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 China's top legislature rejects Japanese resolution on ADIZ

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress says China's top legislature firmly opposes a Japanese resolution on China's East China Sea Air Defense¹ Identification Zone (ADIZ).

The committee says in a statement the Japanese side has no right to make irresponsible remarks on China's establishment of the ADIZ, stressing that the NPC is resolutely² opposed to the Japan's so-called resolution. 

It says China's establishment of the ADIZ is reasonable, legitimate³ and in line with international law and practice.

China has always been firmly opposed to and never recognized Japan's unauthorized action to include the Diaoyu Islands into Japan's so-called air defense identification zone.

The statement says the root cause of the current tensions in the East China Sea is in Japan. It urges Japan to cut off all provocative⁴ words and deeds and to make concrete efforts for the improvement of China-Japan relations as well as peace of the East China Sea and its airspace.

 

Preparations in full swing for Mandela's funeral: government

The South African government has announced that preparations are in full swing for the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela. 

A government official says among the arrangements, Mandela's body is being prepared by the Military Health Service of the South African National Defense Force to lie in state at the Union Buildings from Dec. 11 to 13.

Work is also underway at critical venues⁶ to prepare for the events related to the State Funeral, scheduled for Dec. 15.

He said the government reiterates⁷ the call by President Jacob Zuma for the nation to use Dec. 8 as a national day of prayer and reflection in places of worship, homes and communities to celebrate the life of Mandela and the legacy⁸ he has left. 

On Dec. 15, a funeral service and interment ceremony will take place at Mandela's home and final resting place at Qunu in the Eastern Cape⁹.

 

Historic trade package sealed at WTO Bali meeting

The 159-member World Trade Organization (WTO) has reached a breakthrough in its multilateral trade negotiation¹⁰ by sealing its first-ever trade package at its ninth ministerial meeting after four Latin American countries gave up rejection¹¹ to the package. 

Gita Wirjawan, chairman of the ministerial conference and Indonesia's trade minister, announced the adoption¹² of a ministerial declaration and "the full Bali package" at the closing ceremony, which marked a historic progress for the 12-year-long Doha Round trade talk.

 

Haze¹³ continues to shroud¹⁴ east, north China

Heavy haze still shrouded¹⁵ north and east China on Saturday, with highways closed and flights delayed or canceled.

The smoggy weather affected¹⁶ a large swathe of the country's land from north to south with visibility less than 50 meters in some regions. 

Cities like Shanghai and Nanjing have been enveloped¹⁷ in the grey sky for the past several days. Many pedestrians¹⁸ had to wear masks. 

Beijing saw smog on Saturday. Local meteorological authorities forecast a cold front will reach Beijing on Sunday afternoon, which will quickly improve the air quality. 

Thanks to a strong cold front, the air quality in north China and east China's Yangtze Delta¹⁹ area will significantly improve between Sunday and Wednesday next week.

 

China enhances trade finance supervision²⁰

China's forex regulator says it will intensify²¹ supervision on commercial banks' trade finance businesses to curb²² fake financing activities and prevent abnormal cross-border forex movement.

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange says in a statement that its local branches should urge banks to enhance authenticity²⁴ and compliance²⁵ examinations for their trade finances. 

It says banks should actively²⁶ support authentic²³ trade finance demands by the real economy, but prevent companies from getting trade finance by making up trade backgrounds.

 

Vice⁵ Premier²⁷ calls for further development of Confucius Institute

China's vice premier Liu Yandong has called for further development of the Confucius Institute to promote cross-border cultural exchanges during an annual conference of the institute.

Liu Yandong, who is also president of the Confucius Institute Headquarters council, attended the opening ceremony of the eighth conference of the institute on Saturday, and presented awards for excellent individuals and organizations. 

In an address at the ceremony, Liu Yandong called for cooperation through the platform, and urged it to show the world the real picture of China and promote inclusiveness and mutual²⁸ understanding of different civilizations.

 

Int'l dialogue on Chinese Dream held in Shanghai

An Int'l dialogue on Chinese Dream is being held in Shanghai. 

While delivering a keynote speech at the International Dialogue on the Chinese Dream, Cai Mingzhao, director of China's State Council Information Office said the realization²⁹ of the Chinese Dream for the country's population of 1.3 billion will be a great event in human history.

He said it will put a new face on China and make a fresh and greater contribution to mankind.

The Chinese Dream concept was put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he attended an exhibition themed "road towards renewal³⁰" at the end of 2012.

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

4 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

5 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。

6 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

7 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

8 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

9 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

10 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

11 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

12 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

13 haze   

n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊

参考例句：

• I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。
• He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

14 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

15 shrouded   

v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密

参考例句：

• The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
• The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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。

17 enveloped   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
• Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

20 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

21 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

22 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

23 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

24 authenticity   

n.真实性

参考例句：

• There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
• The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。

25 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

26 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

27 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。

28 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。

29 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

30 renewal   

adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来

参考例句：

• Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。