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The highly controversial dog meat festival in Yulin, China, is, in fact, happening.
事实上，在中国备受争议的狗肉节仍在上演。
Rumors started circulating in May that selling dog meat would be banned for the duration of the festival. But recent photos and video show dogs were ready for purchase even before the event began.
5月有传言称节日期间将禁止售卖狗肉。但最近的照片和视频显示，狗在活动开始前正准备出售。
The officially named Lychee and Dog Meat Festival happens every year to mark the summer solstice in China. In peak years, an estimated 10,000 dogs were killed for the celebration.
正式命名为荔枝狗肉节，中国每年以此庆祝夏至。在高峰年，估计有10,000只狗为庆祝被宰杀。
Activists have tried to get it shut down for years, claiming the dogs are treated and killed inhumanely. They've also claimed pet dogs are stolen and sold for consumption, but vendors and participants dispute that.
多年来活动家试图让它关闭，称杀害狗不人道。他们还称，宠物狗被盗卖来消费，但摊贩和参与者对此有争议。
Yulin's government can't shut down the festival because it's not a state-sponsored event. Plus, eating dog meat isn't illegal in China.activists estimate more than 10 million dogs are killed every year for food.
玉林政府不能关闭该节日，因为它不是一个国家主办的活动。另外，在中国吃狗肉并不违法，活动分子称每年有一千万只狗被杀害食用。
Still, for years animal rights activists in China and internationally have called for an end to the annual event.
然而多年来，中国和国际动物权利活动家一直呼吁结束每年的狗肉节。
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词汇解析
1、purchase
买；购买；采购
He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck.
他买了一张票，然后上到顶层甲板。
Most of those shares were purchased from brokers.
大部分的股份是从经纪人手中购得的。
紧握；牢牢抓住
I got a purchase on the rope and pulled.
我紧抓住绳子，用力去拉。
I couldn't get any purchase with the screwdriver on the damn screws.
我用螺丝刀拧那些该死的螺丝钉时一点也使不上劲儿。
所购之物；购置物
She opened the tie box and looked at her purchase. It was silk, with maroon stripes.
她打开领带盒，看着她买回的东西：一条带有褐红色条纹的丝制领带。
2、claim
声称;断言
He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.
他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life.
一个自称是记者的人威胁要公开有关她的私生活的细节。
取得，获得，赢得(纪录、冠军或奖励)
Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds.
庄创下了54.64秒的纪录。
Steffi Graf claimed a fourth Wimbledon title in 1992.
施特菲·格拉芙于1992年第4次赢得温布尔登桂冠。
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