Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-06

Reports on Chinese ship's detection of pulse signals need verification: JACC
The Chief Coordinator¹ of the Joint² Agency Coordination³ Center (JACC), Angus Houston, says reports that the Chinese ship, Haixun 01, has detected electronic pulse signals in the Indian Ocean related to MH370 can not be verified at this point in time.
He says there is no confirmation⁴ at this stage that the signals and the objects are related to the missing aircraft.
The retired⁵ Air Chief Marshal says he has been advised that a series of sounds have been detected by a Chinese ship in the search area. The characteristics reported are consistent with the aircraft black box. A number of white objects were also sighted on the surface about 90 km from the detection area.
He says the RCC in Australia has spoken to the RCC in China and asked for any further information that may be relevant. The deployment⁶ of RAAF assets to the area where the Chinese ship detected the sounds is being considered.
On Saturday, up to 10 military planes, three civil jets and 11 ships were mobilized to search an area of about 217,000 square km, 1,700 km northwest of Perth.
 
China hopes Afghan election marks new start for unity⁷, stability
Foreign Ministry⁸ spokesman Hong Lei says China hopes Afghanistan's presidential election will be a new start for the country' s unity and stability.
He says as Afghanistan's friendly neighbor, China respects the Afghan people' s choice, noting that China noticed the election is generally smooth.
The spokesman says China hopes relevant sides in Afghanistan will properly handle differences through dialogue so as to realize broad-based and inclusive peace and reconciliation⁹ at an early date.
The polling for Afghanistan's presidential election concluded on Saturday and counting of ballots¹⁰ has begun.
 
Abe briefs efforts on collective defense¹¹ to U.S. Hagel
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has briefed visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about his efforts to reinterpret the country's pacifist constitution to allow Japan to exercise collective self-defense rights.
During a meeting held in Tokyo on Saturday, Abe commented the Japan-U.S. bilateral¹² alliance as robust¹³, adding the bilateral security tie remains¹⁴ unchanged.
As to the controversial issue of removing the key U.S. Futenma air station located in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa, Abe called for U.S. understanding of local request to close the airbase within five years.
 
Japan issues order to intercept¹⁵ DPRK missile
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has issued an order to the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to intercept any missile launched by North Korea.
An Aegis-equipped SDF destroyer Kirishima has been deployed¹⁶ to the Sea of Japan carrying long-range SM-3 interceptor missiles in line with the order.
The order was issued based on the assumption that North Korea, which launched Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles on March 26 toward the Sea of Japan, might fire more missiles.
 
Israeli jets strike on northern Gaza, no injuries: medics
Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of air strikes on the Hamas-ruled coastal¹⁷ enclave in the Gaza Strip midnight on Saturday, with no injuries reported.
12 Chinese workers rescued after 85-hour tunnel ordeal¹⁸
Twelve Chinese workers, trapped in a collapsed¹⁹ railway tunnel for more than 80 hours, were rescued on Saturday in northeast China's Jilin Province.
A high-speed rail tunnel under construction in Hunchun City collapsed Wednesday morning when 12 workers were inside pouring concrete.
Rescuers made contact with the trapped workers and delivered food to them on Friday through a passage bored into the collapsed tunnel.
 
25 injured in SW China quake
At least 25 people were injured and 21,000 relocated due to the 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck a county in southwest China early on Saturday.
The quake hit Yongshan County, Yunnan Province, with the epicenter 13 km deep, at 6:40 a.m. Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
According to the county government's information office, at least 25 people were injured and more than 68 thousand residents were affected²⁰ in the earthquake.

China names 34,282 WWII slaves to Japan
A list of the names of more than 34 thousand Chinese people forced into labor²¹ in Japan during World War II was published by a Chinese museum on Saturday.
The complete list is available at the website of Beijing's Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression²².
According to a museum statement, the list was complied in 1964 by a Japan-based society which collected the names of Chinese war casualties.
The museum scanned the document and made a digital version open to the public for reference. The list is being made public for the first time.

1 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

2 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。

3 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 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。

7 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

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 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

10 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 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。

12 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。

13 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

14 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

15 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

16 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。

17 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

18 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

19 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。

20 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。

21 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

22 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。