2016年CRI Fishermen benefit from Sansha City's establishment in South China Sea
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：2016CRI中国国际广播电台
46-year-old Chen Yihu and his son Chen Siyu go out to sea almost every day, despite the toil 1 and hardship that fishing for a living often entails 2.
They have to travel quite a distance from their home port in order to find a place where the tide is not too high for safety reasons.
These days they also have to sail further out since the numbers and varieties of sea snails 3 and fish they've traditionally caught along coastal 4 waters have been declining over the past few years.
Chen Yihu says their decision to make the Xisha Islands their home base has helped their livelihood 5.
"I had been fishing in the Zhongsha and Nansha islands for many years before coming here to the Xisha Islands. And I decided 6 to settle here as I found the water full of resources. We now can harvest some 20 kilograms of sea snails each day, earning some 200 yuan."
Since no soldiers or police are stationed in the Xisha Islands, most local fishermen in the community of Zhaoshu island have joined the militia 7 to guard against any foreign fishermen entering the waters.
A number of them have been detained and have had their property confiscated 8 by Vietnamese authorities for fishing in disputed waters.
Chen Yihu's wife, Huang Lianhua, says the establishment of the city of Sansha has brought them new hope for a better life in the future.
"The most inconvenient 9 thing on the island is the shortage of drinking water and vegetables, as well as daily necessities. The new Sansha municipal government has promised to improve our living conditions. We are very grateful and looking forward to all the changes."
In 2012, dubbed 10 China's youngest city, Sansha was officially established to administer all the islands in the South China Sea, including the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha Islands and their surrounding waters.
- The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
- Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。
- The job entails a lot of hard work. 这工作需要十分艰苦的努力。
- This job entails a lot of hard work. 这项工作需要十分努力。
- I think I'll try the snails for lunch—I'm feeling adventurous today. 我想我午餐要尝一下蜗牛——我今天很想冒险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Most snails have shells on their backs. 大多数蜗牛背上有壳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
- My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
- The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。
- You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
- Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？