World in Pictures
Photo source: ImagineChina

	Skating for 73 years 古巴:老人溜冰 Cuban Juan Jose Diaz Delgado, 77 years old, and known as Juanito, on his Winchester 1953 model roller skates on January 14, before the beginning of his three weekly hours of skating routine, in Paseo del Prado, Havana. Diaz Delgado has been skating since he was 4 years old.
	Largest baby born 巴西:7.5kg男婴 Ademilton, a 16.7 pound (7.57 kilogram) baby boy arrives at the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital in Salvador, Sao Paulo, January 18. Francisca Ramos dos Santos, 38, gave birth to the healthy boy, who was the largest baby born at the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital in its 12-year history, the hospital said. Both mother and baby are doing just fine.
	Into the Antarctica on foot 英国:徒步南极 Undated family handout image of Conrad and Hilary Dickinson sealing their world record adventure with a kiss at the South Pole. The couple skied into the record books by traveling further on foot in Antarctica than any other British adventurers. They celebrated their arrival back in the UK by going to the pub, January 20. g just fine.
	Oldest mother 罗马尼亚:66岁产妇 Adriana Iliescu, the 66-year-old Romanian who gave birth to a baby girl, Eliza Maria, on January 16, is seen in an intensive care unit at the Giulesti Maternity Hospital in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors said the 66-year-old Romanian woman is the world's oldest recorded woman to give birth. The child's twin sister was stillborn, they said. The girl weighed just 1.45 kilograms (3.19 pounds), less than half the weight of an average newborn.
	Safety boots for dogs 英国:警犬配靴 Undated police handout image of Northumbria Police dog, Buzz, with handler PC Simon Little. Buzz is modeling the new dog safety boots while PC Little is holding the new circular dog handling shield. The force is believed to have become the first in the county to issue its dogs with protective footwear while on public order duty.
	Pets and Plants Fair 柏林:猫狗赴宴 A cat and a dog watch their dinner served on a festive decorated table during a press conference of the "Pets and Plants" Fair in Berlin, January 18. The fair, a trade and information show focusing on domestic pets and plants care, opens from January 21 to 30.
	A woman weighs 600 kgs 埃及:肥婆中风 52-year-old Tahiyya Mohammed Aybad whose estimated weight is 600 kilos sits on hospital beds January 16, after she suffered a stroke at her home four days before. Tahiyya, who is the mother of six children, was evacuated from the balcony of her apartment with the assistance of three bridge cranes after firemen and paramedics could not get her through the door. The husband notified the Mayor of Alexandria who ordered the boat cranes to come to her rescue. The cause of her slipping into a coma was undetermined.

 

 

World in Words
Collected & translated by Beverly

"It is not that we are so much against America, it is that we cannot understand the evolution of that country. This election has weakened the concept of 'the West'. "
"并不是说我们很反美, 只是我们无法理解美国的发展进程. 这次的选举削弱了'西方'这一概念. "

While officially every European government is welcoming the inauguration of President Bush, the prevailing mood on the Continent seems to be one of shock and awe.
--虽然欧洲各国政府对布什总统的就职都致以官方祝贺, 但欧洲大陆对于此次事件似乎普遍感到有些惊恐.


"An estimated 1,372,910 new cancer cases and 570,260 cancer deaths are expected this year. "
"今年预计将新增约1,372,910起癌症病例, 癌症死亡人数将达到570,260."

For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans younger than 85. The shift was described in the American Cancer Society's annual statistical report.
--美国癌症协会发布年度报告显示, 有史以来, 癌症首次取代心脏病成为85岁以下美国人的头号杀手.


"(Even if Jamie Foxx doesn't win,) I'll take an Oscar from one of the people that win and give it to him. Jamie Foxx is not going to walk out of that place without an Oscar."
"(就算杰米·福克斯没有获奖), 我也会从获奖人那里拿一座奥斯卡小金人给他. 杰米·福克斯绝不会空手而归的. "

The Oscar nominations have yet to be announced, but Chris Rock, the host of next month's Academy Awards ceremony, has already decided who one of the evening's big winners should be: Jamie Foxx, the star of "Ray".
--虽然奥斯卡提名还未揭晓, 但克里斯·洛克坚信《灵魂歌者》的主演杰米·福克斯将是当晚的最大赢家之一. 第77届奥斯卡颁奖典礼将于下个月举行, 克里斯·洛克任晚会司仪.


"We're just going straight to market. It (DivX 6 software) is cheap. It's great, and it's going to be in the DVD players."
"我们的目标直击市场. (DivX 6软件)又便宜又好, 它将被运用于DVD播放器中."

Said Mr. Greenhall, the chief executive of DivXNetworks. A format war is shaping up for high-definition DVD. A cheaper contender, DivX, with its first DivX-capable DVD player, is already in the market.
--DivXNetworks公司总裁格林霍尔如是说. 高清晰DVD市场正酝酿着一场格式大战. 具有价格优势的DivX公司也进军这一市场, 推出了首款兼容DivX的DVD播放器.