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President Xi Jinping is encouraging people from all sectors² of society to give advice on China's 14th Five-Year Plan.

He stressed the need to combine top-level design and public opinions in setting development targets for the country from next year to 2025.

The Five-Year Plan is a major feature of China's governance system.

It first began in 1953.

French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on a visit to offer support after Tuesday's explosion.

He says the visit highlights the strong relations between the two sides.

So far, Paris has dispatched three planeloads of specialists, rescuers and supplies to Lebanon.

The blast, which appeared to have been caused by an accidental fire that ignited a stockpile of ammonium nitrate, has left 137 people dead, about 5,000 injured and nearly 300,000 homeless.

Losses are estimated to be between 10 billion to 15 billion US dollars, posing a daunting³ challenge to the country that has already been mired⁴ in a severe economic crisis.

It's been confirmed that a German diplomat⁵ was killed in Tuesday's twin blasts at the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the female employee died in her apartment.

He also pledged Germany's support in the crisis.

Embattled short video app TikTok has announced that it will set up its first European data center in Ireland.

The center, with an investment of 420 million euros, or 500 million U.S. dollars, is expected to open by early 2022.

The company says the project will play a key role in further strengthening the safety of its user data.

The Chinese ambassador to the United States says that bilateral⁶ relations are at a very critical moment.

Cui Tiankai made the remarks at the virtual Aspen Security Conference.

He said the deterioration⁷ in relations is unprecedented⁸ in almost half a century.

He also added that a new Cold War would serve nobody's interest.

The Chinese currency has firmed to its strongest level against the U.S. dollar in almost five months.

The Renminbi strengthened for a fourth consecutive⁹ day on Thursday to 6.9438 against the dollar.

Analysts¹⁰ attribute the rise of the yuan to China's economic recovery, as well as continued capital inflows.

Twitter says it has restricted President Donald Trump¹¹'s campaign from tweeting for its false claims about the coronavirus.

The restriction¹² came hours after Facebook removed a video post from the page of Trump over what it called "harmful COVID misinformation."

The removed post contains a video clip of Trump claiming during an interview that children are being almost immune to the virus.

Both companies suggest it's a violation¹³ of their policies about COVID-19 misinformation.

Twitter also requires the post to be removed before the account owner tweets again.

A new report shows private companies in the United States added 167,000 jobs last month amid a resurgence¹⁴ of COVID-19 cases.

The figure is well below the forecast of 1 million by economists¹⁵ surveyed by Dow Jones.

Payroll¹⁶ data company Automatic Data Processing suggests it indicates a much slower employment growth compared with June, when 4.3 million jobs had been created in the sector¹.

American private companies slashed¹⁷ over 300 thousand jobs in March amid COVID-19 shutdowns, the first private payroll contraction¹⁸ in a decade.

Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday.

The memorial ceremony was scaled down due to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Japan and the need to maintain social distancing.

A moment's silence was observed by those in attendance at 8:15 a.m. local time, the time when the "Little Boy" atomic bomb dropped by a U.S. bomber¹⁹ exploded above Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

4 mired   

abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德（色温单位）v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
• The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

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 deterioration   

n.退化；恶化；变坏

参考例句：

• Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
• The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。

8 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

9 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

10 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

11 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

12 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

13 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

14 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。

15 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

17 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

19 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。