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三月份 第 17 課

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  • Hollywood Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79
  • 好萊塢偶像級影星伊利莎白‧泰勒 79 歲去世
  •   Legendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79.
  • 好萊塢傳奇女影星伊利莎白‧泰勒去世,享年 79 歲。

  •   A statement from Taylor's family says she died peacefully, with her children at her side.
  • 泰勒家人發表的一份聲明說,她安祥去世時,她的子女在側。

  •   The veteran actress had been hospitalized in Los Angeles for the past six weeks, she had been suffering from congestive heart failure.
  • 在過去6個星期裏,這位資深的女演員因為患有充血性心力衰竭而在洛杉磯的醫院裏住院。

  •   Taylor won Academy Awards for her role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Butterfield 8."
  • 泰勒因在影片《誰怕弗吉尼亞.沃爾夫? (靈慾春宵)》以及《青樓艷妓》裏的出色表演而榮獲奧斯卡獎。

  •   In later years, she was a spokeswoman for humanitarian causes, notably AIDS research.
  • 她在後來的歲月裏擔任了人道主義事業的發言人,特別是愛滋病的研究。

  •   That work gained her a special Oscar in 1993.
  • 她因這方面的貢獻於 1993 年榮獲奧斯卡特別獎。

  •   Taylor was sometimes called the most beautiful woman in the world.
  • 泰勒有時被稱為全世界最漂亮的女人。

  •   In addition to her work in film, the Oscar-winning actress was also well known for her off-screen drama, including being married eight times, twice to actor Richard Burton.
  • 除了演電影以外,這位獲得奧斯卡獎的女演員也因為她在銀幕外的戲劇性經歷而廣為人知,這其中包括結婚 8 次,其中兩次是與演員理查德‧伯頓結婚。

  •   Born in London to American parents, she moved to Los Angeles before World War II, and went from child star to Hollywood starlet to movie icon.
  • 泰勒出生在倫敦,父母都是美國人;她在二戰前移居洛杉磯,從一個童星成為好萊塢影星,最後成為電影界的偶像級人物。

  •   But she gained attention for more than just her beauty and acting talent.
  • 但是她並不只是因為她的美貌和演藝才華而引起人們的注意。

  •   Her stormy personal life and numerous marriages, as well as her friendship with pop icon Michael Jackson, made her a constant source of stories for the press.
  • 她坎坷的個人經歷、無數次的婚姻,以及她與流行歌星麥克爾‧傑克遜的友誼使她一直成為媒體報導的對象。

  •   She had a passion for jewels and jewelry and introduced her own perfumes, including one called White Diamonds.
  • 泰勒酷愛珠寶首飾並創立了自己的香水品牌,其中一種香水叫做 “白色鑽石”。

  •   In later years, she was widely recognized for her charitable work.
  • 在後來的生涯中,泰勒因為她的慈善工作而受到普遍的認可。

  •   France awarded her the prestigious Legion of Honor in 1987 and Britain's Queen Elizabeth made her a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, in 2000.
  • 法國在 1987 年授予她最高榮譽勳章;英國女王伊利莎白在 2000 年封她為貴婦人,即相當於爵士的爵位。

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  • Trade Figures Show North Korea's Growing Reliance on China
  • 貿易數字顯示北韓日益依賴中國
  •   New trade data released by South Korea shows that North Korea is becoming increasingly dependent on China for its economic needs.
  • 南韓公佈的最新貿易數字顯示,北韓越來越依賴中國來滿足其經濟方面的需求。

  •   The Korea International Trade Association said Wednesday that North Korea-China trade rose 32 percent last year to more than $3.46 billion.
  • 南韓貿易協會星期三說,北韓和中國的貿易去年增加了 32 %,達到 34.6 億美元。

  •   That is almost double the $1.91 billion in trade between North and South Korea, which was up by 14 percent from 2009.
  • 這幾乎是朝韓雙方 19.1 億美元貿易額的兩倍;這個數字比 2009 年增加了 14 %。

  •   China has always been North Korea's most important ally and provider of essential goods.
  • 中國一直是北韓最重要的盟友以及必需品的提供者。

  •   But trade between the two Koreas increased during a period of improved relations under former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and was almost equal to the North Korea-China trade in 2007.
  • 但是在前南韓總統盧武鉉執政時朝韓關係改善期間,雙方的貿易往來增加,幾乎相當於 2007 年北韓與中國之間的貿易。

  •   The ratio has fallen steadily since President Lee Myung Bak came to power insisting on a tougher line toward North Korea.
  • 自從李明博總統上台堅持對北韓採取更強硬立場以來,雙方之間的貿易持續下降。

  •   Last year's increase in inter-Korean trade resulted mainly from increased production at a joint industrial complex at Kaesong in North Korea.
  • 去年南北韓雙方之間的貿易出現增加,主要是因為位於北韓開城的一個聯合工業園區的產量增加。

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