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瑞安航空将推出廉价飞机“站票”

日期：2010-07-11 欧洲廉价航空瑞安航空公司近期表示将推出票价仅为4英镑的站票，乘客可以站着斜靠在一块板上，背部有软垫，肘部有扶手，胸部有安全防护横挡。该航空公司首席执行官表示，他们会将250架飞机内后十排的座位和两个卫生间拆除，改装为15排直立座位，这样每个航班就可以多运... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-06 Lady Gaga has become the first living person to have more than 10 million fans on Facebook with her tally standing at 10,673,476 (5 July). Lady Gaga成为Facebook上首位拥有超过1000万粉丝的在世明星，统计数字达到10,673,476（7月5日）。 Lady Gaga will tou... 阅读全文>>

哈萨克斯坦世界最高帐篷将向公众开放

日期：2010-07-06 The world's tallest tent is opening to the public in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. 中亚国家哈萨克斯坦修建的世界上最高的帐篷将要向公众开放。 Not a peg or guy rope in sight: Inside are shops, cinemas and even a beach Designed by the British... 阅读全文>>

多伦多变电站火灾部分地区停电

日期：2010-07-06 A fire at a transformer station in Toronto has plunged parts of the Canadian city into darkness. 加拿大城市多伦多一座变电站发生火灾，使该市部分地区陷入黑暗之中。 Some 250,000 people were left without electricity for more than an hour during a heatwa... 阅读全文>>

世界杯预测阿根廷海豚叫板德国章鱼

日期：2010-07-03 It takes a brave creature to disagree with Paul, Germany's soothsaying octopus, who has an impeccable track record on World Cup predictions to date. 德国的神算章鱼保罗对本届世界杯的赛果预测至今未出差错，看来谁要想向它发起挑战还需要点勇气。 But step... 阅读全文>>

梦露就诊X光片4.5万美元被拍卖

日期：2010-07-03 Three X-rays of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe's chest and pelvis taken during a hospital visit have sold for more than 10 times their pre-sale estimates, earning $45,000. 好莱坞女星玛丽莲梦露生前在一家医院就诊时所拍的三张胸部和骨盆的X光片近日以4.... 阅读全文>>

美宇航局禁止宇航员发生太空性行为

日期：2010-07-03 Commanders do not allow sexual intercourse on the International Space Station, it has been disclosed. 有消息称，美国宇航局的指挥官日前做出明确表示，禁止宇航员在国际空间站发生性行为。 We are a group of professionals, said Alan Poindexter, a NASA comm... 阅读全文>>

奥巴马与卡梅伦赌球并互赠啤酒

日期：2010-07-03 US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron toasted the special relationship between their two countries Saturday, swapping bottles of beer after a World Cup bet. 美国总统贝拉克奥巴马和英国首相大卫卡梅伦于上周六举杯共庆两国间... 阅读全文>>

减少碳排放日本政府鼓励早睡早起

日期：2010-07-03 The Japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissions. 日本政府日前发起一项宣传活动，鼓励人们早睡早起，以减少家庭的二氧化碳排放量。 The Morning Ch... 阅读全文>>

美国选美大赛 “光头美人”卡伊拉夺冠

日期：2010-07-03 美国特拉华州选美大赛日前尘埃落定，光头美人卡伊拉马特尔赢得冠军头衔。今年21岁的卡伊拉自幼患有斑秃（俗称鬼剃头），她的胜出无疑挑战了选美惯例。 Kayla Martell, 21, has been suffering from a disease her entire life. The illness, alopecia areate, has caus... 阅读全文>>

美国六岁女童阿丽莎被“禁飞”

日期：2010-07-03 年仅六岁的美国俄亥俄州女童阿丽莎托马斯最近与父母乘飞机从克利夫兰飞往明尼阿波利斯时，赫然发现自己的姓名被美国国土安全部列入禁飞名单，被视为威胁国家安全的可疑人物。 Alyssa Thomas, 6, is a little girl who is already under the spotlight of the federal g... 阅读全文>>

巴西救世基督像重新开放

日期：2010-07-01 Brazil's famous Christ the Redeemer statue has been re-opened after a $4 million (2.7m) renovation. 巴西著名的救世基督像经过400万美元的修整之后重新向公众开放。 The statue has been bathed in Brazil's national colours The Rio de Janeiro monument has u... 阅读全文>>

希腊经济紧缩计划引发民众大罢工

日期：2010-06-29 Another 24-hour general strike is under way in Greece in protest at planned pension and labour reforms. 希腊民众正在组织另一场为期24小时的大罢工，抗议政府在养老金以及劳动力改革方面的计划。 More street demonstrations are planned in Athens Trade union... 阅读全文>>

美最高法院扩充枪支所有权

日期：2010-06-29 The US Supreme Court has restricted the rights of state and city governments to enforce controls on gun ownership. 美国最高法院限制各州和城市政府的权力以加强对枪支所有权的控制。 Some cities like Chicago have strict firearms rules The US's highest co... 阅读全文>>

法国队出局索尼游戏机广告大加嘲讽

日期：2010-06-26 Sony took a cheeky swipe at France's disastrous World Cup team Wednesday with a full-page newspaper ad for Playstation showing a cock with its head blown off above the words Game Over. 法国队在本届世界杯赛上耻辱出局，本周三索尼公司在报纸上登出一则PS... 阅读全文>>

美国宠物狗训练营主人和宠物齐锻炼

日期：2010-06-26 With obesity rates on the rise among Americans and their pets, two Californian women have come up with an all-in-one solution - a doggy bootcamp where dog owners and their canine friends work out together. 随着美国人和他们的宠物的肥胖率不断上升，加... 阅读全文>>