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 　　Topic1-Pioneering in China's Family Tree Business

　　Chinese people cherish our families. Recently, more Chinese people living overseas are looking for their family roots back in China, and Chinese people living in the homeland are searching for their ancestries¹ as well. The family tree business is buzzing more than ever.

　　RT heart to heart

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　　Topic2-Gym refuses to refund² customers

　　Have you ever signed up with a gym, or a hair dresser or beauty salon³? If the answer is yes, then you must have been asked to deposit a hefty amount of cash up front. One thing you are not told, but we are telling you is: joining a membership is easy, but exiting is so hard!

　　Unsatisfied customers are taking such matters to court.

1 ancestries   

n.祖先，世系( ancestry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All patients and control ancestries were measured ABO blood type. 所有的患者和对照组个体均进行ABO血型检测。 来自互联网
• Our point here is that all ancestries have all experiences therein. 这里我们的重点是，其中所有祖先都经历了所有事件。 来自互联网

2 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

3 salon   

n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室

参考例句：

• Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
• You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。