Hourly News 每日新闻 14:00 2011/09/23

 Chinese FM Urges 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.

The foreign minister says Washington's move has the potential to destabilize the relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

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.

"The only role he sees is for Israel and the United States, in a direct dialogue sponsored by the United States, and that's something that could go on for another twenty years or more."

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.

 

 

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 in Tripoli has hailed the arrest, calling it a move of great importance in suppressing the Gaddafi regime.

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 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.

 

 

32 confirmed dead in rain-triggered landslide⁹ in NW China

 

The official death count from a land slide this past weekend in northwest China's Shaanxi Province 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 partially¹⁰ buried a ceramics¹¹ plant in the provincial¹² capital of Xi'an.

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

 

 

China's relief tents arrive in Pakistan

 

The first batch¹³ of Chinese assistance with 7000 tents to Pakistan has arrived in Karachi.

It's part of 4.7-million-US-dollar Chinese aid package after parts of Pakistan were hit by floods this year.

The second batch will be delivered tomorrow.

 

 

Websites trafficking explosives shut down

 

Chinese authorities have shut down several websites that were found to be trafficking guns and explosives.

The Ministry¹⁴ of Public Security says 15 websites were investigated, resulting in the shutdown of five.

Chinese law prohibits civilians¹⁵ from possessing guns, ammunition¹⁶, explosives and certain types of knives. Major violations¹⁷ can lead to jail sentences of up to seven years.

 

 

G20 pledges "all necessary actions" to tackle global crisis

 

The Group of 20 major economies have vowed¹⁸ to take strong actions to address the worsening global financial crisis.

In a communique the G20 noted¹⁹ heightened downside risks in the world economy from sovereign stresses, financial system fragility, market turbulence²⁰, weak economic growth and unacceptably high unemployment.

They said they would work together to support growth and implement²¹ "credible²² fiscal²³ consolidation²⁴ plans."

 

 

Ten-year-old shoots teacher, kills himself in Brazil

 

A 10-year-old boy has shot his teacher and then killed himself in southeast Brazil.

The incident took place at a school in Sao Paulo state. 

Police say the student, David Mota Nogueira, asked to go to the restroom but returned with a gun in hand. He shot his teacher in the back then left the classroom and shot himself in the head in the hallway. 

The teacher was injured in the hip²⁵ and is in stable condition. 

Police say the revolver used by the boy belonged to his father, a local police guard. 

The boy's motive²⁶ remains²⁷ unclear.

 

 

NASA refines satellite crash time

 

The US space agency NASA says its out-of-control climate satellite is expected to crash to Earth sometime on Friday evening GMT.

There is still much uncertainty²⁸ over when and where the satellite will re-enter the atmosphere.

Experts say they will get a more precise idea in the last 12 hours before the satellite is due to return.

NASA says the risk to life from the defunct²⁹ satellite is 1 in 3,200.

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 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 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。

13 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。

14 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。

15 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

16 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

17 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

18 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

19 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

20 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

21 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

22 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

23 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

24 consolidation   

n.合并,巩固

参考例句：

• The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法

25 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

26 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

27 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

28 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

29 defunct   

adj.死亡的；已倒闭的

参考例句：

• The scheme for building an airport seems to be completely defunct now.建造新机场的计划看来整个完蛋了。
• This schema object is defunct.No modifications are allowed until it is made active again.此架构对象不起作用。在重新激活之前，不能进行任何改动。