双语趣听精彩世界 第79期:中国鱼翅消费大幅下降
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：双语趣听精彩世界
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华尔街日报:由于中国年轻人环保意识的增强,以及中国政府的反腐措施,这几年中国鱼翅消费迅速下降.
中国鱼翅消费大幅下降
The Wall Street Journal: China's consumption of shark fin 1 soup is declining rapidly as young Chinese become more environmentally conscious and the government's anticorruption campaign discourages showy banquets and conspicuous 2 consumption.
A study released this week by WildAid, a San Francisco-based civic 3 group that's led a high-profile media campaign against the trade, found that sales among shark fin vendors 4 in the southern city of Guangzhou declined 82% in the past two years, while wholesale 5 prices fell 57% and retail 6 prices dropped 47%.
Guangzhou is the hub of shark-fin processing in China, according to WildAid, which estimates that the Middle Kingdom accounts for 75% of shark-fin consumption world-wide.
While sharks have traditionally not engendered 7 great sympathy among humans, they're important apex 8 predators 9 that help maintain the ocean's environmental balance. According to WildAid, many shark species have seen their numbers decline by as much as 90% in recent decades.
In recent decades, China's appetite for shark fin has grown rapidly, driven by growing wealth, fueling a global trade estimated at $500 million to $1 billion annually 10. That's attracted the interest of organized crime, seen in a 2003 gangland slaying 11 of two Hong Kong businessmen, a Chinese national and a local in Fiji, blamed by detectives on a fight over shark-fin profits.
Rising demand has also led fishermen to toss sharks back alive after stripping them of their valuable fins 12, leaving them to sink and suffocate 13. Of up to 100 million sharks killed annually world-wide, studies estimate that between 26 million and 76 million are slayed for use in soup, which can sell for up to $2,000 a bowl.
WildAid also cites the impact of a Chinese media campaign it coordinated 14 featuring basketball player Yao Ming and actor Jackie Chan condemning 15 the consumption of shark fin and other wildlife products. Two dozen airlines and five hoteliers agreed to stop serving the dish, including Emirates and Singapore Airlines, Hilton Worldwide, Shangri-La Hotels and Ritz-Carleton.
n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼
- They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
- The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。
adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的
- It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
- Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的
- I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
- The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方
- The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
- At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
- The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
- Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
v.产生（某形势或状况），造成，引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 )
- The issue engendered controversy. 这个问题引起了争论。
- The meeting engendered several quarrels. 这次会议发生了几次争吵。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.顶点，最高点
- He reached the apex of power in the early 1930s.他在三十年代初达到了权力的顶峰。
- His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.当选总统是他一生事业的顶峰。
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
- birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
- The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adv.一年一次，每年
- Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
- They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
杀戮。
- The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
- He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。
[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌
- The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
- Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句
vt.使窒息，使缺氧，阻碍；vi.窒息，窒息而亡，阻碍发展
- If you shut all the windows,I will suffocate.如果你把窗户全部关起来，我就会闷死。
- The stale air made us suffocate.浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。
adj.协调的
- The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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