一週大事05/10～05/16
●MHY's Debut Caused Blockbuster In Kinmen
"Ming Huang Yuan Arts and Cultural Group" (MHY)-Team of Character Huang, popular and well beloved by Taiwanese opera fans in Kinmen, made its debut (1) on May 15 causing a great blockbuster (2). Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi and over a thousand townspeople were intoxicated (3) by the spectacular story as they feasted their eyes on the performers, and clapped their hands until they were red. MHY was invited by Cultural Affairs Bureau to come to Kinmen for a three-day performance in accordance with the "International Cultural and Arts Festival". Their performances were loved by the local people.
●明華園首演轟動浯島
深受金門歌仔戲迷喜愛的「明華園黃字戲劇團」，5月15日首場演出引爆戲迷熱情。縣長李沃士與千位民眾共同沉浸在高潮起伏的劇情中，大飽眼福，也拍紅了手掌。明華園歌仔戲團此次應文化局之邀，配合「國際文化藝術節」來金演出三天，場場爆滿，深受民眾歡迎。

●Magistrate Li Encouraged Examinees In TVE Entrance Examination
The 2010 Joint Entrance Examination in Technological & Vocational Education (TVE) was held on May 15. Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi purposely visited the Kinmen examination district to encourage examinees (4). The ten established examination sites in Kinmen registered a total of 318 examinees for this two-day examination.
●李縣長為四技二專統測考生加油
　 九十九學年度四技二專統一入學測驗考試，5月15日下午登場，縣長李沃士也專程到金門考區試場為考生加油打氣。此次四技二專統一入學測驗考試，金門考區設有十個考場，共有三百一十八名考生報考，進行為期兩天的考試。

●International Cultural & Arts Festival Unveiled
The opening ceremony of 2010 Kinmen International Cultural & Arts Festival was held in the park at Ju-Guang Lake on May 14. The event attracted approximately 1000 participating townspeople. Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi, the Director of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Li,Si-Long and other dignitaries (5) touched the plasma (6) ball together to signify (7) the beginning of the Cultural and Arts Festival.
●國際文化藝術節璀璨開幕
2010年金門國際文化藝術節5月14日晚在莒光湖畔公園盛大登場，吸引近千位鄉親到場參加，縣長李沃士、文化局局長李錫隆與佳賓們一同觸動光球，正式揭開文化藝術節的序幕。

●Bids For Medical Building Project Over 960 million
The construction project of the Kinmen Hospital United Medical Building has been tendered (8) with 965,783,000 NT dollars. Kinmen Hospital hopes that with the signing of the contract with the company next week that the project can be completed within 875 calendar days.
●醫療大樓工程昨標出：9億6千多萬
　 金門綜合醫療大樓統包工程5月14日以九億六千五百七十八萬三千多元標出；署立金門醫院希望下週與得標廠商簽約後，讓大樓能如期在八百七十五個日曆天內完工。

●MND Agreed Deployment Of Military Aircraft For Patients Referral From Kinmen
Kinmen County Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi, County Council Speaker Wang, Zai-Sheng and others visited Minister of Nation Defense, Gau, Hua-Zhu (高華柱) on May 13. Both sides engaged in rich discussions. Minister Gau promised to dispatch (9) military aircraft C-130 to assist in patients' referrals (10) from Kinmen to Taiwan, and expressed his support for the idea of unusable naval vessels anchoring at the beaches, thus promoting tourism in Kinmen.
●病患後送國防部同意派軍機支援
　 金門縣長李沃士與縣議長王再生等人5月13日拜會國防部長高華柱，雙方晤談收穫豐盛，高部長爽快同意出動C-130軍機協助輸運金門後送台灣的傷病患，還同意研究撥給報廢軍艦，停泊在金門海邊促進觀光景點。

●Swim Across Kinmen-Xiamen Strait Slated For August 8
Following the success of 2009 Swim Across Kinmen-Xiamen Strait activity, the Kinmen County Government decided to expand the event this year which also has been approved by Mainland Affairs Council on May 7. The event is slated (11) for 9:20, Agust 8th and the swimmers are scheduled to set out at Shuang-Kou, Little Kinmen (Lie-Yu Village) and swim to Yefengzhai, Xiamen, a total of direct distance of seven kilometers. Meanwhile, the Eighth Long-Distance Swimming At Liao-Lou Bay, Kinmen was scheduled to set out at 8:10 a.m on August 7, a total direct distance of 3000 meters.
●金廈泳渡今年擴大舉辦預定8月8日登場
　 繼2009年兩岸泳士成功泳渡「金廈海域」活動之後，金門縣政府今年決定擴大舉辦。陸委會五月七日已正式核定，活動預定八月八日上午九時二十分，在小金門雙口海域鳴槍下水，游向廈門椰風寨海域，全程約七公里。同步舉辦的2010年搶灘料羅灣第八屆金門海上長泳活動，則訂八月七日上午八時十分在料羅海域下水，三千公尺海上長泳。

【註解】
●1. debut-(n)初次露面、初次登台。亦即首演。
●2. blockbuster-(n)大轟動。原意是磅數、重量很大的巨型炸彈，用以比喻極大的轟動。
●3. intoxicate-(vi.)使陶醉、使狂喜。
●4. examinee-(n)應試者。
●5. dignitary-(n)顯貴、要人。此處指貴賓。
●6. plasma-(n)離子。活動中常見的「光球」，通常是應用電離子原理隨機從各個角度散發光芒，因此稱之為plasma ball。
●7. signify-(vt.)表示、表明、預示。
●8. tender-(vt.)投標。tender常用為形容詞，指溫柔的、柔軟的。此處當動詞，可指投標或償付。
●9. dispatch-(vt.)派遣。標題中則使用deploy，為軍事用語，指「部署」。
●10. referral-(n)（病人的）轉診；轉介。
●11. slate-(vt.)預定、選定。通常接界係詞for。