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一位名牌中學校長警告說，越來越多的優秀英國中學生拒絕英國大學，轉而選擇美國大學。人們認為英國大學已不再物有所值。

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of bright teenagers are rejecting British universities in favour of those in the United States amid claims they no longer represent value for money, a leading headmaster has warned.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

美國亞利桑那州一所學校的教師向一名8歲女生頒發“災難獎”，理由是這名學生不完成家庭作業的理由最多。學生的家長認為孩子遭到了老師的羞辱。

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.

《複仇者聯盟》(Avengers)之後短暫的票房平靜期終於被一部動畫電影係列的最新續集和一部科幻驚悚片所打破。這兩部電影強勁的票房表現為好萊塢暑期檔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

 

來自科羅拉多州丹佛的德裏克?阿馬托是全球30名患有“後天性學者症候群”的人之一，這種症候群的表現是在腦部受到創傷後，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）是指有認知障礙，但在某一方麵，如對某種藝術或學術，卻有超乎常人的能力的人。他們的IQ大部分低於70，但在一些特殊測試中卻遠勝於常人，故俗稱為「白癡天才」（Idiot Savant）。他們的天賦有多種不同的形式，有演奏樂器、繪畫、記憶、計算及日曆咚隳芰ΑＣ攔?纈啊隊耆恕罰≧ain Man）中的“雨人”就是一個典型的學者症候群，他對數字的計算能力和記憶力非常驚人。

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

據知情人士透露，賽車特許經營公司一級方程式集團(Formula One)表示，可能會在今年晚些時候進行首次公開募股(IPO)。該集團前不久推遲了在新加坡擬籌資25億美元的IPO計劃。

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

一級方程式賽車
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一級方程式賽車（Formula One，簡稱F1）是由國際汽車聯盟（FIA）舉辦的最高等級的年度係列場地賽車比賽，全名是“一級方程式錦標賽”。

F1被很多人認為是賽車界最重要的賽事，同時也是最昂貴的體育運動，其賽車往往采用汽車界最先進的技術。F1每年會舉辦一係列的比賽，比賽場地是全封閉的專門賽道，或者是臨時封閉的普通公路賽道。每年約有10支車隊參賽，經過16至20站的比賽，來競爭年度總冠軍的寶座。F1賽車發源於歐洲，今天已風靡全球。

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