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Homer Simpson is Catholic

教廷无不在 动画获信仰

The official Vatican newspaper, Osservatore Romano, has declared that Homer Simpson and his son Bart of the American animated TV series "The Simpsons" are Catholics and that parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the adventures of the little guys in yellow," Reuters reports. The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode called "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star." That study concluded that "The Simpsons" is "among the few TV programs for kids in which Christian faith, religion and questions about God are recurrent themes."

据路透社报道，梵蒂冈官方报纸《罗马观察报》称，美国动画电视剧集《辛普森一家》的主角荷马·辛普森及其子巴特是天主教徒，父母们应该放心让子女们观看"这些黄色小人的冒险故事"。报纸还援引了耶稣会神父对2005年播出的《神父、神子与神圣的客串明星》的研究。此研究得出的结论为: "能把基督教信仰、宗教和有关上帝的议题作为常用主题的儿童节目为数不多，《辛普森一家》就是其中一部。"

'Avatar' language gains popularity

追赶新潮流 学习纳美语 

The Na'vi language from last year's blockbuster "Avatar" is fast garnering popularity, with online communities springing up to teach it and a recent U.S. invitation-only convention garnering avid fans from as far as Europe, Sydney Morning Herald reports. It has even been picked up by television-musical phenomenon "Glee," which sparked debates in Na'vi forum comments. A free iPhone and iPad App for Na'vi learning was released last week. Websites with the so-called "concise Na'vi dictionary" and "Na'vi in a nutshell" have succeeded in splitting "Avatar" fans into two schools of thought. The language's creator, Paul Frommer, said he did not underestimate the power of the Internet in fuelling people's desire to learn the language.

据《悉尼先驱晨报》报道，去年的票房大片《阿凡达》用的纳美语正迅速蹿红，网上不仅有社区专门教授这种语言，美国近期还开了一次大会，不过只有受邀请的人才能参加，集结了许多狂热影迷，有人甚至从欧洲远道赶来。热播歌舞电视剧《欢乐合唱团》还引用了纳美语，在纳美语论坛上引发了争论。上周，还发布了一款为iPhone和iPad设计的免费纳美语学习程序。那些提供所谓的《纳美语简明词典》和《简明纳美语》的论坛还成功将《阿凡达》影迷分裂成两派。纳美语的缔造者保罗·弗朗莫表示，他深信互联网力量巨大，能推动人们学习这种语言。

It is hard to withdraw

33年存款取现难倒银行

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China refused to allow a woman to withdraw money from an account her mother-in-law opened 33 years ago, Chengdu Evening News reports. The woman, surnamed Huang, had a handwritten deposit form indicating that Tang Yulian had deposited 400 yuan into a People's Bank of China account at the Niushikou office in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in 1977. The bank has since been taken over by ICBC. ICBC's Sichuan branch said it was difficult to find deposit records made more than 30 years ago, when lists were recorded by hand, but they will make a final reply within three days. Huang could receive a total of 895 yuan based on interest calculations from 1977.

据《成都晚报》报道，成都一位女士拿着一份婆婆33年的手写存单到工商银行取款，却吃了闭门羹。这这张400元存单的主人是黄女士的婆婆汤玉莲1977年存的。原来汤婆婆存钱的中国人民银行成都市支行牛市口营业所已经不存在，其业务由中国工商银行接手。工行四川分行称，要找出30多年前的存单存在一定困难。银行表示，争取在3个工作日内给出答复。如果仅按照存单上1977年的利率来计算，连本带息约仅有895元。

（China.org.cn）