NHC fully supports HK in countering COVID-19 outbreak

NHC fully¹ supports HK in countering COVID-19 outbreak

 

Xi extends congratulations on 65th anniversary of China-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the China-Sri Lanka political parties conference.

The meeting was held to commemorate² the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

It also marked the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Rubber-Rice Pact³, which is seen as the starting point for the expansion of bilateral⁴ trade between the two sides.

China approves mega project for greater computing⁵ power, digital future

China has approved a project involving the construction of eight national computing hubs and plans to build 10 national-data center clusters.

The project is part of the country's strategy to channel more computing resources from the country's eastern regions to its less developed western regions.

The project marks the completion of the overall layout for the national integrated big-data center system.

NHC fully supports Hong Kong in countering COVID-19 outbreak

China's National Health Commission says it will continue fully supporting the Hong Kong Special Administrative⁶ Region government and meet its demands in containing the current COVID-19 outbreak.

The commission says it has been paying close attention to the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong.

It says a panel of epidemiology experts have been sent from Guangdong Province to Hong Kong, along with two mobile COVID-19 test vehicles.

Data from the Center for Health Protection Thursday showed Hong Kong registered over 6,100 new cases of COVID-19 in a 24-hour period.

Death toll⁷ from Brazil landslides⁸, floods rises to 105, with 140 missing

The death toll rose to 105, with 140 people still missing, due to landslides and floods caused by heavy rains on Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro state.

Local civil defense⁹ authorities say at least 400 firefighters are working with Army personnel to search for survivors¹⁰, after a large part of Petropolis was destroyed by landslides and floods.

Ukraine says ready for talks with Russia to achieve peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country stands ready for talks with Russia to establish peace.

Zelensky made the remarks during his visit to a frontline city in the conflict-hit eastern Ukraine.

A statement from the presidential press service says Ukraine supports the initiatives of other countries that offer assistance in organizing a meeting with the Russian side.

Russia expels U.S. deputy chief of mission in retaliation¹¹

The Russian Foreign Ministry¹² confirmed that Bart Gorman, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, has been expelled from Russia.

Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says Gorman was ordered to leave in response to the expulsion of the minister-counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Washington.

Britain issues red weather warning over Storm Eunice

Britain's Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for Storm Eunice as it is expected to bring extremely strong winds and continued disruption for much of the country on Friday.

The warning was issued after Storm Dudley had left thousands of people in England without power and all trains cancelled in Scotland on Wednesday.

The red warning, the highest level, covers Britain's southwest coastal¹³ areas.

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

3 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

4 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。

5 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

6 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

7 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。

8 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

9 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。

10 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

11 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 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。