>Giant pandas have emblem
大熊猫国际形象出炉
A Pu, a cartoon image of a young male panda who loves playing table tennis, has become the official global representative of China's giant pandas.
近日，一只喜欢打乒乓球的年轻雄性卡通大熊猫"阿璞"成为中国大熊猫官方国际形象。
The image of A Pu won the China Giant Panda Global Image Design Competition, selected from more than 2,023 works recruited globally from 22 countries, the competition's organizers announced on Wednesday.
中国大熊猫国际形象设计全球招募大赛组织方12日宣布，"阿璞"赢得本次大赛，该形象是从全球22个国家征集的超过2023份作品中选出的。
"We gave A Pu the identity of a young male panda who will soon be a freshman in college and loves playing table tennis," according to the lead designer of the team created A Pu. "
"阿璞"背后设计团队的首席设计师表示，他们给"阿璞"设定的身份是一只马上要上大学的年轻雄性熊猫，喜欢打乒乓球。
A Pu wears a red T-shirt on which an image of his favorite food - bamboo shoot - can be seen.
他穿着红色的T恤，上面印着他最爱吃的食物竹笋的图案。"
The eyes of A Pu are heart-shaped, suggesting sentiments of love and caring."
阿璞"的眼睛是心形的，代表爱与关怀的情感。
The image of A Pu will be widely promoted as the official icon of China's giant pandas through cooperation with entertainment and sports companies and will be a bridge connecting China with the rest of the world, the organizers said.
大赛组织方表示，"阿璞"将作为中国大熊猫官方形象，通过与娱乐和体育公司合作进行广泛宣传，成为连接中国与世界其他国家的桥梁。
>Man loots banks with avocado
男子手持牛油果抢银行
A robber made off with almost $8,000 from two Israeli banks after holding them up armed with an avocado.
一名抢劫犯手持牛油果在两家以色列银行抢走了近8000美元。
The 47-year-old man first struck a bank in the southern city of Beersheba in mid-May when he handed a cashier a misspelled note demanding money.
据《以色列时报》报道，5月中旬，这名47岁的男子先是袭击了南部城市贝尔谢巴一家邮政银行，他递给柜员一张带有拼写错误的纸条，要求柜员给钱。
When the Postal Bank worker hesitated, the man pulled out what he said was a grenade and threatened to throw it if she refused. The woman emptied her cash drawer and the robber made off with $4,450, the Times of Israel reported.
当柜员犹豫不决时，劫匪拿出手中的"手榴弹"威胁说不给钱就扔出去，柜员吓得把收银机抽屉里的钱全交了出来，劫匪携4450美元逃离现场。
Five days later, the same man walked into a different branch of the same bank in the same city and repeated the stunt. This time he made off with $3,300.
5天后，该劫匪跑进了这家银行在贝尔谢巴的另一家分行故伎重施，这回又成功劫走3300美元。
Police managed to use mobile phone data from a device the man was carrying to track him down. He was arrested, and it was discovered that the "grenade" he was holding was actually an avocado painted black.
通过对嫌犯手机数据进行定位，警方最终成功追踪到并逮捕了劫匪，才发现他抢劫时拿的哪是什么"手榴弹"，分明是一个涂黑了的牛油果。
>Boeing reports zero orders
波音订单连续两月挂零
Boeing reported no new commercial aircraft orders in May.
波音公司报告称，5月份该公司的商用飞机订单为零。
It was the second straight month that Boeing's orders were at a standstill in the face of the 737 Max crisis.
这是737 Max停飞危机之下，波音订单连续第二个月停滞不前。
The drop in orders isn't only because of the grounding of the 737 Max, CNN reported. Boeing also has a massive backorder of about 5,000 planes. Many of its customers do not need to place orders for additional jets right now.
据美国有线电视新闻网报道，波音订单量下降除去737 Max飞机停飞的原因，还受该公司之前约5000架飞机的大量积压订单的影响，这导致波音的许多客户暂不需要目前订购额外的飞机。
Next week is also the Paris Air Show, the key industry trade show for the year, in which Boeing and rival Airbus typically like to announce orders. So May is often a slower month for new orders.
此外，年内重要的行业贸易展巴黎航展下周即将举行。由于波音和其竞争对手空客通常喜欢在航展上公布订单，这也使5月成为新订单增加较慢的月份。
Yet Boeing booked orders for 43 jets in May of 2018, ahead of that year's Paris Air Show. And 21 of those orders were for the 737 Max.
然而，去年5月，巴黎航展举行前，波音公司斩获43架飞机的订单，其中21架订购的是737 Max。
文章来源：中国日报英语点津
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