| China private jet market booms |
中国私人飞机市场井喷 |
| As the Chinese economy expands, the government is loosening control of the aviation industry and adopting a more open attitude to private jets. Industry insiders predict that China is set to become the fastest growing market for business jets in the world. "There were no private jets in China two years ago, but over the next 10 years, the market will grow at an annual rate of 20-25%," said Michael Walsh, CEO of Asia Jet, the biggest seller of private jets in Asia, Dongfang Daily reported. |
据《东方早报》报道，随着中国经济的持续稳定发展以及航空管制逐步向低空及私人飞行开放，业界预测，未来10年，中国内地将成为世界上公务航空市场发展最快的地区。亚洲地区最大的私人飞机销售商“亚洲飞机”CEO迈克尔·沃尔什说：“两年前中国甚至不存在私人飞机市场，但在未来十年里，这一市场规模将每年增长20%至25%以上。”
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The report said major clients of business jets in China are government departments, global top 500 companies, big private enterprises and showbiz stars. According to the Fortune 2010 Hurun Report, as of 2009, China had 875,000 multimillionaires and 55,000 billionaires. A survey found that half of the super-rich plan to buy yachts, and one in six aspire to own private jets.
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据了解，目前中国公务机的主要顾客群是政府部门、世界500强在华企业、中国大型民营企业以及演艺明星。根据《2010胡润财富报告》，截至2009年底，中国内地现有87.5万个千万富豪和5.5万个亿万富豪。值得注意的是，有一半富豪打算购买游艇，六分之一的富豪计划购买私人飞机。
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| ※ Background: Strict aviation controls have created a huge gap between China's aviation industry and those of developed countries. Publicly available information shows that, as of 2009, the US had over 230,000 general aircraft, 743 for every 1 million people, and 16,800 airports. Information from the Civil Aviation Administration of China shows that in 2009, China had 997 general aircrafts, just 0.5 for every 1 million people, and only 70 airports. |
※ 背景：过于严格的空管造成了中国通用航空与通航发达国家相比差距明显。公开资料显示，截止到2009年，美国拥有通用航空器23万余架，每百万人拥有743架；通用航空机场1.68万个；而据中国民用航空局数据显示，截止到2009年年底，中国拥有通用航空器997架，每百万人拥有不足0.5架，机场70余个。 |
| Mystery trader cuckoo for Europe's cocoa |
神秘买家收购巨量可可豆 |
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The Telegraph reported someone or some group completed the largest single cocoa trade in 14 years yesterday. The purchase of 241,000 tons of cocoa beans shifted the entire global cocoa market and sent the price to its highest level since 1977. The cocoa beans are equivalent to the entire supply of the commodity in Europe. They are worth ￡658 million. Since 2007, the price of cocoa has almost doubled. Yesterday alone, the price rose 0.7%.
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据英国《每日电讯报》报道，一神秘买家昨日收购了24.1万吨的可可豆，系14年来最大的单笔可可豆交易。该交易已引发全球可可市场震动，可可豆价格现已涨至1977年以来的最高水平。这些价值68.3亿元人民币的可可豆相当于整个欧洲的可可豆商品供应量。自2007年以来，可可豆价格几近翻番，仅昨天一天就上涨了0.7个百分点。
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| Women 'drive' men nervous |
女人开车男人忧 |
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According to a study, one in three men doesn't feel safe when their female partner drives, the Daily Mail reported yesterday. Some men deal with the anxieties by stepping on an imaginary brake pedal while in the passenger seat and others simply cling to the passenger seat or door. Two of the men's biggest complaints were that women were easily distracted and that they didn't brake early enough.
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英国《每日邮报》昨日报道：研究显示，1/3的男人在自己的女伴开车时感到不安全。为缓解这种不安，坐在客座上的男人有的会去踩想象中的刹车板，有的则是紧卧在座位里或者紧倚车门。女人容易分神且刹车不及时令男人们抱怨尤多。
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