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2010年4月9日 星期五

[BBC NEWS] First oxygen-free animals found 首次發現無需氧氣的動物

First oxygen-free animals found
By Patrick Jackson 
BBC News
首次發現無需氧氣的動物
外電:BBC 派屈克.傑克森 

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The creatures are covered in a thick, protective layer or lorica此生物由一層厚的外殼所保護
Scientists have found the first animals that can survive and reproduce entirely without oxygen, deep on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.科學家首次發現此動物可以在完全無氧的狀況下,依賴地中海的海床生存並繁殖,The team, led by Roberto Danovaro from Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy, found three new species from the Loricifera group.由位於義大利,安扣娜的馬切工藝大學的羅蔔特.丹歐羅所領導的小組, 找到了屬於鎧甲動物門的三種新品種。

He told BBC World Service they were about a millimetre in size and looked like jellyfish in a protective shell.
"We plan to go back and see if there are new surprises for us," he added.
他告訴BBC全球組,這些生物太約一毫米大小並且看起來就像有著甲殼的水母。"我們打算回去再檢查這些生物,對我們來說是否是新的驚喜",他補充說明。
 It is a real mystery how these creatures are able to live without oxygen because until now we thought only bacteria could do this 
Professor Roberto Danovaro
One of the three new Loriciferans (so-called because of their protective layer, or lorica) has already been officially namedSpinoloricus Cinzia, after the professor's wife.其中之一的新鎧甲動物(因其有保護層或外殼,故稱之)已經被正式地以教授的妻子之名Spinoloricus Cinzia命名。
The other two, currently designated Rugiloricus and Pliciloricus, have still to be formally described.另外兩種,目前分別命名為Rugiloricus和Plicioricus,但仍需正式詳述。
They were discovered in the course of three oceanographicexpeditions conducted over a decade in order to search for living fauna in the sediment of the Mediterranean's L'Atalante basin.牠們是在一個進程裡,已執行超過十年的三個海洋地質探索為了研究地中海L'Atalante海底沉積物中的存活動物誌,中所發現。

The basin, 200km (124m) off the western coast of Crete, is about 3.5km (2.2m) deep and is almost entirely depleted of oxygen, or anoxic.此海底盆地,離西岸克里特200公里遠,太約2.2公里深並且幾乎是氧氣耗盡甚至無氧的狀況下。



Eggs included
Bodies of multicellular animals have been found previously in sediment taken from an anoxic area - or "dead zone" - of the Black Sea, Professor Danovaro told BBC News. But these were believed at the time to be remains of organisms which had sunk there from adjacent oxygenated areas. 這些多細胞生物的屍體早先被發於從無氧區(死亡區)帶回的沉積物裡,教授對BBC新聞說。但是之前被認為這些有機遺體是從鄰接的有氧地帶所沉入。 
What the team found in the L'Atalante dead zone was three species of living animals, two of which contained eggs.
Although it was not possible to extract the animals alive in order to show that they could live without oxygen, the team was able to incubate the eggs in anoxic conditions aboard on the ship.
The eggs hatched successfully in a completely oxygen-free environment.小組在L'Atalante死亡區所發現的三種存活的動物,其中二種抱著卵。儘管無法可以讓這些生物存活以展示牠們如何存活於無氧的狀況下,但小組成功地於船上無氧的環境下孵育出這些卵。 
The eggs hatched successfully in a completely oxygen-free environment.
"It is a real mystery how these creatures are able to live without oxygen because until now we thought only bacteria could do this," said Professor Danovaro, who heads Italy's Association of Limnology (the study of inland waters).
"We did not think we could find any animal living there. We are talking about extreme conditions - full of salt, with no oxygen."這些卵完全成功於無氧的環境下孵育而出。"這真是個謎,這些生物如何在無氧的狀況下生存,因為目前為我們認為只有細菌可以做到",義大利淡水生物學協會首席教授如是說。我們之前並不認為我們能發現任何動物存活於此。這是非常嚴苛的環境,完全是鹽,並且沒有氧氣。



The discovery of the new Loriciferans represents, he said, a "tremendous adaptation for animals which evolved in oxygenated conditions".
Dead zones in the world's oceans, he added, were expanding all the time.這些新鎧甲門生物的發現展現了在這種無氧情況下"動物極其驚人的適應性",教授說。在世界上各大洋的死亡區,一直在擴大中,他補充道。

2010年4月6日 星期二

Twenty Dollars by Author Unknown





A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?"

在一個能容納200人的會場,一位知名的演說者舉起握著20美元的手做為他座談會的開場白,他問道: “誰要這20美元?”

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."

手手紛紛舉起。他說道: “這20美元將會給你們其中的一位,但首先,讓我這麼做~@@”

He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

他把20美元紙鈔弄皺。然後他問道: “誰仍然要這它?” 仍然許多手舉在半空中。

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air.

“這樣啊!” 他回答, “要是我這麼做呢?” 他將20美元丟在地上,並用他的鞋子揉擰這20美元,然後他將又皺又髒的紙鈔撿起, “現在,誰仍然要它?”,仍然許多手高舉在空中。

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

“我的朋友們,你們現在都學到了非常寶貴的一課。無論我對錢做了什麼,你們仍然要它,因為它並沒有減損其自身的價值。它仍然值20美元。許多時候,在我們的生命中,尤於我們所作的一些決定或境遇使然,我們被放棄、打倒和折磨。因而,讓我們感到自已是沒有任何價值;但是無論發生或將發生何事,你將永遠不會失去你自我的價值。

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.

髒污或乾淨,皺巴巴或幾乎無痕,對愛你的人來說,你仍然是無價的。對我們生命的價值而言,不是來自於我們做了什麼或我們認識誰,而是我們自己本身。

You are special - don't ever forget it."

你是與眾不同地(星爺說:你知道嗎?你是最好地!),千萬不要忘了這一點。^.^”

2009年12月12日 星期六

Live Before You Die --Bon Jovi 【有生之年 好好過活】

[ti:]Live Before You Die 【有生之年 好好過活】 [ar:]Bon Jovi 【邦.喬飛】 [al:]The Circle 【轉動世界】 
[translated by:] bluebluelion  
[00:02.40]Live Before You Die 
[00:04.58]歌手 Bon Jovi 
[00:06.16]專輯 The Circle 
[00:07.54] 
[00:12.85]I was a little boy of 9 years old 當我還是一個九歲的小鬼時 
[00:18.01]The whole world in his hands 整個世界就如同我手中 
[00:19.75]Trying to toss that ball across the yard 投出穿越後院的球 
[00:22.54]A game of catch with my old man 一個和老爸傳接的遊戲
[00:25.61]He would always say I’m sorry 他總會說抱歉 
[00:28.53]Every time he had to leave 每當他得離開時 
[00:32.00]And I was much too young to understand 而我曾是年幼地難以了解 
[00:35.48]When he would say to me 而這時他會對我說 
[00:38.40]When you’re young, you always think 當你年輕時,你總會認為 
[00:41.45]The sun is going to shine 太陽定將綻放光芒 
[00:44.44]There will come a day when you have to say hello to Goodbye 總會有那麼一天,當你得開口說再見時 
[00:50.80]Sit on down son take my hand 坐好,兒啊,握著我的手 
[00:53.93]Look me in the eye 看著我的眼 
[00:56.88]Take these words, promise me 記下這些話 答應我 
[01:01.65]You'll live before you die 你會好好過活 在你有生之年
[01:15.06]I was barely seventeen, summer of seventy-nine 79年的夏天,我就要十七歲 
[01:21.26]Already I was feeling like I was running out of time 我已經感覺到,我在蹉跎歲月 
[01:27.20]I had this girl, we fell in love 我有個女友,我們陷入愛河 
[01:30.20]or Should I say that she had me 或者,我該說她擁有我 
[01:33.21]Then one fateful night changed our lives 然後一個註定的夜晚改變了我們的一生 
[01:36.42]And made a memory 並且留下了回憶 
[01:39.32] 
[01:40.50]When you’re young, you always think 當你年輕時,你總會認為 
[01:42.35]The sun is going to shine 太陽定將綻放光芒 
[01:45.31]There will come a day when you have to say hello to Goodbye 總會有那麼一天,當你得開口說再見時 
[01:51.35]She laid me down, she took my hand 她讓我躺下,並握著我的手 
[01:54.46]Looked me in the eye 看著我的眼 
[01:57.40]And just before she kissed me she said 就在吻我之前,她說 
[02:01.81]You got to live before we die 你得好好過活 在我們有生之年 
[02:07.61]Live before you die 好好過活 在你有生之年 
[02:15.20] 
[02:15.45]You learn to love, to live 你學會如何去愛,如何生活 
[02:20.71]You fight and you forgive 你奮鬥並且學會原諒 
[02:26.93]You learn what’s wrong and right 你學會辨別是非 
[02:33.04]You Live before you die 好好過活 在你有生之年 
[02:38.51] 
[02:45.61]I made mistakes, I caught some breaks 我犯了些錯,也經歷過不少分手 
[02:48.53]But I got no regrets 但是我並不後悔
[02:51.50]There’s some things I don’t remember 有些事我已不記得 
[02:54.31]But one thing I don’t forget 但有一件事 我不會忘 
[02:59.61]When you’re young, you always think 當你年輕時,你總會認為 
[03:02.42]The sun is going to shine 太陽定將綻放光芒 
[03:05.26]One day you’re going to have to say hello to Goodbye 有那麼一天你得說再見時 
[03:11.24]Shout it out, let someone somewhere know you’re alive 大聲地喊出來!不論什麼時候,什麼人,讓他們知道你活著。 
[03:16.70]Take these words wear them well 將這些話牢牢地記好 
[03:21.91]Live before you die 在你有生之年好好過活
[03:27.22] 
[03:27.78]
[03:28.36]Live before you die 在你有生之年好好過活 
[03:32.68]Hey 嘿!
[03:34.33]Live before you die 在你有生之年好好過活
[03:38.15]
[03:40.69]You learn to love, to live 你學會如何去愛,如何生活 
[03:46.85]You fight and you forgive 你奮鬥並且學會原諒
[03:52.85]You face the darkest night 你面對最黑的夜
[03:58.56]Just live before you die 就是好好過活在你有生之年

2009年8月19日 星期三

Smooth字義!

這個英文字,真是有趣!
如果查字典
可以查到如下字義
a.
1. 平滑的,光滑的;平坦的
2. 平靜的;平穩的
3. (運轉)滑順的;(事情)進行順利的
4. (文體,言語等)流暢的;(音色)柔和的,悅耳的;(味道)可口的,均勻的
5. (性情等)平和的;和藹的
6. 圓滑的,迎合討好的
7. (液體,漿糊等)調勻的;(酒)溫和的
8. 無毛的;無鬍鬚的
9. 【語】不送氣的
ad.
1. 光滑地,平滑地
2. 平穩地
3. 圓滑地
4. 流暢地
vt.
1. 使光滑,使平滑;把...弄平;燙平[(+out/down)]
2. 輕輕地(或均勻地)塗抹[O]
3. 使(文體,舉止等)優雅;使(臉部表情)平和下來
4. 消除(障礙,困難,分歧等)[(+out/over/down/away)]
5. 鋪平(道路);使順利
vi.
1. 變光滑;變平滑
2. 變平靜;變緩和[(+down)]
n.[theS]
1. 一段平地;草坪;一泓靜水
2. (東西的)平滑部分;(事情的)如意方面

可是在討論到一首MJ著名的音樂《Smooth Criminal》時,對於許多網路甚至是出版品上的翻譯,
如:溫柔的罪犯、寧靜的罪犯、消除罪犯(有意思把Smooth當動詞來用,還註明官網翻譯哦!Cool!)、平滑的罪犯(這個翻得經典~Orz)。
我們哈哈大笑,這讓我想起了Sade的慵懶、優質和溫柔嗓音唱出的《Smooth Operator》,
記得當時(如果沒記錯),連唱片公司都翻作-溫柔接線生
這讓我有些...
覺得笑的太早了,那應該翻作什麼好呢?
網路找了一下,果然還是有"高手",翻的好!
尤其,在細看歌詞後,在來翻歌名,就比較傳達出歌曲本身的涵意。
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/t0958361030/article?mid=37&l=d&fid=1#yarttrk
在《Smooth Criminal》中,smooth翻作"高手"。
http://home.ck101.com/space.php?uid=903310&do=blog&id=1158
而Sade的《Smooth Operator》中,smooth和operator一起翻做"玩家",接線生"離職"了喔!
整首歌翻作愛情玩家,真是翻的傳神,非常符合詞意。
這樣的翻譯,沒有一字收錄在字典裡,真是有學問。
三人必有我師焉!沒有與友討論,怎知"在井底的",不是別人,正是我自己~呵呵...
唉!
知道這些歌,十幾年了,一直不求甚解,還竟自認很喜愛的歌,卻自己也亂翻,
還敢笑別人的翻譯,真是喔!
聽聽
Sade的《Smooth Operator》吧,
來消卻庸人自擾的午後暑氣。

2009年8月12日 星期三

I'm Yours -Jason Mraz 歌詞中譯


很好聽的雷鬼風情歌
可是每次用千千聽時
看到的中文翻譯
總覺得不到味
因為這首自彈自唱風濃厚的歌曲,是很口語地直接表露愛意。
另外有些字眼也不完全正確,因為大部份的字典没有收錄的字或俚語,例: scooch、done done,即便牛津大部頭也沒收錄,得找到
像 Urban Dictionary才有這樣的新字 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scooch
因此我試着用比較談話的口氣來翻譯這首歌,希望讀者不吝指教,歡迎來信指正。

 《
I'm Yours 》


Well you done done me and you bet I felt it / 是的 我想你真的已經搞定我了
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted / 我想要冷静,但却被火熱的你溶化
I fell right through the cracks / 我就像掉進深淵
]And now I'm trying to get back / 现在我試着回神
Before the cool done run out / 在我的酷勁用完之前
I'll be giving it my best test / 我會拼盡全力
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention / 除非天意否則我绝不停止
I reckon its again my turn to win some or learn some / 我猜我的機會又到了,不是成功就是學到教訓

But I won't hesitate no more, no more / 但我絕不,絕不再猶豫
It cannot wait, I'm yours / 不能再等待,我是屬於你的

Well open up your mind and see like me / 敞開心扉,像我一樣來看這個世界
Open up your plans and damn you're free / 别盯着你的計畫,你就會自由
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love / 直視你的心扉,你會發現那裡充滿了愛
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing with me / 聽著這音樂,大家又跳又唱
We're just one big family / 我們就像一個大家庭
It's your godforsaken right to be loved love loved love love / 這就是被你遺棄--被愛的權力
So I won't hesitate no more, no more / 所以我絕不,絕不再猶豫

It cannot wait I'm sure / 不能再等待,我肯定
There's no need to complicate / 這沒什麼好複雜的
Our time is short / 人生苦短
This is our fate, I'm yours / 這是我們的命運,我屬於你

D-d-do do you, but do you, d-d-do 你..你..可否
but do you want to com on 但你可否過來一點
Scooch on over closer dear 把你的小屁屁移過來些
and I will nibble your ear 我要跟你說說悄悄話

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror / 我已經花了太多的時間對著鏡子整理自己
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer / 來回轉身只為能檢查得更仔细一點
My breath fogged up the glass / 我的氣息都霧化了鏡面
And so I drew a new face and laughed / 于是我微笑着在上面畫了個鬼臉
I guess what i'ma saying is there ain't no better reason / 我想我要說的就是没有其它更好的理由
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons / 抛開無聊瑣事,一切順其自然
It's what we aim to do / 這就是我們應該做的
Our name is our virtue / 做最真實的自己

But I won't hesitate no more, no more / 但我絕不,絕不再猶豫
It cannot wait I'm yours / 不能再等待,我屬於你
Well open up your mind and see like me / 敞開心扉,像我一樣來看這個世界
Open up your plans and damn you're free / 别盯着你的計畫,你就會自由
Look into your heart and you'll find the sky is yours / 直視你的心扉,你會發現另外擁有一片天
So please don't, please don't, please don't / 所以請不要、不要、不要
There's no need to complicate / 把事情複雜化
Coz our time is short / 因為人生苦短
This's this's this is our fate, I'm yours / 這、這、這就是我們的命運,我屬於你

2009年7月1日 星期三

我是個好騎士嗎?(測試一下吧!)

全文由下述網址翻譯而來
http://www.passportesdusoleil.com/index.jsp?c=75265





Am I a good biker ? Test
When I go riding, I never forget...     ◊ A) My flip-flops and baseball cap.
     ◊ B) My helmet, gloves, and suitable technical clothes and protection.

When out riding my MTB...     ◊ A) I blast my way downhill, and God help any one who gets in my way.
     ◊ B) I look ahead, checking for other people (walkers, bikers etc) and I slow down accordingly.
The mountains are my playground where...     ◊ A) I leave all my litter and chase marmots on my bike.
     ◊ B) I bring all my rubbish back, and stay on the tracks.

Cycling along the road and through villages...     ◊ A) On my MTB I’ve got right of way.
     ◊ B) I respect the Highway Code.

I’m riding in both France and Switzerland... 
     ◊ A) I’m quicker on my bike than the customs officers!
     ◊ B) But I’d better take some I.D.


Results:
All Bs: Congratulations! You’ve passed the test!
At leas one A: Failed! Read the B answers again…

我是個好騎士嗎?(測試一下吧!)

當我要進行登山車活動時,我總不會忘記...
◊ A) 穿上托鞋和戴上棒球帽。
◊ B) 穿戴安全帽、手套和合試的衣著和護具。

當外出騎上登山車時...
◊ A) 我會疾速地往下坡衝,擋到我路的任何人只能求老天保佑。
◊ B) 我會預視前方,查看其他行人或騎士,並試當地減速。

群山是我的運動場所,所以...
◊ A) 我亂丟垃圾並且用我的自行車追逐小動物。
◊ B) 我帶走所有自己的廢棄物,並且騎在固有的路徑上。

沿著公路騎行或穿過村鎮時...
◊ A) 在登山車上,我就擁有優先通行的權力。
◊ B) 我遵守道路法規。

當我正騎行在法國和瑞士時...
◊ A) 跑給海關官員追。
◊ B) 最好出示身份識別。


測試結果:
所有答案皆為B者,恭禧!你已通過測試。
至少有一個A者,失敗! 請重讀答案B。

以上說是測試,毋寧說是宣教啦!
該網站還真是用心又很"幽默"。(跑給官員追...哈哈哈!)
那麼關於
"我"
是不是好騎士,就別太追究了!