Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-12-28

 China's top legislature, advisory¹ body strongly condemn² Abe's shrine³ visit

The foreign affairs committees of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have issued statements, voicing strong indignation toward and condemnation⁴ of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine.

They firmly oppose the blatant⁵ homage⁶ paid by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the Yasukuni shrine, and strongly condemn such serious provocation⁷ to world peace and human conscience.

The statement says the visit to the shrine by Japanese politicians is an attempt to deny and whitewash⁸ the war crimes committed by militarist Japan and challenges the post-war international order.

The South Korean government also expressed a strong stance on Abe's visit to the shrine.

The US side meanwhile has expressed its dissapointment over Shinzo Abe's visit, too.

Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, called the visit harmful to regional peace, saying it will make it more difficult for Japan to mend its relationships with neighbouring countries.

 

China joins meditation⁹ effort in S Sudan

China has sent its envoy¹⁰ to South Sudan to carry out meditation efforts.

China's special envoy Zhong Jianhua for Africa is visiting South Sudan and neighbouring countries.

The Chinese government has also pledged to provide more humanitarian¹¹ aid to the conflict-torn country if needed. 

Meanwhile, leaders from some east African countries are to meet in Kenya to discuss the violence in South Sudan.

 

Thai bus accident kills two Chinese

The Chinese embassy in Thailand has confirmed the deaths of two Chinese citizens in a bus accident in a north Thai province on Thursday night. 

The embassy says it's trying to contact the victims' families in the hope then can come to Thailand to identify the bodies. 

According to the embassy, the bus was carrying 37 people when it fell off a bridge leaving 30 dead, four seriously injured and three others missing.

 

Thai army chief calls for restraint.

Thailand's army chief has urged both sides in the country's bitter political dispute to show restraint. 

Thailand has been wracked by two months of political tension, and occasionally violent street protests, as protesters seek to oust¹² Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. 

The disruption seems to be timed to disrupt elections scheduled for 2 February.

 

3 killed, 265 arrested in clashes during pro-Morsi protests

At least three people have been killed nationwide in clashes between supporters of ousted¹³ Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and their opponents in Egypt.

The police have arrested 265 people affiliated¹⁴ with the Muslim Brotherhood¹⁵, which the ousted president hails from and was declared Wednesday by the government as "a terrorist group."

 

China to increase safety checks over food, pharmaceuticals¹⁶

China will increase safety checks on food products and crack down on shoddy pharmaceuticals next year as part of its stepped-up supervision¹⁷ over the food and drug sector¹⁸.

Zhang Yong, head of the China Food and Drug Administration, says authorities will strengthen supervision over dairy and meat products, cooking oil, liquor, food additives¹⁹ and children's foods next year. 

The administration will launch special campaigns to ensure food safety in rural areas, rural-urban fringe zones, schools, small workshops and online stores.

 

China's industrial profit up 9.7 pct in November

Profit growth has slowed in China's industrial sector in November.

The National Bureau of Statistics reports total profits have come in at 707 billion yuan, a gain of 9.7 percent for November.

But that's down from growth just over 15 percent recorded in October.

Through the year so far, profits are up more than 13-percent, down slightly from this time last year.

The private sector is leading the way through 2013 with profits 16-percent higher than this time last year.

State-owned enterprises have recorded profit growth of 8.4 percent.

 

China rejects U.S. GM corn byproduct

Chinese inspectors²⁰ have rejected two batches²¹ of a corn by-product²² from the US.

China's top quality supervisor²³ says the shipment contains trace amounts of a genetically²⁴ modified strain of corn, not approved in this country.

The product in question arrived in Shanghai on December 23rd.

The shipment weighed nearly 760-tonnes.

Last week, inspectors rejected a 545-tonne corn shipment from the US, because of the same genetically-modified strain.

 

Beijing to increase maternity²⁵ beds for new birth policy

The municipal government in Beijing will increase the number of maternity beds in the city, if changes to the family planning policy are approved.

A new policy expected by March will allow more couples to have a second baby.

Right now, couples can have a second child only if both parents came from one-child families.

Under the new guidelines, couples will be able to have a second baby even if only one parent is an only child.

1 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

2 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

3 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

4 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

5 blatant   

adj.厚颜无耻的；显眼的；炫耀的

参考例句：

• I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
• His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。

6 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

7 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

8 whitewash   

v.粉刷，掩饰；n.石灰水，粉刷，掩饰

参考例句：

• They tried hard to whitewash themselves.他们力图粉饰自己。
• What he said was a load of whitewash.他所说的是一大堆粉饰之词。

9 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

10 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。

11 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

12 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

13 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

14 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

15 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

16 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 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。

18 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

19 additives   

n.添加剂( additive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• chemical additives in petrol 汽油中的化学添加剂
• It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives. 包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 batches   

一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业

参考例句：

• The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
• The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。

22 by-product   

n.副产品，附带产生的结果

参考例句：

• Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.自由是经济盈余的副产品。
• The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.制造轮胎的原材料是提炼汽油时产生的一种副产品。

23 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

24 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

25 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。