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English to Chinese: Enjoy St Hugo wines responsibly. General field: Marketing Detailed field: Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Source text - English Cabernet Sauvignon
Crafted from specially selected parcels of Coonawarra fruit grown in the famed terra rossa soils, this powerful Cabernet Sauvignon offers vibrant cassis and black fruits layered over well integrated oak-derived notes of cedar, cinnamon and roasted hazelnut.
Shiraz
Crafted from specially selected parcels of rich Barossa grapes, this complex Shiraz offers a bouquet of chocolate, pepper and plum. The palate provides rich dark berry fruit with herb and spice. A full dense texture with ripe tannins and well integrated oak complete this perfectly structured and beautifully balanced wine.
Cabernet Shiraz
This carefully crafted blend sourced from South Australian regions, including rich succulent Shiraz from Barossa Valley and refined Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra, has created a Shiraz Cabernet with great intensity and depth of flavour. A uniquely Australian red blend, the wine features a seamless palate with a core of sweet, soft fruit tannins and a long, firm yet texturally balanced finish.
G.S.M.
This GSM exudes the best elements of all three varietals while typifying the unique style of the region. The bouquet is rich and dense, with layered aromas of plum, Turkish delight, white pepper and spice. The palate is rounded, with ripe dark fruits and spicy savoury flavours, and rich, silky fruit tannins persisting to the finish. Careful cellaring of this wine for the next 5-8 years will enable further development and reveal additional layers of integration.
English to Chinese: Taste The Difference General field: Science
Source text - English The key to a healthy lifestyle includes a nutritious and well-balanced diet. Choosing the right food and beverages is clearly the first step – but what if it were possible to enhance that diet by improving flavours and adding more energy?
Amezcua introduces a new wellness product that can do just that – the Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc.
The Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc creates a positive energy field that enhances the taste of your food and beverages. By placing your plates and glasses on the disc, as if you would with a placemat or coaster, the enhanced energy levels produced are transferred to your food and beverages. With enriched energy levels, you can taste the natural goodness of your favourite meals or beverages and savour the enhanced flavours.
If you are tired of throwing out stale fruit and vegetables, the Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc may be the economical answer. Leave the Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc in your refrigerator to improve the shelf life of your groceries, as the positive energy from the Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc transfers to your fruit and vegetables, ensuring longer-lasting freshness.
Thin, light and manufactured in durable stainless pewter, the Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc is virtually unbreakable and can be conveniently carried with you or used as a table ornament.
Translation - Chinese 营养平衡的膳食是健康生活方式的重要组成部分。正确挑选食物和饮料当然是首要步骤 – 但如果有一种方法能够通过改善口感和添加能量来提升膳食的品质，听起来是不是很棒呢？
Amezcua新推出的一款保健产品——Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc就能做到这一切。
Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc的工作原理是通过创造一个正能量场来增强食物和饮料的口感。您只需将餐盘和玻璃杯放在我们的磁盘上（此时磁盘代替了常用的餐具垫和杯托），就能产生增强的能量级别，并将能量传输到食物和饮料中。强化的能量级别让您在原汁原味地享受最喜爱的大餐或饮料的同时，亦能感受到口感的提升。
您可能已经厌倦了将过期的水果和蔬菜白白扔掉，Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc可以为您提供经济实惠的解决之道。您只需将Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc放在您的冰箱内，即可延长各种食物的保质期，因为水果和蔬菜吸收了来自 Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc的正能量，从而保证了长久保鲜。
Amezcua Pewter Bio Disc轻薄小巧，由耐久的不锈锡镴制成，几乎坚不可摧，可方便地随身携带或用来点缀餐桌。
English to Chinese: Our first-quarter financial results have been released General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - English Our first-quarter financial results have been released. I encourage you to read our press release.
Market conditions, unfortunately, have not substantially improved since my last update. Customer demand for our products has remained at a low level as a result of the global economic downturn. In addition, customers across all our businesses have continued to fulfill a portion of their sales from existing stocks to avoid costs associated with new production. As a result, our first-quarter sales came in at levels we saw in December when the global economy sharply declined, and were 39% below the first quarter last year.
Cost and Expense Management Impact
Even as sales declined from the fourth quarter of 2008, our gross profit margin improved quarter to quarter. Our gross margin percentage improved to 17.3% from the fourth-quarter margin of 16.7% on an adjusted basis (excluding precious metal sales and one-time charges).
The reduction in our cost of sales, in percentage terms, nearly matched the sharp sales decrease we experienced. This achievement is the direct result of our business teams’ success in rapidly lowering manufacturing costs.
Our teams also have done a great job in restraining capital spending. First-quarter capital spending was better than our target and we’re on track to achieve our budgeted 50% reduction from 2008 capital spending levels, while continuing to invest in important information systems projects and plant equipment.
English to Chinese: Registering your band for the GBOB Challenge General field: Marketing
Source text - English The GBOB Challenge is open to all bands whether unsigned or signed to a record label. There is no pre-selection and no demos are required. All bands who register are guaranteed to play. In completing this registration form you are acknowledging that you have read and accepted the Rules and Regulations.
Bands entering The GBOB Challenge will not be asked to sign any licenses or any kind of management or recording contract. All we need from bands is the permission to use any of their photographs and music for purely promotional purposes. Bands only need to pay a small one-off registration fee per band member in order to enter.
The registration fee is RMB100 per band member. Fill out the form to the right and your National Director will contact you soon to arrange payment of the registrations fee.
You will not be officially registered for the GBOB Challenge until the registration fee has been paid in full. Registration fees are non-refundable unless your heat is cancelled or changed to a new date that is inconvenient for your band.
If no suitable contests are available in your country yet, click here and leave your band name, city and country to be alerted by email when it is possible for you to register.
Translation - Chinese 无论乐队是否已与唱片公司签约，均可报名参加GBOB Challenge。我们不进行事先的海选，也不要求提供样本唱片。所有乐队一经注册，均可保证参赛。在填写报名表前，请确认已经阅读并接受规则及条款。
English to Chinese: Springer 2 book introduction General field: Tech/Engineering
Source text - English Since 2004 and with the 2nd edition in 2006, the Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology has established itself as the definitive reference in the nanoscience and nanotechnology area. It integrates the knowledge from nanofabrication, nanodevices, nanomechanics, Nanotribology, materials science, and reliability engineering in just one volume. Beside the presentation of nanostructures, micro/nanofabrication, and micro/nanodevices, special emphasis is on scanning probe microscopy, nanotribology and nanomechanics, molecularly thick films, industrial applications and microdevice reliability, and on social aspects. In its 3rd edition, the book grew from 8 to 9 parts now including a part with chapters on biomimetics. More information is added to such fields as bionanotechnology, nanorobotics, and (bio)MEMS/NEMS, bio/nanotribology and bio/nanomechanics. The book is organized by an experienced editor with a universal knowledge and written by an international team of over 150 distinguished experts. It addresses mechanical and electrical engineers, materials scientists, physicists and chemists who work either in the nano area or in a field that is or will be influenced by this new key technology. From the reviews "The strong point is its focus on many of the practical aspects of nanotechnology... Anyone working in or learning about the field of nanotechnology would find this and excellent working handbook." IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine "Outstandingly succeeds in its aim … . It really is a magnificent volume and every scientific library and nanotechnology group should have a copy." Materials World "The integrity and authoritativeness… is guaranteed by an experienced editor and an international team of authors which have well summarized in their chapters information on fundamentals and applications." Polymer News Key Topics Nanostructures and Nanomaterials Micro/Nanofabrication NEMS /MEMS − BioNEMS/BioMEMS Micro/Nanodevice Reliability Scanning Probe and Force Microscopies Nanotribology and Nanorheology Nanorobotics Biomimetics Industrial Applications Social and Ethical Aspects Features Covers basic concepts, materials, properties, and fabrication. Contains over 1500 two-color illustrations. Numerous comprehensive tables. Features exhaustive references to approved data. DVD contains chapters of the second edition. Fully searchable DVD-ROM for quick access to data.
Translation - Chinese 自2004年初版和2006年第二版先后面世以来，《Springer纳米技术手册》已经成为纳米科学和纳米技术领域的一本终极权威参考书。本书以仅一卷的篇幅集合了纳米制造、纳米元件、纳米力学、纳米摩擦学、材料科学及可靠性工程等多个领域的知识。除介绍纳米结构、微纳米制造和微纳米元件外，本书还特别关注了扫描探针显微镜术、纳米摩擦学和纳米力学、厚分子薄膜、工业应用和纳米元件可靠性、以及纳米技术的社会影响等话题。此次第三版再版，内容由原来的8个部分扩充为9个，新增部分为专论仿生学的章节。同时我们对生物纳米技术、纳米机器人学以及（生物）微机电系统/纳米机电系统、生物/纳米摩擦学和生物/纳米力学等领域的内容进行了增补。本书由一位经验丰富、知识广博的编辑负责统稿，150多位撰稿人均是各自国家中的杰出专家学者。本书对象为那些在纳米领域以及正在或将要受到这一核心新技术影响的领域中工作的机械和电气工程师、材料科学家、物理学家和化学家。书评摘录：“对诸多纳米技术实用方面的重点关注是本书的一大优势……任何从事纳米技术领域工作或学习的读者都将发现这是一本极佳的工作手册。”《IEEE电绝缘杂志》：“完美达到本书的目的……真正的大手笔著作，科学图书馆和纳米技术团体必备。”《材料世界》：“经验丰富的编辑加上在各自章节中对纳米基础知识及应用相关信息进行了精辟概述的国际撰稿人团队，保证了本书的全面性和权威性。”高分子新闻关键话题纳米结构和纳米材料微纳米制造纳米机电系统/微机电系统−生物纳米机电系统/生物微机电系统微纳米元件可靠性扫描探针和力显微镜术纳米摩擦学和纳米流变学纳米机器人学仿生学工业应用社会和伦理影响特点涵盖基本概念、材料、特性和生产。内含1500多幅双色插图。大量综合性图表。详尽的权威数据参考。DVD包含第二版的部分章节。可全面检索的DVD-ROM，可快速查找数据。
Chinese to English: About SHIMAO Cinema Investment Company Limited General field: Marketing Detailed field: Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Source text - Chinese 世茂影院投资发展有限公司依托于世茂股份(600823.SH)优质的商业地产平台、以及自身优秀的经营管理团队，打破传统影院经营模式，提出“时尚科技先锋”的口号，根据中国电影市场需求，分别打造配合高档商业的五星级国际影城（shimao city cineplex）和个性精致的时尚欢乐影城（shimao i cinema）两大品牌，并形成主题风格影院、i-Cinema、DE cinema、星空花园等新型影院模式，通过差异化经营错位竞争，为世茂影院投资有限公司的全面发展奠定扎实的基础。
Translation - English Relying on the premium commercial real estate platform from SHIMAO Group as well as its operation and management team, SHIMAO Cinema Investment Company Limited (SHIMAO Cinema) has created a revolutionary cinema operations model it manages under the slogan `lifestyle technology pioneer.’ Driven by the market demand of the China Film Industry, it created two cinema brands of `SHIMAO City Cineplex’ and `SHIMAO i-CINEMA’ which feature 5-Star World-class Multiplexes and boutique style fashionable Multiplexes. It further developed into other innovative cinema concepts such as themed cinemas, i-CINEMA, DE CINEMA and Star Garden. The successful development of SHIMAO Cinema is built on the foundation of diversity and variety.
English to Chinese: New Products Address Sponsor Pain Points Across Clinical Development Chain General field: Medical
Source text - English • Medidata Insights™ – The latest version of its clinical business analytics solution, Medidata Insights offers immediate access to hundreds of metrics across critical operational areas, such as site enrollment, data quality and eCRF design, alongside industry benchmarks based on data from thousands of current and historical clinical trials. Insights Reports deliver advanced visualizations of key clinical operations metrics to enable sponsors to quickly identify and pursue opportunities for improved efficiency, both within individual trials and across portfolios – without the risk, cost or delays traditionally faced with enterprise-level business analytics implementations.
• Medidata Standards Accelerator™ – Reinforcing Medidata’s commitment to industry standards, Standards Accelerator provides end-to-end support for SDTM-compliant outputs in an optimized and repeatable fashion, enabling sponsors to satisfy FDA submission guidelines in less time and at a lower cost. Leveraging Medidata Services expertise in standards support, the solution includes CDASH forms for 17 standard SDTM domains, Medidata Rave dictionaries using CDISC controlled terminology, and Rave edit checks and custom functions that help to enforce the SDTM standard.
• Medidata Coder™ – An enterprise-grade, SaaS coding solution, Medidata Coder provides a single, centralized coding environment that integrates with any source system and works seamlessly out-of-the-box with Medidata Rave EDC/CDM. Using real-time coding processes enabled by Coder, researchers can further reduce coding cycle times and expedite query resolution. Coder offers simplified dictionary upgrades, including efficient migration of synonyms and coding decisions and unlimited coding segments across different therapeutic areas, NDA groups and geographies.
Translation - Chinese • Medidata Insights™ –Medidata Insights是该公司临床商业分析解决方案的最新版本，提供了对关键运营领域成百上千的衡量指标的直接访问，例如研究机构招募、数据质量和eCRF设计，以及基于来自成千上万现有和历史临床试验数据的业界基准。Insights的报告可以先进的图示方法展示关键的运营衡量指标，使申办方能够快速确定并寻求改进效率的机会，既可以是在单项试验中，也可以跨越不同的产品阵容，而没有过去在企业级业务分析指标执行过程中所面临的风险、成本或延误。
English to Chinese: Myth Busters website copy General field: Medical Detailed field: Cosmetics, Beauty
Source text - English Myth Busters: Washing your face too frequently causes pimples
Washing your face too often or too vigorously can irritate the skin and remove skin’s natural moisture barrier, leaving skin feeling dry and tight. When this happens skin automatically produces more oil which can lead to new pimples. Keeping your skin clean and balanced is the best way to prevent pimples, blackheads and oily shine. To do this it is recommended to cleanse skin twice a day. For best results follow cleansing with toner and moisturizer designed to help to prevent pimples.
Myth Busters: Hand squeezing is the best way to get rid of blackheads
Hand squeezing blackheads can damage skin, leaving it red and often looking worse than it did before you squeezed. The best way to get rid of blackheads is daily use of a specialized cleanser for blackheads. Blackhead cleansers use gentle scrubbing beads to clear the accumulated oil and blackhead from the pores. Used daily a blackhead cleanser will also help to prevent new blackheads forming by keeping pores free of oil, dirt and dead cell build up. To avoid blackheads cleanse regularly and look for skin care and makeup products that are oil-free and non-comedogenic (do not clog pores).
A healthy diet including lots of fresh fruit and vegetables gives your body all the right vitamins and nutrients needed to make skin healthy. Certain vitamins found in food stimulate the skin and help with the formation of new skin cells. Vitamins to focus on are the antioxidants A, C and E.
Vitamin C is essential for the production of collagen, the support mechanism of the skin. It also makes skintone more even as well as improving skin texture. Vitamin C enriched foods are green leafy vegetables and fruit such as strawberries, mangoes, citrus fruits, broccoli and herbs.
Vitamin A regulates the way the body grows and develops. Try carrots, oily fish, cheese, milk, spinach, and eggs.
Vitamin E strengthens muscle fibres and improves skin suppleness, helping skin to maintain its elasticity. Food sources include avocado, eggs, nuts and seeds, wholemeal pasta and soya milk.
Myth Busters: Oily skin comes from not washing your face properly
Your skin is oiliest during your teen years which means that you need special products to keep oil under control. Your first defence to manage oil is frequent washing with a good facial cleanser. Look for cleansers that deliver deep cleansing, oil control or oil removal benefits. Moisturising cleansers may leave a residue that makes oily shine even worse. Watch out for over cleansing. Twice a day is sufficient. During your teenage years the amount of oil produced by your skin is at its highest. This excessive oil production is caused by the change in hormones during puberty. Hormones called androgens affect oil glands in the body, making them go into over drive. The glands get bigger and produce more oil (known as sebum). In fact your skin is more oil during your teen years than at any other time in your life, which is why young skin needs different care to adult skin. Oil is the ‘enemy’ for young skin and plays a key role in causing many common skin problems including pimples, blackheads and oily shine.
Myth Busters: Drinking 8 glasses of water a day will keep skin healthy
The skin is your body’s largest organ. Skin is alive, with new cells born every day. If you don’t drink enough water your body becomes dehydrated and so does your skin. This is because the body will grab water for the most vital organs first, before giving any to the skin. Drinking water not only hydrates your skin but also flushes through the kidneys, to help get rid of toxins, helping skin to look clearer and feel healthier.
Myth Busters: To squeeze or not to squeeze?
The problem with picking and squeezing skin is that it causes inflammation and bruising in the skin which can leave a dark mark after the pimple is gone. Marks can last for months and can be hard to get rid of, so if possible avoid picking and squeezing. When a pimple is popped it often transfers bacteria into the surrounding skin cells, which can lead to new pimples forming. If you have already picked or squeezed the most important thing is to thoroughly clean the pimple area. Cleanse skin, follow with a toner and then pimple treatment gel. Follow this regimen at least twice a day to help clear the pimple fast and avoid further scarring.
Translation - Chinese 《流言终结者》：频繁洗脸可导致痘痘
频繁洗脸或洗脸时用力过猛可能会引发皮肤过敏，破坏皮肤的天然保湿层，让皮肤感觉干燥紧绷。发生这种情况时，皮肤会自动产生更多油脂，从而长出新的痘痘。保持皮肤清洁平衡是预防痘痘、黑头和油光的最佳方法。要达到此目的，建议每天洗脸两次。为达到最佳效果，可于洗脸后使用有助于预防痘痘的爽肤水和保湿霜。
English to Chinese: Why do Americans work so hard? General field: Art/Literary
Source text - English Oscar Wilde said that work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. If so, Americans are now among the world’s saddest refugees. Factory workers in the United States are working longer hours than at any time in the past halfcentury. America once led the rich world in cutting the average working week—from 70 hours in 1850 to less than 40 hours by the 1950s. It seemed natural that as people grew richer they would trade extra earnings for more leisure. Since the 1970s, however, the hours clocked up by American workers have risen, to an average of 42 this year in manufacturing. Several studies suggest that something similar is happening outside manufacturing: Americans are spending more time at work than they did 20 years ago. Executives and lawyers boast of 80hour weeks. On holiday, they seek out fax machines and phones as eagerly as Germans bag the best sunloungers. Yet working time in Europe and Japan continues to fall. In Germany’s engineering industry the working week is to be trimmed from 36 to 35 hours next year. Most Germans get six weeks’ paid annual holiday; even the Japanese now take three weeks. Americans still make do with just two. Germany responds to this contrast with its usual concern about whether people’s aversion to work is damaging its competitiveness. Yet German workers, like the Japanese, seem to be acting sensibly: as their incomes rise, they can achieve a better standard of living with fewer hours of work. The puzzle is why America, the world’s richest country, sees things differently. It is a puzzle with sinister social implications. Parents spend less time with their children, who may be left alone at home for longer. Is it just a coincidence that juvenile crime is on the rise? Some explanations for America’s time at work fail to stand up to scrutiny. One blames weak trade unions that leave workers open to exploitation. Are workers being forced by costcutting firms to toil harder just to keep their jobs? A recent study by two American economists, Richard Freeman and Linda Bell, suggests not: when asked, Americans actually want to work longer hours. Most German workers, in contrast, would rather work less. Then, why do Americans want to work harder? One reason may be that the real earnings of many Americans have been stagnant or falling during the past two decades. People work longer merely to maintain their living standards. Yet many higherskilled workers, who have enjoyed big increases in their real pay, have been working harder too. Also, one reason for the slow growth of wages has been the rapid growth in employment—which is more or less where the argument began. Taxes may have something to do with it. People who work an extra hour in America are allowed to keep more of their money than those who do the same in Germany. Falls in marginal tax rates in America since the 1970s have made it all the more profitable to work longer. None of these answers really explains why the centurylong decline in working hours has gone into reverse in America but not elsewhere (though Britain shows signs of following America’s lead). Perhaps cultural differences—the last refuge of the defeated economist—are at play. Economists used to believe that once workers earned enough to provide for their basic needs and allow for a few luxuries, their incentive to work would be eroded, like lions relaxing after a kill. But humans are more susceptible to advertising than lions. Perhaps clever marketing has ensured that “basic needs”—for a shower with builtin TV, for a rocketpropelled car—expand continuously. Shopping is already one of America’s most popular pastimes. But it requires money—hence more work and less leisure. Or try this: the television is not very good, and baseball and hockey keep being wiped out by strikes. Perhaps Wilde was right. Maybe Americans have nothing better to do.
Translation - Chinese 奥斯卡•王尔德说过，工作只是无所事事者的避难所。如果此话属实，那么美国人就是现在世界上最可悲的一群难民。在美国，工厂工人的工作时间比过去半个世纪中的任何时候都要长。美国曾经在发达国家中率先削减每周工作时间——从1850年的70个小时减少到上世纪50年代的40小时不到。随着人们变得越来越富裕，他们就会不在乎那一点额外的收入，而会将更多时间用于休闲娱乐，这看上去是很自然的事情。然而从上世纪70年代以来，美国工人的工作小时数就开始不断增加，今年制造业的每周平均工作时间已经达到42个小时。有数项研究显示，除制造业外，类似的情况也正在其他行业中逐渐发生。相比20年前，美国人花在工作上的时间更长了。企业管理人员和律师每周甚至要工作80个小时。假日里，他们依然离不开传真机和电话，那种眼巴巴的心情就如同德国人带上最好的装备去享受日光浴一样。相比之下，欧洲和日本的工作时间却在持续下降。明年德国工程行业的每周工作时间将由原来的36个小时缩减到35个。大多数德国人都享受6个星期的带薪年假；即便是日本人现在也有3个星期。而美国人的带薪年假时间还是只有短短的两周。德国用于回应这一反差的理由是这样一种挥之不去的担心，即人民对工作的厌恶可能会削弱国家的竞争力。然而正如日本工人一样，德国工人似乎比较的明智：随着收入的增加，他们就能以更少的工作时间实现更高的生活水平。美国——这个世界上最富有的国家——对这个问题的看法却完全不同，这点令人十分费解。这个谜团可能带来非常负面的社会影响。父母与孩子在一起的时间少了，孩子可能更多时候要一个人留在家里。不断攀升的青少年犯罪率难道只是一个巧合吗？一些对美国工作时间过长原因的解释是站不住脚的。一种解释认为，这种情况是工会的软弱无能造成的，是它们让工人遭受肆意的剥削。工人仅为保住饭碗就更加拼命地工作，这是受到了一心要削减成本的公司的逼迫吗？ 两位美国经济学家——理查德•弗里曼和林达•贝尔近期进行了一项研究，结果表明不是这么回事：当被问及此问题时，美国人较长的工作时间实际上是他们自己要求的。相比之下，大多数德国工人宁愿工作少一点。那么，为什么美国人会自愿更加努力地工作呢？ 一个可能的原因是，过去二十年来，许多美国人的实际收入要么原地徘徊，要么呈下降趋势。人们工作更长时间，只是为了维持他们的生活水平。然而许多具备更高技能的工人同样会更加努力地工作，即使他们的实际收入有了大幅增长。工资增长缓慢的另一个原因是就业的快速增长——这差不多也是争论的起点。税收可能也与之有些许联系。在美国，相比德国而言，加班的人可以将更多的收入收归已有。70年代以来，美国边际税率的下降使加班变得更有利可图了。这些答案中没有一个能够真正解释，一个世纪以来工作时间的下降趋势为何唯独在美国反其道而行之，而没有出现在世界其他国家（尽管英国已经出现步美国后尘的迹象）。也许文化上的差异才是真正的主因，这也是结论被推翻的经济学家最后能够用以自圆其说的理由。经济学家过去相信，一旦工人挣了足够的钱可以解决其基本需求，并有一点闲钱可以偶尔享受一番，他们的工作积极性就会慢慢退化，就像猎杀后的狮子放松下来一样。然而人类比狮子更容易受到广告的影响。也许狡猾的营销攻势已经保证了“基本需求”的内涵被不断扩大，安装有电视的淋浴房、火箭动力汽车这样的享受也被包含在内。购物已成美国人最喜欢的消遣之一。但购物需要钞票——因此也就需要更多的工作和更少的休闲。或者试试别的：电视节目乏善可陈，棒球和曲棍球又总是因为罢工而停赛。也许王尔德是对的。也许美国人确实没有什么更好的事做。
English to Chinese: Paris, the glittering ‘Ville-Lumière’ General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - English Paris, the glittering ‘Ville-Lumière’, never stands still for long. The style capital of the world, Paris sets the trends that the rest of us follow, from art to fashion. This is the city that invented the boulevard, created haute couture, and gave birth to that icon of urban architecture, the Eiffel Tower.
It’s a city of innovation, but with a rebellious steak – a trait celebrated every 14th July with spectacular fireworks on the Champs de Mars. With typical élan, each year sees the appearance of Paris Plage, which transforms the banks of the Seine into a summer playground. Parisian romance and artistic flair combine magically in the Nuit Blanche – a hugely popular ‘sleepless night’ around October in which museums and galleries across the city open all night to host avant garde exhibitions, installations, and performances.
Known for their effortless elegance, Parisians are also respected for their savoir faire. It’s natural, therefore, that La Vallée Village has become a “must do” shopping destination in a city where you can have your pick of all things très chic. Located just 35 minutes outside central Paris, La Vallée Village has over 90 luxury outlet boutiques offering reductions of 33% to 60% on the recommended retail price, all year round.
Translation - Chinese 巴黎，一座彻夜通明的“灯火之城”，从不停歇它的律动。作为世界风尚之都，巴黎总是引领着艺术和时尚的潮流，令世人竞相模仿。巴黎是最先发明林荫大道和高级时装的城市，现代建筑的代表作——埃菲尔铁塔也在这里诞生。
除因与生俱来的优雅而闻名外，巴黎人的机敏得体同样令人尊敬。 因而 La Vallée Village 也就自然而然成为去巴黎必逛的购物商场。在巴黎，各种琳琅满目的高档商品中总有让你心仪的一件。La Vallée Village 距离巴黎市中心区仅有 35 分钟车程，旗下共有超过 90 间奢侈精品店门店，常年提供低于建议零售价多达 33% 到 60% 的折扣让利。
English to Chinese: Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an General field: Art/Literary
Source text - English Facing the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. stands the Jefferson Building, the main building of the Library of Congress, the world's largest library, with holdings of more than 140 million books and other printed items. The stately building, with its neoclassical exterior, copper-plated dome and marble halls, is named after Thomas Jefferson, one of the "founding fathers" of the United States, principal author of the 1776 Declaration of Independence and, from 1801 to 1809, the third president of the young republic. But the name also recognizes Jefferson's role as a founder of the Library itself. As president, he enshrined the institution in law and, in 1814, after a fire set by British troops during the Anglo-American War destroyed the Library's 3000-volume collection, he offered all or part of his own wide-ranging book collection as a replacement for the losses, commenting that "there is in fact no subject to which a member of Congress may not have occasion to refer."
Among the nearly 6500 books Jefferson sold to the Library was a two-volume English translation of the Qur'an, the book Muslims recite, study and revere as the revealed word of God. The presence of this Qur'an, first in Jefferson's private library and later in the Library of Congress, prompts the questions why Jefferson purchased this book, what use he made of it, and why he included it in his young nation's repository of knowledge.
These questions are all the more pertinent in light of assertions by some present- day commentators that Jefferson purchased his Qur'an in the 1780's in response to conflict between the US and the "Barbary states" of North Africa—today Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. That was a conflict Jefferson followed closely— indeed, in 1786, he helped negotiate a treaty with Morocco, the United States' first treaty with a foreign power. Then, it was relations with Algeria that were the most nettlesome, as its ruler demanded the payment of tribute in return for ending semiofficial piracy of American merchant shipping. Jefferson staunchly opposed tribute payment. In this context, such popular accounts claim, Jefferson was studying the Qur'an to better understand these adversaries, in keeping with the adage "know thy enemy." However, when we look more closely at the place of this copy of the Qur'an in Jefferson's library—and in his thinking— and when we examine the context of this particular translation, we see a different story.
From his youth, Thomas Jefferson read and collected a great number of books, and a wide variety of them: The collection he eventually sold to the Library of Congress comprised 6487 volumes, ranging in subject from classical philosophy to cooking. Like many collectors of the time, Jefferson not only cataloged his books but also marked them. It is his singular way of marking his books that makes it possible to establish that, among the millions of volumes in today's Library of Congress, this one specific Qur'an did indeed belong to him.
Translation - Chinese 在位于华盛顿特区的美国国会大厦的对面，矗立着美国国会图书馆的主建筑——杰斐逊大楼。国会图书馆是世界上最大的图书馆，馆藏图书及其他各类印刷品超过1.4亿册。这一具有新古典主义风格外观、镀铜穹顶和大理石厅的宏伟建筑以美国国父之一——托马斯•杰斐逊的名字命名，杰斐逊是1776年《美国独立宣言》的主要起草者，于1801年至1809年出任这个年轻共和国的第三任总统。而大楼的名字还记录了杰斐逊作为图书馆本身的创始人这一身份。在总统任上，他将该机构写入法律条文。第二次美英战争期间，英国军队的一把大火将国会图书馆的3000册藏书付之一炬。此后在1814年，杰斐逊从自己种类丰富的藏书中拿出全套或一部分，用以补充遭兵燹厄运的图书馆馆藏，他对此评论说，“事实上，不管是什么题材的书籍，国会议员总有需要参考他们的时候。”
Source text - English During the Concept Design Phase, the brand design team will be developing naming concepts and preferences with corresponding identity designs. We understand that the names and identities much work in both Chinese and English languages. Once these identities have been approved, the team shall produce a set of guidelines for their use in a variety of applications and formats.
At the same time, our signage design team will seek to establish an overall design direction for each area of the project based on what was determined in Phase 1, while coming to agreement on tone and manner as well as primary design elements. Our work in this phase may include sketches, scale and massing studies, models, benchmark and inspirational imagery. We will explore options that are sculptural or 3-dimensional where appropriate. Our work will represent a logical sign family for each area of the project while giving you something that is completely unique. This work shall culminate in a concept design presentation (in China) and concept design booklet issued to the client.
Translation - Chinese 在概念设计阶段，品牌设计团队将负责开发命名概念和偏好以及相应的识别设计。我们了解名称和识别必须用中英文都能呈现。一旦这些识别得到批准，该团队将制定一系列将其用于各种应用及格式的指导方针。
与此同时，我们的标牌设计团队将在阶段1所确定内容的基础上，试图为该项目的各个方面确立一个总体设计方向，同时在色调、样式和主要设计元素方面取得一致。我们在本阶段的工作可能包括素描、比例和概念图研究、模型、基准和创意图像。适当时我们还将探讨雕塑或三维选项。我们的作品将代表针对项目各方面的一个逻辑性的符号家族，同时为您呈现完全独一无二的效果。这项工作最终将以在中国的概念设计说明会和向客户派发概念设计小册子收尾。
English to Chinese: Château Baccarat General field: Marketing
Source text - English The revolutionary crystal glasses from the new Château Baccarat Collection reveal the complexity, richness and subtlety of wine better than any other glass yet created.
As the world’s leading provider of luxury crystal, Baccarat has been enhancing the most prestigious tables for 250 years. Now Baccarat continues its leadership with this new collection, offering its legendary expertise - both aesthetic and technical.
With the growing diversity of wines worldwide, Chateau Baccarat was created mindful of the trends and styles of today. Through a range of unique and universal glasses, the collection is aimed at enhancing the drinking experience for every palate.
The Château Baccarat glass collection is designed according to a slender trapeze line with the intent of giving elegance and depth to wine. The revolutionary design unleashes full-bodied aromas and flavors while minimizing alcohol, enabling the wine to gain in subtlety without losing intensity.
Rich in phenolic compounds, red wines need full amplitude to release their aromas. With its curved shape and generous volume, the Château Baccarat red wine glass highlights the wine’s entire aroma profile by allowing optimum aeration thanks to its flattened shape and wide and deep chimney.
Due to their acidity and minerality, white wines require less volume to express themselves. With its smaller size, the Château Baccarat white wine glass flattened shape increases flavor intensity as well as the aroma’s complexity.
How the Shape Works:
1° Rounded “Concave” Bottom, Wide Base: When swirling, these attributes prevent the alcohols from rising too much on the inner surface of the glass. The shape also preserves the subtle aromas and allows the wine to retain all its smoothness and aromatic body.
2° Closed Angle: In order to let the diverse aromas express themselves, the closed angle condenses the alcohol’s volatile matter, and allows subtle aromas to fill the glass during rotation.
3° Vertical Chimney: On top of being comfortable for the lips, the vertical chimney showcases the wine’s complexity by reunifying and consolidating the aromas.
The Château Baccarat wine glasses represent the culmination of centuries of craftsmanship combined with revolutionary 21st century performing design.
Translation - Chinese 新的“巴卡拉酒庄”（Château Baccarat）系列水晶玻璃杯横空出世，充分展现葡萄酒复杂、丰富、细腻的口感，令以往所有其他玻璃杯黯然失色。
English to Chinese: Reed Exhibitions Russia went live General field: Marketing
Source text - English On Thursday, November 17 Reed Exhibitions Russia went live. The road was turbulent and lengthy. The most important thing is that the team in general is as enthusiastic as it was three years ago when the first presentation of SFDC took place. And although it may seem that the journey is over…it’s not. It’s actually just the beginning. The beginning of the new era of RXR that will involve considerable adjustment in the day-to-day processes and sales culture of our company.
Some would think that the introduction of SFDC simply means the installation of software that will start functioning independently of everything with a push of a button. This is not true. The long journey towards Drop 1 and Drop 2 demonstrated that apart from technical and software implications the combined effort of the teams proved crucial during implementation. We were very lucky to have Robert Kelman as our Project Manager who led the Russian team patiently and cautiously towards the implementation.
Let it be no secret that the process is quite demanding from both the Nucleus and the Sales team sides. We would advise those businesses that follow in our footsteps to realistically evaluate the time that is needed to prepare for the roll-out and plan accordingly. It is also important to allow a short time slot between Drop 1 and Drop 2 (if the roll-out takes place in ‘phases’) to ensure the enthusiasm of the team doesn’t deteriorate.
Before the introduction of SFDC we didn’t have any CRM whatsoever and all our data was held in excel spreadsheets. There is a positive side to that, as well as a more challenging one. The positive is that our young, enthusiastic and ‘technology-hungry’ team were eager to embrace the new software without comparing shortcomings and benefits to the pre-existing one, however, the challenging part is that the business processes associated with an automated CRM system should be built from scratch. This is a challenge that we acknowledge and are prepared for.
The language barrier may sometimes create obstacles, especially where training is concerned. We were lucky to have a very good, experienced trainer from the UK for the major part of the team whilst the remaining non-english speaking users will enjoy coaching from our super-users.
The next couple of weeks will be crucial (doctors usually say that phrase) as the teams will start using SFDC all day long - starting new sales cycles for most of our shows – and there will be a lot of dependence on the smooth running of the the system , which will will be reflected in mood of the team. So let’s keep our fingers crossed that if the glitches occur they will be resolved fast.
TIPS FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW
Everything below relates to specific BU circumstances and might not be applicable to your situation.
• Having a scheduled implementation plan, and keeping in mind that it can slip. To be precise, it will slip. The important thing is that this slippage does not cross any of the events;
• It is best to start with moving all data to a unified data model that reflects SFDC ideology (RXR can share it's own). be this some intermediate in-house system or a simple Excel spreadsheet. Improving data quality is a lengthy and painful process. There is no harm in commencing this process 12 months prior to expected launch, or even earlier. SFDC cannot make good data out of bad data.
• Just having all company data in one format, in one place is a great relief, and even more powerful is the functionality that SFDC brings to our once CRM-less operation.
Translation - Chinese 11月17日，周四，Reed Exhibitions Russia最终上线。一路走来，道路崎岖而漫长。然而最重要的是，团队总体来看与三年前首次推介SFDC时一样激情四溢。尽管我们看上去已经到达终点，但实则不然。这实际上仅仅才是一个开始，一个RXR新时代的开始，我们公司的日常流程和销售文化都需要大量的不断改进。
English to Chinese: Fall’s Top 10 - See which iconic items create a complete wardrobe this season General field: Marketing Detailed field: Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Source text - English The Bomber Jacket
The Heritage
With a firm place in history, the bomber jacket has long been a staple in the Ralph Lauren menswear collections. Originally gaining fame during the early days of aircraft, the warmth, comfort and immense style of this piece has transcended aviation regulation. Early pilots, seen as risks takers, lent the bomber jacket an aura of daring, a heritage still associated with men who wear this piece today.
Style Tip
Take style cues from the officers’ club and pair your leather bomber jacket with a tailored pants and brogues, over a crisp shirt and tie. Or make like a maverick and go for a more casual alternative with a crisp white T-shirt and denim for an eternally cool vibe.
The Camel Coat
The Heritage
The camel coat has highlighted the style sensibilities of refined men for decades. Eternally elegant and always classic, this piece of outerwear is not only functional but also works with most pieces in your fall wardrobe. Although it makes a classic statement, the style of the camel coat is versatile enough to be either a traditional or trendy piece.
Style Tip
Take inspiration from the gentlemen of past generations and drape it casually over your suiting on a brisk evening to class up your look. An added benefit: It works just as easily with casual weekend outfits of denim, wool pants and sport shirts.
The Tweed Jacket
The Heritage
The argument can be made that no other garment more strictly defines the idea of the English gentleman than the tweed jacket. This hard wearing garment is essential, not just for warding off the chilly air, but for its dependability and strength. The tweed jacket is as at home in a city office as it is on a weekend jaunt in the country.
Style Tip
Opt for matching your tweed jacket with jeans for a more relaxed look, or like the Duke of Windsor, with a pair of wool pants and an ascot for a day at the races.
The Newsboy Cap
The Heritage
Incorporating a touch of old-world style is a Ralph Lauren signature. Always classic, the newsboy cap not only adds a dash of whimsy to your outfit but it’s also a cool way to keep you warm.
Style Tip
If you’re feeling particularly inspired, feel free to team the cap with everything from tweed jackets to nubby sweaters to create a head-to-toe- look.
The Cardigan
The Heritage
As the perfect layering piece for the season, the cardigan provides much needed warmth while adding style to your look. The cardigan can inject variety into your wardrobe as you pair it with different style on different occasions. A well-fitting cardigan made of cashmere will provide maximum warmth and luxurious air.
Style Tip
The versatility of the cardigan allows you to dress it up or down. Consider wearing a cardigan over your shirt and tie and doing away with your jacket for a more casual look, and add the jacket for an extra layer of warmth when the temperature drops.
Translation - Chinese 短夹克
传承
短夹克在历史上占据着稳固的一席之地，长期以来一直是拉夫•劳伦（Ralph Lauren）男装系列的主打产品。这款最初在飞机时代早期声名鹊起的短夹克单品，以其温暖、舒适及不凡风格挣脱了航空条例的藩篱。早期的飞行员被视为冒险家，短夹克亦因此成为勇敢的象征，直到今天，人们依然会将身着此款服饰的男士与勇敢二字联系在一起。
造型贴士
您可以从军官俱乐部汲取造型灵感，将这款短皮夹克与量身裁制的西裤和粗革皮鞋搭配，内搭干净利落的衬衫和领带。您还可以搭配清爽利落的白色T恤和牛仔裤，打造一酷到底、更具休闲气息的牛仔风格。
English to Chinese: BACCARAT PROFILE General field: Marketing
Source text - English Baccarat is a market-leading designer, manufacturer and retailer of luxury crystal products. Since its foundation in 1764, the company, whose manufacturing base is in Baccarat in the Lorraine region of Eastern France, has been synonymous with a unique savoir-faire and has come to symbolize an inimitable French Art de Vivre. Baccarat crystal, ranging from lighting to tableware, decorative objects, jewellery and bottle manufacturing, is distributed in 89 countries. Explore the world of Baccarat at www.baccarat.com.
Baccarat, a master of light, creates objects that infuse the everyday with a scintillating atmosphere of enchantment. Each exceptional piece embodies the secrets of the luxurious, magical and dreamlike world of Baccarat. Crafted using techniques that Baccarat glassmakers and glass cutters have handed down from generation to generation since 1764, light becomes substance in its purest form. Baccarat crystal metamorphoses into coveted objects that beckon seductively to both men and women, imparting a poetic and romantic spirit wherever they appear. The home becomes a way to express feelings and personality, a wellspring of creativity.
FLEURS DE PSYDÉLIC
Riveting effect, modulated light between dawn and daybreak, the «Fleurs de Psydelic» jewellery collection borrows from the beetle its hypnotic and sacred charms. In-depth brilliance, simple and obvious. The eight models of the collection, rings, necklaces, chains and earrings change color over time. Mirror, aqua mirror, golden pink, the silver-clipped and facetted crystal pearls distill their mystery. Thanks to their flowery grace sublimated by the mirage of a versatile chameleon, the «Fleurs de Psydelic» magnify the miracles of nature. As a bunch of engaging, spellbinding and ultramodern mascots.
Translation - Chinese 巴卡拉是市场领先的奢华水晶产品设计商、生产商和零售商。自1764年创立以来，巴卡拉一直是匠心独运的典范，其对纯正法国生活艺术的理解无人能及。公司生产基地设在法国东部洛林地区的巴卡拉小镇。巴卡拉水晶涵盖灯具、餐桌用品、装饰摆件、首饰和玻璃瓶生产，产品销往全球89个国家。敬请访问www.baccarat.com到巴卡拉的世界中徜徉畅游。
FLEURS DE PSYDÉLIC
Fleurs de Psydelic首饰系列从甲虫身上那隐秘而又圣洁的魅力中汲取灵感，细微的光线变化仿佛曙光初现时的天际，呈现一种摄人心魄的效果。华彩由内而外散发，整体风格简约而不失张扬。该系列共有八种款型，戒指、项链、手链和耳坠随着时间推移会变幻颜色。镜面、浅绿镜面、金粉色、镶嵌银边和刻面的水晶珍珠将神秘发挥到极致。绚丽的优雅与多变的色彩相得益彰，让Fleurs de Psydelic充分体现天工造物的奇迹，绝对是一组让人如痴如醉的超现代吉祥物品。
English to Chinese: Hong Kong Tax Workbook General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - English China Customs Guide: Contract Processing
Instead of being a guide on general customs, the focus will be on processing trade and its subsequent matters which draw the most attention.
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Hong Kong Tax Workbook
Why do we produce this new product?
The Hong Kong Master Tax Guide is a flagship CCH book. However customer feedback also reflected that the book did not have adequate examples and illustrations to be friendly for less experienced practitioners in tax.
This Workbook will be a perfect complement to the Hong Kong Master Tax Guide, an ideal reference for students preparing for university or professional tax exams.
The quality of the Workbook will also appeal to professionals as a quick reference guide to HK tax legislation and practice.
How could this product help customers (product feature)?
Easy to read
Provides examples of tax computations to illustrate the workings of various tax components
Each chapter contains revision questions for practice; comes with suggested solutions
Explanations and illustrations of the HK tax system
Simple and concise coverage of HK’s Inland Revenue legislation
China Tax Treaties
Why do we produce this new product?
The bilingual China treaties are available from SAT’s website, however it is in a pdf format and cannot be searched by key words.
China tax treaties have their standard structure and words, which laymen find difficult to understand.
Readers need to spend lots of time if they want to compare certain articles among countries.
How could this product help customers (product feature)?
International tax experts, Deloitte, is writing commentary on how to read the treaties and will highlight the high risk areas.
By transforming the bilingual tax treaties in PDF into a searchable format, this feature helps save time.
This product will include a Smart Chart function that allows customers to compare a multitude of tax incentives across the countries of their choice.
Target launch date: April 2011
Tax Planning for Investments in China
Why do we produce this new product?
Tax plays an important role in the set up, operation and exit of a foreign investment company in China.
Investors often have many questions and will turn to consultants for help (retainer services $100,000 per annum)
How could this product help customers (product feature)?
This product will be presented in a Q&A format. The questions will be those frequently asked by foreign investors. Therefore, the product will be easy to read and closely relevant to customers daily work.
In the process of commissioning Bolivia Cheung (KPMG expert) to write the book. She has over 13 years’ experience in advising clients on such matters.
Target launch date: Nov 2011
Transfer Pricing in China-HK Cross-border Transactions
Why do we produce this new product?
MNCs need to understand both China and Hong Kong’s transfer pricing practice framework set out by relevant tax authorities
MNCs need assistance to identify if their cross-border transactions will trigger transfer pricing (TP) issues
MNCs are required to comply with TP requirements in both mainland China and Hong Kong
How could this product help customers (product feature)?
Help customers understand how regulations affect China-HK cross-border transactions
Help customers manage their TP risks and establish an in-compliance TP system
Highlight common pitfalls (with industry focus)
Target launch date: Nov 2011
Translation - Chinese 中国海关指南：合同处理
该指南将专注于最受关注的贸易及其后继事务处理，而非关于一般海关事务的指南。
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English to Chinese: Longham Hotel service General field: Marketing Detailed field: Cosmetics, Beauty
Source text - English Aromacean Slim Massage
The deep massage techniques of perfect slim effect, help the body find balance as well as help refine contours and smooth out fatty deposits.
Rejuvenating Brightening
This powerful facial is designed to provide innovative anti-aging brightening and rejuvenating. The treatment stimulates collagen and restores skin tone, luminosity and clarity. Suitable for all skin types and recommended for those wanting to improve skin tone and pigmentation.
Discover Nude Magique Blur Cream for a velvet skin surface, poreless and ultra smooth touch. With an ultralight non greasy texture, this cream instantly fuses with your skin to rub imperfections away. Perfect for your nude make-up.
Translation - Chinese 美体塑形按摩
深度按摩技艺，完美塑形效果，帮助身体找回内在平衡，消除多余脂肪，尽显曼妙身姿。
English to Chinese: Wellington Overview Detailed field: Tourism & Travel
Source text - English Wellington, NZ
With its hillside Victorians with bay views, trendy restaurants and nightlife, it's no wonder Wellington is often compared to San Francisco. Film buffs already know the happening New Zealand capital for Lord of the Rings, but there's much more to experience, from the country's best museum, to hip boutiques, and great cuisine.
What to See
Wellington’s top attractions intersect at the waterfront Te Papa Museum of New Zealand, an impressive museum with a superb Māori meetinghouse. The Kelburn Cable Car offers terrific views as it ascends to the lush Wellington Botanic Garden—sit on the left for the best view. No visit is complete without a day trip to Lord of the Rings movie locations.
Where to Eat and Drink
Wellington's finest restaurants source local ingredients and wines from nearby Wairarapa—a top pinot noir region. Try the seasonal menu at the iconic White House or grab a beer with politicians at Back-Bencher Pub & Café. Hot new restaurants and bars regularly pop up on Cuba Street; traditional eateries are on Courtenay Place.
Where to Stay
Most of Wellington’s best hotels, like the landmark InterContinental, lie near the waterfront, while charming B&Bs, like Booklovers, are scattered in the hills. A burgeoning apartment-style hotel scene now offers a taste of local living; all-suites CityLife has great weekend specials.
Where to Shop
For chic gifts, look for carved jade (or greenstone) jewelry in the Golden Mile shopping area, home to Old Bank Arcade and Kirkcaldie & Stains, Wellington's version of Harrods. For funkier boutiques, head to Cuba Street, where Area 51 carries popular local labels.
Local Flavor
Explore beyond downtown for an insider's view: Attend a rugby match at Westpac Trust Stadium; admire expensive art deco buildings along Oriental Bay; and, for a memorable Maori experience, visit the National Tattoo Museum.
Translation - Chinese 新西兰惠灵顿
半山腰俯瞰海湾的维多利亚式古建筑，时尚的餐厅，多姿多彩的夜生活，这些都常常让人们不由地将惠灵顿与旧金山相提并论。影迷们一定不会对这座新西兰首都城市感到陌生，因为大名鼎鼎的《指环王》系列电影正是在这里取景拍摄的。然而这座城市吸引人的地方还远不止此，从新西兰最好的博物馆，到新潮时尚的精品店，再到让人垂涎欲滴的美味佳肴，这些都定会让您流连忘返。
English to Chinese: Now Health Detailed field: Medical (general)
Source text - English Designed to work harder for you and your family
With Now Health, you can count on:
Fast, accurate service from people who understand what’s important to you and respect your time
Clear information, so you can easily manage your plan
Access to healthcare worldwide via our provider network
Straightforward processes and fast turnaround times, from joining to claiming
The tools to access and manage your information online from anywhere in the world
A clear ethical policy including a commitment to reduce the amount of paper we use
Our underwriting
Our approach to underwriting is intended to provide a clear and fair experience for all our members.
Every individual plan we issue is based on a full medical underwriting approach. This means that we ask detailed questions about your medical history up-front before issuing your plan. While we ask you to spend a little time providing this information when you apply, we only ask for this information once and it means that you know exactly what you’re covered for.
Our international health insurance is designed to give you straightforward access to the healthcare you need, wherever you are in the world. This means:
A commitment to handle your claims quickly. Providing we have all the information we need, we aim to process eligible claims within five working days
English to Chinese: Olympic Games - London 2012 - BOXING Detailed field: Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Source text - English History
Historically the testing ground for future greats such as Cassius Clay, George Foreman and Lennox Lewis, boxing guarantees some of the most intense action of any Games.
Boxing was originally considered too dangerous for the modern Games, although it did make an appearance in 1904 in St Louis because of its popularity in America. It was finally added to the Olympic schedule proper in 1920.
How does it work?
The sport may be familiar to most people in its professional form, but Olympic Games competition remains based around the principles of amateur boxing – where points scoring is just as important as knockout power.
"Points are scored when a fighter lands a punch on their opponent’s head or midriff. Scores are calculated by a panel of five ringside judges, with the highest
and lowest tallies for each fighter removed at the end of each round and the remaining figures averaged.
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Those points are then made public, with the winner the fighter who amasses the most points over the course of the contest, or who scores a knockout.
2012 competition structure
Men's contests – which are grouped according to weight and range from light-flyweight (46-49kg) to super-heavyweight ( 91kg) - are fought over three, three-minute rounds.
Meanwhile, London 2012 will be unique in that it will also mark the debut of women's boxing on the Olympic stage, with the women competing in three classes - from flyweight (48-51kg) to middleweight (69-75kg) - over four, two-minute rounds. Look out in particular for Irish lightweight Katie Taylor to be one of the stars of the inaugural women's competition.
All boxing tournaments are fought on a straight elimination basis, with fighters paired at random and progressing through to the final. There is no third-place contest - instead both losing semi-finalists are given bronze medals.
Source text - Chinese 南京航空航天大学位于江苏省南京市，是中国领先的学习和科研机构之一，如今已经发展为一所综合性大学，主要专注于航空航天技术。学校现设有16个学院和130个科研机构。南京航空航天大学十分重视科学研究，形成了基础研究、关键技术攻关与国防型号研制并驾齐驱的科研工作格局。学校大力推进开放办学，积极开展协同创新，先后建立了一批产学研合作研究基地。同时开展广泛的国际交流与合作，已与国外50多所著名高校及一批国际知名研究机构建立了长期稳定的合作关系，形成了“服务航空航天民航、服务江苏，面向全国、面向世界”的开放型办学新格局。
Translation - English Located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), is one of China’s premier learning and research institutions which now develops into a comprehensive university especially featured with aerospace technology. And now it has 16 colleges and 130 research institutions. Attaching great importance to scientific research, NUAA forms a structure combined with basic research, key technology development and national defense R&D. Based on an open model of running a university, it has established a number of cooperative research centers for teaching, research and production through collaborative and innovative activities. It has also set up long term stable cooperation with more than 50 outstanding universities abroad and internationally renowned research institutions through extensive international exchanges and cooperation, which contributes to NUAA’s new running model of “serving Jiangsu, China as well as the world with its development in Aviation, Aerospace & Civil Aviation.”
Chinese to English: 区商务委支持区域内企业参与国际竞争合作 General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - Chinese 区商务委主动服务，积极支持区域内企业参与国际竞争合作。一是争取财力扶持。完成国家财政部2009年度“中小企业国际市场开拓资金”申报，共有84家中小进出口企业293个项目获得413.28万元的资金支持；成功指导6家企业申报“国家支持承接国际服务外包业务发展资金”，共获得支持资金98.55万元。二是深化服务内涵。开展外贸企业经营状况调查；建立服务外包工作例会制度，举办系列讲座，加强政策宣传，帮助企业申请融资贷款；加强与市有关部门沟通，组织企业参加投资洽谈会；探索服务外包企业融资新模式，帮助易保网络技术有限公司境外机构解决融资需求。三是强化指导。加强政策指导，推动有条件的企业对外投资和跨国经营，目前已完成上海坤泰实业有限公司赴刚果（金）投资，三碁电气有限公司赴台湾投资，上海泛亚生命科技有限公司赴香港投资、上海经纬建筑规划设计院有限公司赴美国投资、艾艾工业皮带有限公司赴德国投资等5家企业境外投资材料初审及上报工作。（区商务委）
Translation - English Taking a proactive approach, the Commerce Committee of Yangpu District is providing enterprises in the district with all necessary services and support for them to take part in the global competition and cooperation. Specifically, as the first step, the Committee works hard to secure financial support for these enterprises. Thanks to successful application for the 2009 SME Global Market Expansion Fund of Ministry of Finance, the Committee has secured financial support in the amount of RMB 4,132,800 for a total of 293 projects from 84 small and medium-sized import & export enterprises. Six enterprises, under its careful guidance, applied for the State Development Fund in Support of Undertaking International Service Outsourcing Business, and successfully received support fund with a total amount of RMB 985,500. Secondly, the Committee helps these enterprises expand their service scope. To achieve this goal, it has launched a number of initiatives which include: conducting surveys on the operating performance of foreign trade enterprises; establishing regular working meeting system for service outsourcing; holding a series of seminars to promote new policies; assisting enterprises in applying for financing loans; enhancing communication with related municipal authorities; organizing investment networking events for enterprises; exploring new financing modes for service outsourcing enterprises; and helping solve financial difficulties for oversees facilities of eBao Technology Company, Ltd. Thirdly, the Committee has deepened its guidance to these enterprises. It provides enhanced guidance in relation to policies and encourages qualified enterprises to carry out oversees investment and global business operation. Preliminary overview and submission for approval of oversees investment documents have been completed for the following 5 companies: Shanghai Kuntai Industrial Investment Co., Ltd., SANCH, BioAsia, Shanghai LongiLat Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. and AA Industrial Belting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., whose investment destinations are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States and Germany, respectively. (Source: Commerce Committee of Yangpu District)
English to Chinese: MediaTek brand General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - English We’re launching the new MediaTek brand over the next few months. Here’s what we have planned:
13th & 20th January
• Announcements about the new MediaTek brand made during Chinese New Year festivities. There will also be lots of giveaways to promote the new brand, including t-shirts, mugs and goodie bags.
• Internal Brand Project site (the one you’re reading now) launches, with videos for:
o A welcome message by MK Tsai, MediaTek Chairman & CEO.
o An introduction to branding.
Mid-February
• Major new additions to the Internal Brand Project site, including:
o Graphic guidelines and templates.
o An explanation of the “Everyday Genius” tagline.
• Brand Platform documents published.
• Launch celebrations at HQ for the new brand. Celebrations for other offices will follow.
24th February 24
• The new brand launches at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with:
o A special event for industry analysts and key opinion-makers.
o A new MediaTek exhibition booth built around the new brand.
o Post-show reports on how the brand has been received.
• New MediaTek corporate website launches, with a dedicated section about our new brand.
• External brand campaigns begin.
March
• Brand Action Plans for each division finalised. These show how to act and plan according to the new brand.
April onwards
• Brand Anchor project launches. This explains how to incorporate all aspects of the brand into everything we do.
Every day
• We all live the brand!
Translation - Chinese 我们将在未来几个月内正式推出全新的联发科技 (MediaTek) 品牌。以下是我们的计划部署：
1月13日和20日
• 在春节期间发布关于联发科技 (MediaTek) 新品牌面世的消息。为了给新品牌造势，届时还将大量派送礼品，包括T恤、马克杯和礼品袋。
• 推出内部品牌项目网站（您现在阅读的网站），当中包含以下视频：
o 公司董事长兼首席执行官蔡明介先生的欢迎致辞
o 品牌介绍
2月中旬
• 在内部品牌项目网站上新增主要板块，包括：
o 图形指南和模板
o “Everyday Genius”标语阐释
• 发布品牌平台 (Brand Platform) 文件。
• 在公司总部为新品牌的推出举办各种庆祝活动，之后将在其他办事处举办庆祝活动。
2月24日
• 新品牌在巴塞罗那举行的世界移动通信大会 (Mobile World Congress) 上亮相，具体计划包括：
o 举办面向行业分析师和重要意见领袖的专场活动
o 围绕新品牌搭建全新联发科技展台
o 展会后就新品牌的市场反应作汇报
• 联发科技的全新公司网站正式上线，并开设新品牌推介专区。
• 启动外部品牌推广活动。
English to Chinese: press release excerpt General field: Bus/Financial
Source text - English New and emerging trends resulting from the pandemic have also driven CPaaS to play a larger role in supporting operational needs in delivering memorable customer experiences. Trends that businesses should note are:
• Enhancing video features: Gartner predicted 80% growth for CPaaS video in 2022, fueled by the convenience of in-app video with APIs enabling integrated workflow and a growing adoption of cloud-based video conferencing.
• Increasing data privacy: State-of-the-art encryption with no access to message content assures enterprises of confidentiality.
• Improving omnichannel offerings: Enterprises demand ease of access to omnichannel service providers through a single integrated API. Chatbots will also be increasingly used to fulfill customer requests giving rise to a wide selection of chatbots.
Translation - Chinese 伴随疫情引发的新兴趋势，CPaaS在支撑运营需求和提供卓越客户体验方面的作用越发重要。企业需留意以下几个关键趋势：
• 增强视频功能：据Gartner预测，得益于应用内视频的便利性和支持集成工作流的API，以及基于云技术的视频会议逐渐普及，2022年CPaaS视频的增长率将达到80%。
• 加强数据隐私：前沿的加密技术确保消息内容无法被访问，为企业提供了机密性保障。
• 改进全渠道服务：企业希望通过单一集成API轻松接入全渠道服务提供商。聊天机器人在满足客户需求方面的应用也将日益增多，促使市场出现更多种类的聊天机器人选择。
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Our client was very happy with the quality and accuracy of the Simplified Chinese translation that you provided with this order and was wondering if they could use the same translator for all their releases going forward. Well done and many thanks! –Greg
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I hope you are well. I have received feedback from the client on the translation of the questionnaire. Below you will see the feedback:
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Overall I can say that they are very pleased with the work you did and I would be honored to work with you in upcoming projects for this client. –Idelys
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Following your assistance with the translation of the Visitor Oyster Card content for Visit Britain last week, I thought you would be interested to hear some positive feedback from the client. Visit Britain is very happy with the quality of the translations and is keen to provide us with similar projects in the near future!
Many thanks for your invaluable contribution to the success of this project and I look forward to working with you again soon. –James
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I am delighted to inform you that you have passed your initial trial period with us as we have been pleased with your work. You have completed 15 jobs and we have received no negative feedback about your performance.
You will now be available for proofreading assignments on a full-time basis as well as translation. Thanks for your continued hard work with us. –Alex
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After being with a translation and education company in Shanghai International Studies University for less than two years, I worked as a freelance translator for several years before joining Interfax, a world-renowned news agency with offices across the globe, where I first worked as the only in-house translator and editor, and later was promoted to Project Manager. In this role I was responsible for overseeing the press release translation project for Business Wire, an international newswire service owned by Warren Buffett. With these experiences I’ve polished my translation skills and capabilities in a wide range of subject fields. I'm confident that I would be a valuable addition to any of your projects.
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