Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-10

Australian ship reacquired two underwater signals
The search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been further refined, after the Australian vessel¹ Ocean Shield again picked up underwater signals.
The first signal was detected on Tuesday afternoon and lasted over five minutes, while a second was picked up on Tuesday night.
Over the weekend, the Australian ship detected two signals in the same area, consistent with that of a plane's black box locater.
As a result, on Wednesday, up to 15 planes and 14 ships searched the southern Indian Ocean in a region northwest of Perth, Australia.
But a submersible will not be sent into the depths unless more signals are picked up and the area refined even further.
Meanwhile, a new debris² field has been spotted³ in the area that's being searched.
 
Chinese Premier⁴ thanks Australia for search help
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has thanked Australia for the nation's efforts in searching for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
The Chinese Premier made the comment while meeting with visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in South China's Hainan Province.
"China highly values the efforts made by Australia in searching for the missing jetliner. Mr. Prime Minister Abbott himself also put in great efforts toward the search. During our phone conversations days ago, we agreed that we will continue to beef up the search to provide an answer to the families of the passengers. It is heartening news that Mr. Prime Minister Abbott is confident of a certain conclusion to the incident."
For his part, Abbott says Australia will put in its upmost efforts in the search.
"I very much appreciated how committed China is to the search of MH370, how deeply sad everyone in China is at the loses of its so many citizens. I am very grateful as the leader of Australia which is leading the search and cover efforts for China's extraordinary assistance and I want to pledge to you Mr. Premier that Australia will not rest until we have done everything humanly possible to locate the plane."
The two prime ministers also agreed to accelerate negotiations⁵ on a bilateral⁶ free trade deal.
Tony Abbott is in China to attend the annual Bo'ao Forum⁷ for Asia, which kicks off today.
 
Putin instructs lenient⁸ gas policy with Ukraine
Russia's president has instructed his government to drop contractual options and allow Ukraine to get natural gas without one-month pre-payment.
Vladimir Putin says that given the difficult situation in Ukraine and negotiations with Europe, contract options should not be activated⁹.
The Russian leader then took the opportunity to critize European countries that supported the current government in Kiev, saying those foreign governments have done nothing to assist Ukraine.
Despite not recognizing Ukraine's current leadership, Putin says Moscow will continue to support the former Soviet¹⁰ republic.
 
Iranian nuclear talks cover all issues needed for final agreement
The EU's foreign policy chief says the latest round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group have been "substantive," covering all the major issues surrounding Iran's nuclear program.
But Catherine Ashton also acknowledges that "a lot of intensive work will be required to overcome the differences" at the bargaining table.
The head of the Chinese delegation¹¹ at the talks, Wang Qun with the Foreign Ministry¹², is expressing optimism about the talks and the ground that's been covered during discussions.
The United States, Britain, France, and Russia are also represented at the bargaining table, as each is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Germany is also participating.
The goal is to begin writing a draft agreement in May and a final deal by July 20th, limiting Iran's nuclear program to civilian¹³ use and preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
In return, western sanctions against Iran are to be eased.
 
Israel launches new reconnaissance satellite
Israel has launched a new reconnaissance satellite into space.
The Ofek 10 went up on Wednesday night.
Once it achieves orbit around the earth, officials say it will undergoe several tests to confirm its serviceability and the accuracy of its performance.
Israel's defense¹⁴ ministry the satellite is capable of operating day or night in all weather conditions.
Israel maintains an extensive spy satellite program and invests hundreds of millions of shekels a year in space development and satellite industry.
Israel is one of the 12 countries in the world that are capable of producing and launching satellites.
 
WHO issues first hepatitis C treatment guidelines
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C, a chronic¹⁵ infection affecting up to 150-million people globally.
The goal is to improve access to more effective and safer medicines for those in need.
The new guidelines, launched on the eve of the opening of the 2014 International Liver Congress in London, make nine key recommendations.
These include approaches to increase the number of people screened for hepatitis C infection, advice as to how to mitigate¹⁶ liver damage for those who are infected, and how to select and provide appropriate treatments for chronic hepatitis C infection.
The disease is responsible for up to half-a-million deaths annually¹⁷.
 

1 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

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 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

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 lenient   

adj.宽大的，仁慈的

参考例句：

• The judge was lenient with him.法官对他很宽大。
• It's a question of finding the means between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法。

9 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

10 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

11 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。

12 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。

13 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

14 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。

15 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

16 mitigate   

vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和

参考例句：

• The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
• Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。

17 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。