c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 1 Michael Wines, Once Banned But Now Pampered, Dogs Reflect China’s Rise. New
York Times, Oct. 25, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/world/asia/25dogs.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=china%20dogs&st=cse
Quote:
"Centuries ago, China’s elite kept dogs as pets; the Pekingese is said to
date to the 700s, when Chinese emperors made it the palace dog — and
executed anyone who stole one.
"In 1994, Beijing officials relaxed their no-dog policy to “severely
restrict” dogs; in 2003, it was changed again to allow anyone to own a dog,
but to limit city dogs to no more than 35 centimeters — a bit less than 14
inches — in height.
Note:
(a) Xiangzi 祥子
(b) brace (n; plural brace): "two of a kind : PAIR "
All definitions are from www.m-w.com.
(c) The "track" in "trackless steppe"
(noun): "1b : a path made by or as if by repeated footfalls : TRAIL
c : a course laid out especially for racing
(d) Tibetan mastiff 藏獒
Li QF et al, Origin and phylogenetic analysis of Tibetan Mastiff based on
the mitochondrial DNA sequence. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 35: 335-
340 (2008)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B8H15-4SSRK5S-3&_user=2403224&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1512893275&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000057194&_version
(the oldest dog breed in the world: "we concluded that the approximate
divergence time between Tibetan Mastiff and grey wolf was 58,000 years
before the present (YBP), and the approximate divergence time between other
domestic dogs and grey wolf was 42,000 YBP")
(e) The "bay" in "600-bay kennel"
(noun): "2: a main division of a structure
3: any of various compartments or sections used for a special purpose (as in
an airplane, spacecraft, or service station)
(e)
|
|
