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Fans would give up food, jobs for World Cup glory |
 A survey by international calling firm VIP Communications found that 51 percent of football fans would be willing to starve themselves for a week in exchange for their national squad winning the World Cup. More than 40 percent offered to give up dating for a year, while 7 percent said they would gladly give up their job to see their country win the title. And, 4 percent said they were willing to give away a body part. Taking part in the survey were 20,000 people who live in North America but hail from countries with teams in this year’s World Cup in South Africa. Reuters
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Kata-kata penting:
Survey (n.) = survei, peninjauan, penelitian
To starve themselves (v.) = membuat diri kelaparan
Squad (n.) = regu, tim
Hail (v.) = berasal
Body part (n.) = bagian tubuh, anggota tubuh
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Much hyped iPad hits the market |
Apple's heavily hyped iPad went on sale Saturday in the United States. Excited customers were crowding to get their hands on what some see as a " game changer" in the computer industry. The Apple flagship store in New York greeted hundreds of people who had waited since just after dawn. Many of the shoppers were from outside the United States, which is initially the only country to sell the touch-screen tablet, retailing at between $499 and $829.
AFP
Kata-kata penting:
Hyped = heboh, sesuatu yang telah lama ditungu-tunggu dan menjadi pembicaraan banyak orang.
To get their hands on = memegang dengan tangan mereka sendiri
Game changer = produk revolusioner
Flagship store = Toko unggulan
Touch-screen = layar sentuh
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