| Christian theme park planned for Spain |
歐洲欲建基督教公園 |
| The developer Sigma plans to build a Christian theme park in Mallorca, Spain, the first of its kind in Europe, the Guardian reported. With an investment of 10 million euros, the development will be built on seven hectares and offer visitors everything from the last supper to "live resurrections" in a rolling program of shows repeated through the day. The park intends to build replicas of, among other things, the Wall of Lamentations and a Roman court house. But the plan is yet to be approved by the local government. |
據英國《衛報》報道，開發商西伽瑪公司打算在西班牙的馬略卡島修建一座基督教主題公園，這將是歐洲首個以基督教為主題的公園。此項目投資為1千萬歐元，占地7公頃。公園將全天滾動上演系列表演節目，游客可以觀賞到從最后的晚餐到真人演出的基督復活。據報道，公園將復制哭墻、羅馬法庭等建筑。但是修建計劃還沒得到當地政府的審批。 |
| iPad to hit Chinese market Friday |
周五iPad國內上市 |
| Apple announced Monday that official sales of Wi-Fi models of the iPad tablet computer will begin this Friday in China, Xinhua reported. Prices will remain at 3,988 yuan for the 16-gigabyte iPad and 5,588 yuan for the 64-gigabyte model. |
據新華社報道，蘋果公司周一宣布，將于本周五在中國正式發售無線網絡版iPad平板電腦。16G的iPad定價為3988元，64G的iPad定價為5588元。 |
| Qatar is richest country |
卡塔爾世界最富 |
| Qatar tops the world's rich countries and regions list with its GDP per capita reaching $90,149, according to Financial World magazine. China's Hong Kong ranks the seventh with $44,840 of GDP per capita. |
美國《全球金融》雜志公布的全球最富國家和地區排行榜顯示，卡塔爾名列第一，其人均國內生產總值(GDP)達到了90149美元。中國香港地區以人均GDP44840美元排名第七。 |
| Super Mario 25 years old |
超級瑪利25歲了 |
| Super Mario celebrated his 25th birthday Monday with 240 million games having been sold worldwide, the Daily Telegraph reported. Since his creation, the resourceful plumber has appeared in over 200 video games, numerous TV shows and comic books as well as a feature film. |
據英國《每日電訊報》報道，超級瑪利本周一迎來了他25歲生日，瑪利游戲已經在世界范圍內售出了2.4億件。自誕生起，這個足智多謀的水管工已經成為超過200款電子游戲的主角，同時在數量眾多的電視節目、漫畫書和一部主題電影里也都有他的蹤影。 |
| Shopping is 'like watching porn' |
購物的快感如同看黃片 |
| A study by University of Westminster scientists shows that shopping has a similar effect on the brain to watching pornographic films, the Daily Telegraph reported. Consumers offered discounts or other promotions on a range of consumer goods showed a mental response resembling that of sexual arousal, the researchers found. Having wired up 50 volunteers, the scientists monitored their eye movements and emotional responses to the products and graded them on a scale of 1 to 10. A high of 10 is the equivalent to severe trauma, which is rarely seen and could be dangerous. But a score of between 5 and 7 is the kind of excitement a body has to erotic images such as pornography. One Marmite promotion, to get a free audiobook featuring the children's character Horrid Henry, registered a score of up to 5.8 among the consumers. |
據英國《每日電訊報》報道，研究發現購物對大腦刺激的效果如同觀看色情影片。威斯敏斯特大學的科學家們發現，當消費者在購買各種日常消費品時，如果享受折扣和促銷優惠，精神上的反應和性興奮時很相似。50名志愿者參與了此項研究，科學家們監測他們瀏覽不同商品時的眼部和情緒反應，并根據不同程度打分，最低1分，最高10分。10分代表精神創傷，非常危險。5-7分時，興奮程度如同觀看色情畫面。有一種酵母搞促銷，免費送《調皮的亨利》有聲讀物，消費者在看到這個促銷時的興奮程度達到了5.8分。 |
| Woman banned from computers/pets |
母親網游 孩子倒霉 |
| A mother who became so obsessed with a computer game that she left her children to eat cold, baked beans from the tin has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and banned from using computers, the Telegraph reported. The 33-year-old widow also allowed her German Shepherd and lurcher dogs to starve to death and left them rotting in the dining room for two months as she played Small World on the internet almost non-stop. She's been banned from keeping animals and was ordered to do 75 hours of unpaid work. |
據英國《每日電訊報》報道，一位英國母親因為過度沉迷于網絡游戲，只讓孩子吃生冷的烤豆罐頭，日前被判6個月監禁，緩刑兩年，并且不得再使用電腦。這位33歲寡居的母親不眠不休的玩一種叫做“小世界”的電腦游戲，致使她養的一只德國牧羊犬和一只獵狗餓死，并任其“陳尸”餐廳長達2個月之久。她也因此被判不得再飼養寵物，還被罰做75小時的義工。
（China.org.cn）
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