-
(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International.
In This Edition
China and Germany ink ten cooperation agreements in Beijing, ranging from green energy, culture to the establishment of joint1 ventures on truck and lorry production.
An Iranian official now says that the death toll2 from the twin bombings outside a mosque3 in the south-east of the country has risen to 27 with some 160 others injured.
The U.S. Congress approves the broadest overhaul4 of the country's financial rules since the Great Depression.
And Typhoon Conson lands at South China’s Yalong Bay of Sanya City, uprooting5 trees and cutting power supply.
Hot Issue Reports
China and Germany Ink Co-operation Agreement
China and Germany have inked ten cooperation agreements in Beijing, ranging from green energy, culture to the establishment of joint ventures on truck and lorrie production.
The agreements include a financial cooperation deal which involves 124 million euros of green funding to encourage emission6 reduction and energy saving by businesses.
The two sides have also signed a joint declaration on the establishment of an environmental partnership7 covering a number of different areas.
Chinese Premier8 Wen Jiabao and visiting German Chancellor9 Angela Merkel were on hand for the signing of the agreements.
"We hope that Germany increase its investment to China in the fields of high-technology and high-end manufacturing industries and participate in China's western development. The Chinese government is committed to create a more open and prioritized investment environment."
For her part, Merkel has tipped her hat to China for its handling of the global economic downturn.
"China's response to the global economic crisis has proved effective and is creating opportunities for other economies, including Germany's. Both Germany and China are export-driven economies, and both nations hope for a strong economy."
No Substantial Results from First High Level Talks Between Indian and Pakistan Since 2008
India's visiting External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna says he is hopeful Pakistan will pursue new leads in the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008.
However, the comments come even as it is clear following the high-level talks that the two countries are nowhere near resolving key issues.
Krishna has become the most senior official to visit Pakistan since the November 2008 attacks.
Some of the more tense moments during a news conference between Krisha and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi came when the two ministers were asked about the alleged10 Indian backing of ethnic11 Baluch nationalist insurgents12 in Pakistan's Baluchistan province.
Krishna insists that Pakistan has never provided a shred13 of evidence to back the claim, while at the same time Qureshi adamantly14 reiterated15 Pakistan's stance on the issue.
"The Pakistan position is very clear. Infiltration16 is not a policy of the government of Pakistan or any intelligence of Pakistan. Period. Having said that, if there are individuals who have crossed over, deal with them firmly and Pakistan will cooperate."
The result of meetings between the two basically came down to one thing: an agreement to talk again in the future.
40 Killed in Iraqi Hotel Fire Including Foreigners
A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya has reportedly killed 43 people, including a number of tourists, and has injured at least 23 others.
The hospital source has updated the figures that were earlier released by Police Colonel and Commander of Civil Defence Aras Baker17.
"Yesterday at 10:40 p.m, it was reported that there is a fire in Salem street in Soma hotel. We rushed into the scene immediately."
Firefighters could be seen working throughout the night to put out the fire in, what was once, a gleaming, modern building with mirrored-glass windows.
Authorities say the blaze was sparked by an electrical short.
Police officials say that at least one person from China is among the dead.
Victims also include tourists from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Canada, Ecuador and Venezuela, with some said to be working for foreign oil companies.
The general director of the AsiaCell mobile phone company adds that four of its engineers from the Philippines, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Cambodia were among the dead.
US Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill
The U.S. Congress has approved the broadest overhaul of the country's financial rules since the Great Depression.
By a vote of 60 to 39, the Senate has given final approval to a sweeping18 measure that tightens19 regulations across the financial industry.
The legislation establishes new consumer protections, gives regulators greater power to dismantle20 troubled firms, and limits a range of risky21 trading activities by banks.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen says the bill has broad support.
"I'm glad that we've been able to work in this bi-partisan manner to craft a strong bill the reigns22 in the reckless Wall Street conduct that brought us to the edge of financial disaster."
Rodgin Cohen, senior chairman at New York-based law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, says the bill will have a positive long term impact on the US economy.
"Over the short term, it is less clear, maybe some constraints23 on the capacity of banks that lends and the last thing the economy needs is a reduction of lending capacity, but assuming the bill is implemented24 in a measured way by the regulatory bodies, I think that the risk can be eliminated. And the safety system will have an overall positive long term effect."
President Barack Obama will likely sign the bill into law next week.
Gulf25 of Mexico Oil Spill Capped, BP Urges Patience
BP now says it has finally stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, 85 days and up to 697 million liters after the crisis first began.
But the oil giant has stopped far short of declaring victory over the biggest offshore26 oil spill in US history and one of the nation's worst environmental disasters.
Doug Suttles, BP's Chief Operating Officer, is urging patience as engineers wait to see if the cap can hold the oil without blowing a new leak in the well.
"We'll do lots of analysis to make sure that it looks like everything is at it should be. So, I think it's going to be several more days; we need to be cautious right now, it's a great sight but it's far from the finish line."
The news has elicited27 a mix of joy and skepticism among Americans, following months of false starts, setbacks and failed attempts.
"It is about damn time. I'm glad it stopped. We live in Texas and, I mean, we don't live on the coast but we live sort of to the coast and we are glad. It affects our whole economy and our ecology."
"I don't understand why it took 87 days. That is what I don't understand."
BP is also drilling two relief wells so it can pump mud and cement into the leaking well in hopes of plugging the leaking well permanently28 by mid-August.
After that, the Gulf Coast faces a monumental cleanup and restoration that could take years.
UN Says Much More Needs to be Done in Haiti 6 Months After Earthquake
The United Nations now says that half a year after the devastating29 earthquake ravaged30 Haiti, much still needed to be done in order to rebuild the impoverished31 country.
The UN's Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian32 Affairs John Holmes contends that a surprising amount has been accomplished33 since the quake, but admits there is a lot more to be accomplished.
"Large parts of Port au Prince, Leogane and Jacmel are in ruins. Rubble34 and rubbish lie piled in the streets. Hundreds of thousands of people are living under tents and tarpaulins35 huddled36 together on the street corners, vacant lots, parks or anywhere that offers space for families to shelter."
Since the January earthquake, which killed close to 300-thousand people and left more than 1.5 million homeless, there has been little progress on clearing rubble so people can return to their neighborhoods or build sturdier shelters.
Just over 5,600 transitional shelters have been built of a promised 125-thousand.
The 125-thousand will still not be enough for everyone displaced because of the quake.
Southern China Braces37 for Typhoon Conson Landfall, Including Drought Reservoirs
Typhoon Conson landed at Yalong Bay of Sanya City, in south China's island province of Hainan, Friday night, causing casualties.
It brought heavy rains and strong winds to Sanya, uprooting trees, pulling down billboards38 and light poles and partly cutting power supply.
The typhoon, the first to hit China this year, has triggered high waves and cut some village roads.
The authorities began halting shipping39 services and flights in Hainan Thursday.
Xu Guoming is the disaster prevention coordinator40.
"We will specifically focus on reservoirs, especially those dangerous ones. Also we will take care of people who live in city shanty41 towns and the elderly."
Conson also brought downpours and gales42 to the coastal43 province of Guangdong in southern China. Rainstorms are expected to pelt44 part of Guangdong in two days.
Xu does point out that the torrential rains will actually ease the mild drought Hainan is facing this year.
In addition to the island, parts of Guangdong and neighboring Guangxi Zhuang are also expected to see torrential rains because of Conson.
Many parts of China have been pounded by storms this summer, though the areas expected to be hit by Conson have not been seriously affected45 so far.
Flooding and subsequent landslides46 in communities along the Yangtze River and other scattered47 parts of China have killed 135 people so far this month.
Meanwhile in Japan, landslides caused by heavy rains have left 5 people dead and 8 others listed as missing.
Experts: Chinese Cities Should Strengthen Flood Management
Chinese experts are now calling on municipal governments across the country to adopt flood management plans to reduce the threats caused by heavy rains, which have been innondating many parts of southern and eastern China this year.
Good Summer Crops Harvest Helps Steady China's Food Supplies in Continuing Heavy Rains
China's agricultural watchdog says despite the recent heavy rains pounding the Yangtze River region, summer crop output this year has still reached over 120 billion kilograms, the third highest summer output in history.
Chen Mengshan, spokesperson for the Ministry48 of Agriculture, says they're now confident that China will reach its goal this year of producing 500 billion kilograms.
"From the whole year point of view, grain production will still keep steady. The good performance of summer grain crops makes us easier to keep sufficient supplies. Regarding to autumn crops, by far it is for sure that early rice cultivation49 has been expanding, which lays a solid foundation for good production."
Chen Mengshan also says the output of winter wheat has reached over 100 billion kilograms, 10 billion more than last year.
China has three main harvest seasons: summer, early-rice and autumn. The recent extreme weather is expected to affect the second and third seasons.
Official numbers show that over 6 million hectares of farmland have been affected by flooding, pushing up food prices by 5.7 percent in June.
China's Agricultural Bank Rises in HK Debut50 after Tepid51 Shanghai Response
China's Agricultural Bank has gained 2.2 percent on its first day of trading in Hong Kong.
It comes a day after a tepid reception in Shanghai, after the rural lender rolled out a massive initial public offering worth up to 22.1 billion US dollars.
The last of China's "big four" state-owned lenders to list started trading at 3-Hong Kong dollars-25. This is 1.6 percent above its offer price of 3-Hong Kong dollars-20.
Xiang Junbo, the Chair of the Agricultural Bank of China, attended the listing ceremony.
"I am very happy with stock price today. It's quite good, it was 3.3 Hong Kong dollars just now."
Chinese investors52 were lukewarm toward Agricultural Bank on its Shanghai debut yesterday. The stock closed only one percent above its IPO price at 2-yuan-71.
Many view Agricultural Bank as weaker and less profitable than its peers, given that it operates a costly53 network of far-flung rural branches and its non-performing loan ratio is higher than other major banks, at about 3 percent.
Bamboo, a Sustainable Material for Buildings
With cities around the world looking for new and innovative54 ways to be more environmentally friendly, a number of pavillions at the Shanghai Expo have taken the opportunity to showcase the use of bamboo as a way of getting more green.
From the Shanghai Daily: City planners in Shanghai now say they plan to further develop the Bund area into a stretch combining a financial hub, cultural business, renovated55 historical buildings as well as residential56 communities by 2020.
According to the blueprint57, construction at the south end of the Bund, mainly in downtown Huangpu District, will be the next focus in the following five years after the north end, in Hongkou District, has been built into a hub for shipping business.
The key Bund financial area, stretches about 4.8 kilometers from Suzhou Creek58 to the Expo site in Puxi and is an area of some 2.6 square kilometers. It used to house the city branches of many international banks and trading companies in the early 20th century.
Officials plan to add 2.3 square kilometers of new commercial complexes to double the size of the area.
=================================
From the Associated Press: It seems that not even presidents are spared cell phone text scams.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has recently been complaining to reporters about the time he spent dealing59 with text messages from a person abroad claiming to be his sibling-and asking for money. Aquino says he responded that he has no relatives abroad, but the texter was persistent60 and sent three follow-up messages.
Aquino says he has also received unsolicited offers for car and house loans.
The newly elected president was quoted by newspapers as saying that he even considered changing his number, but decided61 against that because a lot of officials and friends are already using it.
收听单词发音 |
1
joint
|
|
| adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
2
toll
|
|
| n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
3
mosque
|
|
| n.清真寺 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
4
overhaul
|
|
| v./n.大修，仔细检查 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
5
uprooting
|
|
| n.倒根，挖除伐根v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的现在分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
6
emission
|
|
| n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
7
partnership
|
|
| n.合作关系，伙伴关系 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
8
premier
|
|
| adj.首要的；n.总理，首相 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
9
chancellor
|
|
| n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
10
alleged
|
|
| a.被指控的，嫌疑的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
11
ethnic
|
|
| adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
12
insurgents
|
|
| n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
13
shred
|
|
| v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
14
adamantly
|
|
| adv.坚决地，坚定不移地，坚强不屈地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
15
reiterated
|
|
| 反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
16
infiltration
|
|
| n.渗透；下渗；渗滤；入渗 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
17
baker
|
|
| n.面包师 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
18
sweeping
|
|
| adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
19
tightens
|
|
| 收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
20
dismantle
|
|
| vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
21
risky
|
|
| adj.有风险的，冒险的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
22
reigns
|
|
| n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
23
constraints
|
|
| 强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
24
implemented
|
|
| v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
25
gulf
|
|
| n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
26
offshore
|
|
| adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
27
elicited
|
|
| 引出，探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
28
permanently
|
|
| adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
29
devastating
|
|
| adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
30
ravaged
|
|
| 毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
31
impoverished
|
|
| adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
32
humanitarian
|
|
| n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
33
accomplished
|
|
| adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
34
rubble
|
|
| n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
35
tarpaulins
|
|
| n.防水帆布，防水帆布罩( tarpaulin的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
36
huddled
|
|
| 挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
37
braces
|
|
| n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
38
billboards
|
|
| n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
39
shipping
|
|
| n.船运（发货，运输，乘船） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
40
coordinator
|
|
| n.协调人 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
41
shanty
|
|
| n.小屋，棚屋；船工号子 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
42
gales
|
|
| 龙猫 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
43
coastal
|
|
| adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
44
pelt
|
|
| v.投掷，剥皮，抨击，开火 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
45
affected
|
|
| adj.不自然的，假装的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
46
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： |
|
|
|
|
47
scattered
|
|
| adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
48
ministry
|
|
| n.(政府的)部；牧师 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
49
cultivation
|
|
| n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
50
debut
|
|
| n.首次演出，初次露面 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
51
tepid
|
|
| adj.微温的，温热的，不太热心的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
52
investors
|
|
| n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
53
costly
|
|
| adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
54
innovative
|
|
| adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
55
renovated
|
|
| 翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
56
residential
|
|
| adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
57
blueprint
|
|
| n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
58
creek
|
|
| n.小溪，小河，小湾 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
59
dealing
|
|
| n.经商方法，待人态度 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
60
persistent
|
|
| adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
61
decided
|
|
| adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
购买
在百度中搜索