Indian Border Security Force motorcycle specialists perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Sunday, Jan. 26. India celebrated its 65th Republic Day with a large military parade in the capital New Delhi and similar events across the country. (AFP)
Models present fashion creations as part of the Viktor and Rolf Spring-Summer 2014 Haute Couture collection, presented in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Dutch design duo Viktor and Rolf played visual tricks in the second outing of their relauched couture line. Models on pointe in ballet shoes, donned trompe l'oeil outfits that appeared three-dimensional but were in fact flat. Guests had to look twice: at first it appeared to be a white lycra sports top and separate skirt below an exposed midriff, but in reality both pieces were part of a single garment, which featured a flesh-colored stomach and arms. (AP)
Employees remove the ceramic mosaic facade covering the roof of the "Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia," part of the City of Arts and Science in Valencia, after pieces from the city's centerpiece opera house fell off during high winds, Tuesday, Jan. 21. The city of Valencia is now suing the designer of the art and science complex that was inaugurated a mere eight years ago, Valencia-born Santiago Calatrava. (AFP)
Presdient of the Swiss Confederation Didier Burkhalter, right, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, center, and Friendrun Sabine Burkhalter, wife of the Swiss president, arrive for the gala dinner for the South Korean President at Hotel Bellevue in Bern, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20. Park is on a two-day official visit to Switzerland. (AP)
A plane of the Irish low-cost company Ryanair flies in front of a rainbow over Rome on Sunday, Jan. 19. (AFP)
要不說俄語，要不就別說話。民族主義的議員希望在工作場合禁止外國語言，這項規定將使得一些外國人無話可說。
國營的RIA通訊社報導，極端民族主義者弗拉吉米爾‧季里諾夫斯基所屬政黨的兩名代表，去年十二月十二日提出一項法案，將禁止俄羅斯人與外國人在工作時間說外語。
Speak Russian or be silent. Nationalist lawmakers want to ban foreign languages at the workplace — a rule that would leave some foreigners speechless.
Two deputies from flamboyant ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s party introduced a bill on Dec. 12 last year that would bar Russians and foreigners from speaking foreign languages on the job during working hours, state-run RIA news agency reported.
台北市衛生局自去年七月迄今，共接獲民眾檢舉八十六個網頁違法販賣一百一十九件電子菸、電子霧化器等產品，不少民眾以此做為戒菸工具，但衛生局表示，市面上的流通品均未獲衛福部核准，而且通常含有尼古丁，長期使用恐上癮，甚至有致癌風險。
衛生局食品藥物管理處副處長沈美俐表示，二○○九年三月起，衛福部已將含有尼古丁成分的電子菸、電子霧化器等產品納入藥品管理，現階段尚未有核准商品。
Since July last year the Taipei City Government’s Department of Health has received reports from the public for 86 Web sites selling 119 electronic cigarettes or digital vapor devices illegally on the Internet. Many people use the devices as smoking cessation tools, while the department says that none of the products on the market have been approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, adding that the products typically contain nicotine and can cause addiction or even cancer if used for an extended period.
Shen Mei-li, deputy director of the department’s food and drug division, says that the ministry added e-cigarettes and digital vapor devices containing nicotine to the list of pharmaceutical products under its jurisdiction in March 2009. None of the products have been approved yet.
三十八歲、單身、來自佛羅里達州好萊塢的亞歷山大．戈布諾夫，正在找老婆。但他決定採取比較不傳統的方式尋找真愛，將手寫招牌放在他的兩輛車，一輛BMW，一輛悍馬車的後面，希望能吸引到真命天女。這些招牌上寫著：「找老婆」，以及他的電話號碼。
這些拉風的車子所吸引到的關注，以及那些引人注目的招牌，讓亞歷一天得應付十五到二十通來電，此外還有簡訊與照片。由於（徵婚）招牌的照片被貼到臉書上，有來自全美與全世界的人跟這位在四年前從俄羅斯移居美國的大情聖聯繫，包括來自加州、密西根州、法國、中國與巴西的訊息。
Alexander Gorbunov, a 38-year-old, single man from Hollywood, Florida is looking for a wife. He decided to take a less traditional approach to finding his true love, however, and placed handwritten signs on the back of his two cars, a BMW and a Hummer, hoping to attract Ms Right. The signs read: “Looking for a Wife,” and include his phone number.
The attention that the flashy cars draw and the bright eye-catching signs have Alex fielding 15 to 20 calls a day, along with text messages and photos. Because images of the sign have been posted on Facebook, the Casanova who moved to the US four years ago from Russia, is contacted by people all over the country and the world with messages from California, Michigan, France, China, and Brazil.
「薄荷糖？呃，好吧，我想這應該『很美味』…雖然我不知道『可愛』是什麼，瑪西。」約克（譯註：漫畫中那個正要丟美式足球的女孩和查理布朗手上拿的薄荷糖都叫做 Peppermint Patty，不過這裡是要影射 Peppermint Patty 這個女孩算不上「可愛」，因為她在《Peanuts》漫畫中是個個性強悍的男人婆。）
當航空公司遺失了你的行李。當旅館洗衣員燙壞了你喜愛的衣服。當計程車司機向你索取過多的費用。當你出國時有時候你會碰到不如意的事情。 現在你可以做一些改變了！使用這些秘訣當你想要用英文適當的表達你的不滿。
曾經碰過有譯者提出怕自己翻的不夠好，希望可以有第三者幫忙校稿。
這樣的想法很好，對自己的翻譯負責，觀念也正確，自己看自己寫出來的東西都會覺得超棒，好像諾貝爾文學獎得主一樣。也因此，自己看自己的東西就容易產生盲點，發現不到錯誤。
這種所有格亦可用 of 結構來表示，因此時間名詞為複數時的所有格符號 (‘) 或時間名詞為單數時的 ‘s，可用 of 來代替，如 5 days’ leave = 5 days of leave (五天的休假)；a year’s wait = a year of wait (一年的等待)。當時間名詞的後面沒有所屬的名詞時，該時間名詞無論單複數都不可加上所有格符號。例如：
除了時間名詞外，距離、長度、價值、重量等名詞亦可使用這種以 apostrophe 來表示的所有格結構，如 two hours’ walk/flight/drive (兩小時的步行或路程/飛行/車程)，a cable’s length (電纜的長度)，a dollar’s worth (of apples) (價值一元的蘋果)，two tons’ weight (兩噸重)。
