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新闻的倒金字塔结构 The inverted pyramid form Which part of a piece of news is most important? Westerners Suffer from Mad Cow Fears The United States on Friday followed Canada’s lead in stopping, for the time being, imports of Brazilian beef and processed beef products as a precaution against mad cow disease. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said although there was no proof of mad cow disease in Brazil, it was concerned that certain Brazilian beef products may have come into contact with beef from Europe, which has been hit with an outbreak of the brain-wasting disease. “This decision is a temporary action,” USDA said in a statement. Further action would be taken if needed to keep the disease out of the United States, which has never had a case. Mad cow disease is believed to have spread from Britain to other countries when the bones and other remains of diseased cattle were used in livestock feed. Nearly 90 people in Britain, France and Ireland have died from mad cow disease. Canada is the leading exporter of beef to the US, with 345,069 tons shipped in 1999, according to the information from the USDA. Brazil shipped 50,376 tons of beef to the US in1999, up from 33,534 tons in 1998. Brazil’s government said tinned beef exports to the United States were worth around $5.5 million. 写作：写出标题和导语 “为了提高学生们自主学习的能力，燕山大学决定每学期上一个月的课，放三个月假”。 * * end body lead headline picture/ illustration