《每日一句汉译英》一周汇总 (42)

一位名牌中学校长警告说，越来越多的优秀英国中学生拒绝英国大学，转而选择美国大学。人们认为英国大学已不再物有所值。

Growing numbers of bright teenagers are rejecting British universities in favour of those in the United States amid claims they no longer represent value for money, a leading headmaster has warned.

head·mas·ter /ˈhɛdˈmæstɚ, Brit ˈhɛdˈmɑ:stə/ noun

plural head·mas·ters

[count] 1: a man who is the head of a U.S. private school

2: a man who is the head of a British school
 

美国亚利桑那州一所学校的教师向一名8岁女生颁发“灾难奖”，理由是这名学生不完成家庭作业的理由最多。学生的家长认为孩子遭到了老师的羞辱。

The mother of an 8-year-old Arizona girl who was presented with a "Catastrophe Award" for apparently having the most excuses for not having homework believes her child was humiliated by her teacher.

《复仇者联盟》(Avengers)之后短暂的票房平静期终于被一部动画电影系列的最新续集和一部科幻惊悚片所打破。这两部电影强劲的票房表现为好莱坞暑期档增添了一些急需的活力。

Strong showings from both an animated franchise's latest installment and a science-fiction thriller ended a post-'Avengers' lull at the box office, adding some needed juice to Hollywood's summer.

showing noun

plural showings

[count] 1: the act of making a movie, television show, piece of art, etc., available for the public to see
▪ The movie's last showing tonight is at 10:30.

2: a performance or appearance of a particular kind — usually singular

▪ He had a poor showing [=he performed poorly] in the tournament.

▪ Both candidates are expected to make a good/strong showing [=to get many votes] in next week's election.

lull noun plural lulls

[count] : a brief time when an action or activity stops — usually + in

▪ There were several lulls in the conversation.

▪ a lull in the fighting/action

▪ a lull in the storm

 

来自科罗拉多州丹佛的德里克?阿马托是全球30名患有“后天性学者症候群”的人之一，这种症候群的表现是在脑部受到创伤后，展示出非凡的才能。

Derek Amato, from Denver, Colorado, is just one of 30 people in the entire world suffering from Acquired Savant Syndrome, where people display profound abilities after suffering head trauma.

Savant syndrome
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Savantism is a rare condition in which people with 'developmental delays' of the brain (notably autism spectrum), and/or brain injury, demonstrate profound and prodigious capacities and/or abilities far in excess of those considered normal.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome

學者症候群
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學者症候群（Savant-Syndrome）是指有认知障碍，但在某一方面，如對某種藝術或學術，却有超乎常人的能力的人。他们的IQ大部分低于70，但在一些特殊測試中卻遠勝於常人，故俗稱為「白痴天才」（Idiot Savant）。他们的天赋有多种不同的形式，有演奏樂器、繪畫、記憶、計算及日曆咚隳芰ΑＣ拦?缬啊队耆恕罚≧ain Man）中的“雨人”就是一个典型的學者症候群，他对数字的計算能力和记忆力非常惊人。

Source: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%B8%E8%80%85%E7%97%87%E5%80%99%E7%BE%A4

据知情人士透露，赛车特许经营公司一级方程式集团(Formula One)表示，可能会在今年晚些时候进行首次公开募股(IPO)。该集团前不久推迟了在新加坡拟筹资25亿美元的IPO计划。

Auto-racing franchise Formula One, which recently delayed a planned US$2.5 billion Singapore initial public offering, has indicated that it may attempt an IPO later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Formula One
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship,[2] is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The "formula", designated in the name, refers to a set of rules with which all participants' cars must comply.[3] The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix (from French, originally meaning grand prizes), held on purpose-built circuits and public roads. The results of each race are combined with a points system to determine two annual World Championships, one for the drivers and one for the constructors. The racing drivers, constructor teams, track officials, organizers, and circuits are required to be holders of valid Super Licences, the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA.[4]

Formula One cars are considered to be the fastest circuit-racing cars in the world, owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic downforce. Formula One cars race at speeds of up to 360 km/h (220 mph) with engines limited in performance to a maximum of 18,000 revolutions per minute (RPM). The cars are capable of lateral acceleration in excess of 5 g in corners. The performance of the cars is very dependent on electronics – although traction control and other driving aids have been banned since 2008 – and on aerodynamics, suspension and tyres. The formula has had much evolution and change through the history of the sport. Europe, the sport's traditional base, is where about half of each year's races occur. That said, the sport's scope has expanded significantly during recent years and an increasing number of Grands Prix are held on other continents.

Formula One had a total global television audience of 527 million people during the course of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.[5] Such racing began in 1906 and, in the second half of the 20th century, became the most popular kind of racing internationally. The Formula One Group is the legal holder of the commercial rights.[6] With annual spending totalling billions of US dollars, Formula One's economic effect and creation of jobs is significant, and its financial and political battles are widely reported. Its high profile and popularity make it a merchandising environment, which results in great investments from sponsors and budgets in the hundreds of millions for the constructors. However, mostly since 2000, due to the always increasing expenditures, several teams, including works teams from car makers and those teams with minimal support from the automotive industry, have become bankrupt or been bought out by companies wanting to establish a team within the sport; these buyouts are also influenced by Formula One limiting the number of participant teams.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One

一级方程式赛车
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一级方程式赛车（Formula One，简称F1）是由国际汽车联盟（FIA）举办的最高等级的年度系列场地赛车比赛，全名是“一级方程式锦标赛”。

F1被很多人认为是赛车界最重要的赛事，同时也是最昂贵的体育运动，其赛车往往采用汽车界最先进的技术。F1每年会举办一系列的比赛，比赛场地是全封闭的专门赛道，或者是临时封闭的普通公路赛道。每年约有10支车队参赛，经过16至20站的比赛，来竞争年度总冠军的宝座。F1赛车发源于欧洲，今天已风靡全球。

Source: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E7%BA%A7%E6%96%B9%E7%A8%8B%E5%BC%8F%E8%B5%9B%E8%BD%A6