Hard to digest
不好消化（陈继龙 编译）
Jun 2nd 2006
From The Economist print edition
BACTERIA, like people, can be divided into friend and foe. Inspired by evidence that the friendly sort may help with a range ofailments[1],many peoplec________①bacteria in the form of yogurts and dietary supplements.（1）Such a smatte

TEXT 28
Monet1-maker
摇钱画（陈继龙 编译）
（译者按：Monet-maker可能谐形谐义自money-maker，后者指“会赚大笔大笔钱的人”或“赚钱的东西”又或“赚钱的生意”，而本文所分析的艺术品投资也正是指的是当前人们将印象派创始人Monet等名家的作品作为投资对象，以获取高额利润。）Jun 1st 2006
From The Economist print edition
EVER since the 1870s, when a group of French landscape painters produced workd__________

TEXT 27
The kindest cut
最友善的砍伐（陈继龙 编译）
May 25th 2006
From The Economist print edition
DEPRESSING reports about how quickly the world's tropical forests are beingf________①are commonplace. But depressing reports about the state of the trees that are still standing are much rarer. In fact, a new study from the Inte

TEXT 26
Another big hug
另类热情拥抱（陈继龙 编译）
May 18th 2006 | CAIRO
From The Economist print edition
“THE United States is a damned country that deserves only to be cursed. It declares its own occupation of our lands legitimate, but brands our resistance as terrorists.” This was not the Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi, speak

TEXT 23
Love thine enemy
爱你的敌人（陈继龙 编译）
May 18th 2006 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
（1）AMERICA's churches are nothing if not nimble[1].You might think that they would beup in arms[2]about“The Da Vinci Code(1)”.Dan Brown's novel has sold

《色戒》英译本出自Julia Lovell 女士之手。Lovell 女士是剑桥大学中国历史和文学教授，已出版多部中国题材的著作和译作。比如最新的《长城：中国面对世界》（The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC-AD 2000）以及韩少功的《马桥词典》英译本等。
张爱玲小说的翻译，似乎只有女性能胜任。不说文思细密，就是那服装和打扮的描写，比如王佳芝在麻将桌上的装扮，令我等望而却步：“云鬓蓬松往上扫，后发齐肩，光着手臂，电蓝水渍纹缎齐膝旗袍，小圆角衣领只半寸高，像洋服一样。领口一只别针，与碎钻镶蓝宝石的‘纽扣’耳环成套。”
Lovell 女士却信笔译来，举重若轻： “She had her h

《参考消息》2007年3月28日第14版：韩国人结婚重财务
【《国际先驱论坛报》2007年3月21日文章】题：在韩国，结婚有附加条件
In South Korea, tying the knot has plenty of strings attached
By Norimitsu Onishi Published: March 21, 2007
SEOUL:（1）When two young television stars called it quits only 12 days after their recent wedding, their very public and acrimonious[1]

《参考消息》2007年3月28日第15版：西方古典音乐在中国升温　　
【英国《金融时报》2007年3月25日文章】题：西方古典音乐在中国升温
With strings attached
By Barbara KohAway from the rumble of Shanghai’s highways and thecacophony[1]of the shopping districts, stroll down side streets filled with rows of tall brick houses. In the early evening or on a weekend morning, you’ll hear

《参考消息》2007年3月28日第15版：福利院孤儿取名淡化政治色彩　　
【英国《经济学家》周刊2007年3月24日文章】题：党的女儿：不同姓氏的孤儿
Party girl
Mar 22nd 2007 | BEIJING
From The Economist print edition
An orphan by any other name
（1）In much of China, children in state care are given unusual surnames that clearly identify them as orphans.Common choices are Dang meaning “pa

English lessons
Oct 26th 2006
From The Economist print edition
INDEPENDENT schools have long w_______① Chinese parents. Pupils from China make up two-fifths of foreign children educated privately in Britain. But now schools are moving to the students.
Dulwich College and Harrow have already led the way in establishing

《参考消息》2006年9月26日：中国孩子忙着学“高雅”【美国《纽约时报》9月22日文章】题：中国富人的孩子学习高雅
In China, Children of the Rich Learn Class
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
Published: September 22, 2006
SHANGHAI, Sept. 21 — Everyw________①this summer, Rose Lei drove her daughter, Angelina, 5, to a golf complex at the edge of central Shanghai for a two-hour, $200

《参考消息》2006年8月25日第6版：，美高校管理者不欣赏大学排名
【英国《经济学家》8月26日一期文章】题：名望的阶梯
The ladder of fame
Aug 24th 2006 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
ON AUGUST 18th US News & World Reportr________①its 2007 rankings of America's top colleges. The survey began in 1983 as a simple straw poll, when the ma

《参考消息》2006年8月15日第6版：照片造假历史悠久
【英国《观察家报》8月13日文章】题：照片造假并不奇No surprise that the camera lies
Geoff Dyer
Sunday August 13, 2006
The Observer
'The camera is the eye of history,' declared Matthew Brady, who took some of the best-known photographs of the American Civil War. There is no directs________①for the quo

《参考消息》2006年8月20日第8版：中国告诫出境游公民应注意行为举止【英国《泰晤士报》网站8月18日文章】题：不要吐痰、喧哗、抽烟和蹲着Don't spit and shout or smoke and squat
From Jane Macartney in Beijing
The Times August 18, 2006
Don’t clear your throat loudly in public. Don’t spit. Remember to wash your hands before a meal. And don’t y______① on your mobile phone.
（1）The

《参考消息》2006年8月15日：外国经理人员占据中国大企业高职
【英国《经济学家》周刊网站8月10日文章】题：儿子，去东方吧Go east, my son
Aug 10th 2006 | HONG KONG, SHENZHEN AND SHANGHAI
From The Economist print edition
（1）Chinese companies are hiring more and more western and western-trained executives—and at an increasingly senior level.Ivo Hahn, the boss of Xec