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Photo: Multilayered terraces glow in the sunlight on Sunday in Yingpanwei, a township in Suichuan county, Jiangxi province. Yingpanwei has set a model for ecological protection.

Bilingual: More pregnant woman are trying to give up smoking, according to the Scottish government. Official figures suggested the number of "quit attempts" rose last year by about 8 percent to 2,985.

Buzzword: "Girlfriend voice" refers to the change in pitch or tone of a man's voice when talking to their significant other. The girlfriend voice is characterized by a higher pitch and a more effeminate tone, with speech patterns scattered with pet names and childish words.

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News talk: With the Chinese increasing overseas investments, more and more Chinese people are going overseas to work. Salaries overseas are several or even dozens of times higher, but personal safety in and outside of work overseas is not always secure.

(China Daily USA 06/04/2013 page3)