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▍原文
Zhu Jianqiang, meaning “strong-willed pig”, shot to fame after being discovered alive after the magnitude-7.9 earthquake in south-western Sichuan province on 12 May 2008.
The pig's miraculous story – it subsisted on a bag of charcoal and rainwater – was hailed as an inspiring symbol of the will to survive.
It succumbed to "old age and exhaustion" on Wednesday night.
In human terms, Zhu Jianqiang was 100 years old.
▍语言点
1. shoot to fame 一举成名，迅速走红
· He shot to fame after a short video of him went viral on Douyin.
一条抖音短视频，让他（理塘小伙丁真）一夜成名。
2. subsist /səbˈsɪst/ v. 维持生计，勉强生存
· subsist on sth. 靠……勉强度日
3. hail /heɪl/ v. 称赞，赞扬(praise)；跟......打招呼，向......喊
· hail a taxi 打车
· be hailed as 被誉为……
4. succumb to sth. 屈服于、没能抵抗得住……
· The healthcare workers were determined not to succumb to the virus.
疫情期间，医护人员们坚守岗位，坚决不向病毒屈服。
▍知识拓展
矩震级和面波震级：对于巨大地震，国际上一般采用矩震级，这篇新闻中的7.9级就是矩震级；而我国规定对公众发布一律使用面波震级，汶川地震的面波震级是8.0级，在外媒对汶川地震的报道中，两种震级都很常见，而且一般会辅以说明
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