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But I left my heart in Beijing. Where it is no doubt being encrusted in coal soot. But never mind; I remain an unapologetic Beijing fan, and look forward to being back in the capital. http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/archive/...

encrust

* cover or coat with a crust
* decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
* form a crust or a hard layer
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soot

• carbon black: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

• coat with soot wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

• Soot, also called lampblack or carbon black, is a dark powdery deposit of unburned fuel residues, usually composed mainly of amorphous carbon, that accumulates in chimneys, automobile mufflers and other surfaces exposed to smoke—especially from the combustion of carbon-rich organic fuels in the lack of sufficient oxygen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soot

unapologetic

unwilling to make or express an apology; “an unapologetic believer” wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

整句翻译，anyone？：）

Imagethief has once again found himself commuting between Beijing and Shanghai. This is always an ordeal, and not just because Air China economy class seats ruin my lower back. http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/archive/...

ordeal

• a severe or trying experience

• a primitive method of determining a person’s guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

• Trial by ordeal is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful task. The determination of innocence coming from either completing the task uninjured or by the quick healing of the wounds taken. Like trial by combat, it was a judicium Dei: a procedure based on the premise that God would help the innocent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordeal

This choke point serves the entire airport, with exactly the result you would expect. Everyone waits. I once waited for an hour and then got a taxi driver who complained bitterly that he had waited for two hours and I was too small a fare to justify his wait. same source

justify

• show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; “The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns”; “The end justifies the means”
• show to be right by providing justification or proof; “vindicate a claim”
• apologize: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; “rationalize the child’s seemingly crazy behavior”; “he rationalized his lack of success”
• absolve: let off the hook; “I absolve you from this responsibility”
• adjust the spaces between words; “justify the margins” wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

翻译justify？不足以弥补他等待的时间？不好，因为没有弥补，make up的意思。直接用“不值得”很好。但组织不起来整个句子。

That’s why the pirate taxis at Hongqiao always use the same pitch: “Hey, mister! Taxi-no-waiting!” Spectacular, as long as you don’t mind paying quadruple over a metered trip and re-bargaining at the halfway point. The bottleneck for legit taxis is so well designed to keep the pirate taxis in business that you’d think the airport administration was taking a tax-free cut off the top.

Old saying: If there is one lawyer in town, he goes broke. If there are two, they both get rich. http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=305437&...

Remember, it’s 99% of the lawyers who give the rest a bad name. http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=305437&...

haha

Re:Why the License (Score:5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 22, @07:17AM (#20709617)

If Virgin choose to fight this, then a counter suit against the photographer for failing in their duty of care to get a model release while offering the photo to be licensed for commercial use will bring some serious pressure upon him.

This ‘duty’ doesn’t exist for the photographer. It’s always the responsibility of the final client to ensure that a model release exists. Just because the photograph in this case was free does not mean that Virgin / their advertising agency can suddenly forget about that.

(Score:5, Informative) by Sen.NullProcPntr (855073) on Saturday September 22, @09:13AM (#20710097) I didn’t know this. You appear to be correct, here are a couple [wikipedia.org] references [danheller.com].

http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?threshold=5...

more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_release http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html

就是说最终商业使用的机构自己有责任去确认摄影师的照片是否得到了模特的同意。这个模特不一定是职业模特，照的是大街上的人，摄影师自己都不知道的也包括。我支持这种做法，但某些情况下这个难度真的很大呀。

怪不得广告公司都买那种模特模拟各种场景的照片呢。那种照片很假，但版权麻烦少。这里有个机会呀。各位聪明的朋友。：）

This comment makes comparison between 1.0 and 3.0 . 3.0 certainly makes the case more clear.

I have been commissioned to write articles for magazines. But in all cases, while I may contract about the subject matter I will address, I never contract about the substance. http://lessig.org/info/disclosure/index-temp.ht...

就是说写文章的范围可以规定，但内容是什么不能规定。就是说我的文章不受雇主的左右。我理解是这个意思。大家看怎么翻译好。

via eswn 东南西北

At 11:00, I called 110.

You can file a complaint about any SMS related to illegal activities, such as providing fake documents, selling stolen vehicles, pornography, drug dealing, etc. We are unable to handle apartment sales, discount airline tickets and other SMS advertisements,” said the police comrade.

I reported two mobile telephone numbers that were offering fake documentation.

“We will forward the information to the relevant department. If verified, we will shut down those telephone numbers. Presently, there is no real-name registration system for mobile telephones, so it is hard to track down the individuals. Some of these people will just change the number and continue to send. You should check with other departments about the junk SMS advertisements,” said the police officer.

So who is in charge of the junk SMS? http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20070910_1.htm

这篇文章是说到底谁在发这些讨厌的广告短信。

可以看出，如果短信内容是设计办证、走私等，可以举报给110。如果只是广告，警察不管。中国电信方面，可以投诉广告。他们查看一下，如果发的人确实违规，那么就停那个号。但联通号发的他们不管。

还有一个问题没有提到，就是几年前我听说有些广告短消息是非法通过自制电路版等发的。也许我描述的不对。有这种情况么。

这类垃圾短信最最讨厌了。他们和垃圾邮件还不一样。垃圾邮件可以机器过滤，而且处理起来快得多。但短信不同了。你要拿出手机，按几个键去看短信，然后按几个键去删除。真tmd讨厌！

We’re not sure what exactly is luxury about the luxury model, other than the fact that is has electric wing mirrors and electric windows, plus some gaudy plastic wood on the dash. http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/24/byd-fly...

One of the main features of the APEC summit (besides George Bush’s gaffes) was the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao and his encounter with a nerdy-looking Australian called Kevin Rudd, who happens to be the Australian opposition leader. http://www.blognow.com.au/chinamachete/73397/

gaffe

• faux pas: a socially awkward or tactless act wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

• A gaffe is a mistake said or actioned by a company or individual, usually in a social environment. They commonly result in embarrassment or, when the gaffe has negative connotations, friction between people involved. Gaffes by celebrities and other people in the media spotlight quickly become famous. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffe

这个词怎么翻译？

China Car Times has always disliked Chinese trains (especially after spending several days on them at a time, we once did a week stint on trains) but the latest bullet trains are a pleasure, cutting journey times in half for only a slight increase in train fare. http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/09/23/they-ca...

这里的stint取一段时间的意思

• astretch: an unbroken period of time during which you do something; “there were stretches of boredom”; “he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary”
• aleast sandpiper: smallest American sandpiper
• ascrimp: subsist on a meager allowance; “scratch and scrimp”
• asupply sparingly and with restricted quantities; “sting with the allowance”
• aan individuals prescribed share of work; “her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her” wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn