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John Shepherd-Barron, a Scotsman credited with inventing the automated teller machine in the 1960s, died on Saturday in Scotland. He was 84 and lived in Portmahomack, a Scottish coastal town. 周六（5月15日），被公认为于20世纪60年代发明了自动取款机的苏格兰人约翰·谢泼德·巴伦在苏格兰去世，享年84岁。他生前居住在苏格兰滨海小镇马霍麦克港。（The New York Times May 20, 2010）
Finance Minister Naoto Kan, a fiscal conservative with an image as a challenger to the status quo, was elected as Japan's next premier on Friday, improving the ruling party's chances in a national election and raising hopes of bolder steps to fix tattered public finances.周五（5月28日），日本财相菅直人被选为下届首相。这是位被视为现状挑战者的财政上的保守派，其当选增强了执政党在一次全国性选举中的胜算，并提升了采取更加大胆步骤修复遭受重创的公共财政的希望。(Reuters Jun. 4, 2010)
Andrei Voznesensky, 77, one of the most daring and popular poets of the Soviet era, died June 1 at his home near Moscow. Russian media reports said the poet had suffered strokes in recent years. 6月1日，苏联时期最无畏且最受喜爱的诗人之一安德雷·沃兹涅先斯基在其位于莫斯科附近的家中去世，享年77岁。据俄罗斯媒体报道，他近些年来饱受中风的困扰。(AP Jun. 4, 2010) |
