中英文双语阅读 1004.docx

1、中英文双语阅读 1004Facebook has started charging UK users up to 11 to send messages to celebrities such as Olympic diver Tom Daley and others outside their circle of friends.Facebook在英国开始实行联系名人收费业务。如果你不在英国跳水神童汤姆-戴利的朋友圈，而想要给他发消息的话，你就需要支付11英镑（约合人民币110元）的联系费。It costs a standard 71p to contact less well-known

2、figures, such as BBCs Robert Peston or Prince Harrys girlfriend Cressida Bonas, who do not have an official army of fans or followers, in the UK test scheme the firm has just launched.联系名人的收费价格从71便士（约合人民币7元）起价，属于这类价格的名人包括英国广播公司的编辑罗伯特-皮斯通、哈里王子的模特女友克雷西达等。这类名人在各自的圈子内小有名气，但没有正式的“粉丝团”。Facebook confirmed

3、the experiment but said it did not know yet whether it would be implemented across the whole social network.Facebook方面证实了这项收费试点业务，并表示目前还不确定是否会在整个Facebook社交网络中铺开。Facebook has been trialling charging at its US operation since December. The trial has now been extended to a further 36 countries, includi

4、ng the UK.从去年12月起，这项联系名人收费的业务已经从美国开始试点，目前已经推广到包括英国在内的36个国家。It said it was a way of giving people a chance to contact individuals outside their circle of friends without it becoming a vehicle for spam, according to a spokeswoman.Facebook的发言人称，这项举措是为了给普通人提供机会，让他们可以联系到名人。不然的话，不在名人朋友圈的人所发的消息会直接变成垃圾消息。Ia

5、in Mackenzie, a spokesman for Facebook Europe, said the charging structure should not be mistaken for a fame barometer.Facebook欧洲的发言人Iain Mackenzie表示，不想让这个收费项目成为衡量名人的标杆。Whether or not youre a student who just headed back to school, everyone should strive to learn new things throughout their lives. U

6、nfortunately, some people find that harder than others. Thats because some people are simply more effective learners than others.不管你是不是刚返校开始新学期的学生，每个人在一生中都应该积极地去学习新知识新东西。不幸的是，有一些人学起来会比其他人更艰苦，这是因为有些人的学习效率要更高。Luckily, you can become a more effective learner as long as you focus on improving these four

7、 traits that make learning easier:幸运的是，只要你专注提高下面这四个特质，你的学习过程会变得容易得多，你也会成为更有效率的学习者：1. Be curious. 要好奇。Without curiosity, youll have no motivation to learn.没有好奇心，你就不会有学习的动力。2. Become process-oriented. 要以过程为导向。Dont just focus on the end result, but on how you get there.不要光专注结果，也要多注意你在达到最终结果的过程中付出的努力。3.

8、 Apply what you learn. 把你学到的内容付诸实践。Learning for the sake of learning is great, but its also easier to stay interested in education if you actually apply the things you learn.为了学习而学习是很不错，但如果能把你学到的东西真正应用起来，你的兴趣也会更加容易地保持兴趣。4. Retain what you learn. 记住你学到的东西。Letting things come in one ear and out the ot

9、her is a surefire way to waste your time learning.左耳进右耳出，这样敷衍的方式只是在浪费你的学习时间。春节大假后的上班第一天，相信很多人都还沉浸在节后的各种疲惫中无法恢复状态吧？别担心，你不是一个人。现在就让我们来看看如何摆脱这讨厌的“节后忧虑症”！After spending a wonderful holiday over the New Year period, some people feel blue and find that its difficult to function normally in their daily rhy

10、thm. As defined by the DSM IV, holiday blues, holiday depression, or post-New Year blues, these commonly used terms depict the mental distress occurring after the winter holidays and festival season.在经历了春节假期的美好时光之后，很多人会感到忧虑，并且感觉要恢复日常生活节奏很困难。这种症状被称为“DSM IV”、“节后忧虑症”、“节后压抑”或是“新年后忧虑”。这些名词都描述了春假或是节假日后的精神

11、压力。Below are some suggested steps to get rid of your post winter festive season holiday blues.接下来的这些步骤会帮助你摆脱你的节后忧虑症。1. Expect some letdown. The holiday season is both joyful and stressful at once. There is family to get along with, gifts to buy and return, people to visit, activities to throw yourse

12、lf into, plenty of festive food to eat, sales to rush to, and parties to plan and attend. Topped off with the excitement of New Years Eve, your wadrenaline/w has probably been pumping a lot of the time during the New Years period. Returning to the usual routine and probably quieter workplace than no

13、rmal can wdampen/w your spirits just by the absence of exciting things to do and look forward to. Expecting to feel a little low is a way of telling yourself that this is a normal feeling and that it will soon pass once the routine re-establishes itself.1. 了解节后会有段时间心情低落。节假日期间总是愉快与压力并存。走亲访友、交换礼物、拜访熟人

14、、参加活动、节日大餐、打折血拼、还有数不尽的派对尤其是年三十儿的晚上。恐怕你的肾上腺素在整个春假期间都一直处于兴奋状态吧？所以一回到相对安静的日常工作状态，没了激动人心的事情去期待，你自然会觉得有点失落。了解节后自己的心情会受到影响，告诉自己这是一种正常的感受。这段时间很快就会随着日常生活的继续而过去的。2. Choose to see the benefits of post-holiday time. The good side to the end of the holidays is that youve had a chance to rest, to relax, and to e

15、njoy yourself. The craziness prior to New Year has ended both at the workplace and in the home, and the restful time after New Year has hopefully given you the opportunity to do things that are different from your usual routine. And any break in the routine is good for the spirit, providing you with

16、 the chance to wrejuvenate/w.2. 多看到节后时光好的一面。假期尾声的好处在于你终于有机会可以休息休息、放松下来与自己相处。假日前无论工作还是生活中的疯狂状态终于告一段落，兴许假期中的时间能让你做一些平常无法去做的事儿。能从日常生活中脱离出来总是好的，能给你一个机会休养生息。3. Be gentle on yourself with respect to your New Years Resolutions. Ensure that any goals youve set are reasonable and most importantly achievable.

17、 Taking weight loss as an example, targeting for a size zero is unrealistic, but looking for 1 pound loss in a span of week seems to be more achievable.3. 在新年计划这件事儿上，别太逼自己。确保你定下的目标都是合理的，更重要的是它们应是可达成的。用减肥来举例，要想减到零号的尺码不现实，但如果要求自己一周减一磅（约0.9斤）就比较合理了。4. Keep being around people. Some of the post-holiday

18、season blues might be related to having been around many people over the New Year break and then suddenly finding yourself surrounded by people you dont know that well, or even not by many people at all. Lift your spirits by continuing to stay connected with friends and family, and getting out and a

19、bout to do activities where other people interact with you.4. 多接触人。有的节后忧虑症的产生是因为假日期间我们身边多有朋友家人的陪伴，而节假日后却突然回到一群不那么熟悉的人中间，或者根本无人陪伴。这时要想保持心情愉悦，应该多和朋友家人联络，或走出去、参与活动，多和人群互动。5. Do things that give you cause to look forward to something. Revive the excitement of anticipation by arranging fun things, such a

20、s having dinner with friends, starting a new class for a hobby or interest, attending a sporting event regularly, going to the movies, etc. Choose activities that meet your budget and interests, and that you know will give you a thrill.5. 做一些能让你向前看的事儿。你可以组织一些有趣的事儿来保持自己参与的兴奋感，比如和朋友共进晚餐、开始一门新的兴趣课、定时参加

21、某种体育活动、看电影等等。参与这些符合你兴趣和预算的活动，你就能保持假日的新鲜感。6. Make healthy choices. After the many indulgences over the holiday period, it can leave you feeling a little out of shape and worse for wear in the nutrition department. Aim to return to eating healthy food, drinking healthy drinks, and ensuring that you ke

22、ep getting a good amount of exercise. Eating well and keeping up regular exercise will enhance your mood and help you return to good shape and fitness levels.6. 吃回健康食物。假日期间放纵自己大吃特吃后，通常我们都会有点发胖或营养不均衡。给自己设立目标吃回健康食品、喝健康的饮品，并且保证做足够的运动。健康进食、保证运动会让你恢复愉快的心情，并且保持体型。7. Make this a time for getting profession

23、al help and turning around things that have been bothering you. The holiday season tends to put a hold on pressing issues at work and in your personal life because the celebrations, meet-ups, and preparations require your foremost attention. Once this busyness dies down, youre returned to thinking a

24、bout your general life issues and this might just be a good time to get help from the professionals, be it for anything from sorting out your finances, redecorating your home, or dealing with the unhappy feelings youre experiencing.7. 用这段时间来解决一直烦恼你的事，寻求专业帮助。节日通常会让一些工作和生活上的问题暂缓，因为有所有这些庆祝、聚会和准备，要求你全身心

25、的投入无法抽身。一旦这些忙碌的时间都过去，你就有时间好好想想那些该解决的日常事务。无论是经济问题、重新装修房屋、或是处理一段不愉快的经历，你都可以利用这段时间求得专家帮助。8. Expect to enjoy the year ahead. Trying to keep a positive frame of mind and planning for interesting and fulfilling events throughout the year is a good way to calm your current blues. Think ahead to the changin

26、g seasons and the sorts of things youd like to be doing as the year moves on, and the sorts of activities and events youd like to be a part of. Doing something about the things youd like to happen is the first step and once youre immersed in planning and doing, youll be too busy to wfret/w.8. 期待新的这一

27、年。另一个驱赶忧虑心情的办法，就是保持一个积极的心态，好好计划新一年的各种活动。想想未来的变化和你想要在这一年做的事儿，或是想要参与的任何活动。为想做的事情计划并打算是第一步，而一旦当你开始忙碌地计划起来，你就不会有时间忧虑啦。Before we can celebrate The Big Bang Theorys wmomentous/w 100th episode, I gotta give him credit for sticking with it. Lets take a look back at our top ten favorite moments of the first

28、99.在生活大爆炸即将迎来其百集之际，我得表扬他的坚持精神。让我们来共同回顾一下前99集中观众最喜爱的10个瞬间。And thats how its gone. And in honor of the guys love of sci-fi, well be showing off our Klingon language skills. Klingon: Now, let the show begin.What do you think about that? Emm, maybe I like it.赢得就这么轻松。为表达对这群科幻爱好者的敬意，我们将用克林贡语来进行播报。克林贡语: 十佳

29、瞬间，放映开始。你觉得怎么样? 嗯，也许正合我意。You are my heart, my universe. 你是我的心肝，我的全部。Oh, no. Oh, no. Make way for the fastest man alive .Oh ,no! 噢不! 噢，不! 闪电的速度 闪电侠来也! 噢不!Newton realized that Aristotle was wrong and force was not necessary to maintain motion, so we can see that ma=mg, and what do we know from this? W

30、e know that Newton was a really smart cookie. Oh, is that where Fig Newtons come from?牛顿意识到亚里士多德是错误的，力并非维持物体运动的必要因素，所以我们看质量乘以加速度，曾为质量，乘以重力加速度，我们可以从中得知? 我们得知.牛顿真是个天才.噢，是不是牛顿打滚(一种小点心)从此而来呀?We meet again. Oh, ravish me, Howard. Ok, if you insist. Howard ,have you seen my girdle? Maybe it committed suic

31、ide Leave me alone .Where were we? I believe youre about to rip off my uniform with your teeth. Berandette , what are you doing here? You are still hung up on me. No, Im not. Clearly you are. Im a little confused here. Oh my, can I help? 我们又见面了。喔，尽情蹂躏我吧，Howard.。那我恭敬不如从命咯。 Howard，你看到我的收腹内衣没? 它可能因鸭梨山大

32、自杀了。别管它，咱刚到哪儿了? 你正要用牙把我的制服撕开呢。Bernadette，你怎么会在这儿? 你还对我有留恋。才没有呢。显然有啊。等下，我都有点晕了。是吗 需要我帮忙吗?Penny, Penny, Penny. Sheldon. Whats up, buttercup? Whats the word, hummingbird .Whats the gist, physicist? All my friends .Who do we love, Penny. Hello Sheldon, come on in.Penny. Penny! Penny? -Sheldon? 咋了，毛茛? 想说啥，蜂鸟? 又咋了，物理学家? 我的朋友们? -我们都爱谁? -Penny. 你好啊Sheldon，进来吧。Damn it .I slipped. Too bad .You know the rules of Secret Agent Laser Obstacle Chance. 我去，脚滑了。认了吧，你也知道玩秘密特工穿越激光障碍棋的规则。Sheldon, you are the most wshallow/w, self-centered person I have ever met. Do you really thin