World in Pictures
Photo source: ImagineChina

	Shoe-shaped motorcycle 菲律宾:"巨型高跟鞋"驶过闹市 A motorcycle in the shape of a giant high-heeled shoe is seen on a busy street in Manila, Philippines, November 11. This motorcycle costs about USD 1,600. It was designed to promote the shoe manufacturing industry.
	Largest tango party 阿根廷:近千人共舞探戈 About 400 pairs of tango dancers, known as "milongueros", gathered at Luna Park, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to set a new Guinness World Record for the highest number of people dancing tango at the same time and at the same place, November 8. The attempt aimed to break the 1993 record set in France, where 173 pairs danced tango at the Eiffel Tower open area.
	Strongest hair 印度:一奇人头发悬重物 Yas Kumar Yograj is showing his skill by hanging 20kg weights on each side of his hair on November 12, in Luknow, India.
	Unusual weight lifting 美国:搞怪举重 Tatyana Lebedeva, 2004 Olympic Gold long jump champion and world record holder from Russia, sits atop "Minnie" the elephant as fitness pioneer Sir Chinmoy lifts them at a total weight of 8,361 pounds. Also on the agenda was a boat weighing 4,989 pounds including the apparatus, a camel, an ice sculpture, a tank of fish, several Olympic athletes and other fun and exciting items, November 13, in Queens, N.Y.
	Chocolate fashion show 美国:纽约巧克力服饰展 A fashion designed dress made with chocolate is displayed at the 2004 Chocolate Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City, November 13.
	Angelina holds snake 德国:请来安吉丽娜与蛇共舞 U.S. actress Angelina Jolie smiles holding a snake on her shoulders during the German television show "Wetten Dass...?" ("Bet it...?") in Leipzig, Germany, November 13.
	He's got egg on his face 美国:误测大选结果 自砸鸡蛋 This television frame grab released by NBC November 14 show US Democratic strategist James Carville breaking an egg on his forehead during the taping of NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington to demonstrate he's "got egg on his face" after wrongly predicting the victory of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over George W. Bush in the November 2 race. Carville had projected 52 percent of the vote would go for Kerry, 47 percent for Bush and 1 percent for independent Ralph Nader.

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"The main reason for issuing new bank notes is the prevention of bank note counterfeits. I hope it will help put the economy on a firm recovery path."
"发行新纸币的主要目的就是要防止假币的出现.我希望能借此推动经济复苏."

Japan's prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, said at the Bank of Japan on November 1. It is the first time in 20 years that Japan has redesigned its bank notes.
--日本首相小泉纯一郎于11月1日参观日本银行时这样说道.这是日本近20年来首次对纸币进行改版发行.


"At this point, it's hard for me to tell in what ways I've shaped Intel and in what ways Intel has shaped me."
"现在还很难断言说,我在何种程度上影响了英特尔,或者英特尔在何种程度上影响了我."

Said Mr. Otellini in an interview this summer. Intel's president, Paul S. Otellini, will become the chief executive next May. He will succeed Craig R. Barrett, who will become chairman.
--英特尔公司总裁奥特里尼先生在今夏的一次访谈中这样说道.奥特里尼将于明年五月出任公司下一任首席执行官,而现任首席执行官贝瑞特将接任公司董事会主席一职.


"We know this is taking a long time, but hey, watch the puppy!"
"没错,这得花点时间,但是,瞧这只小狗狗."

Google recently took the wraps off its latest invention: Google Desktop Search. It's a software that applies the famous Google search technology to the stuff on your own hard drive. A cartoon dog appears during the searching.
--近日,Google推出其最新软件--Google桌面搜索.这款软件将著名的Google搜索技术应用于对个人电脑硬盘存储内容的搜索.搜索过程中,屏幕上会出现一只卡通狗.


"We have underperformed since 1997, thus, 2005 will be a transition year. "
"1997年以来我们的业绩一直不佳,因而2005年将成为过渡年."

Said E. Neville Isdell, chief executive of Coca-Cola. Coke, suffering from weak sales in North America and other important markets, warns of slack sales for a year or so.
--言出可口可乐公司首席执行官内维尔·艾斯戴尔.可口可乐在北美及其他主要市场的销售额急剧下降,因此公司警告说下一年度的销售状况将持续疲软.