Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-02-18

 Xi wants scientific, democratic and legalistic CPC

Chinese president Xi Jinping has told his ministers and provincial¹ governors to sharpen their skills and modernize² the government.

He made the comments at a workshop of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee Party School.

Xi says the goal is to fina a "stable and effective" system for development, the well-being³ of the people, and society's long-term stability.

The president says that will happen only if Party and officials' integrity, capability⁴ and skills are improved and the efficiency of the Party, government departments, public institutions, enterprises and civil organizations are raised.

 

KMT honorary chairman arrives in Beijing

The honorary chairman of Taiwan's Kuomintang party has arrived in Beijing for a four-day visit.

Lien⁵ Chan is leading a delegation⁶ from the island to visit urban and rural construction sites in Beijing.

He's also due to meet with Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China, and attend a forum⁷ here in Beijing.

Lien's visit comes after the chief officials on cross-Straits affairs from the mainland and Taiwan met formally last week for the first time since 1949. 

Meanwhile, the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office has released a new statement, saying the mainland side welcomes a possible meeting between leaders of both sides.

Lien Chan has been making frequent trips to the mainland as the honorary chair of the KMT since 2005.

 

Iran's leader not optimistic about nuclear talks

Iran's Supreme⁸ Leader has gone on-record saying he's not optimistic about Iran's nuclear negotiations⁹ with the P5+1 in Vienna.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being quoted as saying while he's not opposed to the talks , he says he's not optimistic about their outcome.

Khamenei has described the United States as the enemy of the Islamic revolution, saying US hostility¹⁰ toward Iran will not end with the nuclear negotiations.

Iran and the so-called P5+1 grouping are set to resume negotiations later on today in Vienna to try to secure a long-term deal connected to Iran's nuclear programs.

The Chinese government has also issued a new statement, saying the talks are now at a critical stage.

China also urges all parties involved to stick to nagotiation to resolve the issu.

Chinese Vice¹¹ Foreign Minister Li Baodong will be the leading Chinese evvoy in the upcoming talks.

 

Napolitano gives Renzi mandate¹² to form new government

Italy's president has asked the young leader of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, to try to form a government.

This, after Renzi engineered the overthrow¹³ of ousted¹⁵ Prime Minister Enrico Letta in a power grab within the party. 

Renzi is the 39-year-old mayor of Florence.

Renzi's first challenge is to form a coalition¹⁶ government that will survive confidence votes in both houses of Parliament.

Analyists are suggesting this may be a challenge, as Renzi's aggressive power-grab has alienated¹⁷ some within his own Democratic Party.

Renzi orchestrated a mutiny within the Democratic Party to oust¹⁴ Enrico Letta as premier¹⁸ last week, accusing him of failing to jumpstart Italy's economy, even though Italy reported its first GDP growth in nearly three years that same week.

 

Russia cautions Brahimi against unilateral accusations¹⁹ over Syria

The Russian government has issued a caution to UN-Arab League Special Envoy²⁰ to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, telling him not to take sides in the Syrian domestic conflict.

This comes after Brahimi suggested the second round of Geneva talks have reached a deadlock²¹ after the Syrian government delegation rejected his proposal to prioritize the creation of a transitional governing body during the next round of negotiations. 

Syria's ambassador to the UN has since refuted the claim, saying the Syrian government has accepted the envoy's proposed agenda.

The Syrian government is blaming the opposition²² for rejecting the proposal.

Moscow has since gone on-record saying Brahimi should be helping²³ the government and opposition increase mutual²⁴ trust.

 

Trapped miners rescue operation at impasse²⁵ in S.Africa

Attempts to reach at least 200 miners trapped underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has hit an impasse, with the miners refusing to leave.

An estimated 200 men became trapped through the weekend after becoming embroiled²⁶ in a dispute with a rival faction²⁷ of illegal miners, who ended up robbing them and trapping them underground.

While 22 of the trapped miners have emerged, the rest are refusing to leave the mine amid fears of being arrested after they come out.

The original 22 who did leave the mine have since been arrested.

 

French ex-president Chirac admitted to hospital: media

Former French President Jacques Chirac has been admitted to hospital in Paris.

A member of the 82-year old's entourage says the former French President has been admitted with an acute episode of gout.

Chirac has been in poor health for a number of years.

He underwent kidney surgery in December.

 

Doctor killed by patient in NE China

There's been another deadly attack on a medical practitioner²⁸ here in China.

A doctor has been killed by one of his patients in the city of Qiqihar in Heilongjiang.

The doctor was attacked with a steel bar by a male patient who was reportedly unhappy with his treatment.

The victim later succombed to his injuries.

The suspect was later apprehended²⁹ and is currently being held in police custody³⁰.

This is the latest in a string of attacks on medical personnel in recent years here in China.

The growing frequency of attacks against medical staff has prompted authorities to beef up security at hospitals and clinics around the country.

 

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

3 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

4 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

5 lien   

n.扣押权，留置权

参考例句：

• A lien is a type of security over property.留置是一种财产担保。
• The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。

6 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

7 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

8 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

9 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。

10 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

11 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。

12 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

13 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

14 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。

15 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。

16 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

17 alienated   

adj.感到孤独的，不合群的v.使疏远( alienate的过去式和过去分词 )；使不友好；转让；让渡（财产等）

参考例句：

• His comments have alienated a lot of young voters. 他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
• The Prime Minister's policy alienated many of her followers. 首相的政策使很多拥护她的人疏远了她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 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。

19 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

20 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。

21 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

22 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。

23 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

24 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。

25 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

26 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

28 practitioner   

n.实践者，从事者；(医生或律师等)开业者

参考例句：

• He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。
• She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。

29 apprehended   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
• The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。

30 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。