannouncedanoverhaul(仔细检查、革新)initssystemofissuingstudentvisas.U.K.HomeSecretaryTheresaMayhassaidtherulesforstudentvisasintoBritainneedtobemuchtougher.Thismeansareductionof25percentinthenumberofvisasgiventooverseasstudents.Ms.Maysaidnewrulesarebeingintroducedtostoppeopletryingtogainentryintothecountryfordishonestreasons.Shesaidstudentvisaswerebeingabusedand"toomanywereheretoworkandnottostudy".ShetoldtheBritishgovernmentthatthemisuseofstudentvisaswasa"symbolofabrokenandabusedimmigrationsystem,”andthattighteningtheruleswouldbe"inthebestinterestsoflegitimatestudents.”
Manyinpolitics,educationandbusinesshavecondemnedthenewlaw.OppositionHomeSecretaryYvetteCoopersaiditwoulddamageBritain’seconomy.ShepointedoutthattheteachingEnglishindustrywasworth$9billionayear.Ms.Cooperwarnedthegovernmentwastryingtokeeppoliticalpromisesaboutcuttingimmigrationnumbers,ratherthantoimprovethevisasystem.Inafieryexchange,shesaidthatMs.Mayshouldact"intheinterestsofasensible,controlledmigrationpolicy,ratherthantakingriskswithanimportantexportindustry".UniversityspokeswomanSallyHuntsaid:
"Thegovernment'sstudentvisaplansareshort-sightedandrisksendingouttheworryingmessagethattheUKisclosedforbusiness."
InternationalCoalitionAttacksLibya(20thMarch,2011)
AninternationalcoalitionhaslaunchedthefirstwaveofattacksonLibyanairdefencesandtanks.ThemilitaryactiontookplacejusthoursafteranemergencysummitofworldleadersinParisendedonSaturdayafternoon,Paristime.Whiletheleadersweretalking,FrenchMirage(幻想、海市蜃楼)fighterjetswereseencirclingtheskiesaboveLibya’srebel-heldeasterncityofBenghazi.Soonafter,AmericanwarshipsandBritishsubmarineslaunchedthefirstphaseoftheirmissileassault.TheiraimwastoknockoutLibya’sairdefenses.Theyfiredatotalof112cruisemissilesatmorethan20targetsaroundthecapitalTripoliandcoastaltownofMisurata.EarlyreportsarethatLibyanairdefenceshavebeenseverelydamaged.
U.S.PresidentBarackObamasaidhewasreluctanttouseforceonLibyabutbelievesitisnecessarytosavethelivesofcivilians.SpeakinginBrazil,hetoldreporters:
"Wecannotstandidlybywhenatyrant(暴君)tellshispeopletherewillbenomercy."AmericaistryingtokeepalowerprofileinthemilitaryactionagainstLibya.ItdoesnotwanttheworldtothinkitisattackinganotherArabcountry.Thismaynotbethecasewithworldopinionthistimeround.ThecoalitionincludesArabstateswhohavepromisedmaterialsupportforstrikesagainstLibya.ForeignministersoftheUAE,Qatar,Iraq,JordanandMoroccowereatthesummit.ItispossiblesomeofthesecountriesmayeventakepartinairstrikesonLibyanmilitarytargets.
PoliceBust(搜捕)BiggestEverPaedophile(恋童癖者)Ring(17thMarch,2011)
AninternationalpoliceoperationhasshutdownthelargestInternetpaedophileringeverdiscovered.Policeofficersrescued60childreninBritainandafurther170childreninAustralia,Canada,NewZealand,andtheUS.TheteamwasledbyBritain'sChildExploitationandOnlineProtectionCentre(CEOP).Theoperationleader,UKpolicechiefPeterDavies,said:
"IntheUKalone60childrenhavebeensafeguardedand121offendersarrestedofwhichtherehavebeen33convictions.Investigationsacrosstheworldcontinue."Thearrestshavecomeafterthreeyearsofsurveillanceandmonitoringofsuspectedpaedophiles.HesaidthenetworkwasbasedintheNetherlandsandhad70,000members.
TheheadofEuropolRobWainrightcalledthearrestsa“spectacularinternationalpolicesuccess”.Hehadamessageforpaedophiles:
"IfyouthinkyoucanusetheInternettoabusechildrenyouarewrong,"hesaid.Headded:
"Wewillnotallowtheseoffenderstocarryoncommittingtheseawfulcrimesagainstyoungchildren.WewillnotrestuntilwehaveidentifiedeveryoffenderthathasbeenactiveinthisnetworkandothersthatmightbeoperatingontheInternet."Thepoliceforcesuncoveredtheringbyusingofficerstoinfiltrate(渗透、潜入)thesitetoidentifythemostactivemembers.Oneoftheearlybreakthroughswasin2008whentwoBritishmenwerecaughtuploadingimagesinThailand.
SecondExplosionatJapanNuclearPlant(14thMarch,2011)
AsecondexplosionhasoccurredatthenuclearpowerplantthatwasdamagedinFriday’scatastrophicearthquakeandtsunami.Nuclearreactor3fromtheFukushimaplantsufferedasimilarexplosiontothatwhichhitreactor1onSaturday.Officialssaytheblastdidnotdamagethecasingwhichhousestheuraniumfuelrodsinthereactor’score.Expertsbelievethelatestexplosionwascausedbyabuild-upofhydrogeninthebuildingthatcoversthecore.Japan’sprimeministerNaotoKanhastoldpeoplethereisnodangerofaradioactiveleak,butwarnedthesituationtocoolthereactorsisstillcritical.Hedescribedrecenteventsas"thebiggestcrisisJapanhasencounteredinthe65yearssincetheendofWorldWarII".
Japanisbeginningtounderstandmoredetailsofitstragedies.Thedeathtollisslowlyrising.Policefoundover2,000bodiesonthecoastlineofMiyagiprefecture(管区、县)onMondayandatleasttenthousandpeoplearemissingintheporttown(港市)ofMinamisanriku.Tensofthousandsofpeoplehavebeenevacuatedfroma20-kmradiusoftheFukushimanuclearpowerplants–manyfeartheywillneverseetheirhomesagain.Morethan22Fukushimaresidentsarebeingtreatedfortheeffectsofexposuretoradiation.ThewholeofJapanisextremelyconcernedabouttheongoingcrisisatthepowerplants.ExpertssayadisasteronthescaleofChernobylishighlyunlikely.Nevertheless,thequietfearandpanicexperiencedbytheJapaneseraisequestionsaboutnuclearsafety.
NATORulesOut(划线隔开、消除)LibyaNo-FlyZone,forNow(11thMarch,2011)
NATOchiefAndersFoghRasmussenhasruledoutimplementingano-flyzoneacrosspartsorallofLibya.SpeakingataBrusselspressconference,hetoldreportersaU.N.resolutionwouldbeneededtomakeano-flyzonealegalcourseofaction.However,hedidsuggestthatairstrikesandano-flyzonecouldhappeninthefuture.Hesaidhecouldnotimaginetheinternationalcommunitywould"standidlyby"=(donothing袖手旁观)ifColonelGaddaficontinuedattackinginnocentcivilians.NATOmilitaryleadershavesaidano-flyzonecouldbeupandrunningintwotothreedays.TheGermanforeignministersaid:
"OnethingfortheGermangovernmentisabsolutelyclear.Wedonotwanttogetsuckedinto(牵扯到)awarinNorthAfrica.”
RasmussensetoutthreeconditionsforNATOintervention:
"Firstly,therehastobeademonstrableneedforNATOaction.Secondly,therehastobeaclearlegalbasis.Andthirdly,therehastobefirmregionalsupport,"hesaid.The22-memberArabLeaguemeetsonSaturdaytodiscussthesituationinLibya.IftheyrecognizetherebelLibyaNationalCouncil(LNC)asthelegitimaterepresentativeofLibya'speople,thismaybringano-flyzoneastepcloser.TheFrenchgovernmenthasalreadysaiditonlyrecognizestheLNCasLibya’srepresentativeandhasinvitedthegrouptoestablishadiplomaticpresenceinParis.Libya’sDeputyForeignMinistersaidthiswasillegalandwarnedLibyawould“breakdiplomaticrelationswithFrance”.
ShoppingCartsCoveredinBacteria(5thMarch,2011)
Anewstudyintothehygieneofsupermarketshasfoundthatshoppingcartsaredirtierthanthestore’sbathrooms.MicrobiologistDrCharlesGerbaoftheUniversityofArizonaconductedresearchonthehandlesof85cartsinfourAmericanstates.Hereportedlyfoundbacteriafromhumanwasteonthehandlesof72percentofthem."That'smorethanyoufindinasupermarket'stoilet,"DrGerbasaid.Heexplained:
"That'sbecausestoresusedisinfectingcleanersintherestrooms.Nobodyseemstoroutinelycleananddisinfect(消毒、杀菌)shoppingcarts."Further,halfofthecartsinDrGerba’sstudytestedpositiveforE.coli(大肠杆菌)bacteria,anasty(严重的)