The
octopus changed color to blend into its surroundings.
这只章鱼改变颜色以融入周围环境。
The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring grilled
octopus.
大厨准备了一道美味的烤章鱼菜肴。
Octopuses are known for their remarkable intelligence and problem-solving skills.
章鱼因其非凡的智慧和解决问题的能力而闻名。
The
octopus used its tentacles to grasp onto the rocks and move along the ocean floor.
章鱼用它的触手抓住岩石，在海底移动。
In the aquarium, visitors marveled at the
octopus's ability to open jars to retrieve food.
在水族馆里，游客们对章鱼能打开罐子取食的能力感到惊奇。
The deep sea exploration revealed a giant
octopus with eyes as big as dinner plates.
深海探险揭示了一只巨型章鱼，眼睛大如餐盘。
Octopuses have a unique defense mechanism where they can release ink to confuse predators.
章鱼有一种独特的防御机制，能释放墨汁来迷惑捕食者。
She was fascinated by the
octopus's ability to regenerate its lost limbs.
她对章鱼能再生失去的触手这一能力感到着迷。
The study found that
octopuses can navigate mazes and remember solutions to problems.
研究发现，章鱼能穿越迷宫并记住问题的解决方法。
Divers encountered an
octopus camouflaged as a pile of seashells on the ocean bed.
潜水员在海底遇到了一只伪装成一堆贝壳的章鱼。
Having been granted a stored-value facilities license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in 2016, WeChat Pay HK has been making great efforts to increase its presence in the international metropolis, racing for market share with e-commerce giant Alibaba's digital payment platform AlipayHK - both betting big on the market with a population of 7 million, which has long been dominated by Octopus cards.
"The most important thing (about making national flags for the World Cup) is you don't make or stock products according to any of the predictions, unless it's from Paul (the prophetic octopus)," quipped Hu, the owner of Donghao Flag Manufacturer in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.
Currently, the most dominant cashless payment in Hong Kong is the Octopus card, a rechargeable card that is widely accepted by Hong Kong residents to pay for transportation, as well as items at convenience stores and small retailers.
d'Haussy said Hong Kong residents have got accustomed to using the Octopus card, a contactless stored-value card that provides customers a simple, safe and secure way to pay.
They could use Octopus cards to travel, shop and dine without the hassle of cash, so it is difficult to change the local residents' paying habits, according to d'Haussy.
This includes solutions integrated with the smart payment system, Octopus, which is also used to access the public transport network said the report.
In cooperation with Octopus Cards Ltd — Hong Kong's major means of transport payment — Shenzhen banks have begun to issue e-CNY wallet cards around checkpoints for Hong Kong visitors, enabling those without mainland bank cards or mobile payment accounts to enjoy digital pay across the border.
The trio of the Luohu district government, the Shenzhen branch of BOC, and Octopus Cards Ltd — Hong Kong's major means of transport payment — jointly renovated the cross-border service to tackle payment difficulties for visitors who could not use the prevailing QR code-based mobile payment tools on the mainland.
But applying for an e-CNY wallet card only requires a Hong Kong identity card and an Octopus app account to top up.
The e-CNY card is easy because I can directly use the Octopus app," he told China Daily in an interview.
He also said Hong Kong residents will be able to use physical Octopus stored-value smart cards to top up in the future.
For deep-pocketed players like Tencent's WeChat Pay and Alibaba's Alipay, which have already conquered a growing number of local brick and mortar stores long dominated by cash and the ubiquitous Octopus card, it may not be a big issue for them to be granted the licences or not, Chan noted.
Alipay, WeChat Pay among competitors in market dominated by Octopus, credit cardsFor years, China's twin pillars of digital payment－billionaire Jack Ma Yun's Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay－have been branching out worldwide to chase the more than 130 million big-spending mainland holidaymakers who have become a common sight across the globe, including Hong Kong.
Having already conquered convenience stores, cosmetic shops and many other brand-name brick-and-mortar stores, they are now making inroads into the traditional street markets, breaking the Octopus card's decades-long dominance of MTR ticket purchases, and pushing the payment services to the city's notoriously stubborn taxi drivers who used to be firm believers that cash is king.
"Just like revamp and update are long overdue in many aspects of the city's traditional financial industry, the retail payment system in Hong Kong has remained almost unchanged since the Octopus card was introduced some 20 years ago," said Witman Hung Wai-man, managing director of Qianhai International Liaison Services Ltd and president of Hong Kong Internet Professional Association.
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