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    2005 年 10 月 19 日 (No. 236)

     
    Politics
    施洛德宣佈引退　不忘抨擊布萊爾的伊拉克政策（2005/10/13）
    Schroder bows out with swipe at Blair
    敘利亞內政部長卡那安死因可疑　陰謀論滿天飛（2005/10/14）
    Conspiracy theories rife after death of Syria's Kanaan
    Society
    撲殺禽流感帶原鳥類　羅馬尼亞軍隊搜索多瑙河沿岸沼地（2005/10/14）
    Romanian troops scour Danube wetlands to kill bird-flu victims
    美老年人口膽固醇指數雖降　高血脂警訊卻升高（2005/10/13）
    Cholesterol levels are falling, but red flags are rising
    Finance
    iPod Nano 銷售創佳績　蘋果利潤激增（2005/10/12）
    Apple earnings surge on iPod sales
    印度南新藥廠模仿輝瑞降膽固醇藥劑「立普妥」　英國法院宣判侵權禁賣（2005/10/13）
    UK court blocks Ranbaxy's copycat of Pfizer's Lipitor
    Science & Technology
    青海挖出四千年前古老麵條　證實中國最早發明麵食（2005/10/14）
    Chinese are bowled over by ancient noodles find
    防堵網蟲入侵　微軟提供視窗軟體安全瑕疵補救程式（2005/10/12）
    Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
    Entertainment
    哈利波特第六集獲得英國大眾文學「鵝毛筆獎」（2005/10/13）
    Rowling's Potter picks up populist lit award
    英國盛傳金髮演員丹尼爾．克雷格將成下一任龐德（2005/10/12）
    Blighty abuzz with Blond Bond rumor
    Sports
    挑戰三星高球錦標賽　魏成美摩拳擦掌　志在贏得獎金（2005/10/13）
    Wie ready to seize share of spoils
    靠裁判爭議判決險勝天使　白襪於系列賽戰成一比一平手（2005/10/14）
    White Sox tie American League series on disputed play
     
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    		Miers Nomination Draws Fire From Bush's Own
     
    		 布希任命白宮律師為大法官　招致黨內同志批評
    When it seemed like things could not get much worse for the presidency of George W. Bush, it appears the U.S. leader has managed to shoot himself in the political foot once again.
    Bush's latest political appointment -- the naming of White House lawyer Harriet Miers to fill the post of retiring Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Conner -- has sparked a firestorm of criticism from within the president's own party.
      就在大家認為布希總統在任期內的表現已經跌落谷底時，這位美國領袖卻又再次在政治上拿石頭砸自己的腳。布希最新的政治任命案，亦即提名白宮律師哈瑞葉．邁爾斯來填補即將退休的最高法院大法官歐康諾的遺缺，引發來自布希本身所屬共和黨內的大肆抨擊。
    Conservative Republicans, who formed the backbone of Bush's two election victories, say they now feel betrayed by the president's naming of a close friend and colleague to the nation's highest court.
    Conservatives counted on Bush to select a jurist with an established record in support of key conservative issues.
    Not only does Miers lack any experience as a judge, the appointment of a long-time friend and colleague smacks of cronyism to many observers.
      共和黨內的保守派人士，同時也是布希兩度勝選的核心份子表示，總統任命他的一名密友和同事擔任最高法院大法官，讓他們有被出賣的感覺。保守派人士原以為布希會選擇一名在支持重大保守議案上紀錄顯赫的法界人士。邁爾斯不僅未曾任職法官，而布希任命一位長期交好的朋友兼同事，也讓許多觀察家嗅出了任人唯親的味道。
    "He has put up an unknown and undistinguished figure for an opening that conservatives worked for a generation to see filled with a jurist of high distinction," wrote Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard.
      立場保守的標準週刊編輯比爾•克里斯托這麼寫道：「他提名了一位沒沒無名且不夠出色的人擔任這份職務，而長期以來保守人士努力確保出任這項職務的必須是一位德高望重的法界人士」。
    The crisis comes on the heels of a disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina, rising fuel prices and mounting casualties in Iraq.
    Add to this the host of legal troubles currently plaguing several key Republican leaders and sinking approval ratings for the commander-in-chief, and one could not find a worse time for stirring discontent within the ranks.
      在發生這次危機的不久前，布希政府對卡崔娜颶風、油價上漲、以及伊拉克戰事傷亡人數增加等問題的因應表現左支右絀。而雪上加霜的，還包括幾名共和黨重要領袖人物正官司纏身，以及布希總統本人的民意支持度持續下滑，沒有比在現在這個節骨眼去激起同志間不滿情緒更糟的了。
    appointment　n. 任命；指派
    backbone　n. 主要支柱；中流砥柱
    spark　v. 引發
    Rising fuel costs sparked protests from consumer groups.
    燃料價格上漲引發消費者團體的抗議。
    firestorm　n. 風暴似的大火；激烈爭議
    smack of　有……的味道或跡象
    Janet's promotion smacked of favoritism.
    珍妮獲得升遷，感覺上似乎是上級偏心。
    cronyism　n. 任用親信
    undistinguished　adj. 不出色的
    Ralph had an undistinguished academic career.
    羅夫在學術研究上的成績並不出色。
    of high distinction　出類拔萃的
    Lewis established his reputation as an writer of high distinction.
    路易斯奠定了「傑出作家」的名聲。
    on the heels of　緊接著……之後發生的
    Famine and disease came on the heels of the earthquake disaster.
    饑荒和疾病緊接著地震而來。
    approval rating　滿意度
    stir　v. 挑起；引起
    Mark stirred discontent amongst his coworkers.
    馬克引起同事們的不滿。
    discontent　n. 不滿
    Shoot oneself in the foot　拿石頭砸自己的腳；自討苦吃
    這個片語字面上的意義是「開槍射中自己的腳」，代表一個人原本期望透過某項行動或計劃獲得好處，不料到頭來卻傷到自己，頗有「弄巧成拙；自討苦吃」的意味。
    Travis shot himself in the foot when he invested in junk stocks.
    查維斯買進地雷股，根本是自討苦吃。

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