Hourly News 每日新闻 17:00 2013/08/04

Chinese importers recall tainted¹ milk products from New Zealand 
China's consumer quality watchdog on Sunday announced a list of four companies that have imported potentially contaminated products from New Zealand dairy company Fonterra.
The four Chinese importers are Hangzhou Wahaha Health Food Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Wahaha Import & Export Co., Ltd., Shanghai Tangjiu (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai-based Dumex Baby Food Co., Ltd., according to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision², Inspection³ and Quarantine (AQSIQ). 
Sources say the four importers have initiated⁴ recalls of potentially contaminated products.
The administration has also issued a consumer warning for three batches⁵ of Karicare-brand dairy products produced by New Zealand company Nutricia.

23 backpackers missing on central China mountain 
Authorities in central China's Hubei Province are searching for 23 backpackers who went missing in a mountainous scenic⁶ spot on Saturday. 
Police in the city of Yichang received a report Saturday night from a bus driver who said that his passengers -- a group of 23 independent travelers -- had not returned from the Huangniuyan Scenic Spot near the Three Gorges⁷ Dam. 
The driver said the travelers entered the tourist site Saturday morning, adding that contact with the group was lost in the evening.
Municipal firefighters are working with local residents to search for the missing tourists.

China-Russia drill enters battle planning phase 
The China-Russia joint⁸ drill, code-named Peace Mission-2013, has entered the phase of battle planning as China's last troops arrived at the designated area.
Peace Mission-2013, which takes place in Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountainous region from July 27 to Aug. 15, has three phases -- troop deployment⁹, battle planning and simulated combat. 
A Chinese military official says the second phase will focus on issues such as coordinating¹⁰ campaign intention, making decisions, preparing plans and organizing coordination¹¹, which will lay the foundation for the third phase.

US embassies in Yemen closed following security threats
Heavy military have surrounded the US and British embassies in Yemen's capital, a day after US authorities warned of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack.
Roads leading to both compounds have numerous military checkpoints and vehicles are thoroughly¹² searched if they tired to approach the area.
The UK is also to close its embassy in Yemen on Sunday and Monday. 
It came after the US issued a global travel warning to US citizens about the threat of an al-Qaeda attack.
21 embassies and consulates¹³ in the Middle East have also been closed over the weekend.

DPRK's top leader sends "verbal message" to Hyundai chief 
North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "verbal message" to the chief of South Korea's Hyundai Group, appreciating its former chairman's contribution to the inter-Korean relations.
The message comes on the 10th anniversary of the death of Hyundai's former chairman Jong Mong Hon.
Kim said in the message that Jong "explored the road of national reconciliation¹⁴ and cooperation, and did a great work for developing the inter-Korean relations and achieving the country's reunification." 
Jong, who aggressively sought inter-Korean business projects, committed suicide in 2003 amid a probe into allegations that the government of late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung secretly gave massive money to North Korea ahead of the first-ever inter-Korean summit in 2000.

Mugabe wins Zimbabwe presidential election
Zimbabwe's incumbent¹⁵ president Robert Mugabe, 89, won the presidential race Saturday for the sixth time, extending his 33-year rule of the country since its independence in 1980.
The veteran president won more than 2.1 million votes, or over 61 percent from about 3.4 million registered voters in the elections,
Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe's most formidable opponent, refused to accept the results, saying he and his party will exhaust all legal remedies to challenge the results. 
China congratulates Zimbabwe for the success of the election and hopes political parties in Zimbabwe will accept the results of the election.

Australian PM announces Sept. 7 as federal election date
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that the federal election will be held on Sept. 7. 
Kevin Rudd met Governor-General Quentin Bryce earlier Sunday afternoon and asked her for permission to call on the election on Sept. 7.

Iran's supreme¹⁶ leader endorses¹⁷ Rouhani as next president
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed¹⁸ Hassan Rouhni as the country's next president in a ceremony held Tehran.
The moderate cleric, Rouhani, will succeed the outgoing hardliner Ahmadinejad and will inherit his legacy¹⁹ of ailing²⁰ economy and troubled foreign policy.

China becomes largest source of overseas students 
More than 2.6 million Chinese studied outside the country over the past 34 years, making China the world's top source of overseas students.
In 2012, more than 399 thousand Chinese went to study abroad, funded by the government or their employers, or at their own expense, according to the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange under the Ministry²¹ of Education. 
China ranked first in the world in terms of the number of overseas students. 
Data show that currently, around 74 percent of Chinese overseas students are studying in the United States, Australia, Japan, Britain and Canada.

1 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

5 batches   

一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业

参考例句：

• The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
• The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。

6 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

7 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句

8 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。

9 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

10 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

11 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。

12 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

13 consulates   

n.领事馆( consulate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Consulates General of The People's Republic at Los Angeles. 中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领事馆。 来自互联网
• The country's embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries. （七）家驻外使馆、馆和其他外交代表机构。 来自互联网

14 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

15 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。

16 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

17 endorses   

v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
• Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网

18 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

20 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

21 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。