English fans! 英语粉丝之家！

西式糕点的起源：

　　古埃及、古希腊和古罗马是世界上较早开始制 作面包和蛋糕的国家。古埃及有一幅绘画，展示了公元前1175 年底比斯城的宫廷焙烤场面—有组织的烘焙作坊和模具在当时已经出现。据统计，当时古埃及帝国的面包和蛋糕品种已达16 种之多。而古希腊则最早将甜味剂加入食品。早期糕点所用的甜味剂是蜂蜜，蜂蜜蛋糕香甜松软，曾一度风行欧洲。古希腊人还制作了一种嵌有葡萄和杏仁的塔（tart，果馅饼），这也许是最早的蛋糕塔。在古罗马时代，随着焙烤技术的进步，点心变得更加精致化，奶酪蛋糕便源于这一时期。



　　布丁类：

　　布丁（pudding）是一种冷冻的甜品，类似果冻，主要材料为鸡蛋。它是一种英国的传统食品。现在布丁的制作方法是由当时的萨克逊人所传授下来的。中世纪的修道院则把“水果和燕麦粥的 混合物”称为“布丁”。这种布丁是在16 世纪伊丽莎白一世时代出现的，它由肉汁、果汁、水果干及面粉一起调配制成。17 世纪和 18 世纪的布丁是用蛋、牛奶以及面粉为材料制作而成。

　　· 绿茶布丁：Green Tea Pudding

　　· 芒果布丁：Mango Pudding

　　· 香草布丁：Vanilla Pudding

　　· 焦糖布丁： Cream Caramel / Caramel Custard

蛋糕类：

　　蛋糕（cake）是一种古老的西点，一般用烤箱制作，以鸡蛋、白糖、小麦粉为主要原料，用牛奶、果汁、奶粉、香粉、色拉油、水、起酥油、泡打粉作为辅料，经过搅拌、调制、烘烤后制成的一种像海绵的点心。

　　· 黑森林蛋糕：Black Forest Cake

　　· 草莓奶酪蛋糕：Strawberry Cheese Cake

　　· 大理石奶酪蛋糕：Marble Cheese Cake

　　· 戚风蛋糕：Chiffon Cake

　　· 香草栗子蛋糕：Vanilla Chestnut Cake


慕斯类：

　　慕斯（mousse） 是一种奶冻式甜点，可以直接吃或做蛋糕夹层。通常加入奶油与凝固剂来制造出浓稠冻状的效果，其性质较布丁更柔软，入口即化。制作慕斯最重要的是胶冻原料，如琼脂、鱼胶粉、果冻粉等，现在也有专门的慕斯粉。慕斯质地较为松软，因其使用的胶冻原料是动物胶，所以需要置于低温处存放。

　　· 卡布其诺慕斯：Cappuccino Mousse

　　· 热情果慕斯：Passion Fruit Mousse

　　· 草莓慕斯：Strawberry Mousse

　　· 巧克力慕斯：Chocolate Mousse

2010年春运，铁路部门预计，春运期间将有2.1亿人次乘坐火车出行。今年春运，您买到回家的车票了吗？　下面就向大家介绍一些与春运有关的英语表达。



(passenger）transport during the Spring Festival period 春运

ID-based ticket booking system 实名购票

ticket scalper 票贩子/黄牛党

buying tickets in groups 购买团体票

train service shortage 铁路运力不足

telephone booking system 电话订票系统

high-speed rail 高速铁路

high-speed rail network 高速铁路专线网

bullet train 动车

ticket office/booking office 售票处

station hall 候车大厅

ticket inspector 检票员

platform ticket 站台票

dining car 餐车

sleeping car 卧车

ticket-collector 收票员

passenger rail line 客运专线

freight service 货运服务

postal freight 邮政运输

trial operation 试运行

chartered bus 包车

odd customer 散客

hard sleeper 硬卧

hard seat 硬座

soft seat软座

soft sleeper 软卧

temporary train 临客

temporary stop 临时停车

passenger flow 客流量

passenger train 客运列车

peak time for passenger transport 客流高峰期

operate / arrange extra trains 加开列车

24-hour ticket sales windows 24小时售票窗口

group ticket-booking 集体预定火车票

deliver train tickets to the doorsteps 送票上门

百年精典电影有些英文句子，台词，非常非常的好，大家一定背下来，肯定会受用终身的。



㈠《Shawshank Redemption肖申克的救赎》
1.You know some birds are not meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright.　　　　　
你知道，有些鸟儿是注定不会被关在牢笼里的，它们的每一片羽毛都闪耀着自由的光辉。
2.There is something inside ,that they can't get to , that they can't touch. That's yours.　　　　　　
那是一种内在的东西, 他们到达不了,也无法触及的,那是你的。
3.Hope is a good thing and maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
希望是一个好东西,也许是最好的,好东西是不会消亡的。

㈡《Forrest Gump 阿甘正传》
1.Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.
生命就像一盒巧克力，结果往往出人意料。
2.Stupid is as stupid does. 蠢人做蠢事(傻人有傻福)。
3.Miracles happen every day. 奇迹每天都在发生。
4.Jenny and I was like peas and carrots. 我和珍妮形影不离。
5.Have you given any thought to your future? 你有没有为将来打算过呢。
6．You just stay away from me please. 求你离开我。
7. If you are ever in trouble, don't try to be brave, just run, just run away. 你若遇上麻烦，不要逞强，你就跑，远远跑开。
8.It made me look like a duck in water. 它让我如鱼得水。
9.Death is just a part of life, something we're all destined to do. 死亡是生命的一部分，是我们注定要做的一件事。
10.I was messed up for a long time. 这些年我一塌糊涂。
11. I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidentally―like on a breeze.
我不懂我们是否有着各自的命运，还是只是到处随风飘荡。

㈢《The Lion King狮子王》
1. Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. 世界上所有的生命都在微妙的平衡中生存。
2. I laugh in the face of danger. 越危险就越合我心意。
3. I'm only brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.
我只是在必要的时候才会勇敢，勇敢并不代表你要到处闯祸。　
4. When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world.
如果这个世界对你不理不睬，你也可以这样对待它。
5. It's like you are back from the dead. 好像你是死而复生似的。
6. You can't change the past. 过去的事是不可以改变的。
7. Yes, the past can hurt. But I think you can either run from it or learn from it. 对，过去是痛楚的，但我认为你要么可以逃避，要么可以向它学习。
8. This is my kingdom. If I don't fight for it, who will?　这是我的国土，我不为她而战斗，谁为呢？
9. Why should I believe you? Everything you ever told me was a lie. 我为何要相信你？你所说的一切都是谎话。
10. I'll make it up to you, I promise. 我会补偿你的，我保证。

㈣《Gone with The Wind 乱世佳人》　　
1.Landis the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for,worth dying for. Because it's the only thing that lasts. 土地是世界上唯一值得你去为之工作, 为之战斗, 为之牺牲的东西,因为它是唯一永恒的东西。
2.I wish I could be more like you. 我要像你一样就好了。
3.Whatever comes, I'll love you, just as I do now. Until I die. 无论发生什么事,我都会像现在一样爱你,直到永远
4.I think it's hard winning a war with words. 我认为纸上谈兵没什么作用。
5. Sir, you're no gentleman. And you miss are no lady. 先生,你可真不是个君子,小姐,你也不是什么淑女。
6.I never give anything without expecting something in return. I always get paid.
我做任何事不过是为了有所回报,我总要得到报酬。
7.In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us, I love you. 哪怕是世界末日我都会爱着你。
8.I love you more than I've ever loved any woman. And I've waited longer for you than I've waited for any woman.
此句只可意会不可言传。。。。。
9.If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill, as God as my witness, I'll never be hungry again!
即使让我撒谎,去偷,去骗,去杀人,上帝作证,我再也不要挨饿了。
10.Now I find myself in a world which for me is worse than death. A world in which there is no place for me.
现在我发现自己活在一个比死还要痛苦的世界,一个无我容身之处的世界。
11.You're throwing away happiness with both hands. And reaching out for something that will never make you happy. 你把自己的幸福拱手相让,去追求一些根本不会让你幸福的东西。
12.Home. I'll go home. And I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.
家,我要回家.我要想办法让他回来.不管怎样,明天又是全新的一天。

㈤《TITANIC泰坦尼克号》1.Outwardly, I was everything a well-brought up girl should be. Inside, I was screaming.
外表看,我是个教养良好的小姐,骨子里,我很反叛.
2.We're the luckiest sons-of-bitches in the world. 我们是真他妈的走运极了.(地道的美国国骂)
3.There is nothing I couldn't give you, there is nothing I would deny you, if you would not deny me. Open you're heart to me.　如果你不违背我,你要什么我就能给你什么,你要什么都可以.把你的心交给我吧.
4.What the purpose of university is to find a suitable husband. 读大学的目的是找一个好丈夫.
5.Remember, they love money, so just pretend like you own a goldmine and you're in the club.　
只要你装得很有钱的样子他们就会跟你套近乎。
6.All life is a game of luck.　生活本来就全靠运气。
7.I love waking up in the morning and not knowing what's going to happen, or who I'm going to meet, where I'm going to wind up.　我喜欢早上起来时一切都是未知的,不知会遇见什么人,会有什么样的结局。
8.Ifigure life is a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You never knowwhat hand you're going to get dealt next. You learn to take life as itcomes at you.　
我觉得生命是一份礼物,我不想浪费它,你不会知道下一手牌会是什么,要学会接受生活。
9.To make each day count. 要让每一天都有所值。
10.We're women. Our choices are never easy. 我们是女人,我们的选择从来就不易。
11.You jump, I jump. (another touching sentence)
12.Will you give us a chance to live?能不能给我们留一条路？
13.Godshall wipe away all the tears from their eyes, and there shall be nomore death. Neither shall there be sorrow or dying, neither shall therebe any more pain, for the former world has passed away.　　
上帝擦去他们所有的眼泪.死亡不再有,也不再有悲伤和生死离别,不再有痛苦,因往事已矣.

㈥《Sleepless in Seattle西雅图不眠夜》
1.Work hard! Work will save you. Work is the only thing that will see you through this.
努力工作吧!工作能拯救你.埋头苦干可令你忘记痛楚.
2.You make millions of decisions that mean nothing and then one day your order takes out and it changes your life.
你每天都在做很多看起来毫无意义的决定,但某天你的某个决定就能改变你的一生.
3.Destiny takes a hand. 命中注定.
4.You know, you can tell a lot from a person's voice. 从一个人的声音可以知道他是怎样的人.
5.People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again. 真爱过的人很难再恋爱.
6.You know it's easier to get killed by a terrorist than get married over the age of 40.
你知道,女人过了40想出嫁就难了,被恐怖分子杀死都比这容易.
7.You are the most attractive man I ever laid ears. 你是我听过的最帅的男士.
8.Why would you want to be with someone who doesn't love you? 为什么留恋一个不爱你的人？
9.Whenyou're attracted to someone it just means that your subconscious isattracted to their subconscious, subconsciously. So what we think of asfate, is just two neuroses knowing they're a perfect match.
当你被某个人吸引时,那只是意味着你俩在潜意识里相互吸引.因此,所谓命运,就只不过是两个疯子认为他们自己是天造一对,地设一双. 10.Everybody panics before they get married. 每个人婚前都会紧张的.
11.Your destiny can be your doom.命运也许会成为厄运.
12.The reason I know this and you don't is because I'm younger and pure. So I'm more in touch with cosmic forces. 之所以我知道而你不知道是因为我年幼纯洁,所以我比较能接触宇宙的力量.
13.I don't want to be someone that you're settling for. I don't want to be someone that anyone settles for.
我不想要你将就,我也不想成为将就的对象.
14.Whatif something had happened to you? What if I couldn't get to you? Whatwould I have done without you? You're my family. You're all I've got. 要是你出了事怎么办?要是我找不到你怎么办?如果没有你我该怎么办?你是我的家人,你是我的一切.

㈦《GARFIELD加菲猫》
1. Money is not everything. There's MasterCard. 钞票不是万能的, 有时还需要信用卡。
2. One should love animals. They are so tasty. 每个人都应该热爱动物, 因为它们很好吃。
3. Save water. Shower with your girlfriend. 要节约用水, 尽量和女友一起洗澡。
4. Love the neighbor. But don't get caught. 要用心去爱你的邻居, 不过不要让她的老公知道。
5. Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two. 每个成功男人的背后, 都有一个女人. 每个不成功男人的背后, 都有两个。
6. Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚, 幸福不是永久的嘛。
7. The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise. 聪明人都是未婚? 结婚的人很难再聪明起来。
8. Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.　成功是一个相关名词, 他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚　。
9. Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop. 爱情就象照片, 需要大量的暗房时间来培养。
10. Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children.
后排座位上的小孩会生出意外, 后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。　
11. Your future depends on your dreams. So go to sleep. 现在的梦想决定着你的将来, 所以还是再睡一会吧
12. There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
应该有更好的方式开始新一天, 而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。
13. Hard work never killed anybody. But why take the risk? 努力工作不会导致死亡! 不过我不会用自己去证明。
14. Work fascinates me. I can look at it for hours! 工作好有意思耶! 尤其是看着别人工作。
15. God made relatives; Thank God we can choose our friends.
神决定了谁是你的亲戚, 幸运的是在选择朋友方面他给了你留了余地。

新婚生活是美好的，新婚夫妇又是如何面对他们的财务处理的呢？有什么需要注意的呢？



1. Merging the Finances　　
The Wrong Approach: United we stand, divided we bank.
Right Approach: It’s yours, mine and ours.
1. 财务合并
错误认识：要么都一块花，要么各自存起来。
正确认识：资金是你的，是我的，也是我们大家的。

One of the first issues newlyweds face is how to handle their finances. Should you merge everything you have and earn into one joint account, or should you maintain individual accounts and open a joint one for household expenses?
新婚夫妇面对的首要问题之一便是如何进行财务管理。是该将双方所有的固有资金及盈利都放到一个共同账户中，还是二人分别拥有各自的账户，然后新开一个共同账户用于存储家庭开支？

For many newlyweds, the right choice may be somewhere in the middle. Assuming you both have a clean bill of fiscal health, finding a way to blend finances comfortably without feeling like big brother is watching every financial move you make can dramatically cut down on fights. Over time – once kids and mortgages come into play – many couples find that merging all their finances is simply easier. But unless you’re both comfortable with the idea, there’s no need to rush things.
对许多新婚夫妇来说，正确的选择介于二者之间。如果夫妻二人都没有负债，那就找到一种合适的方法来进行资金融合，而不要造成一种总有一位老大哥盯着你每一笔资金流动的感觉，这样一来可以显著减少夫妻之间的争吵。久而久之——当孩子和房贷问题出现时——许多夫妇都会觉得将资金合并会让日子更好过一些。不过，除非你们双方都很习惯这样做，否则还是应该慢慢来。

2. Dealing with Debt
The Wrong Approach: Your debt will ruin us; you must find a way to pay it off.　　
The Right Approach: It’s our debt: Let’s decide how to pay it off together.

　　2. 还债问题
　　错误认识：你的债务会让大家一起倒霉，你必须想办法还清。
　　正确认识：债务是我们大家的，讨论一下如何一起将它还清吧。

Like it or not, once you’re married, your spouse’s debts can become your problem. Granted, you’re not legally responsible for the creditcard balances ran up before you got married, or for any loans opened in your spouse’s name alone – provided you keep your finances completely separate. But even with separate finances, your spouse’s credit score will affect your ability to get joint credit.
无论你愿不愿意承认，一旦你们结了婚，配偶的债务也会变成你的麻烦。当然，对于婚前积存的信用卡欠款，你是没有法律义务偿还的。如果你在财务上保持完全独立，你对单独以配偶姓名开立的账户上的贷款也不负法律责任。不过，就算你财务独立，配偶的信用评分也会对你申请夫妻联名信用卡产生影响。

For those couples not yet married, it may be worthwhile to think about a prenup, just to make sure that assets that one spouse brings into a marriage will always be protected from the other spouse’s creditors. But those who’ve already tied the knot should find a way to pay down the debts as quickly as possible, and without any late payments.
对那些还未成婚的伴侣来说，制定一份婚前协议可能是必要的，这么做是为了保证一方带入新家庭的资产可以永久不被另一方的债主剥夺。但对已婚夫妇来说，应该想办法尽快还清债务，不要有任何延期支付。

Vacabulary:
　　1. 此句改自名言“United we stand, divided we fall（合则兴，分则亡）”。
　　2. run up: 积欠（账款或债务）。
　　3. 信用评分系统（Credit ScoringSystem）指根据借款方的借款与还债历史、债务状况等信息给予不同的分数，用来决定是否核准新贷款或信用额度的统计与评估系统。
　　4. prenup  n . 婚前协议。
      5. joint credit: 联合信贷
      6. tie the knot:结婚
      7. pay down: 还清
      8. late payment:逾期付款，延期支付

Books a must-have even in sluggish economy: poll


As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book store in Virginia. Barnes & Noble shares soared on Wall Street Tuesday following a report the US bookstore chain had a deal with Apple, which is expected to unveil a long-awaited tablet computer.

During tough economic times when US consumers are trying to cut back the indulgence they can't seem to live without is books.
在眼下的经济困难时期，美国消费者正努力削减各项非必需开支，但他们却似乎无法割舍买书这项消费。

Three-quarters of adults questioned in an online poll said they would sacrifice holidays, dining out, going to the movies and even shopping sprees but they could not resist buying books.
在一项在线调查中，四分之三的受访成年人说他们可以牺牲度假、出去吃饭、看电影甚至购物，但却无法抵制买书的欲望。

Dining out came in a far second with only 11 percent of Americans naming it their top indulgence, followed by shopping at 7 percent, vacations at four and movies, which was chosen by only 3 percent of Americans.
外出用餐位居第二，只有11%的美国人认为其最不能割舍，远落后于购书；购物位列其后，有7%的人称其无法割舍，度假和看电影分别为4%和3%。

"The recession highlighted the downside of greed, indulgence and giving in to temptation, but we noticed a shift back to life's simplest pleasures," said Michelle Renaud, a senior manager at Harlequin Enterprises Limited, which conducted the poll.
开展该调查的禾林有限公司的高级经理米歇尔•雷纳德说：“经济衰退凸显出人们贪婪、放纵和经不住诱惑的缺点，但我们注意到在这样的时期人们开始重拾生活中一些最简单的乐趣。”

The survey of 3,000 people tried to determine what tempts people to spend their money, how they react to temptation and how far they would go when tempted.
这项共有三千人参与的调查旨在弄清什么东西诱使人们花钱，人们如何应对诱惑，以及在受到诱惑时的出格程度。

Sex was a main temptation for 50 percent of men, while for 56 percent of women food topped the list. The sexes also differed in their approach to straying. Half of men thought it was harmless to lust after someone other than their partner, compared to 33 percent of women.
50%的男性认为性是一个主要的诱惑，56%的女性认为食物是最大的诱惑。男性和女性对于出轨的态度也有所不同，一半的男性认为对伴侣以外的其他女性有非分之想无伤大雅，而只有33%的女性这么认为。

"Our survey also revealed that one in four women (20 percent) and, shockingly, almost half of the men (43 percent) surveyed have been tempted to hook up with their friend's significant other," according to the survey.
调查报告称：“该调查还显示，四分之一的（20%）受访女性曾经不住诱惑和朋友的另一半发生不正当关系，而竟有近一半（43%）的男性曾这样做过。”

The sluggish economy and high unemployment also seem to have increased competition and temptation in the workplace. Forty-eight percent of people admitted they had sneaked a look at a co-worker's pay slip. Fifteen percent of men and 10 percent of woman also said they had sabotaged a colleague.
此外，不景气的经济状况和高失业率似乎也加剧了工作场所的竞争和诱惑。48%的人承认他们曾偷看过同事的工资单。15%的男性和10%的女性称他们曾陷害过某个同事。

"It is very surprising the number of people who admitted they had done that," Renaud said in an interview, adding that she believed it was due to the competitive job market.
雷纳德在一项访谈中说：“没想到有这么多人承认自己曾经做过这种事。”她认为这是竞争激烈的就业市场造成的。

An equal number of men and 8 percent of women admitted to taking credit for someone else's work.
另有15%的男性和8%的女性承认他们曾抢过别人的功劳。

"We are so information obsessed right now that we are constantly trying to find out more, even if it is about our significant other or our colleagues at work," said Renaud.
雷纳德说：“现在的人们过度关注信息，以至于我们不断地想要获取更多信息，即使它们关乎我们的另一半或我们的同事。”

Vocabulary:

indulgence: 爱好

shopping spree: 大采购，大量购物

stray: (of a person who is married or in a relationship) to have a sexual relationship with somebody who is not your usual partner（已婚者或有固定关系者）有外遇；在别处拈花惹草

hook up with sb.: to become romantically or sexually involved with someone 与某人发生恋爱或性关系

sluggish: displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive （经济）萧条的

sabotage: to damage, destroy or spoil something deliberately to prevent an enemy from using it or to protest about something（为防止敌方利用或为表示抗议而）蓄意破坏，阴谋破坏

take credit for:抢功劳；争夺名利

现代酒店客房有什么是必备的呢？ 下面就十大科技应用都有哪些给大家说说。
Top ten technology gadgets for the modern hotel room



Marc Budie, technology director at Quadriga, recommends the top ten bits of technology that every hotel room should have, ranging from the most obvious to the more unusual.
Quadriga的科技总监Marc Budie为酒店客房推荐了十大科技用品，从最显而易见到不为人知的科技应用都包括在其中。


1) High definition televisions (HDTVs) are the focal point of every hotel room and there are a huge variety of models for hoteliers to choose from to suit differing room sizes and budgets.  They should provide a range of high quality HD channels to reflect the needs of guests and most major suppliers including Samsung and LG, for example, offer a range to suit all requirements and budgets.
高清电视：是每一个酒店房间最引人注目的亮点。在酒店选购电视机时，高清电视的多种型号可以适应不同客房的大小和预算。酒店经理人需要提供一系列高质量的高清频道，以迎合客人的需求，还有像三星和LG那样的主要电视供应商应该提供一系列的高清电视以适应酒店的要求和资金预算。

2) High speed internet access (wired and wi-fi) in hotel rooms is a must for any business traveller and now many leisure travellers too. Almost all hotels now provide internet access, but the main challenge for hoteliers is offering guests the same level of broadband service in a hotel room as they receive at home, in terms of speed, reliability and security. One way of doing this is by offering a tiered bandwidth service, i.e. pricing the broadband service according to usage, where those who use less bandwidth pay a smaller fee than those who require more. This will also allow hoteliers to control the amount of bandwidth available to each guest and deliver a fairer and more reliable service.
高速互联网接入（有线或无线）：是商务旅游者和大部分休闲旅游者的必须要求。现在大部分酒店都提供互联网服务，但是对于酒店业最大的挑战是：为客人提供与家庭网速、可靠性、安全度相当的宽带服务。解决这一难题的其中一个办法是，提供一个宽带等级服务。例如，根据用途设定宽带服务价格，少用宽带的客人少收钱，多用宽带的客人多收钱。这种收费模式可以让酒店为不同的客人提供不同的流量，提供更平等、更可靠的服务。

3) MP3 docking station and alarm clock are two essential gadgets for many travellers.  Apple has sold over 100 million iPods and many travellers use them to listen to favourite songs, watch movies, or view family photos, so any docking station that couples as an alarm clock should be at the top of any hotelier’s list for in-room gadgets. Alternatively, most in-room televisions also double up as an alarm clock.
带闹铃的MP3插座：是两样重要的小装置，苹果电脑售出了超过1亿台iPods，旅行者用iPod听喜爱的歌曲、观看电影或者浏览家庭照片。因此带有闹铃功能的MP3插座，是任何酒店最需要安装的客房小设备。另外，大部分的房间电视，也应该设有闹铃功能。

4) Convenient power sources – Sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised how many times hotel guests have to dive under a desk to access power sockets to connect and charge their laptop and mobile.  Another option is for hoteliers to provide a connectivity panel which enables content from a laptop, digital camera or MP3 to be viewed/listened to via the television so they don’t have to keep recharging their batteries.
方便的电源设备：听起来十分普通，但是在大多数酒店，酒店客人需要爬到桌底下才能找到电源插头为他们的手提电脑和手机充电。另一个对酒店的建议：提供多插口插座，让客人可以同时为自己的手提电脑、数码相机充电，或者直接从电视上观看/收听自己的MP3，这样可以避免客人重复冲电的麻烦。

5) Mirror televisions are more commonly found in bathrooms, saunas and swimming pools at luxurious hotels.  They are equipped with high definition technology, digital tuners and touch screen functionality.  In fact, there were some impressive Mirror TVs being demonstrated at the recent CES in Las Vegas.
镜面电视：豪华酒店的洗手间、桑拿间和游泳池一般都装有镜面电视。他们都拥有高清技术、数字调谐器和接触屏控制功能。实际上，新建成的拉斯维加斯CES酒店已经安装了这些令人印象深刻的镜面电视。



6) Lighting and climate control may not seem at first an advanced piece of technology, but allowing guests to set these remotely to suit their changing moods, whether they’re just waking up, working, or relaxing is becoming an important feature of a hotel room. West End hotel, St Martins Lane, is a good example of mood lighting and The Peninsula Shanghai has weather gauges on its in-room control panel, allowing guests to decide if they should put on an extra layer before heading outside.
照明和温控调节：尽管不是最先进的科学技术，但是通过这些设备，客人可以随时根据自己的心情调节这些设施，无论是在起床、工作还是放松的时候，这种已经变成客房中最重要的功能。位于圣马丁的West End酒店很好地利用照明来调节气氛；上海半岛酒店房间的控制面板设有温度计，这方便客人在外出时，判断室外温度以增减衣物。

7) RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) door lock for keyless entry to a hotel room and other areas of the hotel is becoming more popular in hotels across the world.  In addition to this, new technology has been developed to allow guests to use any brand of mobile phone to gain access to their hotel room, so they don’t have to worry about their keys at all.  Face recognition key locks and LCD screens connected to a digital camera to let guests know instantly who’s outside their door could also be an intriguing guest security proposition for future new build properties.
无线电频率识别(RFID)门锁：被用于酒店房间或者酒店各个区域，这种趋势无论在酒店业还是在全世界都逐渐流行。除此之外，通过新技术，可以让客人使用任何牌子的手机进入房间，因此他们不再需要担心客房钥匙的丢失。脸部识别门锁、链接摄像头的LCD屏幕可以让客人立刻知道谁站在他的房间门口，这种设备是未来新建酒店耐人寻味的保安系统。

8 ) Energy management systems which adjust the temperature and lights in a hotel room upon detection that the room is empty and an air-powered hair dryer to help save water and energy usage are interesting concepts. A combination of energy-efficient air conditioning, a rainwater harvesting system and low energy lighting can reduce a hotel’s carbon footprint by 75 per cent compared to the average establishment.
能源管理系统：可以在探测到客人离开房间后，自动调节房间温度和光照；节省水源的空气动力吹风机和能源使用都是很有意思的概念。同时使用高效能冷气机、雨水收集系统和低耗能照明系统可以有效减少酒店75%的二氧化碳排放量。

9) Guest sensors have been fitted in Hotel 1000 in Seattle that monitor when a guest enters and leaves so that lights and other technology in the room can be switched on and off accordingly.  In addition, The Upper House in Hong Kong uses infrared signals to allow housekeeping staff to tell if the room is occupied by pressing a button.
“客人传感器”：西雅图的Hotel 1000酒店装有“客人传感器”。利用这个装置，可以在客人进入和离开房间时，控制室内的照明设备和其他电器。此外，香港的The Upper House酒店利用红外线系统，让清理客房的员工通过一个按钮可以得知客房里是否还有客人。

10) And, finally, technology to rotate a Croatian hotel once every day is being explored to give every guest a sea view during their stay. Not viable for every hotel, but boy would it help you stand out from the crowd.
最后，克罗地亚一家酒店使用技术让每个客房每天旋转一次，这样使得每个客人在入住期间都可以享受无敌海景。虽然这并不适用于所有酒店，但是这种技术可以让你的酒店脱颖而出。

李娜郑洁会师澳网四强,澳网四强中国独占两朵金花，中国网球在2010赛季伊始翻开了新的篇章。

下面向大家介绍一些网球常用词汇：



Grand Slam 大满贯

Wimbledon Tennis Championships 温布尔登网球公开赛

Australian Open 澳大利亚网球公开赛

French Open 法国网球公开赛

US Open 美国网球公开赛

Masters titles (网球)大师杯赛头衔

Chinese Tennis Association 中国网球协会

tennis racket 网球拍

racket press 球拍夹


women's singles 女子单打

women's doubles 女子双打

veteran duo 经验丰富的老搭档

seeded 种子(选手)

fourth-seeded 四号种子

semi-finals 半决赛

semifinalist 半决赛决出的选手

quarter-finals 四分之一决赛

ranking 排名

centre court 中心球场

tournament 锦标赛

battle for supremacy 争夺最高头衔

tennis coach 网球教练

red clay court 红土球场

grass court 草场

hardcourt 硬地

tiebreak “抢七”；即打破平局的决胜局

ace 发球直接得分（对方球拍未碰到球）

base line 底线

service line 发球线

side line 边线

net post 网柱

net band 球网中间的松紧带

back court 后场

mid court 中场

front court 前场

forehand 正手

lob 挑高球

backhand 反手

service return 接发球

overhand service 上手发球

underhand service 下手发球

in/inside 界内

break point 破发点

out/outside 界外

set point 盘点

match point 赛点

server 发球方

game point 局点

receiver 接发球方

winner 制胜球

changeover 换边

fault 一发失误

double fault 双发失误

service box 发球区

deuce （局末）平分

love 零分

love game 一方得零分的一局

foot fault 脚误

let 触网球

down-the-line 边线直线球

spin 旋转球

drive 抽球

flat stroke 平击球

flat drive 平抽球

low drive 抽低球

fluke, set-up, easy 机会球

fifteen all 一平

thirty all 二平

forty all 三平

deep ball 深球

heavy ball 重球

drop shot 放小球

ground stroke 击触地球

half-volley 反弹球

rally 对打

smash 高压球

stop volley 截停球

convert a point 获得一分

睡觉充足真的就不易患抑郁吗？



It seems parents have long been right. Going to bed early is key to getting enough sleep and helping adolescents feel on top of the world, a new study reported.
看来父母们一直以来都是对的。一项最新研究报告称，早睡不仅是得到充足睡眠的关键，而且有助于改善青少年的情绪。

A lack of sleep among youngsters may trigger depression and suicidal thoughts, according to the study by the Columbia University Medical Center.
这项由哥伦比亚大学医学中心开展的研究表明，青少年缺乏睡眠可能会引发抑郁以及自杀的念头。

"Our results are consistent with the theory that inadequate sleep is a risk factor for depression, working with other risk and protective factors through multiple possible causal pathways to the development of this mood disorder," said lead author James Gangwisch.
研究报告的主要撰写人詹姆斯 冈维西说：“有理论认为睡眠不足是导致抑郁的风险因素之一，它与其他风险和保护因素相互作用，通过多种可能的因果途径，造成这种情绪失调。我们的研究结果与这一理论是一致的。”

"Adequate quality sleep could therefore be a preventative measure against depression and a treatment for depression," he added in the study published in the Friday issue of Sleep magazine.
“所以，充足、高质量的睡眠可以成为防治抑郁症的一项措施。”研究报告在上周五的《睡眠》杂志上发表。

The study followed the nightly habits of some 15,659 college and high-school students, and found those who consistently went to bed after midnight had a 24 percent higher risk of depression than those who turned in before 10:00 pm.
该研究对15659名大学生和中学生的夜间作息习惯进行了追踪调查，发现那些经常在午夜后就寝的学生患抑郁症的风险比那些在晚上10点前就上床睡觉的学生高24%。

Night owls also ran a 20 percent higher risk of battling suicidal thoughts, the study added.
但那些在午夜后睡觉的人的睡眠时间明显少很多。

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adolescents should sleep at least nine hours or more a night. Those who were tucked in before 10:00 pm reported they slept on average about eight hours and 10 minutes.
美国睡眠药物学会建议，青少年每晚睡眠时间至少要达到9个小时。晚上10点前就寝的人称他们平均每天的睡眠时间约为8小时10分钟。

But that amount of sleep dropped significantly for those in bed after midnight.And adolescents who slept five hours or less a night were 71 percent more likely to suffer depression and 48 percent more at risk of becoming suicidal, the study said.
研究报告说，每晚睡眠时间为五小时或更少的青少年患抑郁症的几率高71%，出现自杀倾向的几率高48%。

"It is a common perception and societal expectation that adolescents do not need as much sleep as pre-adolescents, yet studies suggest that adolescents may actually require more sleep," said Gangwisch.
冈维西说：“目前存在这样一种普遍看法和社会预期，认为青少年不像儿童那样需要那么多睡眠，然而研究表明，事实上青少年可能需要更多睡眠。”

"Studies have found that adolescents do not go to bed early enough to compensate for earlier school start times, and transitions to earlier school start times have been shown to be associated with significant sleep deprivation."
“研究发现，青少年上学的时间提早了，但却没有提早就寝来对此加以补偿，而且上学时间提早与严重的睡眠剥夺有关。”


Vocabulary:

　　feel on top of the world:to feel very good, as if one were ruling the world 感觉非常好

　　turn in:to go to bed 上床睡觉

　　tuck in:to cover (sb.) comfortably in bed 给（某人）盖好被子

　　night owl:夜猫子，形容“晚睡的人”