看電視學英文 2012/09

2012/09/28
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10432813/
《新聞學英文》　偷渡.走私怎拼？
http://bit.ly/RnswYp


這個禮拜在摩洛哥邊境，有人在一輛雷諾車內，將偷渡客藏在被挖空的副駕駛座椅當中，企圖偷渡，但還是被當局發現，宣告失敗…
An attempt to smuggle a man across the Moroccan border this week failed after authorities discovered the immigrant hiding inside the hollowed

-out front passenger seat of an old Renault …(資料來源: Huffington Post)

smuggle 動 偷渡、走私
border 名 邊緣、邊境 動 圍住
authority 名 權利
authorities 名 官方、當局

2012/09/27
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10431414
《看新聞學英文》　「魔法」怎拼？
http://bit.ly/UZvhAt

美國魔術師布萊恩表示，他將冒著被電死的危險來進行他最新的表演。這一位幻術家，預計將讓一百萬伏特的電流，流通過他的身體連續72小時…
Magician David Blaine said he will risk electrocution for his latest stunt. The master illusionist plans to have a one million-volt cha

rge surge through his body nonstop for 72 hours...(資料來源: Dailymail)

magic 名 魔法、有魔力的
magician 名 魔術師
illusion 名　錯覺、幻象
illusionist 名　幻術家
electrocute 動　觸電致死
electrocution 名　電刑處死

2012/09/26
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10429713
《看新聞學英文》　「具有透視能力的人」怎拼？
http://bit.ly/SD6Ycn

一位厲害的算命大師,具有透視力的Dave,透露他這一行的秘訣,算命進行到一半,帳棚裡的螢幕落下, 顯示算命大師的天賦--一群駭客在網路上搜羅受試者的各種個人資訊.
A talented "mind reader", Dave the clairvoyant, has revealed the tricks behind his trade...midway through each of

 the readings, a screen inside the tent dropped to reveal Dave's "gift" — a group of people trawling the internet for personal details on each individual.(資料來源:ninemsn.com.au)

clairvoyant 名形 具有透視能力(的人)
mind reader 會讀心術的人
trick of the trade 各行各業的訣竅
trawl 動 用拖網撈補

2012/09/25
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/lifestyle/10428104
《看新聞學英文》9月25日〈柯林頓讚妻最佳「公僕」〉林莉婷主播

2012/09/24
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10426627/
《新聞學英文》　雪崩山崩怎拼？
正當登山客準備最後一段攻頂之旅時,遭到雪崩襲擊,地點是在海拔26760英尺的世界第八高峰馬納斯盧峰,造成至少九個人死亡,另外六個登山客依舊下落不明
The avalanche struck as the climbers prepared for their final ascent to the summit of Mount Manaslu, which at 26,760 feet is the

 world's eighth-highest peak....and killed at least nine climbers in Nepal. Another six mountaineers are still believed to be missing. (資料來源:WSJ)

avalanche 名 雪崩,山崩 (mudslide)
summit 名 峰頂
peak 名 動 形 尖峰
missing 形 失蹤的

2012/09/21
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10422777/
《看新聞學英文》 「反對」怎麼拼？

數以百萬計的抗議群眾上街宣洩怒氣,因為政府的新措施將開放家樂福,沃爾瑪進入有利可圖的印度市場,反對黨聲稱新法將撕裂印度社會團結
Millions of people have taken to the streets to vent their anger over a move which could see the likes of Tesco, Carrefour and Walmart e

ntering the lucrative Indian market. Opposition parties claim the law will tear apart the country's social fabric. (資料來源:Skynews)

lucrative 形 回報豐厚的
opposition 名 反對
retail chain / mom and pop store
tear 動 撕裂
fabric 名 布料 結構

2012/09/20
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10421169/
 《看新聞學英文》 「機艙」怎麼拼？

儘管日本航空致力力降低成本,同時間也在尋求拉近和競爭對手全日空的服務差距,導入新座椅,革新機艙餐點,安裝免治馬桶座,這項投資顯示他們相信,顧客願意付出更高的代價,享受完整的服務

As much as JAL has focused on slashing costs, it has also sought to close the service gap with local rival All Nippon Airways, putting in new seats, revamping in-flight menus and installing electronic toilet seats in some business and first class cabins. That investment underscores JAL's belief that customers will pay a premium for full-service flights(資料來源:Chicago Tribune)

slash 動 砍,大幅刪減
revamp 動 名 革新
cabin 名 機艙 小屋
premium 名 加價 津貼 保費

2012/09/19
《新聞學英文》「特赦」怎麼拼？

http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10419517/

緬甸已經釋放87名政治犯,特赦是在總統登盛參加聯合國大會之前進行,同樣重獲自由的是83名泰國囚犯,他們因為侵占土地或者非法持有藥物跟武器遭到拘禁
Myanmar has released 87 political prisoners. The amnesty comes ahead of President Thein Sein's attendance at the United Nations General Assembly... Also pardoned were 83 Thais imprisoned ...on charges of land encroachment and illegal possession of drugs and weapons. (資料來源:http://www.dw.de/)

amnesty 名 特赦
pardon 動名 原諒 寬恕 特赦
Myanmar 緬甸 (Burma)
possession 名 持有 擁有

2012/09/18
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10417632/
《看新聞學英文》　「頭等艙」最易死？
坐頭等艙的旅客要小心了! 一項前所未有又昂貴的航空實驗顯示，要是發生墜機意外，坐在飛機後方的乘客，才擁有最高的生還機會。
Beware first-class travelers! Passengers sitting in the rear of a plane have the best chance of survival in the event of a crash, 

an extraordinary and costly aviation experiment ever conducted has revealed.(資料來源: The Economic Times)

aviation 名 航空、飛行
first-class 形 頭等的、一級的
business class 片 商務艙
economy class 片 經濟艙
passenger 名 乘客、旅客
traveler 名 旅行者、遊客

2012/09/17
《看新聞學英文》　骨骼.骨架怎拼？
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10416165/

一個骨董商在拍賣會買下兩具骨骸,這兩具骨骸據信來自德國跟愛爾蘭,至少有一百年的歷史,先前是由紐約一個殯葬博物館所有

An antiques dealer has bought two skeletons at Tom Hall Auctions in...Pennsylvania. The skeletons, believe

d to be of German and Irish origin and at least 100 years old were both owned by a New York mortician's museum.

單字：
skeleton 骨骼,骨架
antique 古董
origin 起源 來歷
mortician 禮儀師

2012/09/14
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10412632/
《新聞學英文》　量化寬鬆.證券怎拼？

政府的貨幣政策有時會藉由購買政府或市場的證券,來增加貨幣供給,量化寬鬆則是藉由提供金融機構充足的資金,增加貨幣供給,來增加借貸以及流動性
A government monetary policy occasionally used to increase the money supply by buying government securities or other securities from the market. Quantitative easing increases the money supply by flooding financial institutions with capital, in an effort to promote increased lending and liquidity.(資料來源:investopedia)

security 名 證券
equities (stock)
debt securities (bond)
Quantitative easing 量化寬鬆
capital 首都 資金
liquidity 流動性

2012/09/13
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10410908/
《看新聞學英文》 「默哀」怎拼？

NBC的招牌節目”今日”最近面臨公關災難，因為有人注意到，電視台並沒有照慣例，在9月11號早上8點46分，也就是被劫持的飛機，撞向世貿中心的那一刻，直播各地的默哀現場，而是播放了一段Kris Jenner討論自已隆乳經驗的訪問…

NBC's“Today”show had a public-relations disaster on its hands when someone noticed that it did not air the annual moment of silence that's held Sept.11 at 8:46 a.m., marking the time when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center… at that moment, "Today”was interviewing Kris Jenner about her breast implants…(資料來源: Washington Post)

Moment of silence 片 默哀
hijack 動 搶劫、劫持
hijacker 名 劫持犯
Interview 名動 面試、訪問
breast implant 片 隆乳
implant 名動 植入物、植入

2012/09/12
《看新聞學英文》 「沉默」怎麼拼？
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10409074/

美國總統歐巴馬在妻子蜜雪兒的陪同之下,在白宮草坪舉行一分鐘的默哀,同時間罹難者的家屬, 分別在紐約的世貿中心遺址,以及五角大廈,跟賓州舉行悼念儀式
U.S. President Barack Obama held a one-minute silence on the White House Lawn with wife Michelle by his side as victims' families gathered at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and...Pennsylvania to honor the dead.(資料來源:starpulse.com)

silence 名 沉默
victim 名 罹難者,受害者
honor 動 名 給予榮耀
lawn 名 草地

2012/09/11
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/international/10405900
《新聞學英文》 「洗腦」怎拼？
面臨數以萬計的示威者,聲稱北京支持的德育與國民教育計畫,充其量根本就是洗腦和灌輸政治思想,香港特首星期六讓步,而且原定所有學校2015年,都要開始教授相關課程的期限,也已經遭到撤銷.

Faced with tens of thousands of protesters contending that a Beijing-backed plan for “moral and national education” amounted to brainwashing and political indoctrination, Hong Kong’s chief executive backpedaled on Saturday and revoked a 2015 deadline for every school to start teaching it.(資料來源: NYTimes)

brainwash 動 洗腦
indoctrination 名 灌輸
backpedal 動 後退
contend 動 競爭 爭論

2012/09/07
 《看新聞學英文》 NOKIA廣告「造假」道歉
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/international/10401969

Nokia在週四發表道歉,因為在廣告當中沒有聲明他們使用模擬畫面,來描述Lumia 920手機當中新的防手震技術,這家芬蘭的手機廠商坦承,畫面是用大型相機所拍攝的

Nokia issued an apology Thursday for an advertisement that lacked a disclaimer for using a simulated video to de

scribe the new PureView anti-blur technology inside its Lumia 920 smartphone. ...The Finnish handset maker came clean that ...it was filmed instead with a large-scale video camera. (資料來源:pcworld,crn.com)

simulate 動 模擬
anti-blur 防模糊
disclaimer 名 免責聲明
come clean 動 招認

2012/09/06
iPhone5「謠傳」不斷
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/international/10400221
蘋果活動的邀請函上,一個數字12投射出了5的陰影,讓iPhone 5即將發表的傳言更加甚囂塵上,蘋果預計在9月12號將推出更大, 更薄的iPhone 5,同時間Nokia以及Motorola也打算要各出奇招,來搶攻聖誕節的市場

The invite to the Apple event shows a number 12 casting a shadow of the number f

ive, fuelling rumours of an imminent launch of the iPhone 5. Apple is expected to launch a larger, thinner "iPhone 5" on 12 September – just as Nokia and Motorola are preparing their own offerings to tempt Christmas shoppers.(資料來源:The Guardian)

rumor 名動 謠言,謠傳
event 名 活動,事件,競賽項目
fuel 名 動 燃料,供給燃料
imminent 形 即將發生的,迫近的

2012/09/05
《新聞學英文》　富少撞警「肇逃」
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/lifestyle/10398423
Vorayuth 已經坦承肇事逃逸的指控,先前一場車禍造成一名員警身亡.這個案件引發公眾關注因為當事人來自泰國最有錢的富豪家族之一,他是紅牛飲料帝國創辦人許書標的孫子

Mr Vorayuth has confessed to a hit-and-run charge following a road accident that killed a police officer.The case is

 in the public spotlight as it involves one of the richest families in Thailand. Mr Vorayuith is the grandscon of the late founder of the Red Bull empire. (資料來源: Bangkok Post)

hit-and-run 肇事逃逸
confess 動 懺悔 告白
spotlight 名 聚光燈
empire 名 帝國

2012/09/04
《新聞學英文》　「大閘蟹」怎麼拼？
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10396730

大閘蟹原生於亞洲東部,不過後來散佈至歐洲跟北美,這樣的現象是個隱憂,分布密度高的話,蟹群的挖洞能力,會對河岸造成侵蝕,也會排擠原生物種的食物和棲息地

The Chinese mitten crab is native to eastern Asia, but has spread to both Europe and North America."This discovery is of some concern. In high densities, these crabs can...cause riverbank erosion through their burrowing activities and out compete native species for food and habitat.(資料來源:www.stamfordadvocate.com)

Chinese mitten crab 大閘蟹
native 形　名　本地的,本國人　
density 名　密度
erosion 名　侵蝕,逐漸破壞

2012/09/03
《新聞學英文》　外科手術怎拼？
http://www.nexttv.com.tw/news/realtime/latest/10395356

雖然Angus小姐的狀況有進步，但是她的「肢端肥大症」已經嚴重威脅到她的健康。她幾乎不能走路，而且走的時候，都會持續感到疼痛。其中一項手術甚至引發中風，導致她的聽力嚴重受損...

Despite the improvement in her condition, Ms Angus's acromegaly has taken a serious toll on her health. She can barely walk and is in constant pain when she does…
One surgery caused a stroke that severely damaged her hearing…(資料來源 : Daily Mail)

surgery 名 外科手術
patient 名 病人
Patient 形 耐心的
Patience 名 耐心
stroke 名 中風 動 撫摸