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A proposed national Chinese carbon trading scheme is likely to see carbon prices trade at alevel that helps to cut emissions slightly but is not high enough to yield dramatic reductions, according to a survey of the potential price for carbon in the world’s largest polluter.
中国是世界最大的温室气体排放国，近来该国一项关于碳市场潜在价值的调查显示：拟议的碳市场交易计划中一定标准的碳交易价格有助于减少温室气体排放，但是收效甚微，还远远不能满足减排的要求。
A national scheme is still far off butexperimental trading has begun on China’s only existing carbon market – a pilot project in the southern boomtown ofShenzhen, on the border with Hong Kong. Several other pilots are due to open inthe next two years as China tests the water for a market-based system to discourage polluting emissions.
距离全国性的碳排放交易体系的实施还为时尚远，但是目前一个试点计划已经在中国南部的新兴都市深圳实施，该城市位于香港边境对岸，是中国唯一现有的碳市场所在地。随着中国为市场体系试点运行来控制排污，未来两年中，中国政府会相继推出其他几个试点计划。
A survey of financiers, regulators, academics and industry players showed thathalf expect a national scheme that unifies experience from the various pilotsto be launched by 2018, said survey author Frank Jotzo of the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University.
澳大利亚国立大学克劳福德公共政策学院的Frank Jotzo教授对金融家、监管机构、学者及工业界人士做了一项调查。调查显示，半数的人期望国家在整合各个试点计划的经验后在2018年推出全国性的碳市场交易计划。

Geographical position: In Xi'an, Shaanxi Province Period: 582-907 Excavated from 1956 to the present

The "Spring Festival Gala Express" contest sees performers compete for the chance to appear in CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala, the most watched variety show in the world with last year’s gala attracted over 700 million audiences.“我要上春晚”的表演者为了能在CCTV的春节联欢晚会舞台上亮相而相互角逐。春节联欢晚会 去年曾吸引了7亿人， 是世界上观众最多的综合节目。

Chinese doctors have discovered and registered a new mutant gene for alpha-thalassemia, first of its kind worldwide, an advance that enriches the gene database to assist researches into cures for genetic disease.中国医生已经发现并注册了一种新的α-地中海贫血突变基因，这是全球第一次发现该类型的基因 ，这种进步丰富了基因数据库，有助于关于遗传性疾病治疗方法的研究。

Samsung issued an apology to Chinese consumers on Wednesday after China's state-run media criticized the Korean electronics giant for selling handsets with allegedly faulty memory chips.据美国科技网站CNET报道，在中国官方媒体公开批评韩国电子产品巨头向中国销售内存芯片存在问题的手机后，10月30日周三，三星向中国消费者道歉。
The company offered to provide free repairs and extended warranties on seven models after a broadcast on the influential China Central Televisionon Tuesday reported how Samsung handsets, including the Galaxy S andGalaxy Noteseries, crash several times a day due to the memory chips. The report said the issue could be resolved with a $100 chip upgrade that was not covered under current warranties.在中国最具影响力的中央电视台29日报道了包括型号为Galaxy S 和Galaxy Note系列的三星手机因内存芯片问题导致一天内多次死机之后，三星公司提出对七款机型提供免费维修服务并延长其保修期。该报道指出，能够解决这些问题的价值100美元的升级芯片并不包含在当前的保修中。
In a statementposted to Samsung's China Web site, the electronics giant apologized for the inconvenience, which it blamed on "management problems." It also pledged to repair affected devices, refunds on previously-repaired devices, and replacement handsets in some cases.在三星中国网站上的一份声明中，这家电子产品巨头为大家造成的不便给予道歉，并将之归咎于“管理问题”。它同时保证对受到影响的设备进行维修，退回之前的维修费用，并会在一些情况下更换手机。
Samsung is not the first tech coming to come under CCTV scrutiny for its warranty practices. In April, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued an apologyover its warranty policies in China and promised improved services. The initial report claimed Apple repaired only broken or otherwise faulty parts within its products for customers in China, versus providing new replacements in other countries.三星并不是第一个因保修问题而受到中央电视台监督的企业。今年四月，苹果首席执行官蒂姆•库克因苹果公司的保修政策不合理而做出道歉并承诺改善服务。之前的报道称，在中国苹果公司只为客户维修有损坏或有其他问题的手机零件，而在其他国家却对其提供更换手机服务。
Cook's apology came during Apple's continuing efforts to land an iPhone distribution dealwith the world's largest mobile carrier. Support from China Mobile, which has about 745 million customers, would open up a vast number of new customers for Apple.库克做出道歉之时，是苹果公司继续努力与世界上最大的移动运营商达成iPhone销售协议之时。因为有了中国手机市场7.45亿消费者的支持，这将为苹果公司开发一大批新的消费者。
Meanwhile, Samsung hopes its apology goes a long way toward helping it maintain its lead position in China's smartphone market. The company sold 30 million devices in the country last year for a 17.7 percent market share, outpacing the 11 percent share commanded by No. 3 Apple.同时，三星希望通过它的道歉能有助于维持其在中国智能手机市场的主导地位。2012年，三星在中国销售了3000万台设备，市场占有率达到17.7%，大大超过了由第三位的苹果所持有的11%市场占有率。

Guangdong province has the largest number of singles in China and Beijing has the most single women, according to a list released by a dating website on Friday Nov. 1, a precursor to "Singles Day" which falls on Nov. 11.

In Chongqing(重庆Chóngqìng), the local government court ruins at Laogulou(老鼓楼Lǎogǔlóu) in Chongqing’s Yuzhong district are located at East Jiefang Road, wanglongmen street, in the Ba County Yamen subdistrict, at the foot of Jinbi Mountain. The ruins sit on a mesa along the left bank of the Yangtze River, oriented facing the river with the mountain behind them, in line with traditional local government court building regulations but also with distinct Bayu regional characteristics.

Smog brings notable negative effects to the climate, environment, health and economy, according to a new report calling for greater attention to the problem and effective measures to control it.