经济学人:内战之殇 斯里兰卡的人口失踪(1)
Asia 亚洲 Sri Lanka's Disappeared: No closure 斯里兰卡的失踪人员:尚未终结 The wounds of Civil War remain raw. 内战之殇仍在作痛。 I Still believe he's alive, says Tharsini Santhirabose with a glazed, fixed smile. Tharsini San
经济学人:内战之殇 斯里兰卡的人口失踪(2)
One of 12 children of a poor fisherman, Ms Santhirabose, now 34, says she volunteered to join the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam when she was 15, Santhirabose女士出生在一个以打渔为生的贫苦家庭,有11个兄弟姐妹。现在她已经
经济学人:西班牙艺术 普拉多的文艺复兴(1)
Europe 欧洲 Spanish Art: Exhibitionism 西班牙艺术:展览主义 The Prado's renaissance. 普拉多的文艺复兴。 At the turn of this century the Prado, Spain's premier art museum, slumbered in neglect. 本世纪之交,西班牙首屈一指
经济学人:西班牙艺术 普拉多的文艺复兴(2)
In a sensible compromise, entrance to the Prado is free for the last two hours of each day. 作为合乎情理的折中方案,每天最后俩小时进入普拉多是免费的。 Those who pay 15 euros to come earlier can contemplate Velazquez's Las
经济学人:非洲禁塑令 禁止塑料袋只是一小步(1)
Middle East and Africa 中东与欧洲 African Rubbish: Plastic bantastic 非洲垃圾:禁塑令 Banning the bag is a small step. 禁止塑料袋只是一小步。 Littering in graveyards is generally frowned upon. 在墓地乱扔垃圾通常会引起
经济学人:非洲禁塑令 禁止塑料袋只是一小步(2)
The ban was hailed by the United Nations Environment Programme as a breakthrough. 这个禁令被联合国环境规划署视为重大突破,推崇备至。 Our oceans are being turned into rubbish dumps, says Erik Solheim, the head of the agency. 艾
经济学人:重蹈覆辙 中西部的农业危机有多严重(1)
United States 美国 Farming in the Midwest: Rhyme Time 中西部的农业:重蹈覆辙? How bad is this farm slump? 这次农业危机有多严重? The farm crisis in the 1980s left a deep mark on the Midwest. 上世纪八十年代发生的农业
经济学人:重蹈覆辙 中西部的农业危机有多严重(2)
American farmers again started to farm more land. 美国农民又一次开始大面积耕种。 They also used more yield-boosting technologyas did farmers in other parts of the world. 他们也使用了更多增加产量的科技,就像世界各地的
经济学人:劳工VS资本 艰苦年代的正义(1)
Britain 英国 Labor VS Capital: Justice in an age of austerity 劳工对资本:艰苦年代的正义 Charging workers from employment tribunals erodes their rights. 劳资审裁处向雇员收费会损害他们的权利。 Eight years after Britai
经济学人:劳工VS资本 艰苦年代的正义(2)
The authors argue that the fees prevent genuine claimants from enforcing their employment rights. 该书的作者认为费用阻止了真正的索赔人行使他们的就业权利。 In many cases the expected payoff is lower than the fee for startin
经济学人:绝望的间歇 印度将"自杀未遂"合法化(1)
Asia 亚洲 Suicide in India: A break for the despairing 印度的自杀:一场绝望的间歇 India decriminalises attempted suicide. 印度将自杀未遂合法化。 Gorav Gupta has spent his life helping the mentally ill. Gorav Gupta一生致力于
经济学人:斯洛伐克政坛疑云 总统儿子被绑架(1)
Europe 欧洲 Slovakia Political Misery: Family Drama 斯洛伐克政坛疑云:家庭大戏 Who kidnapped the president's son? 是谁绑架了斯洛伐克总统的儿子? In August 1995 Michal Kovac Jr, whose father was president of newly indepen
经济学人:斯洛伐克政坛疑云 总统儿子被绑架(2)
The senior Mr Kovac was a political opponent of Mr Meciar's. 而老科瓦克则是米契尔的政治对手。 But before charges could be brought, Mr Meciar passed an amnesty law that buried the case. 但就在警方和法官提起公讼前,米契尔
经济学人:工作vs娱乐 万圣节的烦恼(1)
Britain 英国 Work VS Play: The Easter Blues 工作vs娱乐:万圣节的烦恼 Despiting Kris Chocolate Russians, Children would rather be at school. 尽管可以吃巧克力,孩子们还是想在学校待着。 English schoolchildren enjoy 13 w
经济学人:工作vs娱乐 万圣节的烦恼(2)
Distance may breed discontent. 和朋友的分离可能产生失落感。 Another reason may be that, when not distracted by schoolwork, children spend more time in front of a screen, which research suggests makes them less happy. 另一个原因可能