Tiger photos to be examined by state institution

时间：2007-12-29 07:56:50

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Dec.28 - The controversial photo of a rare South China tiger has been extricated1 from the local authority and sent to "state authoritative2 institution" for authenticity3 judgement, a forestry4 senior official said on Thursday.

 

State Forestry Administration spokesman Cao Qingyao called it "a breakthrough step", but he did not specify5 the identity of the institution.

 

The provincial6 forestry department had insisted the tiger in the photo existed in Zhenping County, although the China Photographers Society confirmed the images were not real.

 

In October, a farmer from Zhenping County, in north China's Shaanxi Province, claimed he snapped photos of a tiger in the forest near his home. The provincial forestry bureau later cited experts as saying that it was a South China tiger, a subspecies believed to have been extinct in the wild for more than three decades.

 

However, many scientists and Internet users have denounced the pictures as fake. Last month, one netizen posted online a picture of a tiger from a new year calendar and claimed the two tigers were identical.

 

Cao said earlier this month the administration reserved judgement on the authenticity of the controversial pictures, and said more concrete evidence was needed. An expert panel was dispatched to Zhenping County last month to carry out a field investigation7.

 
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1 extricated d30ec9a9d3fda5a34e0beb1558582549     
v.使摆脱困难，脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane. 会议好象没完没了，不过我说我得赶飞机，才得以脱身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She extricated herself from her mingled impulse to deny and guestion. 她约束了自己想否认并追问的不可明状的冲动。 来自辞典例句
2 authoritative 6O3yU     
adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的
参考例句：
  • David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
  • Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。
3 authenticity quyzq     
n.真实性
参考例句：
  • There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
  • The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
4 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
5 specify evTwm     
vt.指定，详细说明
参考例句：
  • We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
  • Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。
6 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
7 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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