上海将禁止主动提供一次性用品 Disposable utensils to be banned in Shanghai

Catering services(餐饮服务 cānyǐn fúwù) in Shanghai will stop offering disposable utensils to customers(顾客 gùkè) starting next month.

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According to Shanghai market regulators, starting from July 1, restaurants and food delivery services in the city will be banned(禁止 jìnzhǐ) from offering(提供 tígōng) customers disposable chopsticks(筷子 kuàizi), spoons(勺子 sháozi), and forks(叉子 chāzi) unless they ask for them.

Companies that fail to abide by(遵守 zūnshǒu) the new rule can be fined(罚款 fákuǎn) up to 5,000 yuan (730 U.S. dollars).

重点词汇 Key Word:

禁止 prohibit; ban; forbid

• E.g.Bàngōng lóu lǐ jìnzhǐ xīyān.
  办公楼里禁止吸烟。
  Smoking is prohibited in this office building.

• Jìnzhǐ tíngchē.
  禁止停车。
  No parking.