Endangered Plants Falling Prey to Greedy Visitors

　　Global Times

 

　　Survey finds readers still prefer books

 

　　A survey of nearly 5000 Shanghai residents has found that 53.3 percent prefer reading books to reading digitally, though the latter has jumped in popularity this year.

 

　　The proportion of people who prefer reading on devices like tablet computers and e-readers was up 14.6 percentage points from the previous year's survey.

 

　　Global Times

 

　　Naadam Festival opens in Inner Mongolia

 

　　Thursday marks the opening of this year's Naadam Festival in Xilin Gol, situated¹ on the grasslands² of the Inner Mongolia autonomous³ region.

 

　　Featuring a range of sporting and artistic⁴ events, the Naadam fair is the region's largest traditional festival, and this year's event involved around 3,000 athletes from across the region.

 

　　Shanghai Daily

 

　　HK prosecutors⁵ seek tougher penalty for ex-official for killing⁶ kitten

 

　　Hong Kong prosecutors are demanding a heavier sentence for a former government official from China's mainland who strangled a stray cat to death.

 

　　The 48-year-old man was given a jail term of three months for animal cruelty on Friday. Animal activists⁷ called the sentence a "humiliation⁸" of justice.

 

　　The region's Department of Justice appealed for a review and a hearing will be scheduled.

 

　　Beijing Morning Post

 

　　Endangered plants falling prey⁹ to greedy visitors

 

　　Qingdao Agricultural University publicized the list of rare plants and their location to raise the awareness¹⁰ of protection among the public, but citizens used the information for personal gain and caused new damage to the few rare species.

 

　　The plants were assumed to be taken for personal collections, to be sold for profit or eaten.

 

　　Beijing News

 

　　Teacher, 62, detained in rape¹¹ of 7 young girls at school

 

　　A 62-year-old teacher was detained on suspicion of raping¹² seven underage girls in Jiangxi province.

 

　　Six of the girls, aged¹³ from 8 to 9, were diagnosed with venereal diseases and have been hospitalized.

 

　　Beijing Morning Post

 

　　Giant duck debut¹⁴ to be set in Summer Palace

 

　　It was widely speculated that the giant rubber duck would make its debut on the Chinese mainland at the Summer Palace on Sept 16. But the Beijing Design Week committee said the time and location of the debut has not yet been confirmed.

 

　　The big rubber duck is a well-known floating sculpture. The previous showcase in Hong Kong caused widespread sensation in China.

 

　　Zhengzhou Evening News

 

　　Man with facial tumors conned¹⁵ into 'selling' ugliness

 

　　A man with facial tumors was manipulated into begging passersby¹⁶ to pay 10 yuan to pose alongside him for photos in Shenzhen, claiming to use money to cure his facial tumors.

 

　　The man said he was trying to "sell ugliness" He appealed for passersby to take photos with him that would "emphasize their beauty." But the ruse¹⁷ was later exposed to be scam plotted by a begging mastermind.

1 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

2 grasslands   

n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

4 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

9 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

10 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

11 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

12 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

13 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

14 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

15 conned   

adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Lynn felt women had been conned. 林恩觉得女人们受骗了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was so plausible that he conned everybody. 他那么会花言巧语，以至于骗过了所有的人。 来自辞典例句

16 passersby   

n. 过路人(行人,经过者)

参考例句：

• He had terrorized Oxford Street,where passersby had seen only his footprints. 他曾使牛津街笼罩了一片恐怖气氛，因为那儿的行人只能看到他的脚印，看不到他的人。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• A person is marceling on a street, watching passersby passing. 街边烫发者打量着匆匆行人。

17 ruse   

n.诡计，计策；诡计

参考例句：

• The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。