Hourly News 2012.09.11

 China Protests Japan "Buying" Diaoyu Islands

 

China's Foreign Ministry¹ has lodged³ a strong protest against Japan's decision to "buy" part of China's Diaoyu Islands.

Media reports claim that the Japanese government agreed a deal on Monday with the islands' alleged⁴ private owners to "buy" three of the five uninhabited islands at a cost of more than 26 million US dollars.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the Chinese government and the Chinese people resolutely⁵ oppose and strongly protest the move, which seriously violates China's territory and sovereignty.

The statement said that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and that the Japanese government's move is totally illegal.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has summoned Japanese Ambassador Uichiro Niwa to lodge² a strong protest over the issue.

 

 

Relief efforts in full swing in Yunnan

 

Relief efforts are in full swing after 81 people were killed in multiple earthquakes that hit Yunnan last Friday.

Over 820 have been injured.

So far, power has been restored to about 90 percent of the affected⁶ areas as well as the basic restoration mobile phone services.

Nearly 180,000 people have been evacuated⁷ after the quakes leveled more than 7,000 houses.

Authorities have dispatched over 11,000 tents and 78 tonnes of rice to the affected area.

 

 

China to raise gasoline, diesel⁸ prices

 

China will raise the retail⁹ prices of gasoline by 550 yuan per tonne and diesel by 540 yuan per tonne starting Tuesday.

As a result, the benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted by 0.41 yuan per liter and diesel by 0.46 yuan per liter.

The price hike marks the second such increase in a month and the fourth this year.

China last raised fuel prices on August 10, following three consecutive¹⁰ cuts between May and July.

 

 

Security arrangements in place for Tianjin Davos forum¹¹

 

Security arrangements have been put in place for the sixth Summer Davos Forum, set to open in Tianjin on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Public Security says several hundred police officers and firefighters have been assigned to monitor security at the venue¹².

Premier¹³ Wen Jiabao is scheduled to attend the forum, which will be held under the theme of "Creating the New Economy".

CRI will broadcast the opening ceremony live in Mandarin¹⁴ and English from 17:00 to 18:00.

CRIENGLISH.com will also simulcast the event.

 

 

Four Sichuan mine blast officials suspended

 

Four officials in Sichuan have been suspended from their posts in the wake of an explosion at a coal mine late last month that left 45 people dead.

The explosion hit the mine in the city of Panzhihua on August 29th, trapping about a third of the 154 miners who were working underground.

The the explosion also left 54 others hurt, 17 of them seriously.

Meanwhile, rescue efforts for 11 miners trapped in another coal mine in Sichuan is progressing slowly due to the high density¹⁵ of toxic¹⁶ gas and dust in the pit.

 

 

Yemeni military confirm death of No. 2 AQAP leader

 

Senior Yemeni military officials have confirmed the killing¹⁷ of Saeed Ali al-Shihri, the second- in-command of Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

Six other terrorists have also been killed in the raid.

It is believed that al-Shihri's death is going to be a heavy blow to the al-Qaida wing, which has already lost a string of top leaders from U.S. drone strikes this year.

The United states and neighboring oil-rich Saudi Arabia have beefed up their anti-terror cooperation with the Yemeni government since President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi took office in February.

It's been around a year since the political upheaval¹⁸ broke out in Yemen that allowed al-Qaeda capture several cities in southern Yemen.

 

 

Myanmar plans privatization of telecom industry

 

Myanmar's government is working out a plan to privatize its telecommunications industry.

Four private operators are going to take over the industry.

Under a step-by-step privatization process, the industry will operate without funding from the government.

The government of Myanmar is going to open the telecom industry up to foreign firms as well.

Only around 6-percent of the country has their own landline or mobile phone.

 

 

China's auto¹⁹ industry picks up momentum²⁰ in Aug.

 

China's auto industry is picking up momentum, backed by strong sales and output figures in August.

The China Association of Automobile²¹ Manufacturers is reporting August auto sales have surged 8.4 percent from July.

The total volume has hit almost 1.5 million.

Sales of passenger vehicles are leading hte charge, with an increase of nearly 8 percent increase year on year.

Through the first 8 months, around 10-million vehicles have been sold in the Chinese market.

Vehicle manufacturing in China has increased some 4.5-percent month on month.

1 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。

2 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。

3 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 resolutely   

adj.坚决地，果断地

参考例句：

• He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

8 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

9 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

10 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

11 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

12 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

13 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

14 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

15 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

16 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

17 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

18 upheaval   

n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱

参考例句：

• It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
• The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。

19 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

20 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

21 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。