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BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd. is to recall some imported BMW 7 series models over flawed air bags from May 25. The recall will involve 3,115 vehicles sold on the Chinese mainland that were produced between June 24, 2015, and December 11, 2015, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in a statement yesterday.

Xinhua

 

宝马中国汽车贸易有限公司将从5月25日起召回部分气囊有缺陷的进口BMW7系汽车。国家质量监督检验检疫总局昨天发布声明，本次召回涉及3115辆产自2015年6月24日至2015年12月11日之间并销售到中国大陆的汽车。

 

Notes:

recall：召回

model：车型

flawed：有缺陷的

vehicle：车辆

supervision：监督

inspection：检查

quarantine：隔离检疫

statement：声明

 

 

 

II

Chinese authorities have arrested nine people in a recent milk powder scandal, which involved the production and selling of fake baby formula under the brands of "Similac" and "Beingmate".

Xinhua

 

中国执法人员在最近一次奶粉丑闻事件中已逮捕9人，他们涉嫌制造和销售假冒“雅培”和“倍因美”品牌的婴儿配方奶粉。

 

Notes:

authorities：有关管理机构

powder: 粉末

scandal：丑闻

fake: 假冒的

baby formula：婴儿配方奶粉

 

 

 

III

Photo taken on April 10, 2016 shows the single-aperture spherical telescope "FAST" in Pingtang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province. A total of 4,185 reflector panels, an equilateral triangle with a side length of 11 meters each, have been installed on the frame, indicating 94.04 percent of the installation work has been completed. 

Xinhua

 

这张2016年4月10日拍摄的照片显示，位于中国西南贵州省平塘县的单口径球面望远镜FAST，4185块反射面板已经安装在框架内，完成比例达94.04％。每块板都是边长11米的等边三角形。

 

Notes:

aperture：孔径

spherical：球形的

reflector：反射器

panel：面板

equilateral：等边的

triangle：三角形

frame：边框

indicate：表示，意味着

 

 

 

IV

A village on the Beijing outskirts is overrun with hundreds of foxes that are sneaking into homes and killing livestock - and they're continuing to outfox locals. So far around 300 foxes and raccoon dogs have been rounded up in the northern district of Huairou, which local forestry officials suggest were let loose intentionally as "mercy releases." 

Global Times

 

北京郊区一个村庄狐狸泛滥成灾，它们溜进村民家里咬死家畜，而且比人还狡猾。怀柔区这座村庄共捉住约300只狐狸和貉，当地林业官员暗示，它们可能是有计划地被“慈善放生”的动物。

 

Notes:

outskirts：郊区

overrun：肆虐，横行

sneak：偷偷地走

livestock：牲畜

outfox：比...更狡猾

raccoon dog：貉

round up：围捕

let loose：释放

intentionally：刻意地

mercy release：慈善放生

 

 

 

V

Eight Taiwanese people who were involved in a telecom fraud case but pronounced innocent in Kenya were repatriated to China instead of Taiwan.

The News Lens International

 

八名在肯尼亚涉嫌电信诈骗但后被无罪释放的台湾人被遣返回了中国大陆，而非台湾。

 

Notes:

fraud：欺诈

pronounce：宣布

innocent：无罪的

repatriate：遣返