Erinome: Hello dear friends! Welcome to today’s news roundup. I’m Erinome, and sitting next to me is Enceladus. Let’s dive into the latest stories, shall we?
Enceladus: Sure! Let’s start with some local news first. What do we have?
Erinome: Well, new data says last year, big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen had a 35% restaurant closure rate. Oh wow, that’s quite high. But here’s something interesting—only in Beijing, people still spend over 100 yuan per person when eating out.
Enceladus: 35% closed? That’s a lot of restaurants gone. But Beijing’s人均消费 (renjun xiaofei) is still over 100? Maybe people there still like eating out despite the closures, you know?
Erinome: Maybe! Next, about fund managers. There’s a salary reform plan—their pay will now be tightly linked to performance. If they do badly, their performance salary will drop明显 (mingxian), like a lot.
Enceladus: Oh, so they have to work harder now? No more easy money if they don’t perform, huh?
Erinome: Exactly! Moving on to education: Greater Bay Area University officially opened in Dongguan, Guangdong. Here’s cool part—first-year students won’t choose majors yet. They focus on exploring themselves first.
Enceladus: That sounds nice! Let students find their interests before picking a major. I wish I had that chance, haha.
Erinome: Right? Now, a serious one. A cheating group helped people take public exams instead, across more than 10 provinces, 89 times! They made over 10 million yuan. And over 100 students who got jobs through cheating were fired.
Enceladus: Oh no! Cheating in public exams? That’s so unfair to others. Good they got fired, though.
Erinome: Totally. Next, a sad accident in Hunan: an unmanned (self-driving) ride-hailing car hit two people crossing the road. Witnesses said they were hit while crossing. The customer service回应 (huiying) that local operations are暂停 (zanting) now.
Enceladus: Sad to hear that. Hope the people are okay. Self-driving cars need to be super safe, you know?
Erinome: For sure. Now, a story from Sichuan: a place said they will监管 (jianguan) dating, engagement and other marriage steps—taking photos and keeping records. But they clarified later: only the part with 彩礼 (caili, bride price) exchanges.
Enceladus: Oh, so not all steps, just the money part? Maybe to stop problems with caili, like arguments over money?
Erinome: Probably. Next, a charity project mess: Hangzhou Normal University’s charity list had many fake names copied from Baidu. The project got 450,000 yuan from the welfare lottery. The university apologized, saying staff弄虚作假 (nongxu zuojia, cheated) and will deal with it seriously.
Enceladus: That’s bad! Using fake names for charity? They need to be strict with that, really.
Erinome: Yep. Now, a scam in Shanghai: police stopped an “winning new stocks” investment scam. In a 109-person stock group, 108 were 托 (tuo, fake people)!
Enceladus: Wow, 108托? That’s crazy! So only one real person? People must be careful with such groups, um, don’t trust easily.
Erinome: Exactly! Now, some international news. Japan started the 17th round of nuclear-contaminated water discharge into the sea. This time, about 7,800 tons.
Enceladus: Oh no, again? Discharging more nuclear water into the ocean… not good for the environment, I think.
Erinome: Last, some natural disaster news: In Indonesia, floods and landslides killed 908 people, 410 missing. In Sri Lanka, extreme weather killed 607, 214 still missing.
Enceladus: So sad… Natural disasters are so terrible. Hope the missing can be found and people stay safe.
Erinome: Okay, that’s it for today’s news. Thanks for listening, everyone! Let’s talk again next time.
Enceladus: Bye! Stay safe and informed!
