CGTN头条新闻2022 美国单日新增新冠病例148万创新高

Daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. shatter global record

Xi eyes closer post-pandemic cooperation with Indonesia

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and Indonesia should advance cooperation in a coordinated¹ manner in the post-pandemic era.

In a phone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Xi Jinping suggested that the two sides deepen cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative.

The two leaders also discussed enhancing cooperation on vaccine² development and production, infrastructure³, and trade.

Chinese FM holds talks with Bahraini counterpart

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin⁴ Rashid Al Zayani in the city of Wuxi on Tuesday.

Al Zayani says Bahrain attaches great importance to deepening relations with China and is ready to expand bilateral⁵ cooperation in all areas.

Wang Yi says China is willing to be a long-term and reliable strategic partner of Bahrain.

The two sides exchanged views on cooperation between China and the Gulf⁶ Cooperation Council, as well as on the Iranian nuclear issue and the situation in the Middle East.

China's Tianjin reports 49 new locally confirmed COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence⁷

The city of Tianjin has seen 97 people test positive for COVID-19 in the latest resurgence.

The cases include 49 confirmed locally transmitted infections and 15 asymptomatic carriers, as well as others who tested positive but are awaiting confirmation⁸.

Tianjin launched citywide mass testing on Sunday.

Carrie Lam announces class suspensions in Hong Kong

Hong Kong will suspend in-person learning at primary schools and kindergartens starting this Friday due to COVID-19.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam says that if the virus situation improves, students can return to school in February.

"Today I announce that kindergartens and primary schools will stop face-to-face classes until after the Chinese New Year holiday. So if everything is more under control, primary schools and kindergartens will resume classes after Chinese New Year and then we will go to schools to give students the vaccine."

Hong Kong is trying to limit Omicron outbreaks after infections were reported in students.

The city has tightened⁹ COVID-19 restrictions¹⁰ in recent days after discovering Omicron had spread beyond people arriving from overseas.

U.S. reports 1.48m COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record

Data from Johns Hopkins University shows the United States reported nearly 1.5 million new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the highest daily total of any country in the world amid the spread of the Omicron variant¹¹.

Nearly 5 million new COVID-19 cases were reported across the country from January 2 to 8, a record-high weekly increase since the onset¹² of the pandemic in the country.

Up to 11,000 new deaths were reported this past week.

The recent record-high COVID-19 infections have put additional pressure on the overwhelmed healthcare system, with many hospitals reporting critical staff shortages.

U.S. federal vaccine mandate¹³ takes effect on Monday

In the U.S., companies are facing a choice between vaccination¹⁴, testing and fines. From Monday, firms with more than 100 employees that violate the new vaccine mandate face penalties from the federal government. But some employers are waiting for a critical ruling on this from the Supreme¹⁵ Court.

U.S.-Russia security talks end without diplomatic breakthrough

A new round of security talks between the United States and Russia has concluded in Geneva without yielding any diplomatic breakthrough.

The U.S. delegation¹⁶ was headed by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, while Russia's was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Ryabkov says he has told his U.S. counterpart that there was no reason to fear an escalation¹⁷ of tensions with Ukraine.

Sherman is set to travel to Brussels for further consultations¹⁸ with European officials.

Denmark announces first-ever women's ice hockey Olympic team

The Danish Sports Confederation has announced the country's first-ever women's ice hockey Olympic team, which will compete at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

For the first time at the Olympics, the women's ice hockey competition features 10 teams.

Denmark is grouped with Japan, the Czech Republic, Sweden and China, with three qualification spots up for grabs.

Denmark is competing in the Winter Olympics with its largest delegation ever.

1 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 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。

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。

8 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。

9 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

10 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

11 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

12 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

13 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

14 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

15 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

16 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。

17 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

18 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》