一週大事 11/15～11/21

●Romantic Cross-Straits Group Wedding Cere mony Takes Place in Xiamen
●兩岸集團結婚在廈門浪漫登場
On November 20th, "The Eighth Cross-Straits Southern Fujian Wedding Traditions & Culture Festival 2010" added a romantic touch (1) to an organized, large-scale group wedding ceremony in Xiamen. A total 52 couples attended the ceremony, including 14 couples from Kinmen. Major officials including Kinmen County Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi (李沃士), Council Speaker Wang, Zai-Sheng (王再生) and their team members had traveled all the way to Xiamen to witness this ceremony, and to give their blessing. County Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi hopes that the contact between people from both sides of the Strait will quickly increase. He also hopes that mainland compatriots will accept the gracious (2) invitation to visit Kinmen, and experience the hospitality, getting a firsthand taste of southern Fujian culture.
「2010第八屆海峽兩岸閩南婚慶文化節」大型集體婚禮，20日在廈門浪漫登場，兩岸計有52對「新人」參加，其中有14對是金門「新人」。金門縣長李沃士、縣議會議長王再生等府會首長親自率團隊跨海見證並獻上祝福。李沃士縣長冀望未來兩岸人民交流腳步更快速，也歡迎大陸同胞到金門觀光，實地體驗閩南風情與金門淳樸的人情味。

●Large Numbers of Great Cormorants Crossing the Border Bring a Stunning Scenery
●黑衫大軍壓境 蔚為奇觀
The season for winter bird-watching activity is here! Each year in Kinmen, huge flocks of Black Crusaders (3)-the Great Cormorants-form a dark cloud above Lake Ci, creating a stunning (4) scenery. A large-scale of winter bird watching activity was organized on November 20th in Lake Ci, drawing some 60 birdwatchers from all over Taiwan and Kinmen to enjoy the magnificent view of these Black Crusaders flying above the skyline. According to Xu, Yong-Mian (許永面), the Senior Director of Kinmen Bird-watching Association, there were about 1500 to 2000 Great Cormorants on November 20th. Birdwatchers who attended this event were considered to be very lucky. Xu further added that each year there would be about 8 thousand to 10 thousand Great Cormorants visiting Kinmen. So far, it is not clear whether it will be the same this year.
　 冬季賞鳥旅遊季節來了！金門每年有上萬隻「黑衫大軍」鸕鶿成群結隊，飛躍過慈湖上空，蔚為奇觀。一項「冬季賞鳥活動」20日在慈湖盛大登場，吸引台金60多位鳥友前來賞鳥，一起感受「黑衫大軍」飛越天際的壯觀美景。鳥會資深理事許永面老師指出，根據經驗判斷，20日現場約有1500~2000隻鸕鶿，參與賞鳥活動的鳥友們真的非常幸運。許永面說，每年飛來金門的鸕鶿數量約8千隻至1萬隻，今年的狀況還不得而知。

●County Government Hosts a "Green Energy Seminar"
Scholars: Kinmen is Very Suitable for Developing Wind Power
●縣府舉辦《綠能研討會》 學者：金門適合推展風力發電
"Kinmen Area Green Energy Seminar" was hosted by Kinmen Environmental Protection Bureau on November 19th. At the seminar, NCKU Department of Aeronautics (5) and Astronautics (6) Associated Professor Chen, Shi-Xion (陳世雄) gave a presentation on the development of wind power industry. Chen said that Kinmen, an island surrounded by sea, has sufficient wind energy and should take advantage of the abundant wind energy to become an energy efficient city. Also during this seminar, ITRI Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center manager Ma, Li-Yan(馬利艷) gave a presentation on "The Existing Condition and Opportunity for Taiwan to Develop the Green Energy Industry," and R.O.C Photovoltaic (7) Industry Association Director-General Guo, Xuan-Fu (郭軒甫) presented a speech on "The Current and Future Development of Solar Electric Power Industry for Small Business".
「金門地區綠能研討會」19日在金門縣環保局舉行，國立成功大學航空太空工程研究所副教授陳世雄，在會中以風力發電產業的發展為題，進行專題演講。陳世雄表示，金門四面環海，風能充足，應廣泛利用風能發展成為節能環保的縣市。這項「金門地區綠能研討會」安排的專題演講還包括工研院產業經濟與趨勢研究中心經理馬利艷主講「台灣發展綠能產業之條件與機會」；以及中華民國太陽光電發電系統商業同業工會理事郭軒甫主講的「中小型太陽能發電產業現在及未來的發展」。

【註解】
●1. touch-(n)格調；風格。add a romantic touch to ～，在這裡指的是，婚慶文化節的舉行，為集團結婚增添了浪漫格調。
●2. gracious-(adj.)親切、殷勤的。
●3. Crusaders-(n)十字軍戰士。此處以十字軍東征的戰士們比喻鸕鶿，以呼應中文原稿中的「黑衫大軍」。
●4. stunning-(adj.)令人震驚的；極漂亮的。
●5. Aeronautics-(n)航空學。
●6. Astronautics-(n)太空航行學；航天學。
●7. Photovoltaic-(n)太陽能光伏效應。其中photo＝light；voltaics＝electricity；指太陽能向電能的轉換。亦即所謂的太陽能光電。