Hourly News 每日新闻 14:00 2013/06/26

Three astronaunts landed on earth safely

 

The three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft have now set foot back on Earth after a 15-day mission in space and are in good physical condition and in good spirits.

"It is my second manned space mission. I'm very familiar with the place we have landed. It feels really good to be home again. I just want wish our country and the people prosperity. "

"I am very excited right now. Thanks everyone who have concerned and supported us."

"The space mission has fulfilled my dreams, one is traveling in space and another is to be a teacher. And this time I got to teach from the space. I wish all young people have their own dreams, those who have dreams will succeed."

The capsule of the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft successfully returned to earth earlier this morning.

While in orbit, the three astronauts completed two docking tests with the Tiangong-1 experimental space lab.

The astronauts also gave a special lecture to students on earth for the first time in China's space exploration.

 

 

Shenzhou-10 mission marks staged success of China's manned space program: Vice¹ Premier²

 

Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli says the completion of the Shenzhou-10 and Tiangong-1 mission is a staged success in achieving the second strategic goal of China's manned space program.

He said the mission is also greatly significant in shoring up China's economic and technological³ power.

The completion of the mission is also seen as the manned space program entering a new stage of the space station construction.

 

 

Four Chinese killed in Papua New Guinea: Chinese Embassy

 

Four Chinese citizens have been killed in a bread shop in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby.

Port Moresby has long been plagued by violence and murder cases.

The Chinese Embassy there says that the victims were three men and one woman killed on Monday night.

 

 

China, India to hold talks on border issues

 

The Chinese and Indian governments are set to hold border talks later this week here inBeijing.

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Indian National Security Adviser⁴ Shiv Shankar Menon will oversee⁵ the border talks on Friday and Saturday.

This is the 16th meeting between special representatives on the issue.

The Chinese government says both sides have been keeping in contact with one-another on issues connected to the border.

China and India have been at odds⁶ for decades over the demarcation of their shared border in both the Kashmir region and along India's eastern border with China.

 

 

China's registered drug users top 2 mln

 

The Ministry⁷ of Public Security is reporting the number of registered drug users here inChina now exceeds 2-million.

The stats suggest over 4 out of 5 drug users here in China are men.

The ministry says over half of the known drug users here in China are between 19 and 35.

Less than 1-percent of the known users are under the age of 18.

The stats also show a rise in the rate of synthetic⁸ drug abuse here in China.

3 out of 5 users here in China are addicted⁹ to opiates.

 

 

Snowden still in transit¹⁰ area at Moscow airport -- Putin

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is still atMoscow's main airport.

Putin, who is currently on a visit to Finland, says Snowden's arrival in Moscow was completely unexpected.

He says he hopes Snowden's presence at the airport in Moscow won't impair¹¹ ties with theUnited States.

Snowden disappeared from public view on Sunday after flying from Hong Kong toMoscow.

It's believed he's trying to gain transit to Ecuador to avoid extradition¹² to the United States, where he's facing upto 30-years in prison for leaking secret government information.

 

 

Mongolian presidential election starts

 

The Mongolian presidental elections are underway.

It's widely expected incumbent¹³ Tsakhia Elbegdorj will be reelected.

The Mongolian economy under his watch has grown by more than 10-percent over the last 2-years.

Elbegdorj is up against a pair of opponents, including his current Health Minister.

More than 1.85-million people are eligable to vote in the Mongolian Presidental elections.

 

 

Silvio Berlusconi supporters demonstrate against his conviction

 

Hundreds of supporters of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have gathered in Rome to protest against his conviction.

They say the conviction is "scandalous" and they remain proud of Berlusconi.

Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from politics for life on Monday for sexual relations with a minor¹⁴.

The girl was then an underaged Moroccan dancer known as "Ruby¹⁵ Heartstealer."

Berlusconi is also facing a final appeal in a tax fraud conviction, for which he has been sentenced to four years in jail and a five-year ban from office.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

4 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

5 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

6 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

7 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。

8 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

9 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

10 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

11 impair   

v.损害，损伤；削弱，减少

参考例句：

• Loud noise can impair your hearing.巨大的噪音有损听觉。
• It can not impair the intellectual vigor of the young.这不能磨灭青年人思想活力。

12 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

13 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

14 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

15 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。