Hourly News 每日新闻 Hourly News 2013-12-10

 China reacts to the expansion of South Korea's air defence zone

The Chinese government has expressed regret over the expansion of South Korea's air defense¹ zone.

Chinese Foreign Ministry² says the Chinese side will continue to communicate with South Korea over the matter.

The remarks come after South Korea's government announced a southward expansion of its own defense zone. 

The new zone covers Suyan Islet, which is known as Ieodo Island in South Korea.

Suyan is a submerged reef within the overlapping³ areas of the exclusive economic zones of China and South Korea.

 

China refutes comments of becoming a "militarist country"

The Chinese government has issued another statement, saying it is strongly dissatisfied with China being called a militarist country.

It comes in response to the recent comments made by Hidehisa Horinouchi, minister at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.

Horinouchi says China has become a militarist country itself if it criticizes Japan for passing a secrecy⁴ law.

Horinouchi also says China has unilaterally altered the status quo of the East China Sea by establishing an Air Defense Identification Zone.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei says the comments are "totally wrong and ridiculous".

Hong Lei says it is natural for the international community to closely watch the development of Japan's defense strategy, not the other way around.

 

Expelling leader's uncle North Korea's "internal affair": China

The Chinese government has issued a statement in response to the expulsion of senior North Korean official Jang Song-thaek.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei says it is an internal issue of North Korea, adding the Chinese side is committed to maintaining its traditional friendship with North Korea.

North Korean authorities have confirmed Jang Song-thaek has been removed from all his posts and expelled from the Workers' Party of Korea.

Pyongyang says Jang committed "anti-Party and counterrevolutionary crimes".

 

U.S., China complementary in Africa: US envoy⁵

U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Bruce Wharton says the United States does not view China as a threat in Africa.

Wharton made the comments at Harare, saying the US side believes the two sides can be complementary on the continent.

The US diplomat⁶ says China tends to invest more in infrastructure⁷ construction, while the U.S. focuses on human resources and information technologies.

The statement comes in response to the reportedly growing opinion that the West, led by Britain and the United States, has been gradually overtaken by China in Africa.

 

World leaders arriving South Africa ahead of Mandela's memorial service

World leaders are arriving in South Africa ahead of the national memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela.

So far, 91 leaders from across the world have confirmed their attendance for the memorial service at FNB Stadium of Johannesburg later today.

China's Vice⁸ President Li Yuanchao will attend the memorial service as a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

After the service, Mandela's remains⁹ will lie in state for three days at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where he was sworn in as president in 1994.

He will then be buried on Sunday in Qunu, his ancestral home in the Eastern Cape¹⁰ province.

 

Thai King approves holding general election on Feb 2

The King of Thailand has formally approved a general election in the country for Feburary 2nd.

Despite this, Thailand's anti-government protest leader has asked protesters not to go home until victory gained.

Suthep Thaugsuban has made the comments to around 100-thousand protesters marching outside Government House in Bangkok.

The opposition¹¹ continues to protest, despite Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announcing the dissolution of the parliament. 

The Chinese government has released a new statement, saying its the Chinese hope stability can be restored in Thailand as soon as possible.

 

France to start disarming¹² Central African Republic fighters, may use force if needed

France says it will start disarming fighters in the Central African Republic by force if necessary.

The Central African Republic has slid into chaos¹³ as interim¹⁴ president Michel Djotodia struggles to control his loose band of Seleka fighters.

France is deploying¹⁵ 16-hundred troops to the Central African Republic.

France also wants elections advanced to next year and end the interim period originally scheduled to run into 2015.

 

Philippine typhoon death toll¹⁶ nears 6,000

The official death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has reached 6-thousand.

Close to 18-hundred are listed as missing.

The massive storm last month also left more than 27-thousand injured.

Around 4-million people are still living in temporary shelters.

 

China allows interbank trading of deposit certificates

The Chinese government has taken the next step toward fully¹⁷ floating interest rates.

The People's Bank of China is now allowing banks to trade deposits with each other, using a financial product called certificates of deposits.

The interest rate on the certificates will be determined¹⁸ by the market, unlike ordinary deposits, which are subject to rate caps.

This will allow banks to borrow at a more stable cost in the interbank market. 

Authorities expect the move will help improve cash circulation in the market.

In June, the overnight lending rate between banks spiked¹⁹ after banks became reluctant to lend to each other amid a cash crunch²⁰.

 

American Airlines and US Airways²¹ merger²² finalised

American Airlines and US Airways have completed their long awaited merger to create the world's biggest airline.

The new American Airlines Group started trading on the Nasdaq on Monday and shares in the new company soared after making their debut²³.

The merger follows AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, emerging from its 2011 bankruptcy²⁴ filing.

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 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。

3 overlapping   

adj./n.交迭（的）

参考例句：

• There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
• A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。

4 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

5 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

6 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

7 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

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 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 disarming   

adj.消除敌意的，使人消气的v.裁军( disarm的现在分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• He flashed her a disarming smile. 他朝她笑了一下，让她消消气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions. 我们将同意解除军队的武装并把武器留在军事阵地。 来自辞典例句

13 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

14 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

15 deploying   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
• Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。

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 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。

18 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

19 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

20 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

21 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

22 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

23 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

24 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。