CRI Hourly News 2012 08 11

 

 

Chinese FM stresses joint¹ effort with ASEAN to maintain peace in South China Sea

China has called on ASEAN countries to make joint effort to maintain peace in the South China Sea. 

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a joint press conference with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa in Jakarta that to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea is the shared responsibility of all countries in the region.

He said China is willing to work with Indonesia and other ASEAN countries to fully² and effectively implement³ the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, build mutual⁴ trust, promote cooperation and maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.

Earlier Friday, Yang Jiechi held talks with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss deepening the all-round strategic cooperation between the two countries.

 

40 killed as bus falls into gorge⁵ in N. India

At least 40 people were killed and 17 injured Saturday when an overloaded⁶ bus fell into a deep gorge in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

This is the second deadly bus incident in India in days after over 30 were killed when a bus fell into a gorge in the northeast Indian state of Meghlaya on Wednesday.

 

Romney picks Paul Ryan as VP running mate: media 

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt⁷ Romney has picked Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice⁸ presidential running mate.

U.S. media report a formal announcement would be made Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia, during a public event aboard the renowned⁹ USS Wisconsin, a decommissioned World War II-era warship¹⁰.

 

Mainland negotiator concludes Taiwan tour after signing agreements 

Chinese mainland negotiator Chen Yunlin has concluded his three-day trip to Taiwan after signing two cross-Strait agreements on investment protection and customs cooperation during talks with his Taiwanese counterpart, marking the eighth round of negotiations¹¹ since regular cross-Strait talks resumed in 2008.

The two sides signed the two agreements that aim to improve the protection of the rights and interests of cross-Strait investors¹² and promote two-way investment, as well as facilitate customs clearances¹³.

 

Typhoon Haikui affects 330,000 in E China province 

More than 330,000 people in east China's Jiangxi Province have been affected¹⁴ by typhoon Haikui.

Local authorities say typhoon-triggered torrential rainstorms have battered¹⁵ Jiangxi over the past few days. Over 33 thousand residents have been relocated in the province. 

The water level of Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, stood at 19.2 meters, 0.20 meter over the alert level and 2.25 meters higher than the average annual level. 

Haikui, the 11th typhoon of the year, was the third typhoon to wallop China's eastern coast in a week, after storms Saola and Damrey hit the region over the weekend.

 

Death toll¹⁶ in E China reservoir breach¹⁷ rises to 11 

Eleven people have been confirmed dead in a flood that occurred ollowing a dam breach in east China's Zhejiang province.

The reservoir's 28.5-meter-high earthen dam collapsed¹⁸ Friday morning, flooding a downstream village. Twenty-seven people were injured in the flood. 

Zhejiang has been lashed¹⁹ by downpours over the last few days with the arrival of typhoon Haikui, which landed in the province early Wednesday morning before moving into neighboring Anhui province.

 

Traffic accidents crippled Chinese insurers last year 

Chinese insurance companies were in the red last year due to road accident-related insurance, as they had to compensate²⁰ a large number of victims of traffic accidents according to data from the industry association. 

The Insurance Association of China says insurance companies posted a combined loss of 9.2 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) in managing the compulsory²¹ auto²² traffic accident liability insurance.

It says two-billion-yuan in investment revenue from traffic accident liability insurance premiums²³ failed to cover 11billion yuan in claims insurers had to pay last year, leading to the fifth straight year of losses for the insurance product since it was introduced in 2006. 

The country's insurance companies have lost over 17 billion yuan in compulsory insurance over the past five years, according to the IAC.

 

China starts construction on 5.8 mln low-income housing units 

China started building 5.8 million low-income housing units in the first seven months of this year.

The Ministry²⁴ of Housing and Urban-Rural Development says Construction on 3.6 million affordable²⁵ homes has been basically completed in the period.

The government has vowed²⁶ to start construction on more than 7 million low-income housing units this year, part of its five-year plan to build 36 million such units by 2015.

 

Central China produces super-capacity light rail train 

The world's first super-capacity light rail train has been completed in Zhuzhou, central China's Hunan province.

The new type of electric locomotive can be fully charged within 30 seconds during its station stops, as it has a box-type super capacitor on the roof and charge spots at the foot of every compartment²⁷.

The train can hold a maximum of 320 passengers and features low energy consumption. It can provide a new solution for the construction of highly cost-effective and environmentally-friendly urban rail public transport.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 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。

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

6 overloaded   

a.超载的，超负荷的

参考例句：

• He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。
• She has overloaded her schedule with work, study, and family responsibilities. 她的日程表上排满了工作、学习、家务等，使自己负担过重。

7 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

8 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。

9 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

10 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

11 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

12 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

13 clearances   

清除( clearance的名词复数 )； 许可； （录用或准许接触机密以前的）审查许可； 净空

参考例句：

• But I can't get to him without clearances. 但是没有证明我就没法见到他。
• The bridge and the top of the bus was only ten clearances. 桥与公共汽车车顶之间的间隙只有十厘米。

14 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。

15 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

16 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

17 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

18 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

19 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

21 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

22 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。

23 premiums   

n.费用( premium的名词复数 )；保险费；额外费用；（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价

参考例句：

• He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》

24 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。

25 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

26 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。

27 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。