Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-05

Two more rescued from collapsed² building in E China
Two more people have been rescued from the rubble³ of a residential⁴ building that collapsed in Fenghua City in east China's Zhejiang Province.
Five others had been pulled from the debris⁵ as of noon on Friday. Among them, a 68-year-old man died after emergency treatment.
The local government provided relocation allowances for affected⁶ families, and arranged accommodation for people with particular difficulty in local hotels.
The five-storey building with 15 apartments in Jujing Community collapsed Friday morning.
Rescuers are still doing cleanup work to prevent a secondary collapse¹, and an investigation⁷ team has been set up to look into the cause of the collapse.
 
Japan approves new textbooks claiming China's Diaoyu Islands
Japanese government has approved new elementary school textbooks claiming the disputed Diaoyu Islands as part of Japan's territory, arousing strong denunciation from China immediately.
The revised textbooks, which will be used from the next academic year starting April 2015 for fifth and sixth grade students, won approval from Japan's Education Ministry⁸.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei urged Japan to stop provocations⁹ and teach correct historical views to young people.
He told a press briefing that Japan should tell its next generation true facts about the Diaoyu Islands that they are China's and they were illegally stolen,"
Hong Lei added that China was extremely concerned about a Japanese Foreign Ministry policy paper, which also claimed the islands as Japan's.
He urged the Japanese side to honestly face up to and reflect on its history of militarist aggression¹⁰ and stop infringing¹¹ upon China's territorial¹² sovereignty.
 
Sub-surface search for MH370 black box underway as more aircraft mobilized
An underwater search is now underway for the flight data recorder of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
A Chinese ship is joining an Australian submarine in the first sub-surface search for the flight's so-called black box.
The search itself is taking place in an area about 17-hundred kilometers northwest of Perth, Australia.
It comes just under a month after the flight disappeared on March 8th with 239-passangers and crew onboard.
Black-box batteries generally run out of power after around a month.
 
Philippine military tags Abu Sayyaf in Sabah kidnapping
The Philippine government is now pointing the finger at the Abu Sayyaf militant¹³ group as being responsible for the kidnapping of a Chinese national this week in Malaysia.
Philippine authorities say a group of 7-men led by a known member of Abu Sayyaf kidnapped two women at gunpoint Wednesday evening from a popular tourist resort, then eluded¹⁴ Malaysian authorities and made their way into the Philippine Sea.
It's believed the kidnappers¹⁵ and their hostages are now in the southern Philippines.
Phlippine authorities have not disclosed how they've come-by this information, or whether any ransom¹⁶ demands have been issued.
29-year old Gao Huayun from Shanghai was on a scuba-diving trip with a friend when she was taken.
 
Xi calls for persistent¹⁷ afforestation efforts
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a tree planting activity on Friday and called for multi-generation efforts from people of all ethnic¹⁸ groups to protect forest resources.
While praising China's achievements in afforestation over the past 60-plus years, Xi Jinping noted¹⁹ that forests in the country were far from people's environmental expectations and lacking in both quality and quantity.
He called on leading officials at various levels to set an example by leading scientific tree-planting activities, expanding forest coverage²⁰ and boosting ecological²¹ functions.
 
China concerned over dead and abandoned infants
China's health watchdog has released a regulation on the safety of newborns, which orders placing new-borns without guardians²² under proper care.
The rules on the safety management of newborns, released by the National Health and Family Planning Commission, also orders medical institutions to consult with the mothers or other guardians to confirm the deaths of foetus and infants, and should not treat the bodies as medical waste.
In the case of stillborns or dead infants with infectious diseases, institutions should obtain the guardians' consent before disposing of the bodies in line with laws and regulations.
 
China regulator to run stress tests on banks: paper
New reports are suggesting China's banking²³ regulator is going to conduct regional and national stress tests on this country's banking system.
This, after a spike²⁴ in bad loans through last year.
Chinese banks' non-performing loan ratios have risen to their highest level in two years through the final quarter of last year, averaging around 1-percent.
The CBRC is also reportedly urging banks to curb²⁵ lending to local government financial vehicles and industries facing overcapacity, including property and steel firms.
 

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

4 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

5 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。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 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。

8 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。

9 provocations   

n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 )；激怒；刺激；愤怒的原因

参考例句：

• We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

11 infringing   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的现在分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• The material can be copied without infringing copyright. 这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。
• The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy. 人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 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。

13 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。

14 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15 kidnappers   

n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

17 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

18 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

19 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

20 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

21 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

22 guardians   

监护人( guardian的名词复数 )； 保护者，维护者

参考例句：

• Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
• The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。

23 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

24 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

25 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。