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Summer of the monkeys

《猴子的夏天》

Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have run away from a travelingcircus1， and there’s a big reward2 for the person who finds and returns them. Hisfamily could really use the money， so Jay sets off to get them.

杰伊从爷爷那里得知，几只猴子从巡回马戏团逃跑了，找到并归还它们的人会得到一大笔奖金。他的家人真的很需要这笔钱，于是他出发去寻找它们。

China ends foreign adoptions

中国禁止外国收养儿童

China will no longer let families from other countries adopt4 children fromChina. Before， many children go to other countries to live with families. Most ofthem go to the US， about 82，000.

中国将不再允许其他国家的家庭收养中国儿童。以前，许多孩子去其他国家与（收养）家庭成员住在一起。其中大多数去了美国，大约有8.2 万人。

Greece has little water

希腊缺水

In Greece， Lake Mornos is shrinking5 because of bad weather. This lake giveswater to almost half of the people in Greece. After a winter with no snow and a veryhot summer， the lake is now very low. Scientists say if there is no rain in the nextwinter， the problem can get worse.

在希腊，由于恶劣的天气，莫诺斯湖面积正在缩小。这个湖为希腊将近一半的人口提供水源。经过一个没有降雪的冬天和一个非常炎热的夏天，现在该湖的水位很低。科学家们表示，如果今年冬天再不降雨，问题可能会变得更严重。

▏Notes

1. circus 马戏团

2. reward 赏格；悬赏金

3. adoption 收养；领养

4. adopt 收养

5. shrink 使……缩小；减少