This year's session of the National People's Congress is taking place amidst renewed government exhortations for people to study Lei Feng, a humble young man Mao turned into an icon of model behavior, whose only goal was to serve the party.
Congress delegate and lieutenant general, Zhao Gang, says he admires Lei Feng's love of country and mankind, qualities that outshine the actual things he did.
"We can see great things from what Lei Feng did, even though they were just small things. It's just like the reflection of the sun in a drop of water," said Zhao.
Last year, 27 year old Zhang Liangliang and his friends made a movie where an ordinary guy tries to become a superhero by emulating Lei Feng.
"People born in the 1960s or 1970s, perhaps they believe in Lei Feng. Now, though, young people born in the 1980s or 1990s doubt that he was able to actually do all the selfless good deeds that he is credited with," said Zhang.
The film Lei Feng Xia (or Lei Feng Man) has been seen by millions of people online. Zhang says his favorite part is when Lei Feng struggles to clean up his neighborhood.
"He uses a spatula to scrape off advertisements that were stuck on the ground. I've done that before. It's like someone comes to glue the ad there, then another person comes to clean it up, then someone puts something else on top of the same spot," Zhang noted.
As modern Chinese society grows wealthier, official media bemoan a national decline in morality because of things like official corruption and public apathy.
Guangxi delegate Wang Aiqing says this is why China still needs Lei Feng's spirit of selflessness.
"People these days are only pursuing success, fame, their own interests and money, which means they're not really well-grounded," said Wang. "They need to go back to a good starting point."
Lei Feng died in 1962, at the age of 21. A complete edition of writings attributed to him was recently published, as part of more than 100 new Lei Feng-themed publications planned for this year that include poems, speeches, letters and analyses of his life.
今年的全国人大会议，正值政府鼓励人民学雷锋，这位普通的年轻人被毛泽东推为行为样板，因为他的目标就是为党服务。
人大代表兼中将赵刚说，他仰慕雷锋爱国爱人民的精神，这些品质比他干的实事更加闪光。
“雷锋做的虽然只是一些小事，但可以从中看到伟大的东西。他的精神就像是太阳照在水滴上一样光芒四射。”
去年，27岁的张亮亮和朋友拍了一部电影，讲述一个普通人想通过学雷锋成为超级英雄的故事。
“生在六七十年代的人可能会相信雷锋，不过，如今的80后和90后会怀疑他是否真的做过这些被表彰的好事。”
数百万人在线观看了电影《雷锋侠》，张说他最喜欢的部分，就是雷锋设法清洁社区的情节。
“他用铲刀去铲掉粘贴在地上的广告，我以前也干过。某人在那里贴广告，另一个人把广告清除，然后这人又在同样的地方再贴上广告。”
随着当代中国越来越富裕，官方媒体哀叹诸如官员腐败和公众冷漠造成全国道德水平的下降。
广西代表王爱清说，这就是为什么中国现在仍然需要雷锋这种无私的精神。
“如今的人们只会追名逐利，只管追求成功和金钱，这说明他们很浮躁，需要回到更好的起点上。”
雷锋于1962年去世，享年21岁。最近出版了一全套赞美雷锋的作品出版，今年计划以雷锋为主题出版100多部作品，这是其中的一部分。这些将出版的作品包括诗集，演讲，信件和对雷锋生命的解析。
The SpareOne mobile phone is absolutely unique — running on one AA battery, it keeps its charge for up to 15 years.
待机时间超长的“节约一号”手机非常独特：只需一节AA电池，就能保持电量长达15年。
It has no camera, web browser or other hi-tech extras such as touchscreens.
这款手机没有摄像头、网络浏览器、或者触摸屏等高科技附加设备。
It's designed simply to work as a phone — and built to last.
手机只设计了通话等最基本功能，最大限度地延长待机时间。
The phone goes on sale on March 15, priced at £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.
这款手机定于3月15日发售，在英国的售价60英镑，在美国售价70美元。
The phone is designed as a "backup" phone you can keep in the glove compartment for emergencies.
这款手机是作为“备用”手机设计的，你可以把它放在汽车储物箱里应急。
The idea is that you can keep it there without worrying if it's charged or not.
创意之处就在于，你可以把它放在那里，不用担心有没有电。
Many modern mobiles will lose their charge over time, even if switched off.
很多现在的手机不管是不是关着机，时间久了都会损失电量。
Its makers say that SpareOne is ideal to leave in the car for emergencies, or to pack in travel luggage – especially if you or your loved ones plan to go off the beaten track (or off—piste).
制造商称，“节约一号”放在车里应急用，或者装进旅行包再理想不过了，特别是你和心爱的人要去比较偏僻的地方时（或者去野外滑雪）。
The SpareOne can be pre—programmed for instant access to phone numbers of key contacts, including the relevant emergency services in any location.
人们还可以通过设定“节约一号”的程序，使其能够立即接通紧急联系人，包括在任何地点接通相关的应急服务。
That single battery offers a talk time of up to 10 hours.
单块电池的最长通话时间可达10小时。
As the phone's developer, XPAL Power, says: "It's essentially designed to make and receive the most important calls, no matter what."
手机制造商XPAL能量公司表示：“这款手机本质上是用来接打最重要的电话的，不管是什么。”
The SpareOne's is also able to automatically transmit its location via its mobile ID, plus has a built—in torch.
这款手机还可以通过手机ID自动发送位置信息，此外还有一个内置电筒。
Dream on, Athens. When Beijing presented its 2012 budget this week, the main concern from investors was that the government was not going to run a big enough deficit.
希腊人做梦也不敢想，中国政府本周发布2012年预算时，投资者的主要担忧竟是——政府的预算赤字不够大。
But a closer look at the spending plan reveals that China may have a couple of accounting tricks up its sleeve: its true deficit is likely to be quite a bit larger than the finance ministry claimed.
但更细致地阅读这份预算草案，就会发现中国政府偷偷运用了一些会计技巧。中国真正的赤字规模可能比财政部声称的数字大很多。
Before delving into the numbers, it is worth emphasising why a bigger deficit in China would actually be a good thing, both in the short term and the long term.
探究具体数字之前，我们有必要强调一下，为什么中国扩大财政赤字规模，无论从长期还是短期来看，其实是件好事。
This year, with exporters facing global headwinds and the domestic property market dipping, Chinese growth is bound to slow. The question is whether the government will be able to ensure that this slowdown is moderate and not sharp.
今年，中国出口部门在全球市场面临巨大压力，国内房地产市场也转冷，中国经济增长势必放缓。因此问题就成了政府能否确保经济放缓过程是温和的，而不会太过剧烈。
The weight of that task is going to fall on fiscal policy, because the central bank is unwilling to loosen monetary policy too much for fear of stoking inflation. Hence the disappointment among investors when the finance ministry announced that it was targeting a deficit of 1.5 percent of GDP, just a touch higher than last year. More spending is needed to make up for the gaps left by weak exports and sluggish construction. And with low levels of public debt, China can also easily afford this.
由于央行担忧刺激通胀，不愿过多放松货币政策，因此这项任务会落在财政政策上。所以，当中国财政部宣布将预算赤字设为相当于国内生产总值(GDP)的1.5%之时，投资者颇为失望，这个水平仅比去年略高。中国需要更大的开支力度，才能填补出口走软、建设乏力造成的经济增长缺口。目前较低水平的公共债务水平，意味着中国能够负担得起更大的开支。
From a longer-term perspective, a bigger fiscal deficit is also a vital ingredient in the economic rebalancing that is required to keep Chinese growth on track. As Mark Williams with Capital Economics wrote this week: “Many inside and outside of government have agonised for years over what policy changes are needed to boost domestic demand. There is a straightforward answer: government should simply spend more itself.”
从长远来看，扩大财政赤字也是中国实现经济再平衡的一个关键手段之一，而再平衡则是维持中国经济增长不脱离正轨的必要措施。凯投宏观(Capital Economics)的马克?威廉姆斯(Mark Williams)本周撰文称：“政府内部和外部的许多人，多年来一直在为需要作出哪些政策转变来推动内需而困扰。有一个直截了当的答案，就是政府自己应该花更多的钱。”
We can be thankful, then, that the government appears to have under-reported its spending plans. Its forecast deficit of 1.5 percent of GDP looks more like a 2.4 percent shortfall on closer inspection, according to Citigroup economists.
那么，对于政府在公布预算草案时似乎对赤字打了折扣的做法，我们应该心存谢意才对。花旗集团(Citigroup)经济学家分析道，尽管中国政府宣布的预计赤字相当于GDP的1.5%，但经过更细致的研究，赤字将实际上相当于GDP的2.4%。
They highlighted two accounting oddities that explain this discrepancy.
这些经济学家们指出了两项反常规的会计操作，可以解释二者的差距。
First, excess revenue of Rmb270bn last year was plunked into a "fiscal stabilisation fund", allowing Beijing to leave it out of the 2011 accounts and count it as revenue this year. If counted as 2011 revenue, which it clearly was, this year's deficit would be higher by 0.5 percent of GDP.
第一，去年2700亿元人民币的额外财政收入，被划入“预算稳定调节基金”。这使得北京方面得以将其列在2011年财政收入之外，计入今年的收入。如果将这笔资金计入2011年的收入（显然应该如此），那么今年财政赤字规模将会增加GDP的0.5%。
Second, Rmb192bn of local spending was booked last year but will not actually happen until this year. Accounted for as 2012 expenditure, which it is, China's deficit would rise by a further 0.35 percent of GDP.
第二，计入去年支出的1920亿元人民币地方政府财政开支，实际上今年才会发生。如果计入2012年支出（显然应该如此），那么财政赤字还会再增加GDP的0.35%。
Citi's conclusion? That premier Wen Jiabao's forecast of 7.5 per cent GDP growth this year could prove conservative — as Chinese official forecasts generally have done in recent years. Citi says: “The proactive fiscal policy should be supportive of above 8 percent growth in 2012.”
花旗集团的结论是，温家宝总理对中国经济今年增长7.5%的预期，可能有些保守，近几年中国的官方预测通常如此。花旗集团表示：“积极的财政政策应当能在2012年支撑超过8%的经济增长。”
So rest assured, China has plenty of fiscal fire-power in reserve and is preparing to deploy more of it than the finance ministry would have you believe.
所以投资者可以放心了，中国有充足的财政火力，而且准备部署的火力规模比财政部愿意让你相信的更多。
Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly and justifiably confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.
信心成就一切。当你真正自信时，它就像灿烂的阳光一样从你身上散发出来，就像磁铁一样将成功吸引到你身上。
It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for answers, and then pretty soon you can get it (them).
相信自己非常重要。要相信自己无论在任何情况下都会成功。因为如果你相信你能做到，那么你就真的会做到。这种信念促使你不断的去寻找答案，而不断的探索就意味着你很快就会找到答案。
Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going, exactly how you are going to get there. It comes from a strong sense of purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to take responsibility, rather than just let life happen.
信心不只是一种态度，它来源于你确切地知道自己要去干什么并且确切地知道怎么去干。它来源于强烈的目标感。它来源于勇于承担责任的许诺，而不是让生命放任自流。
One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experience behind you.
培养自信的一种方法是去做你害怕做的事情，并取得成功。
Confidence is compassionate and understanding. It is not arrogant. Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity, confidence comes from strength and integrity.
信心是富有同情心和善解人意的。它一点都不傲慢自大。傲慢是由于害怕和缺乏安全感才产生的，而信心则出于坚强和正直。
Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it. Knowing that you are capable of accomplishing anything you want, and live your life with confidence.
信心并不是仅仅认为你可能会成功，而是确信你一定能成功。确信你有能力实现自己的愿望，并充满信心的生活着。
Anything can be achieved through focused, determined effort, commitment and self-confidence. If your life is not what you want it to be, you have the power to change it, and you must make the changes on a moment by moment basis. Live your priorities, live with your goals and your plan of action, live each moment with your priorities in mind. Act with your own purpose, and you will have the life you want.
如果你足够专心、坚决和自信，那么任何事都能做成。如果生活不像你预想的那样，你有力量去改变它，但是你必须一步一步的去实现这些改变。铭记你生命中最重要的事情。有目标有计划地去生活。为你的目标而奋斗，你就会拥有自己想要的生活。
An estimated 10 million Chinese women are married to gay men, according to retired Qingdao University professor Zhang Beichuan. The wives are often trapped in unhappy unions since they can't easily leave due to Chinese law and the social stigma this would hold, Reuters reported.
据路透社报道，青岛大学退休教师张北川称，中国约有1000万妇女与同性恋男子结婚。这些妻子受困于不幸的婚姻，而受中国法律和社会名声的束缚，她们又不易脱身。
Zhang, citing a survey of more than 1,500 Chinese gay men, estimates that 80 to 90 percent of gay men in China intend to marry or have already married.
张北川援引对中国1500余名同性恋男子的调查，估算80%至90%的同性恋男子打算或已经结婚。
China's Confucian tradition, together with its one-child policy, has increased pressure on homosexual men to conform to heterosexual norms, Zhang said. But breaking free from such marriages is not easy in China. Divorce rates are rapidly rising but divorce is still considered shameful, especially for women.
张北川表示，中国的儒家传统思想以及独生子女政策迫使同性恋男子接受异性婚姻。但是，从此类婚姻中解脱在中国并不容易。虽然离婚率越来越高，但是离婚还是被认为是可耻的，特别是对妇女来说。
Chinese law is quite vague on this issue and offers little help to women who might have difficulties proving their husbands are in homosexual relationships and thus the women can't find a way out through divorce.
中国法律在这个问题上很模糊，而对于那些很难证明丈夫是同性恋的妇女，法律提供不了帮助，因此，这些妇女并不能通过离婚找到解脱的途径。
Contented Married Life
A man was telling one of his friends the secret of his contented married life, "My wife makes all the small decisions," he explained, "and I make all the big ones, so we never interfere in each other's business and never get annoyed with each other. We have no complaints and no arguments."
"That sounds reasonable," answered his friend sympathetically. "And what sort of decisions does your wife make?"
"Well," answered the man, "she decides what jobs I apply for, what sort of house we live in, what furniture we have, where we go for our holidays, and things like that."
His friend was surprised. "Oh?" he said. "And what do you consider important decisions then?"
"Well," answered the man, "I decide who should be Prime Minister, whether we should increase our help to poor countries, what we should do about the atom bomb, and things like that."
令人满意的婚姻生活
一个男人告诉他的朋友自己婚姻幸福美满的秘密，“小事都由我妻子决定，”他解释说：“而我只管大事，我们从不互相干涉，从不生对方的气。我们从来没有抱怨、没有争吵。”
“听起来很有道理，”他的朋友深有同感，“有哪些事情由你妻子作决定呢？”
“嗯，”那个人回答说：“她决定我申请什么工作，我们住什么房子，买什么家具，去哪里度假这些事情。”
他的朋友很惊奇的问道：“哦？那么你决定哪些重要事情？”
“嗯，”他回答：“我决定谁来当首相，我们是否要增加对贫困国家的援助，怎么处理原子弹等等这些问题。”
It is no secret that it is no longer that cheap to make things in China. But now, it is becoming expensive to sell there, too.
中国的制造业成本已经不再那么低廉，这并非什么秘密。但现在，中国市场的销售成本也变得越来越高。
Neiman Marcus, the US multi-brand luxury retailer, plans to enter China via e-commerce rather than traditional bricks-and-mortar. And it is not the only one. A report due to be published on Friday shows that the spiraling cost of doing business in the country is driving other foreign companies with new products away from traditional retailers and into the arms of e-commerce firms.
销售多个品牌奢侈品的零售企业奈曼-马库斯(Neiman Marcus)，计划以电子商务方式进军中国，而不打算在那里建立传统的实体店。奈曼-马库斯并不是唯一一家这样做的企业。上周五发布的一份报告显示，受中国营商成本飞涨的影响，一些手中拥有新产品的外国企业正在远离传统零售商，转而投入电子商务企业的怀抱。
The problem for retailers looking to get into China may be two-fold. Listing costs are high — but brand recognition may not travel online. The Neiman Marcus news was greeted with scepticism by local retail analysts. Shaun Rein of China Market Research in Shanghai said: "nobody knows who Neiman Marcus is in China."
希望进入中国市场的零售商面临两重问题。一方面，开店的成本很高；另一方面，若只在网上销售，恐怕难以树立品牌知名度。中国当地的零售业分析师对奈曼-马库斯的做法持怀疑态度。位于上海的中国市场研究集团(China Market Research)的雷小山(Shaun Rein)表示：“在中国，没人知道奈曼-马库斯是谁。”
Rumours have been swirling for years about Neiman trying to get retail space on the Shanghai Bund for a large new store. Most analysts see it as essential for foreign brands — especially luxury brands — to have bricks and mortar shops to bolster their credibility in a country where seeing is still believing.
数年来一直有传言称，奈曼-马库斯试图在上海外滩搞块零售店面，开一家新的大型门店。多数分析师认为，对外国品牌、尤其是奢侈品品牌来说，开设实体店是至关重要的，这样做可以提升可信度，毕竟这仍是个讲究“眼见为实”的国家。
"Customers really need to be able to see and touch the product and feel the brand heritage in a physical environment," said Rein. "Luxury sales are booming online but people still tend to equate e-commerce with cheap," he said, adding "I don't think it's possible for a foreign brand to come in and sell at high prices just online".
“顾客们真的需要能够看到、摸到产品，在现实环境里感受品牌的底蕴。”雷小山说，“奢侈品的在线销量增长很快，但人们仍倾向于认为电子商务等同于廉价。我认为，若只靠网上销售，外国品牌是不可能进入中国市场并卖出高价的。”
But the costs of physical retail space may force a rethink. According to the report by Data Driven Marketing Asia, the marketing consultancy, the cost of listing one new product "with an established supermarket chain can be as high as $27,000".
但实体零售店的成本可能会迫使外国品牌重新做出考虑。营销咨询公司数达企业管理咨询（Data Driven Marketing Asia，简称DDMA）发布的报告显示，一种新产品在“成熟连锁超市”上架的成本或“高达2.7万美元”。
This adds to steep rises in labour, rental, logistics and marketing costs. Distribution costs increased 200 per cent over the past five years. Warehousing cost was up 23 per cent last year, while the cost for advertising on CCTV, the national broadcaster, has risen almost 50 per cent since 2007. And retail rents in China's largest cities are forecast to increase by an average 12 per cent this year, according CB Richard Ellis. The cost of employing more experienced white-collar staff in the more affluent parts of China has risen almost 60 per cent over the past three years.
此外，劳动力、场租、物流和营销成本也在急剧上涨。过去五年间，分销成本上升了200%。仓储成本去年提高了23%。而在中国中央电视台(CCTV)做广告的成本自2007年以来已提高了近50%。世邦魏理仕(CB Richard Ellis)称，预计中国最大型城市的零售店铺租金今年将平均上涨12%。过去三年里，在中国较富裕地区雇佣较有经验白领的成本提高了近60%。
Sam Mulligan, China Director at DDMA, said: "Over the past three years, these costs have started to become prohibitive. When we work with customers on a new market entry, once we get to formulating a retail strategy, the metrics fall out of the window."
DDMA中国总经理萨姆?穆里根(Sam Mulligan)说：“过去三年里，这些成本已开始变得令人望而却步了。我们在与客户讨论进入市场的新尝试时，一到制定零售战略这一步，就感慨各项成本高得离谱。”
As a result, companies are shying away from traditional retailers. Yihaodian, the online grocer in which Walmart recently raised its stake to 51 per cent, is trying to grab that business by offering a one-stop-shop service for new market entrants. It helps them register their brands, deals with import formalities, transport, logistics and advertising.
因此，企业开始避开传统零售商。在线零售商“一号店”正在努力抓住这个商业机遇，手段是为新进入市场的企业提供一站式店铺服务。一号店会帮助它们注册品牌、处理进口手续、运输、物流和广告等事宜。沃尔玛(Walmart)最近刚把在一号店的持股比例提高到51%。
Yihaodian has already seen a steep increase over the past six months in requests from foreign companies that want to bring new products into the Chinese market. The online retailer saw the number of products available in its store jump to 180,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011 from just 50,000 a year earlier.
想将自己的新产品引入中国市场的外国企业，纷纷请求进驻一号店。最近六个月，这类请求的数量大幅增长。2011年第四季度，这家在线零售商的网店中出售的产品已激增至18万种，而一年之前只有区区5万种。 译者:王柯伦
A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Many proverbs give advice about the best way to live.
谚语是一个短语，众所周知，表达一个共同的真理或信仰。许多谚语生活的最佳方式的意见。
Recently, we presented a program about proverbs. We asked our listeners to send us their favorite proverbs. A short time later, we received suggestions from around the world. We heard from listeners in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.
最近，我们提出有关谚语方案。我们要求我们的听众发来自己喜欢的谚语。很快，我们收到了来自世界各地的建议。我们听到的是来自非洲，亚洲，欧洲和南美洲的听众。
The top proverb among these listeners is this one: "Where there is a will, there is a way." This means that you can rise above your problems if you have a goal and work very hard.
这些听众之间的顶部有句谚语是这样一句：“哪里有意愿，就有一种方法。” （有志者，事竟成。），这意味着，你可以超越你的问题，如果你有一个目标，工作很辛苦。
Some listeners liked another proverb: "Strike while the iron is hot." This means it is best to take action quickly and at the right time. Another favorite proverb was, "God helps those who help themselves."
一些听众喜欢另一句谚语：“趁热打铁。” （趁热打铁），这意味着它是最好迅速采取行动，并在合适的时间。另一个最喜欢的格言是“上帝帮助那些能自己帮助自己的。” （自助者天助之。）
Xu Da-ju from China wrote that his country has thousands of proverbs. Several of them are also used in the United States. One example is "Birds of a feather flock together." This means that people who are alike often become friends or spend time together.
徐大柱从中国写道，他的国家有成千上万谚语。其中有几个是在美国使用。一个例子是“物以类聚，人以群分。” （物以类聚，人以群分。）这意味着，人们都经常成为朋友一起消磨时光。
Another proverb is "Blood is thicker than water." This means family ties are stronger than other relationships. A similar proverb states "Charity begins at home." A person should help his family or close friends before helping others.
另一句谚语：“血是血浓于水。”（血浓于水），这意味着家庭关系是强于其他关系。类似的谚语状态“仁爱从家里开始。”（仁爱始于家）。在帮助别人之前，一个人应该帮助他的家人或亲密的朋友。
Alina from China sent us this proverb: "He who would climb a ladder must begin at the bottom." That is good advice when working around your home or looking for a job.
阿丽娜从中国送给我们这个谚语：“他会爬上梯子，必须从底层开始。”（千里之行，始于足下。）这是个好建议，工作时在你的家里或找工作。
Antonio Jose from Brazil says his favorite proverb is "Tell me who walks with you, and I'll tell you who you are." Didier Vermeulen of France sent us this one: "It does not matter the speed you go. The most important thing is to never stop."
来自巴西的何塞·安东尼奥说，他最喜欢的格言是：“告诉我，你与谁走，我会告诉你，你是谁。”（观其友知其人。）迪迪埃韦尔默朗从法国给我们送来了一句：“它不会管你走的速度，最重要的事情是永远不会停止。“（重要的不是速度，而是永不放弃。）
Wafaa from Egypt says his favorite proverb is, "Think twice, act wise." He also says he is making an effort to use this saying in his life.
来自埃及的wafaa说，他最喜欢的格言是“三思而后行，明智的行为。”（三思而后行）他还说，在他的生命中他正在努力使用此说。
Another favorite proverb among our listeners is "Practice makes perfect." This means you will become good at something if you keep doing it. Another popular proverb is: "If you want something done right, do it yourself."
另一个在我们的听众中喜爱的谚语是“熟能生巧。”（熟能生巧），这意味着你将成为更好，如果你继续做下去。另一种流行的谚语是：“如果你得到想要的东西，你自己做”（自己动手，丰衣足食）
Najeeb from Afghanistan sent us this proverb: "If you risk nothing, then you risk everything."
Najeeb从阿富汗带给我们这样的谚语：“如果你没冒任何风险，那么你的风险是一切没有。”（万事不冒险将一事无成。）
And, here is the favorite proverb of Marius Meledje in Ivory Coast: "Your defeat now is your victory in the future." He says it means you can learn from your mistakes. This will help you do better when facing similar situations in the future.
这里是马吕斯在象牙海岸Meledje最喜欢的谚语：“你失败的现在，是你未来的胜利。”他说，这意味着你可以从错误中吸取教训（失败是成功之母。）。这将帮助您做的更好时，在未来面临类似的情况。
Robert Zoellick announced on February 17 that he would not seek a second mandate as president of the World Bank. Little has been heard since from Washington or Brussels about possible replacements. Does this mean there is some hesitation in the US administration about which American to nominate? Or does it mean that the unwritten convention, Robert Zoellick announced on February 17 that he would not seek a second mandate as president of the World Bank. Little has been heard since from Washington or Brussels about possible replacements. Does this mean there is some hesitation in the US administration about which American to nominate? Or does it mean that the unwritten convention, allocating the leadership of the IMF and the Bank respectively to Europe and the US, is at last giving way to the idea that the World Bank should be managed by the most qualified person, whatever his or her origin?
罗伯特·佐利克(Robert Zoellick)在2月17日宣布不再寻求连任世界银行(World Bank)行长职务。从那以后，华盛顿和布鲁塞尔对可能的接替人选都几乎没有做出任何表态。这是否意味着美国政府对提名哪个美国人有些犹豫？还是意味着国际货币基金组织(IMF)和世界银行的领导职务分别由欧洲人和美国人担任的不成文惯例终于开始松动，取而代之的观点是世界银行应当由最有资格的人领导，无论他来自哪个国家？
As chief economists and senior vice-presidents of the World Bank from 1997 to 2007, we urge the US administration and the international development community to end an outdated and counterproductive monopoly on selecting the head of that global institution. We believe it is time to adopt an open and efficient selection procedure, clearly open to candidates from developing countries. And it is time that the pious declarations of commitment to such a process showed some sincerity. To say it is merit-based, and to choose an American repeatedly, shows scant respect to the citizens of other countries.
作为1997年至2007年间世界银行的首席经济学家和高级副行长，我们敦促美国政府和该国际发展机构，终止对这家全球性机构负责人选择程序的垄断，这种垄断已经不合时宜，且产生了负面的作用。我们相信，采取一种公开、高效的，对发展中国家候选人明确开放的遴选程序的时机已经到来。对这样一种程序的庄严承诺，现在也该显示出一些诚意了。一边声称遴选程序“任人唯贤”，一边却总是选择美国人，并没有对其他国家的公民显示足够的尊重。
Developed countries have a majority of voting shares in the World Bank and the IMF, and so control the leadership of these institutions. We are now close to the turning point where developing countries will represent half of real global output. They already drive global growth. More important, the developing countries represent 6bn of the 7bn world population.
发达国家在世界银行和IMF中拥有多数的投票权份额，因而控制着这两家机构的领导权。我们现在已经逼近发展中国家在全球实际经济产出中贡献一半的时刻。它们已经是全球经济增长的推动力量。更重要的是，发展中国家代表着70亿全球总人口中的60亿人口。
Our recommendation is not to swap an arbitrary rule, by which the president of the World Bank must be American, for another, only slightly less arbitrary, by which he or she should come from a developing country. It is to allow the best people to be considered for that position, whatever their origin.
我们的建议并不是把一种随意的规则（世界银行行长必须是美国人），替换成另一种没那么随意的规则（行长应当来自发展中国家），而是允许考虑让最佳人选担任行长职务，无论他来自哪个国家。
The developed countries have declared the importance of an "open, transparent and merit-based process" many times. They have recognised the importance of trust, credibility and collaboration in overcoming global challenges, particularly that of poverty. Yet when the moment comes for decision, they cannot resist the temptation to perpetuate the monopoly. This is not only hypocritical, it also destroys the trust and spirit of collaboration needed to manage the profound problems facing the world.
发达国家已经多次公开强调一种“开放、透明、任人唯贤”的程序的重要性。它们认识到，要想克服全球挑战，尤其是贫困的挑战，互信、公信力以及协作具有重要意义。然而到了做出决定的时刻，它们却难以抵挡继续垄断的诱惑。这不仅虚伪，而且还会破坏应对当前世界面临的深远问题所需的信任和协作精神。
Developed countries' control of the selection process also discourages developing countries from putting forward a candidate who might have broad support among them. As a result, there is a risk that the choices offered the Executive Board will, in practice, be very limited.
发达国家对选择程序的控制，也会打击发展中国家提名本来可能在发展中国家中拥有广泛支持的候选人的积极性。结果，提交给理事会(Executive Board)的候选人名单也会十分有限。
A more open procedure could rely, as with some other international organisations, on a small selection committee appointed by the board of the Bank. Its task would be to draw up a shortlist from candidates nominated by member countries or by others. The final choice would then be made by the World Bank's board according to its usual voting rules. This simple procedure would be consistent with the institution's present governance and with the plurality of well-qualified candidates.
更开放的程序，可以像其他国际组织一样，依靠一个由世界银行理事会任命的、小型的遴选委员会来执行，其任务将是从各成员国及其他各方提名的候选人中，挑选出入围名单。最终人选则由世行理事会按照正常的投票规则确定。这个简单的程序，既符合世界银行当前的治理方式，也能实现胜任的候选人的多样性。
Criteria for shortlisting candidates could be similar to those listed by the IMF board in the procedure that led to the appointment of Christine Lagarde: distinguished record as an economic policymaker, outstanding professional background, familiarity with banking and finance, diplomatic and managerial skills. In the case of the World Bank, solid knowledge and experience of development policy should be added to this list.
挑选入围候选人的标准，与IMF理事会任命克里斯蒂娜·拉加德(Christine Lagarde)为总裁的程序相似：作为经济政策制定者的杰出履历、出色的专业背景、熟悉银行和金融业、拥有外交和管理技巧。对于世界银行而言，除了以上这些标准，还应加上在发展政策方面需具备扎实知识和丰富经验这条要求。
This last requirement means that suitable candidates are more likely to come from developing countries, where there are leaders who combine the other qualifications with proven ability to put development into practice and international experience.
最后一项要求意味着合适的候选人更有可能来自发展中国家。发展中国家有一些领导者，既拥有其他领域的能力，在将发展政策应用到实践方面又有公认的能力，同时还具有国际经验。
We do not wish to name candidates; we simply note that there is an important principle at stake, that breaking it is destructive, that the appropriate criteria are reasonable and clear, and that there are first-class people from developing countries with skills and experience that are difficult to match. Let the competition be open; let the US and Europe live up to their words and let them behave as if it really is a World Bank.
我们不想给出候选人的名字。我们只是想指出，一个重要的原则正在动摇，如果这个原则被打破，会有破坏性的后果，恰当的选择标准应当合理、明确，而且发展中国家拥有一些能力和经验都令人难以匹敌的一流人才。竞争应当公开。美国和欧洲也应当遵守诺言。应当把世界银行当作真正的“世界”银行。
The writers are former chief economists and senior vice-presidents of the World Bank
作者曾任世界银行首席经济学家和高级副行长
The story. Taobao.com was founded in 2003 by Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, as a defensive move against its US rival Ebay, which had set up in China the previous year.
故事。2003年，中国电子商务企业阿里巴巴(Alibaba)创建了淘宝网(Taobao.com)，此举旨在防御2002年进入中国市场的美国竞争对手eBay。
The challenge. When Ebay launched in China it had global revenues of more than $2bn. As a young, domestic entity, Taobao was taking on a huge rival while also fending off many similar small competitors in the sector, where barriers to entry were low.
挑战。eBay进入中国之际，其全球收入已经超过了20亿美元。淘宝则是一家年轻的本土企业，在面对来自eBay的强大竞争的同时，还要应对业内众多与自身类似的小型竞争对手。电子商务行业那时的进入门槛很低。
The strategic response. Noting that Ebay in China was charging users to list products and services, Taobao allowed them to list for free in order to build a big cohort of sellers and buyers. Critical mass would eventually attract revenue-generating activities, such as online advertisements.
战略对策。淘宝注意到，eBay在中国向在其网站上展示产品和服务的用户收取费用，而淘宝却不收费，以此建立起庞大的卖家和买家用户群。只要用户数量达到一定规模，就会最终带来能够产生收入的业务，如在线广告等。
Taobao also presented itself as very much a Chinese enterprise. For instance, the screen names of online moderators were derived from characters in popular Chinese kung-fu novels.
淘宝还强调自己是一家土生土长的中国企业。例如，淘宝在线客服的“花名”，就取自中国流行武侠小说中的人物。
Next, Taobao aimed to be more innovative than Ebay in customer service. In 2003 Taobao started Aliwangwang, its instant communication tool, to help buyers and sellers interact.
下一步，淘宝的目标是推出比eBay更具创新性的客户服务。2003年，淘宝推出即时通讯工具阿里旺旺(Aliwangwang)，帮助卖家和买家进行互动。
It also introduced the online payment system Alipay a year later. Online credit card or debit card payment was very rare in China and customers usually paid cash on delivery. Alipay formed partnerships with leading Chinese banks and signed a long-term agreement with China Post, which meant customers without a debit or bank card could fund their Alipay accounts at any of its 66,000 offices.
2004年，淘宝推出了在线支付系统支付宝(Alipay)。那时，中国人很少使用信用卡或者借记卡进行在线支付，客户通常在收货时用现金支付。支付宝和中国的大银行达成合作，并且和中国邮政(China Post)签署了长期协议，如此一来，客户即使没有借记卡或者银行卡，也可以通过中国邮政遍布各地的66000家邮局向支付宝账户汇款。
What happened. Taobao developed into a diverse e-commerce platform where businesses sell a very wide range of items to online shop owners who then sell on to consumers.
结果。淘宝发展成为多元化的电子商务平台，在这个平台上，企业向在线商店店主销售各式各样的产品，店主再卖给消费者。
At the end of 2006, Ebay shut its main website in China and formed a joint venture with Hong Kong- headquartered Tom Online.
2006年底，eBay关闭了在中国的主站，与总部位于香港的Tom在线(Tom Online)建立了一家合资企业。
Taobao continued to build a network of ventures around its core operations. In 2007 it set up Alisoft.com, where small Taobao sellers could buy customised software from independent vendors to help with functions such as customer relations or managing inventory.
淘宝则继续围绕核心业务，建立起业务网络。2007年，淘宝软件(Alisoft.com)成立，淘宝上的小卖家可以在此向独立供应商购买定制软件，用于客户关系或库存管理等。
In 2008 Taobao integrated Alimama.com, an online ad company with a network of more than 400,000 specialised websites where Taobao sellers could affordably post ads to reach their target audiences.
2008年，淘宝整合了在线广告公司淘宝联盟(Alimama.com)。淘宝联盟拥有覆盖40多万家专业网站的网络，淘宝卖家可以以不贵的价格向目标受众发布广告。
These complementary ventures formed a network, with Taobao at the centre surrounded by interlinked companies. All cross-sold and cross-marketed each other's services and offered packaged deals to Taobao sellers.
这些业务相互补充，形成网络，淘宝位于网络的核心，被各个相互联系的企业所围绕。这些企业互相进行服务的交叉销售和交叉营销，把众多服务打包起来提供给淘宝卖家。
As this "ecosystem" developed it attracted other businesses to use Taobao, Alipay, Alisoft and Alimama's platforms to provide further customised services to Taobao sellers.
这套“生态系统”逐渐发展起来，又吸引了其他企业使用淘宝、支付宝、阿里软件和淘宝联盟的平台，向淘宝卖家提供更加深度定制的服务。
The extent and reach of the ecosystem became too hard for rivals to replicate.
这套生态系统的规模和影响之大，竞争对手已经无力模仿。
By 2010 Taobao served more than 80 per cent of China's e-commerce market, with 170m registered users and revenues of more than Rmb20bn from online advertising and fee-paying services such as shop design and sales training.
截至2010年，淘宝占有中国电子商务市场80%以上的份额，注册用户达1.7亿，在线广告和店铺设计、销售培训等付费服务的收入超过了200亿元人民币。
Meanwhile, Ebay moved its business focus to cross-border e-commerce, where Chinese consumers sell to overseas consumers. It holds a leading position in that segment.
与此同时，eBay的业务重心转移到跨境电子商务方面，中国的商家利用它向海外消费者销售产品。它在这个领域处于领先地位。
Key lessons. How Taobao kept Ebay out of the market and became China's dominant e-commerce platform in a relatively short space of time holds lessons for Chinese and western companies alike.
关键经验。淘宝如何在相对较短的时间内，把eBay拒于中国市场之外，成为中国最重要的电子商务平台，其经验值得中国和西方企业学习。
First, Taobao provided services and solved problems for the smaller businesses that are the driving force behind China's economic boom. For instance, Alipay enabled people to pay for goods and services easily.
首先，小企业是中国经济繁荣的推动力量，淘宝为这些小企业提供服务、解决问题。例如，支付宝让人们可以轻松地进行支付，购买商品和服务。
Second, Taobao set up or integrated services that complemented each other and used this ecosystem to create a bar to competition.
第二，淘宝创建或者整合了互补的服务，并用这套生态系统筑起竞争壁垒。
Third, Taobao identified how to help people buy and sell. By making online shopping easy, safe and fun it helped many first-time online buyers build confidence in e-commerce.
第三，淘宝找到了帮助卖家销售和买家购物的办法。淘宝使网上购物变得简单、安全和有趣，让很多初次接触网上购物的买家对电子商务树立起信心。
Mark Greeven, Shengyun Yang, Tao Yue, Eric van Heck and Barbara Krug
本文作者马克·格雷芬(Mark Greeven)、杨盛赟、岳韬、埃里克·范埃克(Eric van Heck)和芭芭拉·克鲁格(Barbara Krug)是伊拉斯谟大学(Erasmus University)鹿特丹管理学院(Rotterdam School of Management)的教师
The writers are faculty members at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
译者:倪卫国
Many years after receiving my graduate degree, I returned to the State University of New York at Binghamton as a faculty member. One day in a crowded elevator, someone remarked on its inefficiency. I said the elevators had not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student.
获取研究生学位多年以后，我回到位于宾翰顿的纽约州立大学当教员。一天，电梯里很拥挤，有人抱怨电梯效率太低。我说自我在那里当学生起，20年来电梯一直没有换过。
When the door finally opened, I felt a compassionate pat on my back, and turned to see an elderly nun smiling at me. "You'll get that degree, dear," she whispered. "Perseverance is a virtue."
最后当电梯门打开时，我感到有人在我的背上同情地拍了一下，回过头来我看到一位年长的修女正在朝我微笑。“你会拿到学位的，亲爱的，”她低声说道：“坚持不懈是一种美德。”
U.S. officials say the United States and China have agreed to coordinate their response to a scheduled North Korean missile launch that has overshadowed this week's nuclear security summit in Seoul. An aide to U.S. President Barack Obama says Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed his nation's "serious concern" about the planned launch at a one-on-one meeting with Mr. Obama on Monday. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes briefed reporters on the meeting. He said Mr. Hu told the U.S. president that China has already expressed its concern to Pyongyang. He said the two leaders agreed to consider what steps to take next if the launch goes ahead.
美国官员表示，美中两国同意协调它们对朝鲜计划进行的导弹发射的回应。朝鲜的这一发射计划给本周在首尔举行的核安全峰会蒙上阴影。美国总统奥巴马的一位助手说，中国国家主席胡锦涛星期一在与奥巴马进行一对一会晤时表示，中国“严重关切”这次计划的导弹发射。美国副国家安全顾问本.罗兹在这次会议上对记者发布了这一消息。他说，胡锦涛对美国总统说，中国已经向平壤表达了这一关切。他说，如果朝鲜发射导弹，美中两位领导人同意考虑今后将采取何种举措。
In remarks Sunday, Mr. Obama had urged China to stop turning a blind eye to North Korea's nuclear defiance and use its influence to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. China is North Korea's main ally and trading partner, but Beijing says its political influence over Pyongyang is limited. In a speech at Hankuk University in Seoul earlier Monday, Mr. Obama warned Pyongyang that it could continue down the road it is on, but that would lead to more broken dreams, more isolation and ever more distance between the people of North Korea and the dignity and opportunity they deserve.
奥巴马在星期日的讲话中敦促中国不要再对朝鲜在核项目问题上的对抗行为视而不见，而要利用其影响力节制朝鲜的核野心。中国是朝鲜的主要盟友和贸易伙伴，但是北京当局说，他们对平壤的政治影响力有限。奥巴马星期一早些时候在首尔的韩国外国语大学发表演讲时警告平壤说，平壤可以继续走现在的老路，但是这条道路将让朝鲜更多的梦想破灭、导致朝鲜更加孤立、并让朝鲜人民距离他们应有的尊严和机遇越来越远。
An expert has identified an animal captured in east China's Shangdong province as a Siberian husky dog; a domestic animal that resembles wolves in appearance, the Shangdong Business Daily reports.
据《山东商报》报道称：一名专家鉴定于山东捕获的疑似狼动物实则为西伯利亚哈士奇，一种外形似狼的家养宠物。
People have been on high alert since a grey wolf reportedly killed two villagers and wounded five others in Tengzhou, Shangdong province on Monday, March 19. Three days after local police shot the animal dead, they captured another animal which they also suspected of being a wolf and took it to the area's local zoo as a 5-year-old she-wolf.
有报道称，3月19日星期一这天，一只灰狼在山东滕州咬死2名村民，另咬伤5人。人们自此便高度警戒起来。当地民警随后将这只伤人野狼击毙。三天后，民警又捕获到另一只疑似狼的动物。后这只“5岁母狼”被送往当地动物园。
Police believe it was responsible for attacks on seven people, two of whom died.
民警认定它就是袭击7人并致其中2人死亡的那只狼。
But a local man surnamed Wang claimed it was his pet dog Lady that he had reared for two years, and who was gentle in nature.
但当地市民王先生却声称这只“疑似野狼”是他养了两年的宠物狗——性情温顺的“Lady”.
Xing Hao, a local zookeeper, told China Central Television: "Its cry is like that of a wolf and the corners of its eyes are tilted, not straight like that of a dog. Its tail is also straight, not sticking up like a dog, and its ears are upright. All these indicators are in line with a wolf's characteristics."
当地动物园饲养员邢浩（音译）在接受中央电视台采访时表示：“它叫起来像狼，眼角倾斜，不像狗的眼角，是平的。它的尾巴是平直下垂的，不像狗的尾巴那样会向上翘。耳朵直立着。所有这些都符合狼的特点。”
But Wang disagreed. "It's not a wolf but my dog. I recognized her at a glance from a news photo," Wang told China Daily.
但王先生并不同意这一说法。“这不是狼，这是我的狗。我在新闻图片中一眼就认出了她。”王先生在接受《中国日报》采访时称。
"Her name is Lady and she is very gentle. I have raised her for nearly two years. At around 11 am last Friday, she ran away from home and never came back."
“她叫Lady，性情温顺，我已经养了近两年了。上周五上午11点左右，她从家里跑了出去就再也没回来。”
Wang said he now works in another city in Shandong and was only told of events by friends on Friday night.
王先生说，他现在山东省的另一座城市工作，所以周五晚才从朋友那得知这件事。
"I recognize my Lady," he said. "I hope I can get my pet back as soon as possible."
“我认得我的Lady,”他说，“我希望能尽快把我的狗带回来。”
"During her capture, she was hurt badly both physically and mentally. She's very scared of people," he claimed, relying on reports from family and friends who went to see the dog on Saturday.
王先生表示自己的家人和朋友周六那天去看了这只狗，他说：“她被抓时，身心都受到了很大的伤害。她现在很害怕人。”
"It's quite understandable for local departments to do this, as they want to protect local residents," Wang said.
“我可以理解当地部门的做法，他们只是想保护村民。”王先生说。
"But Tengzhou is a small place where huskies are hardly ever seen. It's very possible that people mistook her for a wolf."
“但滕州地方小，很少会见到哈士奇。人们很有可能把它误认成狼。”
A vet from Shensheng Pet Clinic, who didn't give her name, said there was "no significant difference" between some breeds of husky and wolf, as they share a common ancestor.
一位来自申盛宠物医院（音译），不愿透露姓名的兽医表示，有些品种的哈士奇和狼没有“明显差异”，因为它们拥有共同的祖先。
"Most people don't know this and it's very likely to have been a wrong identification," she said.
她说：“大多数人并不知道这一点，所以这很可能是次错误的鉴定。”
Ma Jinsheng, a zoology expert, visited the zoo in Tengzhou on March 26. After close observations and a number of experiments, Ma confirmed that the animal was in fact a husky dog.
3月26日，动物学专家马金生教授来到滕州动物园。在进行了严密观察和一系列实验之后，马教授确认，这只动物实际上就是哈士奇犬。
"This animal's eyes aren't as angular as a wolf's; and the color of its fur doesn't match that of a wolf. Most importantly of all, it's very friendly towards humans," Ma said after conducting a controlled experiment using food. The husky dog accepted food from Ma Jinsheng, while in contrast, a real wolf kept at the zoo shied away as soon as Ma approached.
马教授在进行了一次喂食对照实验之后表示：“这只动物眼睛的倾斜度不如狼；毛色也与狼不同。最重要的是，它对人类很友好。”这只哈士奇接受了马教授给的食物，而园中真正的狼则恰恰相反，马教授稍一靠近它们就跑开躲了起来。
Ma stated that the most absolute and scientific way to determine the true identity of the animal is to take samples of its fur and conduct DNA analysis.
马教授表示，确定该动物身份最准确也是最科学的方法便是取得该动物的皮毛样本，进行DNA分析鉴定。
Prevention: A brisk 30 minute walk a day can protect against bowel cancer Regular exercise can significantly cut the risk of bowel cancer, research shows. Just 30 minutes of activity a day has been shown to reduce the chance of developing polyps – growths which can become cancerous – by a third. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine found that people who took regular exercise were 30 per cent less likely to develop the larger polyps most at risk of becoming cancerous.
积雪融化、春天又踏着她轻盈的脚步来到了我们身边，在当今快节奏的繁忙的工作中如何能保持身心健康，“春季将如何养生”又是一个摆在我们面前的重要课题。有来自华盛顿大学医学院的专家建议，每日30分钟的有氧慢走可以有效减少患上大肠癌的机率，换句话来说，慢走可以降低胃肠道息肉（胃肠道粘膜局限性增生形成的隆起肿物）的生长速度，具体数字能达到30%，看来，慢走是白领春季养生的最佳选择之一。
The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, looked at data from 20 previously published pieces of work. Lead author Dr Kathleen Wolin said: ‘Exercise has many benefits, including boosting the immune system, decreasing inflammation in the bowel and helping to reduce insulin levels.’ Bowel cancer is the third most common form of the disease, and the second most common among women. There are around 38,600 cases a year in the UK. The researchers analysed data from 20 existing studies and found people who lead sedentary lifestyles are more likely to have growths.
据悉，这项实验结果发表在《英国癌症杂志》期刊上，有专家Dr Kathleen Wolin 说：“锻炼有许多益处，包括提高自身免疫系统抵御外界侵蚀的能力、降低体内胰岛素水平并减少肠道炎症的机率等等。”据悉，大肠癌是第三大癌症，而且女性发病的机率会很高。在英国，这种疾病的数量异常庞大，每年共有3万8千多的类似案例发生，研究人员经过调查证实，有“久坐的不良生活习惯”的人群最容易患上此类疾病。看来，亚健康生活带来的弊端越来越显现了，而且城市白领的亚健康趋势呈上升趋势，我们要意识到，需要社会关注的问题不仅仅局限于大肠癌而已了。
People who took regular exercise were 16 per cent less likely to develop bowel polyps and 30 per cent less likely to develop large or advanced polyps which are more likely to develop into cancer. Professor Wolin said: 'We've long known that an active lifestyle can protect against bowel cancer but this study is the first to look at all the available evidence and show that a reduction in bowel polyps is the most likely explanation for this.
有数据显示，每日能做有规律运动的人比不愿意运动的人患上大肠癌的机率低16%，而胃肠道长息肉的机率也大大减少30%。教授 Wolin 说：“虽然我们都知道有规律的运动可以减少患上大肠癌的机率，但是这次的实验是首次提供具体数据证实了我们的假想。”
Walking is a great way to get in shape without breaking the bank (it's free and you do it everyday). But there are other benefits to this exercise that you may not have realize. Here's some fun facts to encourage you to lace up your walking shoes.
步行是塑身的超棒方式，不花钱，而且可以每天进行。但还有一些你不知道的好处。看了以下有趣内容，可以鼓励你系上运动鞋带。
Whether you stroll, saunter, amble or stride, walking is good for you. In his book, The Lost Art of Walking, Geoff Nicholson extols the virtues of walking, and delves into how and why we walk. Besides providing physical, psychological and social benefits, this simple, free activity can transform your life, he suggests. Here’s how:
不管是溜达、漫步、逛逛，还是大步走，步行都有好处。吉奥夫.尼克尔森在《消失的步行艺术》一书中，大力称赞步行好处，探究步行方式和原因。他说，除了生理、心理和社交方面的好处外，该简单、免费的活动还能改变你的生活。如下：
Promotes Good Health
From a health perspective, walking is the key to managing weight, controlling blood pressure, and reducing the risk of a stroke, breast cancer, diabetes and myriad other ailments. A brisk daily walk lengthens your life, decreases the risk of depression and elevates your mood and sense of wellbeing. According to Harvard teaching hospital Beth Israel Medical Centre, walking lowers total cholesterol and increases high-density lipoproteins (HDL) or the “good cholesterol”.
锻炼好身体
从健康角度看，步行在以下几方面能起到关键作用：控制体重；控制高血压；降低中风、乳癌、糖尿病和其他各种疾病的风险。每天轻快走，可以长寿，减少抑郁风险，提升精神气，让人感觉更健康。根据哈佛大学附属医院贝西.伊萨瑞中心的研究表明，步行降低总胆固醇水平，并提高高密度——即“好胆固醇”——水平。
Keeps You Mentally Refreshed
From a psychological viewpoint, walking offers an opportunity to clarify thoughts, to solve problems and to reduce stress. If you establish a rhythm that is relaxing and peaceful, walking can also become a form of meditation.
让你精神好
从心理学角度看，步行提供了以下时间：理清思路，解决问题，还有减压。假如进行放松、平和的步行，也是一种冥想方式。
Allows for Social Bonding
Walking regularly with someone else enables a friendship to blossom as the pair of you exercise. You can also schedule regular walk “dates” with your spouse or partner and use the time to discuss issues without distractions.
紧密人际关系
和别人一起进行有规律的步行，可以在锻炼中发展友谊。你可以通过安排好步行时间，和配偶或者伴侣进行“约会”；还可以不受干扰地讨论问题。
Lets You See the World Around You
Also, the best way to explore some of the world’s great cities – such as New York, London, Paris and Rome – is on foot. Walking stimulates the senses and enables you to enjoy a rich engagement with life around you. According to Nicholson, the poet William Wordsworth circumnavigated the world seven times during his lifetime. Wordsworth reputedly delighted in the simple truth that “going for a walk is an invitation for surprise”.
看看外面的世界
游玩世界上的大城市，如纽约、伦敦、巴黎和罗马，最好的方式也是步行。步行让感觉更敏锐，能让你发觉周围生活的丰富多彩。根据尼克尔森的说法，诗人威廉姆.沃兹华斯一生中环游世界七次。“出门散步，来自惊奇的邀请”，沃兹华斯一直心悦诚服地相信这个简单真理。
Here are some tips to get going:
Get a walking buddy and commit to meet each week at a set time.
Get a dog and you’ll have a constant walking companion.
Choose a location that is picturesque but accessible.
Start with a moderate walk, then increase the pace and distance.
Include some hills and stairs.
Use an umbrella if it rains: the worst that can happen is that you get wet!
以下是几个小贴士：
1、找一个步行伙伴，坚持每星期在固定时间见面；
2、养一条狗，那步行伙伴就一直有了；
3、找个风景好、交通便利的地方；
4、开始步行要适度，逐步提高强度，增加距离；
5、要有一些山和楼梯；
6、如果下雨，要撑伞；如果淋湿了，那可糟了！
For years the advice has been clear: eating five portions a day of fruit and vegetables is the key to a healthy life. But five may no longer be enough.
在我们日常的饮食中，蔬菜与水果需占摄取食物总量的5成，这也是维持健康的身体与生活状态的关键之一。不过现在看来，50%的蔬果已经不足以满足需求了。
A study has found that to get maximum defence against heart disease, you need to eat at least eight daily servings of fresh food.
据一份最新的健康研究显示，为了能更好的预防心血管方面的疾病，我们每天所要食用的蔬菜与水果至少要占到饮食总量的8成。
The Government’s five-a-day advice has its roots in World Health Organisation guidelines to include 14oz of vegetables in a daily diet.
更具世界健康卫生组织所倡导的“每餐需含有14盎司蔬菜的标准”，英国政府向国民建议，每日摄取的食物中最还有一般为蔬果类。
But there have been doubts over whether eating more than this level of fruit and veg meant even greater health benefits. Now the new study suggests every extra portion provides added protection.
不过有人也对此提出了怀疑，多下更多吃蔬菜与水果就是否一定以为着又会更健康的身体。而现在，这份研究证明，提高健康食物所占的体重将对人体提供多大的保护。
Significantly, those in the ­highest category – eating eight or more a day – have a 22 per cent lower chance of dying from heart disease than those who consume three ­ portions, the UK average.
更要中的是，从英国国民健康水平的平均值来看，每日摄入近8成的蔬果的人要比那些仅仅吃“3份”蔬果的人罹患心脏病的概率小22%。
A ‘portion’ weighs just under 3oz, equal to a small banana, a medium apple or a small carrot. The findings come from an ongoing European investigation into diet and health, looking at 300,000 people in eight countries.
这其中所指的每一份大概相当于三盎司，也就是一只小香蕉，中等个头的苹果，或小一些的萝卜。这究报告是在研究了八个国家的30万人口的饮食与健康水平后得出的结果。
Dr Francesca Crowe, of Oxford University, is working on the project. She said that although ischaemic heart disease (IHD) – the most common form – was less likely in those who ate lots of vegetables, it could be explained because these people might also have healthier lifestyles.
来自牛津大学的克洛维博士参与了这项调查研究。她指出，比较常见的缺血性心脏病很少出现在那些摄入很多蔬菜水果的人群中，同时，这位人的健康的生活状态也是保护他们免于心脏病威胁的原因之一。
However, the study specifically showed a reduced risk of dying from IHD of around four per cent for each additional portion of fruit and veg consumed above the lowest category, which was those who ate two or fewer portions.
研究充实指出，对于那些摄取蔬果量处于做低标准的人，也就是每日仅有“2份”的人来说，饮食中每增加“一份”的蔬果比重，患上缺血性心脏病的几率就将缩小4%。
The average intake of fruit and vegetables across all the countries in the study was five portions. People in Greece, Italy and Spain ate more and those in Sweden less.
这些受调查的欧洲国家中，人们平均每日会吃掉“5份”蔬果，其中，希腊、意大利和西班牙人会吃更多的蔬果，而瑞典人则更少些。
A new study suggests that for better health, you should try standing up more, HealthDay News reported.
据每日健康新闻报道，新研究指出，多多站立是更为健康的生活方式。
Those who spend 11 or more hours a day sitting, are 40 percent more likely to die within the next three years regardless of how physically active they are otherwise, researchers say.
科学家称，每天久坐11小时以上的人，未来3年，无论做多少锻炼，死亡率会比正常人高出40%。
Analyzing self-reported data from more than 222,000 people aged 45 and older, Australian researchers found that mortality risks spike after 11 hours of total daily sitting.
澳大利亚科学家分析22.2万名45岁及45岁以上人士的自我检查报告得出，每天坐11小时的人死亡风险陡增。
Yet they are still 15 percent higher for those sitting between 8 and 11 hours, compared to those spending fewer than 4 hours per day sitting down.
相比每天坐不足4小时的人，每天坐8-11小时的人死亡率要高出15%。
I translated this Chinese article into English and had it posted in a Tianya forum on 10th October 2009. I stumbled upon this myself just now and would like to share this with you folks here.
译者 CyberParrot (one of the many cyberIDs of Uncle Martin) 的话：
A few words from the translator CYBERPARROT:-
国内很多人天天在用中文积极谈论怎样学英语，其它人说的不相信，你不是白色皮肤的英语老师，他往往抱着怀疑的心，你行不行的，要信你吗？这也不能怪他们这种态度，因为实在太多国内的所谓英语老师培训师是不能随意与正确地使用英语的。自已能力不及，常常犯大错，懂得英语的给他们笑死，不懂得英语的给他们吓坏。
There are lots of people in this country discussing intensely about how to learn Englgish. They can't easily trust others. If you are an English teacher of non-white appearance, they have reservation always in you. In their mind, they are thinking: "Why I have to trust you that your English really works?" We can't blame them for this attitude. Because in this country there are lots of so called English teachers or trainers who are not able to use English comfortably and correctly. They are far from perfect and keep making grave mistakes. If you are one who really understand English, you will love to hell. If you are one who does understand English, you may be frightened by their terrific English.
当然我不能强求他们能随意把自已心里的话，用英语直说出囗。这里我是示范把看到甚麽，想到甚麽就把它转成英语，给大家知道甚麽是我所说的活生生的英语。当然国内学英语的，能拿去跟买家谈到生意就是最直接的目的，用英语来风花雪月不是普通一个英语非母语的英语学习者能容易办到的。
Certainly, I understand that we cannot force them to speak their mind out easily - to blurt out what pops up in their head. My demo here is to show you guys how easily it is to translate what one is reading or thinking from Chinese to English, to show you what I mean by living English. Again in this country, English learners will have achieved their purpose if they could use their English to close some deals with foreign buyers. It is not easy for an average non-English mother tongue learner of English to talk about the flying flowers and the snowy moon.
我们很多人担心犯错，你们应该记住，像英国、美国、澳大利亚和加拿大这样的国家是多文化融合的国家。多文化融合指的是有很多不同的文化。单说伦敦，就有世界各地的人住在那里。大部分人说英语但有很多不同的口音。不是每个人都说标准的英语，而且，人们会犯错。
A lot amongst us worry about making mistakes. They have to bear in mind that countries like UK, USA, Australia and Canada are the melting pot of different cultures. Multi-cultural convergence means there are many different cultures in it. Take London alone as an example, there are people from different countries in the world living in it. Most of them speak English but they carry different accents. Not every one can speak standard English and much more they do make mistakes.
不过作为一个说英语的人，我们不需要担心这个问题。我们已经很熟悉非英语母语的人说英语了。只要我们明白他们的意思，我们根本不在乎他们是不是犯了错。所以，作为非英语母语的人，你不需要担心犯错。小错误无伤大雅，即使你翻了比较大的错误别人不懂你的意思，他们也会努力去弄清楚——或者会直接告诉你他们不明白。这给了你一个机会可以用不同语言再次表达你想说的话的机会。
However as people who speak English, we don't have to worry about this problem. We are sos familiar with English spoken by non-native English speakers. So long as we understand what they are saying, we care not about the mistakes they make. Therefore, as non-native English speakers, you don't hae to worry about making mistakes. Minor mistakes don't hurt. Even if you make a rather big mistake so much so that they won't understand you, they will try their best to clarify or tell you directly that they do not understand. You will be given an opportunity to rephrase what you want to say.
当然人们不懂的时候会有很多次，但是如果你不去交流你就永远不知道。尽你所能的去试吧，别担心。你的英语可能比你想象的要好。
Certainly, there may be more than one occasion when others don't understand you. However, if you don't ever go out to interact with others, you will never know. Do your best to try it out, worry not. Your English may turn out to be better than you imagine.
一些人说当人们说英语的时候他听不懂，所以我想今天我来说说如果你听不懂别人说话的时候你可以说些什么： If someone is speaking really quickly, don't be afraid to ask them to speak more slowly.如果对方说话太快，可以大胆的请他们慢点说。
Some of us worry about not be able to understand others' spoken English. That's why I am always thinking of what we can say if just in case we cannot catch what others tell you about. If OTHERS ARE speaking really FAST, don't be afraid to ask them to SLOW DOWN A BIT. [大写是 Cyberparrot 改进的]
如果你听不懂，就直接说听不懂：< I'm sorry I don't understand. I'm sorry I didn't catch that. (I didn't understand) You could just ask them to say the same thing again.你可以让他们重复一遍： I'm sorry, could you repeat that please?
If you don't understand, tell them directly: "I'm sorry I don't understand. I'm sorry I didn't catch taht. (I didn't understand). You could just ask them to say the same thing again. You can let them repeat one more time. I'm sorry, could you repeat that please?"
让人们重复或者慢点说没什么不好的，请教比装懂好得多。这对你和说英语的人交流有很大帮助。有时他们意识不到他们说话很快或者用了很难的词，所以你告诉他们是对的。
That's nothing wrong letting others repeat the same thing or slow down. Asking for clarification is much better than pretending to understand. This is helpful to you and the person who interact with you in English. Sometimes, they may not be aware that that are talking too fast or have been using too much big words. That's why telling them so is correct.
{CyberParrot's personal comment 译者个人意见} 如果那人不是你的生意客户，而是片面之交，又不懂得你有因难，那就是他是无知的或是欺负你，你大可以不理会他。
If that person is not a business client, just a causal aquaitenance, then knowing that you have difficulties with him, he must be totally insenitive or simply bullying you. You just walk away.
对你们说的问题我有很深的体会。我在大学里学过法语和德语（很久以前了！），我没有机会和很多法国人或者德国人聊天。我尽量从电视、广播和老师的磁带中听以我学习的外语为母语的人说话。我和自己说，我和我的同学说，我大量阅读。大声朗读也是练习口语的好方法。幸运的是，这些国家离我并不像英国、美国离中国这么远，我曾有个机会去这些国家——但是很多时候在不能和法国、德国人聊天的时候，是不是尽我所能提高我的外语水平是完全取决于我自己的。
I do appreciate the problems you are facing. I studied French and German in my college days. (Long long ago!) I never had much chance talking to French or German people. I did my best to make use of television, broadcast and the sound tapes from teachers to learn from the spoken words of the target foreign language I was studying. I talked to myself. I talked to my college mates. I read massively. Reading aloud is also a way to practice oral. What is lucky is China is not that far away from England and America. I had the opportunity to visit those countries. -- But when most of the time I cannot speak with the real French or German, it is entirely up to myself if I would do my utmost to raise my spoken foreign langauge level.
这就是你们学习英语应该做的事。祝你们学业顺利，希望这些建议能帮助你 引自威尼英语口语网
These are what you should do on learning English. Wish you all successful in your studies. I hope these suggestions will be of help to you.
Source: Nancheong Wanny's English School
一听清明节就想到扫墓，很严肃吧，其实完全相反，清明节是一年当中除了春节最热闹的节气，踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、植树等等。你今年的清明节小长假要怎么过呢？
Ching Ming Festival, the custom is to enrich interesting, in addition to pay attention to ban fire, grave, as well as hikers, swinging, Cuju, playing polo, Liu inserted a series of custom sports. According to legend, this is because the Ching Ming Festival to Cold Food Observance ban fire, in order to prevent the Cold Food Observance buffet beverages, so we come to participate in some sports, in order to exercise. Therefore, this festival in both Jisaoxinfen Health Do not die from the acid tears of sorrow, another outing laughter of play, is a distinctive holiday.
清明节的习俗是丰富有趣的，除了讲究禁火、扫墓，还有踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、打马球、插柳等一系列风俗体育活动。相传这是因为清明节要寒食禁火，为了防止寒食冷餐伤身，所以大家来参加一些体育活动，以锻炼身体。因此，这个节日中既有祭扫新坟生别死离的悲酸泪，又有踏青游玩的欢笑声，是一个富有特色的节日。
Swing
荡秋千
This was the custom of the ancient Ching Ming Festival. Swing, which means grabbing Leather Strap and migration. Its history is very ancient, the earliest known future generations, the latter in order to avoid the taboo, replaced by swing. The ancient swing multi-purpose tree Lindera sticks to frame, then bolt on the ribbons made of. Later, the progressive development of the pedal for the use of two Shengsuo Jia swing. Swing can not only play better health, but also can develop courage, so far as the people, especially loved by children.
这是我国古代清明节习俗。秋千，意即揪着皮绳而迁移。它的历史很古老，最早叫千秋，后为了避忌讳，改为秋千。古时的秋千多用树桠枝为架，再栓上彩带做成。后来逐步发展为用两根绳索加上踏板的秋千。打秋千不仅可以增进健康，而且可以培养勇敢精神，至今为人们特别是儿童所喜爱。
Tzu-Chu
蹴鞠
Ju is a ball, the ball is made of leather with the leather ball plugged in with the hair. Cuju, is to use enough to play. This is the ancient Ching Ming Festival, when people love a game. Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor invented, the original purpose was to train warriors.
鞠是一种皮球，球皮用皮革做成，球内用毛塞紧。蹴鞠，就是用足去踢球。这是古代清明节时人们喜爱的一种游戏。相传是黄帝发明的，最初目的是用来训练武士。
Outing
踏青
Outing also known as spring tour. In ancient times called the Tan-chun, look for spring and so on. On Tomb Sweeping Day, spring, nature, scene of thriving vitality everywhere, it is an excellent picnic time. China's civil society long maintained the clear hikers habits.
又叫春游。古时叫探春、寻春等。三月清明，春回大地，自然界到处呈现一派生机勃勃的景象，正是郊游的大好时光。我国民间长期保持着清明踏青的习惯。
Planting
植树
Planting before Tomb Sweeping Festival, Chun-yang Zhao Lin, Chun-yu Fei Sa, planting seedlings with high survival rate, grow fast. Therefore, since ancient times, our country there is clear and bright tree-planting habits. It was Ching Ming Festival, also known as "Arbor Day." Custom has been circulating since planting. In 1979, the Standing Committee that each year's Arbor Day March 12 for China. This is to mobilize people of all nationalities active in greening the motherland of great significance.
清明前后，春阳照临，春雨飞洒，种植树苗成活率高，成长快。因此，自古以来，我国就有清明植树的习惯。有人还把清明节叫作“植树节”。植树风俗一直流传至今。1979年，人大常委会规定，每年三月十二日为我国植树节。这对动员全国各族人民积极开展绿化祖国活动，有着十分重要的意义。
Kite-flying
放风筝
Kite-flying is also the Tomb Sweeping Festival is one of the favorite activities. Every Tomb Sweeping Festival, people not only put during the day, night is also put. Night in the kite or the wind under a steady pull strings of colored lines hung a small lantern, like a flashing star, known as the "Magic Lamp." In the past, some people have put the blue sky kite after they cut the go-between, brushing breeze sent them away, they said that this will Chubing misfortunes, to bring good luck for himself. 也是清明时节人们所喜爱的活动。每逢清明时节，人们不仅白天放，夜间也放。夜里在风筝下或风稳拉线上挂上一串串彩色的小灯笼，象闪烁的明星，被称为“神灯”。过去，有的人把风筝放上蓝天后，便剪断牵线，任凭清风把它们送往天涯海角，据说这样能除病消灾，给自己带来好运。
For the wife of Bo Xilai, the deposed Chongqing Communist party chief, it was never supposed to end up like this, writes Leslie Hook in Beijing. Gu Kailai, an ambitious lawyer from a well-connected family, was arrested on suspicion of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood, according to state media.
没人能想到，已被免职的中共重庆市委书记薄熙来的妻子，会落到今天这样的地步。谷开来曾是一名志向远大的律师，来自一个人脉深厚的家庭。官方媒体称，因涉嫌谋杀英国商人尼尔?海伍德(Neil Heywood)，她已被逮捕。
The downfall of Ms Gu, a glamorous figure with a talent for music and foreign languages, has sent shockwaves through Beijing’s political elite and is the biggest twist yet in the leadership saga that has unfolded as Mr Bo is ousted from power.
谷开来富有魅力、精于音乐和外语，她的被捕在中国政界精英中引发了强震，也是随着薄熙来被罢黜而揭开的高层大戏中，迄今最大的转折事件。
Ms Gu’s arrest also sheds an uncomfortable light on the roles played by Chinese leaders’ wives, who are often active in business and can trade on their husbands’ connections.
她的被捕，还让人们得以一窥中国领导人妻子们在幕后扮演的隐秘角色。她们中很多人利用丈夫的人脉，活跃在商界。
On Tuesday, Beijing announced that Ms Gu and her servant were in custody and were “highly suspected” of murdering Heywood, who was close to the Bo family and was found dead in a Chongqing hotel room in November.
周二，中国政府宣布，谷开来和薄家一名勤务人员因涉嫌谋杀英国商人海伍德，已被移送司法机关。海伍德曾与薄家关系密切，去年11月被发现死在重庆一家酒店的客房里。
Ms Gu’s background and career reveal a woman who was at times incredibly successful and at others battled with depression.
谷开来的背景和职业，刻画出这样一个女人：有时极为成功，有时则饱受抑郁症困扰。
Born to privileged parents who were both revolutionary heroes, Ms Gu grew up during the Cultural Revolution and had to fend for herself after her parents and four older sisters were jailed. During that time the young Kailai, whose name means “embrace the future”, dropped out of elementary school and worked as a bricklayer and as a butcher, according to biographical accounts on state-run websites.
谷开来出身颇有背景，父母都曾是革命英雄。她在“文化大革命”期间长大，在父母和4个姐姐被投入监狱之后，不得不靠自己糊口。根据刊载在官方网站的生平记述，在那段时期，谷开来曾从小学辍学，做过泥瓦匠，还卖过肉。她的名字寓意“继往开来”。
To improve her circumstances she took up the pipa, a four-stringed Chinese lute, and her musical talent won her a spot in the Beijing Film Orchestra. She even recorded the soundtrack for a documentary film about Communist leader Mao Zedong, considered a great honour at the time.
为了改善自己的境遇，她开始学习弹琵琶，这是一种中国的四弦琴。她的音乐天赋让她在北京电影乐团(Beijing Film Orchestra)找到一份工作。她甚至曾为一部有关中共领袖毛泽东的纪录影片录制了配乐，这在当时被视为巨大的荣耀。
The lute brought Ms Gu to her future husband Mr Bo in 1984, when she travelled to the small prefecture where he was party secretary for an arts project. The couple were soon married and their son Bo Guagua was born in 1987, shortly before they moved to Dalian.
也是琵琶，让谷开来在1984年结识了她未来的丈夫薄熙来。当时她因为一个艺术项目去到一个小县，而薄熙来时任这个县的县委书记。两人很快结婚，他们的儿子薄瓜瓜于1987年出生，不久之后他们搬到大连。
When her son was eight Ms Gu founded a law firm, named after her given name, Kailai. In English, Ms Gu often went by Horus, the Egyptian god of war.
在儿子8岁时，谷开来创办了以她的名字命名的律师事务所：开来律师事务所。她经常使用的英文名字Horus，来自埃及神话故事中的战神荷鲁斯。
The firm had offices in Beijing, Dalian and Zhengzhou and handled commercial disputes in China as well as in the US, UK, Japan and Korea.
开来律师事务所在北京、大连和郑州设有办事处，处理过发生在中国、美国、英国、日本和韩国的商业纠纷。
Ms Gu’s most high-profile case came when she helped a Chinese company to victory in US courts in 1997, then a rare win for a Chinese plaintiff in the US.
谷开来经手过的最令人瞩目的案件，是她曾在1997年帮助一家中国企业在美国法庭上打赢了官司，而当时中国企业作为原告在美国赢得诉讼的非常少。
Ms Gu wrote a book about the experience, which became a popular TV serial in China and portrayed Ms Gu as a tough fighter who never gave up.
谷开来根据这些经历写了一本书，该书在中国被改编为一部颇受欢迎的电视剧。剧中，谷开来被演绎为一个永不放弃的坚强斗士。
“In Dalian we have a saying that even if you have to smash your wok and sell it for scrap iron, you still have to keep going and win the court case,” she said in an interview with the newspaper China Reading Weekly. “It’s a process of struggle and striving for victory.”
她曾在接受《中华读书报》(China Reading Weekly)的采访时表示：在大连，我们常说，就算是砸锅卖铁，仍要奋勇向前，打赢官司，这是一个不断奋斗、努力获胜的过程。
However, as her husband rose to prominence, Ms Gu gave up her legal career. A receptionist at the law firm, which is now known as Ang Dao, said Ms Gu had left “a long time ago”.
然而，当她的丈夫向政治高位爬升时，谷开来放弃了她的律师职业。开来律师事务所现在已更名为昂道律师事务所(Ang Dao)，该律所一位前台工作人员表示，谷开来“很久以前”就离开了。
In recent years Ms Gu had suffered from severe depression and paranoia and sought medical treatment for her illness, according to a person close to the family. Several years ago she was at the centre of a corruption investigation, the outcome of which is unknown.
一位熟悉薄家的人士称，最近几年，谷开来患上严重的抑郁症和妄想症，并为此求医。几年前，她曾是一起腐败调查的对象，但调查结果无人知晓。
Last month her husband described her to journalists as a loyal housewife: “I’m really touched by her sacrifice,” he said.
上个月，她的丈夫在面对记者时，把她描述为一个忠诚的家庭主妇，他说：我为她“作出的牺牲”感动。
Additional reporting by Jamil Anderlini in Beijing
英国《金融时报》吉密欧(Jamil Anderlini)北京补充报道译者:何黎