《每日一句漢譯英》一周匯總 (36)

 
中國高級官員暗示說，美國科技業巨頭蘋果公司很可能會在與深圳唯冠公司的商標權爭端中落敗。唯冠公司稱擁有在中國的iPad商標名稱所有權。

Senior Chinese officials are hinting that U.S. technology giant Apple is at risk of losing its trademark dispute with a company in the southern city of Shenzhen that claims ownership of the iPad name in China.

美國國會眾議院通過了一項旨在保護美國電腦網絡免遭攻擊的法案。但由於涉及隱私問題，該法案遭到奧巴馬政府的反對。

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill aimed at securing the nation's computer networks from cyber attackers, but opposed by the Obama administration because of privacy concerns.

馬裏蘭州研究人員在《眼科學檔案》（Archives of Ophthalmology）發表的一份報告說，視力受損者每日步行總數比正常視力者少26%，並且身體活躍度約為後者的一半，這可能會增加視力受損者患慢性病的風險。

People with impaired vision take 26% fewer steps per day than normal-sighted individuals and are about half as active physically, which could increase their risk of chronic illness, says a report by Maryland researchers in Archives of Ophthalmology.

im·pair/ɪmˈpeɚ/verb

im·pairs; im·paired; im·pair·ing

[+ obj] : to make (something) weaker or worse
▪ Smoking can impair your health.▪ Drinking impairs a person's ability to think clearly.

▪ His memory was so impaired by age that he often forgot where he was.

synonyms injure

— im·paired/ɪmˈpeɚd/adjective [more impaired; most impaired]

▪ The disease causes impaired vision/hearing in elderly people. — sometimes used in combination ▪ hearing-impaired people [=people with impaired hearing]

經濟學人信息部(Economist Intelligence Unit)的一篇報告說，近半數跨國公司的高管相信，語言障礙曾讓跨境交易流產，給公司帶來經濟損失。經濟學人信息部是《經濟學人》(Economist)雜誌母公司經濟學人集團(Economist Group)旗下的商業研究機構。

Nearly half the executives at global companies believe language barriers have spoiled cross-border deals and caused financial losses for companies, says a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, a business research unit of Economist Group, the Economist magazine's parent.

1spoil/ˈspojəl/verb
spoils; spoiled or chiefly British spoilt /ˈspojəlt/; spoil·ing

1 [+ obj] : to have a bad effect on (something) : to damage or ruin (something)
▪ The fight spoiled the party.▪ The camping trip was spoiled by bad weather.▪ Don't let one mistake spoil your day.▪ He always spoils everything.▪ Don't spoil your appetite by snacking too much.▪ Exposure to air will spoil the wine.▪ I spoiled the sauce by adding too much garlic.

2 [no obj] : to decay or lose freshness especially because of being kept too long
▪ The milk/fruit was beginning to spoil. synonyms 1decay

3 [+ obj] disapprovinga: to give (someone, such as a child) everything that he or she wants : to have a bad effect on (someone) by allowing too many things or by not correcting bad behavior
▪ Her grandparents spoil her.— often used as (be) spoiled▪ He was spoiled by his parents.▪ a spoiled brat▪ That child is spoiled rotten. [=very spoiled]— sometimes used figuratively ▪ We've been spoiled lately by/with this beautiful weather. [=we've had so much beautiful weather that we expect the weather always to be beautiful]▪ (Brit) Customers are spoiled/spoilt for choice [=customers have a lot of choices] when buying a new car.
b: to treat (someone) very well
▪ The hotel spoils their guests with fine dining and excellent service.▪ She always spoils me on my birthday.▪ You should spoil yourself with a day at the spa.

(be) spoiling for
: to have a strong desire for (something, such as a fight)
▪ They are spoiling for a fight/argument.▪ The team is spoiling for a rematch.

 

隨著企業謀求在國際上擴大業務，溝通障礙帶來的代價變得越來越高。

Communication difficulties are becoming increasingly costly as companies seek to expand their operations globally.