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2011年12月9日星期五

1.中国广电总局China's top broadcasting watchdog 2011年11月28日发布限广令a national

ban on all TV stations airing commercialsduring TV dramas.并于2012年1月1日take into effect(开始实施).

关联词组：cutback on TV entertainment(限娱令)

TV dramas(电视剧) stern punishment(严肃处理)

TV stations(电视台) viewing experience(视觉体验)

fake advertising(虚假广告) sex-related commercials(色情广告)

2.信息来源：11月27日下午，广东电白人民路上，一男一女携带2名小孩在街上裸体徒步。walked nude（“裸体”上街求助）bare feet（赤脚；光着脚）

in the nude （裸体；公开）navel-baring shirt（露脐装）

nude look（裸妆）social assistance scheme（社会救助机制）

bare all/bare it all(裸体) social security system（社会保障制度

people's livelihood and their sufferings（民生疾苦）

3.信息来源：The Hunan provincial commission of finance（财政厅）reportedly spent 30 million

yuan ($ 4.7 million) on a purchase which was really worth 15 million yuan. The

related officials said they did it to "expend the budget（花完预算）".

expend the budget（花完预算）= year-end crash expenditure（年底突击花钱）

关联词组：

year-end report（年终报告）year-end bonus（年终奖金）

crash course（速成班）crash program（应急计划）

crash expenditure（突击花钱）imperfect budget system（预算制度不完善）

4.信息来源：Female workers in China are set to enjoy longer maternity leave（产假延长） from work. A draft regulation （草案条例）published by the State Council's Legislative Affairs Office（国务院法制办公室）would prolong a working woman's maternity leave from the current 90 days to 98 days (14 weeks).

longer maternity leave = maternity leave extended（产假延长）

关联词组：

maternity leave（产假）maternity一般指“怀孕；孕妇的；产妇的”maternity insurance（生育保险）maternity dress（孕妇装）、

maternity and child care （妇幼保健）Women's Right Protection（妇女权益保护）