| 'Inception' release slated for Sept. |
《盜夢空間》9月2日上映 |
| "Inception" will be released in the Chinese mainland Sept. 2, facing competition with four local films at the box offices. Owing to the massive appeal of acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, the sci-fi spectacular starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page has topped the North American box office two weeks in a row and has a current worldwide gross of US$246 million since opening on July 16. |
電影《盜夢空間》將于9月2日在內地上映，與4部國產片打響票房戰。由著名導演克里斯托弗?諾蘭執導，萊昂納多?迪卡普里奧和愛倫?佩姬主演的首部科幻懸疑電影，自7月16日在北美公映以來，已經連續兩周盤踞票房榜冠軍。目前，該片全球票房累計2.46億美元。 |
| Sexy celebrity gets political |
印尼艷星要參政 |
| Julia Perez, the Indonesian singer, actress, model - and soon, perhaps, politician - has won legions of fans in the country but also condemnation from social conservatives for her overt use of sex appeal. The traditional ruler of Solo, a city in central Java, was conferring a title on her at a formal ceremony, according to the New York Times. Since returning to Indonesia three years ago after a decade in France and the Netherlands, Ms. Perez, 30, has led the charge one way with her sexy shows and music videos, her celebration of female sexuality and frank talk about sex. Her best-selling album, "Kamasutra," included a free condom, which drew the ire of Islamic organizations and got her banned from performing in several cities outside Jakarta, the capital. |
據《紐約時報》報道，印尼走性感路線的女藝人朱莉婭?佩雷斯不僅有歌手、演員、模特等頭銜，也許不久后還要再加上個“政治家”名號。自從宣布要參加地方選舉后，她遭到保守派的抨擊，但朱莉婭也靠著性感的形象，贏得不少人的支持。印尼爪哇島中部城市梭羅市的統治者甚至要頒個正式的頭銜給她。30歲的朱莉婭在荷蘭和法國生活了十年后，三年前回返印尼。在印尼政壇走向回教化和西方化這兩個極端的當下，朱莉婭以其性感的外貌帶動了一股風潮，她的暢銷專輯《愛經》曾附贈免費保險套，她公開談性的作風使她遭受好些回教組織的批評，使她不能在雅加達以外的好多城市表演。 |
| Officials proposed changing regional election laws to forbid candidates with "moral flaws" from running. But critics in the news media and on social-networking Web sites counter-attacked, pointing out that Indonesian politicians are hardly known for their ethics. |
有官員曾提議要制定更嚴格的選舉條件，制止“有道德缺陷”的人進入政壇。但這一提議遭到媒體和社交網站的一致批評，說印尼的政治家們本身道德標準也不咋地。 |
| "So what if I'm sexy?" Ms. Perez said. "You can still eat tomorrow if you see me and find me sexy. But if I steal your money, tomorrow you cannot eat and tomorrow you cannot go to school and tomorrow you'll be a hopeless man." |
朱莉婭則表示：“我性感，那又怎么樣？”她解釋道：“你見到我，覺得我性感，但你明天還是有飯吃；可是，如果我盜取你的錢財，明天你就沒飯吃，明天你就不能上學，你就會是一個絕望的人了。” |
| Chicken thinks she's a penguin |
夢想成為企鵝的母雞 |
| In Jinhu County, Jiangsu Province, a hen walked like a penguin by standing firmly in an upright position, the Daily Mail reported. The hen has smaller than normal wings, just like a penguin, and she never attempts to fly like other chickens in the coop. Instead, she chooses to waddle. Its owner said the hen has yet to take a dip in the water. Her unusual manner has saved her life: the owner has spared her from the cooking pot. |
據英國《每日郵報》報道，在江蘇省金湖縣，有一只像企鵝一樣直立行走的母雞。它的翅膀像企鵝的那樣小，且從來不像雞舍里別的雞那樣飛，而是搖搖擺擺的的蹣跚而行。它的主人說這只奇特的母雞還沒有下過水，自己沒舍得將它煮了下酒，全是因為它的姿態太與眾不同了。 |
| Flying giants |
飛舞的蝠鲼（fú fèn） |
| Photographers Roland and Julia Seitre captured manta rays jumping high out of the water off the coast of Costa Rica, the Daily Mail reported. "The males jumped clear out of the water, up to three meters high," Mr. Seitre said. "They flapped their wings during the few seconds of flight, before hitting the surface with a loud banging noise. Some think it is a way to attract female attention as we saw pairs close by. Numerous males take off and land one after another. And, if they're feeling particularly playful, some even manage a somersault before plummeting back into the water with an impressive splash." |
據英國《每日郵報》報道，攝影師羅蘭和朱莉婭?斯特爾在中美洲哥斯達黎加附近的海岸有幸抓拍到蝠鲼躍出水面“跳高”的奇妙畫面。斯特爾說：“這些雄性蝠鲼跳出水面近3米高。在空中的幾秒里還會扇動巨翅，然后‘磅’地一聲砸在水面上。有人說這是為了求偶，我們也的確看到附近有幾只雌性蝠鲼，這些雄性蝠鲼就一個接一個地上下翻騰。”據報道，如果它們玩的很歡，有些甚至還會在空中翻筋斗，然后以漂亮的姿勢入水。
（China.org.cn）
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