| Christian theme park planned for Spain |
欧洲欲建基督教公园 |
| 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. |
据英国《卫报》报道，开发商西伽玛公司打算在西班牙的马略卡岛修建一座基督教主题公园，这将是欧洲首个以基督教为主题的公园。此项目投资为1千万欧元，占地7公顷。公园将全天滚动上演系列表演节目，游客可以观赏到从最后的晚餐到真人演出的基督复活。据报道，公园将复制哭墙、罗马法庭等建筑。但是修建计划还没得到当地政府的审批。 |
| iPad to hit Chinese market Friday |
周五iPad国内上市 |
| 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. |
据新华社报道，苹果公司周一宣布，将于本周五在中国正式发售无线网络版iPad平板电脑。16G的iPad定价为3988元，64G的iPad定价为5588元。 |
| Qatar is richest country |
卡塔尔世界最富 |
| 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. |
美国《全球金融》杂志公布的全球最富国家和地区排行榜显示，卡塔尔名列第一，其人均国内生产总值(GDP)达到了90149美元。中国香港地区以人均GDP44840美元排名第七。 |
| Super Mario 25 years old |
超级玛利25岁了 |
| 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. |
据英国《每日电讯报》报道，超级玛利本周一迎来了他25岁生日，玛利游戏已经在世界范围内售出了2.4亿件。自诞生起，这个足智多谋的水管工已经成为超过200款电子游戏的主角，同时在数量众多的电视节目、漫画书和一部主题电影里也都有他的踪影。 |
| Shopping is 'like watching porn' |
购物的快感如同看黄片 |
| 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. |
据英国《每日电讯报》报道，研究发现购物对大脑刺激的效果如同观看色情影片。威斯敏斯特大学的科学家们发现，当消费者在购买各种日常消费品时，如果享受折扣和促销优惠，精神上的反应和性兴奋时很相似。50名志愿者参与了此项研究，科学家们监测他们浏览不同商品时的眼部和情绪反应，并根据不同程度打分，最低1分，最高10分。10分代表精神创伤，非常危险。5-7分时，兴奋程度如同观看色情画面。有一种酵母搞促销，免费送《调皮的亨利》有声读物，消费者在看到这个促销时的兴奋程度达到了5.8分。 |
| Woman banned from computers/pets |
母亲网游 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. |
据英国《每日电讯报》报道，一位英国母亲因为过度沉迷于网络游戏，只让孩子吃生冷的烤豆罐头，日前被判6个月监禁，缓刑两年，并且不得再使用电脑。这位33岁寡居的母亲不眠不休的玩一种叫做“小世界”的电脑游戏，致使她养的一只德国牧羊犬和一只猎狗饿死，并任其“陈尸”餐厅长达2个月之久。她也因此被判不得再饲养宠物，还被罚做75小时的义工。
（China.org.cn）
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