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　　The most famous statue－the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged．The experts are trying to find out the cause to protect it．As we all know, the Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man．It was out from limestone(石灰石)near Egypt’s pyramids about 4500 years ago．Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx’s right shoulder．

　　In order to protect the statue from more harms, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature．The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself．The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx．Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries．The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage．They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it．

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　　The most famous statue－the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged．The experts are trying tofind out the cause to protect it．As we all know, the Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man．It was out from limestone(石灰石)near Egypt’s pyramids about 4500 years ago．Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx’s right shoulder．

　　In order to protect the statue from more harms, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature．The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself．The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx．Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries．The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage．They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it．

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　　The chief medical officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, today called for a new crackdown on tobacco smuggling(走私)to stop illegal imports of cigarettes undermining(影响)efforts to reduce smoking-related illnesses．

　　Sir Liam said the government and other European Union(EU)member states needed to introduce tighter controls to reduce the widespread availability of cheap illegally imported cigarettes．

　　Up to 25％ of cigarettes and 75％ of hand-rolled tobacco consumed in England have avoided UK taxes and duties, according to the chief medical officer’s(CMO)fourth annual report on the state of public health．

　　The street price of a smuggled pack of a leading brand of cigarettes is 2.50 while the legal price is 4.89．

　　Sir Liam said：“Smuggled and cheap tobacco undermines health and health inequality goals by making tobacco widely available at much cheaper prices．”

　　“Traditionally, taxes, duties and price increases on tobacco have reduced tobacco consumption and been highly effective as an additional discouragement, but the availability of smuggled and cheap tobacco erodes these efforts to help people stop smoking．”

　　“I would like to see closer cooperation between UK Revenue and Excise and other EU member states in dealing with this problem．”

　　Sir Liam’s report also called for public services to provide more healthy and appetising meals．

　　Public services spend up to 2bn a year on buying food and catering services－7％ of all UK spending on catering．The CMO said the NHS, local authorities and prisons should use this power to promote healthier eating．For example, hospitals should buy more fruit, he said．

　　The CMO said, “The section serves over 1．8bn meals a year－they need to be healthier and more nutritionally balanced．The public section should use its huge financial muscle, as a purchaser and obtainer, to improve the nation’s health．”