Hourly News 每日新闻 14:00 2011/09/22

 China blasts US arms sales to Taiwan

 

China is blasting the US government for a new round of arms sales to Taiwan.

Chinese Vice¹ Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun has summoned U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke, lodging² a strong protest to the U.S. side. 

He has told Locke that the new round of arms sales will inevitably³ undermine bilateral⁴ relations.

Meanwhile, Guan Youfei, deputy chief of China's Defense⁵ Ministry⁶'s foreign affairs office, has been instructed to summon the acting⁷ U.S. military attache to China to lodge⁸ a protest.

Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng says the latest U.S. arms sales created severe obstacles for the normal bilateral military exchanges.

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced a new arms package worth 5.85 billion U.S. dollars to Taiwan, including the so-called "upgrading" of Taiwan's F-16 fleet.

 

 

Obama says no to Abbas on statehood bid

 

U.S. President Barack Obama has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Washington opposes the Palestinian attempt to seek statehood at the UN and would use its veto power when necessary.

Obama urged Abbas not to tender a letter of application for full UN membership to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, a move expected to take place right after Abbas addresses the General Assembly on Friday. 

In his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the day, Obama said that peace cannot be imposed on the parties, but has to be negotiated. 

Netanyahu said the Palestinian effort to secure U.N. recognition will not succeed.

"I think the Palestinians want to achieve a state through the international community, but they are not prepared yet to give peace to Israel in return."

Saeb Erekat, a top aide to Abbas, has made it clear that the Palestinians will not accept a delay on a UN vote on their statehood.

 

 

Libyan NTC forces claim victory in Gadhafi outpost

 

Libya's National Transitional Council say their forces have captured the outpost of Jufra, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last strongholds deep in the Sahara desert and found chemical weapons.

NTC forces have just taken control of most of Sabha, another Gadhafi holdout and are continuing the battle in Bani Walid and Sirte, the last two cities still controlled by Gadhafi loyalists.

Meanwhile, NATO has extended its mandate⁹ in Libya for another three months.

However, the head of the NATO command also says the operation could end "at any time."

 

 

Chinese FM meets Ban Ki-moon

 

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly.

During the meeting Yang Jiechi pledged China's support for the UN's leading role in Libya's post-conflict arrangement and work of the UN Support Mission in Libya.

They also exchanged views on issues such as sustainable development, the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, Sudan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

 

Flood peak hits Sichuan, leaving 25 dead, 14 missing

 

The highest flooding in the recorded history of the Qu River has hit Sichuan in southwest China, leaving 25 people dead and 14 others missing.

Torrential rains have caused chaos¹⁰ and destruction in the area since Friday, with more than 83-thousand houses collapsing¹¹

So far this month, over 100 people are dead or missing because of severe flooding nationwide.

 

 

Train crash probe 'needs more time'

 

The expert panel investigating the cause of the bullet train crash in east China say more time is needed to finish their final report. 

Results of the probe were expected in mid-September. However, the team says many problems have yet to be analyzed¹² due to technical and management issues. 

The State Council established the panel in late July, shortly after the crash in Wenzhou city, Zhejiang Province, that killed 40 people.

A Chinese railway research institute has taken responsibility for a flaw in signaling equipment that led to the accident.

 

 

US man executed in Georgia for shooting policeman

 

A man has been executed in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of a policeman in 1989.

Troy Davis' death was delayed for hours while the US Supreme¹³ Court considered an 11th-hour appeal for clemency¹⁴ and eventually rejected it.

The 42-year-old's case was heavily disputed after most of the witnesses recanted or changed their testimony¹⁵.

Davis maintained his innocence¹⁶ in his final statement. He was executed by lethal¹⁷ injection.

 

 

Contaminated food kills 3 children in Peru

 

In Peru, three children have died after eating food that became contaminated with pesticide¹⁸.

The food was donated for a nutrition program at a school in Redondo. 89 children and five adults have been poisoned.

Officials say the food was accidentally contaminated while it was being prepared.

Prosecutors¹⁹ are investigating what happened.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

3 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

9 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

10 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

11 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

12 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

14 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

15 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

16 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

17 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

18 pesticide   

n.杀虫剂，农药

参考例句：

• The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。

19 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。