英闻天下——510 Beijing Confirms Taxi Fares to Rise

 　　China Daily

 

　　Coastal¹ Cities Fall Victim to Maritime² Pollution

 

　　China's coastal areas are suffering from maritime pollution as scenic³ spots and local environments become increasingly threatened.

 

　　Two days of gales⁴ last week resulted in almost sixty tons of garbage ending up onshore at Silver Beach, dubbed⁵ China's No 1 beach, in the southern coastal city of Beihai in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous⁶ region.

 

　　Alongside natural waste such as seashells, seaweed and dead crabs⁷, rubbish dotted the site, turning Silver Beach into a land of garbage.

 

　　Plastic bags, beer bottles, shattered glass and bamboo sticks used for barbecues were seen piled up in the middle and eastern areas of the beach, thanks to southwestern monsoons⁸.

 

　　But the 60 tons of rubbish is just part of a broader picture.

 

　　Last year alone, it's said an estimated 1,800 tons of garbage was found on the beach.

 

　　Local official say Beihai is just the epitome⁹ of many Chinese coastal cities struggling with maritime pollution.

 

　　Beijing News

 

　　Beijing Confirms Taxi Fares to Rise

 

　　Taxi fares in China's capital will rise but by how much has not been officially confirmed yet.

 

　　A taxi driver may charge 15 yuan for a trip within 3 kilometers, and an additional 2.40 yuan for every kilometer beyond that.

 

　　The price is currently 10 yuan within 3 kilometers and 2 yuan for every additional kilometer.

 

　　Higher fees are charged if the trip is made at night and distance exceeds 15 kilometers.

 

　　Meanwhile, a number of measures will be issued to address the problem of the shortage of taxis in Beijing or problems hailing one.

 

　　With worsening transportation and environment pollution, Beijing will increase the number by use double shift as well as an increase in electric taxis in the suburbs.

 

　　SIFY.com (India)

 

　　New Diet Promises to Help Lose Weight While You Sleep

 

　　The latest trend on the scene – the Overnight Diet, is a rapid weight-loss plan that claims you can actually slim down while you sleep.

 

　　American obesity¹⁰ doctor Caroline Apovian, of the Boston Medical Center, just penned a new book, 'The Overnight Diet'.

 

　　It advises that dieters eat a high-protein diet for six days, followed by one day of a liquid diet.

 

　　That followed by lots of sleep (with no exercise necessary) equals a slimmer you, up to two pounds per night and nine pounds in one week.

 

　　The liquid diet day consists of all-you-can-drink smoothies that Apovian claims are specifically engineered to produce a reduction in the body's production of insulin.

 

　　Apovian said insulin is to blame for the fat around your midsection.

 

　　Fox News

 

　　McDonald's Apologizes for Controversial Big Mac Ad Parodying¹¹ Depression

 

　　The fast food giant is distancing itself from an ad that is said to trivialize depression.

 

　　The ad, which appeared on Boston's mass transit¹² this month, shows a woman with her head in her hand, and a headline that reads: "You're Not Alone." In smaller print are the words: "Millions of people love the Big Mac," and included is an 800 number that is the line for McDonald's.

 

　　Nicole DiNoia, a McDonald's rep for the Boston area, said in a statement that the ad was "not approved by McDonald's and they asked that it be taken down immediately."

 

　　DiNoia added they have an approval process. Regrettably, in this incident, that process was not followed. And they sincerely apologize for this error.

 

　　The Boston Herald¹³ reported that the agency behind the ad stepped forward and apologized to McDonald's and to anyone who was offended.

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

3 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

4 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

5 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 monsoons   

n.（南亚、尤指印度洋的）季风( monsoon的名词复数 )；（与季风相伴的）雨季；（南亚地区的）雨季

参考例句：

• In Ban-gladesh, the monsoons have started. 在孟加拉，雨季已经开始了。 来自辞典例句
• The coastline significantly influences the monsoons in two other respects. 海岸线在另外两个方面大大地影响季风。 来自辞典例句

9 epitome   

n.典型，梗概

参考例句：

• He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
• This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。

10 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

11 parodying   

v.滑稽地模仿，拙劣地模仿( parody的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They are called deviant hypertexts parodying zero-degree hypo-texts in the intertextuality theory. 在互文性理论中，它们仿拟的零度原词即是底文，而它们自己则是偏离了的超文。 来自互联网
• Dahua shows the trivialness and absurdness of life through parodying and has deep society connotation. 大话语言通过嬉戏、调侃表现生活的琐碎、荒诞，具有较深刻的社会内涵。 来自互联网

12 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

13 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。