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256 foxes killed by noise, owner sues local government

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Chinanews, Zhengzhou, Oct. 12 – Some 256 foxes were recently scared to death by noise. Their owner 66-year-old Mr. Xue sued¹ local government and won the court case. The judge ruled on Tuesday that the local government and the highway construction company together should pay 104 thousand yuan compensation² for Xue’s loss³.

Xue began raising foxes in 1992, and he had had nearly 1,000 foxes by 2005. When the local highway construction company asked Xue to move his fox warren away, Xue required that the company give him compensation in return and met with refusal⁴ by the latter.

Xue said the company suddenly destroyed his fox warren in Jul. 2005. Many foxes were upset by the noise, and finally all the 256 foxes died. He said he had suffered 100 thousand yuan of economic loss.

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1 sued
v.（为要求赔偿损失而）起诉( sue的过去式和过去分词 )；控告；请求；要求（尤用于法庭）
参考例句：
The company sued for defamation. 这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。 He sued the newspaper for libel. 他起诉那家报社犯有诽谤罪。

2 compensation
n.补偿（或赔偿）的款物，补偿，赔偿
参考例句：
Workers who have been unfairly dismissed may claim compensation.被无理开除的工人可以要求补偿。 Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.男女同工应同酬。

3 loss
n.损失，遗失，失败，输，浪费，错过，[军]伤亡，降低
参考例句：
His death was a great loss to the country.他的逝世对这个国家是一大损失。 Because of the continued loss,the factory closed down.由于连续亏损，工厂关闭了。

4 refusal
n.拒绝
参考例句：
He persisted in his refusal to pay the money.他坚持拒绝付钱。 Our offer was met with a firm refusal.我们的报价被坚决拒绝。

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