一週大事 09/06～09/12

●Typhoon Passes the Island With No Serious Damage
●颱風過境全島無重大災情
Meranti, the 10th typhoon this year, has departed and the typhoon warning in the Kinmen region lifted at noon on September 10th. Fortunately there was no serious damage from the typhoon, except for a few trees that were brought down by strong winds. One driver was injured after crashing into the trees that had fallen across the street. Meranti brought approximately 27.5 mm of rainfall to Kinmen, according to the Kinmen Weather Station of Central Weather Bureau. As for the public servants and students, it was a bonus (1) half-day off for them.
編號第10號輕度颱風莫蘭蒂遠颺，金門地區於10日12時解除颱風警報。颱風過境期間，除了強風吹倒路樹，另有一駕駛衝撞傾倒路樹而受傷送醫，所幸並無嚴重災情。中央氣象局金門氣象站說，這次颱風大約為金門帶來27.5毫米降雨量。公務員和學生則感覺多放了半天颱風假。

●Kinmen Mid-Autumn Moon-cake Gambling Game Kicks-off
●金門中秋博餅拉開序幕
The Year 2010 Kinmen Mid-Autumn Moon-cake Gambling Game kicked off (2) with its grand opening on the evening of September 8th on the front road of BeiZhen Temple. All 99 tables, which were prepared by the host organization, were fully occupied by participants in the game. The host also organized a Costume Parade where students were dressed as maids of the imperial palace in Qing Dynasty, or as eunuchs (3) who were to make the imperial edict (4). Others were holding plates embellished (5) with the Chinese characters of either "Zhuang-yuan" or "Jin-shi" on them. Some were carrying prizes for the Moon-cake Gambling Game in hand. They paraded along the street through the Jin-Cheng Township, capturing the eyes of both the locals and tourists. With enthusiastic applause and cheers from the crowd, the host then announced that the Kinmen Moon-cake Gambling Game had officially started. Kinmen County Magistrate Li, Wo-shi expressed his gratitude (6) to all the participants from China, Taiwan, and Kinmen for showing their support actively. Li also wants to thank President Ma for expressing concerning for this event. And finally, he wished all the participants good luck in winning over the "Zhuang-yuan" title.
2010金門中秋博狀元餅活動，8日晚間在北鎮廟前街道熱鬧展開，主辦單位開設的九十九桌次，坐滿了參賽者。活動安排學生著清朝宮女服裝，或扮演宣旨太監，另有學生手持狀元、進士旗牌以及博餅禮品，沿著城區街道繞行，吸引民眾和觀光客的注目。在眾人的熱情掌聲中，宣布金門中秋博狀元餅活動正式啟動。縣長李沃士感謝來自大陸、台灣以及在地鄉親的熱烈參與，李縣長也代表金門鄉親感謝馬總統對活動的關心，也祝福大家都能博到狀元王。

●Authentic Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Enters the Market on Dadeng Island
●正牌金酒登陸大嶝
The number of tourists in Dadeng Island, which is located in Xiang'an District of Xiamen city, has increased from 600 thousand in 2004 to 1 million and 400 thousand in 2009. On this island, there is a "Small-Scale Commodity (7) Trading Markets" where a variety of the Kinemen Kaoliang Liquor is sold. While it's possible to buy Kinmen Kaoliang liquor here, it's not so uncommon (8) to hear rumors about fake alcohol flooding the market. Therefore, in order to protect the company's trademark rights and to keep the price steady in the market, Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc., and Xiang-Yu Group signed a Letter of Intent on September 8th. This action allows the company to set up a Kinmen Liquor Retail Store in the Small-Scale Commodity Trading Markets in Dadeng. Many people including Kinmen County Magistrate Li, Wo-shi, and County Council Speaker Wang, Zai-sheng all presented and witnessed the signing ceremony.
廈門市翔安區的大嶝島，遊客人次由2004年的60萬人增加到2009年140萬人，島上設有「小額商品交易市場」，亦有銷售金門高粱酒，但假酒充斥時有所聞。有鑑於此，金酒公司8日與象嶼集團簽訂「意向書」，將在大嶝小額商品交易市場設置金酒專賣店，以維護公司商標權益，維持市場價格秩序。包括縣長李沃士、議長王再生等人都在場見證。

【註解】
●1. bonus-(n)一般指獎金、津貼。此處指額外的好處，額外給予的東西。
●2. kick off-動詞片語。原指足球賽的開球，後來廣泛引伸為事件、活動的開展、開始。且由於文字簡要，經常出現在新聞用語中。
●3. eunuch-(n)太監。
●4. edict-(n)飭令、公告、官方命令。此處imperial edict指皇帝的聖旨。
●5. embellish-(vt.)裝飾、美化。
●6. gratitude-(n)感激之情；感恩、感謝。
●7. commodity-(n)商品。
●8. 此處以not uncommon兩個否定詞，相互抵消否定意涵，以加強句子的肯定語氣，亦即肯定型雙重否定句。