多家网站暂停互联网彩票销售

 　　A number of major lottery¹ websites across China have suspended their lottery ticket services since the weekend.

　　This, after the central authorities issued an order demanding all provincial² and municipal governments investigate online sales ahead of March 1st and submit their findings.

　　Caipiao.taobao.com, a platform developed by Alibaba to sell tickets for China's welfare lottery and its sports equivalent, had to suspend sales on Saturday.

　　The website says the decision has been made in accordance with requirements from the China Welfare Lottery Management Center and its Sports Lottery counterpart.

　　Xie Min is with Alibaba's ticket-selling website.

　　多家网站暂停互联网彩票销售

　　"Standard lottery sales centers are still allowed to sell tickets on our platform. But the website itself is no longer selling lottery tickets. Individual businesses are also no longer allowed to sell lottery tickets on our website. We made the decision after receiving a notice from the authorities."

　　Regulations connected to online lottery management state that websites have to have ministerial approval before they can sell lottery tickets.

　　However, the authorities have found that many lottery websites have been operating in cooperation with provincial or municipal lottery management centers without getting the proper approvals.

　　Regulators contend this has led to "competitive chaos³."

　　Tang Xiaoping is with the Chinese lottery management center.

　　"Some held back lottery sales revenues and sales data, leading to the loss of lottery funds. It's harmful to the overall lottery market. Some have been found sell lottery tickets to minors⁴, which is also a violation⁵."

　　Buying lottery tickets online has become increasingly popular in recent years.

　　Last year, lottery tickets worth more than 80 billion yuan were bought online.

　　But, despite the convenience, this has also led to a growing number of complaints, including delays in ticket orders and people not receiving their prizes, creating frustration⁶ among those who use the services.

　　For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

2 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

6 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。