Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-03-08

 China opposes U.S. lawmakers' meeting with Dalai

China's Foreign Ministry¹ has released a new statement, voicing firm opposition² to some United States lawmakers' meeting with Dalai Lama.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang says the U.S. Congress should honor its commitment that recognizes Tibet as part of China and does not support so-called 'Tibetan independence.'

He urges the U.S. Congress to stop interfering³ in China's internal affairs via the Tibet issue, and to stop conniving⁴ with or even supporting the anti-China secessionist activities conducted by some "Tibet independence" forces.

Dalai met with U.S. President Barack Obama last month.

He has returned to Washington to deliver the customary prayer that opens each Senate session on Thursday.

He then met with some US congressional leaders and top senators.

 

China, ASEAN to have talks on South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang says China is willing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to formulate⁵ a code of conduct for the South China Sea.

Qin's comment came ahead of the 10th joint⁶ working group meeting between China and ASEAN on the implementation⁷ of the declaration on the conduct of parties in the South China Sea. 

The meeting will be held later this month in Singapore, and will touch upon practical maritime⁸ cooperation . 

Qin calls for favorable conditions for the implementation of DOC and formulation of COC to maintain peace and stability on the South China Sea.

 

Russia slams "biased¹⁰" NATO approach to Ukraine situation/xinhua

The Russian government is accusing NATO of bias⁹ over the situation in Ukraine.

A foreign ministry spokesman has commented on word that NATO is canceling meetings and cooperation with Russia, because of what's happening in Ukraine.

The official says that shows a biased approach to NATO's analysis of the 'cause and consequences' of events in Ukraine and the semi-autonomous¹¹ Crimea region.

Russia has repeatedly explained to NATO its actions in Crimea are aimed at providing security to Russia's Black Sea fleet.

 

Ukrainian leader vetoes Crimea' s referendum on joining Russia

Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Alexandr Turchynov has signed a decree, vetoing the Crimean parliament's decision to hold referendum on joining Russia.

The decree says Under the Constitution of Ukraine as well as the Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, any regional referendum is illegal. 

It says the issue could be settled solely¹² by the nationwide referendum, approved by the country' s parliament.

 

China confident over int'l trade target: minister

China's commerce minister has expressed confidence of achieving the 7.5-percent growth target in foreign trade this year, citing an improving global economy and competitiveness among domestic enterprises.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing¹³ legislative¹⁴ session, Gao Hucheng said although the economy of emerging markets is slowing down, the fundamentals are sound enough to tackle the existing difficulties.

China's foreign trade surpassed 4 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time in 2013, up 7.6 percent over 2012.

Meanwhile, Gao Hucheng notes that Chinese authorities are studying the idea of relaxing bans on foreign capital in some 10 service and manufacturing industries, including finance, education, accounting¹⁵, auditing¹⁶, logistics and electronic commerce.

 

One more H7N9 case in E China

One more human case of H7N9 bird flu has been reported in east China's Fujian Province.

A 27-year-old man who lives in Fuzhou City was confirmed to have been infected with the virus. He is being treated in an isolation¹⁷ ward¹⁸ of the county hospital. 

The new case brought the number of infections in the province this year to 16, including four deaths and eight who have recovered and been discharged from the hospital..

 

China to build first Internet-themed museum

China is set to become the home of the world's first internet museum.

The announcement was made by the country's internet watchdog.

The museum will show the history of China's internet development, with some exhibitions opening in early April.

China now has more than 600-million internet users, with booming e-commerce and gaming sectors¹⁹.

 

Sochi opens Winter Paralympic Games with inspiration, human strength

Twelve days after the closing of the Sochi Winter Olympics, the 11th Winter Paralympic Games opened in Sochi on Friday night with a thrilling and inspiring ceremony.

China has a small delegation²⁰ of ten athletes who will participate in wheelchair curling and cross-country skiing during the Sochi Games. 

The Sochi Paralympic Games are slated²¹ for March 7-16 with 72 medal events across five sports to be contested.

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

4 conniving   

v.密谋 ( connive的现在分词 )；搞阴谋；默许；纵容

参考例句：

• She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice. 她知道她如果什么也不说就是在纵容不公正的行为。
• The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. 将军被指控纵容一个颠覆政府的阴谋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

8 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

9 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

10 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

11 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。

12 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

13 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

14 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

15 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

16 auditing   

n.审计，查账，决算

参考例句：

• Auditing standards are the rules governing how an audit is performed.收支检查标准是规则统治一个稽核如何被运行。
• The auditing services market is dominated by a few large accounting firms.审计服务市场被几家大型会计公司独占了。

17 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

18 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

19 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20 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。

21 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。