Hourly News 每日新闻 08:00 2013/07/14

San Francisco crash survivors¹ return to China 
Thirty-one survivors of a fatal plane crash that occurred in San Francisco on July 6 returned to China on Saturday.
The returnees are students and teachers from Jiangshan Middle School in east China's Zhejiang Province who traveled with a 34-member group to the U.S. to attend a summer camp. 
Two female students who traveled with the group died in the crash. Another girl who was previously² in critical condition died on Saturday local time as a result of severe injuries she received during the accident, according to a statement from the San Francisco General Hospital.

Death toll³ rises to 43 in SW China landslide⁴ 
The death toll from a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province has risen to 43 after 25 more bodies were retrieved⁵.
Local authorities say rescuers have found 43 bodies from the landslide that happened on Wednesday morning in the village of Sanxi in Dujiangyan City.
The identities of ten bodies have been confirmed. 
Some 118 people across the city were missing or can not immediately be reached. Most of them are tourists.
Local authorities are continuing to verify the exact number of those missing. They have been expanding search and rescue range.

Typhoon Soulik lands in Chinese mainland 
Typhoon Soulik, the seventh typhoon to hit Chinese mainland this year, made landfall in eastern Fujian Province on Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and wind.
Typhoon Soulik is currently moving northwest at 20 to 25 km per hour.
It is expected to bring downpours to the central and northern parts of Fujian. 
A total of 304,000 people in Fujian were evacuated⁶ before Typhoon Soulik landed. Some 5,500 soldiers have been dispatched to 18 counties to engage in relief efforts.

Chinese FM pushes cooperation with Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan 
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met separately with senior diplomats⁷ from Russia, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan to promote bilateral⁸ cooperation.
The meetings took place on the sidelines of a foreign ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kyrgyztan. 
SCO foreign ministers have just concluded a meeting, pledging to expand coordination⁹ and cooperation under the regional framework.
In a statement released after the latest session of the SCO Foreign Ministers' Council, the participants noted¹⁰ that SCO members hold the same or similar positions on major global and regional issues, which is conducive¹¹ to the development of their partnership¹².

Police confirm final death toll in French train derailment at six: media 
French police say the final death toll in Friday's train derailment south of Paris is now definitive¹³ at six.
The train was carrying about 385 passengers when six of its carriages went off track on Friday afternoon and crashed into the platform at the Bretigny-sur-Orge station, about 20 km south of Paris. 
The country will be in mourning on Sunday's national holiday, Bastille Day. It was the country's worst train accident since 1988.

19 killed, 62 wounded in separate attacks across Iraq
At least 19 people were killed and 62 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Saturday, including a bombing attack against a Sunni mosque¹⁴ in the capital city.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the al-Qaida front in Iraq, in most cases, is responsible for such violent acts in the country.

No asylum¹⁵ application from Snowden yet: Russian migration¹⁶ chief 
A Russian migration official says fugitive¹⁷ U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has not yet filed an official request for political asylum in Russia.
The former U.S. spy agency contractor¹⁸, who has been stranded¹⁹ in the transit²⁰ zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after arriving from Hong Kong on June 23, held a closed-door meeting Friday with human rights activists²¹, lawyers and officials. 
Meeting participants said Snowden intends to apply for asylum in Russia and has accepted the Kremlin's condition for asylum that he must stop damaging U.S. interests. 
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Snowden should first address the Federal Migration Service if he wants to be granted asylum. 
President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama on a wide range of issues, including Snowden's case.

Death toll of Moscow road crash rises to 18 
Eighteen people have been confirmed dead in a truck-bus crash in southern Moscow on Saturday.
The Interior Ministry²² has opened a criminal case into the crash.

China to upgrade urban drainage systems 
A guideline for upgrading drainage systems in cities across China has been developed.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development says frequent floods during periods of heavy rain, as well as public calls for updating poor drainage networks, prompted the creation of the guideline. 
According to the guideline, drainage facilities in downtown areas in 36 large cities should be upgraded to handle heavy rain and prevent floods from occurring. 
It says schools and hospitals should be prioritized in flood prevention efforts.
 

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

5 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

6 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

7 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

10 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。

11 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。

12 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

13 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

14 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

15 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

16 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

17 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

18 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

19 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

20 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。

21 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 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。