Hundreds get lost daily at Tian'anmen Square

时间：2007-10-08 03:16:57

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BEIJING, Oct 7 - More than 3,400 tourists "got lost" when touring the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing during the first four days of October, local police said Saturday.

 

The 3,418 tourists, who were reported losing contact with their relatives, an average of 854 per day, were among more than 4.95 million Chinese and foreigners visiting the world's largest square during the period.

 

The majority of the "lost" were found within the day they got missing1, thanks to the assistance2 by police.

 

Tian'anmen Square, with an area of 440,000 square meters, is Beijing's heart and a major attraction3 for tourists from around the world.

 

The number of tourists to the square increased sharply4 when Chinese started to celebrate National Day on October 1, with a seven-day holiday.

 

More than 100,000 people from across the country gathered at the square to watch the national flag raising ceremony in drizzle5 at dawn of the day.

 

As many as 1.5 million people visited the square on Tuesday, making the largest daily number in seven years.

 
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1 missing 3nTzx7     
adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的
参考例句：
  • Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
  • All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。
2 assistance CO8yr     
n.援助，帮助
参考例句：
  • She called and called but no one came to her assistance.她叫了又叫，但没有人来帮。
  • He will get the great possible assistance.他将获得尽可能大的帮助。
3 attraction 0OkyF     
n.吸引人的事物；吸引；吸引力
参考例句：
  • The main attraction of the place is the nightlife.这个地方最具吸引力的是夜生活。
  • Amy is always the centre of attraction at parties.艾米总是聚会上的中心人物。
4 sharply UiRziL     
adj.锐利地，急速；adv.严厉地，鲜明地
参考例句：
  • The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
  • Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
5 drizzle Mrdxn     
v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨
参考例句：
  • The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。
  • Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。

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