| Deep-fried beer invented |
油炸啤酒誕生 |
| A chef in Texas has created what he claims is the world's first recipe for deep-fried beer, the Daily Telegraph reported. The beer is placed inside a pocket of salty, pretzel-like dough and then dunked in oil at 375 degrees for about 20 seconds, a short enough time for the confection to remain alcoholic. Inventor Mark Zable said a patent for the process is pending. |
據(jù)英國《每日電訊報》消息，美國德克薩斯州的一名廚師宣稱，他發(fā)明了世界上首份油炸啤酒的食譜。先將啤酒放入像脆餅干一樣的咸面團里，然后把面團放入375度的油里炸20秒。這么短的時間使啤酒得以保留原味。發(fā)明者馬克?扎貝爾說他正準備申請此項專利。 |
| Hotel aims for better sex |
海南酒店推“性愛房” |
| A 3-star hotel in Qionghai City, Hainan Province, redecorated to cater to young couples who want a better sexual experience, local media reported. Rooms with queen-sized beds as well as double rooms got painted pink, and mirrors went up on walls. Rooms also feature special waterbeds, sex toys and adult videos. |
據(jù)海南當?shù)孛襟w報道，瓊海市一家三星級酒店對一些房間進行了重新布置，專門為了吸引那些注重溫存一刻的年輕情侶。一些大床房和雙人套間被涂成粉紅色，墻上裝飾了玻璃鏡面。房間內設置了“性愛水床”并放置了性愛輔助工具，房間電視還會定時播放性愛片。 |
| Gmail starts to prioritize inbox |
Gmail推出優(yōu)先級收件箱 |
| Google's Gmail launched a new "priority inbox" service Tuesday, according to the Daily Telegraph. The search giant uses a complex set of algorithms to analyze a user's email behavior and rank emails depending on their perceived importance in three categories from top to bottom: unread and important, starred and everything else. |
據(jù)英國《每日電訊報》報道，谷歌Gmail郵件服務周二推出了一項名為“優(yōu)先級收件箱”功能。搜索業(yè)巨頭谷歌用一套復雜的算法來分析用戶的郵件使用習慣，并根據(jù)分析出的重要性將收件箱中的郵件按照3個類別排序：“未讀/重要”、“標記星號的”以及“其他”。 |
| Male prostitutes arrested in Spain |
巴西男妓折戟西班牙 |
| Spanish police have broken up a sex trafficking ring that brought Brazilian men to Spain to work as prostitutes, the BBC reported. Authorities arrested 14 people on suspicion of running the group and 17 alleged male prostitutes. The victims and their clients were supplied with cocaine, viagra and other recreational drugs. The victims had to work 24 hours a day and were moved from province to province. |
據(jù)英國廣播公司報道，西班牙警方近日端掉了一個向該國走私巴西男妓的犯罪團伙。14名組織走私者和17名男妓已被警方拘捕。 報道稱，該團伙向這些男妓及其“客人”提供可卡因、偉哥等毒品。男妓們被迫在西班牙各省轉戰(zhàn)，每天要24小時隨時提供性服務。 |
| Puerto Rico defeats China in hoops |
男籃敗北波多黎各 |
| AP reports that Puerto Rico Tuesday used a strong transition game to overcome China's size advantage to earn its first win at the basketball World Championship 84-76. China (1-2) relied heavily on seven-footers Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi to stay in the game, as the duo scored 20 of the team's 21 first-quarter points. But the quicker Puerto Ricans countered with fast breaks, and gained the upper hand. Yi finished with 24 points while Wang had 17. |
據(jù)美聯(lián)社報道，在男籃世錦賽上，波多黎各隊利用流利的配合，壓制了中國隊的大個球員，84比76結束比賽，迎來他們首場勝利。中國隊目前一勝二負，他們在比賽中過分依賴高個球員易建聯(lián)和王治郅，他倆第一節(jié)攻下全隊21分里面的20分。但波多黎各隊以快攻反擊，總體贏得了上風。易建聯(lián)貢獻了24分，王治郅17分。 |
| Venice film festival opens |
威尼斯電影節(jié)開幕 |
| The 67th Venice International Film Festival opened Wednesday, Reuters reported. The thriller "Black Swan," directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, officially kicked off the annual celebration of cinema, which will last for 11 days. Festival director Marco Mueller has opted for youth in his choice of directors of the 23 competition films, and he said he hopes the presence of Hollywood mavericks can make up for the expected shortage of A-list celebrities this year. The average age of filmmakers in the main competition is an unusually low 47. Hark Tsui's "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" is the only Chinese language film in the competition unit. |
據(jù)路透社報道，第67屆威尼斯國際電影節(jié)于周三開幕。達倫?阿羅諾夫斯基執(zhí)導、娜塔莉?波特曼主演的驚悚片《黑天鵝》為這次年度電影盛會正式拉開了帷幕。電影節(jié)為期11天。主席馬可?穆勒在選擇23部參賽影片時著眼于青年英才導演，他希望好萊塢奇才影人的出席能彌補本屆電影節(jié)的星光黯淡。主競賽單元的電影人平均年齡只有47歲，異常年輕。徐克執(zhí)導的《狄仁杰之通天帝國》是競賽單元中唯一的華語影片。 |
| Shia LaBeouf earns studios most money |
《變形金剛》主演最能賺錢 |
| For the second straight year, "Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf topped a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck, Reuters reported. Based on the site's own calculations, for every US$1 the studios spent on LaBeouf, his films return about US$81 of profit. Anne Hathaway took the No. 2 spot, earning the studios US$64 off of her films for every dollar they spent for her. "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe was No. 3 this year, while "Iron Man's" Robert Downey Jr. nabbed fourth. Behind them, Cate Blanchett came in fifth and Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston were tied in sixth place. |
據(jù)路透社報道，《變形金剛》男星希亞?拉博夫連續(xù)兩年稱雄《福布斯》網(wǎng)站評選出的“好萊塢高回報率演員榜”。根據(jù)此網(wǎng)站的計算，電影公司在拉博夫身上每花1美元，他主演的電影就能取得81美元的回報。安妮?海瑟薇位列第二，電影公司在其身上每花1美元，其電影就可以賺64美元?！豆?波特》的男星丹尼爾?雷德克里夫位居第三，而《鋼鐵俠》的扮演者小羅伯特?唐尼奪得第四名。接下來的第五名是凱特?布蘭切特，梅麗爾?斯特里普和詹妮弗?安妮斯頓則并列第六。
（China.org.cn）
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