英闻天下——508 China Firm on Tightening Traffic Rules

 　　A new study has listed Shanghai and Beijing as the most attractive Chinese cities for expats.

 

　　The survey was conducted by "International Talent", a magazine under the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

 

　　It gauged¹ views of over 180 thousand expats working in China about their favorite Chinese cities in terms of the policy, administration, and working and living environments.

 

　　Shanghai and Beijing were topped the list, followed by Shenzhen, Suzhou, Kunming, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Xiamen and Qingdao.

 

　　However, Beijing and Shanghai underperformed this time in living environment as foreigners living in these two cities have complained about the worsening air pollution.

 

　　Global Times

 

　　China Firm on Tightening² Traffic Rules: Official

 

　　The Ministry³ of Public Security says China will continue to enforce traffic regulations to ensure road safety.

 

　　A nationwide campaign to discourage pedestrians⁴ from running red lights has started.

 

　　The campaign also targets "Chinese-style street crossing," in which pedestrians cross the road once a large enough group forms, regardless of what color the traffic light is.

 

　　Under the tightened⁵ rules, pedestrians will be fined if police catch them crossing the street during a red light or jay-walking, with the amount varying in different cities.

 

　　Wang Changjun, head of the ministry's research institute on traffic management on Wednesday said the strict enforcement of the regulations has proven somewhat effective.

 

　　Wang said the enforcement will continue, and pedestrians are expected to change their bad habits.

 

　　He added that authorities are repairing broken traffic lights and improving equipment to allow a reasonable amount of time for both pedestrians and vehicles to cross the road.

 

　　Daily Mail

 

　　The Father of IVF Dies at 87

 

　　Sir Robert Edwards, the 'father of IVF' whose discovery helped millions of infertile⁶ couples have children, died yesterday aged⁷ 87.

 

　　Together with fellow Briton Patrick Steptoe, the Nobel Prize-winner pioneered the in vitro fertilisation technique.

 

　　The technique has led the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, on July 25, 1978.

 

　　More than five million IVF babies have been born since then.

 

　　Friends and colleagues said the modest Yorkshireman was a 'true giant of the 20th century'.

 

　　Sir Robert is a father of five and a fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge.

 

　　He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2010 and knighted the following year.

 

　　Associated Press

 

　　Doctors Use Brain Scans to 'See' And Measure Pain

 

　　Scientists from University of Colorado, Boulder⁸ reported Wednesday that they were able to "see" pain on brain scans, and, for the first time, measure its intensity⁹ and tell whether a drug was relieving it.

 

　　Scans might be used someday to tell when pain is hurting a baby, someone with dementia or a paralyzed person unable to talk.

 

　　The study might lead to new, less addictive¹⁰ pain medicines. They might even help verify claims for disability.

 

　　Although many studies have found brain areas that light up when pain is present, the new work is the first to develop a combined signature from all these signals that can be used to measure pain.

1 gauged   

adj.校准的；标准的；量规的；量计的v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的过去式和过去分词 )；估计；计量；划分

参考例句：

• He picked up the calipers and gauged carefully. 他拿起卡钳仔细测量。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Distance is gauged by journey time rather than miles. 距离以行程时间而非英里数来计算。 来自辞典例句

2 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

6 infertile   

adj.不孕的；不肥沃的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• Plants can't grow well in the infertile land.在贫瘠的土地上庄稼长不好。
• Nobody is willing to till this infertile land.这块薄田没有人愿意耕种。

7 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。

8 boulder   

n.巨砾；卵石，圆石

参考例句：

• We all heaved together and removed the boulder.大家一齐用劲，把大石头搬开了。
• He stepped clear of the boulder.他从大石头后面走了出来。

9 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

10 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。