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日本重启商业捕鲸;伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日

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For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻,学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯!
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淡出 dànchū to fade out (cinema); to withdraw from (politics, acting etc); to fade from (memory)
难料 nánliào uncertain; hard to predict
招致 zhāozhì to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur
批评 pīpíng to criticize; criticism
日本捕鲸船队1日从多座港口起航时隔31年重新启动商业捕鲸。
Rìběn bǔjīngchuán duì Rì cóng duō zuò gǎngkǒu qǐháng shígé nián chóngxīnqǐdòng shāngyè bǔjīng 。
The Japanese whaling fleet set sail from several ports on the 1st to restart the business of commercial whaling after a lapse of 31 years.
只是,在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下,业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料,日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。
zhǐshì ,zài jīng ròu zhúbù dànchū Rìběn mínzhòng cānzhuō de bèijǐng xià ,yèzhě rènwéi shāngyè bǔjīng qiánjǐng nánliào ,Rìběn méitǐ yōulu:4 zhāozhì fǎnduì bǔjīng de guójiā gèng duō pīpíng 。
However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.
6月30日在英国伦敦,人们在塔桥内部参观。
yuè rì zài Yīngguó Lúndūn ,rénmen zài tǎqiáo nèibù cānguān 。
On June 30 in London, England, people visited the Tower Bridge.
当日,英国的标志性建筑之一——伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日。
dāngrì ,Yīngguó de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù zhīyī ——Lúndūn tǎqiáo yínglái zhōusuì shēngrì 。
On that day, one of UK's landmarks, the Tower Bridge, celebrated its 125th birthday.
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