Upper-Intermediate - Ivory Tower(D2387)A: MJ

i n zi tng MJ de jngdin lo g Hey, are you listening to one of Michael Jackson's classic songs?

B: ng4 gc xi de ti gnrn le mic tng du yu xing k dechngdngYeah. The lyrics are so moving. Every time I hear it I get the urge tocry.

A: 166.1zujn n kn xnwn le ma yyu lir guji Lnyj h higunzngj chm xiohu le lidiny dn xingy j xingy zhpnDid you see the news lately? On January 6th, the State ForestryAdministration and the Customs Bureau searched out, confiscatedand destroyed 6.1 tons of ivory and ivory products.

B: xingy mimi bsh hf de maWhat? Isn't buying and selling ivory legal?

A: sha hf sh hf dn w tng xnwn shu qsh xingyzhngjin bnshn de mimi yjng xngchng le y g xio hishddush de jngxiodin gnbn ji b tgng shucng zhng jnybn dinmin y fi sh go chngbn dng lyu zhdng jiny

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xiofizh b yo shucng zhngIt is, but that's not the real issue. I heard from the news that thetruth of the matter is that the buying and selling of ivory certificateshas become a black market. The majority of the vendors simply don'tprovide collector's certificates, and nearly half of the storefrontsmake use of reasons like "it's time consuming" or "it costs a lot" toencourage collectors not to demand a collector's certificate.

B: hish ynggi dj bgu wishnme b jiogi hf de shngji qjioy ne xiohu le du kxThey should crack down on the black market. However, why not givethe ivory to legal sellers to resell? Destroying all of it is such a waste!

A: zh sh y g xnho biomng zhngf bhu zi rngrn xingydoli h zus wmen yo biomng zj de tidu qngch degosu xiofizh gumi xingy sh b dod de cng xiofi xnlzh ge gnyun shng dj xqiThis is a signal to indicate that the government will not toleratepoachers and smugglers. We need to make our stance clear, and tellconsumers that buying ivory is immoral, and strike the very root ofthe demand in consumers' hearts.

B: y du zh ky gi dji y g jngsh miyu mimi ji miyushhi w kn dinsh shng nxi li sh dngw de shpnjude rnli zhn sh ti cnrnThat's true. This can be a warning to everyone. Not engaging in thetrade is not causing murder. I've seen videos of poachers hunting

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and killing animals on TV. I think humans are so cruel.A:

xwng tnggu zh jin sh zhngf h mnzhng du bohdngw boh hunjng de yshi nng yuliyu qingThe hope is that through this, the government and the people'sconcern for protecting animals and the environment will beincreased.

Key Vocabulary jngdin classic chngdng urge, impulse Lnyj State Forestry

Administration higun customs xiohu to destroy (by melting

or burning) chm to search out and

confiscate xingy ivory zhpn product, good xngchng to form hish black market jngxiodin vendor, retailer shucng to collect dinmin storefront zhdng to take the initiative xiofizh consumer dj to strike

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xnho signal biomng to indicate, make clear rngrn to tolerate doli to poach zus to smuggle gnyun source, origin jngsh warning li sh to hunt and kill cnrn cruel mnzhng the people ysh consciousnessSupplementary Vocabulary chd thorough huhui to destroy mshu to confiscate dpn drugs fnzu to commit a crime rnzh to endure, bear ych shark fin zhndu to be aimed at gngygunggo public service

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