Lushan Woman Kills Self after Son Dies

　　CHINA DAILY

 

　　Dolphin Dies, Swimmers Blamed

 

　　Wildlife experts have criticized swimmers who posed for pictures with a dying dolphin on a South China beach, hampering¹ the efforts of people trying to save the mammal.

 

　　Photographs taken by witnesses in Sanya, a popular tourist destination in Hainan province, were widely circulated online.

 

　　Several showed a group of men holding the dolphin above shallow water while another swimmer took photographs.

 

　　Experts from a wildlife rescue center eventually arrived to remove the dolphin from the beach but it later died from a collapsed² lung.

 

　　GLOBAL TIMES

 

　　Lushan Woman Kills Self after Son Dies

 

　　A grief-stricken woman was found to have committed suicide following the death of her 5-year-old son in Lushan county, Sichuan Province.

 

　　The boy had died after falling into a toilet pit in the quake stricken zone and the woman was reportedly racked with guilt³ after failing to save him.

 

　　The woman was initially⁴ given psychological counseling, however she ended her life in what is the first case of suicide that has happened in the disaster area.

 

　　A local Party official has noted⁵ psychological counseling can easily be overlooked during the ongoing⁶ reconstruction⁷ process in the disaster area.

 

　　DAILY MAIL

 

　　Children's laureate calls for more sex scenes in books for teenagers to stop them turning to 'brutalising' online porn to learn more

 

　　Author Malorie Blackman has called for books for teenagers to include more realistic sex scenes to teach them accurate information about sex.

 

　　The Pig Heart Boy author Blackman says including more sex would allow youngsters to read about it safely rather than through 'innuendo⁸ and porn'.

 

　　She also claims giving youngsters more challenging themes in literature would prevent them from turning to 'brutalising' online images.

 

　　She made her comments after reading a recent article about a teenage girl who claims her boyfriend learned all he knows about sex from online porn.

 

　　THE AGE (AUSTRALIA)

 

　　After Jolie, Women Less Shy to Investigate Mastectomies

 

　　There has been a huge surge in phone calls to the Cancer Council helpline, since Angelina Jolie's breast cancer preventive surgery.

 

　　Cancer Council NSW has recorded an increase of almost 900-percent in the number of people phoning the helpline.

 

　　This follows Jolie's announcement of her preventative double mastectomy last month after learning she had an 87-percent chance of developing breast cancer.

 

　　The figures suggest Jolie's heavily publicized decision has de-stigmatized the prophylactic⁹ mastectomy procedure and inspired members of the public to learn about their options.

1 hampering   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
• Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

4 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

7 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

8 innuendo   

n.暗指，讽刺

参考例句：

• The report was based on rumours,speculation,and innuendo.这份报告建立在谣言、臆断和含沙射影的基础之上。
• Mark told by innuendo that the opposing team would lose the game.马克暗讽地说敌队会在比赛中输掉。

9 prophylactic   

adj.预防疾病的；n.预防疾病

参考例句：

• Vaccination and other prophylactic measures can be carried out.可以采取疫苗接种和其他预防措施。
• The region began to use quinine successfully as a prophylactic.该地区开始成功地用奎宁作为预防剂。