民间投资privateinvestment(Thecentralgovernmentreleasedguidelinesonfurtherencouragingprivateinvestmentinawiderrangeofkeyindustries,amoveindicatingtheauthoritiesareplacingmoreimportanceinprivateinvestment'sroleinsustainingeconomicgrowth.中央政府近日发布关于进一步鼓励民间资本在更多关键领域投资的指导意见。此举意味着政府将更加重视民间资本在经济可持续发展中的角色。)(2010-05-20)精神损失费mentaldamagecompensation(OnApril26,2010,ChenBentaoreceivedtherecordedfootageandaletteraskinghimtoreturnthemoneybesidesamentaldamagecompensationof50,000yuan.2010年4月26日,陈本涛收到了部分录像光盘和一封信,信中要求他还钱,并赔偿5万元精神损失费。)(2010-05-19)单位行贿corporatebribery(HuangGuangyu,onceChina'srichestmanandahomeappliancetycoon,stoodtrialonThursdayinBeijingforillegalbusinessdealing,insidertradingandcorporatebribery.曾经的中国首富、家电业巨头黄光裕上周四在北京以非法经营、内幕交易、单位行贿等罪名受审。)(2010-05-18)无多数议会hungparliament(TheBritishgeneralelectionhasproducedahungparliamentasnopartywinsanabsolutemajority,preliminaryresultsshowedFriday.上周五英国大选初步选举结果显示,没有政党赢得绝对多数选票,因此产生“无多数议会”。)(2010-05-17)钟摆族pendulumclan(Manywhite-collarworkerslikeZhangcommuteeveryweekbetweenthetwocities,earningthemselvesthemoniker,pendulumclan.有很多像张先生这样的白领每周往返于两座城市之间,这样的人群被形象地称为“钟摆族”。)(2010-05-14)名人堂walkoffame(NewYork'sApolloTheatertookonatouchofHollywoodonMondaywhenitbeganinstallingitsownWalkofFamewithplaquesthatwillhonorentertainersincludinglatesingersJamesBrownandMichaelJackson.纽约阿波罗剧院本周一效法好莱坞的做法开始建立自己的“名人堂”,已故歌手詹姆斯•布朗和迈克尔•杰克逊的纪念板均被率先收入其中。)(2010-05-13)最有价值球员MVP(MostValuablePlayer)(LeBronJameswonhissecondstraightNBAMVPawardSunday,dominatingthevotingjustashedominatedoncourtallseason.勒布朗•詹姆斯周日被评为NBA最有价值球员,这是他连续第二年获得该奖项。整个赛季都雄霸球场的詹姆斯在票数上获得了压倒性的胜利。)(2010-05-12)手机报SMSnews(About75percentofnewspapershavelaunchedonlinepapersand55percentofthemareprovidingSMSnews,thereportsays.有报道称,大约有75%的报纸已经设立了网络版,其中55%向用户提供手机报。)(2010-05-11)车船使用税vehicleandvesseltax(Thirty-year-oldChenXiaoyuaskedtheofficeonTuesdaytorefundpartofthevehicleandvesseltaxhehaspaidthisyearbecausehe,likeallotherBeijingdrivers,isnotabletodriveonedayeachweekasaresultofthecarlimitationpolicyinthecapital-theso-calledno-carday.30岁的陈晓宇(音译)周二请(税务)局退还今年他所缴纳的部分车船使用税,因为他和所有其他北京驾车者一样,每周都有一天因为首都的“无车日”车辆限行政策而不能开车。)(2010-05-10)车船使用税vehicleandvesseltax(Thirty-year-oldChenXiaoyuaskedtheofficeonTuesdaytorefundpartofthevehicleandvesseltaxhehaspaidthisyearbecausehe,likeallotherBeijingdrivers,isnotabletodriveonedayeachweekasaresultofthecarlimitationpolicyinthecapital-theso-calledno-carday.30岁的陈晓宇(音译)周二请(税务)局退还今年他所缴纳的部分车船使用税,因为他和所有其他北京驾车者一样,每周都有一天因为首都的“无车日”车辆限行政策而不能开车。)(2010-05-10)生殖健康reproductivehealth(YouthsinChinaarebecomingmoreopenaboutpremaritalsex,buttheirawarenessofreproductivehealthandsafesexremainsrelativelylow,thefirst-everextensivenationwidesurveyonthesubjectsuggests.首次全国范围的(青少年生殖健康)调查显示,中国青少年对婚前性行为的态度变得更开放,但是他们对生殖健康和安全性行为的知识却相对缺乏。)(2010-05-07)匿名跟帖anonymousonlinecomments(Chinawillpushtoendanonymousonlinecomments,accordingtoWangChen,directoroftheStateCouncilInformationOffice,whorecentlyreiteratedtheneedformoreregulationsincyberspace.国务院新闻办主任王晨表示,我国将推动取消匿名网上评论。他近日还重申了加强网络监管的必要性。)(2010-05-06)入境限制entryban(TheChinesegovernmentannouncedonTuesdaytheliftingofthe20-year-oldbanonentryforforeignerswithHIV/AIDS,sexuallytransmitteddiseasesandleprosy.中国政府本周二宣布,取消对艾滋病病毒携带者,以及患有性病、麻疯病等疾病的外国人实行了20年的入境限制政策。)(2010-05-05)拜金女materialgirl(MaNuo,22,amodelfromBeijing,haswonplauditsforherstylishappearance,butisequallyderidedforhermaterialgirlimage.来自北京的模特马诺只有22岁,却因其时尚的外表赚足了众人的眼球。但同时她也成为人们所嘲笑的“拜金女郎”。)(2010-05-04)耗水产业water-intensiveindustry(Water-intensiveindustrialsectors,suchasthermalpower,textiles,paper,ironandsteel,havethemostpotentialforwaterconservation,Joersssaid.尤茂庭表示,火电、纺织、造纸及钢铁等耗水产业在节水方面可努力的空间最大。)(2010-04-30)泰国内乱相关词汇[2010-05-1915:52]泰国从3月份开始的内乱不断升级,此次事件已造成约235人伤亡,是18年来泰国发生的最为严重的动乱。5月19日上午,泰国军队在装甲车的掩护下开始驱散“红衫军”集会者,总理阿披实的秘书长戈沙·沙帕瓦苏呼吁“红衫军”立即结束集会,其领导人向政府自首。当日下午,泰国“红衫军”领导人宣布停止在曼谷为期两个多月的集会并向警方自首。下面就向大家介绍一些此次事件中的相关词汇。RedShirtdemonstrators/protesters红衫军(主要由泰国穷人组成,被称为have-not或commoner)anti-governmentprotesters反政府示威者rioter示威者vacate撤离(阵地)anarchy政治混乱;无政府状态protestzone抗议区openfire开火ceasefire停火sniperattack狙击homemaderockets自制火箭gasolinebombs汽油弹rubberbullets橡皮子弹liveammunition实弹grenade手榴弹fueltanker油槽车streetbattles巷战barricade路障sandbag沙袋protestencampment抗议营地curfew宵禁automaticrifles自动步枪unrest动荡局面bloodshed流血事件politicalcrisis政治冲突dispersetheprotesters驱散示威者stateofemergency紧急状态no-man'sland无人地带militarycordon军事封锁线sharpshooter神枪手sporadicexplosions零星爆炸potentialclashzones潜在冲突地区crackdown镇压workingclasselectorates工人阶层选民escalate升级governmentultimatum政府最后通牒governmentspokesman政府发言人standoff僵局unseatPrimeMinister让总理下台immediateelections直接选举dissolutionofParliament/dissolvetheParliament解散议会militarystrategist军事战略家intercede调解mediator调停者(中国日报网英语点津Julie编辑:蔡姗姗)数码达人必看:相机规格词汇[2010-05-1311:02]从国外买了进口数码相机看不懂说明?相机显示英文看不懂不会设置?来跟本文对照一下数码相机各种设置和规格的英文吧,至少会知道哪里讲的是啥,猜猜也还搞的定了。CCDpixelsCCD分辨率imagesize影像分辨率/图像大小ISOsensitivityISO感光度lens镜头digitalzoom数字变焦autofocus自动对焦manualfocus手动对焦generalshootingdistance一般对焦范围macroshootingdistance近拍对焦范围aperturerange光圈范围whitebalance白平衡shutter快门shutterspeed快门速度built-inflash内建闪光灯supportedspeedlights外接闪光灯flashmod