Jenny老師的~Sweet~部落格之痞客精華

A Friend is.... 朋友就是 .....

Accepts you as you are 接受原本的你

Believes in "you" 相信你這個人

Calls you just to say "Hi" 打電話給你就是想說聲"嗨"

Doesn't give up on you 從不放棄對你的信心

《中英對照讀新聞》Sudoku addicts halt Australian drugs trial／數獨迷讓澳洲毒品審判喊停 摘自自由時報

◎胡立宗

An Australian drugs trial lasting more than three months and costing taxpayers over A$1 million has been aborted after a number of jurors were found to have spent up to half the time playing Sudoku puzzles.

文／Dr.J.J. 取自自由時報

「吹牛」，或者是口語裡常說的「膨風」，其實可區分為好幾種類型。有些人喜歡吹噓自己有多少財富，有些人則喜歡在言談間表現出自己「人面」很廣，各種政商名人、三教九流通通都認識，例如：「某某某」是我的好朋友，「某某某」常跟我吃飯……之類的，這種常常喜歡把「某某某（name）」脫口而出（drop）的人，英文裡有個貼切有趣的名詞可以用來形容他們，就叫”name-dropper”！

Mark：Do you think we should invite some politicians or celebrities to come to our charity dinner auction?
Mark：你覺得我是不是該邀些政治人物或名人來參加我們的慈善拍賣晚宴呢？

Celine：It sounds like a good idea. 

文／Dr.J.J. 取自自由時報

很多人一旦擁有權力後，往往整個人都變了個樣，擺出一副「不可一世」的高傲姿態。而英文裡的”act high and mighty!”，就可以用來形容某人表現的（act）好像自己很高高在上（high）又擁有無比能耐（mighty）的樣子。

同理，”the high and mighty”也就可以用來形容「權貴人士」了。

Jean：Did you just see Amy passing by?

文／Dr.J.J. 取自:自由時報

一對恩愛的夫妻或情侶，當然會在睡覺時後聊一些親密的話語，也就是我們中文常說的「枕邊蜜語」。這本來是一件甜蜜且隱私的事情，然而“Pillow Talk”有時候也被我們用來隱喻一些透過不正當的關係，藉而去影響主管在制定一些決策時的「妖言」喔。

Annie：Are you aware that Ella is attending a regional meeting in Japan on behalf of the CEO? She’s not senior enough at all!

The Online Disinhibition Effect
by John Suler, Ph.D.

FROM http://www.enotalone.com/article/2458.html
(Page 5 of 53)

By James Grubel

CANBERRA, May 22 (Reuters) - Matches made over the Internet often do not last because people end up choosing unsuitable partners and forming emotional bonds before meeting face-to-face, an Australian university researcher has found.
（路透坎培拉22日電）一名澳洲大學研究員發現，網路配對通常無法使雙方的關係持久，因為在面對面相見之前，人們就會選定不適合的伴侶，並形成情感連結。

Women were especially susceptible to finding Mr. Wrong, as they tend to be attracted by witty comments or clever emails, said psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.

源自自由時報:
◎鄭寺音

摘自自由時報
◎陳成良

A group of scientists including N.C. State University paleontologist Mary Schweitzer have discovered new scientific evidence that the cowardly chicken has a ferocious relative : Tyrannosaurus rex, the meat-eating dinosaur that stood 15 to 20 feet tall.

包括北卡羅萊納州立大學古生物學者瑪莉．史懷哲在內的一群科學家，已經發現新科學證據，證明懦弱的雞有個凶猛親戚：暴龍。這種肉食性恐龍站立時高達15至20呎。

◎俞智敏

So much for the curse. The New York Yankees have ended a construction worker’s attempt to jinx their new stadium with a buried Boston Red Sox jersey. 詛咒的威力也不過如此。紐約洋基隊已經終止了一名建築工人把一件波士頓紅襪隊球衣埋在洋基隊新球場，企圖讓洋基隊倒楣的計畫。

The news from BBC

Fifty-four Burmese migrants have been found dead after suffocating in a lorry smuggling them into southern Thailand.

More than 100 people were packed into a container measuring 6m by 2m. Many of the survivors are seriously ill from dehydration and lack of oxygen.

The driver opened the doors of the vehicle after the migrants banged on the walls - but he fled on foot when he saw what had happened.

本文取自自由時報中英對照讀新聞
◎鄭寺音

When you dine out, the bill can sometimes be hard to stomach.

摘自自由時報
◎羅彥傑

A Filipina bride is suing her former fiance after he ran off with another woman before the wedding ceremony had even finished.
一名菲律賓新娘正控告她的前未婚夫，因為他竟然在結婚典禮結束前，就和另一名女子逃跑。