US returns over 1,000-year-old stone carvings

Two more than 1,000-year-old cultural relics were returned to China after a ceremony at the Manhattan District ­Attorney's Office in New York on Tuesday. Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping attended the ceremony, where officials from both sides agreed that the return will "bring positive energy into China-US relations." The two countries will continue to proactively cooperate in the tracing, recovery and return of stolen cultural relics, according to a statement from China's Consulate General in New York on Wednesday.

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attend the ceremony：参加典礼

carve：雕刻；切开

carving：雕刻品；雕刻

relic：遗物；遗迹；文物

attorney：代理人；律师；检察官

attorneyship：代理权

consul：领事；执政官（sul- = summon，召集，来源拉丁语）

general：n. 一般；将军；大体；a. 全面的，总的；一般的，普遍的

consulate：领事馆

Chinese Consul General：中国总领事馆

proactively：积极地；主动地（proactive 积极主动的）