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A local court in east China's Jiangsu Province has sentenced a woman to two years in prison for growing thousands of poppy plants.
The woman, only identified by her surname Wang, was sentenced with a two-year reprieve and fined 5,000 yuan, roughly 780 U.S. dollars, after she was convicted of growing more than 2,200 opium poppy plants in her backyard.
Wang, a local farmer, said she asked for a poppy seed from a market vendor last year, when she found the plant was capable of easing her stomachache. She was detained in a police raid in May, when the flowers sprung up in her backyard.
China bans the growth of poppies, with Criminal Law stipulating whoever cultivates more than 500 plants but no more than 3,000 will be face fines, as well as fixed-term imprisonment, criminal detention or public surveillance.
Wang said she never grew the poppies intentionally, and that the plants were purely grown to treat her stomachache.
The story has fueled a heated discussion online.
A micro blog user says on her Weibo that with more than 2,200 poppy plants, she cannot say the plants were not grown intentionally.
In recent years, a number of poppy-related incidents have come to light, particularly in the food industry, with some small restaurants and snack bars adding poppy seeds containing morphine to food to keep customers coming back for more.
In June, two managers of a restaurant in central China's Hubei Province were arrested on suspicion of adding parts of the opium poppy plant to dishes.
Doctors say the seeds contain only a small amount of alkaloid, but long-term consumption will lead to addiction, damage to the nervous system and intoxication.
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A group of thieves raided a cemetery in central China's Henan Province, stealing urns to use as bargaining chips to blackmail families of the deceased.
One of the victims surnamed Liu reported to the police that she had been in contact with members of a gang that had stolen her husband's ashes. Her husband's tomb had been looted, and his urn was missing. Another tomb nearby was also burglarized.
A telephone number had been left on the headstones of the ransacked tombs. When Liu called the number, the person that answered told her that the urn would only be returned if a ransom of 20,000 yuan, roughly 3,000 U.S. dollars was paid.
However, the tomb raiders demanded more money after the ransom was paid.
Police say the crime scenes indicate experienced and well-organized missions, based on the few evidence left at the scene. It could be the work of an organized gang that travels around the country to commit the offences.
Further investigations are underway.
中文翻译
现在继续报道新闻。
中国东部江苏省一名妇女因种植了数千颗罂粟被当地法院判处有期徒刑2年。
王某因在自家后院种植了2200余颗罂粟被判处有期徒刑2年，缓刑2年，并处罚金5000元（约780美元）。
王某是当地一名普通农妇，她说去年她发现罂粟能“缓解”胃疼，于是便向一名市场商贩要了罂粟种子回家种植。今年5月，警方逮捕她时，她家后院种植的罂粟都已经开花。
中国禁止种植罂粟，《刑法》规定，种植罂粟五百株以上不满三千株的，处有期徒刑、拘役或者管制，并处罚金。
王某表示，她种植罂粟只是想治胃病，没有刻意去种它。
这一事件在网上引发了激烈讨论。
一名网友在自己的微博上表示，她种植了2200余颗罂粟，不能说她不是刻意种的。
近几年有数起与罂粟相关的事件曝光，多数发生在饮食行业，一些小餐馆或小吃店会在食物里添加含有吗啡的罂粟籽以吸引顾客。
今年6月，中国中部湖北省一家餐厅的两名经理因涉嫌在饮食中添加罂粟被捕。
医生表示，罂粟籽只含有少量的生物碱，但是长期食用会导致上瘾，对人体的神经系统造成损害并导致中毒。
这里是NEWS Plus慢速英语。
中国中部河南省的一伙盗贼潜入一处公墓，偷走骨灰盒后用其来敲诈死者家属。
其中一名受害者刘女士向警方报案，称她和偷走她丈夫骨灰的盗贼进行了联系。她丈夫的墓穴被盗，骨灰盒不见了。除了刘女士家的墓地，旁边另一处墓地也被盗了。
墓地被盗，墓碑前则留有一个电话号码。刘女士拨打了这个电话，对方要求她支付2万元（约3000美元）赎回骨灰盒。
但是，家属支付赎金后盗墓贼却继续索要钱财。
警方表示，从现场偷盗的痕迹来看，偷盗骨灰盒的是惯犯，很有经验。这可能是一伙流窜全国作案的惯犯。
目前进一步调查正在进行中。
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重点讲解
重点讲解：
1. be convicted of 给…定罪；宣判…有罪；
例句：Mike was convicted of burglary and put in the can for a year.
麦克被判有盗窃罪监禁一年。
2. be capable of 有…能力的；能够…的；
例句：He is capable of running a mile in four minutes.
他能用四分钟跑一英里。
3. come to light 显露；揭露；为人所知；
例句：Nothing about this sum has come to light.
关于这笔钱人们一无所知。
4. on suspicion of 怀疑；
例句：She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
她因涉嫌谋杀而被逮捕。
5. lead to 招致；致使；导致；
例句：The wording is likely to lead to misunderstanding.
这样的措词很可能引起误解。
6. in contact with 联系，联络；
例句：They have been in contact with each other for five years.
他们互相保持联系已经有五年了。
