Hunting Whale Shark Killer 警察追捕杀鲸凶手

Chinese Police(警察) Hunt(追捕) Whale Shark(鲸鲨) Killer(凶手).
中国警察追捕杀鲸凶手

Police in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are hunting the killer of a whale shark after detaining(拘留) two other people for purchasing(购买) the butchered(被屠杀的) state-protected animal.

A netizen posted photos Saturday showing a shark being pulled out of the sea off Beihai City and transported(运送) away, prompting(促使) police investigations(调查).

A spokesperson with Beihai's public security bureau said that a suspect(嫌疑犯) surnamed Liao bought the 370-kg shark for 2 yuan ($0.3 USD) per kg Saturday and sold it to another surnamed Huang for 5 yuan/kg.

Huang is alleged(据称) to have turned the meat(肉) into fertilizer(肥料) and sold it on.

Whale shark is considered "vulnerable" by the International unio for Conservation of Nature and is a Class-B protected species(物种) in China. They are spotted in waters off the Guangxi and Guangdong regions every May and June.

词汇 Words:

[jǐng chá] 警察 police
[zhuī bǔ] 追捕 hunt
[yùn sòng] 运送 transport
[cù shǐ] 促使 prompt
[diào chá] 调查 investigation

重点词汇 Key words:

1. 追 chase, pursue
[zhuī chá] 追查 find out：追查谣言的来源 run a rumor back to its source
[zhuī qiú] 追求 seek; go after： 追求一位姑娘 go after a girl
2. 捕 catch;seize;hunt
[bǔ yú] 捕鱼 catch fish
[bǔ zhuō ] 捕捉 grasp；seize：拍照时捕捉婴儿的微笑 capture a baby's smile in a snapshot