Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-12-31

 UN, US, IOC response to Russia explosions

The United Nations has condemned¹ the latest bombing in the Russian city of Volgogard.

At least 14 people have been killed after a blast tore through a trolleybus during the morning rush hour on Monday.

The deadly attack comes just a day after a female suicide bomber² blew herself up at the city's main train station, killing³ 17 and injuring 45 others.

Meantime, the White House has denounced the twin terrorist attacks.

The Obama administration says it would welcome "closer cooperation" with Russia in its security arrangements for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee also says it remains⁴ fully⁵ confident in Russia's ability to protect the forthcoming Winter Olympics.

 

8 terrorists killed in Xinjiang attack

Authorities in Xinjiang say order in the city of Kashgar has returned to normal following a terrorist attack on a police station in the city on Monday.

Local police say a group of 9 militants⁷ launched an early-morning attack on a local police station in the city, wielding⁸ knives and explosives.

The insurgents¹⁰ managed to torch a number of police cars before being confronted by armed authorities.

In the end, 8 of the insurgents were shot and killed.

One was captured alive.

None of the local police officers were hurt.

Local authorities in Kashgar say the group, led by two known militants, had been gathering¹¹ and planning the assault since August.

 

Chinese government requires Shinzo Abe to acknowledge his wrongdoing and mend his way

The Chinese government is ruling out any diplomatic contact with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the timebeing.

The Chinese side is also demanding Abe apologize for visiting the Yasakuni Shrine¹².

The Chinese foreign ministry¹³ says Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine has seriously demaged bilateral¹⁴ relations, suggesting Abe has been playing "double-dealing" with tricks since taking office.

 

U.S. "disappointed" at Abe's visit to war shrine

The US State Department has issued a new statement, saying the US government is disappointed at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.

The State Departement says Abe's move "exacerbates¹⁵ tensions with Japan's neighbors".

U.S. side says it hopes Japan and its neighbors will "find a constructive¹⁶ way to deal with sensitive issues from the past".

 

Nigerian military says 63 Boko Haram militants killed in raids

Authorities in northern Nigeria say a total of 63 insurgent⁹ fighters have been killed in a number of operations.

The Nigerian military has been launching the assaults against members of the Boko Haram militant⁶ sect¹⁷.

In one assault, using both air and ground operations, 56 Boko Haram members were killed in an assault on one of their camps near the town of Bama in the northeastern state of Borno.

The Nigerian military has been launching coordinated¹⁸ raids on suspected Boko Haram camps for the last couple of months in an effort to drive the group out of their strongholds in the region.

 

Merkel extremely dismayed over Schumacher's fall: spokesman

With much of Germany waiting to hear any news about the condition of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, concerns about his health are being expressed at the highest levels in the country.

A spokesperson for German Chancellor¹⁹ Angela Merkel says she was "extremely dismayed" upon hearing about Shumacher's accident.

Schumacher remains in critical condition in hospital in Gernoble, France, after suffering a serious head injury while skiing with his family on Sunday.

The 44-year old fell and hit his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps, suffering a severe head trauma²⁰.

He also required surgery to repair the damage to his brain.

Schumacher remains in a medically-induced coma²¹ as doctors try to reduce the swelling²² in his brain.

Doctors treating the F1 legend say it's still too early to predict what the outcome will be.

 

China says local govt debt reached $3 trillion as of June

The National Audit²³ Office is reporting various levels of government here in China have built up debt totalling around 3-trillion US dollars as of this past summer.

The state auditor²⁴ says total debt directly shouldered by the central and local governments stood at 20.7-trillion yuan as of June.

This represents an increase of around 67-percent from 2010's debt levels.

 

Beijing's smog mainly caused by industrial pollution

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is suggesting the lion's share of the blame for Beijing's smog problem has to do with industrial polluters.

A new study suggests secondary inorganic²⁵ aerosols²⁶ -- namely sulfates and nitrates -- are responsible for 26 percent of Beijing's PM 2.5.

This is followed by industrial production and coal burning at 25 percent and 18 percent respectively.

The study says the heavily-industrialized provinces around Beijing also add to the pollution problem in the capital.

 

Sex scandal brings down health chief

A pair of leading health officials in Liaoning's capital, Shenyang, have been suspended amid a sex scandal.

The local health bureau chief and the female head of a local women's and children's hospital have been removed from their posts.

The head of the women's hospital is under investigation²⁷ for allegedly trading sex for favors.

An online post is citing surveillance video showing the two checking into the same hotel on two separate occasions in late November and early December.

The head of the Shenyang health bureau has also been suspended amid the investigation.

1 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

8 wielding   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的现在分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
• He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。

9 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

10 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

11 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

12 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。

13 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。

14 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

15 exacerbates   

n.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的名词复数 )v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Stripping the land in these ways allows faster surface runoff and exacerbates flooding. 这些做法终将使土地裸露、地表径流加快，从而加重了洪水的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• This policy exacerbates the gap between rich and poor. 这项政策加剧了贫富差距。 来自互联网

16 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

17 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

18 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

19 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

20 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

21 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

22 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

23 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

24 auditor   

n.审计员，旁听着

参考例句：

• The auditor was required to produce his working papers.那个审计员被要求提供其工作底稿。
• The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.审计员查对所有县官员及各部门的帐目。

25 inorganic   

adj.无生物的；无机的

参考例句：

• The fundamentals of inorganic chemistry are very important.无机化学的基础很重要。
• This chemical plant recently bought a large quantity of inorganic salt.这家化工厂又买进了大量的无机盐。

26 aerosols   

n.气溶胶( aerosol的名词复数 )；喷雾剂；（气体中的）浮粒；喷雾器

参考例句：

• Aerosols are present throughout the atmosphere. 气溶胶存在于整个大气层。 来自辞典例句
• Deodorants are available as aerosols or roll-ons. 除臭剂有喷雾装或滚抹装。 来自辞典例句

27 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。