英闻天下——449 China Gets Stronger Food, Drug Regulator

 　　China Daily

 

　　"Beijing Buses to Offer Wi-Fi"

 

　　It's been announced that more than 10,000 buses in Beijing will offer Wi-Fi service by the end of the year.

 

　　More than 1,800 buses in Beijing have wireless¹ internet access so far.

 

　　The service followed a deal signed in April last year between China Mobile and Beijing Bus Transportation Group.

 

　　Passengers with Wi-Fi enabled devices can connect to the Internet through China Mobile's network.

 

　　The service will provide coverage² on all routes within the Fourth Ring Road.

 

　　China Mobile now offers 20-hours a month free before June 30.

 

　　Beijing has the broadest Wi-Fi coverage on buses in the country.

 

　　Global Times

 

　　"China Gets Stronger Food, Drug Regulator"

 

　　The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) started operation today.

 

　　This marks a more powerful watchdog to address the country's widespread food safety concerns.

 

　　The CFDA integrated the monitoring functions of other government organs and became a ministerial-level agency to improve food and drug safety.

 

　　Prior to the restructuring, the previous State Food and Drug Administration was in charge of food safety in the catering³ industry.

 

　　The responsibilities of food safety supervision⁴ in the manufacturing process were assumed by the country's consumer quality watchdog.

 

　　And, the market was under the charge of the industry and commerce administration.

 

　　Overlapping⁵ of supervision from different departments and some "blind spots" proved weak links in the food safety supervision system.

 

　　The new regulator, however, will be responsible for supervising the full process of food's production, circulation and consumption.

 

　　The new regulator will better streamline⁶ administrative⁷, technological⁸ and information resources. The burden for lawful⁹ business operators will also be reduced.

 

　　Australia Network News

 

　　"New Initiative to Fight TB Spread in Asia-Pacific"

 

　　A new multi-national research centre has been set up to stop the spread of tuberculosis¹⁰ (TB) in Australia, and reduce its impact on the Asia-Pacific region.

 

　　The Centre of Research Excellence¹¹ in TB Control (TB-CRE), has opened at the Centenary Institute in Sydney.

 

　　The 2.5 million US dollars initiative brings together researchers in six countries to improve TB control, with the goal of eliminating the disease in Australia and beyond by 2050.

 

　　The respiratory disease once killed more Australians than cancer.

 

　　Australia now has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis.

 

　　Dr Bernadette Saunders, a chief investigator¹² at TB-CRE said the disease remains¹³ highly prevalent throughout Asia and the Pacific.

 

　　TB is a major problem throughout the Asia-Pacific region - in China, in Vietnam, in Papua New Guinea, in Indonesia.

 

　　Dr Saunders says health authorities "need to work together as a region" to ensure people have access to medication and continuous treatment.

 

　　Tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs, is transmitted via the air and caused by strains of mycobacteria.

 

　　The Telegraph

 

　　"Rise in Child Smokers¹⁴"

 

　　Cancer Research UK has warned the number of child smokers is rising, with more than 200,000 up the habit in a year

 

　　Cancer Research UK said about 210,000 children started to smoke in 2011, a sharp rise from 160,000 in 2010.

 

　　Despite being too young to legally purchase tobacco products, the number of those aged¹⁵ between 11 and 15 choosing to smoke has risen by 50,000 in just one year.

 

　　The figure equates¹⁶ to over 550 children taking up the smoking each day.

 

　　Sarah Woolnough, executive director of policy and information at Cancer Research UK, warned that most long term smokers take up the habit in childhood.

 

　　The charity fund urged the Government to commit to putting all cigarettes in plain standardized¹⁷ packs.

 

　　Last April, the Government launched a consultation¹⁸ on plans to introduce mandatory¹⁹ standardized packaging for tobacco products.

 

　　Health campaigners have welcomed the proposal, but opponents claimed it would lead to increased smuggling²⁰ and job losses.

 

　　Information generated by the consultation, which closed in August, is still being analyzed²¹ by health officials.

1 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

4 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

5 overlapping   

adj./n.交迭（的）

参考例句：

• There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
• A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。

6 streamline   

vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化

参考例句：

• We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
• Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

7 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

10 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

11 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

12 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

13 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

14 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

15 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。

16 equates   

v.认为某事物（与另一事物）相等或相仿( equate的第三人称单数 )；相当于；等于；把（一事物） 和（另一事物）等同看待

参考例句：

• He equates success with material wealth. 他认为成功等同于物质财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This equates to increased and vigor, better sleep and sharper mental acuity. 也就是说可以起到增强活力，改善睡眠，提高心智的作用。 来自互联网

17 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

18 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

19 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

20 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

21 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》