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Microsoft's gamble. A big phone bill. The price that Microsoft is paying for Skype looks high. STEVE BALLMER was his usual effervescent self on stage at a press conference in San Francisco this we...

微软的赌博 一大笔电话费 微软将向Skype支付天价收购金 [本周]在旧金山举办的一场新闻发布会现场，微软CEO史蒂夫·鲍尔默一如既往的兴高采烈。他宣布微软将以85亿美元的价格收购网络电话及视频服务公司Skype，并不断吹嘘他的公司...

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The economy. Excuses, excuses. A litany of special factors exposes the recovery’s fragility. RECOVERIES from financial crises are usually subdued, but America’s is starting to look comatose. On May...

经济 总是找借口 次危机中的连环利空因素揭露美国脆弱的复苏 金融危机后的经济复苏总是温和的，但是美国的复苏现在看上去有点疲软。在5月26日，美国政府声称在第一季度，美国的国内生产总值按年度计算增长了1.8%，这与之前的估计数字相一致...

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Finance and Economics. Europe's debt crisis. World's worst menu. Greece has no good options left. VIENNA’S glories are largely faded but its name is being mentioned with increasing frequency by ...

财经 欧洲债务危机 世上最烂账单 希腊没有好牌可打 维也纳的荣耀已经基本上消磨殆尽，但是它的名字却在近期被欧元区的决策者们屡次提起。“维也纳倡议”是一项于2009年制定的计划，这个计划的目的在于阻止金融危机向欧洲中部及东部蔓延。...

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Japan's economy. On a mission. A rare reformist zeal is emerging in post-quake Japan. The government ignores it at the country’s peril. THERE is something awe-inspiring about the Japanese on a mi...

日本经济 使命在身 震后日本出现了少见的改革热情 政府不顾国家安危 对此置若罔闻 重任在身的日本确实有令人敬畏之处。就在这个月的黄金周假期期间，数千名志愿者帮助清理三月海啸留下的废墟。受灾道路、高铁和工厂都以惊人速度恢复正常运转...

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Jon Huntsman. Picture perfect. But can Utah’s impressive ex-governor catch up with the front-runner for the Republican nomination, his fellow-Mormon Mitt Romney? “I’M A margin-of-error guy,” Jon ...

乔恩·亨茨曼 完美无瑕的人 不过这位让人钦佩的犹他州前州长，能在共和党提名竞选中追上暂居领先的摩门教教友米特·罗姆尼么? “我是民意调查报告中可忽略的误差值”乔恩·亨茨曼在新罕布什尔州的一座豪华湖边别墅的家里很高兴的对几十位听众...

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IN ZURICH on June 1st a presidential election is due to take place. It is a rare event, the first since 2002, with a mere 208 voters. No incumbent has lost since 1974, and the man in possession is exp...

6月1日在苏黎世一场主席选举将如期举行。这是一次仅有208名投票者的罕见的选举，上一次发生还是在2002，。自1974年起，在任者从未在这个选举中失利过，而如今大权在握的现任者也被看好能再次胜利。尽管胜利者头衔颇大，但他却不是一名国家元首。...

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ANTHONY KENNEDY, appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan and in effect its swing vote nowadays, has for years been speaking out against the inhumane conditions inside America’s prisons. As a n...

由罗纳德·里根委任的最高法院法官，实则现在法院提案关键投票者的安东尼·肯尼迪，在过去的几年里挺身而出，直言抗议美国监狱的非人性化环境。作为一个加州人，他对州里极其糟糕，人满为患的监狱环境也很关注。去年在洛杉矶，他说加州狱警工会出台的有名的表...

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The great wave. A look at how Japan views the sea and itself. AT AROUND the age of 70, Katsushika Hokusai, still bounding with artistic energy, created “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji”, a series of ...

滔天巨浪 日本之自身观和海洋观解读 葛饰北斋70岁上下之时，艺术细胞仍然丝毫未减，创作了《富士三十六景》系列浮世绘(也叫做木板水印画)。而他最有名的作品莫过于1830年左右创作的《巨浪下的神户川》了，从丁丁书到茶杯上都可见这部巨...