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PAGE  PAGE 1 英汉双语时事文集之二 1. Hong Kong Strikers Pitch Tents Outside Li Ka-shings Headquarters 香港罢工工人要求李嘉诚出面解决问题 2. Making Sense of College Aid 怎样上美国大学最划算？ 3. Burning Question / Does Reading In Dim Light Hurt Your Eyes? 暗处看书真对眼睛有害吗？ 4. Smog Levels in Hong Kong Hit Highs 香港雾霾污染几达10年来最高水平 5. Finnegans Wake Is Greek To Many; Now Imagine It In Chinese 如何把世界最难“天书”翻成中文？ 6. London Pauses to Mourn Margaret Thatcher 英国为撒切尔举行盛大葬礼 7. Japan Sharply Increased Scrambling Jets Against Chinese Planes 日本针对中国紧急派出战斗机的次数激增 PAGE  PAGE 18 Hong Kong Strikers Pitch Tents Outside Li Ka-shings Headquarters 香港罢工工人要求李嘉诚出面解决问题 Dozens of Hong Kong workers have set up camp outside the headquarters of Li Ka-shing, the citys richest man, pledging not to leave until he personally helps resolve a weeks-long port strike. More than 400 workers are now on strike in the city, protesting against labor conditions and demanding a 20% pay rise. On Wednesday night, they pitched tents outside of the headquarters of Mr. Lis company Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. 0001.HK +0.44%, which owns the largest stake in Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 0013.HK -1.36% Hutchison, through its unit Hongkong International Terminals, runs many of the citys shipping berths. On Thursday morning, nearly a dozen tents were scattered outside the gleaming glass fa?ade of Cheung Kong Center, along with defaced photos of Mr. Li and hand-painted red banners, including one reading The worlds richest Chinese person exploits workers to get rich. Workers said dozens of protesters had slept there. For weeks, Hong Kong residents have used the strike as an opportunity to vent their frustrations over the citys rising levels of inequality and against tycoons like Mr. Li, who dominate many of the citys businesses. Organizers said Thursday that theyd raised more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars (US$644,000) to support the strikers. Every few minutes, as passersby dropped bills into a donations box outside Cheung Kong Center, workers broke into