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A Chinese American has donated 360 objects related to the Flying Tigers, a U.S. air squadron that helped the Chinese people fight Japanese aggressors during the Second World War.
Pedro Chan donated items including a military uniform, letters, fly sheets, and magazines, to the Chengdu Museum in the capital city of the southwestern Sichuan Province.
Chan, whose ancestral home is in Guangdong province, heard stories about the Flying Tigers when he was growing up in Macao.
He began to collect World War Two memorabilia in 2007 and has donated more than 7,000 items from his collection to the National Library and museums across China, most of them related to the Flying Tigers.
The American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers afterwards, was formed in 1941.

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An exhibition is being held in Beijing to mark the 3,060th anniversary of the founding of city.
More than 40 items are on display at the Capital Museum, showcasing the history of the city and life of the local people.
Beijing began to take shape during the Shang Dynasty between the 16th and the 11th centuries B.C. In 1045 B.C, Beijing became the capital of the Yan State.
Researchers say the sewage networks were a brilliant part of the ancient capital. There were not only ditches, but also pottery pipes, in most parts of the city, to take away sewage and rain water.
The exhibition is free of charge and will run until July 19th.

Macao's gross gaming revenue in May was 20 billion patacas, roughly 2-and-a-half billion US dollars, a drop of 37 percent compared with the same period last year.
The gambling revenues suffered a 12-month successive year-on-year decline since June last year. However, the gross revenue in the industry rose for the first time in May, and the range of year-on-year decrease narrowed down compared with April.
The total gambling revenues counted 13 billion US dollars during the first five months this year, dropping 37 percent from the same period a year ago.
The drop in revenues is believed to be a result of the downturn in the adjusting stage of the gambling industry, and Macao's economy measured by the Gross Domestic Product shrank 25 percent in the first quarter.
Macao has been trying to transit from gaming to a tourism and entertainment hub.

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一名美籍华人捐赠了360件飞虎队相关物品，飞虎队是曾在第二次世界大战中帮助中国人民对抗日本侵略者的美国空军中队1LH^BJ=k[-K9Ab。
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澳门博彩业收入减少的原因是由于博彩业目前正处于低迷调整期，同时今年第一季度衡量澳门经济的本地生产总值收缩了25%h)yxLlAgw(U~G_L。
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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. take shape 逐渐成形；初具雏形；
例句：In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape.
1912 年增加了女子比赛项目，现代奥林匹克运动会开始初具雏形M%y^f=%gONl=_wb^|。
2. take away 拿走；带走；
例句：Even when the roses were taken away, the smell lingered on in the room.
尽管玫瑰花已被拿走，但花的香味却在房间里久留不去k_D#bBxCaBKvMnRy。
3. compared with 与…相比；和…比起来；
例句：This is fearfully expensive compared with the last one I bought.
这和我上次买的相比贵得吓人5yS9k!K[66;t91X。
4. narrow down 缩减；压缩；减小；
例句：I've managed to narrow the list down to twenty-three.
我已设法把清单上的项目压缩到了23项~LTKdF|8!y33Qw。