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救市 prop up the slumping stock market

PUBLIC debate on whether the government should prop up the slumping stock market has intensified recently. China's stock market has witnessed a drop of almost 50 percent since its peak last October. Some have called for the government to intervene to help boost the market. However, others argue that all stock markets rise and fall and the government should take no action.

粮食储备 grain reserves

PREMIER Wen Jiabao said China has adequate grain reserves, totaling between 150 to 200 million tons, on a trip to Hebei Province on Sunday. Wen's remarks came in response to the recent rise in the grain price worldwide. The price in China will remain stable, said the government.

达赖集团 Dalai clique

PEOPLE whose names were included on a list of riot victims given by the Dalai clique are still alive, an investigation by Lhasa police has found on Monday. On March 25, the Dalai clique released the "names and details of 40 identified people" alleged to have died in the recent riots. However, the police found five of the people are still alive or never existed. The other 35 were impossible to locate as not enough details are offered on them.

人兽胚胎 human-animal hybrid embryo

RESEARCHERS at Britain's Newcastle University said last week they had created human-animal hybrid embryos, which stayed alive for three days under laboratory conditions. The landmark announcement stirred up debate on the moral issues surrounding such research. British laws allow this kind of research for medical purposes, but the hybrid embryos have to be destroyed after 14 days.

禽流感疫苗 vaccines for humans against bird flu

A HOMEGROWN vaccine for humans against bird flu, or the H5N1 influenza virus, was approved by the State Food and Drug Administration last week. The approval follows two rounds of clinical tests from 2005 to 2007 involving 500 volunteers. Some 373 people worldwide have been infected with the virus since 2003, of which 236 have died, according to the World Health Organization.

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influenza 流感

intervene 干预

landmark 划时代的

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