Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-02-15

 Chinese president meets U.S. state secretary

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with US Secretary of State John Kerry.

The two spoke¹ to each other at the Great Hall of the People, with President Xi saying China is committed to building relations with the US, and he hopes to improve dialogue, trust, and cooperation with the Americans.

Kerry echoed those hopes, and says he hopes the US and China can also improve the green economy and fight climate change together.

Kerry arrived in Beijing on Friday morning, following meetings in Seoul, South Korea. He will also be visiting Indonesia and United Arab Emirates.

 

U.S. urged to respect China's interests in East, South China sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the United States to respect China's sovereign interests in the East China Sea and South China Sea.

Wang made the comments while meeting his US counterpart in Beijing.

Wang Yi also says the Chinese government is sticking to a peaceful development path and continues to seek peaceful settlement of disputes with neighboring countries.

Wang also says no one can "shake" China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial² integrity.

 

China slams U.S. navy official's remarks

China has slammed a U.S. navy official's remarks concerning the South China Sea and asked the United States to keep its position neutral on territorial disputes between China and the Philippines.

Chinese Foreign Ministry³ spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China has repeatedly expressed its firm position on the disputes and will address the issue through discussions and negotiations⁴ directly with concerned parties. 

She said as a bilateral⁵ arrangement, the U.S.-Philippines alliance should not undermine the interests of third parties.

Hua Chunying emphasized that the U.S. is not the party concerned in South China Sea disputes and it should keep its promise of a neutral position on the issue. She added that the U.S. should act in a prudent⁶ manner to make real efforts for peace and stability in the region.

 

11 terrorists killed in Xinjiang attack

Police say 11 terrorists have been shot dead by police during a terrorist attack Friday afternoon in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous⁷ Region.

The terrorists attacked police who were on a routine patrol in Wushi County.

Last month, Six terrorists were shot down by police during an attack against a police station in Aksu Prefecture.

 

Delegations⁸ of Syiran warring sides admit no progress achieved

Delegates of Syrian government and the opposition⁹ have both admitted the second round of the Geneva II conference failed to achieve any progress. 

The current negotiations stuck in setting the agenda of discussions, witnessing the two sides not budging¹⁰ an inch from their positions.

France to send 400 more soldiers to Central African Republic: Elysee

France will send 400 more soldiers to the Central African Republic (CAR) where sectarian clashes still haunted the country despite the deployment¹¹ of French and African forces to restore order.

French President Francois Hollande's office says at the end of a defense¹² meeting at the Elysee on the situation in its former colony, France decided¹³ to increase "temporarily" the number of its servicemen to 2,000 where already 1,600 have been deployed¹⁴ in the violence-torn African country.

 

Smog dims Lantern Festival revelry

The tradition during Lantern Festival is to light off fireworks, but in many big cities in China, that is not the case this year.

Severe smog is once again dampening festivities across a large section of the country.

Usually, all leftover¹⁵ fireworks would be set off, but the air quality index in Beijing had reached level 5 by Friday morning - the most heavily polluted reading on the scale.

The city's weather department sent out an advisory¹⁶, urging people not to set off any fireworks during Lantern Festival, which is the last legal day for fireworks celebrations.

 

China announces Toyota, Chrysler recalls

Toyota has announced to recall of nearly 9,400 Highlander¹⁷ vehicles sold in China due to defective¹⁸ air bags.

The recall covers Highlander vehicles produced between December last year and February this year.

Meantime, Chrysler is planning to recall over 150 imported Chrysler 300S models produced between February and May last year.

 

China mulls rules for Internet finance

The China Securities Regulatory Commission is promising¹⁹ to develop rules to govern the burgeoning²⁰ internet finance industry.

It says it will develop guidelines with help from other agencies that have a stake in the nascent²¹ sector²².

The CSRC says it is generally supportive of Internet finance, but the sector still needs proper guidance and regulation.

The new industry is led by products like Alibaba's Yu'E Bao (Leftover Treasure), which has attracted a lot of attention since its launch in June.

It lets users invest extra money in their bank accounts in a money-market fund.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

7 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

8 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

9 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。

10 budging   

v.（使）稍微移动( budge的现在分词 )；（使）改变主意，（使）让步

参考例句：

• Give it up, plumber. She's not budging. 别费劲了，水管工。她不会改变主意的。 来自互联网
• I wondered how Albert who showed no intention of budging, felt about Leopold's desertion. 对于从未有迁徙打算的艾伯特来说，我不知道它会怎样看待利奥波德这样弃它而去呢。 来自互联网

11 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

12 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。

13 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

14 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

15 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

16 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。

17 highlander   

n.高地的人，苏格兰高地地区的人

参考例句：

• They call him the highlander, he is Rory McLeod! 他们叫他寻事者，他是罗瑞·麦克劳德！ 来自互联网

18 defective   

adj.有毛病的，有问题的，有瑕疵的

参考例句：

• The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. 该公司因为一件次品而受到媒体攻击。
• If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation. 如果货品证明有缺陷， 顾客有权索赔。

19 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

20 burgeoning   

adj.迅速成长的，迅速发展的v.发芽，抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 )；迅速发展；发（芽），抽（枝）

参考例句：

• Our company's business is burgeoning now. 我们公司的业务现在发展很迅速。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis. 这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。 来自辞典例句

21 nascent   

adj.初生的，发生中的

参考例句：

• That slim book showed the Chinese intelligentsia and the nascent working class.那本小册子讲述了中国的知识界和新兴的工人阶级。
• Despite a nascent democracy movement,there's little traction for direct suffrage.尽管有过一次新生的民主运动，但几乎不会带来直接选举。

22 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。