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Affichage des articles du janvier, 2011

Endless memory (CBS 60 minutes, 19.12.10)

Part 1. Lesley Stahl reports on the recently discovered phenomenon of "superior autobiographical memory," the ability to recall nearly every day of one's life. - to fathom : sonder, pénétrer, ici comprendre - to talk sb through sth : expliquer - to scroll through : parcourir, faire défiler - to devise : imaginer, concevoir / inventer - rail off : isoler au moyen d'une cloture, ici : isoler - closet : placard, penderie - to anoint : oindre - to cue up : préparer (un disque/DVD) pour la lecture, ici sélectionner - to stump : mettre au défi - dunce : cancre - to relish : savourer, +ing : se délecter - downside : inconvénient - tantalizing : qui met l'eau à la bouche, qui donne envie Part 2. Lesley Stahl interviews the handful of individuals known to possess the skill of near endless memory, which scientists are only now beginning to study. - at stake : en jeu - recast our understanding : modifier, transformer notre compréhension - tuck away : rang...

Barclays boss: banks should be allowed to fail

Barclays boss Bob Diamond tells MPs banks should be "allowed to fail", and that the credit crunch "blame game" is over - but pledges to show restraint in bonus season, as Siobhan Kennedy writes. - sensitive : sensible - sensible : raisonnable - to be set for sth : s'apprêter à - bailout : sauvetage, renflouement - to have some leeway : avoir une certaine liberté d'action - leeway : marge de manoeuvre - to go by : s'en tenir à - forgo, forego : renoncer à - to waive : renoncer à - payout : (ici) versement / indemnisation (insurance payouts to policy holder : indemnisation aux assurés) - pool : fonds commun - Treasury Select Committee - Select Committee - bulk : masse, volume - feat : exploit - to draw sb somewhere : attirer quun qque part - to his face : en face - ladle : une louche - to defer : (ici) remettre à plus tard - credit worthiness : solvabilité - stress test : test de résistance - contentious : controversé - in a previo...

Ben Bernanke ITW on CBS 60 MINUTES (5.12.10)

On "60 Minutes" this week, Scott Pelley interviewed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, discussing a wide range of economic issues. "60 Minutes Overtime" presents unaired excerpts from that interview. - in the vicinity : aux alentours de - to rack up (profits) : accumuler - It's a case of : c'est le cas de - to unwind : dérouler, se détendre - overstated : exagéré, gonflé - trick : ruse, astuce - protracted : prolongé - watchdog : organisme de contrôle

In the loop : the movie

The trailer A best of Malcom Tucker Alistair Campell's view on the film

In a spin (The Economist, 29.12.10)

A bearish perspective on the market in 2011