A total of 185 new cultural practices and expressions, including the preparation of luosifen, have been inscribed on the latest list of national intangible cultural heritage released by the State Council.
螺蛳粉制作技艺等185种新文化习俗和表现形式被列入国务院最新公布的国家级非物质文化遗产名录。
Liuzhou luosifen, a soup dish dubbed by some people as "durian of soup" for its strong smell, originated in Liuzhou, a city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. It features rice vermicelli soaked in a spicy broth flavored by river snails and topped with ingredients including pickled bamboo shoots, string beans, peanuts and tofu skin.
螺蛳粉，源自中国广西壮族自治区南部的柳州市，是一种带汤美食，因气味浓烈而被称为“加汤的榴莲”。其特色是将米粉浸泡在河螺调味的辛辣肉汤中，并加上腌笋、青豆、花生和豆腐皮等配料。
Xinhua reports that the annual sales of river snail rice noodles in more than 20 countries and regions exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.54 billion) in 2020, while providing over 250,000 jobs across the industrial chain.
据新华社报道，2020年，20多个国家和地区的螺蛳粉年销售额超过100亿元人民币，同时为整个产业链提供了超过25万个就业岗位。
【相关词汇】
非物质文化遗产 intangible cultural heritage
螺蛳粉 river snail rice noodles/luosifen
腌笋 pickled bamboo shoots
青豆 string bean
豆腐皮 tofu skin
The State Council's Work Safety Commission will supervise the investigation of the deadly gas explosion in Central China's Hubei province.
国务院安委会将对湖北省这次燃气爆炸事故进行挂牌督办。
【单词讲解】
Blast和explosion均表示“爆炸”，可以替换使用，不过blast除了表示“爆炸”以外，还可以表示“（爆炸产生的）冲击波；强劲的气流；一阵...”等，比如：a blast of freezing rain（一阵冷冷的冰雨），a blast of anger（一股怒气），feel the blast from several miles away（感受到了几英里之外的冲击波）。
Together with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Emergency Management has asked local governments to locate markets and catering businesses that use gas and make sure they all have gas leakage alert systems installed as soon as possible.
应急管理部已联合住建部等部门推动各地区全面摸排使用燃气的集贸市场、餐饮等生产经营单位底数，尽快安装燃气泄漏报警装置。
【词汇讲解】
这里的locate表示“to find or discover the exact position of something”，即“找到或确定某物的具体位置”的意思。
A team has been set up to investigate the blast, and Hubei will launch a province-wide blanket inspection to root out potential work safety hazards.
当地已组成事故调查组，湖北省将在全省展开安全大检查，排除潜在安全隐患。
【词汇讲解】
Blanket这个词我们最熟悉的意思是“毯子”，比如：an electric blanket（电热毯），短语a blanket of something指“一层...”，比如： a thick blanket of snow（厚厚的一层雪）。在这里blanket用作形容词，表示“全面的，综合的，包括（所有人，所有事）的”，比如： a blanket ban on smoking（全面禁烟令）。
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死亡人数 death toll
伤亡人员 casualty
紧急救援队 emergency rescue team
安全生产 work safety
安全检查 safety inspection
安全隐患 hidden safety hazards
