英闻天下——496 Harsher Housing Rules Increase False Divorce

 　　Chinese scientists have stepped up monitoring of bird migration¹ paths to prevent the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain from spreading.

 

　　The move comes as birds in the south have already started to fly north.

 

　　According to the China Wildlife Conservation Association, about ten wildlife conservation centers across China have started monitoring the migration paths of birds.

 

　　Xiao Jinggui, a bird expert, said the bird flu virus could infect many wild birds, especially migratory² waterfowls.

 

　　Xiao called for people to stay away from injured and dead birds and report the discovery of such birds to relevant authorities.

 

　　Experts earlier said migratory birds may have carried the H7N9 avian influenza³ virus into China.

 

　　China Daily

 

　　Harsher Housing Rules Increase False Divorces

 

　　Harsher rules aimed at cooling the property market have triggered a rise in false divorce in China's big cities, in an attempt to avoid higher down payments or property taxes.

 

　　Chen Ru, an official with the marriage registration⁴ office in Beijing's Haidian district, said March was quite unusual, compared with previous months, as more couples got divorced.

 

　　In Tianjin, 300 couples registered for divorce in one day in March, compared with the average daily figure of 100 divorces.

 

　　The State Council, China's cabinet, announced five property control policies in February and brought in the restrictions⁵ on March 1.

 

　　The policies include a 20 percent capital gains tax on home sales and stricter rules on the purchase of a second house.

 

　　Australia Network News

 

　　Researchers Say Superglue Solves IV Drip Dropouts

 

　　Queensland researchers have found a simple solution for a multi-billion-dollar problem plaguing hospitals around the world.

 

　　The Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation says for one in three patients, intravenous drips become blocked, are pulled out or fall out - causing pain, leakage⁶ and sometimes infection.

 

　　Dr Simon Bugden says replacing IV drips costs Australian hospitals about 200 million US dollars a year.

 

　　He says trials have found a simple dab⁷ of superglue.

 

　　It holds drips in place more securely than the sticky tape usually employed, and it helps to reduce infection.

 

　　The superglue is also anti-bacterial.

 

　　The Telegraph

 

　　Love Is in the Air for Giant Pandas Tian Tian And Yang Guang

 

　　Britain's only pair of giant pandas could be brought together for a romantic union as early as this weekend.

 

　　Scientists working with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland in Edinburgh have seen a key hormone⁸ change in the female panda Tian Tian, which suggests she will be ready to breed within 10 days.

 

　　This year is the second attempt at getting Tian Tian and her prospective⁹ partner Yang Guang to breed.

 

　　Last year, just a few months after arriving from China for their 10 year stay in Edinburgh, they indulged in some gentle wrestling but did not mate.

 

　　Giant pandas are notoriously poor at breeding in captivity¹⁰ with only a few zoos outside China managing to successfully rear cubs¹¹.

 

　　The females only come into season for a brief 36 hour period each year and are highly picky about mates.

1 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

2 migratory   

n.候鸟，迁移

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念。

3 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

7 dab   

v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂

参考例句：

• She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

8 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

9 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

10 captivity   

n.囚禁；被俘；束缚

参考例句：

• A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
• He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

11 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》