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Fewer fireworks were used across China in the Lunar New Year, as it was banned in many places over air pollution concerns.
Two thirds of people polled in 35 major Chinese cities last year were in favor of fireworks bans at Spring Festival. The research was done by the center for public opinion research at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Public concerns over air quality means people routinely check air quality and wear masks, and many own air purifiers at home. Data from the Ministry of Environmental Protection suggests that air quality only improved marginally last year in the area around Beijing.
In Shanghai, fireworks are banned completely downtown, and firework purchases require real name registration to track violators.
A total of 140 cities in China have banned fireworks, while another 540 cities have restrictions in place.
Fewer fireworks have made sanitation workers' life easier. They cleaned up 80 percent less firework waste in Shanghai this year.
In nearby Hangzhou, the host city of this year's G20 summit, fireworks have been banned for the whole year, and police have offered rewards for reporting any sales, storage, transportation or setting off of fireworks.
But some people are concerned that the ban kills off a tradition, calling fireworks makers to develop more environmentally friendly alternatives.

You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing.
Giant panda researchers in southwest China's Sichuan Province have named a pair of panda cubs, after receiving more than 3,000 responses.
The winning names are "Olympia" and "Fuwa", and were posted by the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach. Both names came out on top after five pairs of names were put up for a final vote.
"Fuwa" is the name of the mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
After the twins were born in June, the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center launched the project to solicit names for the cubs between July and September. More than 3,000 responses, including 900 from outside the Chinese mainland, were submitted through Sina Weibo microblog, messaging app WeChat and e-mail.
The twin sisters have attracted great attention worldwide because of their famous family.
Their mother "Kelin" is well known for a photo showing her watching a "panda porn" video. The photo was chosen by the United States' Time Magazine as one of the "Most Surprising Photos of 2013". The twins' grandfather "Cobi" was named by former president of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch in 1992.

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由于担心空气污染，许多地方禁止燃放烟花，因此中国春节期间燃放的烟花爆竹减少q4~r6j-^^KmgeRL。
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中国西南部四川省的大熊猫研究人员收到了3000余个征名回复后，决定了一对大熊猫双胞胎的名字ves4B#pYuVE|_,]Bdwxy。
最终确定的名字为国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫取的“奥林匹亚”和“福娃”#VW[p*ufLF|TE。这两个名字在五对名字进行的最终投票中排名首位cgzpkIH^24a@。
“福娃”是2008年北京奥运会吉祥物的名称pS(sWD6XYF#teBA。
2015年6月，这对大熊猫双胞胎出生，成都大熊猫繁育研究基地随即启动这对大熊猫双胞胎的征名活动，活动时间为2015年7月至9月UEBKf)w.A#(。在征名期间，共收到大熊猫粉丝通过微博、微信、邮箱发来的投稿共计3000余封，其中境外900余封dSI)i6D.f))IYKs0ff4。
这对雌性双胞胎幼仔因为它们著名的家庭吸引了全世界的广泛关注*aGCca#MCPF6K+FTEc]。
它们的妈妈是因一张观看“熊猫AV”的图片而名动全球的“科琳”|&*k[T0.AvRj)GmzO)。这张照片曾入选美国《时代》周刊“2013年最惊奇图片”MlpaXt^37|Omr])Z^E。它们的外祖父是“科比”，由前国际奥委会主席胡安·安东尼奥·萨马兰奇在1992年亲自命名mZ+rRuY=ay]y。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. in favor of 支持；赞成；
例句：I am in favor of the second viewpoint.
我赞成第二种观点dbTHIw.ClZ*5^7。
2. set off 引爆（炸弹）；触发，拉响（警报等）；
例句：He likes to set off firecrackers during Diwali.
他喜欢在排灯节放鞭炮sxf9PQvYD~ojen+wF6。
3. clean up 打扫；清扫；把…弄干净；
例句：Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
吃过晚饭，尼娜和玛丽在厨房里收拾~8-y;J#z#HB4HS&4L。
4. kill off 毁灭；破坏；扼杀；使停止；
例句：Frost can kill off a young plant.
严寒会摧毁幼苗2X-n&mLTiYe2jinX]qEw。
5. be known for 以…闻名的；
例句：The oboist is well known for his improvisation.
这位双簧管吹奏者以即兴演奏而著名PIKEy3@&9Mc0RgC0RR。