Rakyat mahu kerajaan yang cekap, bersih dan telus: Najib [Najib: The people wants an effective, clean, transparent government]

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak berkata, rakyat hari ini mengharapkan bukan hanya pembangunan semata-mata tetapi sebuah kerajaan yang mampu mentadbir dengan cekap, telus dan bersih yang boleh dianggap sebagai tadbir urus yang baik.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak points out that the people of today hopes not for just blind development but instead a government which is able to govern effectively, transparently and cleanly that can be regarded as good governance.

Perdana Menteri berkata, jangkaan rakyat dan juga sikap mereka terhadap pemimpin dan kerajaan sudah berbeza.
Katanya, sebab itu ukuran untuk menjadi pemimpin hari ini adalah lebih tinggi dari dahulu kerana pada masa dahulu maklumat tidak mudah diperolehi tetapi pada hari ini rakyat lebih berpendidikan dan memperoleh maklumat yang lebih.
“Hari ini apapun kita nak sembunyipun akhirnya akan timbul juga, orang akan tahu juga. Jadi kita sebagai pemimpin mesti sedar (dan) kena buat perubahan pada diri kita… penyesuaian.

The Prime Minister mentions that the expectations and the attitude of the people towards the leaders and the government has changed. He also states that the benchmark of a a leader nowadays is much higher as the people of today are more educated and can obtain more information as compared to times of old where information is not easily obtainable. “Today, anything kept under covers will in the end be revealed in broad daylight and thus will be known by others. Hence we as leaders must be aware and must change ourselves… adapt.”

“InsyaAllah kalau kita buat penyesuaian, saya yakin rakyat masih lagi mahu kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) untuk memimpin negara kita, tapi mereka nak BN yang sudah berubah mengikut selera keadaan hari ini,” katanya berucap merasmikan mesyuarat agung tahunan Badan Amal dan Kebajikan Tenaga Isteri-isteri Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri (BAKTI) ke-34 di Bangunan BAKTI Siti Hasmah, di sini, hari ini.

Praise be to God that if we adapt, I am confident that the people will still want Barisan Nasional to lead our country, however, they would want a BN that has changed to suit the situations of today,” according to him during a speech officiating the 34th annual general meeting of the Charities and Labour Welfare of the Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (BAKTI) in the BAKTI Siti Hasmah Building here today.

Najib berkata, apa yang berlaku pada 2008 (pilihan raya umum 2008) adalah perubahan struktural, bahawa rakyat Malaysia hari ini tidak lagi seperti dulu.

Najib mentions that whatever occurred back in 2008 (2008 General Election) is a structural change that the citizens of Malaysia is no longer the same as before.

Katanya, generasi hari ini inginkan perubahan dan kerajaan BN boleh membawa perubahan itu dan sebab itulah negara tidak memerlukan kepada reformasi yang dilaung-laungkan oleh sesetengah pihak, sebaliknya memerlukan transformasi seperti yang sedang dibawa oleh kerajaan.

He says, the current generation wishes a change and the BN government can bring that change henceforth the country does not need a reformation as championed by certain parties, instead requiring a transformation such as the one currently being brought forward by the government.

iPad 2两周跌了两千多 中关村价不到5000元 [iPad 2 prices plunged more than RMB2000 in two weeks. Prices in Chongguan below RMB5000]

　　如果你在两周前买的水货iPad 2，现在可能会有些窝火，因为短短两周的时间，价格已经跌掉了两千多块。随着苹果iPad 2在全球25个国家和地区发售，中关村的水货市场更是坐上了滑梯。

If you have purchased a grey market iPad 2 in the past two weeks, you would probably now be simmering with rage as in a matter of 2 weeks, prices has dropped more than 2000 yuan. Following the global retail launch of Apple’s iPad 2 in over 25 countries, Chongguan’s grey market is certainly in a more dire pinch.

水货 – Grey market
窝火 – Simmering with rage

　　3月14日，首批水货iPad 2搭着飞机来到中关村，当时最低版本WiFi 16GB最低要价6700元，但是一周之后便落到了5500元。而随着iPad 2在全球大面积发售，昨天最低的报价已经是4800元。“没办法，前期进的货还没卖掉，只能赔钱卖了。”中关村一位商户表示，这几天几乎一天一个价，幸好进货不多。另一位商家报价在4950元，对于这一波降价潮，他表示近期进的货成本较低，虽然价格大降但是还有赚头，只是利润空间越来越小。

On the 14th of March, the initial batch of grey market iPad 2 arrived in Chongguan via air. The lowest end model of the time, the WiFi 16GB’s lowest price was 6700 yuan, but dropped to only 5500 yuan a week later. Following the iPad 2′s global retail launch, the lowest price yesterday is a mere 4800 yuan. “We haven’t any choice, the previous stock hasn’t been sold, thus we could only sell it with a loss.” indicates a businessman in Chongguan. These day it is as if each day brings a new price tag, fortunately the stock was not large. Another businessman quoted a 4950 yuan price tag, regarding this spate of price drop, he has expressed isthat the cost of the stock lower this time, hence even though the price has greatly plunged, there is still profit to be made albeit at a reducing return.

成本 – cost
利润 (lì rùn) – profit return
商户, 商家 – businessman
报价 – quoted price
赚头 – profit

　　在中关村在线网站，记者发现，前天WiFi 16GB iPad2主流报价还是5200元，昨天已降到4960元。事实上，目前到货的还都是美国版，但是不少商户表示，下个月iPad 2在香港开卖后，水货价格可能会进一步走低。

On Chongguan’s online website, reporters discovered that the WiFi 16GB iPad 2 quoted price was 5200 two days ago, but dropped to 4960 yuan yesterday. In reality, the current incoming stock are American versions. However, a number of businesses have indicated that after the iPad 2 begins retailing in Hong Kong, the grey market price may decrease.

主流 – current

　　海外消息称，苹果于上周五在全球25个国家同步上市iPad 2，截至周六下午，这些国家所投放市场的iPad 2产品已基本售空。(记者 焦立坤)

According to oversea news, Apple synchronously launched the iPad 2 in 25 countries around the world on last Friday, on Saturday afternoon, the iPad 2 stock on shelves in these countries have been essentially cleared out.

截至 (jiézhì) – up to (time)

投放 – release (into market)

清竜人 – あなたにだけは

作曲：Kiyoshi Ryujin
作詞：Kiyoshi Ryujin

言えない言葉 届かない思い
例えば僕が虫に変えられても
それでも あなたに歌う

ienai kotoba todokanai omoi
tatoeba boku ga mushi ni kae rarete mo
soredemo anata ni utau

あなたがする 何気ないことで
僕は大きく 変わっているよ

anata ga suru nanigenai kotode
boku wa ōkiku kawatte iru yo

言えない言葉 届かない思い
例えば僕が雲に変えられても
それでも あなたに歌う

ienai kotoba todokanai omoi
tatoeba boku ga kumo ni kae rarete mo
soredemo anata ni utau

どんなことも あなたに繋げて
僕は少しだけ 幸せになる

don’na koto mo anata ni tsunagete
boku wa sukoshi dake shiawase ni naru

言えない言葉 届かない思い
例えば僕が花に変えられても
それでも あなたに歌う

ienai kotoba todokanai omoi
tatoeba boku ga hana ni kae rarete mo
soredemo anata ni utau

どんなものにでも 変えられてもいいけど
あなたにだけは なりたくない
それは 伝えることも 出来なくなるから

don’na mono ni demo kae rarete mo iikedo
anata ni dake wa naritakunai
sore wa tsutaeru koto mo dekinaku narukara

その願いすらも 届くこともなく
僕があなたに変わり果てようとも
あなたの中で歌う

sono negai sura mo todoku koto mo naku
boku ga anata ni kawarihateyoutomo
anata no naka de utau

届いているのかも 分からなくても

todoite iru no ka mo wakaranakute mo

それでも あなたに歌う

soredemo anata ni utau

2010, il più caldo in 150 anni dalla Nasa allarme per il clima [2010, the warmest in 150 years by NASA climate alarm]

Article from la Repubblica

Registrato il nuovo record per la temperatura terrestre, che ormai si innalza di un quinto di grado ogni decennio. Gli scienziati: “Se non si riduce l’anidride carbonica il pianeta si surriscalderà ancora” di LUIGI BIGNAMI

Registering a new record temperature for Earth, which by now has risen by a fifth of a degree every decade. The scientists, “If carbon dioxide is not reduced the planned will overheat once again” by LUIGI BIGNAMI

per – for
dalla – from the
clima – climate
terrestre – earth’s, land
che – which
ormai – now, by now
innalza – rise
di un quinto di – a fifth of a
grado – degree
ogni – every, each
dicennio – decade
gli – it, them, him
anidride carbonica – carbon dioxide
surriscalderà – overheat
di – by (author)

Nuovo record per la temperatura terrestre. Il 2010 ha superato il 2005 e il 1998 considerati (a secondo del tipo di misure eseguite) come gli anni più caldi dal 1880 ad oggi. Il dato è stato rilasciato dal Giss (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) della Nasa. La differenza rispetto al 2005 è di soli 0.01 gradi centigradi, ma nonostante ciò la Nasa è riuscita a determinare che l’anno appena trascorso è stato il più caldo dei precedenti. Dopo il 2005 e il 1998 seguono a ruota il 2002, il 2003, il 2006 e il 2007.

New record for Earth’s temperature. 2010 exceeded 2005 and 1998 considered (depending on the type of measurements) as the warmest years since 1880 until today. The data was released by GISS (Goddard Institude for Space Studies) of NASA. The difference from 2005 is only 0.01 degrees centigrade, but despite that NASA has been able to to determine that the past year is the warmest of the past. After 2005 and 1998, the next warmest years are 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007.

superato – surpassed, exceeded
considerati – considered
a secondo – depending
tipo – type
misure – measures
eseguite – performed
dato – data
rilasciato – released
dal – from the
rispetto – respected, obeyed
nonostante – despite, although
ciò – that, this
riuscita – result, outcome, success
appena – just
trascorso – passed
dei – of the
precedenti – preceded, past
Dopo – afterwards
seguono – following
ruota – wheel

Obama pousse la Chine à faire pression sur Pyongyang [Obama pushes China to pressure Pyongyang]

Article from Le Monde

Selon le quotidien américain The New York Times, le président américain Barack Obama a averti son homologue chinois Hu Jintao d’un possible redéploiement de forces américaines en Asie pour contrer toute attaque éventuelle nord-coréenne si Pékin ne fait pas pression sur Pyongyang.

According to American daily The New York Times, the president of the US barack Obama informed his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao about the possibility of redeploying American forces in Asia to counter all possible attacks from North Korea if Peking does not apply pressure on Pyongyang.

pousse – push
selon – according to
quotidien – daily (paper)
averti – informed
homologue – counterpart
contrer – combat, oppose, counter
éventuelle – possible
mise en garde – warning

La mise en garde américaine, “exprimée tout d’abord lors d’un coup de téléphone à M. Hu le mois dernier et répétée au cours d’un dîner privé mardi à la Maison Blanche, a persuadé la Chine d’adopter une ligne plus dure vis-à-vis de la Corée du Nord”, a écrit le journal jeudi, citant un haut responsable américain non identifié. Selon le quotidien, cette mise en garde auprès du président chinois en visite aux Etats-Unis “a ouvert la voie à une reprise du dialogue entre le Nord et la Corée du Sud”.

The American warning, “First expressed during a telephone call with Mr Hu the month before and repeated during a private dinner on Tuesday at the White House, to persuade China to adopt a harder line towards North Korea”, written in the Thursday newspaper, cites an unidentified senior American official. According to the daily paper, this warning with the Chinese president on visit to the United states “to open the way for a dialogue revival between North and South Korea”.

exprimée – expressed
tout d’abord – first of all
lors – during
coup de téléphone – telephone call
répétée – repeated
au cours – during
dure – hard
vis-à-vis – in relation to, towards
écrit – written
citant – to quote
identifié – identify
responsable – responsible
auprès de – with
voie – way, line
reprise – revival
entre – between

La Corée du Sud a accepté jeudi la proposition de la Corée du Nord d’entamer des pourparlers militaires “de haut niveau” pour apaiser les tensions, mais elle a prévenu une nouvelle fois que le Nord devait admettre sa responsabilité dans deux graves incidents survenus en 2010. En mars, 46 marins sud-coréens ont péri dans le torpillage de la corvette Cheonan, attribué par une enquête internationale à Pyongyang (qui dément), et fin novembre le Nord a bombardé l’île sud-coréenne de Yeonpyeong, faisant quatre morts.

South Korea accepted on Thursday the North Korean proposal to begin “high level”military talks to ease tensions, but warns yet again that the North must admit responsibility regarding two serious incidents occuring in 2010. In March, 46 South Korean marines perished in a torpedoing of the Cheonan light armed warship, leading to an international investigation on Pyongyang (who denied), and at the end of November the North bombarded the South Korean Island of Yeonpyeong, resulting in four deaths.

d’entamer – begin
pourparlers – to be under discussion, to be engaged in talks
niveau – level
apaiser – ease, pacify, calm
prévenu – warn, prevent, caution
grave – serious
survenus – occur, arise
torpillage  – torpedoing
corvette – light armed warship
attribué – to lend, to award
enquête – investigation

PROFONDES INQUIÉTUDES

Lors de sa visite à Washington, le président Hu s’est pour la première fois inquiété, comme les Etats-Unis, d’une “nouvelle usine d’enrichissement d’uranium nord-coréenne. Mais il n’y a aucun signe immédiat que Pékin envisage de punir le Nord pour ce défi”, ajoute le New York Times. La pression du président américain “renforcée par celle de membres du gouvernement comme le secrétaire à la défense Robert Gates, ont poussé la Chine à adopter une ligne plus proche des Etats-Unis dans la gestion de la Corée du Nord”, affirme encore le journal.

DEEP CONCERNS

During the visit to Washington, president Hu expressed concern for the first time, as does the United States regarding “new North Korean uranium enrichment production. However there is no immediate sign that Beijing has a plan to punich the North for this act of defiance”, adds the New York Times. The American president’s pressure “strengthened by a member of the government the secretary of defence Robert Gates, to push China to adopt a line closer to that of the United States in the management of North Korea”, maintains the newspaper yet again.

PROFONDES – deep
INQUIÉTUDES – concerns
inquiété – worry, harrass
usine – manufacture
envisage – plan, consider
punir – punish
défi – act of defiance
renforcée – reinforce, strengthen
celle – the one
proche – closee, near, similar
gestion – management, administration
affirme – maintain, affirm

“Sans l’aide de la Chine, principal soutien du gouvernement nord-coréen, M. Obama a dit à M. Hu que les Etats-Unis seraient contraints de prendre des mesures à long terme, comme redéployer leurs forces, adapter leur politique de défense ou renforcer leurs manœuvres militaires en Asie du Nord-Est”, a déclaré au New York Times le même haut responsable américain.

“Without China’s help, the main support of the North Korean government, Mr Obama told Mr Hu that the United states will be forced to take long term measures, such as to redeploy its fources, to adapt its defensive policy to strengthen  their military operations in Northeast Asia”, declares the same American senior official to the New York Times.

soutien – support
contraints – forced to
politique – policies
manœuvres – army drill, operations
haut responsable américain – senior US official

Interrogé dans l’avion Air Force One transportant M. Obama vendredi dans l’Etat de New York où il devait visiter une usine, son porte-parole Robert Gibbs n’a pas confirmé le contenu de l’article du New York Times, mais a indiqué que les Etats-Unis avaient essayé de transmettre à la Chine leurs profondes inquiétudes quant aux agissements de Pyongyang.

Questioned in Air Force One carrying Mr Obama on Friday in the States to New York to visit a factory, his spokesperson Robert Gibbs did not confirm the contents of the New York Times article, but indicated instead that the United states tried conveying to China their deep concern regarding Pyongyang’s actions.

transportant – carrying
usine – factory
porte-parole – spokesperson
contenu – contents
transmettre – convey, transmit
quant – as for, as to, regarding
agissements – activities

The Rationale of the Blog

Posted a pioneer post yesterday translating Japanese into English. Ironic that the first translation project I’m undertaking is about facebook when I have just disabled my facebook account. It seems that one can either have facebook or blog. Why blog when you have facebook? You can just post stupid status message snippets which robs you of any ability to build-up any creative thoughts.

Anyhow, my intention is to choose a random article of a language that I have kind of learnt before and attempt to translate it into English. It sounded easy enough, but it actually took me 5 hours to translate that stupid facebook article as Japanese has got a totally wicked sentence structure compared to English. That makes it extremely difficult to translate into English properly and I have done quite a botched job with the translation even after 5 hours.

Ideally I would like to translate an article a day. But if it takes 5 hours a day obviously that will not be possible as I have other things to do, i.e. study or should I say “study”. I’ll just see how the project goes. If I can’t translate an article I’ll aim to do at least a paragraph a day or something just to keep the momentum going.

This is my first blog post in months and I’ve decided to switch over to wordpress as my old blog was getting abit too heavy with nearly 900 posts. Other things I aim to do this short 5-more-day holiday is to learn web programming due to popular demand for my services by my loyal customers who pay me nuts.

フェイスブック [Facebook]

Article from asahi.com

フェイスブックとは世界最大のインターネット上の交流サービス（ＳＮＳ）。米国で始まり、ユーザー数は現在、世界で約５億８５００万人と見られる。当時 米ハーバード大の学生だったマーク・ザッカーバーグ最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）らが０４年２月に学内限定でサイトを立ち上げたのが始まり。その後、急速に成 長を遂げ、２０１０年の売り上げは２０億ドル（約１６００億円）に達していると見られる。（アサヒ・コム編集部）

feisubukku to ha sekai saidai no intaanetto ue no kouryuu saabisu (SNS). beigoku de hajimari, uuzaa kazu ha genzai, sekai de yaku go oku hachisengobyaku man nin tomirareru. touji bei haabaado dai no gakusei datta maaku zakkaabaagu saikoukeieisekininsha (CEO) raga zeroyon nen ni gatsu ni gakunai gentei de saito wo tachiageta no ga hajimari. sonoato, kyuusoku ni seichou wo toge, ni sen juu nen no uriage wa nijuu oku doru (yaku sen roku byaku oku en) ni tasshideiru tomirareru. (asahi komu henshuubu)

Facebook is the world’s largest internet social network service. Originating from America, user count now stands at approximately 585 million users. Then student CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Harvard started the site up in (the university’s) internal network in February 2004. Therafter, after undergoing rapid growth, in 2010, its revenue was announced to be roughly $2 billion (about JPY 160 billion). (asahi.com editorial.)

* とは (prt) indicates word or phrase being defined
* 最大 【さいだい】
* 交流 【こうりゅう】
* 米国 【べいこく】
* 数 【かず】
* 約 【やく】
* 億 【おく】 (num) 10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
* と見られる 【とみられる】 (exp) (followed by verb) believed to; expected to; feared to; poised to; considered to; likely to
* 当時 【とうじ】
* 米 【べい】
* 最高経営責任者 【さいこうけいえいせきにんしゃ】 (n) chief executive officer; CEO
* 学内 【がくない】
* 限定 【げんてい】 (n,vs,adj-no) limit; restriction
* 立ち上げ 【たちあげ】 (n) {comp} starting up (e.g. business, computer)
* 始まり 【はじまり】 (n) origin; beginning
* 急速 【きゅうそく】 (adj-na,n) rapid (e.g. progress)
* 成長 【せいちょう】
* 遂げる 【とげる】 (v1,vt) to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out;
* 成長を遂げ – growing
* 売り上げ(P); 売上げ(P); 売上; 売り上 【うりあげ】 (n) amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings
* 達し 【たっし】 (n) official notice; notification
* 編集部 【へんしゅうぶ】 (n) editorial department

人気の秘密は、匿名が通常だったインターネットの常識を覆す「実名使用」。友人や知人の名前を検索し、リスト上に出てきた人を選んで「友達になる」ボタ ンを押し、相手が承認すればやりとりできるようになる。他のＳＮＳと同じく、基本は友だちや同僚、家族と会話したり、日記や写真を共有して近況を報告し あったりする。

ninki no himitsu ha, tokumei ga tsujyou datta intaanetto no jyoushikiokutsugaesu ‘jitsumei shiyou’. youjin ya chijin no namae wo kensakushi, risuto jyou ni dedekita hito wo sen de ‘tomodachi ni naru’ botan wo oshi, aite ga syounin sureba yaritori dekiru you ni naru. hoka no SNS to onajiku, kihon ha tomodachi ya douryou, kazoku to kaiwashitari, nikki ya shashin kyouyuu shite kinkyou wo houkokushi attarisuru.

The secret to its popularity lies in the unconventional internet wisdom of using a person’s ‘real name’ rather than a pseudonym. Friends and colleagues can be looked up using their names and chosen from the list with the click of the ‘add as friend’ button; the other party can then communicate after accepting the request. Similar to other social networking services, it is possible to chat, share journals, photos and report recent events with friends, colleagues and family alike.

* 人気 【にんき】 (n,adj-no,adj-na) popularity
* 匿名 【とくめい】 (n) anonymity; pseudonym
* 通常 【つうじょう】
* 常識を覆す 【じょうしきをくつがえす】 (exp,v5s) to defy conventional wisdom
* 実名 【じつめい】 (n) real name
* 使用 【しよう】
* 知人 【ちじん】
* 検索 【けんさく】 (n,vs) looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
* 上 【じょう】
* 選 【せん】 to choose
* 押し 【おし】
* 相手 【あいて】 (n) (1) companion; partner; company; (2) other party; addressee; (3) opponent (sports, etc.)
* 承認 【しょうにん】 (n,vs) recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement;
* すれば (exp) (See 為る・する .1) if so; in that case; in that situation
* やり取り(P); 遣り取り 【やりとり】 (n,vs) giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
* できるようになる 《出来るようになる》 (exp) (uk) (something) has become possible; (something) is now possible
* 他 【ほか】 (adj-no,n,n-adv) other (esp. places and things); the rest
* 同じく 【おなじく】 (adv,conj,vs) similarly; same (idea); same (name)
* 基本 【きほん】
* 友達(P); 友だち 【ともだち】
* 同僚 【どうりょう】 (n) coworker; colleague; associate
* 会話 【かいわ】 (n,vs) conversation
* 日記 【にっき】
* 写真 【しゃしん】 (n) (1) photograph; photo
* 共有 【きょうゆう】 (n,vs,adj-no) share; joint ownership; co-ownership
* 近況 【きんきょう】 (n) recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
* 報告 【ほうこく】

ザッカーバーグ氏らが立ち上げた当初は「どの授業をだれが取っているのか、すぐに分かる」といった機能が人気を集め、瞬く間に広がった。他大学にも広がり、０４年の終わりにはユーザーが１００万人に達した。

zakkaabaagu shira ga tachiage ta tousho ha ‘do no jyugyou wo darega totteiru no ga, sugu ni wakaru’ to itta kinou ga jinki wo atsume, matatakumoni hirogatta. hoka no daigaku ni mo hirogari, zero yon nen no owari ni ha yuuza ga hyaku man nin ni tasshita.

Initially launched by Zuckerberg and his team, ‘regardless of the lessons taken, it was immediately apparent’ which features were popular and in the blink of an eye, it started to spread. It also spread to other universities and at the end of 2004, a million people were informed.

* 立ち上げ 【たちあげ】 (n) {comp} starting up (e.g. business, computer)
* 当初 【とうしょ】 (n-adv,n-t) at first
* 授業 【じゅぎょう】 (n,vs) lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
* 分かる(P); 解る(P); 判る(P); 分る(io) 【わかる】 (v5r,vi) (1) to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; (2) to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
* 機能 【きのう】 (n,vs) function; facility; faculty; feature
* 集め 【あつめ】 (n,suf) collecting; assembling
* 瞬く間に; またたく間に 【またたくまに】 (adv) in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
* 広がる(P); 拡がる 【ひろがる】 (v5r,vi) to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
* 達し 【たっし】 (n) official notice; notification

０６年に誰もが登録できるようになると爆発的に成長。現在、米国ではインターネットを使う人の３人に２人が登録し、約半数は毎日ログインしているという。０８年に日本語版も登場した。

zero roku nen ni dare mo ga touroku dekiru youninaru to bakuhatsudeki ni seichou. genzai, beikoku de ha intaanetto wo tsukaujin no san nin ni futari ga tourokushi, yaku hansuu ha mainichi roguin shiteiro toiu. zero hachi nen ni nihongoban mo toujyoushita.

In 2006, anyone was able to register thus leading to an explosive growth. Now in America, 2 out of 3 people are registered, and approximately half of them login daily. In 2008, even a Japanese version was introduced.

* 登録 【とうろく】 (n,vs) registration; accession; register; entry; record
* ようになる (exp) to reach the point that; to come to be that
* 爆発的 【ばくはつてき】 (adj-na) explosive; tremendous
* 成長 【せいちょう】
* 使う(P); 遣う 【つかう】 (v5u,vt) (1) to use
* 半数 【はんすう】
* 日本語版 【にほんごばん】
* 登場 【とうじょう】 (n,vs) (1) entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); (2) entrance; introduction (into a market)

創業当時の物語を描いた映画「ソーシャル・ネットワーク」が１１年１月から日本でも公開され、話題になっている。

sougyou touji no monogatari wo gaitaeiga ‘soosharu nettowaaku’ ga jyuichi nen ichi gatsu kara nihon de mo koukaisare, wadai ni natteiru.

The start-up story is depicted in the movie ‘The Social Network’, released to the public in Japan in January 2011.

* 創業 【そうぎょう】 (n,vs) establishment (of a business, etc.)
* 当時 【とうじ】
* 公開 【こうかい】
* 話題 【わだい】
* なっている to become

実名主義であるため、フェイスブックは詳細な個人情報を所有しており、広告媒体として大きな魅力を備えている。２０１０年の売り上げは２０億ドル（約１６００億円）と見られている。

jitsumei shugi de arutame, feisubukku ha shousai na kojinshouhou wo shoyuu shiteori, koukokubaitai to shite ookina miryouku wo sonae teiru. ni sen juu nen no uriage ha nijuu oku dore (yaku sen roku byaku oku en) tomirareru.

Facebook which owns real personal details holds much appeal to the advertising industry. In 2010, revenue was estimated to be USD 2 billion (approx 160 billion yen).

* 主義 【しゅぎ】 (n) doctrine; rule; principle
* 詳細 【しょうさい】 (adj-na,n) detail; particulars
* 個人情報 【こじんじょうほう】 (n) personal information
* 所有 【しょゆう】 (n,vs) one’s possessions; ownership
* 広告媒体 【こうこくばいたい】 (n) advertising media
* 魅力 【みりょく】 (n) charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
* 備え 【そなえ】 (n) preparation; provision; guarding
* 売り上げ(P); 売上げ(P); 売上; 売り上 【うりあげ】 (n) amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings

しかし、自分の情報をどこまで公開するか、細かい設定をしていない人も多く、「友達」ではない人のプロフィルなどを見ることができるケースも少なくな く、トラブルになる事例もある。ザッカーバーグ氏によると、フェイスブックが主なＳＮＳでない主要国は日本、ロシア、中国、韓国の４カ国という。

解説文は１１年１月１９日更新

shikashi, jibun no jyouhou wo dokomade koukai suru ka, komakai settei wo shiteinai hito mo ooku, ‘tomodatchi’ de ha nai hito no purofiru nado o miru koto ga dekiru keesu mo sukunakunaku, toraberu naru jirei mo aru. zakkaabaagu-shi ni yoruto, feisubukku ga omona SNS de nai shuyoukoku ha nippon, roshia, chuugoku, kankoku, no yon
kakoku toiu.

kaisetsubun ha juu ichi nen ichi gatsu juu kyuu nichi koushin

However, as to the extent of how personal information is shared, for the many people who did not specify detailed settings, the profiles of non-’friends’ can is visible and can possible cause trouble. According to Mr Zuckerberg, Facebook’s main social network target countries are Japan, Russia, China and Korea.

Article updated on 19th January 2011

* しかし 《然し(P); 併し(P)》 (conj) (uk) however; but
* どこまで 《何処まで; 何処迄》 (adv) (uk) how far; to what extent
* 細かい 【こまかい】 (adj-i) (1) small; (2) fine; minute; (3) (See 細かいこと) minor; trivial; (4) (See 神経が細かい) sensitive; attentive
* 設定 【せってい】 (n,vs) (1) establishment; creation; (2) {comp} options or preference settings (in computer software); configuration; assignment; setup
* 多く 【おおく】
* など 《等(P); 抔》 (n,n-suf,prt) (1) (uk) et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; (2) (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something; (3) (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of
* 少なくも; 尠くも 【すくなくも】 (adv) at least
* 事例 【じれい】 (n,adj-no) example; precedent; case
* よると 《依ると》 (exp) (uk) (See に依ると) according to
* 主な 【おもな】 (adj-pn) (See 主・おも) chief; main; principal; important
* 主要国 【しゅようこく】 (n) principal countries
* カ国; ヶ国; か国; ケ国; 箇国 【かこく】 (ctr) counter for countries
* という 《と言う》 (exp) (uk) said; called thus
* 解説 【かいせつ】 (n,vs,adj-no) explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
* 更新 【こうしん】 (n,vs) renewal; update; innovation; improvement