1.Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee

　　伊麗莎白女王登基60年慶典

　　It’s been, like, nine whole months since Anglophiles had an excuse to get in a tizzy over something terribly British and fusty-sounding. On February 6, Her Majesty celebrates sixty years as the reigning monarch of the British Commonwealth, so get ready for an entire year of wacky memorabilia, talk of the royal corgis, and pictures of Kate Middleton’s impossibly shiny hair。

　　這樣一個(gè)帶有濃重舊派色彩的地道英式盛事，似乎讓親英人士整整激動(dòng)了9個(gè)月。2月6日，英國(guó)女王陛下將慶祝執(zhí)政英聯(lián)邦60周年，所以做好準(zhǔn)備，2012一整年都會(huì)有各種各樣的紀(jì)念活動(dòng)，身邊的人們會(huì)不時(shí)談?wù)摶始铱禄瑒P特王妃和她異常亮麗的秀發(fā)也將充斥各大報(bào)紙的頭條。

　　2.The Summer Olympics

　　倫敦夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)

　　Two words: swimmer abs。

　　期待關(guān)鍵詞：游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員的完美腹肌。

　　3.Beyoncé

　　碧昂絲生寶寶

　　If you thought Mariah Carey had set the new standard of celeb mommy pimpitude, get ready to have your world rocked when Beyoncé’s baby drops. Her daughter (who already owns a $5,000 pink crystal bathtub) will reach new heights of precious magical sparkle princessness, and just speculating about how baller this baby is going to be is already making us cackle with glee. That’s entertainment。

　　如果你認(rèn)為瑪麗亞·凱莉已刷新了名人媽媽為即將出生的寶寶造勢(shì)的新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，碧昂絲女兒的降生準(zhǔn)會(huì)顛覆你的世界。她女兒(已經(jīng)擁有了價(jià)值5000美元的粉水晶浴缸)將以別具一格的珠光寶氣、魅力四射的公主形象示人，光想想這個(gè)孩子將會(huì)怎樣惹人注目，就會(huì)讓我們禁不起嘰嘰喳喳地饒舌。那就是娛樂(lè)。

　4.The Return of ‘Mad Men’

　　《廣告狂人》的回歸

　　After leaving us without a fix since October of 2010, Mad Men is finally set to return to our televisions sometime in March. Will Don really marry his secretary? Will Joan’s baby be born with Roger’s silver hair? Will someone finally drag Betty to a women’s consciousness-raising group? So many questions!

　　2010年10月電視連續(xù)劇《廣告狂人》沒(méi)有完結(jié)就從人們的視野中消失，今年三月《廣告狂人》在人們的期盼中將重返熒屏。唐真的會(huì)娶他的秘書(shū)嗎？瓊要出生的孩子會(huì)有一頭羅杰的銀發(fā)嗎？誰(shuí)最終將貝蒂拉入增強(qiáng)女性自我意識(shí)的陣營(yíng)呢？好多問(wèn)題在等待答案！

　5.The Inevitable Slew of “Is the World Ending?” News Stories

　　無(wú)休止的“世界末日”新聞報(bào)道

　　You know how when December’s over the year starts over again with January? Yeah, that’s sort of how the Mayan calendar works, too. After one cycle, it repeats, which is what happens after the current cycle finishes up this year. It’s just that simple. But that won’t stop intrepid reporters from filing ludicrous stories that examine the possibility of Earth combusting in a ball of flames. We encourage you to treat these as humor pieces and laugh accordingly。

　　舊年結(jié)束于12月，新的一年從1月重新開(kāi)始，你知道為什么是這樣的嗎？這也是瑪雅歷法的計(jì)算方式。一個(gè)輪回之后再重新開(kāi)始，今年結(jié)束，又是來(lái)年。其實(shí)再簡(jiǎn)單不過(guò)。但是卻不能阻止勇于進(jìn)取的記者們收集調(diào)查地球成為火球的可能性，寫(xiě)出荒唐的新聞故事來(lái)。我們奉勸你別把這些當(dāng)真，一笑置之。

　6.No More Removing Your Shoes at the Airport

　　機(jī)場(chǎng)安檢不用脫鞋

　　Well, OK, not quite yet, but it’s happening soon. The TSA has already relaxed the shoe-removal rule for children under twelve (along with promising not to frisk and violate so many babies and elderly grandmothers in general). That’s the first step toward the rest of us being allowed to walk through the body scanner without catching athlete’s foot. Hooray!

　　好吧，現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn)，不過(guò)曙光在前頭。美國(guó)運(yùn)輸安全管理局已放松對(duì)12歲以下兒童脫鞋安檢的制度(一般來(lái)說(shuō)，許多孩子和祖母級(jí)旅客可能不再被騷擾)。赤足通過(guò)人體掃描器，可能感染足癬，這次制度松動(dòng)也給我們這些可憐人帶來(lái)了希望。萬(wàn)歲！

　　7.The End of Last Year’s Stupid Trends

　　去年荒唐的流行趨勢(shì)終于結(jié)束了

　　Harem pants, formal daytime pajamas, hipster headbands…they’re done now. 2012 is a fresh start, so what will be the faux hot trends of the year? Only time and grasping-at-straw tastemakers and trendsetters will tell. Oh, the possibilities。

　　哈倫褲、正式日用睡衣、垂至臀部的發(fā)帶等等，都已成為過(guò)去。2012年是一個(gè)嶄新的開(kāi)始，今年又會(huì)興起什么樣的熱潮呢？只有時(shí)間和那些善于把握機(jī)會(huì)的時(shí)尚潮人們才能告訴你。哎！萬(wàn)事皆有可能！

8.The Last ‘Twilight’ Movie

　　《暮光之城》終結(jié)篇

　　You may be thinking, “I can’t wait to see the last Twilight movie this year!” You may also be thinking, “Ugh, thank god we can all forget about Twilight after this year!” Either response is valid。

　　你也許在想，“《暮光之城》終結(jié)篇將在今年上映，真讓人迫不及待！”你也許在想，“嗚！感謝上帝，今年之后我們可以完全忘記《暮光之城》的折磨了！” 兩種反應(yīng)均屬正常。

　　9.‘The Dark Knight Rises’

　　《黑暗騎士崛起》

　　The final Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie will be released in July, and that’s something that all of us can squeel over, because it looks pretty intense。

　　由克里斯托弗·諾蘭執(zhí)導(dǎo)的最后一部蝙蝠俠大片將于今年7月上映，我們?yōu)榇硕饨校驗(yàn)檫@部影片將會(huì)相當(dāng)刺激。

　10.The 2012 Presidential Election

　　2012年總統(tǒng)大選

　　Yes, we’ll all have to suffer through months of excruciating punditry, attack ads, meaningless debates, and keep up the façade that it’s the people who choose the president and not whichever corporation donates the most money. But elections can generate some truly phenomenal pearls of entertainment…remember Sarah Palin? Think of how much fun we’ve all had with that。

　　是的，我們又要經(jīng)歷數(shù)月惱人的時(shí)事評(píng)論、攻擊性宣傳和無(wú)意義的爭(zhēng)論，我們又要看到政客們維持著人民選舉總統(tǒng)、選舉與慷慨捐贈(zèng)競(jìng)選資金的公司無(wú)關(guān)的正面現(xiàn)象。但是，選舉也能讓我們體驗(yàn)一些真正令人愉悅的閃光時(shí)刻……還記得薩拉·佩林嗎(小編注：阿拉斯加州州長(zhǎng)，參政過(guò)程引全美好奇，爆出過(guò)裸照丑聞)？想想我們大家從中得到多少快樂(lè)啊！