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Chinese leaders meet ROK president, calling for stronger ties 
Chinese leaders have pledged to push China's strategic relations with South Korea to a new high as they met with visiting South Korean President President Park Geun-hye.
Premier¹ Li Keqiang called on the two countries to take a longer view and a more aggressive attitude, deepen cooperation in trade and the economy, investment, finance and new energy, and speed up the construction of the Free Trade Area (FTA). 
In regards to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Li Keqiang said China's stance on seeking a nuclear-free peninsula is consistent, clear and firm. 
China would like to make joint² efforts with the international community, restart the six-party talks at an early date, safeguard the peace and stability of the peninsula and promote development and prosperity in Northeast Asia.
Park is in Beijing for her first state visit to China since taking office in February.

China, India have enough wisdom to resolve differences: premier 
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says China and India have "enough wisdom" to resolve their differences.
He said this during his meeting with Indian National Security Adviser³ Shiv Shankar Menon, who was in Beijing to attend the 16th round of border talks between special representatives from China and India.
Li Keqiang said both sides should view the border issue from an overall and strategic perspective.
He called on the two sides to strengthen communication in a bid to narrow their differences on the border issue and work together to safeguard peace and stability in the border area.

Chinese premier expresses confidence in achieving growth goals 
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says the conditions are right and China has the ability to realize the major economic and social development goals for this year.
While meeting with overseas personages attending the 3rd Global Think Tank Summit in Beijing, Li Keqiang said the country can also achieve healthy and sustainable growth in the long-term by improving the quality and efficiency of growth. 
The premier exchanged views with the attendants on international relations, the global economy and regional integration⁴.

China opposes U.S. remarks on Xinjiang attack: FM spokeswoman 
Foreign Ministry⁵ spokeswoman Hua Chunying says China hopes the United States will avoid using a double standard when discussing terrorism.
She made the comment in response to a question about U.S. remarks regarding a violent attack that occurred on Wednesday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous⁶ Region. 
The spokeswoman said the Chinese government protects the rights of people of all ethnic⁷ groups in accordance with law, including their freedom of religion. 
China hopes the U.S. will work with the international community to fight terrorism and enhance international anti-terrorism cooperation.

PBOC to maintain "prudent⁸" monetary⁹ policy: Zhou Xiaochuan
China's central bank chief says it will continue to implement¹⁰ prudent monetary policies.
However, Zhou Xiaochuan also says preemptive adjustments and fine tuning¹¹ will be conducted in an appropriate way when necessary.
He says the bank will work with other departments to guide financial institutions to maintain reasonable lending level.
Multiple tools will also be used to adjust liquidity¹² and keep the market stable overall.

China sex tape official and blackmailers jailed
A former government official embroiled¹³ in a sex video scandal has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for bribery¹⁵ in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
55-year-old Lei Zhengfu was found to have appeared in a sex video that was posted online in November.
The woman in the video was found to be hired by property developers.
Lei reportedly asked another property developer to pay hush¹⁶ money of 3 million yuan to the blackmailers.
Prosecutors¹⁷ say this money amounted to a bribe¹⁴.
Meantime, six people involved in the case have received jail terms ranging from 18 months to ten years for blackmailing¹⁸ government officials.
The woman in the sex video, Zhao Hongxia, has been given a jail term of two years with a two-year reprieve¹⁹.

Rudd wants to see speedy FTA talks with China
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he'd like to see a conclusion of Australia's free trade agreement negotiations²⁰ with China.
Rudd made the comments at his first news conference after being sworn in as prime minister on Thursday.
Meantime, Rudd has reassured²¹ the Chinese side, saying China does not need to worry about the impact of the Australian agricultural industry on its domestic market given its limited size.

1 killed, 70 injured in clashes in Egypt's Alexandria between rival protesters
One was killed and some 70 others were injured on Friday in clashes between opponents and supporters of Egypt's Islamist-oriented President Mohamed Morsi in the coastal²² city of Alexandria.
Reports say most of the injured are in serious conditions.
This is the fifth death across Egypt over the past week, as the country is set to witness massive anti-Morsi protests in two days.

Mandela's condition continues to improve: ex-wife
Former South African President Nelson Mandela's condition continues to improve.
Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela said this after an announcement by President Jacob Zuma that Mandela's condition had improved, but he was still in a critical condition.

Old Summer Palace relics²³ returned to China
Two bronze relics stolen from China in 1860 have been returned by their French collector.
The sculptures, a rat and a rabbit head, are part of the original 12 bronze heads of zodiac animals which graced a water-clock fountain in the old Summer Palace in Beijing.
They are set to be put on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
The heads were stolen by British and French troops who ransacked²⁴ the Old Summer Palace or Yuan-mingyuan in 1860.
So far, seven parts of the group sculptures have been sent back to China.
The other five remain unaccounted for.

1 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。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 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。

4 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

5 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。

6 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

7 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

8 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

9 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。

10 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

11 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

13 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

15 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

16 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

17 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

18 blackmailing   

胁迫，尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth. on him. 那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了。
• Democratic paper "nailed" an aggravated case of blackmailing to me. 民主党最主要的报纸把一桩极为严重的讹诈案件“栽”在我的头上。

19 reprieve   

n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解

参考例句：

• He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
• The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

20 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

21 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 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。

23 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

24 ransacked   

v.彻底搜查( ransack的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫，掠夺

参考例句：

• The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
• The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything. 屋子里所有值钱的东西都被抢去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》