| Role models making adultery seem normal |
明星出軌恐帶壞青少年 |
| Children are being taught that marriages are not meant to last because so many professional footballers have high-profile affairs, experts have warned, The Daily Telegraph reports. England internationals such as John Terry and Wayne Rooney, whose alleged infidelity was reported in the tabloid press, are role models for millions of teenage boys. Experts raised concerns that the actions of pop musicians and footballers may be creating "norms" in behavior for children. Reports in tabloids claimed that Rooney met with a prostitute while his wife was pregnant. Just months before last summer's World Cup, it was alleged that Terry had an affair with the girlfriend of his England team-mate Wayne Bridge. |
據英國《每日電訊報》報道，專家警告說，許多職業足球運動員婚姻丑聞不斷，令青少年覺得婚姻并不會長久。作為數百萬男孩的偶像，英格蘭足球明星約翰·特里和韋恩·魯尼的不忠丑聞卻曾見諸報端。專家提醒人們注意，流行音樂人和足球運動員的所作所為可能會成為孩子們效仿的行為模式。此前有小報曝料稱，魯尼在妻子懷孕期間招妓；而今年夏天世界杯開賽前幾個月，特里又搭上了英格蘭隊隊友韋恩·布里奇的女友。 |
| China refines turning oneself in |
“大義滅親”不算自首 |
| The Supreme People's Court issued a series of specific regulations to refine "turning oneself in" and "performing meritorious service to atone for one's crimes," the Beijing News reports. It stated that it cannot be considered turning oneself in if a suspect confesses only after being sent to judicial authorities by relatives, but liberal punishment can be considered depending on the situation. Suspects in hit-and-run accidents who voluntarily surrender and confess can be classified as turning oneself in, but whether liberal punishment is applicable will depend on circumstances. Individuals who confess crimes that have not been discovered by the relevant governmental departments shall be seen as turning oneself in. But if the governmental departments discover criminal tools in suspects' vehicles, bags or through a body search prior to the confession, it won't be categorized as turning oneself in. The regulations also rule that it shall not be considered rendering meritorious service if a suspect acquires information through illegal ways to report on other people's crimes; and also, a suspect rendering meritorious service will gain less lenience for that than by voluntarily surrendering to authorities. |
據《新京報》報道，近日，最高人民法院發布了一系列有關自首和立功情節的細化規定。主要包括：疑犯被親友送至司法機關，即使其如實供認犯罪事實，也不能認定為自首，但可以酌情從輕處罰；交通肇事逃逸后自動投案，如實供述自己罪行的，應認定為自首，但應視情況決定是否對其從寬處罰；罪行未被有關部門發覺，但疑犯主動交代了犯罪事實的，應當視為自動投案。若在主動交代前，有關部門在疑犯身上、隨身攜帶的物品、駕乘的交通工具等處發現犯罪工具的，不能認定為自動投案。該意見還規定：非法獲得舉報線索不算立功，且立功從寬幅度要小于自首。 |
| China's Gucci generation splurges |
國人赴英狂購奢侈品 |
| Wealthy Chinese tourists are expected to spend a billion pounds on luxury goods, the Daily Mail reports. The booming 'Peking Pound' has accounted for almost a third of post-Christmas purchases of high end goods from Burberry, Mulberry, Louis Vuitton and Gucci. Many West End stores have appointed assistants who speak Mandarin to help cash in on the massive new market. The Oxford Street department store Selfridges in London has started accepting China UnionPay cards. |
《每日郵報》消息，英國商家預測中國游客將在英國的奢侈品上消費10億英鎊。來自中國的消費幾乎占到了圣誕后高端產品包括巴寶莉、瑪百莉、路易威登和古琦等品牌消費的三分之一。許多倫敦西區的商店雇傭會說普通話的店員以贏得中國人的大市場。倫敦牛津街塞爾弗里奇百貨公司已經開始接受銀聯卡支付。 |
| Chinese 'kicking our butts' |
美州長：中國不是軟腳蝦 |
| Six inches of snow has caused severe disruptions in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The National Football League postponed the Eagles' home game against the Vikings scheduled on Sunday due to snow, the Daily Telegraph reported. "We've become a nation of wussies. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything," Ed Rendell, the upset governor of Pennsylvania, told a radio station, "If this was in China, do you think the Chinese would have called off the game?" Rendell said. "The people would have been marching down to the stadium. They would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down." |
英國《每日電訊報》消息，美國賓夕法尼亞州15厘米的降雪已經給當地造成了嚴重影響。美國國家橄欖球聯盟已推遲原定于周日的老鷹隊主場對陣維京人隊的比賽。憤怒的賓州州長埃德·倫德爾在接受一家廣播電臺采訪時說：“我們已成為軟腳蝦國家，中國人在各方面都比我們行。如果這是在中國，中國人會取消這場比賽嗎？他們會走向體育場，一邊走還一邊算微積分?！?/td>
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| Satellite system monitors Sudan |
克魯尼衛星監測蘇丹 |
| A group founded by American actor George Clooney is teaming up with Google, a U.N. agency and anti-genocide organizations to launch satellite surveillance of the border between north and south Sudan, the Daily Telegraph reports. The aim is to prevent a new civil war after the South votes in a secession referendum next month. The satellite imagery will point out troop movements, civilian flight and other signs of impending conflict. The U.N. Operational Satellite Applications Program and Google will publish the findings online. |
《每日電訊報》報道，由美國演員喬治·克魯尼、谷歌、聯合國某機構和反種族滅絕組織組成的團隊將在蘇丹南北方的邊界上空實施衛星監測，以防止下月蘇丹南方進行南北方分治的公民投票后發生新的內戰。衛星圖像將記錄軍隊活動、民用班機，以及其它沖突升級的信號。聯合國衛星應用程序和谷歌將在網上發布這些圖像。 |
| Study touts no sex before marriage |
婚前禁欲婚姻更穩定 |
| Couples who forgo sex before marriage have happier, more stable relationships and a more fulfilling sex life, according to a new study, the Daily Telegraph reports. Psychologists found that couples who waited until after their wedding night rated the stability of their relationships 22 percent higher than those whose physical relationships developed earlier. Those couples applying abstinence were also found to have 20 percent increased levels of relationship satisfaction, 12 percent better communication and 15 percent improved "sexual quality." Experts said that this may be due to improved communication between individuals who were chaste before marriage. |
《每日電訊報》消息，一項新的研究表明，婚前禁欲的夫妻婚姻關系更穩定，性生活更美好。心理學家發現直到新婚之夜才發生性行為的夫妻婚姻穩定性比之前有性行為的夫妻高22%，其對夫妻關系的滿意度高20%，夫妻間交流多20%，性生活質量也高15%。專家認為這可能是由于婚前禁欲的夫妻有更好的交流。 |
![Ashley Cole, the footballer, and Cheryl Cole, the singer, who divorced this year after allegations of his infidelity [Photo: REX]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20101230/00114320def10e8634bb09.jpg "Ashley Cole, the footballer, and Cheryl Cole, the singer, who divorced this year after allegations of his infidelity [Photo: REX]")
