Chat attack

quit fishing / 退捕/ (tuìbǔ)

A: Do you have an recollection about this? Since January 1, the 10-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze River has been fully launched.

你有印象吗？从2021年1月1日起,长江十年禁渔已经全面启动了。

(nǐyǒu yìnxiànɡma? cónɡ èrlínɡèryīnián yīyuèyīrìqǐ, chánɡjiānɡ shínián jìnyú yǐjīnɡ quánmiàn qǐdònɡle.)

B: Huh? How many fishermen did it lead to quit fishing?

那会导致多少渔民退捕啊？

(nàhuì dǎozhì duōshǎo yúmín tuìbǔa?)

A: The policy covers more than 10 provinces and cities, among which Jiangsu has nearly 39,000 fishermen.

政策涵盖10多个省市, 其中江苏就有将近3.9万名渔民。

(zhènɡcè hánɡài shíduōɡè shěnɡshì, qízhōnɡ jiānɡsū jiùyǒu jiānɡjìn sāndiǎnjiǔwànmínɡ yúmín.)

B: It is also a big project to resettle these fishermen.

安置这些退捕渔民也是个大工程。

(ānzhì zhèxiē tuìbǔ yúmín yěshìɡè dàɡōnɡchénɡ.)

A: The resettlement rate of fishing fishermen in Jiangsu is 100 percent. Many fishermen also formed teams for fish protection. Other fishermen have been focused on aquatic business.

江苏全省退捕渔民安置率100%。不少渔民还组成了护渔队。也有渔民专心干起了水产生意。

(jiānɡsū quánshěnɡ tuìbǔ yúmín ānzhìlǜ bǎifēnzhībǎi. bùshǎo yúmín háizǔchénɡle hùyúduì. yěyǒu yúmín zhuānxīn ɡànqǐle shuǐchǎn shēnɡyi.)

B: The fishermen's fishing experience can continue to play a role. It is indeed a win-win situation.

渔民的捕鱼经验能继续发挥作用, 确实做到了双赢。

(yúmínde bǔyú jīnɡyàn nénɡjìxù fāhuī zuòyònɡ, quèshí zuòdàole shuānɡyínɡ.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT