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His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.

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在丽水市庆元县，当地菇农用电力代替柴火烘干香菇，不仅节约了生产成本，还减轻了生产过程中的烟尘污染。

zài Líshuǐshì Qìngyuánxiàn ，dāngdì gū Nóng yòng diànlì dàitì cháihuo hōnggān xiānggū ，bùjǐn jiéyuē le shēngchǎnchéngběn ，hái jiǎnqīng le shēngchǎn guòchéng zhōng de yānchén wūrǎn 。

In Qingyuan County, Lishui City, a local mushroom farm uses electricity instead of firewood to dry mushrooms. This not only saves production costs, but also reduces smoke pollution during production.

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农村要在尊重自然、顺应自然、保护自然的基础上，以绿色发展引领振兴。”浙江省庆元县委书记蓝伶俐说。

nóngcūn yào zài zūnzhòng zìrán 、shùnyìng zìrán 、bǎohù zìrán de jīchǔ shàng ，yǐ lǜsè fāzhǎn yǐnlǐng zhènxīng 。”ZhèjiāngShěng Qìngyuán xiànwěishūjì lánlínglì shuō 。

Zhejiang Qingyuan County Party Secretary Lan Yu said that revitalisation hrough green development can be led by the countryside. In so doing, to respect nature, adapt to nature and to protect nature.

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在火车上颠簸了两天的张铁柱终于在这天上午到了此行的目的地——浙江某市A县。扛着大包小包的行李艰难地挤出车厢后，张铁柱看着着偌大的车站广场和熙熙攘攘的人群，一股强烈的陌生感涌上心头，他这辈子也没见过这么多人，突然茫然地迈不开步子。这时身后传来一个男人的声音。

zài huǒchē shàng diānbǒ le liǎngtiān de Zhāng Tiězhù zhōngyú zài zhètiān shàngwǔ dào le cǐ xíng de mùdìdì ——zhèjiāng mǒu shì A xiàn 。káng zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo de xíngli jiānnán de jǐ chū chēxiāng hòu ，Zhāng Tiězhù kànzhe zhe ruòdà de chēzhàn guǎngchǎng hé xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénqún ，yī gǔ qiángliè de mòshēnggǎn yǒngshàng xīntóu ，tā zhèbèizi yě méi jiàn guò zhème duō rén ，tūrán mángrán de màibùkāi bùzi 。zhè shí shēnhòu chuánlái yī gè nánrén de shēngyīn 。

After being jostled about on a train for two days, this morning Zhang Tiezhu finally arrives at his destination -- a city in A county in Zhejiang. After squeezing his way out of the carriage carrying all his bags, big and small, on his back with great difficulty, Zhang Tiezhu looks around at the vastness of the square outside the station and the bustling crowds of people. A strong feeling of unfamiliarity grips him. He's never seen this many people in his entire life before, and is suddenly so stunned he can't take even one step. It's just then that a man's voice sounds behind him.

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所以县长您是否认失言一事吗？

suǒyǐ xiànzhǎng nín shì fǒurèn shīyán yīshì ma ？

So you're denying that you made a slip of the tongue?

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既然县长您认为您所说的话没有问题，那为什么要召开记者会？

jìrán xiànzhǎng nín rènwéi nín suǒ shuō de huà méiyǒu wèntí ，nà wèishénme yào zhàokāi jìzhěhuì ？

Given that you don't think that you made a mistake, why did you call a press conference?

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县长您要澄清什么？

xiànzhǎng nín yào chéngqīng shénme ？

What are you trying to clear up?

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官员又失言，日前地方首长视察水灾受灾地区时，一句“叫我来能做什么？”引起轩然大波，网民纷纷上网留言，表示应该选他为“年度最诚实官员”，今天稍早，于县府召开记者会，我们来看看现场的画面。

guānyuán yòu shīyán ，rìqián dìfang shǒucháng shìchá shuǐzāi shòuzāi dìqū shí ，yī jù “jiào wǒ lái néng zuò shénme ？”yǐnqǐ xuānrándàbō ，wǎngmín fēnfēn shàngwǎng liúyán ，biǎoshì yīnggāi xuǎn tā wèi “niándù zuì chéngshí guānyuán ”，jīntiān shāozǎo ，yú xiànfǔ zhàokāi jìzhěhuì ，wǒmen lái kàn kan xiànchǎng de huàmiàn 。

Another official has been shooting his mouth off recently, with the line "What did you expect me to be able to do when you asked me to come here?" whilst visiting an area affected by floods creating a storm of comments online, with netizens saying that he should be voted the most honest official of the year. Let's have a look at the press conference called by the county government.

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所以，县长，您到灾区到底做了什么？您真的明白灾民的需要吗？

suǒyǐ ，xiànzhǎng ，nín dào zāiqū dàodǐ zuò le shénme ？nín zhēn de míngbai zāimín de xūyào ma ？

So, what did you end up doing in the affected area? Do you really understand the needs of those affected by the flood?

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是的，针对县长的说法，民众又有什么看法呢？

shì de ，zhēnduì xiànzhǎng de shuōfa ，mínzhòng yòu yǒu shénme kànfǎ ne ？

What did the public make of the county magistrate's comments?

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