【明報專訊】THE Huoshenshan (''Fire God Mountain'') and Leishenshan (''Thunder God Mountain'') hospitals are busy dealing with not only the new virus, but also a mountain of greedy pursuers — more than 50 companies and individuals. They grabbed potential business opportunities by having the two hospitals' names registered as trademarks. A lawyer pointed out that that might constitute an infringement of China's trademark law, which prohibits any trademarks from harming socialist ethics.
Brexit passport — any port in a storm
PERHAPS Boris Johnson, the UK's prime minister, needs any port in a storm. The UK revealed its new passport to mark its departure from the EU. The new passport adopted a dark blue cover, a return to the country's classic colour. The country's Home Secretary said the UK passport would be entwined with the national identity. Do you think the design of a passport makes people love their country more? (photo.2)
An animal that doesn't need to ''breathe''
TO SURVIVE, we all need to breathe. However, there's a creature newly discovered by scientists in Israel that defies this natural law! Named Henneguya salminicola, the peculiar creature absorbs energy from salmon, to which it attaches itself. It consumes ATP, the fuel for its cellular processes, to live. (photo.3)
■Gear up
According to the passages on this page, answer the following questions.
(1) People in the two hospitals are loved by many men. ( True / False )
(2) The UK passport has helped its people leave the EU.( True / False )
(3) The new creature doesn't need anything to survive. ( True / False )
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
a mountain of (idiom) 大量的
trademark (n) 商標
any port in a storm (idiom) 飢不擇食
fuel (n) 燃料
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