文章梗概：一直以來，第六感也被稱為超感知覺、蜘蛛感應，也就是預

知未來事物的能力。但現在科學家已證實人類確實有第六感，正是這第

六感讓人類能夠感應到磁場。試驗表明，人類可能像其他動物一樣擁有

能夠感知地球磁場的先天感應力，而動物的這一感應力在很久以前就被

證實了。

HumansreallyDOhaveasixthsense

(nytimes)

IthaslongbeenknownasESP,SpiderSense,ortheabilitytosee

thingsbeforetheyhappen.

ESPn.超感知覺

Butnowscientistshaveprovedthathumansreallydohaveasixth

sense-thatletsthemdetectmagneticfields.Testshaveshownthat

mankindmayhavethesameinnatesenseofEarth'smagneticfield

thathaslongbeenprovedtoexistinanimals.

innatea.品質、感情等天生的

Byputtingaproteinfromthehumanretinaintofruitflies,researchers

noticedthattheinsectmodifieditsflightpathjustasifitseyehadnot

beenaltered.

retinan.視網膜

Thissuggeststhatthe'sixthsense'doesexistinhumansbutwemight

notbeawareofit.

Animalsusesuchsighttonavigatelongdistancesduringmigrationor,

inthecaseofbirds,to'see'wheretheyaregoing.

navigatevt.確定...的位置和方向

Thecomplextestsinvolvedexaminingtheprocessbywhichlight

goesthroughabird'seye,whichhasintriguedthescientificcommunity

formorethan30years.

intriguevt.引發...的好奇心

Inthelate1970s,thephysicistKlausSchultenconcludedthatbirds

navigatebyrelyingongeomagneticallysensitivebiochemical

reactionsintheireyes.

Testshaveshownthatthespecialcellsintheeyecarryoutthis

functionusingtheproteincryptochrome.ProfessorRepperfsteam

usedwildfruitfliesandreplacedtheirversionofcryptochromewith

thehumanequivalentthenputtheminamazewitheachwing

wrappedinametalcoil.

mazen.迷宮

coiln.圈，卷，盤

Theythensentacurrentthroughitsothatthecoilwasmagnetisedin

awaywhichmimickedEarth'selectromagneticfield.

Thefliesrespondedinexactlythesamewayasiftheyhadtheirown

cryptochrome,byeitheravoidingthemagneticfieldsormoving

towardsthemiftheresearchershadplacedsugarnearby.Thenew

studywaspublishedinthejournalNatureCommunications

相關報道：在南海局勢漸趨緊張之際，菲律賓依然不停止挑釁。據外媒

報道，菲律賓外交部22日對于新加坡日前關于南海的言論表示歡迎，并

提出如果菲軍在南沙群島遭遇襲擊，那么美應采取行動提供保護。外媒

稱，中國外交部副部長崔天凱22口明確表態，要美國停止插手南海問題,

并稱這是幾周來中方對美國最為直接的警告。

BeijingWarnsU.S.AboutSouthChinaSeaDisputes

（）

BEIJING一TheChineseviceforeignministerwarnedtheUnited

StatesonWednesdaytostayoutoftheincreasinglytenseterritorial

disputesandmaritimeconflictsintheSouthChinaSea,whichhas

someofthebusiestshippinglanesintheworldandisbelievedtobe

richinoilandnaturalgasreserves.

increasinglyad.漸增地

tensea.（局勢）緊張的

territoriala.領土的（territorialdispute領土紛爭）

maritimea.海上的

shippinglane大洋航線

AllorpartsoftheseaareclaimedbyBrunei,China,Malaysia,the

Philippines,TaiwanandVietnam.ChinaandVietnamarethemost

vocalintheirclaims,andhavebeeninvolvedindiplomaticdisputesin

recentyearsinvolvingfishingvesselsandmaritimesurveillanceboats.

Butthisyearhasbeenmoretensethanusual.Vietnameseofficials

accusedChinesevesselsofcuttingcablestooilexplorationshipsin

MayandJune;Chineseofficialshavedeniedsomeofthose

accusationsandhavewarnedVietnamandothernationsthatonly

jointoilexplorationisacceptable.

vocala.直言不諱的

diplomatica.外交的

vesseln.船

surveillancen.監視，監督

StandoffshavealsotakenplacethisyearbetweenChineseand

Philippinevessels.InMarch,twoChinesemaritimesurveillanceships

orderedaPhilippinesurveyshipawayfromanareacalledReedBank.

ThePhilippineslatersentinmilitaryaircraft.

standoffn.僵持局面

surveyship海洋測量船

SecretaryofStateHillaryRodhamClintonsaidlastyearthatthe

UnitedStateshada"nationalinterest"intheSouthChinaSeaand

couldfacilitatetalks,worryingChinathatitwasgoingtostepintothe

territorialrivalry.

facilitatevt.促使

rivalryn.敵對，對抗

“RegardingtheroleoftheUnitedStatesinthis,theUnitedStatesis

notaclaimantstatetothedispute,“theviceforeignminister,Cui

Tiankai,toldreportersonWednesday.4tSoitisbetterfortheUnited

Statestoleavethedisputetobesortedoutbetweentheclaimant

states."

claimantn.（根據權利）提出要求者，原告

Mr.Cuiadded,“Ibelievetheindividualcountriesareactuallyplaying

withfire,andIhopethefirewillnotbedrawntotheUnitedStates/5

HewasspeakingattheForeignMinistryaheadofaweekendmeeting

inHawaiibetweenseniorChineseandAmericanofficialsthathas

beencalledtodiscussissuesintheAsia-Pacificregion.Themeeting,

whichthetwosidessayisafirstroundofconsultations,wassetup

afterPresidentHuJintaovisitedWashingtoninJanuary.Themeeting

willbeledbyKurtM.Campbell,anAmericanassistantsecretaryof

state,andMr.Cui.

consultationn.商議

TheSouthChinaSeaisnotofficiallyontheagenda,buttheissuewill

almostcertainlycomeup.TheUnitedStateshasnottakenasidein

theterritorialdisputes,buthasurgednationstoresolvethem

peacefully.Chinainsiststhatitw川talktothecountriesona

bilateralbasisandthatitwillnotnegotiatewithclaimantsina

multilateralmanner,whichthosecountrieswouldprefer.

takeaside偏袒，擁護

bilaterala.雙方的，雙邊的

“SomeAmericanfriendsmaywanttheUnitedStatestohelpmatters,"

Mr.Cuisaid."Weappreciatethatgesture,butmoreoftenthannot,

suchgestureswillonlymakethingsmorecomplicated.

Headdedthat“iftheUnitedStatesdoeswanttoplayarole,itmay

counselrestrainttothosecountrieswho'vebeenfrequentlytaking

provocativeaction,andtoaskthemtobemoreresponsibleintheir

behavior.”

counselv.提議

restraintn.約束措施

provocativea.挑撥的

Ingivinghiswarning,Mr.Cuihintedthatanti-Americanfervorcould

bebrewing.liTobehonestwithyou,theChinesepublicisfollowing

verycloselywhethertheUnitedStateswilladoptajustandobjective

positiononmatterslikethese,“hesaid.

brewv.醞釀

justa.公平的

OfficialsinthePhilippinessaidWednesdaythattheUnitedStateswas

obligatedbya1951treatytohelpdefendPhilippineinterestsifships

cameunderattackintheSouthChinaSea,TheAssociatedPress

reported.

obligateda.有義務的，有責任的

treatyn.條約

Atthebriefing,Mr.CuialsotalkedaboutNorthKorea,whichis

officiallycalledtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea,anissue

ofgreatconcerntobothChineseandAmericanofficials.TheUnited

StateshasbeenpressingChinatodomoretocontrolNorthKorea's

leader,KimJong-il,afrequentvisitortoChina.

“Fromwhatwe'veseenandheard,whattheD.P.R.K.leadersand

delegationmembershaveseeninChinahashadanimpactontheir

thinking,MMr.Cuisaid."Theyarenowconsideringwhetherthere

needtobesomeinitiativesonthefrontofeconomicreformand

opening.^^

Headded:“Weshouldencourageandsupportsuchatrend.Of

course,itwilltakesomemoretimefortheretobeafundamental

improvementintheD.P.R.K.economy.Sowealsoneedtohave

patience.Wecannotexpectthingstochangeovernightsimply

becausethereisanincreasedinterestineconomicdevelopment."

文章梗概：FDA在其官網上宣布，從明年10月22日開始，以奧馳亞

(AMa)(MO)為首的美國煙業公司必須在美國市場銷售的香煙外包裝上

大幅印上包括尸體、長有癌癥腫瘤的肺等9幅警示圖片之一。這是美國

四分之一世紀以來煙業營銷規則最重大變革計劃的一個組成部分。FDA

指出，9幅具有視覺沖擊力的圖片還包括因吸煙被嚴重腐蝕的牙齒，以

及一名男子通過頸部打出的一個洞吐出煙氣的圖片。去年，FDA從初選

的36張圖片中挑出了最終的9張圖片。然而有的人卻不這么認為。雷諾

和Lorillard在向美國第六巡回上訴法院提交的訴狀中指出，政府剝奪香

煙外包裝50%的使用面積和強制印刷極具沖擊力的彩色警示圖片違反

美國憲法。

U.S.ReleasesGraphicImagestoDeterSmokers

(nytimes)

graphica.生動的

detern.制止

FederalhealthofficialsreleasedonTuesdaytheirfinalselectionof

ninegraphicwarninglabelstocoverthetophalfofcigarettepackages

beginningnextyear,overtheoppositionoftobaccomanufacturers.In

thefirstmajorchangetowarninglabelsinmorethanaquarter-century,

thegraphicimageswillincludephotosofhorriblydamagedteethand

lungsandamanexhalingsmokethroughatracheotomyopeningin

hisneck.TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesselected

ninecolorimagesamong36proposedtoaccompanylargertext

warnings.

exhalevt.吐出

tracheotomyn.氣管切開術

Healthadvocacygroupspraisedthegovernmentplaninthehopethat

imageswouldshockanddeternewsmokersandmotivateexisting

smokerstoquit.Theimagesaretocovertheupperhalfofthefront

andbackofcigarettepackagesproducedafterSeptember2012,as

wellas20percentofthespaceincigaretteadvertisements.

advocacyn.擁護

“Theselabelsarefrank,honestandpowerfuldepictionsofthehealth

risksofsmoking,andtheywillhelpencouragesmokerstoquit,and

preventchildrenfromsmoking/KathleenSebelius,thesecretaryof

healthandhumanservices,saidTuesdayinastatement.

franka.坦白的

Thefourleadingtobaccocompanieswereallthreateninglegalaction,

sayingtheimageswouldunfairlyhurttheirpropertyandfree-speech

rightsbyobscuringtheirbrandnamesinretaildisplays,demonizingthe

companiesandstigmatizingsmokers.

obscurevt.掩蓋

demonizevt.使魔鬼化

stigmatizevt.使受到恥辱

ThegovernmentwononecaselastyearinafederalcourtinKentucky

onitsoverallabilitytorequirelargerwarninglabelswithimages;the

specificimagesreleasedTuesdayarelikelytostirfurtherlegalaction.

TheKentuckycaseisbeforetheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsforthe

SixthCircuit.

Thenewlabelswererequiredunderlandmarkantismokinglegislation

givingtheFoodandDrugAdministrationpowertoregulate,butnot

ban,tobaccoproducts.TheFamilySmokingPreventionandTobacco

ControlActrequiredF.D.A.actiononthegraphicwarninglabelsby

Wednesday,twoyearsafterPresidentObamasigneditintoIaw.The

UnitedStateswasthefirstnationtorequireahealthwarningon

cigarettepackages45yearsago.Sincethen,atleast39othernations,

includingCanadaandmanyinEurope,haveimposedmore

eye-catchingwarnings,includinggraphicphotos.

imposevt.采用

eye-catchinga.令人奪目的

“ThisisacriticalmomentfortheUnitedStatestomoveforwardinthis

area,"theF.D.A.commissioner,Dr.MargaretA.Hamburg,saidinan

interview.uThetrendsinsmokingreallysupporttheneedformore

actionnow.Forfourdecades,therewasasteadydeclineinsmoking,

butfivetosevenyearsagoweleveledoffataboutthe20percentlevel

ofadultandyouthsmokinginthiscountry.^^

leveloff使平穩；使穩定

Dr.LawrenceR.Deyton,directoroftheF.D.A/sCenterforTobacco

Products,saidthegovernmentestimates,basedonothercountries,

experience,thatthenewwarninglabelswillpromptanadditional

213,000Americanstoquitsmokingin2013,thefirstfullyearwiththe

graphiclabels.

promptvt.推動

“Wearepleasedwiththeimagestheypicked,saidNancyBrown,

chiefexecutiveoftheAmericanHeartAssociation/Theystrongly

depicttheadverseconsequencesofsmoking.Theywillgetpeople's

attention.Andtheywillcertainlybemuchmorememorablethanthe

currentwarninglabels.”

adversea.有害的

GregoryN.Connolly,aprofessorandtobaccoexpertattheHarvard

SchoolofPublicHealth,alsopraisedthestrengthofthewarnings,but

saidtheF.D.A.neededtotaketougheractionagainstcigarettes.

“What'sonthepackisimportant,butifyoureallywanttocutsmoking

rates,you'vegottogetinsidethepackanddealwithingredientslike

mentholandnicotine,5,hesaid.

mentholn.薄荷醇

ThenineimageschosenintheUnitedStatesincludesomethatare

amongthemostgraphicofthe36draftimages.Buttheyalsoinclude

someofthelessvivid,includingacartoondepictionofababyrather

thanaphotointhedraftsetthatshowedamotherblowingsmokeata

baby.Theimages,whicharetoappearoncigarettepacksona

rotatingbasis,alsoincludeoneofamanproudlywearingaT-shirtthat

says:TQUIT/5

rotatinga.旋轉的

Allofthepackswillalsodisplayatoll-freetelephonenumberfor

smokingcessationservices.

toll-freen.收付

cessationn.中斷

TheF.D.A.hasalreadyproposedninetextwarningstobepairedwith

theimages,including:"Warning:Cigarettescausecancer”and

"Warning:Quittingsmokingnowgreatlyreducesseriousriskstoyour

health.^^

Thegovernmentsurveyed18,000Americansofallagestodetermine

whichofthe36proposedlabelswouldbemosteffectivetodeter

smoking.TheF.D.A.canrevisetheselectionofimagesinthefuture.

AfewsmokerssurveyedonNewYorksidewalkswereunswayedby

theimages.KharitonPopilevsky,46,apawnbroker,shruggedandsaid:

“Tellingmethingswealreadyknow.THstillbesmoking.^^

unswayvt.沒受到影響

pawnbrokern.當鋪老板

shruggvt.聳肩

HayleySapp,28,aparalegal,said:"Therearelotsofotherhighrisks

outthere,youknow.Obesityishuge.”

paralegaln.律師助手

obesityn.肥胖

SaifulIslam,34,aconveniencestoreclerk,saidhigherpriceswould

cutsalesalotmorethantheimagesoncigarettepacks.

AsubmissiontotheF.D.A.byR.J.Reynolds,Lorillardand

CommonwealthBrands,thesecond,thirdandfourthlargestUnited

Statescigarettemakers,saidthe"nonfactualandcontroversial

images^^were"intendedtoelicitloathing,disgustandrepulsion^^about

alegalproduct.

nonfactuala.非事實的

elicitvt引出

loathingn.厭惡

ThosecompaniesandothersfiledsuitinKentuckyinAugust2009

overprovisionsofthelaw.JudgeJosephH.McKinleyJr.ofFederal

DistrictCourtinBowlingGreen,Ky.,ruledthatthecompaniescould

beforcedtoputgraphicwarninglabelsonthepackagesbutsaidthey

couldnotbeforcedtolimitmarketingmaterialstoblacktextona

whitebackground,sayingthatwastoobroadanintrusionon

commercialfreespeech.

provisionsn.規定的條款

GreggPerry,aspokesmanforLorillardTobacco,saidonTuesdaythat

thecompanywasreviewingthegraphicsandwouldnotcommentat

thistime.AspokeswomanforR.J.Reynoldsrepeateditsearlier

oppositiontothegraphiclabels.TheAltriaGroup,thelargesttobacco

companyintheUnitedStates,saiditwouldnotcomment.Altria,the

parentcompanyofPhilipMorris,theonlymajortobaccocompanyto

supporttheoverallF.D.A.Iegislation,saidinaletterthisyearthatthe

graphicwarningprovisionwasanunconstitutionalpartofthe

law“addedinalast-minuteamendment.”

unconstitutionala.違反憲法的

TherateofsmokinginAmericahasbeencutroughlyinhalf,toabout

19percent,from42percentin1965.Smokingremainstheleading

causeofpreventabledeath,killing443,000Americansayear,

accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Each

day,thegovernmentsays,anestimated4,000youthstrytheirfirst

cigarette,and1,000adaybecomeregularsmokers.

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到的環節多，食品鏈較長，執行起來并不容易。食品監管部門在召回被

污染食品的行動中，太過緩慢。在處理污染食品的工作中，程序不透

明……美國聯邦食品和醫藥管理局呼吁和食品出口國的監管機構合作

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RecallsofImportedFoodsAreFlawed,aGovernmentAuditReports

(nytimes)

recalln.收回(殘次貨品等)

importeda.進口的

flaweda.有漏洞的，有缺陷的

governmentaudit【經】政府審計

Governmentfoodofficialsareoftensloppyandinattentiveintheir

effortstoensurethatcontaminatedfoodsfromabroadarewithdrawn

promptlyandcompletelyfromthenation'sfoodsupply,accordingto

governmentinvestigators.

sloppya.草率的

inattentivea.疏忽的

contaminateda.被污染的

withdrawv.召回

promptlyad.迅速地

Inanauditof17recalls,investigatorsfoundthattheFoodandDrug

Administrationoftenfailedtofollowitsownrulesin

removingdangerousimportedfoodsfromthemarket,accordingto

DanielR.Levinson,inspectorgeneraloftheDepartmentofHealthand

HumanServices.Theproductsincludedcantaloupesfrom

Hondurascontaminatedwithsalmonella,frozenmusselmeatfromNew

ZealandinfectedwithlisteriaandfrozenfishfromKoreathatcontained

thebacteriumthatcausesbotulism.

removevt.這里指撤銷

cantaloupen.甜瓜

Honduras洪都拉斯（拉丁美洲國家）

salmonellan.沙門氏菌

musseln.蚌類

listerian.利斯塔氏菌

botulismn.肉毒桿菌中毒

Inonecase,morethanthreemonthspassedfromthetimetheF.D.A.

becameawareofthecontaminationtothetimearecallwasinitiated.

Inanothercase,thelagwasnearlyamonth.In13ofthe17cases,

thecompaniesthatsuppliedthetaintedgoodsfailedtoprovide

accurateorcompleteinformationtotheircustomerssothatthe

productscouldbewithdrawncompletely,theauditfound.

initiatevt開始著手做...

lagn.時間間隔

tainteda.被污染的

Inaresponsetotheaudit,DavidDorsey,theF.D.A/sactingdeputy

commissionerforpolicy,planningandbudget,saidthatthelandmark

foodsafetylawsignedinJanuarybyPresidentObamawouldfix

someoftheseproblems.Forinstance,thelawforthefirsttimegave

theF.D.A.theauthoritytoordercompaniestowithdrawfoods

suspectedofbeingcontaminated.Untilthisyear,theF.D.A.couldonly

askmanufacturerstowithdrawsuspectfoods.

deputycommissioner副稅務長

landmarka.具有重大意義的

TheF.D.A.isstudyingotherwaystoimprovefoodrecalls,andone

possiblesolutionwouldbetohirecontractorstodothework,Mr.

Dorseywrote.

contractorn.承包商

FromJuly1,2007,throughJune30,2008,theF.D.A.oversaw40

recallsofimportedfoodsthatweresocontaminatedthattheagency

deemedthemtobeanimminentthreat.Auditorsexamined17ofthese

recalls,whichincludedsevenforsalmonella,fiveforlisteria,fourfor

Clostridiumbotulinumandoneforhighleadlevels.

overseevt.監督

deemvt.認為

imminenta.這里指潛在的

Clostridiumbotulinum肉毒芽抱梭菌

Theinvestigationfoundthatthegovernmenthadnotfollowedup

withanyvigortoensurethatcontaminatedfoodimportswerewithdrawn

fromthefoodchaincompletely.In14ofthe17cases,theF.D.A.failed

toconductinspectionsorobtaincompleteinformationaboutthe

contaminatedproducts.Infiveofthecases,theF.D.A.

neverconductedanaudittomakesuretherecallshadbeen

conductedatall.In12ofthecases,theagency'sauditoftherecalls

wasbelatedandincomplete.Andin13ofthe17recalls,theagency

neverwitnessedthedisposalofthecontaminatedfoodsorobtained

therequireddocumentationtoshowthattheproductshadbeen

thrownout.

followupwith采取進一步行動

vigorn.法律效力

belatea.姍姍來遲的

disposaln.處理

documentationn.被污染食品的處理記錄

thrownout這里指被處理掉

AuditsoftheF.D.A/soversightofthenation'sfoodsystemroutinely

findtheagency'seffortswanting,inpart,theagencysays,becauseits

budgetforsuchactivitieshaslongbeeninadequate.Andalthoughthe

newfoodsafetyIawgavetheagencyextrasupervisorypowers,itis

notclearhowmuchitwillbeabletodo,giventhatHouseRepublicans

haveproposedcuttingitsbudgetforprotectivemeasures.

oversightn.監管

wantingn.不足

inpart在某種程度上

inadequatea.不充足的

OnMonday,theF.D.A.releasedareportsuggestingwaystocope

withanincreasingfloodofimportedfoods,drugsandmedicaldevices.

ThereportrecommendedthattheF.D.A.cooperatewithregulatorsin

othercountriestoensuresafety.

regulatorn.監管機構

文章梗概：為了避免厄運你能迷信到何種程度？不在梯子下面行走？佩

戴幸運咒語？還是在重大會議或體育盛事之前搞些特殊儀式？不管你

做了上述事情中的哪一種，請驕傲地抬高頭，因為研究人員正日漸發現,

迷信并非毫無意義。你可以(或者不可以)做些事情來影響預期結果，

這種信仰能讓你成為會學習生物中的精英。

SuperstitionsHaveEvolutionaryBasis

(globaltimes)

superstitionn.迷信

evolutionarya.進化的

Howfarwillyougotoavoidbadluck?Doyouavoidwalkingunder

ladders,carryluckycharms,orperhapsinsteadperformspecial

ritualsbeforeimportantmeetingsorsportingevents?

howfar這里表示做某件事的程度

charmn.咒語

ritualn.特殊的儀式

Ifyoudoanyofthosethings,holdyourheaduphighandbeproud,

becauseresearchersarefindingevidencethatsuperstitionsmaynot

beaspointlessatall.Byadoptingabeliefthatyoucan-orcannot-do

somethingtoaffectadesiredoutcome,you'reamongthecadreof

beingsthatlearn.

pointlessa.無意義的

cadren.核心

Superstitionisanevolutionarysurprise-itmakesnosensefor

organismstobelieveaspecificactioninfluencesthefuturewhenit

can't.Yetsuperstitiousbehaviorcanberecognizedinmanyanimals,

notjusthumans.

Superstitionsarenotfree-thereareritualsandavoidancescost.The

questionbecomeshowcannaturalselectioncreate,orsimplyallowfor,

suchinappropriatebehavior?

avoidance爪回避

inappropriatea.不合理的

"Fromanevolutionaryperspective,superstitionsseemmaladaptive,"

saidKevinAbbott,biologistatCarletonllniversityinOttawaand

co-authorofarecentstudypublishedinAnimalBehavior.

maladaptivea.不適應的

Thestudysuggestsmultiplereasonsforsuchanomaliestoexist:

perhapssuperstitionisadaptiveasaplacebo,orforsocialbonding.Or

maybeitreallyismaladaptivenow,butis"theoutcomeoftraitsthat

wereadaptiveinancestralenvironment,"saidAbbott.

anomalyn.異常現象

placebon.安慰

ancestrala.祖先的

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記好友的進程。這項“人肉搜索”技術一經推出就引起了隱私活動家的憂

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Facebooknowknowswhatyoulooklike

(globaltimes)

Facebooknowknowswhatyoulooklike.Facebookisatthecentreof

anotherprivacyrowafterbringinginfacialrecognitiontechnologyto

automaticallyidentifyusersinpictures.

rown.爭執

facialrecognitiontechnologyn.人臉識另ij技術

automaticallyad.自動地

Theworld'sleadingsocialnetworkhasbegunrollingoutnew

technologythatautomaticallyidentifiesand'tags'peopleinphotos

uploadedtothewebsite.

rollout這里指推出

tagvt.做標記

uploadv.上傳

Facebook's'TagSuggestions'featureisdesignedtospeedupthe

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文章梗概：周三Johnson&Johnson公司在發布會上宣布停止制造藥物

涂層心臟支架。這意味著公司要放棄40億的市場，消減900到1000個工

作崗位。不過這項舉措是受到眾人支持的，因為總公司和子公司的市場

份額不斷的減少，影響了公司的正常發展。執行完這項舉措后，不僅有

利于其他競爭對手的發展而且也讓公司利用其資源條件往其他的醫學

產品領域發展……更多詳細內容請閱讀以下文章……

Johnson&JohnsontoEndLineofDrug-CoatedHeartStents

(nytimes)

drug-coatedheartstents藥物涂層心臟支架

stentn.【醫學】移植片固定模

Johnson&JohnsonannouncedonWednesdaythatitwouldstop

manufacturingdrug-coatedheartstentsbytheendoftheyear,

abandoninganintenselycompetitive$4billionmarketafteraseriesof

setbacksforthecompanyandrisingconcernsabouttheuseofstents

insomepatients.

intenselyad.極度地

Thecompanyisexpectingtotakea$500millionto$600million

restructuringchargethisquarterandtotrim900to1,000jobsthisyear.

restructurevt.重新組建

trimvt.消減

TheannouncementbythecompanyanditssubsidiaryCordis,long

expectedbysomeanalystsbecauseofadwindlingmarketshare,

opensupmoresalespossibilitiesforthreecompetitors.

subsidiaryn.子公司

dwindinga.逐漸消減的

marketshare市場份額

Theuseofheartstentsisbeingchallengedasunnecessaryforsome

patients.Stentsaretinydevicesinsertedthroughbloodvesselsto

keeparteriesopenintheheart.Butresearchinrecentyearshas

suggestedthatstentsareoverusedbydoctorsandthatdrugsmaybea

cheaper,saferandmoreeffectivewayformanypatientstoavoid

heartattacksorstrokes.

arteryn.動脈

overusevt.過度使用

Theemergingconcerns,therecessionandpricingpressureshave

causedafall-offinstentsales.Theworldwidemarketforcoronary

stentsdroppedto$4.2billionlastyear,from$5.3billionin2006,

accordingtotheinvestmenthouseLeerinkSwann.

recessionn.不景氣

fall-offn.跌落

Cordis'ssalesofdrug-coatedheartstentsfellto$627millionglobally

lastyear,from$2.6billionin2006.Bytheendoftheyear,Cordiswill

stopmanufacturingitsCypherstent-thefirstdrug-coatedstentto

beapprovedbytheFoodandDrugAdministrationin2003一andstop

researchinganewonecalledtheNevostent,thecompanysaidin

astatementWednesday.

SethFischer,worldwidechairmanofCordis,saidthedecisionwas

promptedby“changingdynamics^^andpricepressuresinan

increasinglycompetitivemarket.

promptvt.促使

"There'snoquestionthatourmarketsharehasdeclinedinthelast

severalyearsascompetitorshavejoinedthemarket,^^hesaidina

telephoneinterview.44Wefeltthatwecouldturnourattentiontoward

otherpotentialareasthatwouldenhancecardiovascularhealthfor

patients.^^

enhancevt.提高

cardiovasculara.心血管的

Mr.FischeralsosaidJ.&J/slossesinpatentcases,includingan

appellatecourtdecisionlastweek,hadasignificanteffect."Unlicensed

competition^^haserodeditspricing,salesandmarketshare,hesaid.

appellatea.受理上訴的

erodevt.消弱

pricingn.定價

Cordiswillcut900to1,000positionsbyclosingitsCypherstent

manufacturingfacilityinSanGerman,PuertoRico,anditsNevostent

plantinCashel,Ireland,andtrimmingresearch,salesandmarketing,

acompanyspokeswoman,SandraPound,saidinatelephone

interview.

Johnson&Johnson,basedinNewBrunswick,N.J.,hassuffereda

seriesofconsumerproductrecallslargelybecauseofmanufacturing

problems.Thedecisiontogetoutofthestentmarketalsoappearedto

hurtthecompanyintheeyesofinvestors.Thestockpriceclippedby

1.4percentto$66.16onWednesday.

recalln.收回

dipvt.小幅度下降

Itsdepartureshouldhelpthemarketleaders,BostonScientificand

Medtronic,whichareeachintroducingnewdrug-elutingstentsin

mid-2012,accordingtoaninvestornotefromBarclaysCapital.

drug-elutinga,用藥淋洗的

BostonScientificstockrose2.8percentto$6.93,whileMedtronic

declinedbynearly1.25percent,to$37.92.AbbottLaboratories,which

alsosellsheartstentsintheUnitedStates,heldeveninthestock

market.J.&J.heldabout15percentoftheworldwidemarketsharein

drug-elutingstents.Barclayssaidthatsharewasexpectedtodropto

10percentthisyearand7percentin2012.LeerinkSwann,inan

investornote,saidthecompany'swithdrawalwaslongexpectedand

wouldbothhelpotherstent-makersandhelpJohnson&Johnson

focusonmoreprofitableareas.

withdrawaln.收回

文章梗概：由于西非獨特的氣候特點和社會風俗，西非一直是世界上腦

膜炎發病率最高的地帶。每年旱季，多方面的原因更是促使了疫情的擴

散。如今由世界衛生組織及合作伙伴開發的一種新型腦膜炎疫苗在布基

納法索正式投入使用。這種疫苗專門為非洲I研制，具有成本低、效果好

的特點，如果獲得足夠的資金支持，有望在非洲處于"腦膜炎帶”的25個

國家普及。屆時，令世人“談腦色變”的西非將慢慢告別“腦膜炎地帶”的

慘痛記憶……更多詳細內容請閱讀以下文章……

Meningitis:At50CentsaDose,aVaccineHasSuccessAmongWest

Africans

(nytimes)

Meningitisn.腦膜炎

vaccinen.疫苗

Anewmeningococcalvaccine,justintroducedinWestAfrica,has

producedveryencouragingresults,accordingtothepublic-private

partnershipcoo