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1E.coliOutbreak大肠杆菌爆发
EuropehasbeeninthegripofanoutbreakofE.coli,whichhassofarinfected2,400peopleandkilled24.
Mostcaseshavebeencausedbycontaminatedfoodproduce,althoughE.colicanspreadfrompersontoperson.
DanielBahr,theGermanhealthminister,hassaidhehopestheoutbreakhaspeaked:
"Icannotsoundtheall-clear,butafteranalysingthelatestdatawehavereasonablecauseforhope.Theworstoftheillnessisbehindus."
E.coliisshortforEscherichiacoli.Itisakindofbacteriumthatisnormallyharmless.However,thecurrentoutbreakisanewstrainofE.coliwhichproducesatoxinwhichcandamagethekidneys.Symptomsincludediarrhoea,severecramps,andfevers.
TherehasbeenheavycriticismofGermany'shandlingofthecrisis.
OnTuesdaytheEuropeanCommissionproposedgivingatleast150meuros(1.4billionyuan)tofarmerswhohavelostmoneybecauseoftheoutbreak.
SpainhasdemandedcompletecompensationfromGermanyforfinanciallossessufferedbyitsfarmersbecauseofafalseaccusationthattheoutbreakwascausedbySpanishcucumbers.
EventstookanunexpectedlyhumorousturnwhenaSpanishdelegate,FranciscoSosa-Wagner,heldupacucumberinaspeechtotheEuropeanparliamentandsaid,"Weneedtorestorethehonourofthecucumber."
∙inthegripofsomething陷入/卷入
∙outbreak爆发
∙E.coli大肠杆菌
∙infected感染的
∙case(一起)病例
∙contaminated被感染的
∙tospread流行/传染
∙topeak达到高峰
∙tosoundtheall-clear危机已经解除
∙forsomethingtobebehindsomeone落后于某人
∙bacterium细菌
∙strain类型
∙toxin有毒的
∙symptom症状
∙diarrhoea(感染性)腹泻
∙severecramps严重痉挛/抽筋
∙fevers高烧
∙handlingofsomething对某事的处理
∙crisis危机
∙compensation赔偿
2ThePlanetin2011今天的地球
ThiscomingSundayisWorldEnvironmentDay.Sowhatisthestateoftheplanetin2011?
Thistimelastyear,engineersintheUSAwerestillbattlingtostopthelargestoilspillofitskindintheGulfofMexico.
Ayearon,engineersaretryingtopreventadifferentkindofoceanleak–aradiationleak.
FollowingthenuclearmeltdownatFukishimainJapan,scientistsarestrugglingtostopcontaminatedwaterfromreachingthesea.
Butformanyenvironmentaliststhekeychallengeremainsclimatechange.
AccordingtotheInternationalEnergyAgency,carbonemissionsreachedarecordlevellastyear.TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangeisaimingforgreenhouseemissionstopeakby2020,buttherearegrowingdoubtsaboutwhetherthenecessarycurbswillbeimplemented.
ArecentreportbythecharityOxfamhighlightstheimpactglobalwarmingwillhaveonfoodsecurity.Foodpricescouldalmostdoubleinthenexttwentyyears,withclimatechangethemaincause.
Butthereisonegoodpieceofnewsforconservationists,relatingtodeforestation.Accordingtothethink-tankChathamHouse,globalillegallogginghasfallenbynearlyaquartersince2002.
Thatfitsnicelywiththethemeforthisyear'sWorldEnvironmentDay:
"Forests-NatureAtYourService".
∙oilspill石油泄漏
∙radiationleak辐射泄漏
∙nuclearmeltdown核泄漏
∙contaminated(被)污染的
∙environmentalist环保人士
∙climatechange气候变化
∙carbonemissions碳排放
∙curb控制
∙greenhouse(gas)emissions温室气体排放
∙globalwarming全球变暖
∙foodsecurity食品安全
∙conservationist保护自然人士
∙deforestation砍伐森林
∙illegallogging非法砍
3ObamaandCameron奥巴马和卡梅隆
∙OnTuesdaytwomenenjoyedagameoftabletennisagainstsomekidsataschoolinLondon.
∙Theyseemedlikebestmates.Everytimeoneofthemgotapoint,theydidahighfive.
∙ThemenweretheBritishPrimeMinister,DavidCameron,andthePresidentoftheUSA,BarackObama.
∙ThepallingaroundtookplaceduringMrObama'sstatevisittotheUK.
∙TherehavebeenmanyexamplesofcloseworkingrelationshipsbetweentheleadersoftheUKandtheUSA.HaroldMacmillanandJFK,MargaretThatcherandRonaldReagan,TonyBlairandGeorgeBushwereallexamplesofBritsandAmericansstandingshouldertoshoulder.
∙TheclosenessbetweenBritainandAmericainthepasthasbeendescribedas"thespecialrelationship".Buttherehasbeenspeculationthat,forMrObamaatleast,thespecialrelationshipis...notthatspecial.
∙Nowbothmenarekeentoshowthatonmattersofpolicytheyhaveplentyincommon.InasharedopinionpieceintheTimesnewspaper,theywriteof"comingofage"atthesametime,andseeing"eyetoeye".
∙Asforthespecialrelationship,theycallit"anessentialrelationship".NickRobinson,theBBC'sPoliticalEditor,saysthatthetwomenarenotpretendingtobebosombuddiesbutwanttobeseenascloseallies.Hewrites:
∙"'Theessentialrelationship'maylackemotion,warmthandnostalgiabutit,likethepresident,ismeanttobecontemporary,practicalandsincere."
∙bestmates最好的朋友
∙ahighfive击掌相庆
∙pallingaround结伴玩耍
∙standingshouldertoshoulder肩并肩、共患难
∙incommon有共同之处
∙comingofage进入成年
∙seeingeyetoeye看法相同
∙bosombuddies密友
∙allies盟友
∙nostalgia怀旧
4HarryPotterGoesDigital《哈利·波特》电子书
WiththefinalHarryPottermoviepremieringnextweek,fansofthewizardmaybewonderingwheretogonext.
Well,on31July–HarryPotter'sbirthday–thewebsitePottermorewillgolive.
Thesitewillallowusersto"rediscover"theHarryPottersaga.
AuthorJ.K.RowlinghasalsosaidshehasnewmaterialaboutHarryPotter'sworldtoaddtotheexperience.Butthesiteisn'tjustafree'thank-you'tofans.
ItwillalsofeatureashopwhereuserswillbeabletobuyeBookanddigitalaudiobookversionsofthebest-sellers.TheywillbepublishedthroughRowling'sPottermorePublishingcompany,whichownsthedigitalrights.
PrintmediahasbeenkindtoJ.K.Rowling.ThePotternovelshavesoldmorethan450millioncopiesthroughBloomsburyinBritainandScholasticintheUSA.Sohasitbeendifficultforhertomoveawayfrom"dead-tree"media?
Shesaid:
"Theformatisn'tparticularlyimportanttome.Iamabigfanofprintandpaper...Butveryveryrecentlythisyearforthefirsttime,IdownloadedeBooksandIwastravelling,anditwasagodsend."
WritingontheDigitalSpywebsite,MayerNissimdismissesthesiteas"aprettyeBookstorewithamonopolyonsellingPotterbooks.WithsalesofKindlesandiPadsgoingthroughtheroof,it'saprettylucrativemarket."
ButPottermoreisstillsuretopleasemanyapottyPotterfan.ItwilllaunchinOctober,butamillionuserswillbeallowedtojoininJuly.
∙topremiere初次上演,首映
∙togolive上线
∙saga长篇小说或小说集
∙eBook电子书
∙digitalaudiobook有声电子书
∙best-seller畅销书
∙digitalrights电子版权
∙printmedia印刷媒体
∙"deadtree"media对印刷媒体的幽默称呼
∙format版式,形式
∙todownloadsomething下载什么东西
∙godsend上帝所赐
∙todismisssomething认为不值一谈
∙amonopolyonsomething对什么的垄断
∙Kindle亚马逊金读电子阅读器
∙iPad苹果公司的平板电脑
∙withsales...goingthroughtheroof销售量超高
∙alucrativemarket利润丰厚的市场
∙potty(口语)有点疯狂的,愚蠢的
∙tolaunch新产品
5RoyalCoupleWillHave"Fun"威廉王子夫妇加拿大之旅
Allyoungpeoplehavefunwhentheygotravelling,eveniftheyareroyalty.
TheDukeandDuchessofCambridge-WilliamandCatherine–areabouttoembarkontheirfirstofficialoverseastour.
TheywillbetravellingaroundCanadafrom30Juneto8July,beforeheadingofftoLosAngeles.
Accordingtotheirprivatesecretary,JamieLowther-Pinkerton,thecouple'sitineraryconsistsof"meaningfulengagements,mixedwithfunandlotsofopportunitiestogettoknowCanadaandCanadiansbetter."
ThedayafterthecoupletouchdownisCanadaDay,whentheywilljoinhundredsofthousandsofpeopleinOttawa.
Thecouplewillgettotastelocaldelicacies,suchaslobster,andchocolate-coveredpotatocrisps,whileonPrinceEdwardIslandon3and4July.
From6-8July,WilliamandCatherinewilltakeinanotherfamoussight:
theCalgaryStampede,whichinvolvesarodeoandfestival.Whentheyarrive,thecouplewillbepresentedwithsomesouvenirs–apairofcowboyhats.
Theroyalcouplearenotexactlybackpackingbuttheyaretakingasmallerthanusualretinue.TheDuchessofCambridgeisnottakingalady-in-waiting,althoughshewillhaveahairdresserwithher.
AsaCommonwealthrealm,CanadaisindependentoftheUKbuttheQueenremainstheheadofstate.
∙togotravelling外出旅行
∙toembarkonsomething开始做什么
∙overseastour海外旅行、巡访
∙toheadofftoaplace前往一个地方
∙itinerary行程
∙meaningfulengagement有意义的活动或典礼
∙totouchdown飞机着陆
∙localdelicacy当地特色菜肴
∙totakeinasight参观著名景点
∙rodeo马术竞赛会
∙souvenir纪念品
∙backpacking背包旅行
∙retinue随行团
∙lady-in-waiting(女王、公主的)侍女
∙realm国土,领土
∙headofstate国家元
6FromScreentoStage从银幕到舞台
Showbizisatoughworld–evenifyouareasuperhero.
AstagemusicalaboutSpider-ManhasfinallyopenedonBroadwaytomixedreviews.
Criticspraisedthecastbutblastedotheraspectsoftheproduction,whichhadbeendelayedsixtimesbecauseoftechnicalproblemsandinjuries.
TheHollywoodReporter'sDavidRooneysummedupthemoodwhenhecalledSpider-Man:
TurnOffTheDarka"clunkyreworking".
BenBrantleyfromtheNewYorkTimessaidthattheshowhadgone"fromjaw-droppingbadnesstomeremediocrity".
Thescore,byU2'sBonoandtheEdge,alsogotapanning.EntertainmentWeeklysaidtheshow'snumberswere"amostlylacklustrecollectionofforgettabletunes".
Despitethepoorreception,themusicalmightstillbeahit.Ticketsaresellingoutandlotsofcelebritieswenttotheopeningnight,includingBillClinton,therapperJay-ZandAndrewLloydWebber.
OverintheWestEnd,anotherstageadaptationofaHollywoodmoviehashadamorepositivereception.ShrektheMusicalopenedonTuesdayevening.
WritingintheGuardian,MichaelBillingtonsaidtheshowwas"genuinelytheatrical,"althoughhewasdisappointedwiththescore.Healsoprais
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