CRI中国国际广播电台 News & Reports 2012-10-13

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The UN says the number of Syrian refugees flowing into Lebanon is to hit 100-thousand by the weekend.

A group of Egyptian judges criticize President Mohammed Morsi of attempting to remove the country's top prosecutor¹.

The IMF downplays the likelihood of China's economy falling into recession.

And people in China celebrate Mo Yan's winning of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.

 

Hot Issue Reports

 

Syrian refugees in Lebanon to reach 100,000 by weekend

The United Nations says the number of Syrian refugees flowing into neighboring Lebanon is expected to hit 100-thousand by the weekend.

 

Turkey is already hosting the same number.

 

The Lebanese government is already struggling to care for the increasing number of Syrian refugees.

 

The UNHCR in Lebanon says it needs additional support from both Non-Government Organizations and the international community to deal with the refugees.

 

Dana Sleiman is with the UN Refugee Agency.

 

"The number of Syrian refugees across the region has now increased tremendously since last year. In Lebanon, the numbers are close to 100,000 Syrian refugees.There is need to address the need of all Syrians in Lebanon, from shelter to food and non-food items, to education and health. So there is a crisis that we are trying to address in a best way possible with our partners and government."

 

The conflict in Syria has also left hundreds-of-thousands displaced inside the country as well.

 

Panetta says Karzai should be thankful to US war effort

U.S. Defense² Secretary Leon Panetta has rejected the Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent criticism of the American war effort, saying it would be helpful if the Afghan leader expressed gratitude³ for the sacrifice of US military.

 

The remarks came a day after Karzai told a news conference in Kabul that the United States was playing a double game in his country by fighting the war in Afghan villages rather than going after those in Pakistan who support insurgents⁴.

 

"Those lives were lost fighting the right enemy not the wrong enemy. I think it would be helpful if the President every once in a while expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have fought and died for Afghanistan, rather than criticizing them."

 

Panetta also noted⁵ that 2,000 U.S. troops were among those who had been killed in the war, which has been spearheaded by the United States, NATO allies and the Afghanistan government.

 

Tensions between Washington and Kabul have risen in recent weeks, driven in part by an increase in attacks by Afghan troops on their U.S. and international counterparts as well as tensions over uncertainty⁶ about the coming withdrawal⁷ of international forces by the end of 2014.

 

Egyptian judges criticize Morsi ousting⁸ of top prosecutor

A group of Egyptian judges is criticizing President Mohammed Morsi of attempting to remove the country's top prosecutor.

 

The judges are describing the move as a "farce⁹".

 

Morsi is trying to dump prosecutor-general Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud because of his connections to the previous government of Hosni Mubarak.

 

However, Mahmoud is unwilling¹⁰ to give up his position.

 

Morsi's decision comes just a day after an Egyptian criminal court aquitted a group of supporters of the old regime, drawing large-scale demonstrations¹¹.

 

"The removal of the prosecutor general has come too late. We have been calling since July 2011 for him to be fired, he had to be removed. We have to feel that the revolution's martyrs¹² will eventually get their rights."

 

24 supporters of former leader Hosni Mubarak have been cleared of organizing attacks on protestors during last year's uprising.

 

They were accused of sending men on camels and horses to break up a protest in Cairo, leaving several people dead.

 

Hezbollah confirms sending drone over Israel last week

Hezbollah in Lebanon is claiming responsibility for the launch of a drone that was shot down over Israel last week.

The drone was taken down by Israeli fighter jets after it entered Israeli airspace from the Meditarranean.

 

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says the Iranian-made drone was directed toward Palestinian territory.

 

"The issue is that the resistance in Lebanon sent an advanced drone aircraft from Lebanon, we do not need to specify¹³ from where in Lebanon, towards the sea. It breached¹⁴ the enemy's high defenses and entered into southern Palestine and flew over sensitive installations until it was discovered by the enemy near the Dimona area. In addition, I have to remind and assure everyone that it is our right to fly other drones into occupied Palestine at the time we want. This trip was not the first and won't be the last."

 

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising¹⁵ to a continued defense of the Israeli borders in the wake of the drone-launch.

 

IMF downplays risk of hard-landing of China economy, says growth will occur

The International Monetary¹⁶ Fund is downplaying the likelihood of China's economy falling into recession.

Anoop Singh is the IMF's director for Asia and the Pacific.

 

"China is not having a hard landing and the numbers are clearly recognising that China will grow this year about seven and three quarter."

 

The IMF says it expects growth in China to slow to 7.8 percent this year.

 

It's forecasting a rebound¹⁷ to 8.2 percent next year.

 

The fund also says growth in the Asia-Pacific region slowed to 5.5 percent in the first half.

 

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim.

 

"Today, the global economy's at a critical juncture¹⁸. What unites our diverse members is that all are searching for new solutions to secure a more prosperous, more sustainable, and more inclusive future,"

 

The IMF this week scaled back its global growth forecast for this year to 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent.

 

Lagarde warns world is losing "momentum¹⁹" to meet economic reforms

The head of the International Monetary Fund is warning that sacrificing growth for the sake of austerity could put the entire world economy in a trap.

 

Christine Lagarde ha made the suggestion at the ongoing²⁰ IMF and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo.

 

"The right pace of fiscal²¹ adjustment, mindful of not undercutting growth but with solid realistic plan to bring debt down over the medium term, finishing the banking²² sector²³ clean-up and structural²⁴ reforms to boost productivity and growth...That's the package that is needed,"

 

The IMF has scaled back its global growth forecast this year to 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent.

 

It is also warning its dimmer outlook might even be overly optimistic if Europe and the United States fail to resolve their respective economic problems.

 

Q&A with Andrew The unemployment rate in Greece

The latest stats from Greece show the unemployment rate in July hit 25.1 percent, a record high in the country.

 

Over 1.2 million Greeks are unemployed²⁵, an increase of some 42 percent year-on-year.

 

The jobless percentage in the 15 and 24-year old range is over 54-percent.

 

For more on Greece's economic condition, CRI's Paul James earlier spoke²⁶ with Andrew Peaple, Columnist²⁷ from Wall Street Journal Europe.

 

Andrew Peaple, Columnist from Wall Street Journal Europe.

 

Commemorations marking 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings

Commemorations have been held on the Indonesian island of Bali to mark the deadly bombings there 10-years ago.

 

The ceremonies have taken place among tight security, after police in Bali warned earlier this week of possible attacks against visiting dignitaries.

 

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former Prime Minister John Howard joined Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa to mark the event.

 

"This remembrance is a valuable opportunity to renew, to reiterate²⁸ our collective commitment to strengthen the voice of moderation, of tolerance²⁹, of mutual³⁰ understanding among different communities."

 

88 Australians were among the 202 people killed in the attack.

 

In Australia, memorial services are being held across the country as well.

 

A group linked with al-Qaeda carried out the 2002 attack on nightclubs in the popular resort destination.

 

Some 600 suspected militants³¹ have been detained since the bombings took place.

 

The 3 main perpetrators were convicted and executed back in 2008.

 

Surrounding areas deal with aftermath of toxic³² gas leakage³³ in S Korea

Investigators³⁴ in South Korea are suggesting improper³⁵ operations are behind a mass toxic gas leak at a chemical plant in eastern South Korea.

 

Tons of hydrofluoric acid leaked from the plant following an explosion this past week, leaving five people dead.

Some 3-thousand others have been treated for nausea³⁶ and other ailments³⁷.

 

The investigation³⁸ has revealed the leak took place when 2 workers were trying to unload hydrofluoric acid into gas containers.

 

Farm produce from a village 100 meters away from the plant is going to have to be destroyed, which is a big economic blow for the local villagers.

 

"Nothing is edible³⁹ as our vegetable gardens are polluted. The toxic residues⁴⁰ are harmful to health. I have blisters⁴¹ around my mouth and feel dizzy every now and then. Instead of going back home, I can only stay here in this shelter."

3-hundred people have been moved out of the area.

 

The South Korean government is planning to list the area as a "special disaster zone."

 

Chinese Proud of Nobel Literature Laureate from Home Soil

People in China say they feel proud of Chinese writer Mo Yan receiving the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.

 

The Swedish Academy announced the winner in Stockholm, making Mo Yan the first Chinese Nobel laureate in literature.

 

China's aviation industry to recruit more foreign pilots

With the rapid development of China's civil aviation sector, many companies have been forced to search overseas to find qualified⁴² pilots.

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 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。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

4 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

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

7 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 ousting   

驱逐( oust的现在分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
• The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。

9 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

10 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

11 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

12 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 specify   

vt.指定，详细说明

参考例句：

• We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
• Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。

14 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

15 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

16 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

17 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

18 juncture   

n.时刻，关键时刻，紧要关头

参考例句：

• The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
• It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。

19 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

20 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

21 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

22 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

23 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。

24 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

25 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

26 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

27 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

28 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

29 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

30 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

31 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

32 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

33 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

34 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

35 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

36 nausea   

n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。

37 ailments   

疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
• He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。

38 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

39 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

40 residues   

n.剩余，余渣( residue的名词复数 )；剩余财产；剩数

参考例句：

• pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables 残留在水果和蔬菜中的杀虫剂
• All organic and metallic residues on the wafers must be removed. 片子上所有的有机和金属残留物均必须清除。 来自辞典例句

41 blisters   

n.水疱( blister的名词复数 )；水肿；气泡

参考例句：

• My new shoes have made blisters on my heels. 我的新鞋把我的脚跟磨起泡了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His new shoes raised blisters on his feet. 他的新鞋把他的脚磨起了水疱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

42 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。