Hourly News 每日新闻 10:00 2011/09/23

 U.S. Urged to Revoke¹ Arms Sales to Taiwan

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has become the latest high-ranking Chinese official to take issue with the United States over its latest announced arms sale to Taiwan.

Yang Jiechi has joined a chorus of other Chinese officials, calling the US move wrong, and pressing the Americans to reverse the decision.

Yang also says the move has the potential to destabilize cross-strait ties.

He's made the statement in New York on the sidelines of the annual general debate of the United Nations General Assembly.

 

 

Palestinians denounce Obama opposition² to UN statehood bid

Palestinian protesters are denouncing US President Barack Obama for his opposition to their bid to win UN recognition.

Hamas spokesman Salah al-Bardawil says the US President is ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people.

In the West Bank town of Beit Jala, around 200 Israelis and Palestinians have celebrated³ "Palestinian Independence", calling for the end of Israeli settlement construction in the region.

Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas is expected to formally deliver a letter requesting membership to the UN Security Council at its Friday session in New York.

 

 

Former Libyan PM arrested in Tunisia

Former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi has been arrested in Tunisia's southern border areas.

The National Transitional Council is hailing the arrest, calling it a move of great importance in suppressing the Gaddafi regime.

Abdel Hafiz Ghoga says al-Mahmudi is a symbol of the old regime.

"He is wanted in Libya for crimes not only during the revolution months but also before the revolution broke out. Of course it is really important news for revolution and for the effort to suppress Gaddafi."

A Tunisian court has sentenced Mahmoudi to six months in jail for illegally entering the country.

The NTC is going to apply to have the former Prime Minister extradited to stand trial in Libya.

 

 

Sata declared winner in Zambia 2011 presidential election

Michael Sata has now been declared the winner of the Presidential election in Zambia.

Sata has defeated incumbent⁴ Rupiah Banda by a margin⁵ of 43 to 36-percent.

While the vote in the southern African country earlier this week went off relatively⁶ smoothly⁷, the anticipation⁸ ahead of the results sparked rioting which has left at least 2 people dead.

 

 

Grim warnings: IMF's Lagarde calls for quick, concerted effort

The IMF chief Christine Lagarde is warning that the world economic situation is entering a "dangerous place".

She has made the comments at the fall IMF meeting in Washington.

Lagarde is urging the international community to work together quickly, saying "time is of the essence".

Lagarde is also warning that consolidating⁹ budgets too quickly will hurt the recovery and job creation.

 

 

6.8-magnitude quake hits Tonga -- USGS

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale has jolted¹⁰ Tonga.

The epicenter has struck about 400 kilometers north of Tonga's second largest town of Neiafu.

No injuries or damage has been reported.

 

 

China, Uzbekistan eye deeper cooperation on energy, minerals

The Chinese government is pressing for more cooperation with Uzbekistan when it comes to the energy and minerals sector¹¹.

During his talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, top Chinese lawmaker Wu Bangguo says he also wants to see closer ties in non-resource areas as well, including high-tech¹² and tourism.

For his part, Karimov says the Uzbek side welcomes Chinese investment in its resource sector.

Wu Bangguo's time in Tashkent is the 3rd stop on his current 4-nation tour, which has already taken him to Russia and Belarus.

His last stop is Kazahkstan.

 

 

China sends humanitarian¹³ aid to flood-hit Pakistan

China has sent its first shipment of emergency humanitarian aid to flood-hit Pakistan.

The relief package is part of the 30 million yuan in emergency humanitarian aid that China has offered to Pakistan's flood-ravaged southern regions.

Four military transport aircraft, carrying 3-thousand tents, are expected to reach Karachi sometime Friday morning.

The 4 planes are going to make a quick turn-around, and will be joined by a 5th plane to haul a 2nd batch¹⁴ of relief supplies to southern Pakistan on their return to China.

 

 

32 confirmed dead in rain-triggered landslide¹⁵ in NW China

The official death count from a land slide this past weekend in Shaanxi now stands at 32.

The process of trying to identify all the bodies is now underway.

The landslide, brought on by heavy rains, destroyed a brick factory and partially¹⁶ buried a ceramics¹⁷ plant in the provincial¹⁸ capital of Xi'an.

Heavy rain and more land slides limited rescue attempts, which were brought to an end on Tuesday.

 

 

Chinese prisons scrap¹⁹ ban on inmate²⁰ homosexuality

In a move to try to bolster²¹ human rights, the Chinese Ministry²² of Justice is re-writing the conduct code for prisoners, to try to stop discrimination against homosexuals.

Under the re-tooled rules, prisoners cannot be discriminated²³ against because of their mannerisms or the way they look.

Homosexual acts in prison are still not allowed.

The Justice Ministry is going to publish a guide book next month to try to educate the roughly 300-thousand prison wardens²⁴ across the country about inmates²⁵' human rights.

1 revoke   

v.废除，取消，撤回

参考例句：

• The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
• The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

8 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

9 consolidating   

v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并

参考例句：

• These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
• We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网

10 jolted   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。

11 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

12 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

13 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

14 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

15 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

16 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

17 ceramics   

n.制陶业；陶器

参考例句：

• an exhibition of ceramics by Picasso 毕加索陶瓷作品展
• The ceramics bore the imprint of Luca della Robbia. 陶器上印有卢卡·德拉·罗比亚的字样。

18 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

19 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

20 inmate   

n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。

21 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

22 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。

23 discriminated   

分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的过去式和过去分词 )； 歧视，有差别地对待

参考例句：

• His great size discriminated him from his followers. 他的宽广身材使他不同于他的部下。
• Should be a person that has second liver virus discriminated against? 一个患有乙肝病毒的人是不是就应该被人歧视？

24 wardens   

n.看守人( warden的名词复数 )；管理员；监察员；监察官

参考例句：

• Air raid wardens in tin hats self-importantly stalked the streets. 空袭民防队员戴着钢盔神气活现地走在街上昂首阔步。 来自辞典例句
• The game wardens tranquillized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. 猎物保护区管理员用麻醉射器让犀牛静了下来。 来自辞典例句

25 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》