经济学人241:芝加哥财政预算陷入水深火热之中
Chicagos budget 芝加哥财政预算 Reality bites 陷入水深火热之中 How to slash a deficit without raising taxes 如何大幅削减赤字,又不提高税收 Promises to keep 恪守承诺 AT ABOUT 8.30am on Saturday October 15th, close to t
经济学人242:芝加哥财政预算陷入水深火热之中
Chicagos budget 芝加哥财政预算 Reality bites 陷入水深火热之中 How to slash a deficit without raising taxes 如何大幅削减赤字,又不提高税收 Promises to keep 恪守承诺 AT ABOUT 8.30am on Saturday October 15th, close to t
经济学人243:节能以人为本 Back to basics
Back to basics 节能以人为本 Energy efficiency is not very flashy. That may be a selling point 能源增效并不那么高高在上,也许它还是个卖点。 Hope those are energy-saving bulbs 希望大家都使节能灯泡 WHEN Richard Sanc
经济学人244:摇篮将覆 The Cradle Will Rock
The cradle will rock 摇篮将覆 Lynne Ramsay has crafted an elegant adaptation of a tricky book 琳恩?拉姆塞将一本难处理的书精心改编成了一部优雅的作品 WHAT is more taboo than a woman who is repulsed by her own child? This i
经济学人245:《乔布斯传》疯狂的伟大
Steve Jobs Insanely great《乔布斯传》疯狂的伟大 REMOVING the sleeve reveals a bookthat is entirely white, except for the names of its author and subject inelegant black type on the spine. It is the perfect design for the biography ofa man
经济学人246:学校改革的佼佼者 A class act
A class act 佼佼者 Freedom and discipline go together in an innovative school 在一所革新的学校,自由和纪律同行 Innovation in schools 学校改革 THE scene is enough to appal those teachers steeped in ideas about child-centred educ
经济学人247:先生,您的电子报纸 Your digital paper,sir
Personalised news 个性化报刊 Your digital paper, sir 先生,您的电子报纸 The struggle to make money out of news on tablets 数字媒体平台的生财之道 1.A CUSTOMISED, constantly-updating newspaper used to be the stuff of science fi
经济学人248:积少成多 Every Little Helps
Loyalty cards and insurance 会员卡和保险 Every little helps 积少成多 As it pushes into finance, Tescos Clubcard gives it a competitive edge 乐购进军金融界,其会员卡为之奠定优势 SOME young drivers get tanked up and wrap the
经济学人249:维基百科集资 Wikipedia's Fund-raising
Wikipedias fund-raising 维基百科集资 Free but not easy 免费百科不容易 The online encyclopedia needs its users money and volunteers time. Gaining the first is the easier task 维基百科既需要用户捐款也需要志願者的时间,前
经济学人250:谁吃了恐龙 What Ate Dinosaurs?
What ate dinosaurs? 谁吃了恐龙 Old crocs 古鳄鱼 Even in their heyday, dinosaurs were not quite as dominant as popular myth makes them out to be 即便是在全盛时期,恐龙并非像民间传说所理解的那样占绝对统治地位 ONE
经济学人251:消灭疟疾任重道远
Not swatted yet 消灭疟疾任重道远 A new vaccine is one step towards a distant goal 一种新疫苗让人类离消灭疟疾更近了一步 MAN has vanquished only one disease, smallpox. In 2007 Bill Gates set out to eradicate another, malaria.
经济学人252:HTC使用安卓系统 面临巨额赔偿的控诉
HTC's patent problems HTC 的专利问题 Android alert 安卓的警报 Using Googles Android software has given HTC a boost, but it may now make the Taiwanese handset-maker vulnerable to costly lawsuits 使用谷歌的安卓软件给HTC带来了业务
经济学人253:电影《恶老板》引发一场蹩脚的争论
Horrible Bosses 恶老板 Truth is nicer than fiction 现实比电影好得多 A horrible film is generating a lame debate 一部糟糕的电影引发一场蹩脚的争论 Horrible bosses come in many flavours. There are psychopaths, bullies and prat
经济学人254:"吉姆•汤普森"一个魅力男的觉醒
Jim Thompson 吉姆?汤普森 Boat against the current 逆流而上的船只 The disillusionment of a man of charm 一个魅力男的觉醒 The Ideal Man: The Tragedy of Jim Thompson and the American Way of War. By Joshua Kurlantzick. Wiley; 253 page
经济学人255:产品是否货真价实? GoodGuide软件能帮你
A guide to goodness 良品导购 Values for money 价廉物良 Want to know if a product is virtuous? Theres an app for that 想知道一个产品是否货真价实?有个软件能帮你 Someone spilled hypocrisy on aisle five 有人在5号货架的走