| Private bodyguards increase |
在华私人保镖低调激增 |
| The growing number of affluent Chinese has triggered an increase in personal protections services, The Washington Post reports. These bodyguards, many of whom are women, work as drivers, caretakers, or are disguised secretaries. Regular citizens in China are prohibited from carrying firearms, but bodyguards possess martial-arts skills to disarm or subdue an attacker with a few quick thrusts and hand chops. |
据美国《华盛顿邮报》报道，随着中国新富人数激增，因此对私人安全服务的需求也相应在增加。这些保镖很多是女性，他们平常是司机、保姆、或顶着秘书的身份。中国普通公民禁止拥有武器，但这些保镖是武术行家，通过几记快拳和劈掌就能制服来袭者，并解除他们的武装。 |
| Private bodyguards in China do everything from protecting wealthy celebrities and businessmen to assisting in security for such major events as the Shanghai World Expo. Many of China's new wealthy elite have decided to maintain a lower profile and increasingly, they are turning to private security companies for protection. |
私人保镖现在所做的工作各色各样，从保护富有名人、商人到为上海世博会这样的大型活动提供安保协助。中国许多新富都低调行事，他们也越来越多的依靠私人安全公司寻求安全。 |
| 4 Japanese investigated in China |
4日本人闯我军事禁区 |
| Xinhua reports that four Japanese are being investigated in China for having entered a military zone without authorization and illegally videotaped military targets in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, local state security authorities said Thursday. The state security authorities have taken measures against the four people according to the law. The security authorities only gave one name of the four Japanese nationals, Sada Takahashi. "Currently, the case is being investigated," the state security authorities said in a statement. No further details were provided. |
据新华社报道，4名日本人因擅自进入河北石家庄某军事管理区并对军事目标进行非法录像，已被中方依法采取措施，并对其问题进行审查。安全部门透露其中一名日本人姓名为高桥定。国家安全机关称“目前此案正在调查”，没有透露更多细节。 |
| US walks out on Iranian leader |
内贾德演讲惹美代表离场 |
| Delegates from the United States and other nations walked out of the UN General Assembly on Thursday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a fiery speech in which he stated that some segments within the U.S. government orchestrated the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, CNN reported. He followed with the claim that the attacks were aimed at reversing "the declining American economy and its script in the Middle East in order to save the Zionist regime, and that the majority of the American people, as well as most nations and politicians around the world, agree with this view." |
据美国有线新闻网报道，伊朗总统艾哈迈迪·内贾德周四在联合国大会上发表激烈言论，他表示美国政府精心策划了“9.11”恐怖袭击事件，引得在场的美国和其他一些国家代表离场表示抗议。他称，美国政府内部有人为了挽救美国经济的衰退和以色列，策划了这起袭击行动，而“大多数美国人以及其他国家及其政治家都赞同这一观点”。 |
| China-Australia hold naval drills |
中澳黄海举行实弹军演 |
| The Chinese naval frigate Luoyang, and the visiting Australian HMAS Warramunga, successfully completed a live-fire exercise in the waters of China's Yellow Sea on Sept.23. It was China's first joint-naval exercise with a Western navy ship. |
中国海军护卫舰“洛阳号”与来华访问的澳大利亚海军“瓦拉蒙加”号护卫舰23日在中国黄海某海域举行联合军事演练。这是中国海军首次与西方舰艇进行联合演习。 |
| Pigs dine on mooncakes |
月饼价跳水 卖不完喂猪 |
| The price of mooncakes dropped abruptly after the Mid-autumn Festival. Shopping malls have launched various promotions, such as discounts up to 75% off, Sanxiang City Express reports. A small portion will remain on the shelf for a while, but the majority will be fed to pigs. Manufacturers still retain a lucrative profit. |
据《三湘都市报》报道，中秋节一过，月饼价格大跳水。各商家用尽各种促销手段，折扣低至2.5折。卖不完的月饼除一小部分会继续销售，大部分是回收喂猪。不过，生产厂家还是有厚利可图。 |
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