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AppleSuingSamsungforCopying（19thApril,2011）

OMG,LOL,FYINowinOxfordEnglishDictionary（26thMarch,2011）

Weallusethemwhenwesendtextmessages;nowtheyhavebeenincludedinthelatesteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary（OED）.TheyaretheonlineabbreviationsOMG,“ohmyGod”;LOL,“laughingoutloud”;FYI,“foryourinformation;andIMHO,“inmyhumbleopinion”.TheOEDcallsthem“initialisms”（首字母缩略词）becausetheyaremadeupofinitials.YoungpeopleknowandusethousandsoftheseshortcutsonsocialmediasiteslikeTwitterandwhensendingSMStexts.Theyareusefulwhenthereisalimitonthenumberofcharactersusedinamessage.AnOEDeditor,GraemeDiamond,believesthere’smoretoinitialismsthansimplysavingspaceinmessages.Hethinksyoungpeopleusethemtoshowirony.（讽刺之事）

MrDiamond,whoisresponsibleforallowingnewwordsintotheOED,saidoneoftheinitialisms,“OMG”wasnotsonewasitwasincludedinaletterwrittenin1917.NewentriesintheOEDinclude“ego（自我、自尊心）surfing”–thepracticeofsearchingyourownnameontheInternet,andthe“five-secondrule,”that"allowsfortheeatingofadeliciousmorsel（一口、少量）thathasfallentothefloor,providedthatitisretrievedwithinthespecifiedperiodoftime".Lexicographers（词典编篡者）alsodecidedthattheterm“muffintop”deservedanentry.Thisisdefinedas"aprotuberance（突出）offleshabovethewaistband（腰带）ofatightpairoftrousers”.It’salsoknownas“sparetyre（备用轮胎）”or“lovehandle”（赘肉）.Thedictionaryhasalsoincludedtheheartsymbol<3meaning"love".

UKAxes（消减、解雇）QuarterofStudentVisas（23rdMarch,2011）

TheBritishgovernmenthasannouncedanoverhaul（仔细检查、革新）initssystemofissuingstudentvisas.U.K.HomeSecretaryTheresaMayhassaidtherulesforstudentvisasintoBritainneedtobemuchtougher.Thismeansareductionof25percentinthenumberofvisasgiventooverseasstudents.Ms.Maysaidnewrulesarebeingintroducedtostoppeopletryingtogainentryintothecountryfordishonestreasons.Shesaidstudentvisaswerebeingabusedand"toomanywereheretoworkandnottostudy".ShetoldtheBritishgovernmentthatthemisuseofstudentvisaswasa"symbolofabrokenandabusedimmigrationsystem,”andthattighteningtheruleswouldbe"inthebestinterestsoflegitimatestudents.”

Manyinpolitics,educationandbusinesshavecondemnedthenewlaw.OppositionHomeSecretaryYvetteCoopersaiditwoulddamageBritain’seconomy.ShepointedoutthattheteachingEnglishindustrywasworth$9billionayear.Ms.Cooperwarnedthegovernmentwastryingtokeeppoliticalpromisesaboutcuttingimmigrationnumbers,ratherthantoimprovethevisasystem.Inafieryexchange,shesaidthatMs.Mayshouldact"intheinterestsofasensible,controlledmigrationpolicy,ratherthantakingriskswithanimportantexportindustry".UniversityspokeswomanSallyHuntsaid:

"Thegovernment'sstudentvisaplansareshort-sightedandrisksendingouttheworryingmessagethattheUKisclosedforbusiness."

InternationalCoalitionAttacksLibya（20thMarch,2011）

AninternationalcoalitionhaslaunchedthefirstwaveofattacksonLibyanairdefencesandtanks.ThemilitaryactiontookplacejusthoursafteranemergencysummitofworldleadersinParisendedonSaturdayafternoon,Paristime.Whiletheleadersweretalking,FrenchMirage（幻想、海市蜃楼）fighterjetswereseencirclingtheskiesaboveLibya’srebel-heldeasterncityofBenghazi.Soonafter,AmericanwarshipsandBritishsubmarineslaunchedthefirstphaseoftheirmissileassault.TheiraimwastoknockoutLibya’sairdefenses.Theyfiredatotalof112cruisemissilesatmorethan20targetsaroundthecapitalTripoliandcoastaltownofMisurata.EarlyreportsarethatLibyanairdefenceshavebeenseverelydamaged.

U.S.PresidentBarackObamasaidhewasreluctanttouseforceonLibyabutbelievesitisnecessarytosavethelivesofcivilians.SpeakinginBrazil,hetoldreporters:

"Wecannotstandidlybywhenatyrant（暴君）tellshispeopletherewillbenomercy."AmericaistryingtokeepalowerprofileinthemilitaryactionagainstLibya.ItdoesnotwanttheworldtothinkitisattackinganotherArabcountry.Thismaynotbethecasewithworldopinionthistimeround.ThecoalitionincludesArabstateswhohavepromisedmaterialsupportforstrikesagainstLibya.ForeignministersoftheUAE,Qatar,Iraq,JordanandMoroccowereatthesummit.ItispossiblesomeofthesecountriesmayeventakepartinairstrikesonLibyanmilitarytargets.

PoliceBust（搜捕）BiggestEverPaedophile（恋童癖者）Ring（17thMarch,2011）

AninternationalpoliceoperationhasshutdownthelargestInternetpaedophileringeverdiscovered.Policeofficersrescued60childreninBritainandafurther170childreninAustralia,Canada,NewZealand,andtheUS.TheteamwasledbyBritain'sChildExploitationandOnlineProtectionCentre（CEOP）.Theoperationleader,UKpolicechiefPeterDavies,said:

"IntheUKalone60childrenhavebeensafeguardedand121offendersarrestedofwhichtherehavebeen33convictions.Investigationsacrosstheworldcontinue."Thearrestshavecomeafterthreeyearsofsurveillanceandmonitoringofsuspectedpaedophiles.HesaidthenetworkwasbasedintheNetherlandsandhad70,000members.

TheheadofEuropolRobWainrightcalledthearrestsa“spectacularinternationalpolicesuccess”.Hehadamessageforpaedophiles:

"IfyouthinkyoucanusetheInternettoabusechildrenyouarewrong,"hesaid.Headded:

"Wewillnotallowtheseoffenderstocarryoncommittingtheseawfulcrimesagainstyoungchildren.WewillnotrestuntilwehaveidentifiedeveryoffenderthathasbeenactiveinthisnetworkandothersthatmightbeoperatingontheInternet."Thepoliceforcesuncoveredtheringbyusingofficerstoinfiltrate（渗透、潜入）thesitetoidentifythemostactivemembers.Oneoftheearlybreakthroughswasin2008whentwoBritishmenwerecaughtuploadingimagesinThailand.

SecondExplosionatJapanNuclearPlant（14thMarch,2011）

AsecondexplosionhasoccurredatthenuclearpowerplantthatwasdamagedinFriday’scatastrophicearthquakeandtsunami.Nuclearreactor3fromtheFukushimaplantsufferedasimilarexplosiontothatwhichhitreactor1onSaturday.Officialssaytheblastdidnotdamagethecasingwhichhousestheuraniumfuelrodsinthereactor’score.Expertsbelievethelatestexplosionwascausedbyabuild-upofhydrogeninthebuildingthatcoversthecore.Japan’sprimeministerNaotoKanhastoldpeoplethereisnodangerofaradioactiveleak,butwarnedthesituationtocoolthereactorsisstillcritical.Hedescribedrecenteventsas"thebiggestcrisisJapanhasencounteredinthe65yearssincetheendofWorldWarII".

Japanisbeginningtounderstandmoredetailsofitstragedies.Thedeathtollisslowlyrising.Policefoundover2,000bodiesonthecoastlineofMiyagiprefecture（管区、县）onMondayandatleasttenthousandpeoplearemissingintheporttown（港市）ofMinamisanriku.Tensofthousandsofpeoplehavebeenevacuatedfroma20-kmradiusoftheFukushimanuclearpowerplants–manyfeartheywillneverseetheirhomesagain.Morethan22Fukushimaresidentsarebeingtreatedfortheeffectsofexposuretoradiation.ThewholeofJapanisextremelyconcernedabouttheongoingcrisisatthepowerplants.ExpertssayadisasteronthescaleofChernobylishighlyunlikely.Nevertheless,thequietfearandpanicexperiencedbytheJapaneseraisequestionsaboutnuclearsafety.

NATORulesOut（划线隔开、消除）LibyaNo-FlyZone,forNow（11thMarch,2011）

NATOchiefAndersFoghRasmussenhasruledoutimplementingano-flyzoneacrosspartsorallofLibya.SpeakingataBrusselspressconference,hetoldreportersaU.N.resolutionwouldbeneededtomakeano-flyzonealegalcourseofaction.However,hedidsuggestthatairstrikesandano-flyzonecouldhappeninthefuture.Hesaidhecouldnotimaginetheinternationalcommunitywould"standidlyby"=（donothing袖手旁观）ifColonelGaddaficontinuedattackinginnocentcivilians.NATOmilitaryleadershavesaidano-flyzonecouldbeupandrunningintwotothreedays.TheGermanforeignministersaid:

"OnethingfortheGermangovernmentisabsolutelyclear.Wedonotwanttogetsuckedinto（牵扯到）awarinNorthAfrica.”

RasmussensetoutthreeconditionsforNATOintervention:

"Firstly,therehastobeademonstrableneedforNATOaction.Secondly,therehastobeaclearlegalbasis.Andthirdly,therehastobefirmregionalsupport,"hesaid.The22-memberArabLeaguemeetsonSaturdaytodiscussthesituationinLibya.IftheyrecognizetherebelLibyaNationalCouncil（LNC）asthelegitimaterepresentativeofLibya'speople,thismaybringano-flyzoneastepcloser.TheFrenchgovernmenthasalreadysaiditonlyrecognizestheLNCasLibya’srepresentativeandhasinvitedthegrouptoestablishadiplomaticpresenceinParis.Libya’sDeputyForeignMinistersaidthiswasillegalandwarnedLibyawould“breakdiplomaticrelationswithFrance”.

ShoppingCartsCoveredinBacteria（5thMarch,2011）

Anewstudyintothehygieneofsupermarketshasfoundthatshoppingcartsaredirtierthanthestore’sbathrooms.MicrobiologistDrCharlesGerbaoftheUniversityofArizonaconductedresearchonthehandlesof85cartsinfourAmericanstates.Hereportedlyfoundbacteriafromhumanwasteonthehandlesof72percentofthem."That'smorethanyoufindinasupermarket'stoilet,"DrGerbasaid.Heexplained:

"That'sbecausestoresusedisinfectingcleanersintherestrooms.Nobodyseemstoroutinelycleananddisinfect（消毒、杀菌）shoppingcarts."Further,halfofthecartsinDrGerba’sstudytestedpositiveforE.coli（大肠杆菌）bacteria,anasty（严重的）