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'THOSE Platonists are a curse,' he said,
'God's fire upon the wane,
A diagram hung there instead,
More women born than men.'
'God's fire upon the wane,
A diagram hung there instead,
More women born than men.'
他說，BBC環球公司(BBC Worldwide)的絕大部分盈利來自於出口4部節目——《神探夏洛克》、《神秘博士》(Dr Who)、《顛覆拍檔》(Top Gear)和《星隨舞動》（美國版名為“Dancing with the Stars”，英國本土版名為“Strictly Come Dancing”）。
More Men Enter Fields Dominated by Women
By SHAILA DEWAN and ROBERT GEBELOFF
As it has grown
increasingly difficult to find a steady full-time job with benefits,
more men are reaching for a chance at the American dream in
female-dominated occupations.
"The way I look at it is that anything, basically, that a woman can do, a guy can do."
MIGUEL ALQUICIRA, on becoming a dental assistant, when more than 90 percent of those in the field are women.
In some cultures, the foot of a rabbit is carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck.
Men fight for amulet, title of luckiest guy
In search of the perfect battery
Researchers are desperate to find a modern-day philosopher's stone: the battery technology that will make electric cars practical. Here is a brief history of their questphilosopher Show phonetics
noun [C]
someone who studies or writes about the meaning of life:
Plato was a Greek philosopher.
━━ n. 哲学者; 哲人, 賢人; （困難に遭っても）冷静沈着な人; 思慮深い人.
philosopher's [philosophers'] stone （錬金術師の求めた）賢者の石 ((卑金属を金に変える)).
The philosopher's stone (Latin: lapis philosophorum; Greek: chrysopoeia) is a legendary substance, supposedly capable of turning inexpensive metals into gold; it was also sometimes believed to be a means of making people younger, if not making them immortal. For a long time it was the most sought after goal in Western alchemy.
In the view of spiritual alchemy, making the philosopher's stone would bring enlightenment upon the maker and conclude the Great Work.[1]
The philosopher's stone西洋煉金術中的寶物，將其它金屬變成金的點金石（或為philosophers' stone） 海耶克說：社會正義與人們過去普遍相信的點金石一樣，都不能證明其目標的實在性。（F. A. Hayek《法律、立法與自由（第二、三卷）》鄭正來等譯，北京：中國大百科全書出版社，2000，p.3）。上海某出版社有「哲人石叢書」。
- [ǽmjulit]
[名]お守り, 魔よけ.
n.
An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.
[Latin amulētum.]
]《中英對照讀新聞》Rent a friend website launches for lonely in UK 英國成立租友網站，服務寂寞人士
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A new service is being launched in the UK for lonely people to hire a "strictly platonic" friend to go to the movies or a restaurant with them.
英國將推出給寂寞人士聘請「純柏拉圖式」友人看電影或陪吃飯的新服務。
The‘Rent a friend’service has already become a hit in the US where more than 218,000 people have signed up to spend time with strangers.
「租友」服務已在美國大行其道，當地超過21萬8000人已報名要和陌生人共度時光。
Now UK members can pay £；15 to join the site and browse potential friends in their area before hiring them out for a friendship session.
現在英國會員付15英鎊就能加入該網站，並瀏覽所屬地區的潛在友人，之後聘請他們來一場友誼活動。
However, don’t get the wrong idea, you really are only hiring a platonic friend to spend time with… if you turn up expecting more you might need to call a lawyer.
不過，別想歪了，你真的只能聘請柏拉圖式友人一起共度時光……如果你最後有非分之想，可能就必須打電話找律師了。
A spokesperson for the site said： "You can rent a local Friend to hang out with, go to a movie or restaurant with, someone to go with you to a party or event, someone to teach you a new skill or hobby, or someone to show you around an unfamiliar town."
該網站一名發言人說：「你可以租一名當地友人一起閒晃廝混，看電影或上館子，和你一起跑趴或參加活動，教你新技巧或嗜好，或者是帶你逛陌生鄉鎮。」
新聞辭典
get the wrong idea：片語，產生誤會、把事情想歪了。例句：My girlfriend will definitely get the wrong idea if I start shopping for baby seats.（如果我開始採買嬰兒座椅，我的女友肯定會想歪了。）
turn up：片語，證明是、結果是。例句：They turned up having done no preparatory work.（結果證明他們沒做過準備工作。）
hang out：片語，閒晃、廝混。例句：Don’t hang out with that guy any longer.（別再和那個傢伙鬼混了。）
strictly
Line breaks: strict¦ly
Pronunciation: /ˈstrɪk(t)li /
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