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| Shoppers select fireworks in a Beijing store on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. Fireworks have hit the shelves of over 2,000 designated stores in the city, ahead of celebrations for Chinese New Year. |
| Feb.8 - Fireworks went on sale in over 2,000 stores in Beijing on Wednesday ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations which explode into life on February 17.
More than 510,000 boxes of firecrackers worth 114 million yuan (US$14.7 million) are expected to be sold in 2,153 designated stores.
This is the second year since Beijing lifted a 12-year ban on fireworks, which are traditionally believed to ward1 off evil spirits trying to enter the new year. The Beijing authorities banned firecrackers in 1993 due to safety and environmental concerns, but lifted the ban in 2005 after authorities said the industry had been cleaned up its act.
The new regulations allow Beijing residents inside the fifth ring road to let off fireworks all day on February 17 and 18 - New Year's Eve and New Year's Day - and from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. everyday from February 19 to March 4.
As fireworks makers2 and vendors3 prepare for fiery4 trade, city authorities are still concerned about the threat from illegal fireworks.
"Inferior fireworks are still rampant5, posing a great threat to citizens' safety," said Li Wei, head of the city's fireworks management office.
"The key solution to the problem is to allow legal products to fill the market as soon as possible. That is why we are allowing sales to begin three days earlier this year than in 2006," he said.
The city has contained the presence of inferior firecrackers by setting up checkpoints on the main roads to the capital, he said.
Vendors wishing to sell firecrackers in the capital must pass a test to obtain safety qualification certificates from the Beijing Municipal Administration of Work Safety.
People over the age of 60 will not be allowed to sell firecrackers in Beijing, according to a notice issued last December by a local safety watchdog. It is the first time Beijing has set an age limit for sellers.
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ward
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| n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开 |
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- The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
- During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
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| n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式） |
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- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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| n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方 |
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- The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
- At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
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fiery
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| adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的 |
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- She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
- His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
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| adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的 |
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- Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
- You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
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