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Extensive Reading Lesson 55

北川新城本周五移交中国船长安全回国据新华社报道,中国渔船船长詹其雄于周六凌晨乘包机安全抵达福建省福州市。他的妻子和儿子到机场迎接。詹其雄的渔船与日本两艘海上保安巡逻船在钓鱼岛附近的水域相撞,之后,他同其他船员于9月8日被日方非法扣留。詹其雄回国后,中国外交部发表声明,对日方表示“强烈抗议”,指出日方对中国渔民渔船的扣押、调查以及任何形式的司法举措都是非法和无效的。中方还要求日方对此事件做出道歉和赔偿。

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American Boy, Clay Garner, Becomes China’s Justin

Clay Garner (or Gaoshan in Chinese) might be China’s answer to Justin Bieber. Through the powers of social media, the 18-year-old high school student has become famous among Chinese netizens after he posted homemade videos of himself singing Chinese pop songs on Youku. The videos have captured millions of views and the amateur musician has gained close to 30,000 Weibo followers (that number is still growing!). He has also appeared on a bunch of media, including Beijing TV and 56.com.

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