| Couple grew weed in cellar |
情侶地下室種大麻 |
| A couple from Jinan City in Shandong began growing marijuana in the cellar of their apartment block in June this year using techniques gleaned from the Internet. They also used the Internet to sell their drugs and within 3 months had built a production and trafficking network spanning 16 provinces. More than 40 suspects have been arrested, Shandong Business News reports. |
據《山東商報》報道，2010年6月，一名濟南男子伙同女友在住處地下室內種植大麻，并從網上學到國外制毒技術，在家制造毒品。之后，他們又通過網絡銷售毒品，短短3個月便串聯起一個遍及全國16個省的制毒販毒網絡。日前，40余名涉案犯罪嫌疑人已全部落網。 |
| Highest pay in monopolistic industries |
壟斷行業報酬依舊領先 |
| Beijing released the 2010 labor-market-salary guidelines yesterday. According to the annual salaries for recent graduates in Beijing in 2010, the median is 1,937 yuan, with the lowest at 1,233 and the highest 5,763, the Beijing Times reported. However, the salaries in monopolistic industries are significantly higher than other general industries. The annual take-home pay is 189,084 yuan in the financial industry, 216,893 in the life insurance industry, 141,928 yuan in the electricity industry, and 118,276 yuan in the postal industry. |
據《京華時報》報道，昨天，北京市公布了2010年北京市勞動力市場工資指導價位。根據2010年北京應屆畢業生月薪綜合價位顯示，平均月薪中位數為1937元，低位數僅為1233元，而高位數可達5763元。壟斷行業人員的工資明顯高于其他普通行業。金融業每年的人均收入高達189084元，人壽保險為216893元，電力行業達141928元，郵政業也有118276元。 |
| Microsoft sales rise 25% |
微軟銷售額大幅上升 |
| Microsoft's first quarter sales rose 25 percent from last year, reaching US$16.2 billion, thanks to strong showings from Office 2010, Windows 7 and Xbox 360, CNN reports. During the same period, Microsoft's net income jumped 51 percent from last year, to US$5.41 billion. |
據美國有線電視新聞網報道，因為Office 2010、Windows 7和Xbox 360銷售勢頭強勁，微軟公司今年一季度銷售額大幅上揚25%，達到162億美元。微軟在同期的凈利潤飆升51%，達到54.1億美元。 |
| College president sets up scholarship |
大學校長裸捐設獎學金 |
| The Nanjing Morning Post reports that former president of Shanghai Normal University Yang Deguang has donated all of his wealth to establish a scholarship under his name. The 3-million-yuan fund will be used to finance students of his alma maters. |
據《南京晨報》消息，上海師范大學原校長楊德廣捐出了自己全部財產300萬元設立楊德廣獎學金。這項資金將用于獎勵他母校的學生。 |
| Maldives sorry for 'hate' ceremony |
瑞士情侶馬爾代夫受辱 |
| The Maldivian government has apologized to a Swiss couple who were called "swine" and "infidels" during what was supposed to be a romantic renewal of wedding vows in the Indian Ocean country, AFP reports. A video of the ceremony on YouTube shows that the unfortunate couple were taunted and subjected to insulting and religious-tinged abuse in the local language. Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has personally apologized to the couple in a telephone conversation. |
據法新社報道，一對瑞士夫妻在印度洋島國馬爾代夫度假，擬重溫婚禮誓詞時，卻在這本應浪漫的儀式上被當地人罵作“蠢豬”、“不忠誠的人”。馬爾代夫政府為此特意向這對夫妻致歉。YouTube上的視頻顯示這一對不幸的夫妻被人用當地語言謾罵，并伴有宗教侮辱。馬爾代夫總統穆罕默德?納希德親自在電話中向這對夫妻表達了歉意。 |
| Dampier joins Yao in the paint |
火箭簽下丹皮爾 |
| The Houston Chronicle reports that the Rockets on Friday reached an agreement with Erick Dampier on a one-year contract worth roughly US$2 million, in seeking depth and a defensive presence in the paint when Yao isn't on the court. Dampier, 35, averaged six points and 7.3 rebounds for Mavericks last season, his 14th. |
據《休斯頓紀事報》消息，火箭隊當地時間周五與埃里克?丹皮爾達成一份為期一年、大約兩百萬美元的合同，旨在替補姚明，并尋求板凳深度、增加防守端的威力。丹皮爾今年35歲，已在NBA征戰14個賽季，上賽季他在小牛場均6分，7.3個籃板。 |
| US woman wins Miss World |
美佳麗奪世界小姐冠軍 |
| Eighteen-year-old American Alexandria Mills was crowned the 60th Miss World in south China's tropical island province of Hainan on Saturday night, Xinhua reported. Second place went to Emma Wareus of Botswana, and Adriana Vasini of Venezuela came in third. Tang Xiao of China was among the final five. |
據新華社報道，周六晚，第60屆世界小姐總決賽在中國海南三亞舉行。最終，18歲的美國佳麗亞歷山大?米爾斯奪得桂冠。亞軍獲得者是博茨瓦納佳麗艾瑪瓦魯斯，季軍獲得者是委內瑞拉選手阿德瑞娜?瓦西尼。此外，中國小姐唐瀟進入前五名。 |
| Happy Halloween! |
萬圣節快樂！ |
| It's Halloween on Oct. 31, where people will be dressing up as Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Avatar characters to celebrate the spooky holiday. |
10月31日是萬圣節前夜，人們會裝扮成邁克爾?杰克遜、嘎嘎小姐和阿凡達參加游行狂歡，慶祝鬼節。
（China.org.cn） |
