Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-14

Development is China's primary task: Premier¹ Li
Premier Li Keqiang has once again stressed that China's primary task is development, and that maintaining steady growth is key to resolving problems.
The premier made the comments during an inspection² tour in Hainan after attending the Bo'ao Forum³ for Asia.
He says China is under great pressure for completing the task of maintaining a steady growth, especially when facing complicated domestic and global environment.
He urges local authorities across the country to work out effective plans for advancing reforms, expanding domestic and international markets, and nurturing⁴ development.
The premier also stated that development must not come at the expense of the environment.
 
China Launches Crackdown on Online Porn
The Chinese government is renewing its campaign against the spread of pornography on the Internet.
The National Anti-Porn Agency announced the Cleaning the Web 2014 campaign on Sunday.
A circular released by the agency says thorough checks will be conducted examining websites, search engines, app stores, internet TV USB sticks, and set-top boxes.
The campaign will last until November.
All online texts, pictures, videos, and advertisements containing pornographic materials will be deleted.
The campaign is in response to the persistent⁵ spread of pornography online despite multiple previous campaigns.
 
Five Detained after Fatal Hainan Bus Crash
Five people have been detained following a deadly bus accident in South China's Hainan Province killed eight students and wounded 32 others.
The principal of Xincai School and an investor⁶ in the private school are among those who've been arrested, along with the bus driver and an executive with the bus company.
The school didn't notify local authorities before organizing the outing on Thursday.
Police say the road was wet and there is construction underway in the area where the accident happened.
The county government has already paid 100-thousand yuan, or some 16,000 U.S. dollars, to the families of each of those who've been killed.
 
Malaysian authorities did not confirm reported co-pilot's call
Turning to the search effort for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
There are reports that the co-pilot aboard the flight tried to make a phonecall before the plane went missing.
The reports have not yet been confirmed, but they say a cell tower picked up a signal as the flight was northwest of Malaysia's state of Penang.
Malaysia's defense⁷ minister says he doesn't want to speculate on the information, saying it's up to police and international agencies involved in the search for the missing flight to confirm the details.
The search for the airplane continues today with 12 planes and 14 ships. Officials say they are confident they know the approximate position of the plane's flight recorders.
 
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting to discuss the rising tension in Ukraine.
Tension in the country increased over the weekend after the Ukrainian government gave pro-Russian demonstrators an ultimatum⁸ to disarm⁹ or face a "full-scale anti-terrorist operation."
A security officer and a pro-Russian demonstrator died on Sunday following a confrontation¹⁰ in eastern Ukraine, where demonstrators have seized police and security buildings.
Moscow reacted strongly following the deaths, with the country's foreign ministry¹¹ saying it is "outrageous¹²" that the Ukrainian government is using armed forces for quelling¹³ protests.
Russia has called for an end to the use of the military against the Ukrainian people and the start of a national dialogue for the sake of early and radical¹⁴ constitutional reform in Ukraine.
 
Kenya to recruit 10,000 police officers in 2014 to boost security
The Kenyan government has announced plans to recruit 10-thousand new police officers this year to tackle security challenges across the country.
The port city of Mombasa, the capital Nairobi, and northern parts of the country have suffered a series of grenade attacks since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to try to subdue¹⁵ Al-Shabaab insurgents¹⁶ it blames for a surge in violence and kidnappings.
 
Death toll¹⁷ from Chile forest fire rises to 16
A forest fire in Chile has now claimed 16 lives.
Since it began on Saturday in the hills around the port city of Valparaiso, 500 homes have been destroyed and 10-thousand people have had to evacuate¹⁸ neighbourhoods.
Local officials say the fire is being driven by strong winds coming off the Pacific ocean.
Chilean President Michele Bachelet visited the town on Sunday after declaring a state of emergency.
Part of the fire has been contained but authorities fear the flames will continue to spread if the wind picks up.
 
Mexico road accident death toll rises to 36
The number of deaths following a road crash in eastern Mexico has risen to 36.
Local authorities say the crash happened Sunday morning around 4 o'clock when a passenger bus crashed into a trailer in the state of Veracruz.
The state's governor says the bus was on its way to Mexico City from a southeastern state.
The trailer it hit had been parked on the side of the road and its signal lights had not been turned on. The trailer caught fire after the crash.
Four survivors¹⁹ of the crash have been taken to a local hospital.

1 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。

2 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 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。

4 nurturing   

养育( nurture的现在分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• These delicate plants need careful nurturing. 这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。
• The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants. 这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

5 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。

6 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

7 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。

8 ultimatum   

n.最后通牒

参考例句：

• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

9 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

10 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

11 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。

12 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

13 quelling   

v.（用武力）制止，结束，镇压( quell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Quelling her grief, she said 'Good-bye! 'again and went on. 她把悲痛压下去，二番说了一声再见，又转身走去了。 来自辞典例句
• The police succeeded in quelling the riot. 警方把暴乱镇压了下去。 来自辞典例句

14 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

15 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

16 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

17 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。

18 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

19 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者