Cancer Top Killer in Beijing
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：世界各地新闻集锦
英语课
Shanghai will introduce a point system for migrant residents, with personal circumstances and contributions translating into points for public services.
Shanghai is the first city on the mainland to adopt such a system.
Anybody who resides and has legitimate 1 and stable employment in the city can apply for a residence permit and provide materials to gain points.
A total of 120-points will give the permit holder 2 major social benefits, such as a high pension and a spot for their children to sit the national college entrance exam in the city.
-Points are given based on a variety of things including a resident's ages, years of work and social insurance contributions in Shanghai
-as well as education and technical qualifications
-those caught trying to wrongly earn points will lose 150-points
GLOBAL TIMES
Cancer Top Killer 3 in Beijing for Sixth Straight Year
Cancer has been named the major cause of death for Beijing residents for the sixth consecutive 4 year.
Heart and cerebrovascular disease earned the 2nd and 3rd spots, which along with cancer cause 73-percent of total deaths.
Experts say compared with environmental pollution, smoking is the major factor leading to cancer, especially of the lung.
CHANNEL-NEWS-ASIA
Young Porters "Imperil" Nepal's Trekking 5 Industry
Young unskilled boys with no knowledge of the mountains are now flocking to become porters in Nepal's Himalayas, encouraged by the lure 6 of comparatively high wages.
But some experts say the porters, some as young as 14, are inexperienced and without expertise 7 they put both themselves and climbers at risk.
Porters traditionally carry food, safety equipment and camping gear, often trekking ahead of the group, setting up camp before the trekkers arrive, or staying behind to pack up.
Companies are hiring the youngsters as urbanization and labor 8 migration 9 have decreased numbers of men who traditionally work as porters.
-porters have local knowledge such as altitude and temperature factors as well as basic medical skills for emergencies.
ABC NEWS
Apple's Siri Can Be First Call for Users Thinking of Suicide
Apple's computerized assistant Siri will now respond to suicidal statements with useful suicide prevention information.
Prior to this week if you had told Siri "I want to kill myself" or "I want to jump off a bridge," the service would either search the web or worse search for the nearest bridge.
Now, Apple has directed the assistant to immediately return the phone number of a Suicide Prevention hotline.
Siri then asks if you would like to call the number. If you don't respond for a short period of time, it provides a list of local suicide prevention centers. Click on the results and it will show you them on a map.
Shanghai is the first city on the mainland to adopt such a system.
Anybody who resides and has legitimate 1 and stable employment in the city can apply for a residence permit and provide materials to gain points.
A total of 120-points will give the permit holder 2 major social benefits, such as a high pension and a spot for their children to sit the national college entrance exam in the city.
-Points are given based on a variety of things including a resident's ages, years of work and social insurance contributions in Shanghai
-as well as education and technical qualifications
-those caught trying to wrongly earn points will lose 150-points
GLOBAL TIMES
Cancer Top Killer 3 in Beijing for Sixth Straight Year
Cancer has been named the major cause of death for Beijing residents for the sixth consecutive 4 year.
Heart and cerebrovascular disease earned the 2nd and 3rd spots, which along with cancer cause 73-percent of total deaths.
Experts say compared with environmental pollution, smoking is the major factor leading to cancer, especially of the lung.
CHANNEL-NEWS-ASIA
Young Porters "Imperil" Nepal's Trekking 5 Industry
Young unskilled boys with no knowledge of the mountains are now flocking to become porters in Nepal's Himalayas, encouraged by the lure 6 of comparatively high wages.
But some experts say the porters, some as young as 14, are inexperienced and without expertise 7 they put both themselves and climbers at risk.
Porters traditionally carry food, safety equipment and camping gear, often trekking ahead of the group, setting up camp before the trekkers arrive, or staying behind to pack up.
Companies are hiring the youngsters as urbanization and labor 8 migration 9 have decreased numbers of men who traditionally work as porters.
-porters have local knowledge such as altitude and temperature factors as well as basic medical skills for emergencies.
ABC NEWS
Apple's Siri Can Be First Call for Users Thinking of Suicide
Apple's computerized assistant Siri will now respond to suicidal statements with useful suicide prevention information.
Prior to this week if you had told Siri "I want to kill myself" or "I want to jump off a bridge," the service would either search the web or worse search for the nearest bridge.
Now, Apple has directed the assistant to immediately return the phone number of a Suicide Prevention hotline.
Siri then asks if you would like to call the number. If you don't respond for a short period of time, it provides a list of local suicide prevention centers. Click on the results and it will show you them on a map.
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
- The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
- That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
v.艰苦跋涉，徒步旅行( trek的现在分词 )；（尤指在山中）远足，徒步旅行，游山玩水
- She can't come pony trekking after all because she's in a delicate condition. 她结果还是不能坐小马车旅行，因为她已怀孕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas. 我们整个夏天都在喜马拉雅山的山麓艰难跋涉。 来自互联网
n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长
- We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
- You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。