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World in Pictures
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Golden girl returns home
查理斯·塞隆 衣锦还乡


Charlize Theron arrives in her native South Africa March 6 to a red carpet welcome after becoming the first African to win the Best Actress Oscar award. The glamorous
28-year-old blonde and her entourage flew in free on first class on the national carrier South African Airways , just the start of many honors due to come the way of Theron, who has now been dubbed the country's golden girl.		  
 
Incentives to prevent baby shortage
新加坡鼓励生育应对人口危机
Singaporian pre-school children gather along the bay during an excursion trip at the Singapore River waterfront, March 5. A renewed effort is underway in Singapore to reverse an alarming baby shortage, with the government mulling to give longer paid maternity leave and a host of other family-friendly incentives to fire up a procreation boom.
 

Jewelry robbery
东京上亿日元珠宝失窃
Two white robbers are reported to have taken away jewelry worth 3.5 billion Japanese Yen from Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 5.

  Greece elections
希腊新民主党赢得大选


Costas Karamanlis, leader of the conservative New Democracy Party waves to his supporters in central Athens after his party won the parliamentary elections, March 7.

Consumer--oriented robot
首个面向普通消费者的机器人问世

ZMP Inc., a venture business in Tokyo, said on March 2 it will market at the end of 2004 a doll-sized humanoid robot for roughly 500,000 yen as one of the first humanoid robots to be offered to general consumers. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot named Nuvo will come in the wake of the release of consumer-oriented robot dogs such as Sony Corp.'s AIBO. 		 


Lille: 2004 European capital of culture
里尔当选2004年欧洲文化首都
People watch a Chinese procession March 6 in the streets of Lille, at the opening of Lille 2004, European capital of culture.
 
World's oldest man dies
世界最长寿男性老人去世


This file picture taken December 15, 2003 shows Spanish Joan Riudavets Moll celebrating his 114th birthday. Moll, thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 114, his family said March 6. Joan Ruidavets Moll died from the effects of a cold on Friday night, on the Balearic island of Minorca.		  




World in Words

Who said what at the Oscars
第76届奥斯卡获奖者感言

"This is just unbelievable. I'm so honored, touched and relieved that the Academy has supported us and seen past the trolls, the wizards and the hobbits."
Peter Jackson: Director of Best Film for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
“真令人难以置信。我感到非常荣幸、感激和轻松，美国电影学院今年支持并认可了这部幻想影片。”
——最佳影片《指环王3：王者归来》导演彼得·杰克逊

“Thank you. If there's one thing actors know other than that there weren't any WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) it's that there is no such thing as best in acting. That's proven by these great actors I was nominated with.”
Sean Penn: Best Actor for Mystic River
“谢谢大家！演员们除了知道没有大规模杀伤性武器之外，也知道根本没有所谓的最佳表演。和我一起被提名的演员们，无一不证明了这一道理。”
——《神秘的河流》最佳男主角肖恩·潘

"This has been such an incredible year. I can't believe this. I'm going to thank everyone in South Africa — my home country. I'm bringing this home next week. I'd also like to thank my Mom. You have sacrificed so much for me to be here. I'm not going to cry and if I'm forgetting anybody, please don't kill me."
Charlize Theron: Best Actress for Monster
“今年是非常令人难以置信的一年。真不敢相信我获奖了。我打算对祖国南非的所有同胞表示感谢。本周我会把小金人带回家乡去。还有我的妈妈，为了我能够站在这里，付出了很大的牺牲。我不会哭的！如果我忘记提及哪位该感谢的人，请不要杀了我。”
——《女魔头》最佳女主角查理斯·塞隆

"I'd like to thank my fellow nominees, who were all spectacular. In the film I play a survivor of abuse and I'd like to say there is no shame and no weakness in seeking help and counseling. It is sometimes the strongest thing you can do to stop the cycle of violence."
Tim Robbins: Best Supporting Actor for Mystic River
“我想感谢所有和我一样获得提名的同事，他们都很出色。此外，我还要说的是，在这部影片中我扮演了一位饱受虐待的角色，如果你不幸有相似的遭遇，请不要为此感到羞愧和无助，去寻求帮助或咨询他人，有时这是你阻止侵害的最有力办法。”
——《神秘的河流》最佳男配角蒂姆·罗宾斯

"I am overwhelmed. Thank you. I would like to thank the Academy for inviting me here tonight along side so many talented people."
Renee Zellweger: Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain
“我真是太高兴了。谢谢你们。我要感谢奥斯卡今晚邀请我来到这里，能与这么多富有才华的人在一起。”
——《冷山》最佳女配角蕾妮·齐维格

"We're so thankful that The Lord of the Rings was not nominated in this category."
Denise Robert， Director of Best Foreign Language Film， The Barbarian Invasions
“《指环王3：王者归来》没有获得最佳外语片的提名，这让我们非常开心。”
——最佳外语片《野蛮人入侵》导演丹尼斯·罗伯特