Chinese City Wants to Know Who Is Getting Late-Night Massages 南宁按摩行业超严新规：凌晨需实名登记加监控 Going to get a massage? If you happen to be in the southwestern city of Nanning, that may soon involve handing over your personal information and being recorded by at least four surveillance cameras. It’s all part of the city’s new campaign targeting massage parlors, which local officials say are often hotbeds of fraud, gambling, and prostitution. Massage parlors have become targets of enhanced oversight in several parts of China over recent years due to their insalubrious reputation. But Nanning has raised eyebrows across the nation due to the severity of its proposed new massage regulations, which are due to come into force on Nov. 1. 打算去按摩吗？如果你碰巧在西南部城市南宁，可能很快就会需要你交出个人信息，并被至少四个监控摄像头记录下来。 这是南宁市针对按摩院的新一轮整治行动的一部分，当地官方称按摩院往往是欺诈、赌博和卖淫的温床。 近年来，按摩店因其不良名声成为中国多个地区加强监管的目标。但南宁即将于11月1日生效的新规，其严格程度令全国上下大为吃惊。 ☞ massage 英 [ˈmæsɑːʒ] 美 [məˈsɑːʒ] n. 按摩，推拿 v. 按摩，推拿；窜改；用………揉擦（皮肤、头发等） 复数massages Massage is the action of squeezing and rubbing someone's body, as a way of making them relax or reducing their pain. 按摩 Alex asked me if I wanted a massage. 亚历克斯问我是否需要一次按摩。 ☞ happen to be 美 [ˈhæpən tu bi] 碰巧是：表示某事或某人在特定时间或地点碰巧出现或存在。 ☞ involve 英 [ɪnˈvɒlv] 美 [ɪnˈvɑːlv] v. 牵涉，涉及；包含，需要；使陷入，使卷入；（使）参加，加入；使承担，使面对 If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it. 需要 ☞ parlor 英 [ˈpɑːlə(r)] 美 [ˈpɑːrlər] n. 客厅；会客室；业务室；室内店铺 adj. 客厅的；适于客厅使用的；只会空谈的 massage parlor n.按摩室 ☞ hotbed 英 [ˈhɒtbed] 美 [ˈhɑːtbed] n. （尤指不良事物、活动的）温床 If you say that somewhere is a hotbed of an undesirable activity, you are emphasizing that a lot of the activity is going on there or being started there. (不良活动的)温床 ☞ salubrious 英 [səˈluːbriəs] 美 [səˈluːbriəs] adj. 清爽的；气候有益健康的 insalubrious 英 [ˌɪnsəˈluːbriəs] 美 [ˌɪnsəˈluːbriəs] adj. 不健康的；不卫生的，对身体有害的 ☞ raised eyebrows US magazine Teen Vogue has raised eyebrows by featuring a pregnant model on its cover. 美国的时尚杂志《Teen Vogue》将一名怀孕少女作为封面模特，引起了人们的惊讶与关注。
