영어고수분들...저를 위해 해석좀 해주세요 대는대로 하지만 번역기는 금물!

[주접스]

1. Information Age Trap

Bronti Kelly's problems started so simply - his wallet was stolen. He reported the

theft to the police and thought nothing more of it. But soon he lost his job and then he

was turned away from every job he applied for over the next four years. He was given

all kinds of excuses, but he was never told the truth.

The real reason Mr. Kelly couldn't find a job was that the thief who stole his wallet,

later used the identity card that was inside the wallet. When the thief was arrested for

other crimes, he used Mr. Kelly's name. As a result, Mr. Kelly now has a criminal

record, which has spread across the computer databases that employers use to check

out potential employees.

Mr. Kelly's problems have been caused by computerization. His case illustrates the

growing threat to personal privacy as a result of easy access to background databases.

The personal information on millions of people - from bank account numbers to police

records - can now be purchased cheaply and easily over the Internet.

What can you do to protect yourself? whenever you give out your information,

remember that it could be passed easily onto others and used for purposes you never

intended. Therefore, be very careful about what information you give and who you give

it to.

Most people think that if they haven't done anything wrong, they've got nothing to

worry about. That's what Bronti Kelly thought. But now he's still having a hard time

finding work. Because his name has a criminal record, he finally decided to change it.

But he's not happy about it. "I like the name I was born with," he says. "I was happy

being Bronti Kelly."

2. The Flags of Midnight

On July 1st, 1997, 156 years of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. At a few

seconds before midnight, a British military band sadly played "God Save the Queen" as

the British flag was slowly lowered for the last time. Ten seconds later, the red and

yellow flag of the People's Republic of China rose. It was a moment of deep emotion.

The richest British colony now belonged to China.

For Chinese in Hong Kong and around the world, it was the closing of what many

view as the most shameful chapter in China's history. But beyond the fireworks,

festivities and ceremonies, there was also a sense of uncertainty. What would the future

be like for the Pearl of the Orient? Would China keep its promise to preserve Hong

Kong's freedoms and its capitalist economy?

Hoping to calm these fears, Chinese President Jiang Zemin stated several times that

China would stay out of Hong Kong's affairs. Hong Kong's new leader, Tung

Chee-hwa, told the people: "Democracy will be the hallmark of a new era for Hong

Kong."

Clearly, if China's leaders fail to keep their promise, they could weaken benefits Hong

Kong gained as a british colony. With the right decisions, however, China has the

chance to be remembered as a great, modernizing power. And Hong Kong will continue

to lead the way.

3. The Life of Princess Diana

The marriage of Diana to Prince Charles in 1981 brought pageantry and renewal to

the British monarchy. After searching the world over, the prince had finally found a girl

good enough to be his princess. In seeing Diana marry the prince, the fairy-tale fantasy

of millions of people throughout the world was fulfilled. That story about the prince

arriving on his white horse was true after all.

Soon, however, the fairy tale fell apart. The world could see there was no love

between the royal couple. After a bitter divorce, Diana struggled to find new meaning in

her life. She turned to the media to get her views out and to let her personality be felt.

The world media became the avenue through which she expressed herself.

Diana was not just any celebrity, but the most photographed woman of our time. No

woman ever appeared on so many magazine covers around the world as did Diana.

What was her appeal? It was her freshness, her sensitivity, and her desire for marriage,

love and children. It was her glamour. Diana made the world fall in love with her

through her graceful movements and her style, getting out of cars, flashing her famous

smile, looking fantastic in her clothes. The world watched her evolve from a shy

English rose into a sophisticated glamour queen.

With deep compassion, Diana embraced many good causes, from AIDS to the refugees

in Bosnia to the horror of land mines. She possessed a special gift to touch people, a

gift that might will have increased in the years ahead.

Diana's death in a car crash while being chased through the streets of Paris by

paparazzi was tragedy that shook the entire world. It was not just the people of Britain

who had lost their princess. Everyone everywhere mourned the news of her passing.

Without Diana, the world suddenly felt a little emptier.

[chocoholic☆]

무턱대고 이렇게 긴글 해석해달라고 올리기엔 쫌 그렇지 않나요?

[alacarte]

그래도...인간의 번역이 좋은 건 아나보네요...번역기 금물 ㅡ,ㅡ;;

[시냐-*]

좀 엄하시네요 하하

[惡女의 연인]

해보지도 않고 못한다 하는 것은 당신 자신을 속이는 겁니다! 중3정도수준으로 조금만 노력하면 할 수 있습니다,,, 남의 힘을 빌리지 말고 혼자의 힘으로 해결해보세여,,, 고기를 잡아주지말고 잡는 법을 알려주라는 말이 생각나서 한번 올려봤습니다~

[백곰사전먹다]

그리 어려워 보이진 않은데...그냥 혼자 하심이...요즘 몸이 안좋아 술도 금하고 있는데 번역기까정..허허