The British people spend on average 6 months of their lives talking about whether it's going to rain or shine, according to a survey published Friday, AFP reported.
据法新社报道，一项在14日公布的调查结果显示，英国人一生中平均花6个月讨论是要下雨还是天晴。
Here a young Afghan woman smiles after lifting her veil while waiting to receive food aid. (AFP)
这是一位年轻阿富汗妇女掀起面纱微笑，她正在等待领取食物救济。
LONDON (AFP) — The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people’s wellbeing and their impact on the environment.
{1}伦敦(法新社)消息：一项新的衡量人们生活及其对环境影响的研究指出，位于南太平洋的小岛国瓦努阿图是地球上最幸福的国度。
According to the AFP, on September 29, the showpiece finale of a popular Australian reality modelling show ended in a toe-curling blunder when the wrong winner was announced on live television.
据法新社9月29日报道，澳大利亚一个很受欢迎的模特选秀节目在决赛的现场直播过程中出现了一个尴尬的错误：冠军人选被弄错了。
Cooks from a central Italian city are making the world's longest strand of spaghetti in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records, AFP reported.
据法新社报道，在意大利中部的一个城市，厨师们在制作最长的意大利面。
CHICAGO (AFP) - a good fight with your spouse could be good for the health, a new study has found.
芝加哥(法新社)一项新研究发现，与你的配偶进行一次好的争吵对健康有好处。
Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. (JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)
2011年3月11日，强烈地震袭击日本后，水户市茨城县的一处停车场内，汽车被倒塌的墙体碾压。（时事通讯社/法新社/盖蒂图库）
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Mobile phones may soon challenge personal computers as the dominant platform for accessing the Internet, a recent survey suggests.
华盛顿(法新社)消息：一项近期的调查表明，手机有可能很快成为主导性的上网平台，从而对个人电脑形成挑战。
AFP said that billions of TV viewers saw athletes performing in high-tech stadiums in a city rebuilt by the world's most renowned architects, projecting the image of a modern and cutting edge economy.
法新称，在一座被全球最著名建筑师重新打造的城市里，数十亿电视观众目睹了运动员们在高科技场馆里比赛的场景，这向世界传达了一个现代的、先进的经济体的形象。
NEW DELHI - India has signed a ＄2.1 billion deal with U.S. aerospace giant Boeing to buy maritime surveillance aircraft for the Indian navy, officials told AFP on Jan 5.
2009年1月5日，印度官员称，印度已与美国航空巨头波音公司签署了一份21亿美元的合同，为印度海军购买海上监视飞机。
A woman uses a welder's visor to watch the world's first partial solar eclipse of 2011 on January 4, 2011 in Liptovsky Mikulas, central Slovakia. AFP/ Getty Images / Joe Klamar
2011年1月4日，在斯洛伐克的中部城市利普托斯基米库拉（Liptovsky Mikulas），一位妇女正利用焊工护目镜来观测日偏食。
The Russian Olympic Committee has been offering several physical challenges to the public in order to promote a healthier lifestyle, AFP reported.
据法新社报道，俄奥委会为了宣传更健康的生活方式，已经对公众提供了多种体育类的挑战活动。
The 27-year-old told AFP on Tuesday that Chen Guangbiao, a wealthy recycling magnate and philanthropist, had offered him a position as a fitness instructor at his company.
这个27岁的小伙子周二告诉法新社记者，陈光标，一个富裕的回收大王及慈善家，已主动提供给他一个职位即在他的公司里做一个健身教练。
Firemen in a Paris suburb rescued a 69-year-old woman who had been stuck in her bathroom for 20 days by a broken lock, AFP reports.
据法新社报道，巴黎郊区一名69岁的老妪因门锁损坏，被困厕所20天之后，才被消防人员救出。
CHICAGO (AFP) - in a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said.
法新社芝加哥报导：一项于星期四发布的研究结果表明，科学家们在一个有可能导致HIV感染最终被治愈的突破性进展中，发现了一种从已经被感染的细胞中清除HIV病毒的方法。
A rare 6-litre bottle of 1947 French "Cheval-Blanc" white wine was sold to a private collector at $304,375 in Switzerland, marking a world record price for a single bottle, AFP reported Tuesday.
据法新社16日报道，法国白马酒庄1947年出产的一瓶罕见6升装白葡萄酒在瑞士拍出304375美元高价，创单瓶葡萄酒拍卖价格纪录。
Despite the poor conditions, millions of Afghans have returned home from abroad. Here Afghan refugees build a mud house at a refugee camp in Kabul. (AFP).
图12尽管条件艰苦，仍然有数百万阿富汗人从海外回到祖国。这是阿富汗难民在喀布尔一个难民营中修建泥坯房。(法新社)。
RAMALLAH (AFP) - The Palestinians on Saturday insisted on a full Israeli settlement freeze before renewing peace efforts, putting a damper on a US call to revive talks with no preconditions.
拉马拉(法新社)-巴勒斯坦周六称，在重新开始和平努力前，他们坚持要求全面冻结以色列定居点，这给美国提出的一项重启无条件谈判的建议泼了盆冷水。
AFP - IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.
法新社消息—本周二，IBM的研究人员表示它们发现了一种方法，可以利用植物制造出对环境无害的塑料，从而取代污染环境的以石油为材料的塑料产品。
Twenty-two South Koreans are among a group of hostages aboard a tourist bus hijacked by an ex-policeman in the Philippines' capital on Monday, AFP reported quoting police as saying.
AFP援引警方报道，周一早晨，在菲律宾首都马尼拉，一辆载有22名韩国游客的观光巴士被一名前菲律宾警察挟持。
An authority suspects the hole was caused by the construction of a subway line. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
一位专家怀疑这个天坑是因地铁的建设失误所引起的。
ROME (AFP) - Sampdoria fans staged a protest outside the club's Bogliasco training complex in Genoa on Tuesday, calling on coach Alberto Cavasin to resign.
据安莎社报道，当地时间周二，意大利桑普多利亚队的球迷们聚集在博里亚斯科训练中心外，要求主教练卡瓦辛辞职。
"I'm not normally much of a moviegoer, but this one is just too good to miss," she told AFP as she waited to see the film at a cinema in the busy Causeway Bay entertainment district.
“我并不常看电影，但是这部电影太好了，所以我不能错过它”她在娱乐区的铜锣湾等着看电影的时候告诉法新社记者。
Zahi Hawass told AFP he has scheduled a news conference for February 17 in the Cairo Museum to unveil the findings from DNA samples taken from the world's most famous pharaoh.
扎希-哈瓦斯对法新社表示，他已经计划于2月17日在开罗博物馆召开新闻发布会，公布这位著名法老的DNA检验结果。
A plane operated by France's Aigle Azur landed in Baghdad Sunday, becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since a 1990 international embargo on Iraq, AFP reported.
据法新社报道，一架隶属于法国蓝鹰航空公司的客机10月31日抵达伊拉克首都巴格达，成为自1990年对伊施行国际禁运以来首架到达伊拉克的欧洲航空客机。
China warned Somali pirates on Tuesday it was prepared to use force when its navy ships arrive in the Gulf of Aden to combat a wave of piracy that has disrupted international shipping, AFP reported.
法新社报道，周二，中国警告索马里海盗，称其海军舰艇将奔赴亚丁湾。中国已做好使用武力的准备，来打击扰乱国际海运的海盗行为。
China warned Somali pirates on Tuesday it was prepared to use force when its navy ships arrive in the Gulf of Aden to combat a wave of piracy that has disrupted international shipping, AFP reported.
法新社报道，周二，中国警告索马里海盗，称其海军舰艇将奔赴亚丁湾。中国已做好使用武力的准备，来打击扰乱国际海运的海盗行为。
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