Economy: Great Recession 经济:大衰退 事件回放:国际货币基金组织称此次经济危机为Great Recession。此前,历史上影响最深远的经济危机为1929年至1933年间的全球性经济Great Depression(大萧条)。 在本次经济危机中,各国纷纷采取经济刺激措施,货币发行量大增,尤其以美国为代表。这种央行直接向市场注资的一种货币政策手段称为quantitative easing(定量宽松),其实就是央行开动印钞机器的一种委婉说法。 大衰退:Great Recession The downturn that some have dubbed the 'Great Recession' has trimmed the typical household's income significantly, new Census data show, following years of stagnant wage growth that made the past decade the worst for American families in at least half a century. 美国人口普查局(Census)最新数据显示,被人们称作“大衰退”(Great Recession)的这几年的经济衰退使典型家庭收入大幅下降,近年来工资收入增长迟滞,过去十年成为至少半世纪来美国家庭最难过的时期。 定量宽松 quantitative easing He also criticized the new round of US quantitative easing policy, saying it was "totally wrong" that the Federal Reserve tried to stimulate the US economy by pumping a large amount of money into the market. 他(经济学家吉姆•罗杰斯) 还批评了美国新一轮定量宽松政策,表示美联储试图通过向市场大量投放货币来刺激经济的举动“完全错误”。 Movie: 3D 影视:3D 事件回放:随着《阿凡达》横扫全球,3D电影开始风生水起。2010年,众多的大小电影都试图跟3D沾亲带故,要么把3D当成票房的救命稻草,要么让3D帮助成就电影工业上的新高峰。因此,今年将有数量繁多、风格各异的3D电影以强劲的势态进入影迷的视界。就连杂志、世界杯转播也纷纷赶搭3D热潮。 3D电影 3D film "For the midnight premiere, we were at 90 percent capacity for the 3D version and 100 percent for the IMAX 3D," she said, adding that the tickets for the IMAX 3D screening sold out two days prior to opening. 她(某影院负责人)说:“零点首映场的3D版上座率高达90%,IMAX 3D版的上座率则高达100%。”她还补充称,在首映前两天,IMAX 3D版电影票就已全部售罄。 4D电影 4D film 4D film (sometimes written 4-D film) is a marketing term that describes an entertainment presentation system combining a 3D film with physical effects in the theatre, which occur in synchronization with the film. 4D电影(有时写作4-D电影)是一种电影营销术语,指的是一种将3D电影和在影院内身体能感受到的特效结合在一起,并与电影同步发生。 环幕电影 circular-screen movie Eight projectors inside and outside of the pavilion will create a 360-degree audio-visual effect. Images showing the landscape and people of Iceland will be projected onto the walls. The pavilion will also show a circular-screen movie. (冰岛)馆内外八台放映机将打造360度视听效果。幕墙上投放的是冰岛美丽的风土人情。游客还可以在馆内体验环幕电影。 全景电影 cinerama/cinepanoramic Cinerama is the trademarked name for a widescreen process which works by simultaneously projecting images from three synchronized 35 mm projectors onto a huge, deeply-curved screen, subtending 146° of arc. 全景电影是宽银幕电影的一种。拍摄时由三台联接在一起的摄影机,在三条35毫米的胶片上分别摄取宽幅画面的三分之一,放映时使用三台同步运转的放映机,将各占画面三分之一的三条影片同时投映于银幕。全景电影放映在宽阔的弧形银幕上,提供观众以146°的水平视野。 |