CNN互動英語學習報 ---三月二日



						每月新書限時優惠中

2011 年 03 月 09 日 (No. 517)

Politics

Gadhafi clings to power amid growing support for protests -- CNN
儘管支持抗議聲浪持續高漲　格達費仍緊握政權（2011/03/01）

DPP's Annette Lu formally launches presidential bid -- Taipei Times
民進黨呂秀蓮正式宣佈參選總統（2011/02/28）

Society

17 Brazilians electrocuted during pre-carnival parade -- Xinhua
十七名巴西人於嘉年華前夕遊街遭電死（2011/03/01）

Manning charged with 22 new counts, including capital offense -- Wired News
曼寧遭起訴 22 項罪名　包含死罪（2011/03/03）

Business

Oil above $99 as Libya's oil industry in chaos -- AP
利比亞石油產業陷入混亂　油價超過 99 美元（2011/02/28）

Buffett adds one to successor list as Rose completes first year -- Bloomberg
巴菲特接班人名單新添一筆　麥特‧羅斯任滿一年（2011/03/01）

Science & Technology

Japan camera prettifies subjects, even adds "makeup" -- Reuters
日本相機可美化主角　甚至添加「化妝」效果（2011/02/28）

Steve Jobs emerges from medical leave to unveil iPad 2 -- Los Angeles Times
賈伯斯病假期間現身發表 iPad 2（2011/03/03）

Entertainment

The King's Speech reigns supreme at Oscars -- The Australian
《王者之聲》主宰奧斯卡金像獎（2011/02/28）

Dior fires "odious" Galliano over racist slurs - Reuters
種族歧視爆粗口　迪奧開除「可憎」設計師加利安諾（2011/03/02）

Sports

Williams was treated for blood clot in lungs -- New York Times
【網球】小威廉絲接受肺血栓治療（2011/03/03）

NFL labor dispute has prosperous league on the brink of shutting down -- Washington Post
【美足】NFL 勞資紛爭致使富裕的聯盟瀕臨停工（2011/03/04）

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Apple Debuts iPad 2

蘋果 iPad 2 首度亮相

	Apple debuted the iPad 2 on Wednesday with a surprise appearance by CEO Steve Jobs in San Francisco.
	The company's iconic leader showed off the latest iteration of the gadget that's become practically synonymous with tablet computing.
	蘋果在週三於舊金山發表 iPad 2，執行長史提夫‧賈伯斯意外現身。該公司的這位代表性的領導人展示了這個電子用品的最新特色。現在，蘋果的這項產品儼然成為平板電腦的同義詞。
	"So, what's new?" said Jobs, who took the stage to a standing ovation at the event. "It's an all-new design."
	賈伯斯在發表會中上台獲得眾人起立鼓掌，賈伯斯說：「那麼，有什麼新穎的地方呢？這是一項全新的設計。」
	For starters, Jobs said, the iPad 2 will be "dramatically faster" than the first-generation iPad.
	首先，賈伯斯說，iPad 2 的速度將會比第一代的 iPad「快上許多」。
	While other companies have entered the touch screen tablet market in recent months, Apple had a huge head start on the competition.
	That lead has narrowed somewhat as rivals have begun releasing their own products.
	其他公司雖也在近幾個月來紛紛投入觸控螢幕的平板電腦市場，但蘋果在這場競爭中卻享有起步早了許多的優勢。儘管如此，隨著對手陸續推出自家產品，蘋果的領先優勢多少已縮減。
	Hoping to widen its lead once again, Jobs listed the features that put the iPad 2 squarely on the cutting edge of the tablet sector.
	賈伯斯希望再次拉大領先距離，而提出了各項可讓 iPad 2 穩坐平板電腦界尖端寶座的特色。
	To begin with, the new version of the device -- which ships in the U.S. on March 11 -- will be thinner and lighter than its predecessor.
	The iPad 2 has slimmed down to 1.3 pounds from 1.5.
	首先，將在三月十一日於美國上市的新版 iPad 將比前身更薄更輕。iPad 2 從前一代的一點五磅減重為一點三磅。
	In an apparent concession to user demands, the new version will feature front and rear-facing cameras designed for video chatting.
	Apple's FaceTime chat app and Photo Booth image-editing program will come preinstalled on the device to take advantage of the cameras.
	顯然為了因應使用者需求，新版 iPad 將有前後雙鏡頭以供視訊通話。蘋果的聊天應用程式 FaceTime 與影像編輯軟體 Photo Booth 將內建於 iPad 2，以充分發揮雙鏡頭的功能。
	The iPad 2 will be available in both white and black, unlike black-only iPhone 4.
	While Jobs promised state-of-the-art graphics performance, the iPad 2 will not feature the Retina Display high-resolution screen that is a feature of the iPhone 4.
	Battery life remains the same as the current iPad -- about 10 hours.
	iPad 2 將推出白、黑兩色，不像 iPhone 4 只有黑色。雖然賈伯斯承諾給予消費者最高水準的影像表現，但 iPad 2 卻沒有配備 iPhone 4 的高解析度視網膜螢幕。電池續航力與舊版的 iPad 一樣，約為十個小時。
	The new iPad can be connected to a television via an HDMI output, potentially making it a powerful presentation tool.
	新版 iPad 可以透過 HDMI 輸出埠與電視連接，因此可以成為功能強大的簡報工具。
	"Teachers want to hook iPads up to their flat screens in the classrooms," Jobs said. "And you can even charge the iPad while you're using it."
	「老師會想要把 iPad 連接在教室的平板電視上，」賈伯斯說：「你甚至可以一邊使用 iPad 一邊充電。」。