Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-03-28

Bad weather hampers¹ search for MH370
New satellite imagery has detected upward of 300 floating objects thought to be connected to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
The images have yet to be verified by search crews, as weather has once-again shut down the search for the missing plane.
The determination of a possible debris² field comes after a French satellite first detected some 122 objects in the area earlier this week.
But any hope of physically³ identifying the objects has been frustrated⁴ once again by bad weather.
Heavy rain and severe winds have forced the Australian-led air missions to be abandoned on Thursday.
 
Xi Jinping set to begin German leg of European tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping is continuing his 4-nation European tour, arriving in Germany this Friday.
Xi Jinping is in Berlin following a 2-day stop in France, where he held meetings with France's top leaders.
As part of his time in France, Xi Jinping and French President Francois Holland have overseen⁵ the signing of some 18-billion euros worth of corporate⁶ agreements.
Xi Jinping's time in Germany is due to be followed by a stop in Belgium before returning here to China.
 
UN General Assembly declares Crimea referendum illegal
The United Nations General Assembly has declared the referendum that lead to Russia's annexation⁷ of the Crimean Peninsula illegal.
The vote on the Ukraine-sponsored resolution was 100 in favor, 11 against and 58 abstentions.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia.
"The purpose of this document is to reinforce core United Nations principles at a moment when they are experiencing a major challenge. This text is also about respect of territorial⁸ integrity and non-use of force to settle disputes."
Unlike the more powerful Security Council, resolutions in the General Assembly cannot be vetoed.
However, the resolutions in the General Assembly are not legally binding⁹.
Russia's UN Ambassador did lobby for a "no" vote.
Vitaly Churkin contends an historic injustice¹⁰ in Crimea has been corrected, saying its people have expressed their right to self-determination in wanting to join Russia.
He is also describing the resolution as "confrontational¹¹ in nature."
In Ukraine's capital Kiev, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced that she will run in the forthcoming presidential elections set for May 25th.
Tymoshenko was recently released from jail following the overthrow¹² of her political rival, President Viktor Yanukovych.
This will be her second attempt to secure the presidency¹³.
She narrowly lost to Yanukovych in 2010, and was sent to prison shortly afterward¹⁴ after being convicted of misusing¹⁵ state funds during her time as Prime MInister.
 
U.S. lauds¹⁶ peace deal between Philippine gov't and rebel group
The US government is characterizing yesterday's signing of a peace agreement between the government of the Philippines and the country's main rebel group as an "historic milestone¹⁷."
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has overseen the signing of a peace accord with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Under the newly-signed agreement, a new political entity¹⁸ will be set up in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao.
The island, home to most of the Philippines' Muslim population, has been the scene of a Muslim insurgency¹⁹ since the 1970's.
In voicing its support for the new agreement, the US government is also calling on others in the region to join the peace initiative.
Fighting among Muslim and leftist groups in the southern Philippines since the late 1960's has left over 100-thousand people dead.
 
Bahrain grants two week for citizens fighting abroad to return
The government of Bahrain has announced an amnesty for its nationals who might be engaged in jihadist sojourns²⁰ overseas.
Bahraini authorities say any of its citizens who are engaged in conflicts, particularly in Syria, will have two-weeks to return home without punishment.
If they return within the time frame, they'll be offered counselling and other programs to help them reintegrate into society.
But at the same time, the government of Bahrain says any jihadist who does not heed²¹ the call to return during the next two weeks will face upto 5-years in prison if they're found to have taken part in overseas fighting.
It's believed a significant number of young people from Bahrain have become engaged in fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
 
Turkey shuts down Youtube after key security meeting leaked
Turkish authorities have blocked Youtube.
The move comes just hours after a leaked voice recording²² of a high-level security meeting on Syria showed up on the website.
In the recording, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, along with a number of other leading Turkish officials, can be heard discussing possible intervention²³ into Syria.
The Turkish government has launched an investigation²⁴ to find out who leaked the recording.
 
Death toll²⁵ from Washington mudslide expected to rise sharply
Searchers scowering through a massive mudslide in the northwestern US state of Washington are warning the death toll from this past weekend's deadly slide is expected to rise sharply in the coming days.
So far 16 people are confirmed dead, after a wall of mud on Saturday engulfed²⁶ the former fishing village of Oso, which is about 90-kilometers north of Seattle.
90 people remain unaccounted for.
Searchers are now saying any hope of finding anyone alive has all but faded.
 

1 hampers   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Prejudice sometimes hampers a person from doing the right thing. 有时候，偏见会妨碍人正确行事。
• This behavior is the opposite of modeless feedback, and it hampers flow. 这个行为有悖于非模态的反馈，它阻碍了流。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

6 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

7 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

8 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。

9 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

10 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

11 confrontational   

adj.挑衅的；对抗的

参考例句：

• Fans love rappers partly because they strike such a confrontational pose. 乐迷热爱这些饶舌艺人一定程度上是因为他们所采取的那种战斗姿态。 来自互联网
• You prefer a non confrontational approach when it comes to resolving disputes. 面对争端，你不喜欢采用对抗性的手段来解决。 来自互联网

12 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。

13 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

14 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

15 misusing   

v.使用…不当( misuse的现在分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用

参考例句：

• This means we must stop misusing them. 也就是说，我们已必须停止滥用抗菌素不可了。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器
• Misusing organic fertilizer may cause a decrease in the soil's quality. 滥用有机肥料可能会导致土地的土质下降。 来自互联网

16 lauds   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The work lauds the victor, Liu Bang. 该曲歌颂了胜利者刘邦。 来自互联网
• The modern world lauds them for their vigor and intensity of purpose, and for their accomplishment. 诸君之祖先曾以大无畏之精神，冒不可思议之困难，筚路褴褛以开发新大陆。 来自互联网

17 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

18 entity   

n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物

参考例句：

• The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
• As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。

19 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

20 sojourns   

n.逗留，旅居( sojourn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• As an example, Edgar Cayce during a reading described his most recent sojourns throughout the cosmos. 例如，埃德加·凯西在一次解读中，描述了他最近的在宇宙中的逗留。 来自互联网

21 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

22 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

23 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

24 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。

25 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

26 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》